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  Instead of magazine placements ....

  by bats in the belfry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  .... just refer the householder to pick up the current issues from the jw.org site.. .

  zero to report and, i guess, your next partner in field service will be dumbfounded.

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  .... just refer the householder to pick up the current issues from the jw.org site.

  Zero to report and, I guess, your next partner in field service will be dumbfounded.
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  ok, we are all pretty hyped up now...what if the WT wins the appeal?

  by Aussie Oz in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i have a saying, repeated here at times, ''the law is an ass''.. we know how excited we were when the unthank case was hot and how the magistrate slam dunked it into the trash can.

  not wanting to debate the how and why's of stevens methods, just that the law had an opportunity to actually uphold the law and chose not to.

  the law allowed the wt to trample on the law and did nothing.

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  At times, to "just wait on Jehovah" for two years can be a real bitch.
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  How long until we see a "Sunday School" program?

  by Cinciguy74 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so we are seeing wt videos aimed at children, a feature for children in the watchtower aimed at young children, just how long until we start seeing some form of a sunday school for young children?.

  i know in the past it has been ridiculed by the wts, but the reality is that it is a better method for teaching children than sitting in the kh where they can't sit still for more than 5 minutes anyway..

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  What do you think? They will teach their kids the same stuff like the missionaries teach their students.

  The message will be as life-saving for them as it is for those without any education whatsoever.

  Best of all, the diploma granted is exceptionally qualifying for higher education later on, if so desired.

  

  2011 Yearbook, page 89
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  Best book for counter-evangelism

  by peggaloon in

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  2. bible
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  bats in the belfry

  

  Drawing on the wisdom of 2,500 years of contemplative non-religious writing on all that it means to be human - from the origins of the universe to small matters of courtesy and kindness in everyday life - A. C. Grayling, Britain's most popular and widely read philosopher, has created a secular bible.
  
  Designed to be read as narrative and also to be dipped into for inspiration, encouragement and consolation, The Good Book offers a thoughtful, non-religious alternative to the many people who do not follow one of the world's great religions. Instead, going back to traditions older than Christianity, and far richer and more various, including the non-theistic philosophical and literary schools of the great civilisations of both West and East, from the Greek philosophy of classical antiquity and its contemporaneous Confucian, Mencian and Mohist schools in China, down through classical Rome, the flourishing of Indian and Arab worlds, the European Renaissance and Enlightenment, the worldwide scientific discoveries of the 19th and 20th centuries to the present, Grayling collects, edits, rearranges and organises the collective secular wisdom of the world in one highly readable volume.
  
  Contents:
  Genesis
  Proverbs
  Histories
  Songs
  Wisdom
  Acts
  The Lawgiver
  Lamentations
  Concord
  Consolations
  Sages
  The Good
  Parables
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  Witchtower HQs GB enjoys 100% total information control over the rank and file,thus they FEAR the INTERNET!

  by witchtowerwitch in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  when any group like religious ones tells their members that they are not allowed to question their authority and directives and infomation / teachings ,.......................then red flags should pop up all over town people,and this signals a cult or cult like practices!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  !espcially when the gb tell jws that they are not allowed to surf the internet freely,then they have something to hide from ok,and what their hiding from is 130 years of lies and false prophecies and tons of corruptions in their little shop of horrors down there in nyc,,,hehehe lol,,,but it's not so funny people!anyone can easily read all about the trash that comes from this mind control cult!.

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  Remember: It is your very personal decision to pray either before giving in to temptation or afterward.
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  Which bible book is the closest to the feel of the Awake!

  by mP in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we all know that wts literacy is based on the bible, thus im trying to figure out which bible book the awake mag reads most like.

  i would say that the w!

  is probably the book of revelation..

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  blondie >> Matthew Chapter 29

  Ha, ha.
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  Caleb's Mom has some serious issues

  by bats in the belfry in

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  calab's mom is exhibiting some really psychopathic streaks in talking to him.. her facial expression is on the weird side of things.

  if that is the kind of talking to i would have gotten over the years, eventually i would have saddled up, lock and loaded - at best moved out of home at an early age.. .

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  skeeter1 >> Do you think JW moms are going to cut their hair like hers?

  Most likely, since it's coming from the highest authoritative source on earth JWs believe in, i.e. the FDS/GB. They are the 'channel' to look up to in terms of guidance in spiritual matters.

  To have a God-approved hairstyle is a welcomed and logical enhancement to a sister's already developed spirituality.
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  Did You Feel Truly Loved By The Witnesses?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  were you feeling the love from the "brothers" and "sisters"?

  if you did, for how long?

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  Are you nucking futs? Love is only a by-product to bring in more people. What did they write:

  Neither must we yield to worldliness; the New World society of Jehovah’s witnesses must not let itself be overwhelmed by any worldliness that the inflowing “other sheep” might tend to bring in with them in their immaturity. Rather than let them change us into worldlings, we must help in their being changed to meet God’s standards. There is no place for a socializing “entertainment servant” in the New World society and its congregations. Spiritual interests come first and exclusively in Kingdom Halls. (w55 12/1 p. 735)

  Spiritual interests and "love for neighbor" are only defined in the context of proselytizing. Have a look:

  This includes taking full advantage of the spiritual food provided through the channel appointed to care for the spiritual interests of Jesus’ true followers. (Matthew 24:45-47) By such means, those who retain God’s Word in their hearts are motivated by love to “bear fruit with endurance.” (w99 11/1 p. 17 par. 11)
  
  
  Similarly, the conventions of Jehovah’s Witnesses in modern times center on spiritual interests. To sincere observers such joyful gatherings give undeniable evidence that the Witnesses are united by strong ties of Christian brotherhood. (w01 9/15 p. 8)
  
  
  
  spiritual interests first and zealously concentrate on the lifesaving Kingdom-preaching work. ( w03 7/15 p. 13 par. 12)
  We built our life around Jehovah’s service, giving spiritual interests priority. This made it possible for me to enjoy many privileges in the organization. ( w08 6/1 p. 30)
  
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  The new kids DVD - was it deliberate? What are we missing?

  by cedars in

  1. jw
  2. friends

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  normally i don't go in for these conspiracy theory ideas, but a comment by kurtbethel on another thread got me to thinking.

  might this latest dvd actually be proof that there are operatives inside watchtower hq who are deliberately sabotaging the society's material?

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  traveb >> he average JW on their way out will total it up in their head, "Let's see, (...) I better donate X amount of dollars".

  After watching the DVD their eyes will open in disbelief:

  "Whoa, honey, that's it? ... Let's make sure to check the back cover next year to see if it's just 15 minutes as well?
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  New DVD: Title

  by Borges in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i don't know if it has been mentioned yet:.

  the sub-title of the new dvd is: listen, obey and be blessed.

  what kind of blessings are waiting for young caleb?.

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  Since this is going to be a whole series of DVD productions, then the blessings will be covered in Caleb's deathbed repentance story, some 75 years from now.