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  Book Burning and other burning of materials done by JW. Any experiences Please post

  by adjusted knowledge in

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  2. friends

  as a very young child i have memories of several book burnings done by jw families.

  it wasn't something arranged by the congregation, but elders did participate in it.

  it was actually scary for me as a child of only about 8 years old.

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  I burned all my bound volumes and 70's era books, does that count? It was a pretty sight. I don't miss them.
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  Pew Research Charts and Tables just for JWs

  by dropoffyourkeylee in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/religious-tradition/jehovahs-witness/.

  ok this is worth its own thread.

  the pew research folks have made available charts just for us.

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  http://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/religious-tradition/jehovahs-witness/

  OK this is worth its own thread. The Pew Research folks have made available charts just for us. All About JW's :

  Like this:

  
  
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  2014 Pew Research on US Religion

  by adjusted knowledge in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the pew survey i've been reading is quite lengthy, but filled with interesting information.

  it really explains a lot of the social issues.

  impact of little education, donation issues, the issues of women finding marriage partners.

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  Wing's statement

  Well said! And what I am embarrassed to think back upon, is how I was raised and brought up to believe that this religion was so important,

  Got that right!

  Also, Was there anything in the Pew report this time about retention?
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  The Divine Name in the NT: Some Reflections

  by Let go of fear in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've been fascinated with this topic for some time now, almost to the point of obsession.

  after researching the issue for several years, i have come to a conclusion/theory that i would love to receive some feedback on.

  this theory of mine is one that will be somewhat unsettling to both those who believe the divine name was used in the original nt scripts as well as those who believe it wasn't.

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  I haven't been able to get through all the previous posts, and I am not an expert, but everyone is entitled to an opinion, and here is mine.

  The WT maintains that the divine name was pronounced in the first century and was pronounced by Jesus and apostles. They maintain that the practice of pronouncing 'kyrios' or a substitute word came in after the first century. To support this they point to existing early copies of the LXX which contain the tetragrammaton in Hebrew characters, embedded within the Greek text. To me this is actually evidence against their position, and indicates that the copyist thought the tetragrammaton so sacred that he had to reproduce it unchanged and untranslated. One of the early church authors, I forget which one, even commented on how some people reading the LXX would pronounce the word 'pipi' because the Hebrew tetragrammaton letters resemble the greek letters pi,iota, pi, iota. So I think the evidence does not support the WT view, but rather supports the prevailing belief that pronunciation of the divine name ceased much earlier, in the couple of centuries B.C.

  So it follows that inserting the Name in the NT is presumptuous and simply wrong. It would be different if there were even one NT copy that had the Name, but there isn't (so far).
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  Question: Are single sisters allowed to be missionaries in other countries?

  by Wild_Thing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as far as i remember, only married couples were allowed to be missionaries.

  my jw sister recently told me that single sisters can be missionaries, too.

  this sounds too progressive for jws, so i just want to verify it.

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  One of our friends went thru Gilead as a single sister in the '70's. Went to S America.
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  CAH closing down in upstate NY

  by oppostate in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  yet another circuit assembly hall is going to be sold off!.

  they've been reducing the amount of congregations assigned to meet there and using the times when it isn't in use to make repairs.

  elders have now been informed that they are selling off the property and buildings and that circuits would be assigned to attend other sites, twice as far, three or four hours away, like montreal.

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  West Henrietta is near Rochester NY. A surprisingly lot of Witnesses there. Lots of snow too.
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  Does The Music in This Songbook Sound Familiar?

  by berrygerry in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  heard/saw this 30-second commercial last year - they just started it up again this growing season.. pink songbook memories, anyone?.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocuojb1ripq.

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  I was at a Baptist church for a funeral a while back and the pianist played a hymn that sounded virtually the same as Keep Your Eyes on the Prize. I think the tune was ripped off from Christendom. imagine that
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  LATEST NEWS: CANDANCE CONTI VERIDICT READY - WT LOST!!!!!!!

  by Viva la Vida in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm not an expert but that is my understanding of this: .

  opinion filed.. (signed published) the judgment against defendants on the negligence count is affirmed.

  the judgment against watchtower on the cause of action for punitive damages is reversed with directions to enter judgment for watchtower on punitive damages.

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  Candace's original intent was to force the WT to be accountable, and to make the WT change their policy. In this respect, since the WT's negligence was affirmed, I would say that it is a win for Conti. The secondary issue of millions of damages (which Conti didn't ask for in the first place) the WT has apparently dodged the bullet. But the precedent is set and they can no longer say that they have never lost one of these cases.

  Not a lawyer, just what I am getting from the wording in the OP.
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  Trend of Fewer Baptisms Continues: Latest JW Conventions in New Zealand

  by steve2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the round of "international" conventions that started in the middle of last year in the states "wrapped" up last weekend in new zealand.

  there was some media converage (from which i derived the information that follows).

  (someone who knows how to copy links may be able to provide the relevant media links?).

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  This past weekend in London Ohio (Midwest US) there was 1 baptized on Saturday and 2 baptized on Sunday, all boys. Attendance was about 950 each day.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses video slammed for threatening kids with death for not paying attention in church

  by dropoffyourkeylee in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  here is the link to a recent news article.

  maybe it was commented before, but today was the first i had seen it.. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/jehovah-witnesses-video-slammed-threats-kids-article-1.2116873.

  i guess caleb is getting around.

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  dropoffyourkeylee

  Here is the link to a recent news article. Maybe it was commented before, but today was the first I had seen it.

  
  http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/jehovah-witnesses-video-slammed-threats-kids-article-1.2116873

  I guess Caleb is getting around