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  So, how did the 'beard article' go over yesterday at your congregation?

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  at mine the conductor was somewhat awkward and minimal and there were nervous chuckles from the audience.

  two people, including an elder, gave reasonable comments that it's okay as long as it's not extreme styles, etc.

  but then another one of the elders commented that nothing has changed and they still aren't proper locally.

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  Londo111

  The Watchtower did a brilliant job of keeping the ban on beards while appearing to say the total opposite. They are amazing spindoctors.
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  Proverbs 4:18 "light gets brighter"

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  we are all familiar with the classic use by the society of proverbs 4:18 about "light getting brighter".

  they say it applies to revealed truth, and doctrinal changes etc.. have you ever just read that chapter (and even the surrounding chapters) in full??.

  it has nothing to do with doctrinal changes or teachings.. it has to do with acquiring wisdom and life skills in order to live a successful life.

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  Londo111

  In many cases, Watchtower does not interpret the Bible contextually (exegesis).

  This verse in particular is taken out of context. It is simply about two paths of behavior an individual might take.
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  My Thanksgiving Tradition As One of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by TMS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the jw prohibition of celebrating holidays includes the american celebration of thanksgiving, a sort of innocuous harvest festival, where thanks is given for the year's blessings.

  a typical family eats a large meal together, including turkey and all the trimmings.

  in recent decades, nfl football, always involving the dallas cowboys and detroit lions, has become part of the routine, as well as drinking beer.. every year or so, the "awake!

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  Londo111

  When asked, I could never explain what was "pagan" about Thanksgiving or why it was "wrong".
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  My Thanksgiving Tradition As One of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by TMS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the jw prohibition of celebrating holidays includes the american celebration of thanksgiving, a sort of innocuous harvest festival, where thanks is given for the year's blessings.

  a typical family eats a large meal together, including turkey and all the trimmings.

  in recent decades, nfl football, always involving the dallas cowboys and detroit lions, has become part of the routine, as well as drinking beer.. every year or so, the "awake!

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  Londo111

  My family also had some non-Thanksgiving Thanksgivings as well. The out was saying it wasn't Thanksgiving and they gave thanks every day.
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  How to route out an apostate... according too this site.

  by Thisismein1972 in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  https://jwadvisor.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/leakinginfo.html.

  jehovah's witness advisor.

  leakinginfo: what can be done to find out who is leaking documents?.

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  Londo111

  According to the "faithful and discreet slave", there would be no pro-JW website but JW.org. They are going against the direction of "the slave".
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  What Percentage Of The Governing Body Are Pedofiles?

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  the reason i ask this is because we heard reports that greenlees was kicked out of bethel because he was one and then we heard reports that another one, jaracz i believe was one all though it sounds kind of iffy to me.. 2 out of i don't how many total gb seems kind of high so i'm thinking that perhaps the percentage is quite higher as this would explain to a degree why the gb have written in clauses to keep the organization from reporting them to authorities.. it is true that part of the reason they remain silent to authorities is because of the reproach it brings to their precious corporation but i think that is only a small part of the reason and perhaps there might be a bigger reason maybe quite a few have been over powered by their darker side and have engaged in this behavior but because of denial and delusion they will not confess and willingly encourage cover ups.. just speculation i know but i'm starting to think that there is a very dark side to all of these guys hidden by their persona(jungian) that is making them stoop so low as to implement these very bad policies..

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  Londo111

  I believe Greenlees is the only one that can be confirmed. When asked, Watchtower will not deny this. One of his victims came forward a few years back.
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  Fifteen years later, I went to the UN in person.

  by biblexaminer in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  of all the things that the watchtower has done wrong, what would you say is the singular most powerful thing that you could point a jw to, to crack their eyes open?

  what is the singular thing that can be expressed bluntly and conclusively that might shock a jw to their senses?

  if you could only carry one arrow in your quiver on your way to war with watchtower, what would it be?.

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  Londo111

  Good work, biblexaminer.

  This issue has helped many to wake up.
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  Could this be the reason for one day assemblies

  by Sour Grapes in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  last saturday i sat through the one day assembly and i waited for the anticipated accounts report.

  for one day the costs were $10,000.

  even my wife questioned why the costs are so high and why don't they give a break down on the costs?

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  Londo111

  I can't believe how guilty I used to feel when there was a deficit announcement. I regret every bit of money I ever gave Watchtower.
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  Song 146 - You did it for me

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the watchtower 1970 4/1 emphasis the principle that singing at the kingdom hall is part of worship to god and is one of the most beautiful ways they can show this worship to him.. of all the ways in which we can worship and praise jehovah god—by prayer, by public talks, by our field ministry and by our exemplary conduct—one of the most beautiful of them is this literal singing of songs to jehovah’s praise....and, above all, let us pay more than usual attention to the words.

  it is by the words that we worship jehovah god, bringing praise to him.

  as an introduction to song 146, jw org states -jesus considers any act of love and support for his anointed brothers as though it were done for him.

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  Londo111

  While thousands of JWs profess to be anointed, it remains that, a profession. However, there are seven men in this organization whose “annointedness” is beyond question.

  There’s enough plausible deniability to say this song is about the “anointed remnant”, but in reality it really means the Governing Body.
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  An ex-JW's interpretation on "All Along the Watchtower" by Bob Dylan

  by intropist in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  made by bob dylan and far-famed with the fantastic guitar playing of jimmy hendrix, "all along the watchtower" has been leaving great signatures in the pop history.

  i want to have a chance to drop my own interpretation.

  reading the below, you may need to take into consideration the fact that i'm not a native speaker in english.. [all along the watchtower] written by bob dyan - full lyrics.

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  Londo111

  It should be: Elders, they drink my wine