Rob Crompton
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NWT copyright
by goddidit ini notice the jw bible is copyrighted.
are any other "holy" books copyrighted?.
i guess that means publishing it online along with a critique would violate the copyright?.
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not ready to go over to the "dark side"
by nowwhat? inafter spending a lifetime in it, no one is as fed up with the wt as i am.
[my golf game would have been a hell of alot better if i was'nt banging my head against the wall on saturdays!
lol ] this forum has taught me alot more than i thought to confirm my suspicions.
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Weird rumor I heard - JWs in Sweden
by sir82 ini heard this from a "friend of a friend of a friend...." at least 3 or 4 intermediate steps before i heard it.. so it is likely distorted, but i'll throw it out there in case someone in or near sweden can clarify it.. .
i heard that the wts branch in sweden instructed all jws there to "get rid of" all (empahasized all) of their printed literature, and rely exclusively on the content of jw.org for their literature.. .
that's the entire extent of it - i also got a few speculations about "what it might mean" (the society is expecting persecution!
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who--on here--has been out the longest
by bigmac inwho has been out of the troof the longest?.
i resigned in the early 70's---but dithered as a guest at meetings for a few years--to keep marital peace.
but no field service at all--honest lol.. all connection to the cult ended in jan 1981---i had an affaire with a married sister--she got d/f--but--i'm told----it was announced=--i couldnt be d/f as i was no longer a jw---but was declared to be an apostate !!.
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Books that make you go hmm....
by jgnat init's occurred to me that i have been reshaped by the books i have read, taking my new knowledge for granted, and forgetting that those around me have not been on the same journey.
as a consequence sparks fly, as iron sharpening iron, as we strive to understand each other (or to insist that we are not the same).
there are a few books that stand out, as i refer to them over and over again.
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what ever happened to the king of the north and king of south?
by nowwhat? inafter the daniel book came out, nothing has ben said about it in at least 10 years.
did that prohecy get thrown out the window when the soviet union fell?.
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NWT Matt 18:2 Child referred to as "it"
by Red Piller inthe nwt translation renders matt 18:2 this way,.
"so, calling a young child to him, he set it in their midst ".
calling a child "it" made me curious.
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The Guardian hints strongly at why cults like Watchtower get off so lightly with the UK press...
by cedars inthis article explained a great deal.... http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/shortcuts/2013/jan/14/cant-read-scientology-book-uk.
now i know a main reason why it is so difficult to get uk newspapers to pick up a good jw-related story.. it's not just because jws are a tiny religion.
after all, scientology is arguably even smaller than jws, and they get more media exposure than we do.. it seems the extreme libel laws may be predominantly to blame for the watchtower's successful evasion of newpaper and television reports in the uk.. .
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I need some help ... references needed
by EdenOne ini would appreciate your help, please.. my son is approaching an age where he must ponder about going to university or not.
i know that the elders in my congregation will put some pressure into him as to not take it.
as a ms, i will also be put under pressure as to not give him any encouragement in that regards.
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any info on becoming an ordained minister
by fakesmile indoes it vary by state?
can i use my jwness on a resume?
is there a test?