does calling a "congregation" a "church" qualify as persecution? Geez
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Stabbing at my old kingdom hall yesterday
by irondork inhttp://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20120622/news/306220009/woman-stabbed-outside-bible-study?odyssey=nav%7chead.
a man stabbed his wife outside her church thursday afternoon at kingdom hall on old spartanburg road, authorities said.. leonard edwards jr., 46, was being held thursday night in the greenville county detention center on charges of attempted murder and possession of a knife during commission of a violent crime, according to master deputy laura campbell of the sheriffs office and jail records.. the woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital, campbell said.
she said the woman was stabbed once in the back.. about 30 to 40 church members were present for the bible study, campbell said.. a man asked the woman to come out of the church, and she did, campbell said.. she then ran back into the church followed by a man armed with a knife, campbell said.. the man had knocked her to the ground and stabbed her, she said.. when deputies arrived, congregation members were holding a man in the sanctuary, campbell said.. .
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CHANNEL C FORUM DISCUSSES ANNULLING DISFELLOSHIPPINGS AND REINSTATING PRIVILEGES BY GETTING AROUND WTS ELDER'S BOOK POLICIES
by oppostate indonny's heart-breaking posthttp://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/227658/1/just-venting-i-hate-the-societyabout his jw-elder son feeling he must abide by wt's latest crackdown on shunning df'ed family members reminded me about the following post at channel c forum that i "view" from time to time: .
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http://www.channelc.org/chcforum/forum/index.php?action=display&forumid=1&msgid=10083.
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anybody here looking to get reinstated?
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Website by MODERATE JWs who recognize issues with the religion
by Hermano infound this website this weekend by jws who recognize there are issues within the organization and are calling for change.
this is the type of forum moderate jws needs, imho.
glad to see moderate jws are out there and are doing something.. http://www.jwreform.org/.
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At first glance, it appears this is more of a one-man "soap box" initiative than a broad-based call for reform by a multitude of conscientious JWs.
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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 06-17-2012 WT Review (MAINTAIN)
by blondie inwhat is the figurative heart?.
jehovah with a complete heart?.
following jesus or jehovah or wts?.
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Nancy, bullseye; you hit it perfectly, dead-center! It's reminiscent of Breakfast of Champion's recent thread on the "Treacherous Heart" business at this year's District Convention.
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Watches: mens mechanical facination
by elderelite inlots of guys have a mechanical facination, be it cars or building things or one of a hundred other ways.
one area in particular is watches.
i have a few that i love.. a personal fav is my tissot sea star 1000. cant post a pic atm but its an awesome watch.... .
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I have two Pateks, bought many years ago, when prices were within reach of my budget....
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How can the anthony morris the turd
by therevealer inbeing a vietnam vet work out.
born in 1950 means he would have been right in the middle years of the conflict..
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Cedars, that excerpt reeks of phoniness.
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"The witnesses are totally spinning this news as a "sign" of the beginning of the end." ...... yeah, the beginning of THEIR end, maybe
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Alameda Court Award: Nothing Yet In The Mainstream Media?
by Room 215 inare they asleep at the switch, or are we?
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Are they asleep at the switch, or are we?
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Watchtower found guilty ruled to pay 7 million to 1 victim? wow
by yourmomma inis this recent?
http://www.silentlambs.org/oaklandlawsuit.htm.
i havent seen anyone post about it, the link has a pdf on it of the court documents, and it looks like the stamp is from 5/12 but its blurry.. .
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Can't you see it? New Light flashing from Jehovah's heavenly throne, illuminating a new "enlightened" policy toward accused child molesters -- cut 'em loose, report 'em to Caesar and let his law takes its course ... all draped in appropriate scriptural bunting, of course
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Shunning ... when it's Convenient
by xelder ini have a lifelong buddy (g) who is now df'd ....doing great and happy.
he has a nice boat.
a while back he gets a call from a very well known elder who, of course, shuns him.. elder: "hi g. i know this is a little strange, but i don't know who else to call".
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Something reminiscent of -- but much worse than -- JWs accepting Holiday bonuses and Christmas gifts ... outgrowth of the same mentality.