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  NEW 2012 Elders book with 2015 Amendments

  by Newly Enlightened in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  thanks to jw archive wiki we have a pdf of the new elders book.. https://www.dropbox.com/s/mz9z38909t3fh7c/2012-shepherd-the-flock-of-god-ks10_e.pdf?dl=0.

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  konceptual99

  Cheers!
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  JW US College Runner Comes Out

  by konceptual99 in

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  2. friends

  http://www.outsports.com/2015/4/5/8344915/david-gilbert-lewis-clark-college-runner.

  i don't know if this guy still considers himself a witness but he has taken a pretty brave stance regardless..

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  konceptual99

  Please feel free to delete this thread Simon
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  JW US College Runner Comes Out

  by konceptual99 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.outsports.com/2015/4/5/8344915/david-gilbert-lewis-clark-college-runner.

  i don't know if this guy still considers himself a witness but he has taken a pretty brave stance regardless..

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  konceptual99

  Sorry - missed the other post. Should have searched first!
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  JW US College Runner Comes Out

  by konceptual99 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.outsports.com/2015/4/5/8344915/david-gilbert-lewis-clark-college-runner.

  i don't know if this guy still considers himself a witness but he has taken a pretty brave stance regardless..

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  konceptual99

  http://www.outsports.com/2015/4/5/8344915/david-gilbert-lewis-clark-college-runner

  I don't know if this guy still considers himself a Witness but he has taken a pretty brave stance regardless.
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  These guys crash a Kingdom Hall on Memorial, video included

  by Crazyguy in

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  2. friends

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=7mars2mtaui.

  to funny nice job....

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  konceptual99

  A bit of entertainment for young ones and perhaps cathartic in some way for those who disrupted the meeting but in terms of positive impact on anyone then we all know it's going to be pretty much nil.

  Sadly, I think there is pretty much zero chance of getting through to a mentally in Witness through any kind of direct action like this. It's water off a ducks back thanks to the demonisation of apostates.

  Every single person I know who has been labelled an apostate is considered either a nut job, embittered or a self reliant egotist - usually all three.

  I think sites like this, jwfacts, jwsurvey, jwstruggle and others where it is possible to find reason, logic and open debate are fair more useful in guiding those who are waking up to the resources they need to resolve the cognitive dissonance.
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  Re: Shepherding Textbook in Digital Format

  by suavojr in

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  2. friends

  after years of leaked info, the gb has finally decided to publish their own shepherding textbook in epub format.. dear brothers:.

  we are pleased to inform you that the shepherding textbook is now available in epub,.

  mobi, and pdf format.

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  konceptual99

  So does anyone have a link to the latest "official" documents? I have tried some searches but everything seems to be coming up with the original PDFs that have been around for a while now.
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  The Science Is In: God Is The Answer...

  by OUTLAW in

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  2. current

  the science is in: god is the answer.

  research shows kids raised with spirituality are happier and healthier in the vulnerable teen years.

  why arent we all signing up?.

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  If growing up as a Witness is so brilliant then why are so many Witnesses I know on anti-depressants?

  I've no idea if the proportions are better or worse than the rest of society but surely if they are all living in a spiritual paradise then the incidents of depression should be far less.

  It's a bit like the fallacy that marriages are better "in the truth". They are not. There are loads of people in unhappy marriages, getting divorced, separating and all the rest of it.

  For every kid raised as a Witness that buys into the whole thing and grows up a little spiritual jelly mould of their kick ass uber-dub parents, there is another who is simply buying time until they drop out and yet another who is being bullied, treated as social outcast and having a miserable childhood.
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  Official Website of the Cult Diverts to Arabic Version?

  by cofty in

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  or is it my browser?.

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  konceptual99

  It happened to me today as well...
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  Must the Elders Always be Told?

  by snugglebunny in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i recall that some years ago the wt stated that not all offences need to be reported to the elders, but that confessing serious sins to another person who was not an elder could suffice.

  the article stated that this did not include sexual offences and that these must be reported to the elders.. can anyone throw any light on this please?.

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  konceptual99

  You may want to read the following article from the w10 9/1 22-24. It presents the WTS view of confession. Whilst sins should be confessed (in the catholic sense) to God since only he can forgive, they should also be admitted to the elders so they can provide spiritual shepherding.

  http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200271344/0/0

  The online library has plenty of other stuff about grassing people up etc. Just look up Confession as a topic.
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  Is the organization actually gaining more members or losing more?

  by yogosans14 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  last time i was at the kingdom hall they were praising themselves about all the growth in members they have been having.

  is this "growth" they are having statistically accurate?or are a lot leaving?

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  konceptual99

  Where's InsideTheKH when you need him to confirm that growth is in fact massive?