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  List of UK Travelling Overseers in 2013

  by soiledumpling in

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  hi pepeep am attempting to get a current list of uk travelling overseers.

  left 4 years ago and have heard rumours of many new ones.

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  konceptual99

  Someone worse than Philip Rose? Not possible ;-)
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  "jehovah loves all sorts of people"

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  2. bible

  ok, so if you haven't as yet watched the new cartoon clip on the website, be prepared to throw up!.

  it is called "jehovah loves all sorts of people", and features an awful song about how "jehovah loves everyone" even "different colors", etc....yep...they actually say that!.

  huh??????.

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  "Jehovah loves everyone , even different colors" , is not that a racist remark ? Implying that a person of one color is superior than a person of another color ?

  It's a bit of a clumsy way to phrase things but I don't think it's inherently racist. I think the reality of the world is that racism can be found in all societies from any group of people towards another. Children can be subjected to views that differentiate and prejudice one group against another wherever they are. I think the statement is a simplistic way of saying that the colour of your skin does not make a difference to God.

  I think the hypocrisy of the video as whole is far more insidious. Spouting on about equality, inclusion, acceptance and love for all whilst preaching a message of exclusion, division and judgement is a far stronger point than trying to take this statement about colour beyond what it really is (IMHO).
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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

  1. jw
  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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  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

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  or is it my browser?.

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  konceptual99

  It happened to me today as well...