NeverKnew
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HELP! I've stepped in it now... mast head change - JW response!
by NeverKnew inhe's asking if i've read the first page of the new watchtower.. says page 8 admits and exposes the society's mistaken expectations.. says that both mags have been adjusted to reflect the understanding of generation.
asking if it is my position that witnesses have made claims to be inspired prophets.... and saying if it is, maybe *we* can consider together some examples in the bible of others who have had wrong expectations and have gone ahead of god's timetable and see how god handled that..
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Which book of the Bible creates the highest number of awakenings?
by NeverKnew inso, it has been agreed that i will be reading the bible with my jw friends.
straight bible no wt.. we tried to start with matthew and move through the new testament.
i insisted on using the esvs i purchased from amazon for $.49 a piece so we could write in them.
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Watchtower CD
by NeverKnew inhow does a person (non-jw) outside the organization get this cd the wt publishes?
how much does it cost?.
note: i'm not asking how much it's worth.
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Scriptural Attendance
by NeverKnew ini'm watching a jw who is running himself into the ground.. before his last meeting, he sounded really agitated about his life's schedule.
all i could think of was how the wts was in his way.
2 service meetings a week (one where a presentation of some sort may have to be given).
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Ethos (and all still mentally in): Truth, Tipping Points and Standards
by NeverKnew inif this is "the truth," why has the information provided over the years contained so many errors?
at what point does "error" become "outright lie" for you?
how high (or low) are your standards for your spiritual leaders?
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Criminal charges filed against the President of Penn State
by NeverKnew ingraham b. spanier, former penn state president is charged in sandusky case ny times article.
quotes to note:.
if these men had done what they were supposed to do and legally required to do, several young men may not have been attacked by a serial predator, kelly said at a news conference, adding it was not a mistake or an oversight by the men that allowed sandusky to continue his abuse.. and.
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WTBTS - Go on and pay up....
by NeverKnew ini'm trying to force myself to learn how to ask questions.. remember, i'm a worldly (i'm beginning to hate that term, but can capitalize on my alleged "stupidity" if necessary).
if i talk to my jw friends about my hearing about the reduction in the size of the magazines and the new credit card tithing system (ouch, that would probably really make some armhairs stand up straight, huh), then follow with whether or not they are worried about that $86,000 payment the wt might not be able to make this month, it may make them want to see the actual court filing.. at this point, they either have to accept the wt is broke, or deny it and say that the wts is lying.
wouldn't i be totally justified in asking if it's appropriate for the watchtower leaders to lie instead of believing that jehovah would care for them?.
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Words that were really hard to hear...
by NeverKnew inlast night, i listened to words that were really hard to hear.
i'm not sure how much of the conversation i blocked out.. i intentionally initiated a conversation with a jw man that i've grown very fond of who has been talking about marriage next year as recently as last weekend (our anniversary weekend).
we have had the conversation before, but i have to admit, i have a tough time listening and i find that i leave the conversations not believing what i'm hearing so therefore i can't seem to retain the details.
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More Pedophile Litigation - MSNBC
by NeverKnew inmsnbc: boy scouts release secret child abuse files - the pain and anguish of thousands.
contained within this article:.
"media organizations had sued for the release of the files, part of a 2010 case in which a portland, ore., jury decided that the scouts were negligent in allowing a former assistant scoutmaster to associate with the organization's youth after he admitted molesting 17 boys.".
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Feeling uncomfortable...
by NeverKnew ini am going to be with a jw friend for the next few days.
we planned this vacation some time ago.. i haven't spoken to her since she hung up on me.
at the time, i was trying to explain my pain with eric's death.