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  Before 1990 did the watchtower magazines have a Price tag

  by Hotpepper in

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  i forget ?

  did the awake and watchtower magazines have a price tag on the front page saying .25 cents or one quarter dollars in print.

  i remember they we're 25 cents americans dollars.

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  Publishers bought the magazines over the literature counter and then charged a few cents more to cover their expenses in delivering these magazines to the public.

  I remember specifically selling a couple of Mags to a householder who then tore them up in front of me hoping to get a reaction ?

  If i remember correctly I said something like ,"no loss to me you just paid for them " and walked off

  .A specific price was indicated for all JW publications prior to the Jimmy Swaggart case regarding taxation on religious literature.

  As Jeffro says , that`s when it all changed , the WTB&TS went to bat for Jimmy Swaggart`s religion as a friend of the court , trying to protect their own interests and supporting one of Christendoms religions.

  Don`t believe me ? Do your own research .! lurkers ,and any who just take the G.B.at their word .!
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  JDub Beer

  by HappyDad in

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  just thought i'd put this out there.

  this is from a brewery in sarasota, florida..

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  VB

  Fosters or

  Carlton

  For me , and any other beer, so long as its not lite.
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  Do Jehovah`s Witnesses believe the 1,000 reign of Christ Jesus began in 1914 ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  if not ,why do they claim he took up his power to reign as king in 1914 ?

  do they claim that ?

  or is it that he has only returned awaiting for god to give the throne to him.?.

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  If not ,why do they claim he took up his power to reign as King in 1914 ? Do they claim that ? Or is it that he has only returned awaiting for god to give the throne to him.?

  If so why is jehovah God taking so long to do this ? Why the big gap in years ?

  If they do ,then WTF has he been doing this past 106 years ?

  If neither of these options is the case ,then what is the third option ? That he is not a reigning King yet but is awaiting for Jehovah God to destroy this system of things during the Great tribulation and Armageddon.?

  And only then does he take up his kingship and start the 1000 year reign of Jesus Christ.

  Some things don`t seem to add up but I can`t put my finger on it ? with JW`s beliefs about this.
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  Jehovah`s witnesses not the only religion GOD is using now ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  when confronted with angus stewart’s blunt question “do you see yourselves as jehovah god’s spokespeople on earth?” the answer that came from jackson’s lips was astounding.. “that i think would seem to be quite presumptuous to say that we are the only spokesperson that god is using.

  the scriptures clearly show that someone can act in harmony with god’s spirit in giving comfort and help in the congregations, but if i could just clarify a little, going back to matthew 24, clearly, jesus said that in the last days ‐ and jehovah’s witnesses believe these are the last days ‐ there would be a slave, a group of persons who would have responsibility to care for the spiritual food.

  so inthat respect, we view ourselves as trying to fulfill that role.”.

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  waton and anybody else.

  All you need to do is type in geoffrey Jackson at the ARC and you can watch the video and see him being asked the questions and watch him give his answers.
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  We Knew Many JWs That Weren’t Right....what about xjws??

  by minimus in

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  do you think that when people leave the religion that they are basically now, “normal”?

  or do you think it’s more a work in progress?.

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  The wife and I were converts in our late teens and walked the tightrope with both our family`s so never had any real issues with them once they realised we took our "new" religion seriously.

  We had a pretty normal relationship with them but just did draw the line sometimes .we accepted them thinking our example might bring some of them in ,which it did in a couple of cases ,and they accepted us .

  And when we all left at various times there was no fanfare about it we just slotted in as normal family members.
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  Jehovah`s witnesses not the only religion GOD is using now ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  when confronted with angus stewart’s blunt question “do you see yourselves as jehovah god’s spokespeople on earth?” the answer that came from jackson’s lips was astounding.. “that i think would seem to be quite presumptuous to say that we are the only spokesperson that god is using.

  the scriptures clearly show that someone can act in harmony with god’s spirit in giving comfort and help in the congregations, but if i could just clarify a little, going back to matthew 24, clearly, jesus said that in the last days ‐ and jehovah’s witnesses believe these are the last days ‐ there would be a slave, a group of persons who would have responsibility to care for the spiritual food.

  so inthat respect, we view ourselves as trying to fulfill that role.”.

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  I was always under the impression that JW`s were only to take an affirmation to tell the truth in a court of law and not to be swearing on anything ,especially the Bible .?

  "Let your answer yes be yes and your no be no",

  Matt.5:34-37 "However I say to you do not swear at all......For what is in excess of these is from the wicked one"

  Geoffrey Jackson did take the oath and swore on the Bible to tell the truth and ... at that same A.R.C. took the option to take an Affirmation to tell the truth.

  However he chose to swear on the Bible to tell the truth.
  
  
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  Jehovah`s witnesses not the only religion GOD is using now ?

  by smiddy3 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when confronted with angus stewart’s blunt question “do you see yourselves as jehovah god’s spokespeople on earth?” the answer that came from jackson’s lips was astounding.. “that i think would seem to be quite presumptuous to say that we are the only spokesperson that god is using.

  the scriptures clearly show that someone can act in harmony with god’s spirit in giving comfort and help in the congregations, but if i could just clarify a little, going back to matthew 24, clearly, jesus said that in the last days ‐ and jehovah’s witnesses believe these are the last days ‐ there would be a slave, a group of persons who would have responsibility to care for the spiritual food.

  so inthat respect, we view ourselves as trying to fulfill that role.”.

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  when confronted with Angus Stewart’s blunt question “Do you see yourselves as Jehovah God’s spokespeople on earth?” the answer that came from Jackson’s lips was astounding.

  “That I think would seem to be quite presumptuous to say that we are the only spokesperson that God is using. The scriptures clearly show that someone can act in harmony with God’s spirit in giving comfort and help in the congregations, but if I could just clarify a little, going back to Matthew 24, clearly, Jesus said that in the last days ‐ and Jehovah’s Witnesses believe these are the last days ‐ there would be a slave, a group of persons who would have responsibility to care for the spiritual food. So in
  that respect, we view ourselves as trying to fulfill that role.”
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  Australian jws/branch warned of possible loss of charity status.

  by Holey_Cheeses*King_of_the juice. in

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  hello all interested persons,.

  whilst driving to work this morning listening to the radio, my ears pricked when the presenter began talking about jws.

  it was on a programme which airs between 8.00 and 8.30 entitled am, and broadcast on the abc national radio.

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  Welcome Faded4good

  It wouldn't be beneath them to just let the local congregations in Australia fend for themselves.

  I think that is on the cards.
  
  
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  UNITED NATIONS , NGO's and WTBS

  by MacHislopp in

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  following the link given by kent,.

  i have several observation to make:.

  (from the link : http://www.un.org/moreinfo/ngolink/brochure.htm).

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  I remember when I first heard about this I just could not believe it ? when i was newly associated with these forums ?

  I thought ,now they have gone too far making these claims , the ex JW`s that is.

  , There is no way the JW`s would have been involved in any way with the UN organization , I remembered quite clearly the WT /JW saying that the United Nations was the counterfeit kingdom of God presented to the people of the world .

  How wrong was I ,it has been indisputably proven beyond any reasonable doubt the proof of the matter .

  Not only by the U.N. but also by the admission with a lame excuse by the WTB&TS itself.
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  Tsunamis and Volcanos: why?

  by StephaneLaliberte in

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  volcano eruptions and tsunamis kill at large scale and very often, without warning.

  how do believers explain these away?

  jehovah's witnesses say that humans die and suffer due to the original sin, but what do volcano's and tsunamis have to do with it?

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  OTWO ,those answers may have satisfied a JW giving them ,but I don`t believe it would have satisfied anyone else, certainly not me.

  When I was a practicing JW ,I would have said that in a perfect world under God`s Paradise such events would never occur .

  Just as Jesus proved he was master over nature ,Jehovah God would surely be able to do so.