Barrold Bonds

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  JW's preaching FREELY in Havana, CUBA?? REALLY????

  by suavojr in

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  come on you fellow ex-jw's and cuban apostates, this picture on jw.org has to be another lie from the gb.

  i don't buy it!

  the cubans in my area have always said they preach in cuba, but do they really do it in the same way as in the states?.

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  it's been like that for several years. things have changed quite a bit since Fidel's brother started running things.
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  Electronic cigs

  by FL_Panthers in

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  are they allowed?

  can this be done if someone has had a problem with smoking in the past.

  i'm assuming that patches and gum are viewed as the same?.

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  that's pretty interesting. If the e-cig has nicotine in it, that would probably be an automatic no since that would be druggery.

  If the e-cig did not have nicotine, it would probably still be a no since it could stumble people as they'd think you were actually smoking something with nicotine.
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  Where Can I Find a Map Of a Congregation's Territory?

  by Space Madness in

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  is there anywhere i can find a map of each congregations territory.

  preferably congregations in cities such as new york, philadelphia, and washington d.c. since the elder's manual and confidential letters are online i figure this has to exist somewhere as well..

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  those are done on a local level so i doubt they are online anywhere.
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  last big convention-last memorial buzz

  by scotoma in

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  are others hearing this meme from speakers at their congregation?.

  is it a newspeak technique for instilling a sense of urgency?.

  if it is - it's more manipulative than 1975. it seems like a way of getting around over use of the word "soon", "just around the corner".. maybe after 100 years of waiting they feel they need to approach it from another angle.. i should mention that the qualifier "may" is added "this may be our last___________________ fill in the blank.. lots of wiggle room.

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  Man I'd hear that all the time.

  "This convention really had some heavy information. Something big is going to happen soon."
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  Is it true that the GB is soon planning on ditching the 1914 doctrine?

  by yogosans14 in

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  or atleast tweaking it again... apparently there has been rumors of this coming out of bethel.

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  Yeahhhhhhhhh no
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  What Are The Best Threads Here On JWN?

  by minimus in

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  are there any type of threads that you especially enjoy?

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  are there any specific threads or posters that you look out for?.

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  any thread I have made or post in are the best ones.
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  420/Marijuana/Mary Jane - What Is The Society's Stance Now That It's Legal In Two States?

  by Sam Whiskey in

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  sorry if it's already been discussed (i did do a search and did not see anything recent) here on the board.

  now that 420 has been legalized in washington and colorado, what is the society's stance on this?

  is it viewed the same as alcohol, taken in moderation?

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  It makes zero sense. There's two reasons why it's 'wrong' for JWs.

  -Illegal. This argument of course falls apart because it's now legal in two states and it's permitted for medical use in a few more.

  -DEMONS. Yes, smoking weed can open your mind to demonic influence. However, it's apparently OK to use under a doctor supervision since it's OK to use opiates when prescribed by a doctor. This makes no sense whatsoever. When I go to light up does a demon stop to check if I have my medical MJ card? Probably not. He's not going to care. So if the demon thing reallllllly was a thing, weed and all narcotics should be forbidden to JWs.

  It's just another case of old white men being old white men.
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  The Circuit Overseer Appointing Local Elders - Connect the Dots

  by skeeter1 in

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  i thought about the change.

  here's my take.. i think it's a move to protect bethel and the governing body from criminal charges for pedophilia occuring within a congegation.

  criminal law usually works on specific knowledge of a situation.

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  prologos: yes COs are in the order.

  this is absolutely a move to shiel the GB and WTBS from liability. They've been doing this for years. I was at Bethel when a lot of re-organization was going on with the HQ and other branches. A brother explained that the society is essentially playing a complicated shellgame to hide money, assets, and in this case, liability.

  Funny how my time at Bethel is what really woke me up to all the bullshit.
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  I heard an interesting piece of information from a super-elder today

  by Barrold Bonds in

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  today i attended the special assembly day (sad lol).

  i overheard a conversation between an elder and another elder.

  we'll call this guy a super elder because he's on all sorts of committees in the area.

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  we already knew that. I was referring to the circuit assemblies.
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  I heard an interesting piece of information from a super-elder today

  by Barrold Bonds in

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  2. beliefs

  today i attended the special assembly day (sad lol).

  i overheard a conversation between an elder and another elder.

  we'll call this guy a super elder because he's on all sorts of committees in the area.

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  also another brother in the know indicated that assemblies will soon start utilizing the video tie-in shit. i suspect it will also include pre-recorded stuff