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  The Chinese Have Asked The USA Bethelites For Help With Their Computers And The Brothers Helped Them Out And Then Asked For A Favor!

  by minimus in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  they society wanted these people in china to put a good word for them to legalize the work in the communist land.

  the officials said, they just couldn't get the officials to do that but would put a good word for them anyway.. the sh*t these people dream up!.

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  what is fishy is this " I instantly started crying and wanted to break out clapping. How fantastic is that?"
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  Why are there no black angels?

  by snare&racket in

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  2. friends

  jw literature is racist as hell.

  jesus looks like an american folk singer, the governing body look like a corrupt version of an enron luncheon.. the jw's literally print different magazines for africa with african pictures, black people instead of white, to make it 'more appealing' to them.... just to be clear that means they think the opposite is true too!.

  ....and then there is the lack of black angels..... .

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  That is because those angels were not affected by Adam's sin. Since skin color changes are mutations and angels don't mutate, they can only be what they were originally created as.

  And there is no such thing as racism. It is mutationism. Since everyone came from Noah and his family and any changes are a result of mutations from them.
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  Duck Watchtowercy

  by Defianttruth in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  with phil robertson getting the boot within a day of his comments by a&e, what would happen if the lbg community started calling all of the venue managers of their convention arenas and exposing them for the hate group they are today?

  just a thought.

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  I agree with what he said. I don't see how men can be attracted to other men. Gross. Nothing to do with hate. Anothing wrong with anti-gay sayings.
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  Do you frown upon tattoos?

  by confusedandalone in

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  2. physical

  i am very interested in hearing from people who really think that people with tattoos are somehow weird or cagey individuals.

  i would just like to get your outlook on this matter.

  today i was in a grocery store and i sawe this guy with his two kids and his wife shopping.

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  I frown upon tattoos. They are an oxymoron.

  People get them to be individuals, but yet their getting them is their following the crowd. Go figure.

  And they are ugly and not thinking of the future.
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  Sighhhhhhhh, the Draw Close to Jehovah book again for the Congregation Bible Study.

  by Stand for Pure Worship in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  check out this gem from the dec 2013 km which explains why it's good to over this book a second go round.. "congregations previously considered this book during 2004 and 2005. however,for many of the approximately two million publishers who have come into the truth since then,this will be the first time that jehovahs endearing qualities have been discussed in detail.for those who studied the book before, the review will help them to deepen their appreciation forjehovahs attributes.ps.119:14".

  i gotta kick out of this because i can only think of maybe two or three new ones in our congregation who weren't present when this book was first studied.

  at the same time, going over jehovah's qualities isn't something new.

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  "Jehovah’s endearing qualities"

  Such as letting storms destroy cities and kill millions when he has the power to stop them.

  Letting the confusion of multitudes of religions go on and on.

  But the reason they go voer books again is that book were released at conventions to bring in revenue and then to study at book studies. But the revenue does not come in so much these days and with the internet being the publishing focus, it is more of a loss to publish books.
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  The " HIGHER EDUCATION" thread!!!

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  alright.

  let's have the ultimate discussion on "higher education.

  " let's talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly.

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  mamochen said: "The downside is the student loans. They are crushing me and have ruined my credit rating. Had I gone to university when I was young my life would be so much better now. I hate the religion for preventing mefrom doing that".

  This I take issue with. How can the religion prevent you from doing anything? It is like saying that the law prevents one from speeding. It does not control my car but because of their powers they can punish one afterwards. But the religon can not punish one for going to University.

  First of all, how would they know what one does on one's time unless you tell them. I don't see why anyone would tell anyone that.

  And second, how can they punish one? Demote someone from being an elder or servant? That is not a punishment, that is a relief.
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  The " HIGHER EDUCATION" thread!!!

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  alright.

  let's have the ultimate discussion on "higher education.

  " let's talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly.

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  Your point #2: "People who have been to college tell me to be wary of the system. They say that you can be ripped off, and be forced to pay for Universit"y required classes that are not really related to your chosen field. For me that means time and money wasted. Why should I pay for something I don't need?"

  Is why I only got a tecnical 2 year degree. I was raised in the faith and I didn't base my decision on what they said. I believe that education is not important because one can achieve anything one can set one's heart and mind on. All it is, is proof that one took and passed those classes. A high achiever can do better with On the job training than most college graduates. I got a job in which I miss meetings and field service and thankful to God for that.

  Education is not the problem with the WTS or FDS. It is that they want people to focus all their time and resources on the ministry and meetings so they can build up the organization.
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  Why hasn`t / doesn`t the "TRUE GOD" clarify his " GODSHIP" between the JEWS , the CHRISTIANS and the MUSLIMS.

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  it has been about 2000 years since jesus walked the earth and has been hailed as the son of god by christians .. the jews refuse to acknowledge jesus as the son of god.. the muslims recognise jesus as only a prophet .. their are billions of christians earth wide.

  their are at least a billion muslims world wide.

  i`m sorry i dont know how many jews their are world wide ( please add the 6 million who died in concentration camps ).

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  That is my issue. When a Company is accused of anything and there is a controversy, the CEO will issue a statement to clear it up.

  Why hasn't the CEO of the universe, even through a representative, cleared matters up?

  One thing that makes no sense to me is the tower of Babel. God confused the languages, but what that did was to confuse the truth because religious untruth was easier to spread over different languages and mistranslations.
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  this week's wt study

  by thedog1 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i conducted the wt study tonight on higher education.

  i wondered what the reaction of the bros and sis would be.

  there was no deviation from the idea that a university education is not a good idea.

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  Rattigan350

  You all are missing the purpose of the article. It is not to bash higher education or other things, it is to direct the people to focus on sales.

  You all are missing the key sentence in paragraph 13.

  "Rather than acquiring secular degrees and titles after their names, true Christians focus on obtaining “letters of recommendation” by engaging as fully as possible in the field ministry"

  That is what it is all about, bullying and goading them into more field ministry. So that the readers can use their cars and gas and time to deliver the WTS literature to keep them busy and engaged and active and then to bring in more "customers" into the organization. Just admit it. The term used is sheep but really they are customers paying the bills.
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  Crazy JW urban legend

  by Simon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a sure guarantee that this was bogus (really, any reasoning is required at all?

  ) was that it did the rounds applied to john denver, annie lennox and others.. basically, they relied on satan (oh yes) for their musical ability (i knew it) and any jws in the audience would be asked to leave because ... (drum roll) ... they blocked the signal to satan so couldn't perform with them present!.

  anyone else remember that gem?.

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  Another urban legend.

  Tommy James and the Shondell's song "Crystal Blue Persuasion" is about the "Truth that Lead to Eternal Life" book.