Growth rate and baptism are nearly identical between JWs and Mormons. The blaring difference is Mormons accomplish the task with 60,000 door knockers instead of 8 million.
the girl next door
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Jehovah's witnesses are the fastest growing religion.
by hoser inthat is what the speaker said in his public talk this morning.
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What causes new light? Embarrassment, unsustainable doctrine, a desire to affirm FDS status or avoid liability??
by Wasanelder Once ini am sure its a bit of all four.
do you think they are embarrassed by old doctrines as time goes by that become ludicrous?
(beth sarim 1925 resurrection).
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the girl next door
Awake 4/22/1970.
“Tell me,” he asked, “how can I have confidence in anything? How can I believe in the Bible, in God, or have faith? Just ten years ago we Catholics had the absolute truth, we put all our faith in this. Now the pope and our priests are telling us this is not the way to believe any more, but we are to believe ‘new things.’
How do I know the ‘new things’ will be the truth in five years??"
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For gatophreak--NWT!
by Atlantis inanswer to your request gatophreak!
now if you want the "fatboy" it will take me at least 2 hours to upload that file.
the archive below has those 6 bibles separated but the fatboy is all 6 combined.. go to this archive and click on nwt at the top publications list and you can get all 6 of the nwt..http://seekjehovah.org/watchtower/publications/....petra!
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the girl next door
links cleaned up:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2fYNzAbUpqFQmszZ25OT3lYdGc/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2fYNzAbUpqFR3lDRHkycHdkOTQ/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2fYNzAbUpqFYlQ2cUk5ekRSTVE/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2fYNzAbUpqFSGVDbTVnQjIxenc/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2fYNzAbUpqFNHFOM1EwUGs3ZHc/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2fYNzAbUpqFX2k0SU1KZXE5a3c/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2fYNzAbUpqFNE1wdkFRaE9sZnM/view?usp=sharing
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Jehovah's Witness spared jail over grooming girl
by Researchedandenlightened inhttp://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/crime/jehovah-s-witness-spared-jail-over-grooming-girl-1-7551106.
a jehovah's witness who groomed a girl has walked free from court.. .
richard ogilvie was given a suspended prison sentence after a judge ruled his conduct was 'bad, but not as bad as some cases we see before these courts'.. the victim's father said he 'understands and accepts' the sentence and hopes the sex offender treatment ogilvie receives will prevent another child and family suffering at his hands.. .
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the girl next door
Uk is behind the curve when it comes to pedophilia as are some red state judges in the U.S. They will learn. -
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Halloween / Birthday celebration
by River Song innew to the board, first time posting a topic.
i just wanted to say how refreshing and sometimes funny it has been lurking here.
so much so that i decided to sign up to this message board.
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the girl next door
We have 3 birthdays between Thanksgiving and Christmas in our immediate family. Its pretty much a gift wrapped orgy. -
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Baptism is it really a dedication to God, where in the Bible?
by Crazyguy ini haven't found a scripture where it says that baptism is a dedication to god.
i have only found in the book of acts chapter 2 i believe where baptism is for forgiveness of sins.
am i wrong?
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the girl next door
Many religions view dedication to God as a promise to do his will. Child dedications for example do not assume salvation but a promise to bring that child up "in the faith". Hannah was a barren wife who promised to dedicate her child to God if He would give her a son (1 Samuel 1:11). Luke 2:22 begins the account of Mary and Joseph taking Jesus to the temple after forty days in order to dedicate Him to the Lord. This was slightly more involved since it involved a sacrifice, but once again this ceremony did not indicate any level of salvation.
JWs view Baptism as the public display of the dedication they have previously made to serve Jehovah.
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Disfellowshipped at a funeral
by Yogapants inrecently at a funeral for an active jw, death was sudden and tragic.
was surprised that that one of the disfellowshipped children of the deceased was comforted by the jw's at the funeral.
i would say the majority hugged and said a few short words to the disfellowshipped child on the recieving line to comfort the family.
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the girl next door
Its still frowned upon and certain elders will take issue with it even months after the fact, but I've seen DFd children(even well into adulthood) receive condolences and attention at funerals and gatherings in homes after funerals. I've also seen certain elders be complete assholes and demand that the DFd child not be present at the gathering in the home or elsewhere after the funeral. Some going as far as causing the majority in attendance to leave when the DFd child or family refuse to be excluded or exclude. -
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Your thoughts on Halloween , yes, no or maybe ?
by Finkelstein inwell its that time again when the ghouls come out to play.
i personally think halloween is a bit irresponsible and inappropriate from a sociological perspective.. there's something about the intent of frightening young impressionable children minds with frightening objests.
and feeding them candy which most likely cause tooth decay and stomachs is irresponsible activity conducted by adults.
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the girl next door
Our neighborhood transforms into a major block party, with hollywood set style walk through fright zones in front yards. It is quite a production. Its fun. Everyone is happy. All ages. Get to know the people in the community better. If you overthink everything chances are you will scarcely leave the house. -
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Did Jesus really die on a cross?
by macys inbeing raised a catholic we had lots of crosses around the house.
when my family converted to this cult they were all removed and destroyed in case they had demons in them lol but at this juncture in my life i do not even know if jesus as the way he is portrayed in the bible was real.
yes a man named jesus did live and die 2000 years ago and probably on a cross but he was definitely not the son of god.
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This takes the cake
by Sour Grapes intoday during the public talk the speaker said that satan was behind the new modern phones, which are like mini computers, so that the world would have easy access to pornography..
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the girl next door
Speaker was telling on himself.