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  Really beautiful Watchtower article about truth

  by Anders Andersen in

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  this is the singlemost best watchtower article i have ever read.. it almost brought tears to my eyes (please note the almost ;-)).

  "what is truth?

  "this question is one which every sincere christian should ask and seek to answer.

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  Is the term "worldly" outdated?

  by A.proclaimer in

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  2. friends

  yesterday i had to listen to the co from a spanish congregation on the phone.

  he said the fds has been gradually moving away from the word "worldly" and teaching jws not to use the term anymore.

  has anyone heard this in their congregation or heard the term "non-believers" used before?

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  Michio Kaku: can universes form from "nothing" ?

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlchmi0cc00

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  Predictions for 2016

  by LevelThePlayingField in

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  so, it's that time of year again.

  here's a few of my predictions.

  ) no armageddon.

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  Do our loved pets come back when we do?

  by Nichole in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have recently started studying and im really enjoying learning all about the truth!

  i am a huge animal lover and have my dog trixie for 11 years now, i got her when i was 12 years old and she has been the best friend and companion, i am so lucky and grateful to have her at my side every single day!

  i get worried a lot about what will happen when the time comes that she has to leave me, anytime i even think about it i start to cry because it would break my heart not to have her with me anymore!

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  Governing Body Letter details things that "have never been done before." - Really?

  by cappytan in

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  2. friends

  [note: copy/pasted this with permission from reddit.].

  once each year, the governing body writes a direct letter to the congregation members included in the yearbook.

  in his annual message to the catholic faithful (urbi et orbi) delivered on christmas day, the pope spoke about world peace, terrorism, and the refugee crisis.

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  Statistics - Spreadsheets - Opinion

  by berrygerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so, spent a fair bit of time on the stats.. the 2010-2015 numbers are available here: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0bwv5uvzb3-67axpzavk0m0nttfe&usp=sharing.

  also there are spreadsheets of: ratios, peak-pubs, and the best is a combo of ratios, peak pubs & average pubs.. you can play with these by "select all" and "sort" according to your preference.. if you would like any other combination, i would try to create it and post it for you.. of interest:.

  as has been noted, the biggest standout of 2015 is the increase of only 18k in peak pubs while having 260k baptized.

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  Update 8: "fix your attitude, young lady"

  by Esmeralda001 in

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  2. experiences

  my study conductor lectured me about my attitude this morning!!!!

  apparently some sister complained to her that my attitude was irritating.

  the sister in question is just bothered by the fact that i ignore her along with her four daughters.

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  Adult Homework and Extra Credit

  by lovesjehovah in

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  it seems that once we became sensible adult humans, we lost our way.

  we stopped asking questions.

  we submitted to the bidding of the world.

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  The really cool feeling of community within JWs

  by Phaedra in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i remember going out with other jws after the memorial.. small gatherings.. picnics at some local landmark.. the feeling of closeness, camaraderie, friendship with like minded people you could trust.. haven't experienced it since i left.. really miss that..

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