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  Here is the GB photo from the new book "Bearing Thorough Witness"

  by BonaFide in

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  The banality of evil . . .
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  Family Worship Night Rule.....

  by sweet pea in

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  i have it on good authority that at the recent circuit assembly it was announced from the platform that there had been reports of groups of families and friends getting together to study on family worship night and that this was not to continue as fwn is for families only and not for other brothers and sisters to get involved in.. oh, and if you live alone, then you have to study on your own, you alone are your family, you are not to join anyone else's fwn (although i'm sure they didn't mean you couldn't join your blood family's fwn....).

  the level of control never ceases to amaze me...... .

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  Do you know if this was part of the program from HQ or was it in the needs of the circuit part? Just wondering if this is global or local?
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  Mennoite Article (about SHUNNING) now on watchtower.org

  by V in

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  http://www.watchtower.org/e/20050901/article_01.htm.

  we cannot do as you ask, replied one of the family heads.

  those people came to teach us the bible.

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  Or was this article written by someone who disagreed with df policy and intended it to make some people wake up?
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  How long does reinstatement take?!? Question for a elder or someone thats been in this situation

  by N-kiki in

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  A recent KM school told elders (I was one at the time) that people were getting reinstated too fast. Suggested at least a year before reinstatement.
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  N.J. family killed in Buffalo plane crash remembered

  by truthseeker in

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  http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/02/new_jersey_family_killed_in_bu.html.

  n.j. family killed in buffalo plane crash rememberedby nyier abdou and brian t. murray/ the star-ledger saturday february 28, 2009, 9:18 pmmore than 1,500 people gathered at the jersey city assembly hall of jehovah's earlier tonight to remember a bloomfield family killed two weeks ago when continental connection flight 3407 crashed in a buffalo, n.y. suburb, killing all 49 people aboard and one man on the ground.. donald and dawn mossop, their 12-year-old son, shawn, and dawn mossop's 44-year-old sister, ferris reid, were remembered as an inseparable, loving family who relished traveling together, eating well together and worshipping together at their jehovah's witness congregation in montclair.

  the sisters, who had 12 other siblings, also were celebrated for their faith and their dedication to their ministry.. saed hindash/the star-ledgerthe program for the memorial service for the mossop family saturday at the jersey city assembly hall of jehovah's witnesses.

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  It is a tragedy.

  However, I find it strange that it was held at the Stanley. Did WT leaders seize on this as a photo-op???

  Also curious is that Ianelli gave the funeral talk. He was sent to Florida in 2002 to give another high-profile talk for a JW firefighter. That funeral included walking the casket through a cordon of saluting firemen. They also bend the rules to humanize the talk by actually (horrors!) talking about the deceased.

  Another example of the cynical nature of WT leadership??? They sure compromise on funerals that get a lot of public attention.
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  First century governing body?

  by lostsheep82 in

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  my anointed step dad always mentions about how the first century christians had a governing body also.

  where in the bible does it actually say that?

  to me governing body is just a dictatorship of men who think they are right and can control, no different than the governments....governing body set rules, and ultimately decide your future as far as i'm concerned.

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  You might find these old threads interesting since they discuss this topic.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/98798/1/Can-any-JW-answer-OldSouls-4-questions-about-JW-teachings-scripturally

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/bible/125061/1/Jehovahs-Witnesses-and-Ecclesiastical-Authority

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/members/private/84617/1/a-friend-in-need
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  Was Pittsburgh's last Super Bowl win legit?

  by JimmyPage in

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  i'm not a seahawks fan, nor am i anti-steeler.

  i watched this super bowl just wanting to see a fair game.

  and it could have been an exciting, close match- except that every time the seahawks got close the refs made a questionable call against them.

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  worst was Rams - Pats

  Pats were handed the win
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  If you were DFd: How did you feel at first? (for my book project)

  by Awakened at Gilead in

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  i am starting to write a book about survival/recovery for exjws or questioning jws... i hope to have an impact on the jw community.. .

  in my first chapter, i discuss the negative effects of dfing and shunning.

  the wts presents dfing in a positive light and indicates that jws should feel no compassion for those that have turned their back on jehovah.

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  *** it-1 p. 787 Expelling ***
  
  One who was cast out as wicked, cut off entirely, would be considered worthy of death, though the Jews might not have the authority to execute such a one. Nevertheless, the form of cutting off they did employ was a very powerful weapon in the Jewish community.
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  JWs and National Oaths of Allegiance Expose' by Marvin Shilmer-Please Read

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  the following three paragraphs are part of a startling new essay written by a well-respected poster on jwd.

  he spent much time and money to gather proof of duplicity on the part of watch tower leaders.

  marvin shilmer (not his real name) has given permission for me to put his entire essay on my website, www.watchtowerdocuments.com.

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  The essay would be stronger if it included all of the actual oaths referred to. What were the oaths in Malawi, Georgia and California?
  
  It also doesn't include any reference to the g75 7/22 p. 27 article on "What Is the Bible’s View? The Taking of Oaths".
  
  The last example cited for top WT officials is from 1971, why aren't there any that are more recent? Perhaps this should be included:
  
  *** g72 10/8 p. 29 Watching the World ***
  
  Passport Oath
  
  ? United States passport applicants will be interested in the following statement from the August 3, 1972, Postal Bulletin: “On the basis of recent court action and until further notice, the requirement that an oath of allegiance be sworn to or affirmed is no longer a part of the passport application process. Accordingly . . . any applicant who desires may strike the oath of allegiance from the application. Postal officials should, of course, continue to administer the oath as to the truth of the statements in the application and that the photograph is a likeness of all persons to be included in the passport.”
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  My Story - Part 4

  by Jeremy C in

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  part 1. part 2. part 3. i submitted my regular pioneer application in late 1993 so that i could officially begin on january 1st.

  i knew that my application would get the rubber stamp of approval from the service committee since i had never been involved in any conduct that would prevent my appointment.. i was however slightly rebellious throughout my teens; but it was what i would refer to as a "watchtower rebelliousness".

  you see, i believe that there are two forms of rebelliousness among jw youth.

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  Enjoying your story. Looking forward to next part