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  The GB are really going out on a limb with this DF decision

  by Quarterback in

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  this is how a do explained the family business policy re relatives of df/da members.. he said that the expression, "necessary family business," is really not a scriptural term.

  it is nowhere found in the bible.

  but, out of the kindness of the gb's hearts, they have gone beyond what is written and allowed association among families for necessary business.

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  How is it decided when Jehovah is ok with acting out of the "kindness of their heart" versus sticking to the scriptures?

  Wasn't Uzzah struck down for trying to steady the Ark out of the kindness of his heart versus sticking to his instructions?
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  How did HQ handle the increase of new JWs leading up to 1975?

  by Zoos in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this new donation arrangement under the pretense that so many new halls are needed to accommodate the worldwide increase has me wondering.

  the numbers in the current annual reports don't show anywhere near the increase as there was leading up to the 1975 debacle.

  so how did the gb of the time handle a genuine need for more kingdom halls?.

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  For that matter, was there a great Kingdom Hall sell-off after [how many?] left after the failure of 1975?
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  How did HQ handle the increase of new JWs leading up to 1975?

  by Zoos in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this new donation arrangement under the pretense that so many new halls are needed to accommodate the worldwide increase has me wondering.

  the numbers in the current annual reports don't show anywhere near the increase as there was leading up to the 1975 debacle.

  so how did the gb of the time handle a genuine need for more kingdom halls?.

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  This new donation arrangement under the pretense that so many new halls are needed to accommodate the worldwide increase has me wondering. The numbers in the current annual reports don't show anywhere near the increase as there was leading up to the 1975 debacle. So how did the GB of the time handle a genuine need for more Kingdom Halls?

  For the generation that was old enough to understand the events of 1975, was there any special request for additional donations to handle the increase?
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  That does it ! I'm leaving ! ! !

  by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  leaving the university with my degree!.

  exams are finished and it's just a matter of days before i walk.. i was certainly stressed about doing this.

  i'm older than my classmates and armageddon was sooooo close!

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  Not only will I be getting a "worldly" degree, but I'll be wearing a flowing gown and fancy hat when I get it!

  Billiy the Drag Queen... Congrats!
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  Just Up On JW.Orgy: Young People Ask Answers That Work: How Does Jehovah Feel About Farting At The Kingdom Hall During Prayer, Does It Make Him Sad?

  by frankiespeakin in

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  http://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/teenagers/young-people-ask-volume-1/.

  jehovah is the father of tender mercies, with whom their no variation or turning of a shadow.

  needless to say that since jehovah is a spirit he does not digest food and has no need of a large and small intestine which is the main cause of such physical disturbances.

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  [EDIT] Nevermind!
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  I be a walkin......

  by out4good3 in

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  across that stage tommorrow dressed in graduate garb picking up a masters degree.. .

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  Zoos

  schweet!
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  "I no longer want to be 'Bloodguilty'"

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have been thinking of a simple one liner to use when challenged as to why i dont seem to be an "active / good" witness.... "i no longer wish to be considered as 'bloodguilty' thanks" and leave it at that.. if said in a dignified, (not in a smart arse way), then i think this may make people see that my desicion is a sound one based on logic and not emotion..... thoughts?.

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  Oh, no doubt it's their favorite expression when cracking the whip to make the sheeples do more, more, MORE! But they would never understand it in terms of applying it to BEING a good/active JW. In their minds it only works the other way around. In their minds, being a good/active JW is the only way to avoid bloodguilt.

  The way you're using it does not compute... in a JW mind.
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  "I no longer want to be 'Bloodguilty'"

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have been thinking of a simple one liner to use when challenged as to why i dont seem to be an "active / good" witness.... "i no longer wish to be considered as 'bloodguilty' thanks" and leave it at that.. if said in a dignified, (not in a smart arse way), then i think this may make people see that my desicion is a sound one based on logic and not emotion..... thoughts?.

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  Zoos

  I no longer wish to be considered as 'Bloodguilty' thanks"

  Will not be understood by any JW. Bloodguilty is not in the same realm with being a good JW. A statement like that could never stand on its own. They would look at you like you have two heads.
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  Translating JWFacts to Spanish... Update?

  by ILoveTTATT in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as you all may know, it is an ongoing project to translate jwfacts to spanish.

  given that there are more than 2 spanish-speaking jw's for every one that speaks english, it can be safely said that spanish is the #1 language in the jw world (even though everything is made originally in english).. the spanish-speaking jw's are harder to convince.

  i attribute it almost 100% to socioeconomic factors.

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  Zoos

  My only claim to a second language is sign language. I could translate some of JWFACTS into ASL videos, although I would prefer not to be involved with any topic having to do with masturbation.

  ILoveTTATT, this is awesome work you're doing. Thank you!
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  We thought it might be Armageddon when...

  by cultBgone in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  were there ever specific occurrences which you or those around you thought might be the start of "armageddon"?.

  i remember 9/11 being such a day as it happened right as the meeting for field service ended.

  it was the week of the c.o.

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  Zoos

  As a young teen (had to be mid-late 70's) the aurora borealis dipped into our region and I just knew it was the "signs in the heavens" we had been wating for. I had never seen anything like it. I was babysitting a neighbor kid when I saw it and forgot all about him when I went running home to tell mom amageddon was here.

  Scared the $#@* out of me because by then I knew all about masturbation and I WAS GOING DOWN!