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  College Quote - Help Needed

  by kp138 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i don't post on here for often, but i read posts almost daily and i love our little community of ex-jw's.

  a little bit of a background i was raised in as jw but was never baptized but was a publisher and believe it wholehearedly.

  my father was very strict when it came to the religion and although i really quit going in my early 20s (which broke his heart) it held a power over me until i was close the to 30. at 30 i decided to enroll in community college while working full time and got my aa last year.

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  *** g71 6/8 p. 8 Second Thoughts About a College Education ***

  So by guiding their children away from the so-called ‘higher’ education of today, these parents spare their children exposure to an increasingly demoralizing atmosphere, and at the same time prepare them for life in a new system as well.

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  *** w69 3/15 p. 171 par. 12 What Influences Decisions in Your Life? ***

  12 The influence and spirit of this world is to get ahead, to make a name for oneself. Many schools now have student counselors who encourage one to pursue higher education after high school, to pursue a career with a future in this system of things. Do not be influenced by them. Do not let them “brainwash” you with the Devil’s propaganda to get ahead, to make something of yourself in this world. This world has very little time left! Any “future” this world offers is no future! Wisely, then, let God’s Word influence you in selecting a course that will result in your protection and blessing. Make pioneer service, the full-time ministry, with the possibility of Bethel or missionary service your goal. This is a life that offers an everlasting future!

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  "Therefore as a young person, you will never fulfill any career that this system offers. If you are in high school and thinking about a college career, it means at least four, perhaps even six or eight more years to graduate into a specialized career. But where will this system of things be by that time? It will be well on its way towards its finish, if not actually gone." (Awake! 1969 May-22 p.15)
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  Oh Damn...I have been sprung!

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i knew it could happen one day...yet i was so careful..... sitting at the sound cabinet, i had our awesome forum open on my tablet, and didn't see the microphone brother looking over at me...... he wandered over and asked me "whats that site?".

  i quickly responded "oh, i googled to get to our jw.org site, and this must have popped up" while quickly closing it.... he didn't look too fussed, but my heart was beating..... he is pretty chilled out and certainly not an "uber-dub"...but this was a wake up call to be more careful...i am fading fast, but don't want anymore attention from the nazi-elders while doing so!.

  be careful all!

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  fastJehu

  nonjwspouse
  

  I will bet in the near future all KH with a router will add a list of sites not allowed to access. Or maybe even only allow a specified few. Anyone with me on this bet?

  Oubliette
  

  More likely they'll write some code to flag "apostate" websites. The GB would rather catch "bad guys" than prevent "crimes."
  

  In my "old" KH they allowed only access to jw pages via WLAN.

  Sitting at home with a cold beer is much better then sitting in a little room without windows and handle a JC
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  2015 Regional Convention Theme - unofficial-

  by WatchTower87 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  news about 2015 regional convention theme?.

  list of my preview:.

  - the end is at hand.

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  fastJehu

  Imitate Jesus! or Let's imitate Jesus!

  I saw the 2015 badge - but not in english language and my english is not good.
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  Disfellowshipped for Tattoos??

  by Lynnie in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  are getting tattoos a disfellowshipping offense?

  i know several jw's that have them but i always thought they were totally taboo.

  what do you guys know about this?

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  fastJehu

  very easy:

  No for tattoo = Yes for beard

  (Leviticus 19:27, 28) 27 “‘You must not shave the hair on the side of your head or disfigure the edges of your beard. 28 “‘You must not make cuts in your flesh for a dead person, and you must not make tattoo markings on yourselves. I am Jehovah.

  WT 2014-11-15 page 17 § 18:

  Think about these points: We are not under the Law. (Rom. 10:4)
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  Prince Debuts Cover of Christian Rock Ballad 'What If' - This should be an instant disfellowshipping event

  by paulmolark in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://www.etonline.com/news/161150_prince_new_single_what_if/.

  so prince sings a christian rock ballad with another young christian woman.

  he has engaged in:.

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  insidetheKH

  using the name Jehovah does not make you a JW. Hundreds of millions of people use the name Jehovah.

  My mother (born in) would deny this. She allways says: "ONLY JW use the name Jehovah." I know not one JW, who would admit, that other "worldly people" use this name.
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  Reasons for Leaving

  by maksutov in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i finally got my book finished.

  it is available as a free ebook here: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/527252 i'm sure the contents are familiar territory to most people here, but hopefully it will be of some use to those who are either thinking about joining or thinking about leaving.

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  @ maksutov

  On page 13 you wrote: ... they would be DF if it became known to the elders that they had attended another church, or celebrated a birthday...

  For celebrating birthday you will not DF (elders book).
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  A relatively new JW term - "Given Ones"

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i apologize if this has already been addressed.. i'm just having a look over at jw talk and came across a very interesting thread talking about the terms used within the organization, it is a real eye opener.

  for instance, they no longer use the term society because to non believers it looks too cultish and implies that they may be secretive.

  funny thing is that reading the whole thread makes them look so cultish and shows their secretive behaviour because the keep being told by the higher ups that there are more changes to come.

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  fastJehu

  It's a term in the scriptures.

  One example:

  (Numbers 3:9) 9 You are to give the Levites to Aaron and his sons. They are given ones, given to him from the Israelites.
  

  More info about:

  *** w92 4/15 pp. 16-17 par. 21 Jehovah’s Provision, the “Given Ones” ***
  

  21 The Nethinim’s added privileges were linked directly to spiritual activities. The sons of the servants of Solomon evidently received administrative responsibilities. Similarly today, Jehovah has blessed his people with “gifts in men” to care for their needs. (Ephesians 4:8, 11, 12) Included in this provision are many hundreds of mature, experienced brothers who share in ‘shepherding the flocks,’ serving as circuit and district overseers and on Branch Committees at the Watch Tower Society’s 98 branches. (Isaiah 61:5) At the world headquarters of the Society, under the direction of “the faithful steward” and its Governing Body, capable men receive training to help in preparing spiritual food supplies. (Luke 12:42) Other longtime dedicated volunteers have been trained to operate Bethel homes and factories and to oversee programs worldwide in constructing new branch facilities and halls for Christian worship. They have excelled in serving as close helpers of the anointed remnant, who constitute part of the royal priesthood.—Compare 1 Corinthians 4:17; 14:40; 1 Peter 2:9.
  
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  Songs 139-142

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  full set: http://imgur.com/a/4xl77.

  for pdf use key: uyqnbqyeulurxzvvvuo2iq.

  sample: .

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  fastJehu

  thanks
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  WT loses appeal in UK!!!!!!!

  by Viva la Vida in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  the wt lost its appeals regarding the charity commission inquiry.

  here is the ruling:.

  http://www.charity.tribunals.gov.uk/documents/decisions/watch-tower-ruling-03mar15.pdf.

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  fastJehu

  Now it makes sense to me, that the publications storage is moved from UK to Germany.

  So it will be very easy to move the printing also to germany if they lose the charity status.
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  Those JW pins and Jewelry

  by AudeSapere in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm not surprised but i must admit to a little eye roll.... looking at some photos on my brother's facebook page, i stumbled on a picture of our mother.

  it took a few cycles thru the photos before i realized that mom has a jw pin on her top.. not surprising, but wanted to share.. we have not spoken in a long time.

  for a while she was calling me every couple of weeks from her cell phone in the morning.

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  Nosferatu

  So what's the purpose? Giving a witness? Identifying other JWs? Showing your dedication to your cult?

  (Numbers 15:38, 39) . . .and they are to put a blue string above the fringed edge of the skirt. 39 ‘You must have this fringed edge so that you will see it and remember all the commandments of Jehovah and observe them. . . .