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  First time they publicly admit this or not?

  by TimDrake1914 in

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  i came across this on the newest wt study edition for 7/15/15 pg.

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  14:"they remember when congregations had a congregation servant rather than a body of elders, when countries had a branch servant rather than a branch committee, and when direction was given by the president of the watch tower society rather than by a clearly established governing body of jehovahs witnesses.

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  *** w02 10/1 pp. 18-19 par. 6 Cultivate Obedience as the End Draws Near ***
  In the first century, when the issue of circumcision arose in 49 C.E., the governing body of that early slave class prayerfully considered the matter and came to a Scriptural conclusion. When they announced their decision by letter, the congregations obeyed the direction given and enjoyed God’s rich blessing. (Acts 15:6-15, 22-29; 16:4, 5) Likewise in modern times, the faithful slave through its Governing Body has clarified such important issues as Christian neutrality, the sanctity of blood, and the use of drugs and tobacco.
  
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  JW Articles Loaded with Intentional Imbedded Misleading Clauses...

  by freemindfade in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this makes me fume while i sit listening to this at the sunday beeting.... "hence, an elder who is tenderly compassionate does not try to control the sheep, making rules or using guilt to pressure them to do more when their circumstances do not permit them to.-w15 2/15 pp.

  5-9. now this sentence makes the elders sound like they should not control, use guilt to pressure etc... but then it has a qualifying statement no one seems to hear.

  when their circumstances do no permit them to.

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  fastJehu

  freemindfade

  What this sentence really means in witnesses speak is if you are 100 years old, terminally I'll, or something similar, they won't pressure you to work harder for the org.

  They will pressure for 15 minutes a month
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  Governing Body Sheep Fleecing - Official!

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  fellow witnesses - do you think the kingdom hall belongs to you, just because you all paid for it and personally finance its maintenance?

  think again, sheep!

  the "shepherds" have announced the fleecing in black & white for you, in case you decide to question them!.

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  fastJehu

  The European Branch translated this WT in my language a little bit different. Translated back in english it reads:

  A Kingdom Hall is a building - dedicated to Jehovah, and thus the hall actually belongs to him – regardless of who the registered owner is.

  SO, no alarm clock in our country on the 26th or 27th of September "WT-Question & Answer-hour" :-)
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  Hi Everyone. Answer to prayer countdown...

  by Stumpy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been lurking for about 3 months now and thought i'd better finally sign up.

  you have all been an immense help to me as i have come to realize that this isn't the truth so i want to say a great big thank you!

  what a crazy, emotional ride it is to finally face the truth about the doubts that i have carried for many years.

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  @ Pete

  Here the link to the April video:
  
  tv-jw-org APRIL
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  Hi Everyone. Answer to prayer countdown...

  by Stumpy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been lurking for about 3 months now and thought i'd better finally sign up.

  you have all been an immense help to me as i have come to realize that this isn't the truth so i want to say a great big thank you!

  what a crazy, emotional ride it is to finally face the truth about the doubts that i have carried for many years.

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  Yes, I have done the same. Reading, reading and reading.

  Welcome on board.

  On top of that I've read/scanned through almost every Watchtower publication from the 1880's to the 1970's. I have a very strong need to gather info and read like crazy at the moment! Is this normal?
  
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  Governing Body Sheep Fleecing - Official!

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  fellow witnesses - do you think the kingdom hall belongs to you, just because you all paid for it and personally finance its maintenance?

  think again, sheep!

  the "shepherds" have announced the fleecing in black & white for you, in case you decide to question them!.

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  fastJehu

  Or this one:

  "why-watchtower-society-lost-kingdom-hall-bonham-texas"
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  JW-lite on Facebook

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  greetings, fellow posters and friends:.

  i have noticed that jws on fb post a great deal from their website.

  it's ready-made witnessing material, namely, videos, links to reading materials, comments on the tv show, etc.

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  In JW-land you can only speak and write about things ...

  ... so that you can enjoy an encouraging and upbuilding interchange with the brothers and sisters.

  *** km 10/99 p. 7 ***
  
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  Governing Body Sheep Fleecing - Official!

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  fellow witnesses - do you think the kingdom hall belongs to you, just because you all paid for it and personally finance its maintenance?

  think again, sheep!

  the "shepherds" have announced the fleecing in black & white for you, in case you decide to question them!.

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  The GB has to fleece the sheep - to fulfill Ezek. 38:10-12:

  ... to attack the devastated places that are now inhabited and a people regathered from the nations, who are accumulating wealth and property, those who are living in the center of the earth.’ ” (Ezek. 38:10-12)
  

  WT 2015-07-15, p 17, §10

  I never thought about this, but with this WT I realized it.
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  Praying in Public?

  by Garrett in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hellloooo fellow apostates, mentally diseased devil worshippers :) how is everyone?.

  today, i listened to a song about praying and how one can pray anywhere.

  well, this song brought back the horror of sitting in restaurants, mcdonalds, coffee shops etc and having a group of brothers and sister bow their head and pray for what seemed to be an eternity.

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  (Matthew 6:5, 6) 5 “Also, when YOU pray, YOU must not be as the hypocrites; because they like to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the broad ways to be visible to men. Truly I say to YOU, They are having their reward in full. 6 You, however, when you pray, go into your private room and, after shutting your door, pray to your Father who is in secret; then your Father who looks on in secret will repay you.

  1000 years <<like>> 1 day

  Praying for a meal 2 hours later at home <<like>> some seconds later for god.

  Should be no problem for him ;-)
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  Are Jehovah's Witnesses Happy?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know of the local congregation's issues, per an elder i know quite well.

  he has said that nearly everyone in the congregation is suffering emotionally and mentally.

  he said he has never seen so many witnesses with so many problems.

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  Yes - JWs are hppy - because they live in the "spiritual paradise"

  WT 2015-07-15 page 9 § 13
  

  The existence of a spiritual paradise in the midst of a wicked, corrupt, and loveless world is a modern-day miracle! The wonders about Jehovah’s organization, or “Zion,” and the truth about the spiritual paradise must be joyfully passed on “to future generations.”