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The genius of the new donation arrangement
by thedepressedsoul in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
ive given this new arrangement a lot of detailed thought and how greatly it benefits the wt and how much it puts a strain on each congregation.. first, let me explain how the old arrangement worked.. you had 3 donation boxes in each kingdom hall.

one for worldwide work, one for kingdom hall construction and one for congregation contributions.. the congregation contribution box accounted for about 60-75% of all donations.

the world wide work box probably accounted for 20-30% and the kingdom hall construction for about 5% of the contributions.
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"C.T. Russell was recently demoted to nothing more than a seeker of truth"
by thedepressedsoul in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i saw this in one of the posts from a member.. .

has something changed?

not sure i remeber hearing that c.t.
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Looking for BOE letter regarding DF'd at memorial
by Dutchdelight in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
last year i decided to attend the memorial.

i came in last minute and ended up sitting at the end of the row.

when the symbols were passed out they skipped me and gave to the person next to me.
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What do you think are the future doctrine changes will be?
by thedepressedsoul in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the whole organization is going through huge and big changes.

it can be seen by names of departments, to how things function and teaches.

my questions to you is, what do you think the future changes will be, both in teaching and organizational matters?.
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Power taken from the Annointed?
by thedepressedsoul in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
before the recent change, faithful and discreet slave represented every anointed individual that partook.

anyone who was or claimed to be anointed was part of this faithful class.

however, a problem arose with this.
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I am having trouble believing in God...
by thedepressedsoul in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was raised a jw and i am still one but recently i have been having trouble believing in a god.

this is not meant to offend anyone who does, i am just curious to see if i am the only one who thinks this..... to start, i am a very black and white person.

if 1+1=2 it makes sense to me and i can agree with it.
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Who Will Be The Next Member Of The Governing Body To Defect From The Corporation?
by frankiespeakin in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
while it may seem unlikely which of the currant governing body members do you feel would be most likely to defect?

i know it is a loaded question.. what about wealthy anthony morris iii?

or mark sanderson or geoffrey jackson?
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Congregation had to relocate Memorial...thanks to me
by Shepherd Book in
1. jw
2. experiences
so, the two local congregations were planning to hold their memorial together at 7:30 at the local community center, but they had to make a last-minute change to their own hall, and i'm pretty sure it was because of me.. let me explain.... at work on monday afternoon, a co-worker returned from her lunchbreak and showed me the memorial invitation that was waiitng in her door when she went home for lunch.

i noticed the sticker on the back indicated the memorial was being held, not at the local hall, but at the community center.

from a past (non-jw) event i attended there, i knew they didn't allow alcohol (unless you pay for security guards), so i wrote to the center's coordinator:.
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Name "UNWRITTEN" Rules That JWs Are Supposed To Follow
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
as with the scribes and pharisees, there are a number of unwritten rules that witnesses are supposed to follow.

here's a couple : "worldly" kids in society depictions are shown quite often wearing their baseball caps backwards.

jehovah's witness youths would not want to imitate that "look".
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JW Teens "Rob" Banks!
by Voyager in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/113-01302005-441096.html .

http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/113-01302005-441096.html .

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