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  BEST OF TOPICS CLEANED OUT

  by blondie in

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  2. friends

  can we start over with new topics such as practical ones about how to format on jwn and posting problems and solutions.. historical posts such as those on rutherford and russell?.

  doctrinal adjustments/changes.

  reference sources.

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  Black Sheep

  Best of Topics has had buggy code for years. I used to have tricks to get around the code problems, but they don't work now.
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  Which country is better to migrate Canada or Australia?

  by His Excellency in

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  2. experiences

  i am sure nowhere is perfect but if we want to compare these two countries from different prospectives like racism, job, income/spending, quality of life, standard of living etc.

  can you please give me a rough idea by sharing your experiences.. .

  by the way, i am considering applying for a masters progrmme in any of the two countries.. .

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  Black Sheep

  LOL. Jesus was born in Australia. In his current incarnation he is A J Miller.
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  Error in New Bible

  by Butterflyleia85 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  ha to funny.... http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/error-found-in-new-silver-sword-revised-new-world-translation.

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  Black Sheep

  TD spotted it here earlier.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/265448/1/RNWT-Has-anybody-else-noticed-this#.UmM_SVPKE1I
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  D'oh. Just outed myself to a mate unintentionally.. Elephant - meet room.

  by Captain Blithering in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  picked up by a friend (not an appointed man) in his car, linked my phone to his bluetooth stereo for music, the big screen immediately showed what i'd been listening to previously.

  a podcast from healing x outreach on jw's new light.

  awkward much?

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  Black Sheep

  Murphy's Law isn't it?

  Every time you forget to navigate your phone out of JWN, a Dub will be looking over your shoulder when you turn it on.

  Cousin SuperDub walks in when you have your jukebox on random and it just happens that Brother Sir Nutcase is about to announce that you had better be alive in '75.
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  How would elders react if I tell them that I would accept blood?

  by Daniel1555 in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  just recently i explained to my parents and my wife in detail, why i would accept blood or red, white blood cells, platelets or plasma in a medical emergency.

  i showed them the inconsistencies and flaws about blood fractions and also the biblical reasons that show clearly that jehovah and jesus do not want a jehovah's witness to die because of that wrong doctrine.. my parents reacted surprised.

  they are both about 50 years in the "truth.

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  Black Sheep

  Elders are not your friends. There are no good reasons to tell them anything cult related.
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  1970 Awake Chastises Catholic Church For Its "New Light"

  by Justitia Themis in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  even in the united states, where religion still enjoys perhaps the greatest popularity, nearly three out of four persons polled said that it is losing influence.

  one of the reasons is that people are disturbed by what is happening in their churches.

  yes, millions of persons have been shocked to learn that things they were taught as being vital for salvation are now considered by their church to be wrong.

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  Black Sheep

  They had aother bash at them in the 1984 April Fools Day WT

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  At the beginning of 1973 I subscribed to a number of religious magazines, including some that criticized the Roman Catholic Church and its teachings. Now certain inconsistencies became ever more evident to me. For example, at one time eating meat on Friday was forbidden. When this church teaching was changed, I thought: ‘According to that teaching, those who ate meat on Friday committed a mortal sin. For a mortal sin, one can be punished with hellfire—an irreversible punishment. But if in hell there are some who did not repent for eating meat on Friday, what will they think now?’
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  I need help when answering proof of WT being only religion

  by DS211 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ok so i have already been talked to about this and i always have difficulty finding a retort.

  my friend/elder condtantly tells me to visit bethel to prove its gods org--efficient, obedient, loving place, yadda yadda.

  and he also uses how many go out and preach the same message, how no matter where you go youll get the same loving treatment, follow the bible as best they can (ha), show lots of love, do t celebrate pagan holidays, etc etc.

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  Black Sheep

  What was the subject before he asked the questions? Was he looking for a diversion, a subject he is more comfortable with?

  JWs do not want to talk about anything problematic, so if you let him sleaze his way out of every tricky topic, you'll never get him to confront anything worthwhile.

  And you don't have to answer all his questions. He is the one claiming to belong to a church that can save your sorry arse from his killer god, so make him answer your question (note: singular).
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  How many have read 'Crisis of Conscience'?

  by tornapart in

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  2. friends

  for me it was the book!

  it opened my eyes.

  i started it thinking it would just enlighten me about how the organisation works.

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  Black Sheep

  Bought a copy online. Still waiting for my wife to want to read it.
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  Question About 607BCE and How That Date Was Picked - Help JW Scholars

  by Comatose in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so i've been sharing some a little at a time with my sister.

  she is married and very scared of actually learning too much.

  she doesn't want to ruin her marriage.

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  Black Sheep

  Ask her questions then let her do the research to find the answers.

  Read Jeremiah 25:12 and think of what questions you could ask that could make her realise that it contradicts WT chronology and the KJV/NWT versions of 29:10

  Ask her to draw up a king list from Nebuchadnessar to Nabonidus showing which king reigned in each year and recording her sources so that it is easy to go back and check for any mistakes.
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  My granny died.

  by LouBelle in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  last week friday i was delayed in going to work, for which i am glad.

  it was an opportunity for me to help my gran one last time.

  she thanked me, told me she loved me and that i would be very blessed.

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  Black Sheep

  It's so nice you were there for her.

  My condolences go to you and your family.

  Chris