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  Anyone can give a quick overview of Circuit Assembly?

  by stillAwitness in

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  mine was this weekend but so is the annual music festival so sacrifices had to be made.

  i know there were some threads on this already but i can't seem to find them.. anyways, i know dear old mom will be there to ask me: "what points did you bring home from the assembly.".

  come to think of it: i don't even know what the theme was this year!???

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  Bonnie_Clyde

  I attended Saturday afternoon of a one-dap special assembly. I typed my notes in "Word". Will try to paste my notes of the Bethel representative's last talk. Hope it goes well.

  Moving Ahead with Jehovah’s Organization -
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  What were the weirdest DF cases you ever heard?

  by james_woods in

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  i know we had a thread a while back on all the reasons for getting dfd, but it just occurred to me that not each case is the same at all.

  in addition to the usual adultry/fornication stuff, i have seen some pretty wild scenarios when i had to be on the committee or around it as an elder.

  i will give you a couple to start this off, hoping that some of you also know of something similar.

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  Bonnie_Clyde

  A dear sweet woman in our congregation back in the 1960's was baptized under difficult circumstances. She was in her middle 80's, had to wear a patch on her eye, and felt she could not risk getting it wet by undergoing immersion. Finally, she took the chance and was baptized. Later she entered an assisted care facility. However, she hung on to some of her old ways as a Methodist and when the elders went to visit mentioned that she preferred the King James Version over the New World Translation. Result? She was DF'd.
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  Comments You Will Not Hear at the 4-2-06 WT Study (Increasing Light)

  by blondie in

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  2. bible

  comments you will not hear at the april 2, 2006 wt study (february 15, 2006 issue, pages 26-30)(increasing light).

  review comments will be in red.

  wt material from today's wt will be in black.

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  Bonnie_Clyde

  Our visiting speaker today at the end of the WT study during the review did bring up the generation change and that it was a little hard at first knowing that it might be a little longer than we anticipated before the end. He said that at first it made it seem like the end would be a long way off, but realized that we have to look at things Jehovah's way.

  BTW, another brother commented that the New World Translation was put together by a "committee of experts" and that college professors used it to teach Greek to their students. I believe the "committee" was pretty much a committee of one, Fred Franz.
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  Rutherford was a drunk and an adulterer?

  by Surreptitious in

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  i've heard this mentioned here and there.

  can it be proven?

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  Bonnie_Clyde

  That is so bizarre! It's hard to believe that the beloved president of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society would only have four at his funeral. But I do believe you Lady Lee.
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  Rutherford was a drunk and an adulterer?

  by Surreptitious in

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  i've heard this mentioned here and there.

  can it be proven?

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  Bonnie_Clyde

  JFR was greatly beloved by all his fellow workers. That is why when he died in 1942, three of them attended his funeral. Among that vast crowd of three you would not have found his widow or his son.

  I'm not convinced that only three people attended his funeral. Ray Franz wrote in C of C, page 99, that three men, Nathan Knorr, Fred Franz, and Hayden Covington were called to his bedside on December 24, 1941, where he gave them final instructions. Fred believed this was in fulfillment of Bible prophecy prefigured by Elijah passing his "prophetic mantle" over to Elisha. This was referred to in the book "Let Your Name Be Sanctified," published in 1961, pp. 335-337. Rutherford actually died about two weeks later on January 8, 1942. I think it likely there were more than three at his funeral.

  Bonnie
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  Can a witness "reprove" themselves of sin?

  by gumby in

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  most of us remember the society's stance on sin in the more recent past, but are not familiar with some older light regarding this matter.. my daughters mother-in-law had an affair with a married man.

  she was single and both of them were witnesses.

  3 years had went by since she had done that and had moved away from that situation and was doing well in the congregation.. then, something made her want to get it out in the open as she felt she was "hiding sin", or "covering over" her sin.

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  Of course, the Society hid their adulterous membership in the UN for 10 years, and they don't have to answer for it or ask forgiveness.
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  Comments You Will Not Year at the 3-12-06 WT Study(Witness/Nations)

  by blondie in

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  2. bible

  comments you will not hear at the march 12, 2006 wt study (february 1, 2006 issue, pages 22-26)(witness/nations).

  review comments will be in red.

  wt material from today's wt will be in black.

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  Bonnie_Clyde

  Blondie - sorry to bother you. Can you tell me there have no new posts since March 11?
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  Kingdom Hall Bomb

  by Dr Jekyll in

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  old news but uncle bruce wanted it dug up.... the guardian.

  22nd july 1985.. man killed in blast.

  at sydney service.. from richard yallop in melbourne.. one man was killed and 70 people were taken to hospital after a bomb exploded yesterday during a jehovah's witnesses service in a kingdom hall in the sydney suburb of lurnea.. the explosion occurred close to the speaker's dais just as mr. david winder, a visiting elder from the sydney suburb of prospect, had begun his address on loyalty to god and the family.

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  Bonnie_Clyde

  Last summer I got an email that was being circulated last summer. The witnesses have a way of explaining disasters like this as being a blessing from Jehovah. I saved the e-mail into a Word document and will try to paste it here:

  : Subject: Jehovah's Mighty Hand >Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 18:37:04 -0600 As I read these, my memory came to my aid. All have been mentioned in the publications or at assemblies. Putting them together gives us a boost. It is awesome to think of how our wonderful God intervenes when it is needed. Who could ever think that Jehovah is not with the organization. And I added a 9th to the list I got. Perhaps there are other things you can add. If you do, please send a copy back to me so I can share. > >Bob Weyer > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >

  DOES JEHOVAH KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON, AND DOES HE HELP?

  1. The bomb planted in the Kingdom Hall In Australia, where one brother was killed, was meant to kill everyone, and would have, but the bomb rolled backwards so the force or the blast was away from the friends, rather than aimed at them.

  2. A new Hall was built in

  3. In , a Hall building was delayed, because the basement hadn't been back filled and the brothers had no means to do so. While the inspectors were at the site, a bulldozer showed up did the job, and drove off. He returned to tell his boss he'd finished the job at the Hall. The boss replied, "Hall!? I told you to go to the mall!" The job was done at no expense to the brothers.

  4. The brothers were building a 2-day project, and were short of roof trusses. None could be obtained for 3 days. Nearby, a semi truck overturned, blocking traffic. What was it carrying? Trusses! The police wanted them removed. The brothers moved in and hauled them away. Although some were damaged, enough were gathered to finish the project, at no cost to the brothers.

  5. A Hall project was planned on an island. However, no sand was available for the mortar. (Many of these islands are formed from coral.). The only sand was on property owned by the Catholic priest, and he wouldn't sell to the brothers. A storm came up and washed the sand from the priest's land to where it was available to the friends. The project was completed, and everyone was happy but the priest .

  6. In , where the work is done underground, 3 elders were >working on a country road. The sky was cloudy. Suddenly a bolt of lightning killed the middle brother. The other 2 hurriedly hid his body in the bushes, to go and remove literature, etc. from his home before the officials came. They take over any possessions they find and give them to whomever they feel can use them. Among his possessions were found a complete list of all the Witnesses from miles around. He was not a brother, but an imposter, planning to turn this list over to the police. As Bro. Lauriz says, if these hadn't come from , we'd never believe them.

  7. In a country where the work is banned, a Brother was trying to get through a series of roadblocks, with the trunk of his car loaded with literature. He was stopped by a policeman who asked him if he would take him to a certain destination as his car was broke down. The Brother agreed, the policeman got in the car, took his policeman's hat off and put it on the dashboard of the car as they drove along. They passed through five roadblocks and each time they were waved to go on through because of the policeman being w! ith him. When they reached the end, the policeman thanked him and got out. The Brother asked him what the roadblocks were for and he said, "Oh, those Jehovah's Witnesses try to get through with their literature and this is set up to stop them." So he had escorted the Brother right through with his literature, (Told by Bro. Spangenberg, C. 0.)

  8. A Brother going door to door met a man who said very emphatically he was not interested. He said to the Bro. "Tell it to the dog!" So the Bro. did. He gave the whole Sermon, read the scriptures, and presented the WT subscription, when he got through, he looked up at the man and said, "Well, the dog says yes." The man said "If the dog says yes, then I'll take it." So he placed the subscription. This was told by Brother Carrie Barber. (Gov. Body) Rejoice in the hope. Endure under tribulation. Persevere in prayer. -Romans 12:12

  9. Here is one I can add. In West Valley C! ity, , a new Kingdom Hall was planned. Funds were short. The brothers heard of an IRS auction of property in an ideal location. The date of the auction the presiding overseer went to the site, county court house steps. A minimum bid was announced, $14,500.00. Our brother raised his hand. No one of the many gathered there offered any bids. The congregation got the property, sold off a piece for $14,500.00. Net result...property paid for at no cost to the brothers aside from clean up. How do I know? I was in that congregation at the time. Bob Weyer > >
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  Watchtower "study" - a puzzle for drones

  by Gregor in

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  ok, here's how you prepare for the watchtower study.

  come on, it's fun!

  an unmarked copy of the watchtower for thewt study that week.

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  Bonnie_Clyde

  Highlighting can even get you a mate. A rather plain sister (unmarried) in her 30's in our congregation landed herself a husband that way. When asked what made him decide to marry Sister K, he admitted that he picked up her copy of the book that was being studyied at the time at the congregation book study and noticed how well marked it was. This was evidence that she was a spiritual person.
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  2006 - A Year of Movers and Shakers for The Society

  by truthseeker in

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  it's only march 1st and already several things have happened in witless land.... 1) awake!

  goes monthly beginning january 1, 2006.. 2) to be confirmed: bound volumes cease production.

  3) confirmed by congregation letter: paperback bibles replace hardback bibles.

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  Bonnie_Clyde

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  Bethel elder arrangement ends on August 31, 2006

  What was this about?