It's an interesting article.
The author's church website is: https://www.firstmennonitechurch.org
As slimboyfat has probably already noted - they seem to be an 'online' church only in the UK nowadays:
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These couldn't be dubs
by SadElder inthis was posted on the christian century magazine yesterday.
don't know how these folks could be dubs and go to another church without getting caught by some busybody in dubland,.
https://www.christiancentury.org/article/first-person/why-my-church-stopped-decking-halls.
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These couldn't be dubs
by SadElder inthis was posted on the christian century magazine yesterday.
don't know how these folks could be dubs and go to another church without getting caught by some busybody in dubland,.
https://www.christiancentury.org/article/first-person/why-my-church-stopped-decking-halls.
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darkspilver
The author just refers to JWs as they are the only Christians he knew of who didn't celebrate Christmas - he mentions it as he was surprised that this non-JW couple, attending his Mennonite church, also did not 'celebrate' Christmas.
Aside from meeting Jehovah’s Witnesses, I had never encountered Christians who did not celebrate Christmas.
Actually they did, but in a much more non-commericalised, more religious way - that was the point of the article - it lead the author to re-evaluate his view of Christmas too.
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These couldn't be dubs
by SadElder inthis was posted on the christian century magazine yesterday.
don't know how these folks could be dubs and go to another church without getting caught by some busybody in dubland,.
https://www.christiancentury.org/article/first-person/why-my-church-stopped-decking-halls.
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darkspilver
Isn't that kinda the point of the article.
They're Mennonites?
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"Jehovah's Witnesses' withheld info will cost them..."
by Nicholaus Kopernicus inlatest perspective of the san diego reader on wts loosing its $4000 per day sanction appeal.... https://m.sandiegoreader.com/news/2017/nov/10/ticker-jehovahs-witnesses-withheld-info-4000-day/?templates=mobile.
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darkspilver
There's also been coverage on the local newspaper's website - San Diego Union Tribune - and on the local TV channel - NBC 7 San Diego:
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/7c7kt7/san_diego_union_tribune_appeals_court_scolds/
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/7c7kpe/nbc_7_san_diego_jehovahs_witnesses_face/
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JWs drank suspicious tea and got naked and kidnapped people
by yalbmert99 inwell, this is awkward !
these are jehovah's witnesses...lol.
http://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/naked-suspects-in-nisku-kidnapping-may-have-consumed-hallucinogenic-tea-1.3671452.
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Watchtower Loses an Appeal
by TerryWalstrom inpublication court of appeal, fourth appellate district division one state of california osbaldo padron, plaintiff and respondent, v. watchtower bible and tract society of new york, inc., defendant and appellant.findingwatchtower has abused the discovery process.
it has zealously advocated its position and lost multiple times.
yet, it cavalierly refuses to acknowledge the consequences of these losses and the validity of the court's orders requiring it to produce documents in response to request number 12. and, in a further act of defiance, watchtower informed the court that it would not comply with the march 25, 2016 order 39 requiring it to produce documents responsive to request number 12. the court, following lopez, supra, 246 cal.app.4th 566, as an incremental step toward terminating sanctions if watchtower persists in its unjustified conduct, imposed monetary sanctions.
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Faithleaks-Did you guys see this?
by carla inthe story mentions they may come after jw's-.
http://www.sltrib.com/religion/local/2017/11/07/memo-to-all-religions-mormonleaks-may-be-coming-after-you-with-new-faithleaks-site/?hl=1&noredirect=1.
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AndersonInfo: McKnight has been contacted by representatives of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, Scientologists and a handful of other religious denominations.
Thank kinda makes it sound official?
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Is "fornication" still used by Witnesses?
by careful inin 2013 the revised nwt came out and changed the old edition's "fornication" and its related words "fornicating," "fornicator" etc.
in all their roughly 70 occurrences.
has the word completely dropped from usage in the witness world?
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darkspilver
In the revised bible 'fornication' is now usually rendered as 'sexual immorality'.
careful: is it still used in the disfellowshiping report sent to the branch which lists the sin the DFed one is guilty of?
No. (was it ever used?)
Depending on the actual circumstances, one of the following expressions would be used (for 'fornication', 'porneia' would be used):
- Adultery (Mat. 19:9)
- Gross uncleanness (Eph. 4:19, Gal. 5:19)
- Loose conduct (Gal. 5:19; 2 Pet. 2:7)
- Porneia (Lev. 20:10, 13, 15, 16; Rom. 1:24, 26, 27, 32; 1 Cor. 6:9, 10; Deut. 23: 7, 18)
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Faithleaks-Did you guys see this?
by carla inthe story mentions they may come after jw's-.
http://www.sltrib.com/religion/local/2017/11/07/memo-to-all-religions-mormonleaks-may-be-coming-after-you-with-new-faithleaks-site/?hl=1&noredirect=1.
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Yeah, seems interesting, though the ex-jw community seems to be pretty good at distributing, and keeping online, various leaked info.
The real benefit though may be in encouraging new leaks via their submission process.
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5714189639221248/_post/5667648102727680
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/7bc9oy/mormonleaks_launches_new_website_faithleaksorg_to/
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Can all 7 members of the Governing Body ride in this elevator at the same time?
by Alfred inin case the picture didn't load.... i'm referring to an elevator with a (quite common) weight capacity of 1,500 lbs.. would the 7 members of the governing body exceed this weight limit??
david splane: 195 pounds.
stephen lett: 205 pounds.
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darkspilver
Has there ever been a time when all the GB could travel in the elevator together at the same time?