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  My quest for knowledge "Can birds Fart"?

  by jam in

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  i think i'm going over the edge with my quest for knowledge.

  lol.

  but there was a research on this subject and finally science answers.

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  berrygerry

  Tmi
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  Our Spin On Sunday's Lesson "Spending Long Periods Of Time At Beth-hell and R.B.C Might Lead to Homosexuality or Incest.

  by SanLuisObispoTruthSeeker in

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  2. bible

  sunday's lesson is a doosy, it's very good advice for all jws with professional skills and abilities to avoid offering up their time for any period over a week, lest they might get lured in to a sexual relationship with another man, woman or animal or perhaps incest?.

  why does the watchtower have problems with jws who have jobs that require long stays and travel?

  keeps them off welfare and provides for their familes, they are control freaks!.

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  There was a newspaper article years ago (major Cdn city) of a man arrested for doing someone's dog. The article said it was a JW, which at the time, I refused to believe. They had interviewed the householder. She didn't answer when he knocked, but was watching through the window, and called the police when he did it. Too bad there weren't cell phone cameras then.
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  For past and present elders - Questions in a JC - why so intimate?

  by berrygerry in

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  repeatedly, people who have been in a jc are shocked by both the invasiveness and irrelevant questions asked by elders.. yet, the shepherd book doesn't seem to indicate requiring this?.

  if it is something passed on from one generation of elders to the next, then why does it appear globally?.

  where and how does the questioning arise?.

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  berrygerry

  Repeatedly, people who have been in a JC are shocked by both the invasiveness and irrelevant questions asked by elders.

  Yet, the Shepherd book doesn't seem to indicate requiring this?

  If it is something passed on from one generation of elders to the next, then why does it appear globally?

  Where and how does the questioning arise?
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  org is dying

  by lambsbottom in

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  2. beliefs

  i don't understand why so many ex jws and faders think that the jws will continue to grow and thrive as a religion.

  i still attend a meeting once a week and you can smell the death of the religion creeping up when you hear the talks, read the study wts and hear the letters from the gb.

  the way the organization has changed is a sign that it reached its peak (in "healthy" membership) long ago.

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  berrygerry

  What would be an interesting statistic is the average age (minors excluded) of JW's in developed countries from decade to decade.
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  2014-03-29 BOE CONFIDENTIALS PDF Adjustment to financing Kingdom Hall and Assembly Hall construction worldwide

  by WatchTower87 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  2014-03-29 adjustment to financing kingdom hall and assembly hall construction worldwide.

  pdf version: http://adf.ly/juxnc.

  instruction: press the 'skip ad' button top right, you should then see the download screen more easily.

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  berrygerry

  I pulled the corporate docs of a Canadian congo today.

  An amendment was done in September 2013 which added the following Article:

  "Article XX was added to the Declaration of Incorporation to read: Any property remaining on liquidation after the discharge of any liabilities of the Congregation (the "Net Property") shall be distributed to a congregation or congregations associated with the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses situated within THE PROVINCE nearest to the Congregation to assist in providing or maintaining a suitable place of worship, or if none, to the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Canada or one or more other qualified donees within the meaning of the Income Tax Act carrying on similar activities in the advancement of the religious and charitable purposes of Jehovah's Witnesses generally."
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  Disfellowshipping and reinstatement

  by Lynnie in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so i was visiting my older cousin who has been out of the jw's for many years but is still favorable.

  to the whole nonsense and seems to be on the fence still after 35 years and she asked me "have you ever.

  thought about going back?

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  Re: Oubliette's comments.

  It seems like a religious group that self-flagelates.

  If the group feels that you're not flagelating yourself enough, then the group needs to start flagelating you instead.
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  My logic and emotions are in a turmoil. Need specific help please

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  2. experiences

  i am still in, and as my name says "stuckinarut"...now i know it is not the truth, i know it for a fact...but im so messed up with a wash of hundreds of thoughts that i cant seem to get my head in order.. i thought i had my head clear and my 'sh1t together' so to speak....but ..... im sure you know what i mean?

  when there are so many reasons and facts proving ttatt, but if asked to make a list in bullet points now, i would get so overwhelmed....i just dont know where to start.

  i feel like i would be like a balloon let go flying around the room in all directions trying to 'spew' out the facts!.

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  berrygerry

  I am not an artist and have a hard time drawing a straight line with a ruler. However, I can distinguish a work of art from otherwise.

  Likewise, I still do not know everything spiritually the way I would like. However, I can distinguish a lie from truth. The Bible says God CANNOT lie. I therefore find it absurd that He would then turn around and encourage HIS earthly organization to lie, lie, lie.
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  Return to the Kingdom Hall!

  by One Last Kiss in

  1. jw
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  i recently did just that and had an unexpectedly uplifting experience.

  whilst on vacay i was informed by my jw friend (only dimly aware of my faded status) that wed be visiting the local kh .

  so there i was, far from home, not been to a kh in over a year and heading to the sunday meeting.

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  Justvisiting - it seemed this set of witnesses is at the stage where just using a tablet gains them spiritual brownie points, once someone figures out the highlighting trick they'll have to step it up!

  Someone should create an app that auto-highlights for you.
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  What words has the WT redefined?

  by Splash in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  these days, virtually every public talk speaker thinks it's interesting and intellectual to include a dictionary definition of some word.

  often the word is in common use and needs no explanation, such as 'exercise', or 'knowledge', or whatever.. now contrast that to all of the words that the wt has it's own meaning for, and referencing a dictionary for the common understanding of it would be viewed unfavourably.. words like 'generation' or 'men' (as in jesus is mediator between god and 'men' - 1tim 2:5-6).. what words have the wt redefined that you know about?

  - i'd like to compile a list if possible.. splash.

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  LOVE. (Also beat).
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  Disfellowshipping - The 10 year rule?

  by Gembean in

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  2. beliefs

  is it true there is a 10 year rule?

  i was reading on here when i saw someone quote it?

  i've never heard of it before!.

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  berrygerry

  Just for clarity, the Shepherd book rule applies to SERVING elders only.

  So, if a serving elder commits fornication, he needs to hide it for 3 years.

  If, during those 3 years, he obviously has Jehovah's blessing (??? - extra zeal for the Corp.), and is then repentant, he need not be removed.

  No such provision for rank and file (watch Marc and Cora's video).