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  If you read the bible w/out instruction, what would you think?

  by TTWSYF in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  anyone reading [or did read] the bible without someone else telling you what it meant?.

  would you be leaning towards the jws or baptists or lutherans or what?.

  just asking.

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  neat blue dog

  I would see that they've all got it wrong in various areas, with JWs faults being end time speculation, authoritarian leadership, stifling of exercise of conscience, the degree of disfellowshipping, legalism, and first and foremost: the nonexistent hope of a paradise earth.
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  So, how did the 'beard article' go over yesterday at your congregation?

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  at mine the conductor was somewhat awkward and minimal and there were nervous chuckles from the audience.

  two people, including an elder, gave reasonable comments that it's okay as long as it's not extreme styles, etc.

  but then another one of the elders commented that nothing has changed and they still aren't proper locally.

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  neat blue dog

  At mine the conductor was somewhat awkward and minimal and there were nervous chuckles from the audience. Two people, including an elder, gave reasonable comments that it's okay as long as it's not extreme styles, etc. But then another one of the elders commented that nothing has changed and they still aren't proper locally.

  How about you?
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  New Midweek meeting visual aids

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  starting this week the midweek has visual aids throughout the meeting such as sing along lyrics that scroll smoothly, images from the publications being used and the year text displayed in between.

  does anybody have the files that were used or have they been leaked?.

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  neat blue dog

  Starting this week the midweek has visual aids throughout the meeting such as sing along lyrics that scroll smoothly, images from the publications being used and the year text displayed in between. Does anybody have the files that were used or have they been leaked?
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  Requesting a few dozen copies of any edition of Watchtower and/or Awake!

  by Pete J in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i need maybe 2-5 dozen copies of any edition of the watchtower or awake!

  magazines to distribute to family, friends, and neighbors.

  any reasonable condition.

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  neat blue dog

  First: Why?

  Second: Just go to a Kingdom Hall during a meeting and discreetly take what they've got.
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  Legalism versus Christianity

  by Faith after Deception in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jesus told this story to some who had great confidence in their own righteousness and scorned everyone else: “two men went to the temple to pray.

  one was a pharisee, and the other was a despised tax collector.

  the pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer: ‘i thank you, god, that i am not like other people—cheaters, sinners, adulterers.

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  neat blue dog

  From one Christian to another, great post, amen to all of it. I despise the term "true Christian", when used improperly by Jehovah's Witnesses.
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  Answer these 25 questions to find out if you are in a cult or high control group

  by Faith after Deception in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  1) do your studies or training in the group seem to be endless?.

  2) did you have to give up things that you liked doing in order to be accepted into the group?

  music, places you used to go, clothes, family life, celebrations, etc.).

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  neat blue dog

  Thank you. Great list. Do you have a link?
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  Caleb and Sophia have some competition

  by usualusername1 in

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  2. friends

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nmyoqiidqo&sns=em

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  neat blue dog

  Curse youuuuu!!!!

  But I must listen to it again. Its so addictive.
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  Nicolas King: JW celebrity and example of hypocrisy

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  nicolas king frequently sings with the watchtower chorus and had a supporting role in the dvd released at the 2014 convention.

  (he's on the bottom row, second from the right.).

  but he also is a jazz singer, traveling constantly performing at concerts, casinos, charity events, even a brief appearance on the tonight show.

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  neat blue dog

  Yogapants:

  I think you gravely misunderstood the intent of my posts. He does look like a nice guy. He's got a good voice and he looks like quite a friendly and personable kid. I'm not calling out hypocrisy on his part necessarily, (I'm sure he's just a casual, sincere member that feels privileged to be used now and then), I'm calling out the ORGANIZATION'S hypocrisy. No character assassination going on here. This is much deeper than that. This is bigger than him or any individual.
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  Brother with a beard on jw.org!

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ok, slight exaggeration: specifically, an official recording of the july 25th, 2016 midweek meeting in german sign language downloaded from stream.jw.org, (log-in required), includes a brother with a beard giving one of the talks:.

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  neat blue dog

  Ok, slight exaggeration: specifically, an official recording of the July 25th, 2016 midweek meeting in German Sign Language downloaded from stream.jw.org, (log-in required), includes a brother with a beard giving one of the talks:

  
  
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  Singing

  by skimthesurface in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  despite not wanting to be a jw anymore and not being at meetings for a few months, still have k. songs coming into my head- both from old and new song books - usually whilst working.

  anyone else?

  how does it make you feel?.

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  neat blue dog

  Okay, TheWonderofYou you're singing that song to the wrong tune.