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  Old books on JW app -are there changes in them?

  by closed in

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  good day to all.

  has anybody checked if there are any "adjustments" in jw old books available on the app?

  i mean if info that this world was going to end during 20th century and so forth were changed by the publisher.

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  neat blue dog

  The change you mention about the 20th century had already been changed in print for the bound volume. Otherwise no, they haven't changed anything: from Rutherford calling himself an ass, 1975, this generation, organ transplants etc. It's all there, some back to 1950.
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  Everybody's getting old

  by neat blue dog in

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  at an assembly in texas is it me or are there not too many young folk about 😉.

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  neat blue dog

  To be clear: this isn't my picture, so I can't confirm if younger ones are in other areas or how much seating there is beyond what's pictured. What struck me is how most in the shot just happen to be middle aged or older.
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  Anyway coming back from my blunder?

  by Crazyguy2 in

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  my oldest boy got pissed that i started going back to meetings so i had one last conversation with him as he moved out.

  (only went back to try and not loose whole family) during the conversation things got a bit heated and i mentioned a couple of false prophecies in the bible the rest of family heard so now they think i don’t believe at all.

  guess their right think my going back was just a ruse, yes that’s true to.

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  neat blue dog

  Stan I'm so sorry, what cruel treatment. I know it's been repeated a million times over, but that doesn't minimize it in the least, it maximizes the GB's guilt 😡
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  Everybody's getting old

  by neat blue dog in

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  at an assembly in texas is it me or are there not too many young folk about 😉.

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  neat blue dog

  At an assembly in Texas is it me or are there not too many young folk about 😉

  
  
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  Electric Cordless Yard Tools - Does Anyone Else Use Them?

  by RubaDub in

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  i must say, i have had my battery mower, trimmer, blower for about a year now and could not be happier (ryobi 40 volt stuff).

  the same battery works in everything.

  just plug and play.. yes, they are more expensive to purchase, probably 30% to 50% more than gas.

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  neat blue dog

  I agree, traditional engines seem so archaic by comparison. I use the Ryobi weed whacker as well and have considered the mower.
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  What Did You Do With All Your Meeting Clothes?

  by minimus in

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  i literally had dozens of suits.

  i still have more dress clothes than anyone i know.

  i did give some suits and clothing away and to be honest, i still like wearing a nice suit.. brothers and sisters, are all your “ meeting clothes” still in your closet?

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  Double Standard of Proof

  by neat blue dog in

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  there's a new article about john the baptist (not sure why they reverted to baptist instead of the modern english 'baptizer'), and it goes into several areas of his life followed by quotes from josephus showing that these specific things were historically documented.

  the article is summarized by saying:.

  the first-century historian josephus viewed john the baptist as a real person.

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  neat blue dog

  I'm assuming the article is in a JW publication? Is that right?

  Yes, a new article on JWdotORG.
  
  
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  Double Standard of Proof

  by neat blue dog in

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  there's a new article about john the baptist (not sure why they reverted to baptist instead of the modern english 'baptizer'), and it goes into several areas of his life followed by quotes from josephus showing that these specific things were historically documented.

  the article is summarized by saying:.

  the first-century historian josephus viewed john the baptist as a real person.

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  neat blue dog

  There's a new article about John the Baptist (not sure why they reverted to Baptist instead of the modern English 'baptizer'), and it goes into several areas of his life followed by quotes from Josephus showing that these specific things were historically documented. The article is summarized by saying:

  The first-century historian Josephus viewed John the Baptist as a real person. So can we.

  That's the thrust of the whole article. If it's good enough for Josephus, it's good enough for us.

  Fun fact: Josephus also said that Jesus was killed on a cross, that the proper name of God was not being used in Jesus time, and that Jerusalem's desolation lasted 50 years instead of 70, destroying 607 and therefore 1914.

  Now what say you?
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  JWs: No Infant Baptism! (just children)

  by neat blue dog in

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  here's a new article that came out:.

  do jehovah’s witnesses baptize infants?no.

  the bible does not endorse infant baptism.

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  neat blue dog

  Yeah, I got that first part. It's WTWs second paragraph that threw me for a loop.
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  JWs: No Infant Baptism! (just children)

  by neat blue dog in

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  here's a new article that came out:.

  do jehovah’s witnesses baptize infants?no.

  the bible does not endorse infant baptism.

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  neat blue dog

  WTWizard:

  I honestly don't know what you're talking about but I'll agree with that last part, about how Jesus was baptized at 30. It's also worth noting that there were no child baptisms ever mentioned in the new testament.