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  Watchtower April, 2017 Overview

  by Listener in

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  2. bible

  i'll start with the first study article.. this study article deals with vows made to jehovah.

  three main vows are discussed.. 1) your dedication to jehovah.

  we are told that it is not possible to claim that our baptism was not valid .

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  “careful”: “When I was in, there was an occasional re-baptism, most often because the person involved didn't understand what he or she was doing, sometimes having gotten baptized without having gone through the 80 questions first. At some of the big assemblies with 80+ baptismal candidates, some newbies just got in the baptismal line and got dunked.”

  Maybe those youngins and newbies could use the defence that they had too much to drink before they spontaneously decided to cut into the baptismal line. I mean, sometimes that defence can be taken into consideration in court for certain crimes. (I showed up drunk at district conventions a couple of times, but I had already been baptized. Just say’n.)
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  TV - Revealed: JWs in the Philippines - Investigative Documentaries

  by darkspilver in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  note: although some of the interviews in the following video are in english, the majority is in tagalog/filipino, if that's a problem please don't watch it.. investigative documentaries: jws in the philippines.

  broadcast on thursday 22 december 2016 on the gma news tv in the philippines.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mydu2bq-lwm.

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  Whenever I come across that geographical restriction thing, it makes me really sick and angry! (Amazon dot com is really bad for that too.) I just can’t understand why people want to restrict online content for other countries. It just defeats the whole purpose of the global Internet. Some people must really be selfish and controlling.
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  107 years of “Advertising the Kingdom” from Brooklyn, NY, what is it New Yorkers will remember about JWs after their move in 2016?

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/commercial-real-estate/10-biggest-nyc-real-estate-stories-2016-69239.

  december 23, 2016. the 10 biggest nyc real estate stories of 2016.

  wikimedia: jud mccranie .

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  Joseph Franklin Rutherford was basically just as whacky as Charles Taze Russell, but one thing he certainly did have going for him was a bold entrepreneurial sense which gave him the foresight to turn Russell’s little cult, the International Bible Students Association, into a thriving new religious sect. Rutherford had the ability to manipulate and play people so as to acquire a diligent, driven volunteer workforce to serve his needs from the bottom up while he projected his clenched-fisted leadership from the top down.

  In that respect, Rutherford was pretty much on par with Donald Trump – persevere and win at any and all costs. Rutherford’s tangible legacy carried through time his own unique brand of organized religion, replete with various anomalous and disingenuous twists and turns reminiscent of his bearded predecessor, but one thing he accomplished well: He put the Watchtower corporation on the map and changed an integral portion of the skyline in Brooklyn, New York.

  And in terms of stalwart ambition and old-school stubbornness, I’m sure he could have taught Donald Trump a thing or two.
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  Elder wants to stop by with the CO for a visit .

  by NikL in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i got a text from an elder who i consider one of the good guys and a friend in his own way.. he asked if he could bring the co by for a visit.

  he said it would be "just a pleasant call and visit and will hopefully encourage my wife".

  he says that "he knows she is dealing with a ton of pressure".. in all my years around the organization, i never had a visit from the circuit overseer.

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  NikL, if the CO – or any elder, for that matter – ever asks you if you believe that the WT faithful and discreet slave is God’s sole representative on earth, then I would simply refer them to Geoffrey Jackson’s response to that very question posed by the Australian Royal Commission (ARC), as to whether those of the governing body are “inspired” of God. Geoffrey Jackson was quoted as replying: “That I think would seem to be quite presumptuous to say that we are the only spokesperson that God is using.”

  Indeed, I would allow our fine Mr. Jackson to hang himself – that is, to reply for himself. And if you still keep getting some flak about it, then I would just keep playing that same except from the ARC until the point is duly received. Yes, let that precious little gem of a sound byte do its job.

  
  
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  Indoctrination or Education? Grooming Minds

  by Tech49 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  dear friends,.

  i came across this video a while back.

  after thinking about it for some time, i wanted to share.

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  Excellent rational, logical video presentation! It should be seen by every parent and every child. It is most empowering and freeing to be able to step out of the box of religious status quo and view the forest landscape from afar. Bravo!
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  one day convention

  by zeb in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well my wife is off to a one day convention and will doubtless return home cranky and tired.

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  “Alostpuppydog”: “These one day convention make as much sense as pouring coffee in my ear.”

  LOL!!
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  Watchtower Study Article: "You Fit Enjoy Your Marriage!"

  by Wild_Thing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so, the watchtower study article, "making christian marriage a success" can best be enjoyed when reading it in the language of nigerian pidgin.

  ) e good make love dey make the two of dem think about how the other person dey feel and wetin e need.

  3:7) e no good make dem force each other but make their body first move dem to do am.

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  Why does this topic make me feel like jerk or Cajun chicken?
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  Front cover of the 2017 Watchtower - unbelievable!

  by freddo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  study edition.

  january 2017.

  (can someone put up a link please?).

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  “sparrowdown”: “The next magazine will show a sister witnessing in a skirt on MT Everest and the one after that under the sea in diving gear and skirt -of course!”

  LOL!!!
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  Front cover of the 2017 Watchtower - unbelievable!

  by freddo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  study edition.

  january 2017.

  (can someone put up a link please?).

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  “baker”: “At least the magazines can come to some good use, when nature calls...”

  LOL!!!
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  Oops, I did it again! Flag placed in the KH: Chile 2016

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my friends,.

  what has become now a yearly tradition for me: getting the videos/photos of the flag in chile for their national holidays.. this is the 2016 version, i believe the clearest example yet:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b94j3lmqx_w&feature=youtu.be.

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  “joe134cd”: “(1) An ultra dub pioneer sister at first was unaware of it and denied it. When I pushed the issue a little further, and showed her proof she then blocked me.”

  Isn’t that so typical of JWs that whenever you try to show them the concrete proof of such things, they immediately just shut down (usually after spewing the famous line about ‘the light getting brighter’).