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  Who is Ellwood Johnson?

  by VM44 in

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  who is ellwood johnson?.

  all i could find mentioned about him is that he is, or was, a circuit overseer.. this previous thread is about a talk that was actually given by ellwood johnson, not samuel herd.. http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/217287/witness-plays-gov-body-samuel-herd-talk-me-he-mentally-ill?.

  he also gave a talk in which people were laughing about some aspect of child abuse.so, does anyone know anything about him?

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  I know ellwood personally. I would be shocked beyond words if he was ever laughing about child abuse.
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  If someone asked you, 'Are you a righteous person'? What would be your answer?

  by Esse quam videri in

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  what would be your answer?

  are you are a righteous person?

  on a scale of 1-10, how righteous do you feel you are?.

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  Well Esse, i will answer with a quote that commented on righeousness and our perceptions of it:

  "There's a passage I got memorized. Ezekiel 25:17. "The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy My brothers. And you will know I am the Lord when I lay My vengeance upon you."

  Now... I been sayin' that for years. And if you ever heard it, that meant your butt. You'd be dead right now. I never gave much thought to what it meant. I just thought it was a cold-blooded thing to say someone before I popped a cap in his him...But I saw something this mornin' made me think twice.

  
  

  See, now I'm thinking: maybe it means you're the evil man. And I'm the righteous man. And Mr. 9mm here... he's the shepherd protecting my righteous butt in the valley of darkness. Or it could mean you're the righteous man and I'm the shepherd and it's the world that's evil and selfish..... I'd like that. But that ain't the truth. The truth is you're the weak. And I'm the tyranny of evil men. But I'm tryin', esse. I'm tryin' real hard to be the shepherd."
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  New Portuguese rendering of John 8:58 in Revised Edition NWT

  by Wonderment in

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  previous rendering of john 8:58: jesus ldisse-hes : digo-vos em toda a verdade: antes de abraao vir a existencia, eu tenho sido.. new rendering: jesus lhes disse: digo-lhes com toda a certeza: antes de abraao vir a existencia, eu ja existia.. i am calling attention to the words in bold letters.

  the previous rendering: "i have been.

  the new reading: "i already existed.

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  I am really sorry but i am barely qualified to speak and comment on english. Anything i say regarding the translation in portugese would be uninformed and pointless. However, I will take a peek at the english, new and old, and see if i can offer something
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  NFL player quits career to become an idiot

  by Captain Schmideo2 in

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  http://www.jwleather.com/news/jason-worilds-quits-nfl-to-knock-on-doors-as-a-jehovahs-witness.

  jason worilds quits nfl to knock on doors as a jehovahs witness.. 3/19/2015.

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  I take exception to the tittle of this thread. If he was both a dubbie and Pittsburgh steeler than he was already an idiot, he did not just become one.
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  Leaked New Songs 139-142

  by toweragent in

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  http://jwtalk.net/forums/files/download/498-songs-140-142/.

  i don't know if anybody has seen this (or if anybody cares).

  but it seems that some of the "new" new songs have been leaked by somebody at bethel.. just a bit of a warning, do not click on that vocal rendition of song 142... it is awful.

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  Hell if i "have" i sing it either. I stand there silent all the time. I stopped carinf if people stare
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  Shutting down the Judicial Committee "invite".

  by kairos in

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  judicial committee invitation comes, with be there or be square consequences.. ( come or we will df you ).

  what are the sure fire, tested and true tactics that will keep the elders off your back?

  ( for good ).

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  Doc and dozy are 100% correct. There is no sure fire way out of it once the committee is formed. Locally a young man threatned suicide. I had no reason to believe he was faking it since he is still a witness even now. The chairman and I called the branch. We were directed to legal. They asked a few questions and ended with "we have no objection to the committee proceeding". Direct quote. I have it written down.

  As for the recording aspect, i never had anyone specifically ask to record but we would have declined. If they insisted we simply would not have meet with them and taken their refusal to meet without recording it as evida ce that they wernt of right heart condition and DF'd them.

  I would give anything a shot, theres no harm, but dont hold any great hope on it. The best answer is to not admit anything that would get you in front of one if that is important to you.
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  Deplorable Website Promotion

  by HBH in

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  my siblings mother in law died recently, and there was a condolence posted with the borg website.

  i googled the name of the poster, and found the same condolence on 100s of funeral home websites!!!

  many of these sites dont have mods or a way to report a website promotion.

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  @steve, i agree ots the story of christianity in a broad sense, amd other religions as well. Its the cult aspect that chaps my ass on this issue. For example, after my grandfather died, there were pmenty of coworkers who put an arm around me and said 'morpheus, hes in a better place' or 'hes looking down on you' etc etc. these are, in a round about way, proselytizing type remarks. They are promoting that persons brand of religious belief.

  it didnt bother me because it was offered personally and with no expressed or implied expectation that i would accept their world view on it. It was simply their way of cooping with loss and they shared it by way of condolance to me, free of obligation as it were. (For the record i wasnt distraught or falling apart, he was ill and we knew it was comming).

  Whats so agrivating is the lack of any real care or compassion. The dubbies are simply capitalizing on a persons potential grief as way to introduce the cult. They dont actually care one wit about you or emotional state, its just an oportunity.
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  Leaked New Songs 139-142

  by toweragent in

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  2. beliefs

  http://jwtalk.net/forums/files/download/498-songs-140-142/.

  i don't know if anybody has seen this (or if anybody cares).

  but it seems that some of the "new" new songs have been leaked by somebody at bethel.. just a bit of a warning, do not click on that vocal rendition of song 142... it is awful.

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  The more i look at it, this would piss me off if i were still a dedicated dubbie... I wasted a few min looking at the words and they should apply to ALL witnesses, not just piosneers. How dare they glorify 70 hours a month over 69. What a fraud! All about the tittle of pioneer and they arnt even hiding it....
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  Deplorable Website Promotion

  by HBH in

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  my siblings mother in law died recently, and there was a condolence posted with the borg website.

  i googled the name of the poster, and found the same condolence on 100s of funeral home websites!!!

  many of these sites dont have mods or a way to report a website promotion.

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  I agree with and appreciate your anger. I also hate it when they preach to people at cemeterys and the like. When my grandfather died (who was a witness) i received a letter in the mail. It was from a random witness who saw the obit and wrote me. I was a believer at the time and still found it tacky. What makes it even more crappy on their part is there no human feeling to it. They are seeking out people who emotionally distraught and directing them to the cult simply to count service time. They wouldnt spend two minutes talking to you personally. Just drive by and throw a tract or a web site referance at you... So pointless and rude.
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  Leaked New Songs 139-142

  by toweragent in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://jwtalk.net/forums/files/download/498-songs-140-142/.

  i don't know if anybody has seen this (or if anybody cares).

  but it seems that some of the "new" new songs have been leaked by somebody at bethel.. just a bit of a warning, do not click on that vocal rendition of song 142... it is awful.

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  O.M.G.

  i thought it was a parody too..