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  40 years on - and still in Damage Control mode!

  by Bungi Bill in

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  earlier this morning, i posted off to the the institute of engineers an application for membership as an "engineering associate":.

  - today being just over 40 years since the congregation's retards elders made me abandon my apprenticeship.. (in this part of the world, the pre-1975 hype was taken to that level.

  not being content to prevent young persons attending university, they went one step further and treated with hostility any youngster who would "tie up five years of their lives" by entering into an apprenticeship.

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  That is awesome man! Very happy for u
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  Photo from Bible Teach book was one of the top posts on /r/WTF today

  by Richard_I in

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  2. friends

  a pic from the bible teach book was posted on reddit's popular /r/wtf subreddit where people post things that make you say "what the fuck" out loud.

  this was the photo and you can read the thread's comments here.

  it was one of the most-upvoted pictures today on the subreddit.. i visit that subreddit once in awhile and laughed out loud when i saw the thread..

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  Rotfl did u notice the OP's caption... It said the book was left as a "tip" at work.
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  How long until the "Generation" gets Revised/Dropped?

  by Lemonp in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if you don't already know this; the latest revision of the insight book has no mention of the "overlapping generation" bs online library, insight book .

  obviously that change will not bee seen by the vast majority of people, so when will this "brighter light" shine through in a wt or assembly talk?

  predictions?.

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  Just to piggyback here, often this is how 'new light' is brought out a small change here or there and then when the big shoe drops in the wt mag they point back and say "see we believed this for quiet a while now!".... That said, its not official that the generation has changed yet. Until it gets printed in a study article its not "official" as such. This is just the ground work. I hope they do it soon. That will be my excuse to be "stumbled" and cease my nominal meeting attendance once and for all ;)
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  Rumor about the Imitate Jesus Convention

  by FusionTheism in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i saw a rumor a few weeks ago on reddit that the new imitate jesus convention is supposed to present new light and clarified understandings on the disfellowshipping/disassociation practices.. supposedly, if this rumor has any truth to it, there will be a talk given at the convention about how we should not be strict like the pharisees in how we shun people, loosening up some of the jw rules about this practice.. has anyone here heard anything about this or have more info on it?.

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  Again, new light never comes out at assemblies. Always the annual meeting. There will be nothing of any note whatsoever at this annual sales convention
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  Geoffrey Jackson Bio!

  by elkatire1980 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  in the watchtower august 15 in the topic: "let the many islands rejoice" appears the following paragraph: .

  then, however, it came time for a serious decision.

  would i accept a scholarship to go to university?

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  Yea the vernacular on that was curious to me as well... "Go to university" is typically a european expression. In the NE USA at least we always refer to it as college even if it is a school that is designated as a "university". I susspect they choose that expression to appeal to a wide range of english speaking audiences and perhaps to make it easier to translate
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  Rumor about the Imitate Jesus Convention

  by FusionTheism in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i saw a rumor a few weeks ago on reddit that the new imitate jesus convention is supposed to present new light and clarified understandings on the disfellowshipping/disassociation practices.. supposedly, if this rumor has any truth to it, there will be a talk given at the convention about how we should not be strict like the pharisees in how we shun people, loosening up some of the jw rules about this practice.. has anyone here heard anything about this or have more info on it?.

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  Dont be gullible. That will never. Ever. Ever. Happen.

  But even if it did 'new light' is NEVER released at the annual sales convention, its always at the annual meeting in october.

  This is a nonstarter.
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  Geoffrey Jackson Bio!

  by elkatire1980 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  in the watchtower august 15 in the topic: "let the many islands rejoice" appears the following paragraph: .

  then, however, it came time for a serious decision.

  would i accept a scholarship to go to university?

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  Yawn... Yea and im the duke of Earl. Everybody is an expert on everything on the internet with specialized training in every field. As i already noted there are some exceptions, ive seen small scholorahips awarded to kids in middle school for art or music and the like (500 bucks or so) and im sure there are plenty of other minor oportunities for younger kids but the simple reality is that "academic" scholorahips arnt granted until you graduate from highschool, at whatever age that is for you. If you dont graduate with grades sifficent for the school you applied to the scholorships are pulled no matter what a student thinks they were granted. I do agree though that research amd applying for all those smaller scholorahips and grants can pay off as they add up...

  as for jackson i agree with billys earlier assesment: it didnt actually say he was granted anything. He presented it as his perseption: get a scholorship and go to university or not. Its telling that he felt the only way to go was to have someone else pay for it instead of working part time.....
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  Geoffrey Jackson Bio!

  by elkatire1980 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  in the watchtower august 15 in the topic: "let the many islands rejoice" appears the following paragraph: .

  then, however, it came time for a serious decision.

  would i accept a scholarship to go to university?

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  As the parent of multiple high school children in the USA you are incorrect.... Well let me revise. I suppose 9th graders could apply.... So could kindergarteners i suppose, but no college is goimg to review or grant such scholorahips. They dont even finalize them until after the laster quarter of the senior year to ensure their final grades qualify them.
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  New August Watchtower -- Getting rid of the Generation again??

  by FusionTheism in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the new august study watchtower just posted on jw.org is all about how long it may be until the end.

  whole article on that topic..

  but it never once mentions the overlapping generation..

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  Unless i misunderstand they dont actually comment on the generation teaching. That quote is from the insight book. We need a new wt to comment on it to officly undo the stupid ass overlapping thing
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  Questions about the Flood for Brother Jeramy

  by cappytan in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  how long did the flood last?how long can land vegetation survive submerged in seawater?how long can freshwater fish survive in saltwater?how old is human civilization?

  what is the oldest settlement in south america?

  how did those people get there from the middle east after the flood wiped out everything on the earth?.

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  Actually yes it is an answer to my question. Im hurt by the "thumbs down" though :(