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A few observations from the DC
by pillsbury in
1. jw
2. friends
i have been reading over everyones posts from the dc and it made me remember a few things:.

the drama: they definately were discouraging going to collage.

timothy had a friend named jonathon that pursued "worldly goals"- getting an education, getting a good job and getting married and having kids.
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The facts on crucifixion, stauros, and the "torture stake"
by Leolaia in
1. watchtower
2. bible
finally, i will look at biblical and patristic evidence bearing on the crucifixion of jesus in particular.

we need to examine the earliest known descriptions of the kind of crucifixion adopted by the romans and the specific terms they used to refer to it.

apparently the society believes that crux still meant "stake" in the second century a.d., when tacitus composed his annals.
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Next WT Study....... Alcohol!!!
by Doubtfully Yours in
1. watchtower
2. bible
it should be most interesting.

1 out of 3 in my actual congregation has a heavy drinking problem.

i'd say that's the 'sin' that is way, way overlooked by the wtbts.
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WT Letter about elders' sins
by IT Support in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
someone recently posted a topic which included a link to a wt letter to bodies of elders.

the letter stated that if an elder confessed to having committed a serious (i.e.

disfellowshippable) sin a number of years ago, and nobody knew about it, he need not be removed.
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Where are the MS's?
by ozziepost in
1. jw
2. friends
a thought occurred to me when i read one of blondie's comments in her thread http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/10/82052/1.ashx

even then a lot of those elders delegated it to some up and coming ms. can?t do that now with so few ms in the congos.

there was a time when the ms outnumbered the e's in each congregation.
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The WTBTS's proactive steps at preventing child molestation.
by formerout in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
brobennett, you made this comment in another post:.

breeding pedophiles are more common in other religions since they are kept in circulation and not taken out of the religion.

by the way, brobennett, do you have kids?.
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Letter From Society Say Going To a JW/Non-JW Wedding Has Consequences!
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
my mother called me in a tizzy saying that her friend heard that letters were read and a talk was given in 2 different congregations saying that the society's new policy is that if a elder, m.s.

or pioneer attends an "unequaled" wedding----they will be removed from their exemplary positions because they are "disloyal to jehovah god"........what do you think about this one?

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One more thing to account for:
by pillsbury in
1. jw
2. friends
i was thinking today, another flip flop that effected many people and they never gave a good explanation for is the divorces caused by the "unnatural sex" explanation in the 70's.

first it is a "no no" and you can get a divorce because of it to "it is still wrong but you can not get a scriptural divorce because of it".

they sanctioned the breakup of marriages and then basically said "oops" we shouldn't have said that but don't criticize anyone who did it already and is remarried.
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How do I get the WT to delete my history?
by Etude in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
does anyone know if it's at all possible to see what the wt has on you if you're not longer associated with them?

is it possible to request, maybe legally, that they expunge any information about you?

does it stay there forever?
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JWs Enjoy Looking Down On Others. It Makes Them Feel Good About Themselves!
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
do you agree with that statement?