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  The 1914 generation thing?

  by Mandybp in

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  when i was a witness we used to believe the generation of 1914 would not die before armageddon came.

  do they still teach that?

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  benext

  I was just reviewing some of this material last weekend. Check the 5/15/95 WT for the series of articles.
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  Special Meeting on 4/27/03 ?

  by robhic in

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  2. beliefs

  a friend told me she wanted to attend a special meeting today, sunday april 27. her health has been bad for the last few months so she hasn't attended anything except the memorial in about 6 months.

  why this meeting was referred to as "special" wasn't mentioned.. since the jw like to march in lock-step uniformity, i am assuming this meeting is going to be the same country (world) wide?

  is a local meeting being special allowed if all other meetings are not (for the most part)?

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  benext

  This was the "special" talk which is given every year after the Memorial as part of the recruitment drive.
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  Did anyone ever fall asleep on you in service?

  by Jayson in

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  i'm thinking of doing this if i get dinged again.. .

  zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

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  I fell asleep when I sat in on a study. When I was conducting a study Brother Moske (DO) fell asleep. I woke him up once but let him sleep when he dozed off again.
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  the B part

  by ChrisVance in

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  looking back it seems hysterical that during the watchtower and bookstudy one had to be careful not to answer the b part until after the conductor asked the question.

  just another example of how structured everything is in that cult.

  "let everything take place by arrangement" to the nth degree.

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  I was always amused by the conductors who would call out multiple names so the microphone holders could be in place. Then you would sometimes hear a string of "same comment."
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  R the jws desperate 4 recruits?

  by badboy in

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  r the jws increasely desperate 4 converts,do u think?.

  i f so ,they might attract the wrong sort of crowd!

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  With 5 meetings a week, 4 mags a month, 2 CO visits a year, 1 District Convention, 1 Circuit Assembly, and 1 SAD someone's got to be there.
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  More Watchtower Begging And Dumbing-Down

  by metatron in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the latest kingdom ministry (may) has a few changes.

  first, it has an insert called "international kingdom hall building in some european lands" - designed to extract more $ from the friends.

  the announcement section tells people how to write checks payable to "jehovah's witnesses" for donations - but...

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  Is this mentioning of the donation arrangement (which many don't) in connection with telephone witnessing?
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  Can Baptisms be anulled?

  by Azalo in

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  i was baptised when i was 12 years old and i dont feel like at that age i was mature enough to take such a drastic step.

  i dont think its right to be df'd for something that i never really did since the baptism is really only a symbol of the dedication and i never did that.

  i just was going along with the flow.

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  The fact that the organization makes the elders go over the questions in the OM book with baptismal candidates then meet to decide whether or not a person (regardless of age) can be baptized would make the question moot in their eyes.
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  Comment to JW's on latest KH Meeting (Please add your comments!!)

  by bk62 in

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  i again went to the sunday meeting with my wife, in order to "keep abreast" and look for any flaws to exploit.

  lo and behold, this was a "special" meeting b/c the "circuit overseer???

  " was there to put his spin on things.

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  bk62, when other religions use the word or title "God" they usually mean Jesus. The Witness use of the name Jehovah is to distinguish in the minds of the hearer who they are referring to. In a meeting at the Kingdom Hall both might be used with no confusion. Many speakers will use both. It may have struck you as strange because of your unfamiliarity with the meetings.
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  Motorist Runs into Crowd at Stanley Theatre

  by benext in

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  The "immediate future": another typical WTS catch phrase still used

  by onacruse in

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  stinkypantz sent me a couple of quotes from "the past" that brought back a lot of memories, including this one (bold added):.

  *** awake!

  october 8 1966 pp.19-20 ***.

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  It may well be the "immediate future" extends from the actual date of reading. Yeah, that's it.