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  BOOK STUDY OR BIBLE STUDY?

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  *** km 9/76 p. 8 question box ***.

  might a discussion using the bible alone be reported as a study?

  (…) but at times persons are unwilling to use any literature other than the bible.

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  How does the Watchtower Society find Deaf People in the community?

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  i saw this article online today from a woman concerned about conversion tactics used by religious groups, specifically jehovah's witnesses, to find deaf people to convert.

  it made me go back and see what the wts uses.. https ://limpingchicken.com/2025/06/12/rebecca-a-withey-concerns-about-deaf-people-being-targeted-by-religious-groups/.

  deaf in wts.

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  Former Jehovah's Witness sentenced for child sexual assault

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  6/3/2025 former jehovah's witness sentenced for child sexual assault shaun sheffer, 47, of harmony was found guilty in january of three counts each of rape and indecent assault, including assault of a person less than 13 who had a mental disability.

  he also was convicted of corruption of minors.... https://triblive.com/local/regional/former-jehovahs-witness-sentenced-for-child-sexual-assault/ .

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  Remember using the term BORG to refer to the WTS

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  it's interesting that when watchtower is referred to as the borg, it immediately brings to mind the scenes where individuals such as captain piccard are held prisoner within a vast collective hive type prison and unable to leave.

  they are then turned into drones.

  in fact here is how wikipedia explains it.. the borg are a fictional alien group that appear as recurring antagonists in the star trek franchise.

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  Change in WT Stance on Retirement? A qualified answer?

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  i was reading the march 2025 wt today, and i notice this: "march 2025 p. 29 jehovah’s hand is not too short p.29-31 (retirement, but qualified statement) (notice , it is not wrong, but, in the end we must rely on their god.

  retirement is alluded to as "making the quest for material things the focus of our life.

  " are we confident that their god will provide (why have retirement then?

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  Remember Hour Quotas?

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  hour quotas timeline.

  back in the old days long before 1952.

  “after staying in our ‘home’ for two days we decided that if we were going to meet our quota of 140 hours for the month.

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  How many Ends are there?

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  when will the current preaching work end?

  (remember, i am reporting not supporting wts teaching).

  questions from readers august 2025 p. 31 (how many wts teaching have been clarified?

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  Changes to Legal Pressure

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  i knew some of the changes the wts did due to legal pressure, but here are some i didn't.https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/blog/changes-due-to-legal-pressure.php .

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  New Light!

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  Ex-JW leaves because of these comics

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  very interesting experience detailing why this person left jws , rest of comics on here.

  https://www.aol.com/lifestyle/life-teenage-jehovah-witness-told-075959759.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=ahr0chm6ly93d3cuz29vz2xllmnvbs8&guce_referrer_sig=aqaaac7equlx0zq7ght-721p28fss8uf-gcgd-uqznoo-dj1coxyxvugwf8wu2cvqllgn5h8isrlumcdysycy72pwmaemtjt69ucojpj-bxld--gnfm2y_jxrxdt0pwx_viz0gtife94b-b0yj-w23nnp1qybsemu7gktpvvbsax5kxh.

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