A new introduction written by a Trinitarian from the Watchman Foundation? I wonder what Ray Franz would have made of that.
slimboyfat
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2018-List Of Publications Approved For Discard!
by Atlantis incopy & paste;.
atlantis listed only one form which is the s-60-e--2/18, but there are several items in the zipped folder.. .
2018 list of publications approved for discard.
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slimboyfat
Not library, book room.
Book room manager was the height I rose to in this organisation. So this is my level of competence. ;-)
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2018-List Of Publications Approved For Discard!
by Atlantis incopy & paste;.
atlantis listed only one form which is the s-60-e--2/18, but there are several items in the zipped folder.. .
2018 list of publications approved for discard.
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slimboyfat
I think this is just talking about tidying up the book room, not a prohibition on KHs or individuals keeping these books.
The only books marked "destroy" are ones with old policy in them, such as the publisher books. The reason for "destroying" these books, I suppose is a practical one, insomuch as they don't want anyone picking up an old book and applying old policy. For example the old publisher book instructed to treat unbaptised publishers who have been removed as disfellowshipped. This is no longer policy.
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2018-List Of Publications Approved For Discard!
by Atlantis incopy & paste;.
atlantis listed only one form which is the s-60-e--2/18, but there are several items in the zipped folder.. .
2018 list of publications approved for discard.
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slimboyfat
Does this mean discard from the book room or discard from the library?
"Display" where?
And why are a few items marked "destroy"?
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Can anyone name a single incident when bethel has fed the poor ever ?
by Chook incharity is lacking from the house of god.
i remember reading once about some young pioneer sisters who needed emergency accommodation and where turn away from brooklyn because they weren’t special pioneers.
charity begins at home..
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slimboyfat
Well careful, it won't happen unless people try to make it happen. I would add to your list, blood, shunning, university education, and so on.
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Apostasy: The Movie - Directed by Daniel Kokotajlo
by darkspilver indaniel kokotajlo's new film apostasy has it's world premiere at the toronto international film festival in september 2017. apostasy.
family and faith come into conflict for two jehovah’s witness sisters in manchester, when one is condemned for fornication and the other pressured to shun her sibling.. this fresh, unadorned first feature from director dan kokotajlo carries an unmistakable note of authenticity from its very first scenes.
set in a jehovah's witness community in england, the film's strength and power lies in its directness.. apostasy depicts the growing rift in a family — a mother and two daughters — who are rigorously devoted to their religion.
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slimboyfat
Oh it wasn't at the GFT it was at Cineworld. And it was cancelled on the 1st of March. Mmm not much chance of them rescheduling it then I suppose.
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Apostasy: The Movie - Directed by Daniel Kokotajlo
by darkspilver indaniel kokotajlo's new film apostasy has it's world premiere at the toronto international film festival in september 2017. apostasy.
family and faith come into conflict for two jehovah’s witness sisters in manchester, when one is condemned for fornication and the other pressured to shun her sibling.. this fresh, unadorned first feature from director dan kokotajlo carries an unmistakable note of authenticity from its very first scenes.
set in a jehovah's witness community in england, the film's strength and power lies in its directness.. apostasy depicts the growing rift in a family — a mother and two daughters — who are rigorously devoted to their religion.
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slimboyfat
I would have watched it at the GFT had it not been for the snow. I wonder if it was rescheduled.
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Oh Boy! Beards are "stumbling blocks" again ... from Stephen Lett
by freddo inso this week's midweek meeting video about stumbling others has lett spouting and gurning rubbish again.. if you can't take the whole 9 minutes go from 5:50 to get the context and 6:45 for the "beard" mention.. https://youtu.be/ezv1ici5cwo.
oh, well - at least they shoot themselves in the foot with this doublespeak.
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slimboyfat
I think I was stumbled by all the talks about the danger of stumbling people.
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Recent New Testament translation causing a stir
by careful insharp-witted and well-educated eastern orthodox philosopher and theologian david bentley hart, now a fellow at notre dame, has produced a nt translation (yale univ press 2017) that is causing a major stir.
one-man translations are pretty rare any more, but this one is making a real splash, largely because it does not surrender to the group/translation committee mentality.. .
even though it's been out only a few months, it's already been reviewed several times in well-known publications.
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slimboyfat
Thanks for bringing the translation to our attention. I like David Bentley Hart as an apologist and Christian thinker.
I like the translation, as much as I've read, and I'm not impressed by N T Wright's criticisms of it. As someone who sees a lot of books, I've come across a huge number of books written by Tom/NT Wright. He must be near holding a record as one of the most prolific authors alive. Not only has he written dozens of books, but some of them are huge, over a thousand pages. I don't know how he manages it. He must write thousands of words a day, and do little else. (Or get help)
I've not been terribly impressed by the little I've read. So the tenor and quality of his review of David Bentley Hart don't surprise me.
In some ways David Bentley Hart shows the early Christians as a more extreme version of modern day JWs. Not only do they place their religion above ties to family, ethnicity, nation and so on, but he presents early Christianity as completely opposed to wealth and the wealthy. Hart says that for the first Christians money was not merely a moral danger it was an intrinsic evil. JWs don't go quite that far. Hart also describes the early Christians as communists, which is difficult to refute, if you take what the New Testament says seriously. They may not have lived up to the concept, but it certainly seems to have been the ideal they aspired to.
Also, on the one hand I welcome Hart's arguments in favour of universalism in the scriptures, but on the other hand I find it implausible in certain passages. One scripture where I think N T Wright has a point is Matt 25:46. This verse does appear to assume eternal damnation for some, as far as I can see.
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Web traffic statistics released for the Reddit ExJW Subreddit
by darkspilver infwiw, the moderators have released the traffic statistics for the reddit exjw subreddit.
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web statistics are not generally an exact science - the 'best' indication is normally the 'unique' visitor number - although one person may be using more than one device to access the website (ie using desktop and mobile), but also more than one person may being using the same device (ie a shared home desktop).. on a forum-style website, the number of 'page views' is a bit pointless as it will normally always be much, much higher than a non-forum-style website - but it can give a general idea on how engaged visitors are (how many topics/threads they are reading).
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slimboyfat
Plus wasn't the abridged annual report released in January?
How does it compare with Mormon readits or whatever you call it?