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  Do You Care If A World Leader Had An Affair Before Taking Office?

  by minimus in

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  i don’t care about it unless someone runs on a record of being a model family man or woman.. does it bother you if a president or princess or top government official “cheats “??

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  bennyk

  Ordinarily, not much.

  However, it does bother me that Tweeto the Clown intends to screw most of the country...
  
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  March 2018 Broadcast - When quotes become rumors

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this months broadcast is presented by losche and he discusses the need for trust in the fds.

  the following is transcribed from the 12.30 mark.. satan also has the scheme to spread rumors about our brothers including the faithful slave.

  the method of spreading rumors is not new.

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  bennyk

  And if one were to alter this transcription by substituting "Roman Curia" and "Papacy" for "Faithfull and Discreet Slave", and showed it to Witnesses -- How would they respond?

  They would be astonished and repulsed by the audacity of the Roman Catholic Church.

  "Pot, meet Kettle."
  
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  Apostate is an easy excuse

  by Formerbrother in

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  it seems to me that if there is something that any jw doesnt want anybody to look into, then they can just say the one word apostate, and nobody wil look at it.. this is rather convenient.. what if it is the truth, still dont even look at it to find out?.

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  bennyk

  And yet, what of this counsel from the divinely-appointed Faithful and Discreet Slave /*sarcasm*/?

  "We need to examine, not only what we personally believe, but also what is taught by any religious organization with which we may be associated. Are its teachings in full harmony with God’s Word, or are they based on the traditions of men? If we are lovers of the truth, there is nothing to fear from such an examination."

  (THE TRUTH that leads to ETERNAL LIFE, p.13)

  
  
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  2018 Regional Convention program available on JW.borg

  by sir82 in

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  2. friends

  https://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/convention-program-2018/.

  friday.

  be courageous and very strong”​—joshua 1:7

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  bennyk

  I'm rather more concerned about this:

  "The Proclamation of the Hailstone Message" (Sunday morning Symposium)

  In what foolishness are they likely to become involved? Remember Rutherford and Nazi-Germany?

  I hope my relatives won't be poking a junk-yard dog (so-to-speak).
  
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  2018 Regional Convention program available on JW.borg

  by sir82 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/convention-program-2018/.

  friday.

  be courageous and very strong”​—joshua 1:7

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  bennyk

  Frankly, I find this disturbing.

  What "courage-requiring" nonsense will they be demanding of their affiliates?
  
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  In one sentence, can you pinpoint a single event that woke you up?

  by Brian J in

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  my turning point: serving on a child abuse judicial case.

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  bennyk

  I found out that they had lied to me.
  
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  Eulogies

  by redundantcartworker in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i recently attended a non jw funeral at a local church.

  during the service, a couple of friends/relatives of the deceased eloquently spoke for a few minutes about the deceased with some of their fond memories and gave heartfelt, respectful tributes.. would i ( a non jw) be given a few minutes to speak at either of my jw parents funerals at the kingdom hall ?.

  i guess i already know the answer, but if the answer is "no", then why not and how would they hide the heartlessness of refusing ?

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  bennyk

  I certainly hope no one was offended or embarrassed by Jesus' 'undignified' behavior --

  "Jesus wept." (John 11:35 KJV)
  
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  Watch Tower's eBay account

  by neat blue dog in

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  the last post about the violin for sale got me to looking at their ebay account which says it's based in wallkill.

  they've got over 200 items for sale, most obsolete electronics that are grossly overpriced.

  among them are used hard drives, like this one:.

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  bennyk

  Good for playing "doctor".
  
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  Generation

  by Jrjw in

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  please could someone explain to me what the generation thing i keep seeing in people's threads was that had lots of people leave the wts coz it was way before i became a witness.

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  bennyk

  Additional discarded teachings regarding the "Generation" here: https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/143844/teachings-re-this-generation-matt-24-34-bzw-luk-21-32
  
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  Work Colleague Went To a JW Funeral - His Experience

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so the guy in my office on the desk next to me has just got back from the funeral of his wifes sister.

  this was his first time in a kh and full on exposure to jwdom.. bit of background: the deceased jw was not a born in, she was a convert when she was in her teens.

  she died last week at the age of 82. the poor old dear was still zealously knocking on doors while in ill health.

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  mentalclarity wrote: "I remember a witness telling me she was counseled by some from her hall because she was crying at a family member's funeral. They said it showed to others(non-JW) that she didn't have faith in the resurrection."

  To which I say: "Jesus wept." (John 11:35 KJV)