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  Intro and ? that has probably been asked a zillion times...

  by Swamboozled in

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  i don't want to bore with the tedious details...but long story short: my husband was raised a jw.

  he da and married me 6 years ago.

  i was so appalled at the fact that his family shunned him that i insisted on a sit down with his mom to explain.

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  seek2find

  I Thought David Reed made a good point in one of his talks in which he said that "being a Christian is about being in a relationship not a religion" seek2find
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  The Organization Is A (fill in the blank space)

  by metatron in

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  ok, here's the challenge: how do you tell your witness "friends" and relatives that you don't think it's the "truth" - without them labeling .

  you as an apostate and fleeing in terror?

  i'm tired of questions behind my back like "doesn't he go to meetings?

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  seek2find

  As Ray put it. "The Iron fist beneath the velvet glove" seek2find
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  KH numbers

  by sammielee24 in

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  its my understanding that each kh is given a number.

  what's the number for and is it ever used for anything?

  is it used to track finances?

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  seek2find

  Maybe the number is used as the primary key in their databases. seek2find
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  Shocking Announcement: Society feels Armaggedon coming this year?

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a rumor alert indeed, but it could be related to the distribution of kingdom news no.37, "false religions end is near.".

  the following is posted from e-watchman's forum.. make of it what you will, but in light of all the rhetoric about "deliverance at hand" and "independent thinking", nothing would surprise me anymore.. http://e-jehovahs-witnesses.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1502&st=0 we posted about an announcement it was only local to our cong.

  however we have found out that there is going to be an announcement sometime in september and it is supposed to be shocking.

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  Blondie, I don't know how long you have been away, but a few years ago they made a provision for the elderly and infirm so that they could still be considered as publishers if they reported as little as 15 minutes a month. That may have been one of the first steps to the eventual process of eliminating all who refuse to go door to door. My "issue" personaly, isn't with the concept of the public ministry, it's with the message. The Biblical message of Salvation is to come to Jesus Christ to be saved, versus the Organizations message to come to it for salvation. I've told my Mate that I can't in good conscience preach the Society message any more. If that message changes to a more Biblical one while I'm still in, I plan to be one of the first to engage in it. The Society, I think sees the need to eliminate apostates and apostate thinkers from inside the orginazation, and at the same time to give an incentive to those who have just gotten lazy. Some who have just drifted away, would start publishing again just so they would not loose contact with loved ones if such an arrangement were put into place. seek2find
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  Shocking Announcement: Society feels Armaggedon coming this year?

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a rumor alert indeed, but it could be related to the distribution of kingdom news no.37, "false religions end is near.".

  the following is posted from e-watchman's forum.. make of it what you will, but in light of all the rhetoric about "deliverance at hand" and "independent thinking", nothing would surprise me anymore.. http://e-jehovahs-witnesses.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1502&st=0 we posted about an announcement it was only local to our cong.

  however we have found out that there is going to be an announcement sometime in september and it is supposed to be shocking.

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  Juni, If that's it I'm all for it! Just don't forget the Coffee and donuts for breakfast. Better yet, lets start the donated pies and cakes they used to do at the circut assemblies again. Oh no I'm showing my age! (GRIN) seek2find
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  Shocking Announcement: Society feels Armaggedon coming this year?

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a rumor alert indeed, but it could be related to the distribution of kingdom news no.37, "false religions end is near.".

  the following is posted from e-watchman's forum.. make of it what you will, but in light of all the rhetoric about "deliverance at hand" and "independent thinking", nothing would surprise me anymore.. http://e-jehovahs-witnesses.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1502&st=0 we posted about an announcement it was only local to our cong.

  however we have found out that there is going to be an announcement sometime in september and it is supposed to be shocking.

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  Correction: I should have said you would be considered as having disassociated yourself, kinda like a witness who takes a blood transfussion. That way it sounds like it the individuals fault instead of the orginazations. seek2find
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  Shocking Announcement: Society feels Armaggedon coming this year?

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a rumor alert indeed, but it could be related to the distribution of kingdom news no.37, "false religions end is near.".

  the following is posted from e-watchman's forum.. make of it what you will, but in light of all the rhetoric about "deliverance at hand" and "independent thinking", nothing would surprise me anymore.. http://e-jehovahs-witnesses.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1502&st=0 we posted about an announcement it was only local to our cong.

  however we have found out that there is going to be an announcement sometime in september and it is supposed to be shocking.

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  Well, I don't think this has been discussed so far so I'll take a guess at what the news might be. I think the time is coming when all who say they are JWs will be required to report service time. If you don't, you will be disfellowshipped, because you will not be considered as a "witness". I don't have any special insight, but I do know that for a few years now there has been an intense effort to re-activate those who have been in-active. Even a special brochure was released for this purpose. The fence sitting crowd is causing great problems for the Society. In fact it seems like a good number of posters on this board are of that crowd,including myself. It would be fitting for such an anouncement to be made in September since that is the start of the service year. The tract campaign might be a kickoff event to get people re-activated. And the mandate to report the number of tracts placed, might be used as a meter to measure the level of dedication of each reporter. The low number reporters could be targeted for "special help". I would expect them to give a time period like 6 months before the disfellowshiping for the offense of "not witnessing" would begin. During that time, elders might be increasing "sheparding" visits to those who don't report time. I think this arangement might have been alluded to in the last KM school the elders had from reports I've heard. Well,there you have it. My speculation for what it's worth. seek2find
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  Scripture cross reference agendas

  by moomanchu in

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  has anyone noticed that scriptures cross referenced in the nwt are different that scriptures cross referenced in niv or other versions??.

  one example; romans 10:9,10. nwt 1cor 9:16, acts 16:31, acts3:15, rom4:24, 1 peter1:21, mt10:32, 1ch28:9, 2th3:15, 2cor4:13, heb13:15. niv mt10:32, john13;13, john3:15, acts2:24, rom11:14. witness agenda = field service.

  christendom agenda = just believe

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  seek2find

  I recomend e-sword also. There is also an import tool avaiable for it from another site that will import other translations from Bible gateway. Works good. seek2find
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  Prozac park???

  by seek2find in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  i once heard there was a congregation in the northen us with this nickname because so many in the congregation were on anti-depressants.

  any body know about it??

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  seek2find

  Wow! It sounds more widespread than I imagined? Is it a Spiritual paradise or a spiritual Prison? Sady for some, I think it's also a Spiritual Graveyard. seek2find
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  Prozac park???

  by seek2find in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  i once heard there was a congregation in the northen us with this nickname because so many in the congregation were on anti-depressants.

  any body know about it??

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  seek2find

  I once heard there was a congregation in the Northen US with this nickname because so many in the congregation were on anti-depressants. Any body know about it???