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  The "Marital Due"

  by Lady Lee in

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  2. beliefs

  i wasn't sure whether to put this in scandals or beliefs and practices.

  it could easily go in either.. this topic has been discussed plenty of times.

  it seems to me that this is a much bigger problem in the jws than most people realize.

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  Hi again, Maybe the problem is, (or was) that the organization put to much emphasis on sex and all the do's and don'ts and made it something mechanical, rather that a natural and pleasurable act. It seems that they were obsessed with it. I've heard that when groups are obsessive about it, it is an indication of some level of sexual disfunction on the part of the leadership. I believe that may be true. seek2find
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  The "Marital Due"

  by Lady Lee in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i wasn't sure whether to put this in scandals or beliefs and practices.

  it could easily go in either.. this topic has been discussed plenty of times.

  it seems to me that this is a much bigger problem in the jws than most people realize.

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  seek2find

  Lady Lee, Your comment on this subject make me think of a lot of couples I knew while I was a witness. A lot of them had been maried many years and many people thought that they had good mariages. Behind the sceens tho it was a mere facade. I remember hearing one older lady quoted as saying she "couldn't wait till the old Bastard died". I think the root of the problem was that the Organization encouraged this type of thinking. They tried to make rules that the Bible didn't contain that discouraged couples from experiminting with lovemaking techniches that could have enhanced the womans pleasure. The focus was always put on just the mans. I knew of several cases when a Husband would have an afair and it seemed that the wife got the blame because she wasn't "giving her due". When in reality the husband was just a skirt chaser looking for an excuse. seek2find
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  books you would recommend... anti-witness and otherwise???? SHARE!!!

  by New light for you in

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  2. friends

  hello gang,.

  so, i'm getting low on my apostate materials and was wondering if you could recommend anything beyond what we've done already...... -crisis of conscience.

  -in search of christian freedom.

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  For those who haven't given up on God and Christianity, I recomend "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis and "All of Grace" by C.H. Spurgeon. seek2find
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  David H. Splane

  by VM44 in

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  2. scandals

  david splane is a member of the governing body of jehovah's witnesses.. he became a full time minister in september 1963. a graduate of the 42nd class of gilead, the jehovah's witness missionary school, he served as a missionary in senegal, africa, then for 19 years as a travelling overseer in canada.

  he and his wife, linda, have been at bethel (jehovah's witness headquarters) in the united states since 1990, where he has worked in the service and writing departments.

  since 1998, he had been a helper to the writing committee.

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  I guess I've missed something, what is there about him that prompted a special thread? seek2find
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  Could a single decision/mistake bring down watchtower

  by badboy in

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  2. friends

  with decisions by bankers etc bringing down financial systems, other situations decisions have had wie ranging consequences makes one wonder if a single decision could bring things down.

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  Their totaltalitarian way of yeilding authority may lead to their fall. Such has happened before in govermental regiems such as in Romania in 1989. Or even like the fall of Solomons rullership in Bible times. In any case I feel the clock is ticking. It's just a matter of time. seek2find
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  The Kool-Aid Edition

  by Alpaca in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just found copies of the january 1, 2009 wt and the january awake that were left in public place.

  it was the first time i've looked at either rag in probably 10 years.. the writing is absolutely pathetic.. it got me to wondering.

  what does the kool-aid edition look like?

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  You can see how they look at Jw.org. and clicking on the study edditions. The public and study editions are completely different magazines. The study copy has 4 or 5 study articles and a few filler articles. The public one has more articles targeting regular people. The articles do seem to be getting worse as far as writing quality, but maybe it's just me and my "critical attitude" seek2find
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  The name Jehovah and the April Study edition of the Watchtower

  by seek2find in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in the 1st study article of the april watchtower, a statement is made about some apostates opposing the use of the name jehovah.

  i would like to seriously ask this question to lurkers and active witnesses.

  why is it that in the new world translation the name jehovah apears in the greek scriptures (aka new testament) only 237 times and yet in the watchtower magazine between the years of 2000 to 2006 the name jehovah appears an average of about 3000 times per year?

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  This apostate (ME) would like this question answered. Listen up people at Bethel if you are listening. Why, if the name Jehovah is so important did the apostle Paul not use it even one time in his letter to the Phillipians as printed in the NWT? If an elder or some good witness today wrote a spititualy encouraging letter even a 3rd the length of Phillipians and didn't use the name Jehovah at least once, he would be viewed as wierd at least, and maybe even apostate. In all, seven of the Apostalic letters in the NWT do not contain the name Jehovah. Why? And also as mentioned, why did Jesus never use the name in any of his prayers including the model prayer? seek2find
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  The name Jehovah and the April Study edition of the Watchtower

  by seek2find in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in the 1st study article of the april watchtower, a statement is made about some apostates opposing the use of the name jehovah.

  i would like to seriously ask this question to lurkers and active witnesses.

  why is it that in the new world translation the name jehovah apears in the greek scriptures (aka new testament) only 237 times and yet in the watchtower magazine between the years of 2000 to 2006 the name jehovah appears an average of about 3000 times per year?

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  Carla, They are modern day Pharasiees indeed. See Matt. 23:15 seek2find
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  The name Jehovah and the April Study edition of the Watchtower

  by seek2find in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in the 1st study article of the april watchtower, a statement is made about some apostates opposing the use of the name jehovah.

  i would like to seriously ask this question to lurkers and active witnesses.

  why is it that in the new world translation the name jehovah apears in the greek scriptures (aka new testament) only 237 times and yet in the watchtower magazine between the years of 2000 to 2006 the name jehovah appears an average of about 3000 times per year?

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  The name Jehovah and the April Study edition of the Watchtower

  by seek2find in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in the 1st study article of the april watchtower, a statement is made about some apostates opposing the use of the name jehovah.

  i would like to seriously ask this question to lurkers and active witnesses.

  why is it that in the new world translation the name jehovah apears in the greek scriptures (aka new testament) only 237 times and yet in the watchtower magazine between the years of 2000 to 2006 the name jehovah appears an average of about 3000 times per year?

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  In the 1st study article of the April watchtower, a statement is made about some apostates opposing the use of the name Jehovah. I would like to seriously ask this question to lurkers and active witnesses. Why is it that in the New world translation the Name Jehovah apears in the Greek Scriptures (AKA new testament) only 237 times and yet in the watchtower magazine between the years of 2000 to 2006 the Name Jehovah appears an average of about 3000 times per year? Are apostates really opposed to using the name or is the Organization obsessed with it? And the more important question is, is the organization more focused on the Old testament God and his name than on Jesus Christ which is where Christians should be putting their focus? Paul said at Phil. 2:9 that Jesus had been given the "name above every name" So why is it that in the same years of 2000 to 2006 we only find the name of Jesus used in the watchtower about 1500 times per year on average? seek2find