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  Illegal Immigrants in Congregations

  by joelbear69 in

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  2. friends

  on a recent trip home to valdosta ga, my father stated that 1/2 of the local .

  spanish congregation were illegal immigrants.

  a friend this morning whose mother is a witness has heard similar things .

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  to LOST fans out there (possible spoiler alert for non-US viewers)

  by Pwned in

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  2. friends

  i am so excited about the return of lost tommorrow.

  to me this has been the 2nd best season, right after season 1. any theories for the second half of the season?

  i hope i am wrong but i think claire dies.

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  The JWD stigma about being "nice"

  by changeling in

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  2. friends

  i'm back from a little jwd break and i'm happy to see that things are not as volatile as when i left.

  however, some things never change.

  and one thing that seems to be a constant around here is the mentality of some very intelligent and knowledgeble ones (in their own minds at least) that if you are "nice" you are some how emotionally needy and/or not too bright.. i don't think the "happy people" on the board have anything against people with high iq's.

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  4 the Faders. How did u get out leading the cong in prayer while fading?

  by blkblk13 in

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  2. experiences

  i've always had serious doubts but now that i am @ a point in my life were my parents have helped me to purchase my first place and now that i am no longer under their wing i feel like i am in a position to start doing something about it.

  nothing drastic but just the beginnings of a gradual fade b/c i don't want to humiliate them in the circuit b/c they r very well-known and admired in the circuit, plus i owe them alot and am still a little financially dependent on them.

  so my dad is an elder and conducts the bookstudy.

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  My intruction on JWD. Hi!

  by easyreader1970 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i posted this in my profile but since i've never formally introduced myself, i thought i would print it here as well as my official "hello" message.

  i am currently an active jw.

  i don't want to be but the situation i am in doesn't allow me to do anything differently.

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  Focus of New Elder's School: How To Research - WTS Literature Only!!

  by Seeker4 in

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  2. friends

  i posted this idea on another thread, but thought it might get some response as a thread of it's own.

  this was the e-mail i just got about the new elder's school for pos only: .

  "my dad's po school wasn't new stuff, just a lot on studying, using the cd rom, etc.

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  Interesting Book Study Stories

  by Ex-smoker in

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  2. friends

  with the news that the book study arrangement might be going away, alot of memories come flying back.

  we used to have the study in our house for a couple of years and every week we had to clean our messy house so that it would look spic and span that night.

  the cleaning sweeping, doing the dishes, cleaning the bathroom, and vacuming it was such a pain.

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  Emotional Reactions to the Loss of the Book Study

  by DT in

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  2. friends

  i think the loss of the book study will hit some like a death of a friend.

  it will mark the end of an era.

  it will forever change the religion of jehovah's witnesses and i believe the change is completely irreversible.. of course, most witnesses will be delighted by this.

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  Meeting schedule rearranged...WHY?

  by sir82 in

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  official speculation thread.... even if a reason is given for the meeting rearrangement when it is announced on 4/27, we all know how the society spins things (e.g., awake magazine being reduced to one issue per month to "put more emphasis on the bible" real reason.. .

  so why is the society doing this?

  on the surface, it seems to be a loosening of control.

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  Elder confirms "changes are ahead" but did not elaborate

  by truthseeker in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the elder conducting the wt study said that changes were imminent but did not elaborate so unless someone spills the beans between now and next week, i guess we'll all have to wait.. right now we have three possibilities:.

  1) the meetings are being restructured - rumors suggest that the congregation book study may no longer be held at private homes.

  however, if they are held at kingdom halls, this will have significant impact on congregations that already share a kingdom hall.. it has been suggested that most announcments are made at the service meeting and i concur, but if this is a restructuring of meetings, then it would make sense to announce this on a sunday as the public would be present and the handbills will have to change.. if the book study stays perhaps it will be conbined with the school and service meeting with a question and answer review of the material with no paragraphs read.. .

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