I personally know a kid that had a full ride scholarship for CHESS. Brilliant. But, he turned it down so he could pursue theocratic goals. He was sent to Ministerial School, (think that's what they call it) and now serves a remote congregation in the US. When he told me this a couple of years ago, it was very hard to listen to.
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28MY 10 YEAR OLD COMES HOME FROM SPECIAL ASSEMBLY DAY AND SAYS...
by PaintedToeNail in"there was a kid who turned down a college scholarship so he could pioneer.
how stupid!
i would do anything to have a scholarship.
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Why do Jehovah's Witnesses keep track of field service hours?
by Faithful Witness ini understand that they claim to have the responsibility to preach to every corner of the earth, so they can encourage armageddon to come quickly.
(matthew 24:14 "and this good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.
what rationale do they have, for keeping track of their hours and literature placements?
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watson
"..the principle Jesus set out...." AWESOME.
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Why do Jehovah's Witnesses keep track of field service hours?
by Faithful Witness ini understand that they claim to have the responsibility to preach to every corner of the earth, so they can encourage armageddon to come quickly.
(matthew 24:14 "and this good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.
what rationale do they have, for keeping track of their hours and literature placements?
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watson
That is beautiful Stands For Pure Worship.
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Rolf Furuli's accusation about VAT 4956 being tampered with?
by possiblepineapple ini'm sorry but can someone here explain what this is about.
i saw someone on here called scholar on here saying that it somehow destroyed both coj and hermann hunger but how?
how does rolf furuli know that it was tampered with?
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If it was so important, why would god let it get tampered with?
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jw.org
by d inwhat do you people here on the forum think of the new jw website.
i find it strange how when i was jw they made a big deal out of the internet saying it was bad.but now they new this new website and they keep promoting on their literature..
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watson
I haven't checked the site in a while. Do they have news of lives lost and K Halls destroyed in the storm in the Philippines?
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Costco store label Bible as fiction. Minister outraged.
by jam inminister walks into an costco store and saw labels on the.
bible $14.95, fiction.
the news media contacted the office of.
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watson
Me two!
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Is JWN an unforgiving place
by usualusername inover many years i have looked at jwn.
in fact barely a day goes by without my fix.. .
it is a site of contradictions.. .
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I think it's a lot like a mosh pit. A mosh pit can seem violent, and some times you can come out with a wound or two. Most of the time though, it's a great place where if you want to throw youself into it for a bit, it can be very stimulating. A lot of times you get roughed up, but if you take a spill some of the other moshers will even lift you back up so you can take another run at it. If it gets to be too much, you can fade out of the pit and watch from the sidelines.
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Yesterday's WT "Study"
by piztjw injust a few observations about the material in yesterday's wt "study".. the wt informed people this week that as long as there is no clearly stated law from god we still cannot observe standards that are common in our area or that we were raised with, if we are christians.
the reason they gave?
as imperfect humans we don't have the ability to determine what is right or wrong.
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Gopher, you know that Hebrews 5:14 is speaking only the the annointed....easily then converted to faithful and discreet slave....easily converted to the governing body...evidently.
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How to accept the actions of the Old Testament God
by confusedandalone inhow are we able to do this.. this is not an attempt to stir the pot or cause confusion but i was sitting here thinking of all the really horrid things that the old testament god did to people.
when i was a jw i just purposely put it to the back of my mind always trying to make an excuse.
when i was in field service and someone would ask me about it i would just change the subject.. however i have been reading alot of info lately here about how wonderful jesus is and how he is a direct representation of what god the father would be.
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watson
I guess I'd ask it, "Has everything worked out like you planned?"
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I Went To A Catholic Mass Yesterday And What A Waste of Time!
by minimus inthe priest acted as if he was the reason why people were there.
he was about 80 and totally disinterested in the affair although he married the deceased and her husband 15 years earlier.. his sermon's gist was that we need faith to accept that the reason why god has us die is so that we can go to heaven.
and that's it.. the only interesting (touching) time was when the grandkids gave testimonials about their beloved grandma.. oh, and one more thing.
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watson
It's more better in a bigger cathedral....