MidwichCuckoo

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  Odd behaviour by jw publishers

  by badboy in

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  any takers?.

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  MidwichCuckoo

  I don't know if this counts...two sisters who competed for a brother who was about to be widowed (his wife was terminally ill). Shameful.
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  “THE REVELATION, IT’S GRAND CLIMAX AT HAND"

  by maputo95 in

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  do you have the revelation, its grand climax at hand" book"?

  it is a fascinating book backed up throughout with scriptures will open your eyes but you must read it from beginning to end.. the above is a quote from my jw friend, inactive for 30 years and thinking of sheepishly returning.

  is the book cited above a scholarly and dependable commentary on revelation?.

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  Welcome Maputo...that book is an embarrassment (amongst other things). It has been changed updated? since it was originally published - so they got it wrong in the first place...and they still have it wrong. Many JWs consider it 'too deep' (because they don't understand it), when in reality it's a pile of crap and nothing to do with the Bible.
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  Ancient International Standard of Measurement - The Inch

  by hotspur in

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  2. scandals

  all this kerfuffle over the year 607 threw up an interesting side issue for me.. some posts relate to the wts use of chronology derived from ctrussell's "divine plan of the ages" and "studies in the scriptures".

  within those pages are found some explanations of how the years 1874 and, later, 1914 were 'decided'.

  it seems there was a remeasuring of a particular tunnel within the great pyramid of gizeh which was, subsequently, found to be 40 inches longer.

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  Good thinking Hotspur (you have a PM)...did not the Egyptians use the 'Royal Cubit' as a standard measure...? So inches would be irrelevant anyway.
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  Is Hating Always Bad?

  by Farkel in

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  before you answer that question, ponder it for a bit.. farkel.

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  MidwichCuckoo

  Not always. I think a lot of us use 'hate' as a defence mechanism.
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  Why do JWs fear Satan and demons so much?

  by Deputy Dog in

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  for a group that claims not to believe in hell, why do jws fear satan and demons so much?

  a quick search on my 2003 wt cd reveals over 14,000 references just to satan's name..what is the worst thing satan could do to a jw?

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  MidwichCuckoo

  Why do JWs fear Satan and demons so much?

  Because they are told to.
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  Swedish government declines to give JW financial support

  by InquiryMan in

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  2. beliefs

  quite recently, watchtower in sweden applied for governmental financial support, as they are entitled to as a registered religious community.

  however, the government declined to accept the application, stating that the reason was that the jws do not adhere to democratic values and standards and do not support mainstream values.. the witnesses are upset, because they feel discriminated against.

  they state that the financial issue is not the real issue, but to be treated in a similar way as other religious communities.. they have appealed the decision and plan to send a report explaining the witnesses views in more detail.. the branch office chose the religious, pentecostal (assembly of god) newspaper "dagen" to make an interview.. here is the photo report of the article.. .

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  designs - yes! And you know what also really grates with me...? JWs here do not buy (and wear) a poppy (Remembrance), as the donation benefits 'old soldiers' (WWII veterans etc), and that is somehow 'condoning' war (I've never understood that myself), yet they don't mind claiming money they're not entitled to as a result of war (Holocaust Victim Assets Litigation). The things they condemn and refuse to donate to are the first things they're in line to benefit from (war, tobacco, blood, charities eg Red Cross etc)
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  Swedish government declines to give JW financial support

  by InquiryMan in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  quite recently, watchtower in sweden applied for governmental financial support, as they are entitled to as a registered religious community.

  however, the government declined to accept the application, stating that the reason was that the jws do not adhere to democratic values and standards and do not support mainstream values.. the witnesses are upset, because they feel discriminated against.

  they state that the financial issue is not the real issue, but to be treated in a similar way as other religious communities.. they have appealed the decision and plan to send a report explaining the witnesses views in more detail.. the branch office chose the religious, pentecostal (assembly of god) newspaper "dagen" to make an interview.. here is the photo report of the article.. .

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  Why is the WT applying for financial support from a government which it condemns? I'm sure I've read that JWs do not ask for assistance as 'Jehovah provides'..?...and why do they need the assiatance?
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  Cola at the District Convention

  by lepermessiah in

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  remember some of the garbage served at the district conventions?.

  i was at the dollar store today and noticed they started carrying "shasta" cola.. i started laughing because they used to serve that skunk water at the district conventions when i was a kid.. they always brought in the cheapest, nastiest soda they could buy.. one year we had something called vess cola - that was actually worse than the shasta!

  then, they ran out on sunday and had to buy pepsi from the local distributor - we were all rejoicing!!.

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  Ages ago at Twickenham (or 'Twickers' to the initiated) my super spiritual mum and dad decided it would be a good idea if we volunteered for food preparation

  Me too South African Beef...same place (Twickers)...and I knew nothing of food preparation (I was a young teen), Health and Safety would have had a field day!
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  boozing as a jw

  by Adrianoblue in

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  i got babtized at the age of 23. i was not a so called born in guy.

  i started studying the bible at 20, and before that i never heard of the jw-religion.

  so everything was pretty new for me.. to make a long story short: a month or so after baptizm, i felt probably lonley one evenig and got drunk right out of my brains.

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  MidwichCuckoo

  There was a pub opposite the KH so a few used to go across after the meeting for a couple of pints. So JW's and boozing went hand in hand for us!!

  I remember a few brothers who used to have a few pints between the Sunday meeting then going out in Field Service. And I know of one who 'needed' a bottle of wine after the group study, lol.
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  Congregation "Bible Study" Comments - Week Commencing 05 October 2009

  by LUKEWARM in

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  *** lv chap.

  11 pp.

  121-132 "let marriage be honorable" ***.

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  MidwichCuckoo

  Thanks for posting Luke. I think the WT recognises that JW marriages (generalising here) are 'fake', ie, a lot of JWs marry fellow members under pressure (as pointed out in another thread, eg sex), and so is trying to 'normalise' unhappy/struggling marriages.