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Documenting the 2-witness rule applies to child abuse
by Robert_V_Frazier in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
over at carm, corvus the jw defender from australia is loudly proclaiming that the two-witness rule is never applied when an allegation of child abuse is made.

i pointed out in some detail that the nov. 1, 1995 [i]watchtower[/i] article "comfort for those with a 'stricken spirit'", in the section "what can elders do?

" most definitely does teach that:
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Image on page 15 of "Keep on the watch" study
by skin in
1. watchtower
2. bible
can someone tell me what the image on page 15 top left in "keep on the watch" booklet is?
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Banning Alcohol
by moanzy in
1. jw
2. friends
i think the society should ban drinking.

anyone caught drinking should be disfellowshipped.

would anyone have family left in the org if they did that?
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Circuit Accounts Servants Confesses how the SCAM WORKS!!
by JT in
1. jw
2. friends
yes, i too have wondered how an assembly that is held in a fully paid for assembly hall, with no food service, could possibly have $10,000 in expenses.

i suppose the bethel speakers have transportation expenses - maybe $1000 or so.

as for rent on the assembly hall, well you have already paid for it once, why pay again?
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Baptism 1973 and 1985 Questions hmmmmmmmmmm!
by Beans in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was doing some research and noticed that the baptism questions were changed several times over the years.

the questions in 1973 were as follows: *** w73 5/1 280 baptizing follows discipling *** if you feel the same about serving jehovah god and taking christs yoke upon you, we suggest that you consider the following two questions, which are asked of candidates for baptism:.

(1) have you repented of your sins and turned around, recognizing yourself before jehovah god as a condemned sinner who needs salvation, and have you acknowledged to him that this salvation proceeds from him, the father, through his son jesus christ?
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Kingdom Hall Alarm codes.
by JEMIMAH in
1. jw
2. friends
just back from renovating my holiday home in the south west of france.

beats yorkshire anyday.... anyway thought i would share this little account with you.. as most are of you are aware, the alarm code for about 90% of kingdom halls is 1914 (nineteen fourteen).. i t seems though that for the last 8 or 9 quick builds or refurbs in the uk, the brother who installed the numbers into the alarm control panel used the numbers 1975 and explained the number as one nine seven five not the the easier version (ninteen seventy five).. trivial joke or honest mistake, either way this poor brother has been rumbled and has to to meet with 2 elders investigating on behalf of a body of elders to see whether an apostasy charge will be brought.. he is supposed to be meeting with them over the next few days.. .

a very sad jem, who is sick of the whole elder abuse game.
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STAN ARTHINGTON
by burnley fc in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
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if anyone has heard of the name please state
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JW's Sell Kingdom Hall
by RR in
1. jw
2. friends
a while back, i told of my wife going by our old kingdom hall and surprised to see an american flag hanging by the window.

i thought this was picture worthy news, and some of you agreed.. well it turns out the congregation sold the hall to a phillipino church.

1. they doing business with babylon.
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Why No Disfellowshipping Before 1952?
by blondie in
1. jw
2. friends
why was there no official arrangement before 1952 to disfellowship people?

was there a different procedure with a different name?

was no one committing disfellowshipping offenses?
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New Here!
by puppylove in
1. jw
2. friends
hi everyone, been lurking and decided to join in.. nice to see everyone from other forums, especially you, redhorsewoman!

love,.

puppylove.