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  The December Broadcast... OMG- what the heck was that?

  by Sliced in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  "of course not- we want to eat from clean dishes!

  dishes that have been cleaned thoroughly inside and out.

  " we have to be sure the things entering our minds are clean... rejecting exciting fun stuff that features sex.

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  I didn't know that dishes had an "inside" that could be washed.
  

  Maybe a cup? or a bowl? wish they would clarify what dishes mean.
  
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  Is everything a sign to the jw's?

  by karter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  of publisher numbers go up its a sign jehovah must be blessing the work if they go down it a sign the end must be near .

  if there's an earthquake it a sign.if there's a war it's a sign ..i'm sure donald trump is sign.

  karter.

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  skin

  "This convention is a sign that we are closer to the end".

  Overheard at the end of every convention.
  
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  Putin cronies caught again placing banned lit at the KH

  by Sanchy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  can these guys not see that there are surveillance cams all over the kh??

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  https://tv.jw.org/#en/video/vodourorganization/docid-802016753_1_video.

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  Village Idiot

  Pentecostals and religions other than the Russian Orthodox Church are being persecuted even to the point of having their buildings destroyed and being put in catch-22 predicaments.

  Thanks, So this persecution is not directed at WT only.
  
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  Putin cronies caught again placing banned lit at the KH

  by Sanchy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  can these guys not see that there are surveillance cams all over the kh??

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  https://tv.jw.org/#en/video/vodourorganization/docid-802016753_1_video.

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  skin

  Is this really happening? Can any non JW.Org people verify that this is happening? If real, is this also happening to other religions in this area?

  There seems to be so many surveillance camera's operating with these so called planters doing this action in full view of these cameras. Would they not remove the video recorders or tapes?

  They have there heads covered to avoid identification but its OK to plant banned stuff in full camera view. Sounds like the only reason they broke in is to plant banned stuff and then have the police find it. If genuine, would you not plant these banned items in such a way that no one could tell, and with no chance of cameras recording it. That guy looks to be doing it in such a way that he wants the camera to catch him.
  

  Sorry, I am a bit skeptical when it come to this sort of behavior.
  
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  If this system goes on.

  by karter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i heard my hard out jw sister say that for the 1st time in many years and i'm hearing more and more jw's saying that.

  years ago when i was in they talked about the new system coming any minute..

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  skin

  You are right, when I joined in the late 80's, we were already deep, deep, deep in the time of the end. Unlikely to get the the year 2000 said one Watchtower back then.

  But as I am told now by my relatives who are JW.org followers, "There is more new light now than back then, this time we are truly deep, deep in the time of the end, and this system will end any day now".

  It doesn't help when we have a CO tell us from the stage that "It is an inspired expression of error to not believe the end will come in our lifetime".
  
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  God's Kingdom Rules & other publications...Have you noticed ????

  by tor1500 in

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  2. friends

  i was just doing my midweek studying...reading god's kingdom rules book...so far has anyone noticed many of the stories mention australia.

  page 73 a momentous convention...a convention was held in july of 1931 & it was transmitted via more than 450 radio stations in australia, etc....they seem to mention australia more & more in the wt, books, etc.

  this is a set-up...keep on watch...this book is being studied at this time for a reason...how timely.

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  God's Kingdom Rules book was first published in 2014, wasn't the ARC in 2015?
  
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  New Resolution?

  by NikL in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  had our midweek meeting last night.

  they had a resolution to send an extra (i wanna say $1100 but i only remember it was at least $1000) per month to forward the kingdom preaching work etc.. you know how they work in the kh...no one votes against anything.

  i abstained as i almost have always done.

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  What happens if that amount is not sent one month, are they then in the red?

  Well this happened to our congregation recently. Elders brought a gazebo for shade while cart witnessing, new carts and some kh maintaince. Using the donated money, but it meant that month we sent under our monthly branch payment. What happened? We had read out to us from the stage a very rude letter from the branch telling that we need to make sure that we meet our monthly payments, making sure our yes means yes etc. Absolutely no sign of Christian forgiveness from them because we couldn't find enough money for that month. Disgusting.
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  Suicides in the JWs

  by Disassociated Lady 2 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  during my time in the jws there was a friend i had known since i was a small child.

  he was an elder's son and around my age.

  he would often instigate the game of "tag" after the meetings.

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  One of my jw friends did themselves in, in the same way as yours. They didnt get a kh funeral but an elder took the service at a funeral house. Also it now sounds like that these ones will get a resurrection from his talk, something about them not thinking straight at the time they died.
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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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  skin

  Where is the opening poster "Beans" these days? He was very active on here 10 to 15 years, but nothing in the last 10 years.
  
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  Why are JWs so sensitive to criticism?

  by Half banana in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i remember a roman catholic priest acknowledging on the bbc that the outrageously anti-clerical tv comedy father ted was a humorous mocking of his church but an acceptable thing.. try mocking the jw religion to a believer and the result is so very different.. just why is it that jehovah's witnesses can never take even the faintest hint of criticism of their religion?.

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  skin

  Just another sign that somethings not right. Lets stomp out this negative criticism about the beloved WT.org. Then we don't have to deal with that level of Satan's attack. And by the way, this criticism is what cause's people to turn apostate. You don't want that, do you?