Comparing them to Rome will just puff them up more than they are already.
JWdaughter
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The ends of empires
by Half banana ini’ve been reading up on the last days of the roman empire.
the rule became a tetrarchy; by four regional emperors or caesars.
the emperors had these necessary concerns; they always gave first consideration to the security of their own positions followed by the annual extraction of taxes and their territorial authority.
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Honest Questions About Child Abuse
by Richard Oliver ini have two honest questions for everyone here.
i understand that most here want retribution from the courts against watchtower for child abuse allegations.
but let us take away the instances where someone was accused of child abuse and then later put back into a position of authority, such as an elder or an ms. let us just take the cases where a regular publisher or even an appointed person, with no previous accusation of child abuse has come up against that person.
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JWdaughter
I don't know where the laws are so lax that rape is legal. Or child abuse. Or incest.
If it is legal for a 30 y o man to have sex with a 3rd grader, then the fact that the child claimed it or the man confessed to his SIN should be a good enough reason to keep him away from children.
The STATED POLICY OF THIS ORGANIZATION doesn't protect children. They barely even pretend to give a damn.
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Hi forum
by A Believer ini proably shouldnt be on here but i feel like saying this.
i have been for the last couple weeks been studying religion.
i've learned the only ones who today do what the bible says to is jw.
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JWdaughter
So, after having the WT give you perspective your entire life, you objectively study "religion" for a couple of weeks and come to the conclusion that the WT has the truth? That's credible.
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Are JWs as eager to accept voluntary disassociation by minor JWs as they are to baptize them?
by Island Man inwe all know that the organization shamelessly pushes for youth baptism, even encouraging parents to withhold driver's licenses from driving-aged teens unless they get baptized.
i've been asking myself: since they are wiling to accept minor baptisms, are they also willing to accept letters of disassociation signed by young minors?.
i ask this because it seems to me that a signed letter of resignation has a greater "air of legality" to it than baptism, because its a signed document just as most contracts are signed documents.
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JWdaughter
They have no issues with disassociating or DFing minors.
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Dutch: JW BIBLE EXPO 2017!
by darkspilver inbible expo 2017: the bible and the name.
+ a unique collection of bibles+ the bible: the most widely translated book+ bible history in the netherlands+ how the name of god has been saved.
from 19 january through to 2 april 2017thursdays through to sundays from 10:00 to 16:00free entry, free parking and free tours!.
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JWdaughter
Not arrogant at all!
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LONDON Kingdom Hall for sale - well, kinda!
by darkspilver inthe sell-off of kingdom hall's in the uk is continuing unabated as we are about to enter 2017....in addition to the thirty-five kingdom halls highlighted by the search a couple of months back.....it seems the cry has gone out to: "sell them faster!
faster!
faster!
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JWdaughter
Does anyone know what the alternate arrangements are for Camberwell? Just realized they had enough? Property price dictated?
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A most interesting Christmas present
by JeffT inso our daughter gave my wife and i a very nice family album of photos from the course of the year.
as we opened it, she said it had a surprise hidden in it, so we're watching for something to fall out.
about 2/3 or the way through it we hit an ultrasound print of a tiny baby.
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JWdaughter
Wonderful news! Congratulations regarding all the new grandbabies. My own granddaughter just turned 4. It's the best club to be a member of.
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New KH being built near where I live
by A Believer inthere are two kingdom halls in two parts of the county i live in.
one is smaller and their are already about to begin work to replace with a new one.. just posting because i noticed posts saying their wasn't new khs being built.
and i learned this today from someone..
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JWdaughter
They probably are consolidating. Have fun with the commute.
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1975 statements
by A Believer infrom jw org.
“six thousand years of human existence”.
in 1969 the watchtower magazine in czech began publishing a series of articles based on the book life everlasting—in freedom of the sons of god.
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JWdaughter
Outlaw, it was messed up. The real good news is that it's over.
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1975 statements
by A Believer infrom jw org.
“six thousand years of human existence”.
in 1969 the watchtower magazine in czech began publishing a series of articles based on the book life everlasting—in freedom of the sons of god.
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JWdaughter
In 1966 supposedly cautionary statements were made. I was born then. They forgot the cautions by the early 70s when it was a frenzy of WT declarations that 1975 was it. Any disclaimers were delivered with a wink and a chuckle that am gone would be so stupid as to ignore their warnings about the impending calamities.
"There were other statements published that implied that such realization of hopes by that year (1975) was more of a probability than a mere possibility. It is to be regretted that these latter statements apparently overshadowed the cautionary ones and contributed to a buildup of the expectation already initiated." -Watchtower, 1980 March 15, p.17, par. 5"WT literature combined with the talks. . .don't be naive. Whether you have been studying for mere weeks or years (you've stated both) you werent their before OR soon after1975. I was and with all due respect, you need to be silent on this subject that you are truly ignorant of.