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  What is the new belief on 607

  by Paksen in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hello this is my first post here, i have been away from anything related to the jw for about 8 years (yeay).

  i was wondering if anyone had info or direct me to some links about this 607 (date?

  ) i've been reading about.

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  dedpoet

  Hi Paksen, and welcome to the forum

  As others have said, there is nothing new in jw land as regards 607.

  The problem is that the watchtower prefers to ignore the overwhelming
  archaelogical and historical evidence that shows that Jerusalem was
  destroyed in 586/587 BC and cling on to 607 as it fits in with their
  calculations regarding 1914. If they changed 607, they'd have to change
  a whole lot more than they could get away with without losing some
  members, so I guess they'll stick to 607 for now.
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  public talk will be cut to 30 minutes in the near future (January)?

  by Nulite in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just got off the phone with an old bethel connection.

  the public talk will soon be cut to 30 minutes.

  the outlines will stay the same.

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  dedpoet

  public talk will be cut to 30 minutes

  It will still be boring, even if they cut it to 5 minutes, and
  I doubt the "public" will flock in to hear it any more than
  they do now.
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  If The Watchtower Decided To Show Love, Their Numbers Would Rise

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  there's no sense of contentment and joy and happiness within the ranks of jehovah's witnesses.

  people are miserable.

  depressed.

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  dedpoet

  I'm not sure that their numbers would rise that much - their
  doctrines wouldn't be any more true if their attitude changed.
  
  However, a more relaxed attitude, with less rules and regulations
  might mean that less jws examine the watchtower doctrines
  and leave through that.

  It isn't going to happen anyway.
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  Last Post

  by Core88 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have a family a son and a girl friend out of wedlock that's why i am disfellowshiped.

  i hate my "lie" life.

  and now is the time.

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  dedpoet

  (((Core)))

  However things look right now, taking your life is not the answer.

  Please call one of the numbers people have suggested. Don't
  kill yourself, life is far too precious to waste a minute of it.

  Trev
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  Were You Surprised That Your JW "Friends" Dumped You After All These Years?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  how does it feel knowing that your friends were so conditional----or your family?

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  Not surprised at all, and quite happy about it. They have nothing
  to say that I want to hear anyway.
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  I am so angry.....

  by minu in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am so angry and since i am some of this may not make sense.

  i have a sister in law who has recently taken up the pentecostal religion.

  before this she was devil/goth child.

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  dedpoet

  Just proves there are zealots in every religion.

  I hope she calms down a little soon. Maybe if your mum and dad
  didn't take the bait, and she had no one to argue with, she would
  stop bringing the matter up.
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  What do you think to the London 2012 Olympic logo?

  by Pleasuredome in

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  dedpoet

  I hope the games are a lot better than the logo
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  Confidentiality and the elders.

  by LtCmd.Lore in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  while talking to a jw elder: if you specifically state that you are speaking to him as and elder, and that you want the conversation to be classified.

  is he legally required to keep it secret, like a church confessional or doctor/patient type thing?.

  lore.

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  dedpoet

  I think you can take them to court! It a breach of a verbal contract

  Well, you can try, but if you take someone to court in such
  circumstances, where is your evidence? The most "honest"
  elder would lie to save his own ass, and if the conversation
  he has spoken to others about is just between you and him
  where's your evidence? It's your word against his, and I can't
  see how you'd have a chance of winning.

  Okay, you could maybe bring witnesses to testify that he has
  repeated to them what was said, but that wouldn't prove that
  the original conversation was confidential, unless there was
  a witness to that who would back you up.

  Taking an elder to court for breaching a verbal contract would
  prove a pointless and costly excercise for the person bringing
  the case.
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  COULD BE GONE FOR AWHILE!

  by Dansk in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  dear all,.

  those of you who have posted here regularly for the past four years have helped me immensely in my recovery from watchtower and have shared with me in my journey.

  you will also know that, after winning my battle with watchtower (save for one daughter who is still stuck fast in the org and shunning the rest of us), i have been fighting an even greater battle these past three years - cancer!.

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  dedpoet

  All the best Ian, you will be in our thoughts.

  Trev and Linda
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  (Mormons)?Jehovah's Witnesses Vandalized Our Deck!

  by DannyHaszard in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  whoa!

  top ranked across all the blogs and news wires jehovah's witnesses vandalized our deck!.

  shakopee valley news, mn - 5 hours ago.

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  dedpoet

  Very interesting story, I think the next jws to call on this guy
  might wish they hadn't!

  Thanks Danny