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  JWs and Field Service Attire

  by laverite in

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  this morning the jws are working my neighborhood.

  i have a birds eye view from my upstairs office.

  on my side of the street is three men with a baby in a stroller.

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  Did you take a pic of the men and send it in to Tony Morris for being out of uniform? They will doubtlessly have their "privileges" restricted for a time for being so disobedient and irreverent.
  
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  RC 2017 Rumors

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  source: http://www.extj.com/showthread.php?28321-asamblea-regional-2017 (for a more literal translation) here is the gist, edited for formatting/chronological order/correct minor errors:.

  regional convention 2017 rumors.

  theme: the bible and the divine name.. 3 dramas and 2 dramatic bible readings.. .

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  This a pretty detailed "leak"—whether this "reported to me in private" is true or not will be seen in time. If it's accurate, it would have to be some source from deep within the inner organization. That it was posted in Spanish might indicate that the leak came via sending out plans of the RC to the branches.

  Was it some careless high-powered Bethelite who accidently left a paper detailing the plans laying around and a gossipy sister saw it and and put in into the in-house grapevine, or is someone hacking into the WT database?

  More and more dramas/visual material and less and less printed material. The dumbing-down trend continues.
  
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  What is the purpose of life?

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  while reading the magazines the other day it occurred to me that jws never really had a very good answer to that question.

  because it was aimed at young people and it said something along the lines, "if you believe in god you have a purpose, but if you don't believe in god your life has no purpose or meaning".

  i think that is a faulty analysis of the situation.

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  Your observation that in WT publications this question was usually directed to young people rings true. Likely that's for two reasons, at least from the official JW perspective: 1. younger children don't wonder such issues until around puberty, so the WT publication writers were/are attempting to address what young born-in teens are thinking about ("Does God exist? If so/if not, what should I do?"). 2. the WT power structure is aware of the constant drainage of the youth, so they are attempting, however feebly, to stem the tide.
  

  If I may play their advocate here (obviously NOT because I agree with them on multiple issues), wouldn't they say that an adult 's purpose in life is to recognize the principle at Rev. 4:11, that all creatures should recognize their created status and their creator, and respond to that by willingly, even eagerly, serving that creator, doing whatever the creator wants?

  Please recognize that I am only playing their advocate in response to SBF's OP, not because I am defending the WTS. The WTS position here is one that has been long held by various Christian theologians, many of whom existed well before Charles Taze Russell lived.

  Now, SBF, your version of the correct answer is no doubt awaited by far more of us than nicolaou and me. One request: please try to keep it moderately brief and to the point!
  
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  Australian freelance writer on The Everyday Life of a Jehovah`s Witness.

  by smiddy in

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  2. friends

  lewis edwards is an australian freelance journalist / writer who has written a series of articles about jehovah`s witnesses in "the news hub" , the latest on the 9/15/ 2016. very well written on " the everyday life of a jehovahs witness".

  i reccomend you read it.. jarrod booth also has an extremely interesting article in this publication .

  "the news hub".

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  Link?

  
  
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  Any word on the annual meeting?

  by careful in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  have all the leaks at ny bethel been discovered, or are there still some who are revealing the inner secrets beforehand?

  i haven't seen anything here about the annual meeting just a month away now.

  anyone have any real info on it?.

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  Have all the leaks at NY Bethel been discovered, or are there still some who are revealing the inner secrets beforehand? I haven't seen anything here about the annual meeting just a month away now. Anyone have any real info on it?
  
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  Dave Meyers, JW Elder/Former NBA Player died

  by Iamallcool in

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  2. friends

  he died last year, did anyone here already know about his death?

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  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/dave_meyers_(basketball).

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  Does anyone know what ever happened to Elmore Smith (Lakers-Bucs-Cavs)? He converted before Meyers.

  http://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/dave-meyers-the-decision/#do4q3oJju45EQseH.97
  
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  Port St. Lucie, FL Elder facing charges of sexual battery on child, lewd and lascivious behavior

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.tcpalm.com/news/crime/st-lucie-county/man-27-faces-charges-of-six-counts-sexual-battery-on-child-37eef916-9fe8-7596-e053-0100007f3f9d-387317751.html.

  https://jail.stluciesheriff.com/inmateprofile.php?inmate_id=241566.

  biggs, george calvin dob: 11-26-1978.

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  How do you know he's a Witness/elder?
  
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  There is a new letter to elders about Child Abuse

  by ttdtt in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  anyone see that there is a long letter on how to handle child abuse?.

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  JHK, thanks for the link to the real letter. A quick read reveals numerous changes in policy, spurred on by Satan's world!
  
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  There is a new letter to elders about Child Abuse

  by ttdtt in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  anyone see that there is a long letter on how to handle child abuse?.

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  Thanks for the post.

  
  
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  JWs do Volunteer To Help Worldly Organizations Distribute Food to the Needy

  by Athanasius in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  some months back i posted a topic asking if jws were now encouraged to volunteer their time for charitable organizations, as one of the volunteers who i work with was promoting jw.org to one of the spanish speaking workers.

  because of that, i guessed that he was a jw.. https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5708790489939968/jws-now-encouraged-volunteer.

  well the other day as he and i were folding and stacking tables after distributing food to the needy, i mentioned that after i retired i got bored and decided to do volunteer work.

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  When I said that I was, he told me that the JWs have a new movie about Hezekiah and how God's angel slew 185,000 Assyrian soldiers in one night.
  

  In the days when I was in, one would have taken your response as a cue to open up the Bible and read the passage. Now it's just a return to the Rutherford phonographs, only modernized. Sad, really.

  Please do keep us informed of how this progresses. You may well have an in, especially if he and his wife are indeed sacked Bethelites.