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  What sort of person is GB member Guy Pierce?

  by VM44 in

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  does anyone know anything about the gb member guy pierce?.

  what is his background?.

  what sort of personality does he have?.

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  alanv

  I think all of them believe in what they are doing. It's just that they put the organisation first all the time.
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  How were Rutherford's Cadillacs purchased?

  by InterestedOne in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i mentioned rutherford's cadillacs to my study conductor, and he said maybe rutherford was able to purchase them because he was independently wealthy.

  were they purchased from his own personal wealth or with the wt funds?.

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  alanv

  There seems to be proof that the houses were donated to him from a rich friend. Maybe the same was true about the cars.
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  Is it normal to quote without naming the source like WT does?

  by InterestedOne in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i am noticing here and there that the wt literature will say things like "one bible dictionary says ..." or "one scholar says ..." and then proceed with a quotation.

  my immediate reaction is to ask myself why they didn't provide the specific source of the quote - author, publication, page #, etc.

  so i am wondering, do other magazines do this?

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  alanv

  Ray Franz had the right idea. He new that many would not takehis word for it if he said something contraversial, so he made sure he told readers where they could go to check what he told them in his two books.
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  Interesting you tube video

  by alanv in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  watching this video left me wandering a bit iif a person is wrongly disfellowshipped for whatever reason and they appeal against it and are then reinstated, would the elders actually announce in the hall that so and so has been reinstated.

  if that was so it would be pretty obvious to most people that the disfellowshipping decision was wrong, ie the elders made a mistake.

  has anyone here ever had that happen at their kingdom hall in the past.

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  alanv

  Thanks onthewayout. That's real inside imformation. It's something I had never thought of before, but something I read just made me wonder about it.
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  Interesting you tube video

  by alanv in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  watching this video left me wandering a bit iif a person is wrongly disfellowshipped for whatever reason and they appeal against it and are then reinstated, would the elders actually announce in the hall that so and so has been reinstated.

  if that was so it would be pretty obvious to most people that the disfellowshipping decision was wrong, ie the elders made a mistake.

  has anyone here ever had that happen at their kingdom hall in the past.

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  alanv

  Thanks for that Boyzone. Did you mean they would not announce the original disfellowship decision, if the person concerned said they will appeal against it?
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  Interesting you tube video

  by alanv in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  watching this video left me wandering a bit iif a person is wrongly disfellowshipped for whatever reason and they appeal against it and are then reinstated, would the elders actually announce in the hall that so and so has been reinstated.

  if that was so it would be pretty obvious to most people that the disfellowshipping decision was wrong, ie the elders made a mistake.

  has anyone here ever had that happen at their kingdom hall in the past.

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  alanv

  Watching this video left me wandering a bit Iif a person is wrongly disfellowshipped for whatever reason and they appeal against it and are then reinstated, would the elders actually announce in the hall that so and so has been reinstated. If that was so it would be pretty obvious to most people that the disfellowshipping decision was wrong, ie the elders made a mistake. Has anyone here ever had that happen at their kingdom hall in the past

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqhCfmqhMs8
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  Did you ever know of a elder wanting montary comp for doing a sheparding visit?

  by highdose in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i knew an elder who would help and support those in the cong, but in return he expected some kind of compensation such as: goods brought for him or his family, services given for free etc.. this elder had a working class job but lived a very middle class life style because of this unspoken arrangement.

  great holidays, new cars and his wife was very much the queen bee of the cong.

  hardly wore the same thing twice and delighted in patronising the other sisters who she considered beaneath her.

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  alanv

  Most elders really believe that they are doing what is required of them, so I think it would be very rare for one of them to want some reward
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  2011 Yearbook: Singing Praise to Jehovah

  by pirata in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  2011 yearbook, singing praise to jehovah, p.17-21:.

  singing songs of praise to jehovah is an integral part of our worship.

  at the 2009 conventions, therefore, god's servants were overjoyed when they were told of a new songbook, sing to jehovah.

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  Can you believe it. Even their songs apparantly come from the gov. body. At least that is what they tell the sheep. I think in reality other ordinary JWs would do all the work and the old men would have given their blessing to it when it was finished.

  They like to show that everything comes from the gov body, when in fact most time it comes from editorial staff
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  could i walk into a K/Hall and get literature?

  by Aussie Oz in

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  2. friends

  just wondering!.

  i know many would say ''why the hell would you do that?".

  just wondering if i could actually get hard copies of some stuff for a 'donation' and not have to hunt it down.... mind you, i'd have a hard time making myself look conservative!.

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  alanv

  I supose you could do that. You would certainly need to have some balls to do it .Of course some literature is only for those in good standing.

  So no study copy of Watchtower, Kingdom Ministry, or some of the other books that are just for JWs.

  You could say that you already have the 2010 cd rom and the new elders book, as they are available online.

  Can you imagine an elders face if you said that (hehe)
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  What I think the next move is...

  by TheJigsUp in

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  i'll keep it short.. you're no doubt aware of the 'if the gb say something that seems odd, just go along with it' thing.

  and the 'do as the gb tell you!

  dont doubt the gb!

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  alanv

  Why would they say that? They have already said the anointed to not have any special insight. There view is keep at it until God intervenes.