Posts by insearchoftruth

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I've noticed something different at this years district convention

by JWinprotest in

not sure if this was the case elsewhere, but i noticed that the contribution boxes with the people attending them stayed out in the hall ways throughout the entire session.

they used to be set up only before and after sessions and during lunch......times are tough!

!.

insearchoftruth

So you used to have to be a MS (is that ministerial servant) to be an attendant.....wow, just wow

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Blood Fractions - did this allowance start in 1990??

by insearchoftruth in

was getting myself prepared for my wife coming home from the book study this week when blood is going to be discussed.

i have a copy of reasoning from the scriptures and i noticed that it does not mention fractions at all, but it was published in 1985, updated in 1989. was thinking if my wife were to get in a discussion on blood where we could now pull out the reasoning book, possibly even the insight book to see what jehovah says about it, that could at least be a discussion starter on changes in doctrine......even though i know i will get one of two responses...new light, or i am still learning, i am sure you could ask the husband of my study sister about this and he would be very interested to talk to you about it..

insearchoftruth

I meant I could have a tetanus shot

So prior to 1990 one could not have a tetanus shot........wow!

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TMZ has a photo of Paris and her brother at the kingdom hall Tues night!!!

by Pandoras cat11 in

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friends

i know, i know, more michael jackson news.

this for some reason has got me ticked off.

if you go to the tmz website you will see a photo of paris and her brother holding the "sing praises to jehovah" songbook.

insearchoftruth

The JW's are commenting about how wonderful the Org.

They are on the internet, especially a site like TMZ...I thought only watchtower.org was allowed.

These children should not be made the center of a spectacle.....but they are.

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What's the Watchtower's position on new members who are divorced?

by Whymse in

if a new member was married and divorced for reasons other then adultery, then they got remarried.

and later on during their second marriage they became a witness, how would the watchtower think.

about their marital status?

insearchoftruth

Let me see if I understand this, two folks are married, get divorced (legal) for a reason other than adultery, if one would want to become a baptized witness, and then get married, the quickest path would be to get their spouse to commit adultery, and if that is not possible, commit adultery themselves and then confess it, because without someone committing adultery, the JWs would not allow a marriage of either partner due to no scriptural divorce being granted.

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Its True! I just became a Grama

by Hope4Others in

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friends

well after 2 weeks in and out of labor, my daughter had my very first grandchild at 7 this morning.... .

she was 9 lbs 2 oz....and 22 inches long...... .

that's a lot of baby to push out..... .

insearchoftruth

Wow, that is great, congrats to you and your family!!

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Blood Fractions - did this allowance start in 1990??

by insearchoftruth in

was getting myself prepared for my wife coming home from the book study this week when blood is going to be discussed.

i have a copy of reasoning from the scriptures and i noticed that it does not mention fractions at all, but it was published in 1985, updated in 1989. was thinking if my wife were to get in a discussion on blood where we could now pull out the reasoning book, possibly even the insight book to see what jehovah says about it, that could at least be a discussion starter on changes in doctrine......even though i know i will get one of two responses...new light, or i am still learning, i am sure you could ask the husband of my study sister about this and he would be very interested to talk to you about it..

insearchoftruth

thanks sir82, I find it interesting then that the reasoning book does not seem to mention fractions at all, and it was late 80s....

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Serena meets Obama at White House - did she bring him a WT??

by insearchoftruth in

serena meets obama at white housewashington (ap) -- before heading off to st. louis to throw the first pitch at the major league baseball all-star game, president barack obama welcomed wimbledon champion serena williams to the white house.. williams said: "i love president obama; he has such an unbelievable presence, and he seems to be so normal -- and he noticed my shoes.

i think that was the highlight of the whole day, was he liked my shoes.".

williams said she was wearing 5-inch (13-centimeter) heels for the presidential visit.. she said: "he asked me, 'should i be wearing high heels?

insearchoftruth

She probably brought him a copy of that 80's Awake that 'predicted' (I use that term loosely) the current economic status.

And then let him know that his time is only temporary because the end is near, so near, right around the corner and there will be no economic crisis, no Soviet Union, no bothers with healthcare in the nusystem of things....

It is amazing what a dub with a bit of money can get away with!!!

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Serena meets Obama at White House - did she bring him a WT??

by insearchoftruth in

serena meets obama at white housewashington (ap) -- before heading off to st. louis to throw the first pitch at the major league baseball all-star game, president barack obama welcomed wimbledon champion serena williams to the white house.. williams said: "i love president obama; he has such an unbelievable presence, and he seems to be so normal -- and he noticed my shoes.

i think that was the highlight of the whole day, was he liked my shoes.".

williams said she was wearing 5-inch (13-centimeter) heels for the presidential visit.. she said: "he asked me, 'should i be wearing high heels?

insearchoftruth

And I am sure she dressed quite modestly like she always does......five inch heels.....

My wife who is only a study all but turns her back on the TV when Obama is on.....

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Serena meets Obama at White House - did she bring him a WT??

by insearchoftruth in

serena meets obama at white housewashington (ap) -- before heading off to st. louis to throw the first pitch at the major league baseball all-star game, president barack obama welcomed wimbledon champion serena williams to the white house.. williams said: "i love president obama; he has such an unbelievable presence, and he seems to be so normal -- and he noticed my shoes.

i think that was the highlight of the whole day, was he liked my shoes.".

williams said she was wearing 5-inch (13-centimeter) heels for the presidential visit.. she said: "he asked me, 'should i be wearing high heels?

insearchoftruth

Serena meets Obama at White House

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Before heading off to St. Louis to throw the first pitch at the Major League Baseball All-Star game, President Barack Obama welcomed Wimbledon champion Serena Williams to the White House.

Williams said: "I love President Obama; he has such an unbelievable presence, and he seems to be so normal -- and he noticed my shoes. I think that was the highlight of the whole day, was he liked my shoes."

Williams said she was wearing 5-inch (13-centimeter) heels for the presidential visit.

She said: "He asked me, 'Should I be wearing high heels?' So I thought that was kind of funny because he may have been right. Because it is a job hazard for me, but I insist on wearing them."

Williams got to meet Michelle Obama and the rest of the first family.

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What's the Watchtower's position on new members who are divorced?

by Whymse in

if a new member was married and divorced for reasons other then adultery, then they got remarried.

and later on during their second marriage they became a witness, how would the watchtower think.

about their marital status?

insearchoftruth

OK, let me see if I understand that, if you get divorced non-scriptually (no adultery involved), you are not free to remarry...but if you committed adultery and repent, you may be able to remarry?