So in the WTS system, there is no fixed 'holy land', Bethel is just any location where they have offices. Thanks!
insearchoftruth
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After the WTS has sold the properties in Brooklyn, will upstate NY become the new US Bethel
by insearchoftruth inor will the wts maintain a presence in brooklyn so they can continue to call it bethel?
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After the WTS has sold the properties in Brooklyn, will upstate NY become the new US Bethel
by insearchoftruth inor will the wts maintain a presence in brooklyn so they can continue to call it bethel?
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insearchoftruth
Or will the WTS maintain a presence in Brooklyn so they can continue to call it Bethel?
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Associate Bible Students, Dawn Bible Students and Christadelphians Beliefs...
by Tuesday infrom what i've researched these religions seem to believe almost everything the jws do, with very minor differences.
i'm curious if anyone here is part of one of these religions or knows a place that i can go to find out all their beliefs to see every difference?.
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If I remember correctly there is also a comparison chart on jwfacts as well.
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What's the JW reaction to new 16 page mags????
by diamondiiz inif you've been to the meeting when the letter was read, what was jw reaction????
just curious if it was just another sign that the end is nearer or did any wake up for a second to realize the corporation is downsizing due to costs..
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Now if there would only be a way to snap up a bunch of the 'fat finger' web addresses that are close to the official jw site to send folks to this site, freeminds or jwfacts....
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"Feeling sorry for yourself" about being hit by your husband is not Christian 2/15/12 WT Page 25 P 12
by yourmomma inhave anyone of you read, the absolutly jaw dropping paragraph in this article about a women who was hit by her husband?
its in page 25 of the 2/15/12 wt study edition (i read the dumbed down version).. .
if there was any question, that the watchtowers stance is for wives to simply take it when their husbands abuse them, this makes it crystal clear.. who the hell is scanning these things before they go to print?
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Had only recieved one response from a Williamsburg, VA based shelter thanking me for the heads up.....
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"Feeling sorry for yourself" about being hit by your husband is not Christian 2/15/12 WT Page 25 P 12
by yourmomma inhave anyone of you read, the absolutly jaw dropping paragraph in this article about a women who was hit by her husband?
its in page 25 of the 2/15/12 wt study edition (i read the dumbed down version).. .
if there was any question, that the watchtowers stance is for wives to simply take it when their husbands abuse them, this makes it crystal clear.. who the hell is scanning these things before they go to print?
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bttt, just over two weeks til the 'study' of this article (or should I say food at the proper time)
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End of the Preaching Work?
by Slidin Fast inthere is a rumour (from someone who should know better) that members of the gb are going round saying that the preaching work is accomplished.
this comes from a seniour elder and i therefore take it a bit more seriously than some sources.. if this is true then it kinda links in with the reduction of the half awake and the watch slightly-higher-mound-look-out magazines.. has any one else heard anything?.
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The WT will never call an end to the door to door work- it is free publicity and busy work to keep the members slaving and feeling guilty they are not doing enough.
And in addition it is one more thing that the elders can use if they want to call someone on the carpet for not being a good JW.
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Memorial, why isn't there the post memorial excitement like there is with an assembly
by insearchoftruth ini know that the assembly is supposed to get the folks all excited about how close we are to the 'end of this system of things' but when my wife attends a memorial, she says nothing at all after it, even though this is supposed to be the most important night of the year for them..
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One thing I have noticed is the the JW buzzwords are being used quite frequently by my wife during the memorial season, 'the truth', 'congregation', 'publisher', etc, words she never uses, which will more than likely fade away over the next couple of weeks.
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End of the Preaching Work?
by Slidin Fast inthere is a rumour (from someone who should know better) that members of the gb are going round saying that the preaching work is accomplished.
this comes from a seniour elder and i therefore take it a bit more seriously than some sources.. if this is true then it kinda links in with the reduction of the half awake and the watch slightly-higher-mound-look-out magazines.. has any one else heard anything?.
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"They" do not call it recruiting work. I and other ex-JW's call it recruiting. But yeah, just busy work.
Thats true, I guess better stated they seem to think it will serve to bring in new members, but seems to be pretty fruitless.
A change in what they are doing, even the reduction in the size of the public magazines is going to add some new zeal to the members, another way to spin we are closer to the end, don't have the time to read 32 page mags, only 16 page mags.
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Today's ABC News - JWs to Sell
by Gayle inhttp://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=8609235&rss=rss-wabc-article-8609235.
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What a great buisness model.
1) Buy rundown property
2) Renovate it with free labor
3) Sell it a few years later for huge tax free profits.
4) Repeat
Think it is referred to as 'flipping property', though generally done at a faster pace. Who will they be able to flip the compound to?