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  2019 International Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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  i watched this convention video and do not recognize this religion any longer.

  there are attendants singing and dancing in grass fields.

  later, you see sisters holding up this silly sign that makes me laugh.

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  The video pictures look like it's this video.

  Thank you nonjwspouse for embedding this video. Yes, the screenshots are from the video you posted.
  
  
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  2019 International Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, USA

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
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  i watched this convention video and do not recognize this religion any longer.

  there are attendants singing and dancing in grass fields.

  later, you see sisters holding up this silly sign that makes me laugh.

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  wannaexit4 hours ago

  How they have the audacity of holding up that banner is beyond me. Does anybody in the organization even believe that?

  Here is another silly banner being held up at the '' Love Never Fails'' 2019 International Convention Of Jehovah's Witnesses- Atlanta, GA

  
  
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  2019 International Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, USA

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
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  i watched this convention video and do not recognize this religion any longer.

  there are attendants singing and dancing in grass fields.

  later, you see sisters holding up this silly sign that makes me laugh.

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  I watched this Convention video and do not recognize this religion any longer. There are attendants singing and dancing in grass fields. Later, you see sisters holding up this silly sign that makes me laugh. Yes! It's been around the corner since 1879!

  As the rock group, THE WHO sang on ''Won't Get Fooled Again''

  Meet the new boss
  Same as the old boss
  
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  Sunday...Funday

  by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

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  share a laugh n a hoot!.

  have a great day all !.

  zing.

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  Jesus repeatedly tried to explain the ''Overlapping Generation'' teaching to his Apostles. Since they failed to comprehend this teaching, Jesus angrily told them, '' Maybe it's me, but since you do not comprehend this easy to follow teaching, I will only let a 21st-century Governing Body member named David Splane understand the true meaning and pass it on JW Broadcasting .''

  
  
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  Would You Be Afraid To Visit The Dominican Republic?

  by minimus in

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  a lot of bad things are happening there lately.

  people on vacation are mysteriously dying or getting violently ill. i’ve been there three times in the past.

  the first time it was great!

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  Minimus...In Mexico and third world countries ( like the Dominican Republic ) bartenders are supposed to break the legal and real alcoholic manufactured bottles after they are empty. Instead, hotel and restaurant bars fill up the legal alcohol bottles with counterfeit alcohol and serve it to vacationers who have no idea they are drinking poison.
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  Why doesn't the Watchtower Society never study the Bible cover to cover?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  in the 40 years as a jehovah's witness, i never read the bible cover to cover.

  the three meetings a week were broken up with book studies, awake and watchtower magazines,and ministry& field service meetings, all written by the watchtower society.

  never did we read any chapters from genesis to revelation and discuss the true meaning of what we just read.

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  Some years ago in what was then called the "Theocratic Ministry School" the first talk or "Instruction talk" was spent reviewing the material from the "All Scripture (si)" book which contained 66 chapters discussing a particular bible book. I seem to recall there may have been several weeks spent on each chapter.

  Yes, the first talk covered a few consecutive chapters in a sequential bible book, and the number 2 talk was a bible reading of a small, select few verses of one of those chapters, in the book, covered by the number 1 talk. This was done weekly, taking (i believe) about 2 1/2 years or so to cover the entire bible. You were supposed to read the entire bible chapter selections in your personal preparation for the meeting. So only 15-20 minutes were devoted to an average of 5 or so chapters of the bible, per week. Enough time to skim, but not nearly enough time to delve in.

  
  

  I was at these meetings where the Watchtower Society spent one hour each week showing you how to present the Watchtower and Awake magazines but only spent a few short years and spent a short amount of time (a half-hour) teaching (skimming) through the 66 books in the Bible in a question and answer session. I think that this book was the only material that the Society ever printed that actually came close to Bible teaching.

  Now, we know that the Watchtower Society is just a real estate and book publishing corporation.
  
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  Why doesn't the Watchtower Society never study the Bible cover to cover?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
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  in the 40 years as a jehovah's witness, i never read the bible cover to cover.

  the three meetings a week were broken up with book studies, awake and watchtower magazines,and ministry& field service meetings, all written by the watchtower society.

  never did we read any chapters from genesis to revelation and discuss the true meaning of what we just read.

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  By hopscotching the Bible (or any other book for that matter) and reading only isolated statements or quotations, you can make the book say anything you want.

  Here is a prime example:

  From October 607 B.C.E. to October 1 B.C.E. is 606 years. Since there is no zero year, from October 1 B.C.E. to October 1914 C.E. is 1,914 years. By adding 606 years and 1,914 years, we get 2,520 years. For information on Jerusalem’s fall in 607 B.C.E., see the article “Chronology” in Insight on the Scriptures, published by Jehovah’s Witnesses.
  
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  Why doesn't the Watchtower Society never study the Bible cover to cover?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
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  in the 40 years as a jehovah's witness, i never read the bible cover to cover.

  the three meetings a week were broken up with book studies, awake and watchtower magazines,and ministry& field service meetings, all written by the watchtower society.

  never did we read any chapters from genesis to revelation and discuss the true meaning of what we just read.

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  There is a reason JW's don't do that. The Watchtower's method of interpretation is to bounce around the Bible pulling verses out of context and without regard to what sort of book (history, poetry, prophecy) it is, who the author was, or the intended audience. The Germans have an expression "Kreuz und Quer" "Cross and cross" or perhaps "back and forth."

  Jeff...You hit the nail on the head. '' back and forth'' teaching was the wording I was looking for. Everything is read out of context and sometimes only the ending or beginning of a scripture is read to fit their interpretation.

  I remember a Ministry school book ( 1980's) that had all the books of the Bible (where we read at home and made comments at the meeting). We studied the Bible books only at a quick glance. Does anyone remember that book?
  
  
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  Why doesn't the Watchtower Society never study the Bible cover to cover?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in the 40 years as a jehovah's witness, i never read the bible cover to cover.

  the three meetings a week were broken up with book studies, awake and watchtower magazines,and ministry& field service meetings, all written by the watchtower society.

  never did we read any chapters from genesis to revelation and discuss the true meaning of what we just read.

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  • Well they actually do the read the bible during the week meeting from Genesis to Revelation

    The Society only glances at Bible books like Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Samuel, Kings, Chronicles, Ezra, Ester, Ezekiel, Nehemiah and many others. They don't read it word for word and have a deep study.
    
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  Why doesn't the Watchtower Society never study the Bible cover to cover?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in the 40 years as a jehovah's witness, i never read the bible cover to cover.

  the three meetings a week were broken up with book studies, awake and watchtower magazines,and ministry& field service meetings, all written by the watchtower society.

  never did we read any chapters from genesis to revelation and discuss the true meaning of what we just read.

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  It should read :

  Why doesn't the Watchtower Society study the Bible cover to cover?