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  Reinstatement

  by Pinky in

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  what questions do the elders ask you when you are in your meeting requesting to get reinstated ?.

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  Organized to Do Jehovah’s Will p. 143-144

  
  

  REINSTATEMENT
  

  34 A disfellowshipped person or one who has disassociated himself from the congregation may be reinstated when he gives clear evidence of repentance and over a reasonable period of time demonstrates that he has abandoned his sinful course. He shows that he is desirous of having a good relationship with Jehovah. The elders are careful to allow sufficient time​—many months, a year, or even longer, depending on the circumstances—​for the disfellowshipped person to prove that his repentance is genuine. When the body of elders receives a written plea for reinstatement, the original judicial committee, if practical, should speak with the individual. The committee will evaluate the evidence of “works that befit repentance” on his part and decide whether to reinstate him at that time or not.​—Acts 26:20.

  35 If the person requesting reinstatement was disfellowshipped from another congregation, a local judicial committee should meet with the person and consider the plea. Thereafter, the local judicial committee will communicate with the body of elders of the congregation that disfellowshipped the individual, giving them their recommendation. The involved committees will work together to make sure that all the facts are gathered to arrive at a just decision. However, the decision to reinstate is made by the original judicial committee. If some members of the original committee are no longer in the congregation or are not qualified to serve, other elders from the original congregation may be chosen to replace them.
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  How to peddle Doomsday for Fun and Profit

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  james ussher (1581-1656).

  your name is ussher – james ussher – and you are the archbishop of all of ireland.. you are living in the 1600s and are obsessive-compulsive when it comes to speculative ideas.

  you are convinced that you alone have the intellect to figure exact dates of all the major events in the bible actually.

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  Taken from Barbara Anderson's website: Here is someone who would know Fred Franz.

  WATCHTOWERDOCUMENTS.ORG
  

  Welcome to Watchtower Documents

  By the way, a reporter, who worked for Time magazine, interviewed Franz when he became president of the WTB&TS in 1977 (he had been Vice-President of the Watch Tower Society). That interview actually resulted in a story appearing in the July 11, 1977 issue of Time.
  Privately, the reporter said that in all his years as a reporter interviewing “important” people, after spending one hour with Fred Franz, he came away with the impression that Freddie was so deranged as to be “certifiably insane.”
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  How to peddle Doomsday for Fun and Profit

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  james ussher (1581-1656).

  your name is ussher – james ussher – and you are the archbishop of all of ireland.. you are living in the 1600s and are obsessive-compulsive when it comes to speculative ideas.

  you are convinced that you alone have the intellect to figure exact dates of all the major events in the bible actually.

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  (September 12, 1893 – December 22, 1992)

  Terry wrote:

  Yes, James Ussher and Fred Franz were very smart crackpots who somehow managed to fool generations of sincere Christians who looked to them for answers about the Bible.

  Allowing delusional authoritarians to persuade you is a sure way to waste your time, your resources, and your life.

  If Fred Franz was so smart, how come he spent 77 years toiling as a Jehovah's Witness? Didn't he waste 77 years of his life just like I spent 45 years wasting mine? At least I knew when to get out and stop wasting my time.

  Do you suppose that at the end of his life that... maybe....just maybe... everything he believed, practiced, and wrote about was just a delusion and never coming to fruition?
  
  

  
  
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  Convention Dramas Let us read the reviews

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  the summer 2006 convention drama reviews .

  *spot on with the acting and costumes.

  jehovah looks in our hearts regardless of the color of our skin.

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  jookbeard...loved The Bunker vid, especially the long curly haired Hispanic chic, hot stuff.

  I think her name was Elaine.
  
  
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  Convention Dramas Let us read the reviews

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  the summer 2006 convention drama reviews .

  *spot on with the acting and costumes.

  jehovah looks in our hearts regardless of the color of our skin.

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  The Watchtower Society has switched from real congregation members playing Bible characters ( fake costumes, pre-recorded voices), to pre-made ( Hollywood) dramas.

  days of future passed stated:

  Switching to the pre-made dramas means that another avenue of fun is gone. At least for those that had some pull in the congregations. The live music and food preps are long gone. The society wants to make sure that everything is exactly as they want it.

  Here are some real and honest reviews on this Youtube video:

  *Ah yes, the ancient Middle East, where the men wear obviously fake beards and speak impeccable American English

  *Is it me, or is Watchtower getting more ridiculous?

  * I don't know what was worse, the fake wigs, fake beards, horrible acting or bad storyline.

  *Why do all the men have beards? I thought this was a Jehovah's Witnesses Production and I was under the impression that beards were unacceptable to true worship.

  *Watchtower going Hollywood. This should be interesting.
  
  

  
  
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  Sign at gilead graduation

  by Gorbatchov in

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  you know, i'm not such a conspiracy thinker.

  but why do they display this sign / symbol at the background?

  with some litle imagination it is a freemason sign.

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  Here is a Freemason symbol! Does it come close to the background sign/symbol? The Watchtower Society could have shown pictures/photos of plants, trees, people, or buildings in the background. They chose this symbol. WHY?
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  Convention Dramas Let us read the reviews

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  the summer 2006 convention drama reviews .

  *spot on with the acting and costumes.

  jehovah looks in our hearts regardless of the color of our skin.

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  The Summer 2006 Convention Drama Reviews
  

  *Spot on with the acting and costumes. Jehovah looks in our hearts regardless of the color of our skin. Our brotherhood is a joy of togetherness.

  *Great acting!

  *The Convention was so upbuilding. We now know how close we are living in the last days of this wicked system of things.

  *One of my favorite dramas!

  *We have some talented brothers and sisters.

  
  

  *This play was cringe-worthy.
  

  *This is very nice & interesting!!!! But it would have been better if the actors had used their own voices.

  * I thought it was a new time low with the fake costumes and the playing of pre-recorded voices.
  
  
  

  
  
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  The bible account of ananias and saphria .hmmm

  by nowwhat? in

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  god put to death this couple for not being honest and transparent with dedicated funds.

  shouldn't the one and only true organization of god also be 100% transparent and honest with dedicated funds?

  you would think!.

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  Two thousand years later, Jehovah approves the actions of the Governing Body selling many local Kingdom Halls and New York properties in the $$$billions. Jehovah also sent his holy spirit upon all construction committees and free laborers of the new Warwick Bethel headquarters. WHAT A LOVING GOD!

  
  
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  What Are Your Rights?

  by Simon in

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  rights seem to be everywhere nowadays.

  say hello to someone in the wrong way and you've violated 101 of their human rights.

  people imagine they have the right to all sorts of things - food, healthcare, housing, internet ... so many things are labelled basic rights and then you get onto their human rights - a favourite of the do-nothing bodies such as the un to declare.

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  RULES & REGULATIONS

  JeffT

  Let's say you walk into a small restaurant in Iowa and you sit down for dinner. They hand you a menu that is mostly vegetarian dishes but does have sirloin steak. You are a meat eater and decide you want the sirloin steak. The cooks that night are two vegans who are disgusted by your food choice. They tell the waiter that they will not prepare the steak because of morality issues. Eating steak is cruelty to animals.

  The waiter tells you that the cooks refuse to cook you a steak. You are also told that if you don't like their decision you can walk out of the restaurant. You scratch your head....'' What is the difference between cooking eggs, potatoes, or my steak for these cooks?

  Do you walk out, complain, write a letter to the local village about the treatment you received? Were these cooks protected from not cooking your steak that night, that was clearly was on the menu?
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  What Are Your Rights?

  by Simon in

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  2. friends

  rights seem to be everywhere nowadays.

  say hello to someone in the wrong way and you've violated 101 of their human rights.

  people imagine they have the right to all sorts of things - food, healthcare, housing, internet ... so many things are labelled basic rights and then you get onto their human rights - a favourite of the do-nothing bodies such as the un to declare.

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  Jeff T

  Do Restaurants Have the Unrestricted Right to Refuse Service?

  No. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 explicitly prohibits restaurants from refusing service to patrons on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin. In addition, most courts don’t allow restaurants to refuse service to patrons based on extremely arbitrary conditions. For example, a person likely can’t be refused service due to having a lazy eye.

  But Aren’t Restaurants Considered Private Property?

  Yes, however they are also considered places of public accommodation. In other words, the primary purpose of a restaurant is to sell food to the general public, which necessarily requires susceptibility to equal protection laws. Therefore, a restaurant’s existence as private property does not excuse an unjustified refusal of service. This can be contrasted to a nightclub, which usually caters itself to a specific group of clientele based on age and social status.

  So Are "Right to Refuse Service to Anyone" Signs in Restaurants Legal?

  Yes, however they still do not give a restaurant the power to refuse service on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin. These signs also do not preclude a court from finding other arbitrary refusals of service to be discriminatory. Simply put, restaurants that carry a "Right to Refuse Service" sign are subject to the same laws as restaurants without one.