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Has the Society run dry?
by What-A-Coincidence in
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2. friends
seems like the mags, the km's, the books are all recycled information from the 1980's.. seems like they thought the end would come in the late 80's based on all the armageddon articles (i seem to remember lots of those in those years).. once we hit the 90's, the some ol recycled information, it's like groundhog day.

seems like the wt writers are cuttin and pastin.

why doesn't jehovah bless his people with the greatest writers of all time for the biggest event of all time?
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John 5:28,29
by stapler99 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the witnesses understanding of this scripture was one of the things that i could never grasp.

"28 do not marvel at this, because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice 29 and come out, those who did good things to a resurrection of life, those who practiced vile things to a resurrection of judgment.

they believe that the resurrection is the upcoming resurrection, but because death cleansed the resurrected ones of sin, it would be pointless to judge them on their past deeds, so "did good things" actually refers to what they did after their resurrection, and the judgement comes at the end of the 1000 years.
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responding to the Reasoning book on birthdays?
by BlackSwan of Memphis in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i am helping someone out with a response to a jw about birthdays.

she wants to be able to have a comeback to his programmed response.

i am looking at the reasoning book section on birthdays.
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How can someone who doesn't know the language..translate a book?
by Judas I. in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i see people all the time trying to interpert the scriptures for other people who don't understand it.

my question is:.

a simple word like "fire" or "burned" in the bible.
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Watchtower assaults its youth fear/guilt/baptism and career July 1, 2006
by truthseeker in
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2. friends
if we imagined for one moment that the majority of youths get baptized, then the july 1, 2006 wt paints a very different picture.

there must be a serious problem in the organization for the society to write so strong an article.

july 1, 2006 wt youths, make it your choice to serve jehovah.
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Hello all; helping those in the org
by stapler99 in
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2. friends
i've been lurking for a while so thought i'd introduce myself.

i'm in my late teens and left the jws just before i left home.

i used to know what absolute belief was, but never got baptised because i didn't feel any love for god.
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No Blood Card: Counter document to file for your child
by alamb in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
please find below a basic form that can be modified for your particular circumstance.

this should be filed with schools, attorneys, doctors, hospitals, etc.

as a counter to the no blood card.. .
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The 144,000 and the Great Crowd of Revelation
by Leolaia in
1. watchtower
2. bible
8-11; ch.

as in ch.

like the "great crowd", they are "of every race, language, people, and nation (cf.
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District Assembly eating rules....
by JH in
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2. friends
during our district assembly which will be held at a coliseum, we were told not to go outside during the intermission, and not eat in restaurants near by.

we were told to bring our own food and eat inside the coliseum.

usually, the coliseum offers hot dogs and hamburgers and drinks, but the brothers refused this service.. .
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MEDICAL Expertise of the Watchtower.
by Focus in
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2. friends
"can the ethiopian change his skin color?

"stupid children require attention for a different reason.

drink a full glass of water both before and after the bath.