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  Hiererchy among elders --so says Kenneth Flodin

  by wannaexit in

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  there has always been a hierarchy among elders.

  now it's been validated by kenneth flodin in this talk about the word "princes".

  so not any elder can be a prince in the new order.

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  Starting at :40min Flodin says the following: 'Who are the Princes? We have consistently indicated that these are the appointed Elders since 1914.' REALLY KEN? HOW DO YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT WITH THE AMOUNT OF LIES YOU CONTINUE TO PRESENT TO 'THE FLOCK'? Until the 1932 two-part Watchtower article entitled "Jehovah's Organization" all Elders were democratically elected by their local congregations. Prior to 1932 the local body of elders was NOT appointed by the Watchtower Society and their 'fictitious' (revised history) governing body. They sealed the deal only in 1938 with the publication of the articles entitled: "Unity in action", "Organization part one" and 'Organization part two."
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  A Play On Film Titles......A bit of fun.

  by Je.suis.oisif in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  thanks to the searcher and diogenesister i've come up with this topic.

  far from the madding crowd.

  my situation since i've become inactive.

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  Current Governing Bodies (tm) favorite film:

  THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
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  A Play On Film Titles......A bit of fun.

  by Je.suis.oisif in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  thanks to the searcher and diogenesister i've come up with this topic.

  far from the madding crowd.

  my situation since i've become inactive.

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  THE GREAT ESCAPE

  DOUBT

  THE BIG LIE
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  What is the motivation behind the JW org?

  by Half banana in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the gb has recently said that the brothers are generously contributing lots of money (at gunpoint it seems!

  ) so why with a billion dollar annual income do they demand more cash?

  they have staunched the outward flow of money on paid preachers, zone overseers and bethel expenses and stalled the promised worldwide luxury buildings projects..

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  Two Thumbs up and a Gold Star to LisaRose for the most articulate and well thought out post of the day.
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  My Millions book got a bad review. I wonder if the guy is a JW?

  by punkofnice in

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  2. beliefs

  not deserving of a half star, march 5, 2016bythomas carrthis review is from: millions now living (kindle edition)slander of others religions is worse than trump.

  instead of being ignorant read the bible and get the answers.

  you are not worshiping people you should weork towards woirshiping god.

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  Evaluating the problem of sexual abuse of children within the JW religion, why, how and for what reason

  by Finkelstein in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  this topic has come up many times before on this forum and others but i think its worthy to reevaluate where and how this problem exists from an analytical perspective within the jw religion.

  it is obvious that the wts has been covering up situations of child sexual abuse with careless irresponsible apathy for decades toward both possible victims and potentially identified perpetrators of this socially repugnant crime.

  following guidelines as written in the bible which were emulated and exploited as a self protecting guideline to protect the outward image of the organization overall in spite of known acknowledgement that pedophilia is a serious crime in most countries.

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  The perceived image of the organization is enforcely protected by all. - Finkelstein
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  THE LINGERING SHADOW OF '75

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  none of you are old enough to have been there, i suspect.

  i had been in prison two years as a jw conscientious objector when the exciting news about 1975 spread like wildfire.i was paroled from prison in 1969 and immediately began pioneering.

  the pressures began mounting throughout the organization.

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  "Hell, even the 'Ancient Aliens' guy would want in on that action."

  YOU RANG?
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  Today's Daily Text - Being Uneducated And Ordinary... WTF!!!

  by Divergent in

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  thursday, march 3. they were uneducated and ordinary men.—acts 4:13.. in recent years, the spiritual instruction provided by jehovah’s organization has reflected an increased emphasis on simplicity and clarity.

  consider three examples.

  first, there is the simplified edition of the watchtower.

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  "I'm still a little confused. Could you clarify the basic Jehovah's Witness doctrines a little more clearly."
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  Gay ex-Bethelite

  by Chip Williamson in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just now finding this web site and have enjoyed reading the comments.

  i've never written down my story and it could be a jerry springer episode but here goes.

  i was raised as a jehovah's witness from as early as i can remember.

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  Hi Shirley,

  I am 60 years old and have seen this many times with 'female' pioneer roommates. DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL is alive and well in Jehovah's Organization!
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  Beards

  by pgjallan in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i left the witnesses.

  returned full bearded, which drew censure from a district overseer: “peter, you can’t witness door-to-door with a beard”.

  bewildered, i asked for an explanation.

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  Of course, beards resonate hippie, liberal counterculture, sex, drugs and music.

  Isn't it strange how the average Jehovah's Witness thinks?