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  An elder with only one testicle

  by stillin in

  1. watchtower
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  i happen to be one of very few people who know of this condition that the man has.

  he had an accident several years ago with some power equipment.

  leviticus 21:20 commands that no man present the bread at the temple with damaged testicles... so?.

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  Yes, notsurewheretogo, you are correct. The 'questions from readers' in the 6/15/1999 WATCHTOWER discusses this very thing. My understanding is that if you had a vasectomy pre-1999 you can qualify as an Elder or Ministerial Servant. Post 1999 you would no longer qualify. More 'man made' WATCHTOWER rules and regulations. Which 'begs the question' for me. How many men 'serving' on the Governing Body or as Circuit Overseers or Bethelites or Elders have had the procedure done pre- 1999 but now won't allow others the same personal choice?
  
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  LEGO DUBTOWN - PILLOWGATE

  by Kevin McFree in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://youtu.be/ckexqj26mzs.

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  I damn near 'split my gut' laughing at this. Takes me back to my own Bethel days......
  
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  $5.5 Million to be transferred to World Wide Work from Assembly Hall fund

  by Sour Grapes in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  a letter was read tonight in our kingdom hall that the money that the circuits in the indianapolis area had in savings to build a new assembly hall will now be transferred to the www to build kingdom halls in lands where they are needed and a new assembly hall for us will not be built.. we had a beautiful assembly hall near downtown indy that was paid for.

  it was sold a couple of years ago.

  we were promised a new assembly hall to be built in southern ohio near the indiana border but they can kiss that goodbye now.

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  "It's right there in the fine print. The assembly hall belongs to Jehovah and any cash you brothers might accumulate really belongs to HIM. As Jehovah's earthly financial counselors, we invest his belongings as we see fit." - Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses
  
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  Pillowgate - John Cedars

  by CitizenofEarth in

  1. social
  2. humour

  is this true?

  is this really true?!.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qirjv48c55m.

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  "Only if you get caught.........

  "Honest brothers...............she's a full time pioneer. We are going to get engaged and hope to marry soon and stay on in Bethel service!"
  
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  Pillowgate - John Cedars

  by CitizenofEarth in

  1. social
  2. humour

  is this true?

  is this really true?!.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qirjv48c55m.

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  "Was is as GOOD for you as it was for me....................?"
  
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  Rolf Furuli Mental Health

  by oppostate in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  rolf foruli, scandinavian academic and watchtower apologist, has come out with a video at times quoting figures on mental disease from the 1930's and 40's, in support of his allegation that the rate of mental problems and depression is actually only a third of what it is among the entire population.. there are numerous holes in his presentation.

  for one, when jw's are da'ed or df'ed they're no longer considered jw's and only active jw's are part of the results.

  those who were victimized and suffered the most mental trauma as jw's aren't even considered in the studies he mentions.. watch his video: "the mental health of jehovah´s witnesses" r. furuli, on youtube:.

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  This man is not even smart enough to be ashamed of himself. Sending out a survey for the congregation elders to make an assessment of individual witnesses mental health is not a 'scientific study'. It is the gathering of anecdotal judgments made by the elders in individual congregations based on their cursory observations of their fellow congregants. Even a 'self reported' survey by the individual publishers would be a more accurate assessment (Though it would still not be a 'scientific study'). The words charlatan and fraud come to mind for me after watching this video.
  
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  Kingdom Hall ... BURGER KING?

  by sparky1 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i live in a very rural part of the northeastern united states.

  after 9 years of waiting, the local witnesses are getting their new kingdom hall.

  it is being built on a back road next to a sandpit.

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  Here we go again................!
  

  I just stepped outside to make a delivery at work and this conversation happened:

  After some political talk about Trump etc.,.........

  Kevin: What is that new building on the back road? Is that a Jehovah Witness church?

  Sparky: Well...yes it is.

  Kevin: It certainly doesn't look like a church. It looks like a warehouse. Not a very attractive building at all.

  Keep it up, Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses. You seem to be alienating the public on more and more levels.
  
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  Which is better minimum wage or minimum income?

  by hoser in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we were having this discussion in the office the other day and we came to the conclusion minimum wage is better because it still adds to the economy vs minimum income which someone could potentially stay at home and do nothing and still get paid without producing a thing for the greater economy.. thoughts?.

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  1. Universal basic income for everybody.....from the poorest to the wealthiest.

  2. No more welfare in any form. Abolish food stamps, fuel assistance, rental assistance, etc.

  3. Close all welfare offices and make those people get a regular job.

  4. No minimum wage. The hard workers and the aggressive people will rise to the top.

  5. No more income tax. The current income tax system is a penalty system. The harder you work, the more you pay.

  6. Base taxation on a National sales tax of 20% and a State sales tax of between 12.5% and 17.5%. The more money a person has, the more that they will spend. This will move our government (USA) from taxing our personal production to taxing our consumption. Both production and consumption should (theoretically) increase.
  
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  Fake News By Jehovah’s Witnesses 🐑

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  much has been said about “fake news”.

  regarding the witnesses, they would always ask, “ did you hear the latest”?.

  since the witnesses claim to have the “truth”, can you express anything that turned out to be truly “fake news”?

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  Finkelstein is correct. Jehovah's Witnesses have had their share of fake news. It was entitled KINGDOM NEWS. I placed lots of them back in the '70's.
  
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  You or Family at Uni? Bye bye Ministerial Servants Position

  by snugglebunny in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  kingdom ministry school.

  2018 service year.

  programme for congregation elders: file:///c:/users/michael/downloads/kms-tk18-e_no8.pdf.

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  "The Governing Body is NOT dogmatic!"