Posts by CloseTheDoor

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Am I the only "witness here besides the admins?

by TheOnlyRealWittnessHere in

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with all the negativity here i was wondering if i am the only one here that's a witness.

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the topic pretty much says everything..

CloseTheDoor

I'm an active Witness. Still in because of lots of family members and certain other obligations (my job for one).

Born in the Organization during the "Rutherford era". An "old timer" just going through the motions.

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A Taxi Driver Gave Me 4 Magazines This Morning

by Tempest in a Teacup in

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as we had reached my destination, i paid him and was getting down when he handed me something.

then i saw it was the wt and awake.

i just had the time to say: "oh, okay, thank you!

CloseTheDoor

@James Mixon, I saw an Awake magazine in public restroom once. Was sitting displayed atop the paper towel dispenser.

Once I was walking through a mall and saw where several magazines were sitting on a table within a Christmas display.

We have always been told not to indiscriminately distribute literature. Some people will do anything to raise the numbers on their monthly fs report, even if it means cheating.

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Witnesses Preach to Dog

by snugglebunny in

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"in el salvador, one man tied his vicious dog in front of the door whenever he saw jehovahs witnesses nearby.

the man would wait for the witnesses to move on, and then he would bring the dog back into the house.

the brothers were never able to speak to the man.

CloseTheDoor

Questions from Readers

If my dog becomes a Witness, will he be required to refuse a blood transfusion if needed when I take him to the vet to get neutered?

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May’s ‘study WT’ admits having taught “far-fetched” ideas

by wheelwithinwheel in

not on the front page, not in the study articles, but carefully camouflaged in the questions from readers on page 18 (watchtower march 15, 2015).

you can bet most jws wont even read it..

there is no apology...just the usual excuses..

Everything is watered down now. All the talk about types/anti-types is lost on the average JW. I would venture to say the younger generations are completely clueless about the concept in general. Most of the younger generations now are caught up with selfies on Instagram, wearing/selling those JW.org lapel pins and adoring (a.k.a. "doing obedience to") the new New World Translation (a.k.a. "Silver Sword").

"They bow down to the work of their own hands, to what their own fingers have made" (Isaiah 2:8)

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1960 New World Translation of the Hebrew Scriptures--PDF!

by Atlantis in

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bookmarked and searchable 1960 new wrold translation of the hebrew scriptures-pdf http://www.sendspace.com/file/lob9xf --------------------------------------------------- here are the links to the entire set: 1950/51 http://www.sendspace.com/file/1mxtic 1953 http://www.sendspace.com/file/oyqg2i 1955 http://www.sendspace.com/file/xsl6kb 1957 http://www.sendspace.com/file/o1vvou 1958 http://www.sendspace.com/file/dxadmv 1960 http://www.sendspace.com/file/lob9xf atlantis!

CloseTheDoor

Thank you for re-uploading and updating the links and for the mirror.

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Where is it said , not to independently do deep study of scripture

by william draper in

i do believe it is written somewhere in jw literature .

CloseTheDoor

Elders always remind our congregation: Why should we ever even think of engaging in independent research when the Organization does all that for us?

Sheep to the slaughter.

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2015 April 10, and 15, BOE Repost!

by Atlantis in

these boes have been requested because we received a message that the old links were inactive.

i just tried the old links and they both worked fine for me.

.. 2015 april 10, boe ( re: jw broadcasting monthly programs).

CloseTheDoor

Thanks!

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Today's text--James Brother in...The Bible Is Not Enough

by sd-7 in

wt comments, 4/29/15: .

"does this mean that as long as there is no clearly stated law from god, we can just follow the ways and standards that we are brought up with and that are common in our area?...

[quoted prov.