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  Largest BOE File Now Updated as of May-2015!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  if you downloaded the largest boe file ever compiled a few months ago, then delete it and download this new one which has been updated with even more boes.. .. this is not the last time you will see a post like this.

  every time the boe file receives 20 to 25 more boe letters, it will be updated with those new boes and reposted.. .. click the link below and then click the green download button.. http://wwwb.fileflyer.com/view/hddlmcz.

  .. .. atlantis!.

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  Thank you.
  
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  Jesus' Hands and Buddha's Head

  by CloseTheDoor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i overheard an elder and sister talking last sunday.

  she has been helping her mother move things out of her house to get ready for moving into a retirement home.

  she told the elder that her mother gave her one of those "praying hands" plaques and asked if she should keep it or throw it out.

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  I overheard an elder and sister talking last Sunday. She has been helping her mother move things out of her house to get ready for moving into a retirement home. She told the elder that her mother gave her one of those "praying hands" plaques and asked if she should keep it or throw it out. The elder said some people have had bad experiences with those, and it would probably be best to toss it out.
  
  I don't have a problem with having one of those or not, to each his own. But the problem in what he said is that I heard the same elder tell another person that it was OK to have a small Buddha statue (a tiny Buddha head) in his apartment if it's only viewed as an insignificant nick-nac (decor) and not "worshiped." (The apartment was a furnished rental and the brother had no choice as to what was in there). Personally I thought the counsel was hypocritical on this elder's part. I have heard of others not wanting those "praying hands" plaques in their homes because they believed they are "too creepy." He said he would find a Watchtower article on the matter, but I don't know what may have been said in his follow up. I know some other elders who would never advise a publisher that it's OK to have a statue of Buddha in their home - or any religious statue for that matter.
  
  I remember reading an article or "Questions from Readers" section about the use of religious figurines if they are only viewed as nick-nacs and not used for religious purposes. (I can't find it though). A December 22, 1976 Awake! seems to touch on this.
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  Nothing Says, "I Love You!" Like Institutionalized Shunning!

  by Oubliette in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  why disfellowshipping is a loving provision.

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  may 15, 2105 watchtower, pp.

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  Oubliette said:

  "Disfellowshipping keeps the Christian congregation clean." - w2015, 5/15, p. 30, paragraph 7.
  
  Really? Then why are there so many pedophiles in the congregation that have never been disfellowshipped?

  Good point! Agreed. While I don't think there are pedophiles in my local congregation, we have a lot of other problems (wife beatings, pornography, adultery, adultery, and adultery), and it would be a stretch to refer to the congregation as "clean".
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  
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  12 signs you are a modern day Pharisee

  by Zoos in

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  2. bible

  i was reading through this list and was struck by how accurately it describes the watchtower royalty class.

  not exactly a professional doing the writing but i think he captures it pretty well.. http://frankpowell.me/12-signs-you-are-modern-day-pharisee.

  for those who cannot access the link:.

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  Book marked.

  Thanks!
  
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  Anyone else have JW Business Cards?

  by Lemonp in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my cong has these business cards on the lit desk for maybe 2 months now, is this just something that they have done locally or is this a org wide thing?

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  there are two different types we have, this is the front and back of one of them..

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  Some have carried calling cards in the past, at least in the U.S. The one pictured is different. We used to make our own.
  
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  Today's Watchtower Study, from Feb 15th " Jehovah Guides......."

  by BluesBrother in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  not a full critique but some points astounded me .

  after decades of hearing them say how terrible the "critical times" are that we live in today.

  i now hear :.

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  Yes, the Watchtower that was studied recently (for April 26, 2015) was similar where they seem to be praising the Roman Empire because of it's enforcement of "peace" throughout many lands which made it possible for early Christians to preach the good news. During that time, both Jews and Christians met their deaths during the "Pax Romana."
  

  This was yet another watered down article.
  
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  Can they disfellowship my father?

  by cookiemaster in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this has nothing to do with my facebook endeavors.

  when the elders visited us last week, they also discussed my father.

  my mother called them about him.

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  Yes, they can disfellowship him if they want to. If I was in a situation like that, I would protect by mom by getting her away from him if at all possible.
  
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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..

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  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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  2. friends

  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!

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  @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

  1. jw
  2. friends

  "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.

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  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?