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Any Kiwi Elders Here?
by richgirl in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
it's rachel from new zealand here.

i am currently helping a nz journalist source potential interviewees for a short documentary she is making about child sexual abuse issues among jws in new zealand.

nothing of this nature has been seen in the news in nz before so this is quite exciting!
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1914.... current significance?
by NeverKnew in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
it seems that when i ask witnesses questions about 1914, they really don't understand the relevance to their message today.

i am told that they preach about the coming kingdom and that they don't preach a message of 1914. if a person doesn't understand 1914 then i can clearly see how showing them the inaccuracies of the doctrine wouldn't matter.

can we compile a list of ties 1914 has to their current beliefs?.
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Use of first names at the KH
by Sour Grapes in
1. jw
2. friends
have you ever noticed that know one uses first names at the kh?

it is how are you brother jones?

how are you sister smith?
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About 1914 ??
by Powermetal4ever in
1. watchtower
2. bible
dont know if this has been up before, but i just happened to see it today.

its from the book "a study guide for god's word" which came last year if i am not mistaken.

anyway.... what is the deal with "about 1914 c.e" ??
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I had breakfast with 50+ JWs on Sunday
by zimunzucz in
1. jw
2. friends
we pulled into a hotel parking lot saturday around 6pm on the return leg of a wonderful family vacation to new england - an then fate stepped in---a man in a suit got out of a car with the rest of a picture perfect family.

i immediately noticed all the name tags--- and my blood pressure spiked 50pts- damn!!

i was booked in a 4 story hotel full of jws-- the only time they took off the name tags was in the swimming pool- they were so proud of themselves.. at 6:30 am the hot water went cold in the wife's shower- what do you expect on the 4th floor when a herd of jws is trying to get ready at the same time?
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New David Splane Video: No 1900 Year Faithful Slave
by FusionTheism in
1. watchtower
2. bible
governing body member david splane has a new video on tv.jw.org where he talks about all the horrible things committed by martin luther and the protestant reformers.. his conclusion is that there has been no faithful and discreet slave on the earth during the past 1900 years (before 1919 i guess.).

he also says that maybe there were a few anointed on earth, maybe not.. he did add an interesting statement that he doesn't condemn the other churches just for misunderstanding the bible because the society has done that.. another odd point, was that he actually mentioned catholic missionary work in a somewhat positive light, while totally condemning the reformation views on predestination..
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Wrong and Deceiving
by Madan Magar in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in the article 'judgement day' published by jehovah's witness', they are saying,'in 'judgement day', the people who will be resurrected and had no chance to learn about god will not be judged according to their past deed but what will they do after resurrection.

' and they show the scripture roman6:7 which says"who has died has been acquitted from his sin.

" if we take out context and see it literally , it has that meaning but the scripture's contextual meaning is totally different, it doesn't talk about physical death but the death of old personality.so in this cotext, this cannot be applied.this is anacceptable to admit..
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THIS IS WHAT WITNESSING HAS BEEN REDUCED TO IN 2015
by steve2 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
threads on the newer jw face of public "witnessing" have shared in common the astonishment that jws safely park themselves behind their literature trolleys and exercise incredibly little contact with passersby.

whether the poster is talking about europe or the united states or australia, descriptions here are the same.. literature stands are protective sheilds behind which jws huddle, talking to each other, sipping on their espressos, whilst the disinterested world passes by.

neither the jws nor the passersby catch each others eyes.
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What's the Worst Gossip You Heard About Why You were DF'ed, Faded or Left and Never Came Back? They say "I am gay!"
by PhilsWager2 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
your going to enjoy the latest rumor i heard why i have not been to meeting for around nine months, i am a homosexual!

i was caught having a drink at one of the gay bars for business, yes people still talk business in bars.

revelation 17:4).and murderers, and fornicators (cf.
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List of New Light statements in 2015
by FusionTheism in
1. watchtower
2. bible
march 15 2015 study watchtower:.

* the parables are all "simplified" now.. * doing away with most type / antitype interpretations (except for prophecies).. * the governing body was appointed in 1919 but will not receive their reward of expanded authority until the great tribulation.. * the evil slave is not a class of people, it's a hypothetical warning for each individual anointed one.. ---------.

may 15 2015 study watchtower:.