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2009 DC Releases

by garlic81 in

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friday am during keynote address "the wonders of creation reveal god's glory" 32 minute dvd on creation available at the convention.

friday last talk "sing to jehovah" - new songbook with 135 songs, 42 which are new.

will start using in january 2010. cong will begin receiving them after september 1st.

2009 DC Releases

by garlic81 in

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friday am during keynote address "the wonders of creation reveal god's glory" 32 minute dvd on creation available at the convention.

friday last talk "sing to jehovah" - new songbook with 135 songs, 42 which are new.

will start using in january 2010. cong will begin receiving them after september 1st.

dust

I found these at Jehovah's Witness News. Right-click and open the images to see original sizes.

book book 2 book 3

DVD 1 DVD 2

brochure

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JW is OFFICIAL religion in Austria

by JWdaughter in

just on first glance, it seems kind of antithetical to the jw mindset, doesn't it?

they are the 14th official religion of austria, which basically means they are legal or accepted(though i didn't know of any issues there previously).. .

http://www.pr-inside.com/austria-recognizes-jehovah-s-witnesses-r1237212.htm.

Unfortunately, this official recognition also means that the Federal Office for Cult Questions is not allowed anymore to counsel ex-JW's, who until now have constituted their largest client group. For those who understand German: http://www.kurier.at/nachrichten/316903.php

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GB directly appointed by Jesus, what is the WT reference in 2001?

by cyberguy in

hey folks,.

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dust

where is the more recent article that says they are no more special than the rank and file...and should not receive any honor for being annointed?

The Watchtower, May 1, 2007 p. 31.

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Well, I'm nauseated now. Gag inducing dramatizations at my DC

by Lady Zombie in

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during the hour long symposium: empowered by holy spirit.

under the part "to fight temptation," a little dramatization of a young married man doing some work on his laptop.

he is tapping away when he suddenly slams his laptop shut.

dust

Finally, he decides to turn his friend in even if it means losing the friendship.

Lesson: If you need to confide in somebody, find yourself a wordly friend.

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German WTS cooperates with other religions within UN program

by dust in

in the town of ingelheim am rhein this week there is a "week of creation" (schopfungswoche).

there are exhibitions, discussions and other things happening.

one of the organizers is the workgroup "religious communities" (arbeitskreis glaubensgemeinschaften) of the local agenda 21, which is part of a un programme.

dust

don't catholics embrace theistic evolution

The Creation Week seems to study the creation (meaning: the created things and the act of creating them) from a wide range of angles. It's more like a week of cultural activities touching upon environment, religion, nature and science. For instance, on Tuesday there was a debate on the ethics of biology: "What do we want to be able to?"

The articles did not make it very clear that this was part of a UN program so why should they know that?

We could assume that they know the nature of the forum where they are represented. :)

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German WTS cooperates with other religions within UN program

by dust in

in the town of ingelheim am rhein this week there is a "week of creation" (schopfungswoche).

there are exhibitions, discussions and other things happening.

one of the organizers is the workgroup "religious communities" (arbeitskreis glaubensgemeinschaften) of the local agenda 21, which is part of a un programme.

dust

The thread title may be somewhat misleading, this is not about the WTS joining forces with other confessions, but about the R&F --- local youths and congregations --- engaging in ecumeny.

Quite right, and I am the guilty one regarding the thread title.

Still, it is rather strange that an entire congregation would do this. Such activities need planning, and I imagine the circuit overseer would have noticed something. Also, for the public debate yesterday the congregation used a scientist from the Max Planck Institute: Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig. He is a Jehovah's Witness, and not just any Jehovah's Witness. He has served as an elder for approximately 30 years, and was even referred to as an authority in Awake! Sept 2006.

Which means that not only has the local Kingdom Hall of a small town done some very unorthodox things, but a prominent elder from a larger city (Cologne) has also participated.

The tours to the Bethel in Selters and the congress centre in Bingen could of course have been ordered just as unspecified tours. But if a local congregation is naive enough to participate in a Local Agenda 21 workgroup and in the Creation Week, then it would be somewhat surprising if they didn't also mention this while booking the tours.

But I guess we won't know until one of us phones the German Bethel and asks. This does indeed seem too unlikely.

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German WTS cooperates with other religions within UN program

by dust in

in the town of ingelheim am rhein this week there is a "week of creation" (schopfungswoche).

there are exhibitions, discussions and other things happening.

one of the organizers is the workgroup "religious communities" (arbeitskreis glaubensgemeinschaften) of the local agenda 21, which is part of a un programme.

dust

In the town of Ingelheim am Rhein this week there is a "Week of Creation" (Schöpfungswoche). There are exhibitions, discussions and other things happening. One of the organizers is the Workgroup "Religious Communities" (Arbeitskreis Glaubensgemeinschaften) of the Local Agenda 21, which is part of a UN programme. All the churches of Ingelheim, including the catholics, the evangelical church, the mosque and the local Kingdom Hall, are represented in the workgroup.

The local Kingdom Hall participates actively in the Creation Week, alongside with the churches and the mosque. The Jehovah's Witnesses have an infostand at the town square, yesterday they organized a public debate on intelligent design, and they are arranging tours to Bethel in Selters and the JW Congress Centre of Bingen.

For those who understand German:
http://www.allgemeine-zeitung.de/region/objekt.php3?artikel_id=3304098
http://www.ingelheim.de/Schoepfungswoche.schoepfungswoche.0.html
http://www.readers-edition.de/2008/06/01/schoepfungswoche-in-ingelheim-die-zeugen-jehovas-machen-mit/

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Micheal the Archangel

by nurse09 in

i am new to this board.

i have looked on for some time now and decided to join.

reading the different posts have really helped me.. i would like to know if someone could explain why it is the the jw believe that jesus is micheal the archangel.

dust

16because the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a commanding call, with an archangel’s voice and with God’s trumpet, and those who are dead in union with Christ will rise first. (NWT)

Having an archangel's voice means that he is an archangel.
Having God's trumpet means...

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Furuli. The prominent elder in Norway not too popular among top dogs

by Samuel Thorsen in

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a trustworthy source has given me the opportunity to share some information about rolf furuli.

a well known apologist og and greatly respected elder in norway and a schoolar at the university of oslo.

he does not compleatly agree with the fds in all cases i guess, and lately he has spoken up in his local congo about 3 subjects.. # 1. education.

dust

jgnat:

Unless the WTS ends up turning a blind eye to a "splinter" organization as in Albania.

What happened in Albania?