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  what sin is facial hair supposed to lead to?

  by little1 in

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  i am curious as to why jws aren't allowed to have facial hair.

  and why, then, was it okay for jesus?.

  inquiring minds want to know.. l1

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  eyeslice

  MungoBaobab said

  afterwards the clean-cut military

  I once grew a beard on vacation and on my return, I conducted a couple of meetings and went to an elders meeting without shaving it off.

  I had already shaved it off when the PO took me to one side and dressed me down about it. I said that in my opinion that the no beards rule had more to do with a "right-wing clean-cut military requirement that all the soldiers look and therefore act the same" than with any Bible principle. He then defended himself by saying "it was a cause for stumbling in the congregation" to which I replied that all the comments I had from the members of the congregation were favorable. He then said "oh it's not the congregation, it's some of the elders". Right, some of my fellow elders could be stumbled by my vacation beard!

  I was strong in the truth then but even at the time couldn't help thinking that this particular rule was nonsense.

  Eyeslice
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  Pathetic JW Web Site

  by DevonMcBride in

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  this guy needs a friend...and a life.

  definitely a few fries short of a happy meal.. http://www.flyinhi.freeservers.com/.

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  Be careful about judging this guy from a few pages of his website.

  We have all left an organization that is judgmental with its own members and has absolutely time or respect for non-members.

  Eyeslice
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  WITNESS MENTALITY TOWARDS THE TSUNAMI DISASTER

  by Mary in

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  i feel like screaming right about now...........the dickhead who takes our bookstudy group just came over and said "...i wonder how many brothers and sisters died in the tsunami disater.

  " while that's a natural concern, his next comment blew me away "....it figures that the media hasn't bothered mentioning jehovah's witnesses helping out in this disaster!

  " i looked at him stunned for a minute and said "and why on earth would they mention jehovah's witnesses?

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  I agree with many of the comments. The JWs only use such incidents to further their cause, e.g. for field service; "isn't terrible what has happened in SE Asia this week. Have you ever wondered how the earth could be if God's Kingdom was in charge?"

  On the other hand, such incidents do present a problem for many sincere JWs. My wife is still strong in the truth. She, however, has been reduced to floods of tears watching the TV coverage showing dead bodies, including those of small children being. Yet, she still believes that God will destroy a whole world of mankind at Armageddon. I am sure that she is not the only one affected this way.

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  What Terms Do Jehovah's Witnesses Use To Indicate They Are A Cult?

  by minimus in

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  "the organization" is one of my favorites.

  very "cultish" expression, to me.......and you??

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  Worldly, worldly people, worldly desires, worldly ambitions.
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  Please Help the Asian Earthquake Victims!

  by Sirona in

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  as you know the earthquake has killed an estimated 10,000 people today in asia.

  there are over 1,000,000 people now homeless as a result.. if you can help by donating to charitable organisations such as the red cross and oxfam, please do.

  see if you can donate time to man helplines or help in any other practical way.

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  Thanks Sirona for the post.

  I know from first hand experience, life in SE Asia is not easy at the best of times.

  I will do what I can and will remember those who have lost their lives and those left alive suffering in my prayers.

  Eyeslice
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  Back Stabbing Sneaky Letters

  by FairMind in

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  i was reading the accounts and the reactions to minimus?

  elder friend that was deleted because of a wts secret letter to the circuit overseers.

  secret letters of this nature are part of what has led to my critical thinking regarding the wts.

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  Elsewhere

  You have worried me no end. I know the letter is old but I have seen even older ones dug out 'as required'. By the defintion given there, I could be disfellowshipped for even thinking the wrong thing.

  Fortunately, I was in long enough to know the system inside out and am very careful what I say. Nonetheless, I had better be careful.

  Eyeslice
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  There's a good way to do Bible dramatics and then there's the WT's way

  by ColdRedRain in

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  right now, i'm watching a movie on saint peter's biblical account in the bible on tbn.

  you notice many differences.

  one difference is that the acting is much superior.

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  I always found them an embarrassment.

  I was once asked to be in one but managed to get out of it.

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  More On The Jah-Jireh Homes For Elderly JW's:

  by Englishman in

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  they now have their own web-site here: http://www.jah-jireh.org/index.html.

  click onto the "news" section to see an excerpt from their new promotional video.

  the bit about the 15 grandmothers had me close to tears, i can tell you!.

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  Strange one this. It certainly seems to seems to doing very well! Their income exceeded expenditure by over 600,000 UK Pounds in 2003. And, remember that even though they are a charity, it is no guarantee that they don't pay the trustees handsomely.

  Details are at the following link;

  http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/showcharity.asp?regno=1062023&submit=Run+Search

  It is also interesting to note that all the trustees are men.

  Eyeslice
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  WTS to go back on medical use of blood fractions?

  by Mark in

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  in my opinion, there is definitely a new trend in the way the wts

  deals with the medical use of blood fractions.

  the most recent publication on this topic (e.g.

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  The whole issue is a farce.

  Rather than spending countless hours reviewing the minutia of their petty rules, they would be better off getting some WTB&TS theologians to look at the whole doctrine from scratch.

  Oops, I forgot. They tried the 'back to basics' approach once a while back and it ended up in one of the Governing Body being disfellowshipped.

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  Some true facts about england

  by stillajwexelder in

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  the next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water.

  temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be.. .

  here are some facts about the 1500s:.

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  eyeslice

  Its not changed - its still like that were in live!

  Eyeslice