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  Most hated WT publication

  by Nosferatu in

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  what is the wt publication you hated the most?

  why did you hate it?

  for me, it was probably that damn pink great teacher book.

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  The Babylon books! Talk about confusion of the languages, these were incomprehensible.
  
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  From Paradise Lost to Paradise Regained

  by myelaine in

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  i've just been reading this old gem and was wondering if the gb still adhear to the teachings that they are:.

  the two witnesses of revelation pgs188-190.

  the dry bones which eze 37 spoke of pg 191. the new jerusalem pg 199. the trees along the river of new jerusalem pg 199. thank you in advance for shedding "light" on this.. .

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  I was brought up on that book. Armagedon was going to be very scary.
  
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  Youngest age people having kids in Bible...

  by Preston in

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  does anyone know what the youngest age was where people were having kids in the bible?

  was there a king who was like 15 who had children?

  jus askin..... - preston

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  When I was bookstudy conductor and doing the 'Greatest Man' book, I asked how old Mary might have been when she conceived Jesus.
  
  The group was shocked when I suggested that at that time girls as young as 14 years old would be married and have children. However, it stands to reason that as life expectancy in those days was only 30 to 35, people married younger and had children younger.
  
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  Can You Spot A Jehovah's Witness???

  by minimus in

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  are you able to tell if someone is a jw just by looking or listening to a person?

  what are the give away signs that make you just know that they're a witness?

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  Yes - I know them all personally in my area!
  
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  Two types of elder?????

  by chuckyy in

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  its my experience after actually being an elder for a number of years that there are in fact...two types of elder.. type 1....genuine, actually cares about the people in the congregation and wasn't actually bothered too much if he became an elder or not.. type 2....very legalistic, cares more about organizational laws rather than people and lacks compassion and empathy.

  this type is more of a spiritual policeman.

  he wanted desperately to be an elder and now that he is, he loves the sense of power and prestige.. this has been my experience and if there are more type 2 elders on a body, the results can be disastrous.. what has been your experience???

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  Chuckyy,
  
  Definately agree with your analysis of the two types of elders. But I think there is a third:
  
  1. The genuine, caring
  2. The JW born and breed - cares more about sport and vacations than anything spiritual. Appointed an elder because from an 'exemplary' family or been in the 'truth' a long time
  3. Power hungry
  
  It is a sad situation really. Someone pointed out the other day that in the period when the PO was 'rotated', at least there was a variety of styles brought to the position. Now however, it is the legalistic, rules based elders who get put in the main positions by the CO, and the poor old congregation is lumbered with them.
  
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  What's Ozzie drinking?

  by ozziepost in

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  i figure we need something light for the weekend, so......come on, guess!!

  !.....what's ozzie been drinking?

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  A light white wine from the Barossa Valley? Used to live near (by Aussie standards) there a long time ago.
  
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  Do you see or hear of any new Kingdom Hall constructions?

  by JH in

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  it's been a heck of a while, since i've heard of any kingdom hall construction.

  i remember back in the late 80's, almost every month, there was a new kingdom hall being built.

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  No - not a lot going on now days. With zero percent increase and falling meeting attendances there is no need.
  
  It must be a bitter taste in the mouth of an organisation that boasted increase whilst other churches were empty. It is certainly not true now.
  
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  Moral Maze: - Fur or Fig Leaves which would you wear?

  by eyeslice in

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  the great fur debate has re-surfaced today with the news that nelson mandela wore a fur hat recently.

  so here is the question would you ever wear real fur and are there moral implications here?

  or are you more of a fig leaf person?

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  Don't know about 'haut couture' but these fig leaves look good to me ...
  
  
  http://www.figleaves.com/uk/home.asp
  
  
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  Moral Maze: - Fur or Fig Leaves which would you wear?

  by eyeslice in

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  the great fur debate has re-surfaced today with the news that nelson mandela wore a fur hat recently.

  so here is the question would you ever wear real fur and are there moral implications here?

  or are you more of a fig leaf person?

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  ValiantBoy - how did Adam and Eve get the fig leaves to stay put? Superglue?
  
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  Moral Maze: - Fur or Fig Leaves which would you wear?

  by eyeslice in

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  the great fur debate has re-surfaced today with the news that nelson mandela wore a fur hat recently.

  so here is the question would you ever wear real fur and are there moral implications here?

  or are you more of a fig leaf person?

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  brutusmaximus - no bragging here!