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  WT admitted "Jehovah" is not God's name...

  by Watkins in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  if i remember right(unlikely, lol) it was a one-page article about the tetragrammaton which concluded by saying that even though "jehovah" was 'probably' not an accurate pronunciation, it is a widely-recognized and accepted english transliteration of the divine name.

  i was thinking it was on the last page or maybe the back cover of a wt pub - maybe a watchtower.. can someone please direct me to the publication it was in?

  i read it when i was still 'in' and it made me stop and think about how much emphasis the wt puts on that name, all while knowing it's not the name.

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  A Question for Sons of Anarchy Fans

  by Watkins in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  what is it about this show that compells you to tune in?

  is it the cool choppers?

  lol, no - really, i want to know.. a friend of my hubby's, when he learned we like the walking dead, said, "if you like that show, you'll love sons of anarchy.".

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  wtbts date of incorporation?

  by Watkins in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've searched for over 2 hours now for a thread here i read within the past 2 weeks - that stated a date (in the 1920's i think) that the wtbts legally became incorporated - 501(c)3. my connection is v-e-r-y slow and i can't find it - can someone help?

  please?

  thanks!.

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  need lawyerly advice about DA

  by Watkins in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  haven't been around for a while - nice to see so many still around, alive an' kickin'!

  here's what's bothering me - i want to request the return of any records bearing my name at my former kh.

  i want it to be like i was never even there, call me 'casper', lol.

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  need help finding speech

  by Watkins in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm trying to find the bethel graduation speech given by - i think - fred franz, wherein he disassembles the wt ideology of a centralized 'governing body' in the first century.

  i've tried the search function, but must not be wording it right.. i hope you know what i'm looking for - i'm sure i've read it here, or maybe by a link from here.. thanks in advance for your help!

  watkins.

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  Need 4/1/09 Watchtower Scan - Purty Please?

  by Watkins in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  if anyone can oblige me, please - i will be soooo grateful!.

  i need scans of the "born again - what does it mean" series of articles in the april 1, 2009 watchtower magazine, pages 3 through 12.. i found audio files at jw.org, but need to be able to print it out.

  i unsuccessfully downloaded something from that site - windows wouldn't open it after it was done.

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  Sueing the WTBTS

  by Watkins in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  does anyone know --- has anyone ever successfully sued the wtbts after being disfellowshipped and losing the natural affections of their family, as per wtbts directions to 'shun'?

  i guess it would be 'alienation of affection' or something else... i don't know.

  i'm lucky to have had no family members in the cult - but i've read horrendous stories of the effects disfellowshipping has had on others - lives effectively ruined by losing mates, children, parents, friends, jobs, homes... suicides, murder/suicide - all devestating results of the cult's edicts.

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  How much do you love that cat?

  by Watkins in

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  2. humour

  a friend emailed me this and i thought it was so funny - supposed to be true.

  if it happened at our house i'm afraid we'd be catless!.

  cat lover or not, this is funny!

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  3/08 Awake!: Is There One True Religion?

  by Watkins in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a dear old jw couple who are like an aunt and uncle to me, sent it in the mail.

  the note said, in particularly to my husband, which i thought odd since he's never feigned the slightest interest, ""we thought you'd find pages 3-9 of interest, "is there one true religion".

  we both feel that the decision we made (a zillion) years ago in choosing a way of worship was the correct one.

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  Billy Squire trivia ?

  by Watkins in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  my daughter and i were discussing some of the popular songs that've been remade recently - seems like they're running out of new material - lol.

  anyway - rascal flatts remade the song 'life is a highway' that's on the disney movie 'cars' soundtrack.

  i said billy squire sang the original back in the early 80's --- but dd said she doesn't think so, but couldn't say who did.

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