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How large was your JC?
by AK - Jeff in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i saw one comment that indicated a jc was, in his case, made up of 6 elders.

normally i think 3 or 5 is the number.

i think mine was 3 - though i did not attend the party.. jeff .
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Revelations about life after...
by WLG in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i lost my password in the move and since my old e-mail is dead, i have ot use this screenname.

if a mod reads this please pm me to let me know what to do.

i had this problem about a year ago and it was never resolved.. thanks!
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We've been invited to a JC
by besty in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
for those of you don't know our story sweet pea and i stopped attending all meetings quite abruptly about 4 months ago.

since then we have had a few ill-advised conversations with jw friends and family stating our reasons - sometimes in emails.

also sp emailed a new friend on another forum her experiene with going to a new church.
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Again I say!! WE HAVE THE TRUTH!
by smellsgood in
1. jw
2. friends
the true church!

* "the only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth" (doctrine and covenants, 1:30).

or the church must be true because it has had a good influence on your family.
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showed wife the new km article. bad decision.
by freeme in
1. jw
2. experiences
hey guys.. sometimes im really next to crying (better: im crying).

no answer.

" no answer.
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Zeitgeist - The Movie 2007
by veen in
1. jw
2. friends
here's an interesting video for you.

it's two hours long but i think it's worth it.

it may seem a little weird to start with but just keep on watching.. .
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1914, Generation doctrine belief change!
by Gill in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i had the dubious pleasure of explaining the 1914 generation change doctrine to a relative who has been a jw for all of his life the other day.

he didn't even know that there had been a generation change and that the wt was no longer claiming that those alive in 1914 would still be alive when armageddon struck.. however, he said he would only believe me if i could tell him the exact date of the watchtower that explained this change.. though i know it is 1995, i do not know the exact date/issue and he refused to research it claiming it would show lack of faith on his part if he questioned his beliefs....but he said he would look it up if i told him which issue it was.. so, please, could anyone direct me to the exact issue in which this world shattering event was revealed?.

i remember, many jws, especially elderly ones being shocked at this revelation, but obviously this particular relative was not concentrating at the time!!
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Service is so easy now
by coaster in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i just knew the gb would find a way to keep on going when the end never seems to come.

well, new light shining brightly we all recently learned that the 144k are still being selected.

no more need to "graft" new ones onto the broken branch.
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The simplest explanation of 607 BCE
by Doug Mason in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
if you are looking for the simplest picture that shows how the wts calculates that jerusalem was destroyed in 607 bce, and if you want to understand basic problems with their method, this might be what you want.. http://au.geocities.com/doug_mason1940/wts_false_reasoning_for_607_bce.pdf.

(make sure that your pdf reader displays the whole page.).

doug.
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Seeking forgiveness from those who shun you
by cyberdyne systems 101 in
1. jw
2. friends
what i'm wondering is if you have hurt people by your actions and they happen to be jw's and your now disfellowshipped, and therefore they shun you, is there really anyway to say your sorry (other than submit to the congregation elders, and eventually (maybe) be reinstated).. this is kinda the situation i'm in.

i have done things that have hurt people, one's i see in connection with my family.

i want to be and say i'm sorry and regret things i have done, and yet it was never leaving the witnesses that i'm sorry for, rather my own actions that got me df.