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  What Have I Missed Since I've Been Away This Past Week???

  by minimus in

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  can i have some convention highlights please?

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  Also I want to still be lazy, DT.

  Well, I can respect and sympathise with that. Actually, I was being pretty lazy in my response. You have received a a pretty good summery of what is going on. What is missing is the human drama of people reporting, responding to, and debating unverified rumors and then gradually getting confirmation as the comments and threads proliferate. It was all very entertaining and educational. It might be fun to review the threads, but if you use your imagination you can save a lot of time.
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  What Have I Missed Since I've Been Away This Past Week???

  by minimus in

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  can i have some convention highlights please?

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  DT

  It's been a big week. I don't think a simple summery will suffice. You'll just have to spend some time catching up. Welcome back.
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  Meeting schedule rearranged...WHY?

  by sir82 in

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  official speculation thread.... even if a reason is given for the meeting rearrangement when it is announced on 4/27, we all know how the society spins things (e.g., awake magazine being reduced to one issue per month to "put more emphasis on the bible" real reason.. .

  so why is the society doing this?

  on the surface, it seems to be a loosening of control.

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  hard to find locations in private homes

  I think this could be a big factor in the foreign language groups. I used to go to a Spanish congregation and most of the publishers had small apartments. I went to one book study that was held in a dark, damp, unfinished basement. We had to arrange the chairs around the water heater, furnace, etc. The stairs were treacherous and could have caused liability concerns.
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  Meeting schedule rearranged...WHY?

  by sir82 in

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  official speculation thread.... even if a reason is given for the meeting rearrangement when it is announced on 4/27, we all know how the society spins things (e.g., awake magazine being reduced to one issue per month to "put more emphasis on the bible" real reason.. .

  so why is the society doing this?

  on the surface, it seems to be a loosening of control.

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  DT

  I don't know why they are making this change, but I am pretty sure the timing is intended to distract from the doctrinal change about the generation.
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  Huge Announcement

  by JWRESEARCH in

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  end of private home book study

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  Does anybody think they might be having problems with pedophilia incidents in private homes?
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  Huge Announcement

  by JWRESEARCH in

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  end of private home book study

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  If true, this is a big surprise. I remember hearing about how important the small book study groups were and how they would probably have to split into small groups when the great tribulation comes. I'm guessing that the governing body might be concerned about apostate thinking having a greater impact in smaller, more informal groups. This might be a way to exert a stronger influence over the dubs.

  I think this would be disappointing for some members. Meeting in a private home can be a nice relief from the cold, impersonal kingdom hall. It may also be a problem in congregations with large territories. Some publishers that live far from the hall could possibly go to a book study that is much closer to them. With high gas prices, some publishers might just decide to skip the book study.
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  Youtube Apostasy!?

  by DT in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnnopujqb04.

  i'm not sure if this really a jehovah's witness or just someone trying to make them look bad.

  notice his facial expressions as he warns about apostates.

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  The video has been removed. I wish it had remained. I thought it was a good example of the cult like influence of Jehovah's Witnesses.
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  Youtube Apostasy!?

  by DT in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnnopujqb04.

  i'm not sure if this really a jehovah's witness or just someone trying to make them look bad.

  notice his facial expressions as he warns about apostates.

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  Thank you for all the comments. Watching that video reminded me of this thread which talks about how cult members have a cult personality and an authentic personality.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/156650/1.ashx
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  The Great Screaming debate....

  by Tuesday in

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  i remember reading somewhere that if a woman didn't scream during a rape or try to stop it physically they would be disfellowshipped.

  i have a couple quick questions about it, first off when was this policy stated and in what magazine.

  second, did this change?

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  You might find these links to be helpful.

  http://www.quotes-watchtower.co.uk/rape_is_fornication.html

  http://www.quotes-watchtower.co.uk/rape_is_not_fornication.html
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  Crazy Rumored or Authentic Quotes of Celebrities about Jehovah's Witnesses

  by flipper in

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  this is going to be fun !

  being raised for 44 years in the witnesses myself as i'm sure many of you heard rumored experiences dealing with celebrities.

  funny stuff !

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  DT

  One time I called on Garrison Keillor, of public radio fame, during a tract campaign. He had a script in his hand and appeared kind of busy. A few days later I was listening to his radio show and Jehovah's Witnesses were mentioned in a skit. I wonder if that was already planned or if my visit prompted him to include that.