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  January 2012 WT Study edition on PDF pulled from JW.org website

  by bnybyt in

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  the wt study edition is getting a facelift for the new year.. the january issue had been posted on jw.org but.... the boes hadn't received notice by letter of such a change.. the wts likes to play up every opportunity to have a new release.. this time the jw.org techies jumped the gun and went on to post.

  the issues for download according to their established schedule.. unfortunately, they went ahead of the fds/gb who too late .

  realized the cat was out of the bag, sort of saying.. well, it got pulled off the website, for now at least.. what's so secretive about it?.

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  If true, this should give you a clue as to who their target market is now. Maybe too many intelligent people have left. Perhaps it is their intent to market to the illiterate and foreigners who do not comprehend a lot of English.

  Hasn't WT always used the social aspect to engage people---the "love bombing" techniques? And who feels more lost and alone than a stranger in a country where he has few friends or family---maybe none---and does not speak the language proficiently? And those within poverty levels may not even have a computer or know how to operate one.

  Those very reasons are also why they are expanding their markets in third world countries that are undeveloped.

  I think the simplified wording is showing you the new marketing tactics and who they are going for.
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  No More Missionaries

  by Lunatic Faith in

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  has anyone heard about this?

  we received an email from an old friend who is still an elder and doesn't know what we are up to.

  "a change, they are no longer training missionaries and sending them into foreign fields.

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  Lunatic Faith: So where's Armageddon?

  Ah, it's been in progress. You seem to have missed the boat...ah, ark. I guess some folks won't realize it till it's over. Came and went and you never knew.
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  I need advice, I know many of you have been in this same situation.

  by shakyground in

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  i've been seeing this woman who is very special to me for quite some time now.

  there is only one problem, she goes to church every sunday and tuesday.

  she keeps asking me to come and complaining that i don't even give it a chance.

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  entirelyPossible:

  Ignore the god shit, go for the collard greens with ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, fried chicken and peach cobbler.

  Now THAT is what the scriptures are referring to as "fornication". Any time you compromise your integrity and deny your conscience for some fleeting materialistic or temporal benefit is the real meaning of "fornication".
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  Who is WT "channeling"?

  by cameo-d in

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  when wt claims to get their "instructions" and "holy messages" through "channeling"....who are they supposedly contacting?

  do they say jesus is directing the org, or do they get their orders from the horses mouth jehovah?.

  how exactly do they "channel"?

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  @maksym

  Does using these "channeling" methods make Rutherford a Medium by definition?

  If these strange practices are still going on today, and I think I read in a WT mag somewhere about "Jehovah's channel"...who is actually doing the conjuring?

  Does this mean the GB is having seances?
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  Who is WT "channeling"?

  by cameo-d in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when wt claims to get their "instructions" and "holy messages" through "channeling"....who are they supposedly contacting?

  do they say jesus is directing the org, or do they get their orders from the horses mouth jehovah?.

  how exactly do they "channel"?

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  When WT claims to get their "instructions" and "holy messages" through "channeling"....who are they supposedly contacting? Do they say Jesus is directing the org, or do they get their orders from the horses mouth Jehovah?

  How exactly do they "channel"? Do they use weegee boards or automatic writing?
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  How do you solve a problem like....um...JESUS' IDENTITY?

  by Terry in

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  2. beliefs

  in the musical the sound of music, a convent of nuns sings a song about how indefinable a character maria is and the problems she causes their order.. first they describe the things she does which leads to the problems she causes:.

  i met a man who wasnt there.

  a little man who wasnt there.

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  Very intriguing thread, Terry, and a good read.

  Terry: "To the folks around Nazareth (if such a place existed!) he was a carpenter's son."

  Actually, I heard that was a mistranslation and that his father was actually a very skilled architect in great demand! But that's another story.

  AllTimeJeff:

  So I won't live forever because I don't believe in Jehovah as the one true god?

  So I won't live forever because I don't accept Jesus as part of a Triune god?

  Doesn't a triune godhead conflict with the first law of Moses; "thou shalt have no other gods before me"?

  Isn't it a pagan concept to deify human beings to the point of becoming legends, myths, gods? Aren't some people eulogized into being greater than what they really were?

  Some religions teach that Jesus was God incarnate.

  I suppose that after man allowed god to change his name from Yahwey to Jehovah that a lot of new concepts and doctrines crept in.

  THE GLADIATOR:
  "Without a living Jesus, there is no kingdom and no resurrection to heavenly bliss."

  You said a mouthful there. I would like to see you go farther with this direction. If you follow this line of reasoning, where does it go politically and spiritually?
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  Church Extends Authority to Absolve Sin of Abortion for Papal Visit

  by leavingwt in

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  church extends authority to absolve sin of abortion for papal visit.

  the vatican has given authority to priests who are in madrid during the popes visit there to give absolution to women who confess to having had an abortion - and has empowered priests to lift excommunications for such women.. typically, only certain priests have the power to grant absolution for the sin of abortion and to lift excommunications that have resulted from terminated pregnancies, according to a vatican spokesman.. .

  all the priests that are administering the sacrament of confession during world youth day have the general authority to give absolution from the penalty of excommunication for abortion if someone comes to confession... if someone has this need, vatican spokesman rev.

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  What's up with the Pope, now? Is he Jewish? What's with the yarmulke Jewish hat?
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  I can not beleive it came out of my mouth, it shock the JW.

  by jam in

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  2. bible

  this morning the wife and i out for our morning walk.

  little quiet city (monrovia ca) the residents will often walk.

  down town(just a few blocks).

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  Good that you did not accept any of the poison food from the WT table. You should always look at it as having absolutely NO benefit to you, not to even line the bird cage. Next time quote the scripture that says "Quit touching the unclean thing" and let them know that's why you will not take their rag.
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  Fury after reading Watchtower article for this week

  by Eclectic in

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  2. bible

  i hope i do not repeat thread.

  paragraph 15, w2011 6/15 p. 23 states:.

  paul set a fine example for christian elders.

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  Band on the run: "Using Paul as an example of how Christianity spread, Erman said Paul set up businesses in his missions that would attract people to the ventures. Paul's business clients came to talk about business and Paul could leap to Christianity from there. He feels Paul was low key but persuasive. The word of mouth was excellent. Paul was preaching but not thumping and screaming."

  Paul's "business" was that he was a tentmaker. Tentmaker is one who makes prayer shawls. "Tent" is a large head covering. Paul used religion as a lucrative business, much like these dingos that sell prayer cloths and holy candles and other such junk.
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  Sept. 15th WT - Burdened with Earning a Living? Here! Have MORE Burdens !

  by flipper in

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  as if the other sept. 15th wt thread i started weren't controlling enough - in another study article titled " run ..... that you may attain it " were you aware that just eating and wearing clothes on your body - might be a " stumbling block " to you ?

  in a prior article on pg.

  12 , paragraph 6 the wt society sets up what they are trying to get across by stating, " people of the world tend to seek personal interests first as " men of this system of things, whose share is this life.

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  Flipper, you are so rebellious. Obviously this article was not written with you in mind. Evidently, this WT article was slanted toward the annointed ones.