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Expansion at Wallkill
by jabberwock in
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a letter was recently read during the service meeting asking for volunteers for an upcoming building project at the wallkill printing facility.

the project includes a new residence building, a parking garage, and an office building.. .

skilled workers can apply to volunteer for up to 3 months.
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Why weren't the rebellious angels destroyed?
by jabberwock in
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nearly every living thing is drowned to death because of the badness and general mischief going on during noah's day.

why aren't the angels who materialized bodies and fathered a race of giant, violent freaks destroyed as well?.

i know that they, presumably, left their bodies just in time to escaped the flood, but that shouldn't be enough to escape the wrath of almighty god.. it's interesting that the genesis account says very little about them.
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Other Points From the Annual Meeting
by jabberwock in
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i realize that the latest clarification of the generation teaching has been discussed quite a bit on this thread.. but i think that there are at least two other important points from the annual meeting that have been, for the most part, overlooked:.

1. the weeds of matthew 13 are not the churches of christendom, but apostates.. 2. showing love to our neighbors involves more than just the preaching work.

(thanks for mentioning this rubadub).
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No need for science, just read the Watchtower
by jabberwock in
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i often hear scientists and others complain that some religious people are satisfied with "god did it" as an explanation for everything and are uninterested in what science has to say.. i never felt this way as a witness; i always felt that witnesses were very interested in scientific discoveries.. apparently, i was wrong.. r.stuart marshall is a witness with a doctorate from stanford whose life story appeared in the wt 08 12/01.

consider this telling anecdote from that article:.

the university of california wanted funds to compete with other states to win a six-billion-dollar federal project.
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No simplified study material for children?
by jabberwock in
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i thought i would share some highlights from an interesting questions from readers (wt 52 6/15) that i recently cam across:.

why does not the watchtower society publish simplified material for parents to use in teaching their children bible truths?a question based upon frequent inquiries by readers.. .

...but from this we may not argue that the faithful and discreet slave class must publish special books for children.
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Protesting and Demonstrating at District Convention
by jabberwock in
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has anyone who has attended a district convention this year seen any protestors or demonstrators?.

have you ever protested or demonstrated or maybe even handed out literature at a convention or assembly?

what happened?
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What is the value of suffering?
by jabberwock in
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in a recent talk the speaker asked the question, "how will god destroy the wicked at armageddon?

" the first and most efficient means will be to confuse them into killing one another.

second there are the forces of nature at his disposal.
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2009 Drama Synopsis and Comments
by jabberwock in
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this year's drama was based on the parable of the prodigal son.

the theme was "your brother was dead and came to life".

as some have probably heard, it is a modern day story based on that parable, so there are no fancy costumes or fake beards.. .
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Belief in the resurrection trivializes death
by jabberwock in
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recently, a@g started a thread called "a belief in an afterlife is the most dangerous of all beliefs".

i have been thinking about the necessary consequences of a belief in the afterlife, particularly a belief in the resurrection as envisioned by jehovah's witnesses.

i came to some of the conclusions that a@g did and this post was originally meant to be a response on that thread, but i went off topic a bit and i didn't want to spoil the point lance was trying to make.. .
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Hello from Jabberwock
by jabberwock in
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i have been lurking around here for a few months and i'm really excited about participating in some of the discussions.

i have already enjoyed several late nights and early mornings catching up on some of the older posts.. .

when i first came across a link to this board my hand trembled as i held an outstretched finger just above the mouse button not quite sure whether i was prepared to go past what seemed to me to be the point of no return.