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Question regarding JW Baptism Procedures
by donuthole in
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2. friends
can anyone fill me in on the following --.

just as you are in the baptism line a brother asks you, "have you ever been baptised before?".

was this standard procedure?
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Why did "Back Calls" change to "Return Visits"?
by donuthole in
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2. friends
does anyone remember the rationale that was used in rebranding "back calls" as "return visits"?.

while on the subject does anyone else remember any theocratic name changes like,.

district assembly to district convention.
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@SnakesInTheTower, What did you use to call this method of service?
by donuthole in
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this morning i was trying to think of what you used to call that that method of field service were we bounced all over the the territory map hitting calls that were distanced far apart to waste time.

there was a funny term you called it at the kh but i can't remember.. i'm posting this instead of private message because someone else may know.. .

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Questions regarding Gilead school.
by donuthole in
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2. friends
i'm writing about gilead school and would like to be put in touch with anyone who has attended.

i may have more questions but right now i'm wondering about a couple -.

how do you apply?
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National Novel Writing Month 2010 ... are you participating?
by donuthole in
1. jw
2. friends
november is drawing closer and with it, national novel writing month (nanowrimo).

if you ever have thought about writing a book someday, nanowrimo presents a good kick in the trousers opportunity to get on with it.

there is lots of support during the month on their website, nanowrimo.org as well as various regional groups meeting to write together and help one another meet the mutual goal of churning out a 50,000 word "novel" during the month.
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Got a visit from door-to-door JW's!
by donuthole in
1. jw
2. experiences
today while i was home for a quick lunch break i got a knock at the door.

i opened the door and was surprised to see two elderly jehovah's witnesses women.

i haven't been called on since i've been out for four years, so this was a bit of surprise.
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Open Letter to Jehovah's Witnesses re Memorial 2010
by donuthole in
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2. friends
dear friend,.

imagine that you personally have been invited by a great man to come to his dinner party.

he tells you, come and enjoy the good things i will give you to eat and drink.
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1914 A Significant Year - Not Just For the Jehovah's Witness Religion!
by donuthole in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
was doing some reading on the teachings of the nation of islam (the religous group that malcolm x originally belonged to).

thought it was interesting that they believed that 1914 marked the end of 6000 years of the white man's dominance in the world.. previous research on the group informally known as the 2x2's or cooneyites revealed that their ousted founder, william irvine, preached that 1914 would be the end of the age of grace and a cut-off point for the saved and the world would enter a time period of judgment.. does anyone else know of any groups where 1914 is held to be a biblically significant date?.
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Why do elders offer to "study" with witnesses?
by donuthole in
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2. friends
has anybody else ever experienced this?

when you get into a bit of trouble in the congregation or have certain questions/doubts over teachings and they want to study with you all over again?

you could have been a witness your whole life, know the bible teach/live forever/knowledge book front to back, even have studied with others and brought them into the religion - and the elder sitting across from you wants to know if a bible study would help you.
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Need References for Article I'm Writing re Spain Bethel
by donuthole in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i'm looking for the following items for an article i'm writing regarding the current situation at the madrid bethel.. a scanned copy of the letter to the us congregation in 1990 regarding the "donation arrangement".

i have a vague recollection that something was said to the affect that the donation arrangement was a loving provision to help the poor who couldn't otherwise afford the literature to get a copy.

this isn't in the initial 1990 letter announcing the "donation arrangement", which speaks more about "simplification".