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What's the scriptural basis for....
by Amha·aret in
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....district conventions?.

i know that the jews went to jerusalem and had a couple of celebrations where they gathered in large numbers during the year but did the early christians do anything like that?

i'm a bit confused as to what the precedent for district conventions or assemblies are.. thanks for any info,.
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princess party
by ssn587 in
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daughter and spouse have been invited to a princess party.

but none of us know what that is any ideas help out there?.
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Anyone Read This Book?
by sammielee24 in
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the book "gruesome harvest," should be on the mandatory highschool and college reading list for history and sociology.

it is one of the few books that are available in english that address the murder of millions of non-combatant german civilians and german prisoners of war from 1944 to 1950 as a matter of deliberate allied policy not inefficient logistics as it is most often presented in school text books.

it is important because this book was written as it was still happening and includes comments from eye witnesses in the same time period.
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The Proud Humble People
by gubberningbody in
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i've noticed that there are quite a number of uneducated, unaccomplished jw's who seem to take their lack of accomplishment and education as a positive accomplishment.. the proud humble.. .

that and the constant references to people being too smart leaving the [b]organization.

"too smart?".
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Time left is reduced!!!
by crapola in
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my mom just told me the theme of the next special assembly day.

"the time left is reduced!

" now how many times have we heard that?.
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Climate Change - Why are only the negative points presented?
by donny in
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i was reading some articles from the 1960's through the late 1970's where scientists were concerned about global cooling.

the articles talked about how the oceans would become more salty as the ice caps grew larger which would wipe out many types of marine life.

they also mentioned how this would lead to more cool/cold "high deserts" as there would be less water in the atmosphere for rain to develop from.
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When the "Anointed" Contributed in Numerous Ways
by compound complex in
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good morning, fellow jwners:.

my jw friends and i are discussing the current topic revolving around the downplaying of the anointed remnant's existence and role as contributors to the spiritual growth of the other sheep.. i took very seriously the opportunities i had to aid the many "anointed" whom i knew personally.

those i associated with were not crazy, self-deluded individuals but very devout christians who helped to ground me spiritually.
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The Finished Mystery Book---Was The Gov't Really That Upset With JWs?
by minimus in
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....or is this mostly an exaggeration from the witnesses?.
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Sean Hannity Getting Waterboarded
by sammielee24 in
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good idea or bad?.

hannity doesn't believe that waterboarding is torture.

he believes it's a fair way to extract information and said he'd do it for charity to prove it's not so bad.. keith olberman called him out on it.
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JW History Timeline Updated - suggestions welcome
by Angharad in
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about 4 years ago simon developed a timeline to chart the history of the jws and their beliefs, but didn't have time to maintain it with the latest stuff.. .

i have now finished bringing it upto date with all the lastest things such as the child abuse issues, un etc, and i've also added some more older stuff as well.. .

any further suggestions for additions are welcome.