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  Introducing www.jwletter.com

  by Roger Kirkpatrick in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  due to current restrictions, letter writing has replaced the door-to-door method of preaching.

  however, the typical jw practice of hand printing sappy and childish messages and enclosing what amounts to watchtower "junk mail" is enough to embarrass even xjws.

  i decided to compose a letter which completely "spills the beans" regarding current jw beliefs and practices, and here is why i did so.

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  Misheard song lyrics

  by jhine in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i thought that as there seems to have been some very serious sh-stuff being discussed lately maybe a light hearted thread might be in order .

  i was thinking about misheard song lyrics ( climb every woman ) and it seemed a good topic for a thread .to start off for many years l thought that fat boy slim was singing about some very posh shoes with funk soul rubber on the bottom .

  has anyone else realised that they have been singing the wrong words ?

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  JWs and COVID vaccine

  by digderidoo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi all, been a long time posting.. i have heard today that jws cannot take the vaccine due to blood within it.

  is this correct?.

  dig .

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  2 Watch Tower Magazines published at the same time

  by RolRod in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we all know that the name "watch tower" is not unique to the society.

  there were papers that used that title prior to the society.

  but did you know that the advent christian church (to which russell affiliated with) published a journal called the watch tower?.

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  JW's Not Members anymore but Individuals

  by pistolpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've been waiting for someone to post this and i've haven't seen it yet, perhaps i overlooked it since i don't visit that often.. but here is the link to the discussion.

  in it you will find letters and links to this new light.

  whether it's true or not, please verify.. as of .

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  Anointed Grandmother wakes up

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  anointed great grandmother who woke upi arrived at the coffee shop on my bicycle and took up a seat at the outdoor table in the fresh air.

  (this was way before the pandemic).. a lady with permed white hair walked over to my table and spoke directly to me.. i was wearing earbuds at that moment and didn’t hear.

  i popped them out and asked her to repeat herself.. “that’s a beautiful bicycle you have there.

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  Dutch judge rules that elders are not entitled to hide behind clergy-penitent privilege

  by Anders Andersen in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  today a dutch judge ruled that jw elders and the jw branch cannot invoke clergy-penitent privilege when it comes to information used in a judicial committee.. jw had filed a complaint with the courts because the branch office, two kingdom halls and a few elders' homes were raided by police almost 2 years ago in search of evidence related to child abuse issues.. jw argued that the information that was taken by police is protected by clergy-penitent privilege.

  today the judge ruled that 1) an organization doesn't haven't such a privilege, 2) jw elders don't always act as spiritual counselors.

  their actions as judges in judicial committees aren't protected by privilege, and 3) conversations jw have with their elders are often not confidential at all (as per jw policy) so jw elders can't rightfully invoke clergy-penitent privilege to maintain absolute confidentiality, because there isn't absolute confidentiality in the first place.. jw are thinking about appealing the verdict..

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  Political gatherings postponed -- not yet!

  by FatFreek 2005 in

  1. social
  2. current

  while many events are being postponed and cancelled because of the corona virus, isn't it surprising that democrat rallies are continuing?

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  how about jw circuit assemblies?.

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  Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - Status Update Thread

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this topic is to focus on status updates & advice (no opinion or politics please).. status.

  latest status is that it's serious, probably isn't going to be contained and most large companies are making contingency plans, cancelling large events etc... which i don't think would happen if it was just people being alarmist.

  the incubation period means it may have already spread further and infected many more people than are currently known, so expect jumps in the numbers over the coming days and weeks.. tracking.

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  Surely, Surely, Surely!

  by The Fall Guy in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  if the "slave" said it, it must be true!.

  w72 10/15 p. 629 par.

  5 - the long waiting in hope soon to end: .

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