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Who is your favorite character on "Lost"? Favorite episode?
by JimmyPage in
1. jw
2. friends
my favorite character is sawyer.

such a smartass.

my favorite episode was when hurley won the lottery.. .
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It looks like I will become an elder this week!
by outofthebox in
1. jw
2. friends
that's right guys.

as i told you before, they boe have been considering me for the eldership.

which i don't care for, but since my family is stuck in this cult, i guess i can use the new position to help them see that the holy spirit has nothing to do with me being an elder.
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If You Were Ever An Elder...
by Henry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
what about the responsibility of being an elder did you dislike the most?

i served from september 2003 - june 2006. there were two things that bugged me the most the first was i got sick of the bickering amongst the body.

we had 7 elders and in nearly every situation, big or small, there was some division that got personal.
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A rhetorical analysis of the Sept. KM Question Box
by Leolaia in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
some have pursued an independent group study of biblical hebrew and greek so as to analyze the accuracy of the new world translation.

they have also held conferences and produced publications to present their findings and to supplement what is provided at our christian meetings and through our literature.. throughout the earth, jehovah's people are receiving ample spiritual instruction and encouragement at congregation meetings, assemblies, and conventions, as well as through the publications of jehovah's organization.

rather, the claim is implicit.
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Any videogamers here?
by R.F. in
1. social
2. entertainment
this is my #1 hobby.

i have a ps2, psp, and xbox.

i was mainly an xbox kind of guy until they completely abandoned it soon after the 360 was released.
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The Organization is NOT Spirit-Directed! -- Says J.R. Brown!
by UnDisfellowshipped in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
"the watchtower" magazine, march 1, 1992, page 6:.

"the watchtower" magazine, march 15, 1991, page 22: .

"the watchtower" magazine, march 15, 1986, page 18:.
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If there's some good in the Watchtower, why leave it?
by AlmostAtheist in
1. jw
2. friends
the post about crisis of conscience in which the poster said he knows there's some bad in the watchtower (as brought out in coc), but there's some good in it too got me to wondering about people that stay for the good in it.. the united states makes some decisions as a country that i don't agree with, perhaps even object strongly to.

but i don't disavow my citizenship.

it's mostly a good place to live, so i stay.. if you want to live in a way that utterly conflicts with the watchtower -- homosexual, multiple sex partners, smoking, whatever -- then you have reason to leave.
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The Social Structure in the Congregation
by Mary in
1. jw
2. friends
ever notice how the "happiest people on earth" are also the most class-oriented?

to say that jesus said his followers should all be on equal footing, it's incredible how much the r&f witness is not on equal footing.

the social structure in the congregation is more complex than the blueprints of a nuclear warhead, but just so that you "remember your place", see if you can find where your niche was/is:
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Why the Dinosaur in the Green NWT Bible?
by VM44 in
1. jw
2. friends
inside the front cover of the green new world translation.

bibles is a map, and in the map is a drawing of a dinosaur.. does anyone know why the dinosaur is there?.

this is something i have actually wondered about for years.. perhaps someone here might know the answer.. --vm44
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Time Article on Ray Franz - 1985 (scanned)
by waiting in
1. watchtower
2. bible
hey y'all,.

hope this works.

if not, see scanned article under the thread about donating books to the local libraries..