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  Jesus, Jacob, Moses and those worthies, are they of the anointed, or what are they?

  by dgp in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i apologize if this is dumb and very basic, but, jesus, jacob, moses, et cetera (all the "ancient worthies") are of the anointed, or what are they?.

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  That is what I believed. So, is Moses less important to Jehovah than brother Rutherford?
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  Jesus, Jacob, Moses and those worthies, are they of the anointed, or what are they?

  by dgp in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i apologize if this is dumb and very basic, but, jesus, jacob, moses, et cetera (all the "ancient worthies") are of the anointed, or what are they?.

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  I apologize if this is dumb and very basic, but, Jesus, Jacob, Moses, et cetera (all the "ancient worthies") are of the anointed, or what are they?
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  Question for Dogpatch (Randy): What will it cost to produce the new 16-page Watchtower & Awake?

  by Alfred in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  when literature used to be sold d2d, i remember how the society never missed an opportunity to trash other religions for "peddling god's word for profit" while boasting about how the watchtower only charges for the cost of the paper and ink.. in the book "witnesses of jehovah", the author mentioned that randall watters used to be involved in print cost analysis and determined that, while we were selling wt & awake mags for 20 cents door-to-door, it was really only costing the society 4 cents per copy to produce.

  that's a whopping 400% profit!.

  obviously, things have changed... the paper is different, as well as the ink and printing methods in general.

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  And how are we worldlies expected to behave now? How will we be able to hint we'll buy the magazine if they leave quickly?
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  Arizona Pushes Law to Make 'Annoying' Comments Illegal

  by leavingwt in

  1. social
  2. current

  arizona pushes law to make 'annoying' comments illegal.

  .. what horowitz is saying is that this law could be used as grounds to seek criminal charges against someone who posts a pushy, controversial, or offensive comment on a social networking-site like facebook or twitter.

  arizona republican rep. vic williams, who helped sponsor the bill, believes that the law is necessary to protect victims from being harassed online or via text, according to the associated press.. .

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  http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/palestinian-arrested-for-insulting-president-on-facebook/11298

  "Freedom of expression":

  Palestinian arrested for insulting president on Facebook

  37-year-old Ismat Abdul-Khaleq, a Palestinian woman accused of defaming President Mahmoud Abbas on her Facebook profile, was arrested this past Wednesday. The university lecturer, a single mother of two children, is being detained for two weeks while an investigation is carried out.

  Abdul-Khaleq reportedly accused Abbas of being a traitor and demanding he resign. Some say she also claimed he partied with prostitutes on the graves of slain Palestinians, but she denies writing such things.

  Activists say Abdul-Khaleq’s arrest is part of a growing crackdown on writers who condemn the West Bank government. The Palestinian authorities are becoming increasingly intolerant to criticism and are more frequently searching Facebook for individuals and groups to prosecute.

  A newspaper reporter is being held on suspicion of defamation since last week, according to CBS News. Two other reporters were briefly interrogated last week over their writings, one for his Facebook posts and the other over a story he was researching.

  The Palestinian Authority, the administrative organization established to govern parts of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, considers it a crime to defame the president and other officials. Freedom of expression is allowed, but not if you’re criticizing or insulting someone in power.
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  Arizona Pushes Law to Make 'Annoying' Comments Illegal

  by leavingwt in

  1. social
  2. current

  arizona pushes law to make 'annoying' comments illegal.

  .. what horowitz is saying is that this law could be used as grounds to seek criminal charges against someone who posts a pushy, controversial, or offensive comment on a social networking-site like facebook or twitter.

  arizona republican rep. vic williams, who helped sponsor the bill, believes that the law is necessary to protect victims from being harassed online or via text, according to the associated press.. .

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  http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/man-arrested-for-allegedly-insulting-thailands-king-on-facebook/3333

  Man arrested for allegedly insulting Thailand’s king on Facebook

  From the article. Please notice the name of the Act: "Computer Crime".

  Thailand is a constitutional monarchy but has a lese majeste law that prohibits any criticism of the monarchy by painting it as governmental disloyalty. Any person who is convicted of defaming, insulting, or threatening the king, the queen, the heir to the throne, or the Regent faces three to 15 years in prison. The country also has a 2007 Computer Crime Act prohibiting online statements that jeopardize national security or cause panic. Surapak has also been accused of violating this law, which carries a maximum jail term of five years and a fine of 100,000 baht ($3,300).

  Any Thai citizen can make a complaint under the lese majeste law against any Thai or foreign citizen in Thailand. Once the complaint has been made, the police are duty-bound to investigate. Once the process of lese majeste has started, it is rarely dismissed.
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  Arizona Pushes Law to Make 'Annoying' Comments Illegal

  by leavingwt in

  1. social
  2. current

  arizona pushes law to make 'annoying' comments illegal.

  .. what horowitz is saying is that this law could be used as grounds to seek criminal charges against someone who posts a pushy, controversial, or offensive comment on a social networking-site like facebook or twitter.

  arizona republican rep. vic williams, who helped sponsor the bill, believes that the law is necessary to protect victims from being harassed online or via text, according to the associated press.. .

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  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Court

  Islamic Revolutionary Court

  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search

  Islamic Revolutionary Court [1] (also Revolutionary tribunalDadgah-ha-e Enqelab [2] ) is a special court in the Islamic Republic of Iran designed to try those suspected of smuggling, blaspheming, inticing violence or trying to overthrow the Iranian government . This revolutionary court [3] started its work after the 1979 Islamic Revolution and remains in place as of 2010.

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  Jurisdiction

  The Court's jurisdictions are as follows, [4]

  1. All of the offenses against the internal and external security of the Country, combating and behaving in a corruptly manner on the earth.
  2. Uttering slander against the Founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Honorable Leader.
  3. Conspiracy against the Islamic Republic of Iran or carrying arms [5] , use of terrorism, destruction of building against the Islamic Republic.
  4. Engaging in espionage for aliens.
  5. All crimes involving smugglings and narcotic items.
  6. The cases pertinent to Article 49 of the Constitution of Iran.

  The trials are not public, there is no jury, and a single judge decides the matter at hand. Information on the trial is disclosed at the discretion of the government. [citation needed]
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  There On Memorial Night When One of the Governing Body Was Attending?

  by Broken Promises in

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  just wondering if anyone ever actually saw any of the gb members partaking of the emblems?.

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  Good question.
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  Arizona Pushes Law to Make 'Annoying' Comments Illegal

  by leavingwt in

  1. social
  2. current

  arizona pushes law to make 'annoying' comments illegal.

  .. what horowitz is saying is that this law could be used as grounds to seek criminal charges against someone who posts a pushy, controversial, or offensive comment on a social networking-site like facebook or twitter.

  arizona republican rep. vic williams, who helped sponsor the bill, believes that the law is necessary to protect victims from being harassed online or via text, according to the associated press.. .

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  From the article:

  numerous states are working on legislation similar to what is being proposed in Arizona and more than 30 states already have anti-harassment and stalking laws that include electronic communication.

  "but this legislation takes a law meant to address irritating phone calls and applies it to communication on web sites, blogs, listserves and other Internet communication."

  Nobody who intends to limit your free speech ever tells you he is doing it just because he wants to control you. The reason is always supposed to be "to protect you".

  It should be clear that, if you post something on a website (like this), and someone else comes and reads it, well, then you were not harassing that person, since he or she chose to read. Now, it could be very irritating, all right. So what?
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  STD's and Baptism

  by NewChapter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  okay, so this came up on another thread, and now i really want to know the answer.. about 10 years ago, and elder told me they now ask baptismal candidates if they have an std.

  maybe they ask about other communicable diseases too, but he focused on std's.

  he had no reason to mention this, so i just took it as true.

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  One has to wonder what their recommendation would be for children born with the disease.
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  Diseases that force you to violate Jehovah's commands

  by rebel8 in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  a few days ago i ate a corn nut that was kind of sharp.

  it made a very tiny scratch on my tongue the size of a period (.).

  i have a bleeding disorder so it bled for 3 hours.

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  dgp

  Wow...