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  The July 15 WT simplified:-- Winner takes ALL, --WE are the winners.

  by prologos in

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  math: 24:47 :"--he [christ] will appoint him [ the f&ds] over all his belongings.".

  the "all" like in the total, the cosmos, leaving nothing unclaimed.. so who is this f&d slave?

  as jesus asked?.

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  sd-7

  In short, they think Tom Jones' song 'Thunderball' was written about them. We get it.

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  Looooooooooong Prayers...

  by likeabird in

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  2. beliefs

  let's have a bit of a laugh.. .

  who of you rolled your eyes when brother never ending prayers was called up to give the closing prayer?.

  who of you then proceeded to tap your feet, fidget loudly or start doing balancing acts off the back of the chair in front of you while waiting for it to end?.

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  There was always one person who gave those long prayers at the local meetings. I always tried my best to be patient and respectful of it. But then, I'm kind of too nice in that way.

  The conventions were the worst because I'd sometimes feel like the floor was moving and I was going to lean forward and fall all the way down the rows of chairs. I'd have to open my eyes for a moment or two to regain my bearings.

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  What books, songs, artists, movies, etc were banned in your JW home?

  by serenitynow! in

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  2. friends

  my mother was very strict about entertainment.

  in school i was doing a project about teen suicide and had checked out some books on suicide and abortion.

  i had alot of explaining to do for that.

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  Les Miserables? What could possibly be objectionable in that?

  I'm assuming that's sarcasm? Well, there's a section with a lot of prostitutes singing, and then a scene where it looks like a man urinates in someone's drink (which grossed me out enough that I didn't want to see any more), so...I figure that must be what she didn't much like.

  I turned it off myself after that, just because Anne Hathaway wasn't in it anymore at a certain point, and she was the only reason I wanted to see it at all anyway.

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  Unbelievable Experience in Yearbook

  by gingerbread in

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  2. friends

  a number of years back i heard a story of a young girl in a congregation ( i have some good friends in this hall ) who had an amazing field service experience.

  it was so amazing that it was retold in the 2007 yearbook!.

  it is retold in the highlight of the past year section.

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  Yeah, I remember that experience. Wow. So that was all made up. I just assumed that since none of us could prove or disprove that it happened, it hovered somewhere between the realm of 'true' and 'not true'. I always wondered if anyone knew the people who had the experience and would talk about it. Embarrassing, indeed. Of course, since this is thirdhand information, I'm still hovering in the unknowable realm anyway, but...I'd be more inclined to believe that than to disbelieve it.

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  What books, songs, artists, movies, etc were banned in your JW home?

  by serenitynow! in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my mother was very strict about entertainment.

  in school i was doing a project about teen suicide and had checked out some books on suicide and abortion.

  i had alot of explaining to do for that.

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  Hmm. Well, at the beginning...we were allowed to get Street Fighter II, but not Street Fighter II Turbo. Final Fight, but not Final Fight 2 and 3. No Mortal Kombat. My mom made quite a fuss with the English teacher for assigning 'The Crucible' for me to read while I was in 8th grade. (Turns out there was no actual magic in the book at all, now that I've read it. Go figure.) As I got older, I made those sorts of decisions for myself, throwing out or trading in games that had spiritism, throwing out CDs if the music was too erotic-sounding, or movies if they had a PG-13 sex scene in them. My mom was pretty mad at me for taking the family to see 'Fellowship of the Ring' when I was at college age (I knew nothing about the story at all at the time, or else I suppose I would never have considered it at the time. Now I just love Tolkien!).

  Zelda used to be cool, but this past weekend, my mom finally turned against it and declared it evil, got rid of all the Zelda games she had. So naturally there's a sequel to 'A Link to the Past' coming soon and I'd just end up having a fight with the Mrs. if I get it. So of course I'll just have to continue my personal black market entertainment decisions.

  Speaking of the Mrs., she's had issues with movies since we got married. 'Avatar' (ah, now there was a horrible fight, like, a month or two after I'd already watched the movie), the animated film '9', last year's 'Les Miserables', and probably others I can't think of at the moment. She stopped playing 'Rayman Raving Rabbids 2' at some point because of some spiritism. I'm just glad nobody around here's gotten to the point of turning on Mario for all those Ghost Houses he has to run through. I do expect that to be next for my mom--she's gone way off the reservation into the cult identity lately.

  It's funny. My brother used to listen to a ton of rap music in his later years. I guess he got away with it when he was driving around or something.

  Well...that's all I can think of at the moment.

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  Scripturally-Speaking, Do You Think First Century Christians Were Taught To "Hate" All Apostates???

  by bjc2read in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here are some searching questions about the governing body's public position on the prescribed treatment of all "apostates" against the organization, as taught at the most recent summer assemblies of jehovah's witnesses, in the year of 2013.. in your opinion, why does not the verse (shown below) not apply to how jehovah's witnesses are currently taught to feel about "apostates," and their activities toward the organization?

  the verses in question, are from the words of jesus who clearly said:.

  "however, i say to you: continue to love your enemies and to pray for those persecuting you that you may prove yourselves sons of your father who is in the heavens, since he makes his sun rise upon wicked people and good and makes it rain upon righteous people and unrighteous.

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  No. They might exclude them from worship or not receive them as a guest, but hate is something on another level, and any hatred of a person would go contrary to Jesus' teachings.

  Based on the scriptures, it seems that Jesus and Paul spent the vast majority of their time clarifying doctrine and behavior towards others, with an eye on being humble and loving.

  The Governing Body spends their time clarifying doctrine and behavior towards others, too. With an eye on giving the appearance of being humble and demanding that you love their teachings more than self, family, Jesus, and God all put together.

  Maybe I should go ahead and listen to this infamous talk in advance. Or maybe not...I'm going to attend next month, but I think I'm going to have to go outside for the duration of this kind of hate speech that is anything but Christian.

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  jw.org store in Rouen, France

  by breakfast of champions in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvcvnhohno4.

  naaaahh.

  we're not a business.

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  I'm blown away here. I'm wondering if I'm being pranked or something. A store????? They've gotten a lot of problems from the government in France, so maybe this is in part a way to help boost their image. Although....opening a storefront after having the government put the press on you on taxation issues seems almost contradictory, I would think...

  I almost dread seeing stores like this pop up in the U.S. But hey, what are the odds? If it does work out well, though, it wouldn't surprise me if something similar to this showed up in New York somewhere...

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  Check out this conversation, between my sister(non-JW) and my brother (JW elder)

  by jam in

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  2. beliefs

  not verbatim but give you an idea.. sister; why are you closer to jam ex wife and husband and.

  shunn your flesh and blood.. brother: because she following jehovah,s commands and.

  jam have turn his back on jehovah and living a sinful life.. sister: but isn,t that between him and god.. brother: i don,t think jam believe in god anymore.. sister: again, isn,t that between him and god?

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  Hey, this is what everybody with JW family has to deal with. My mom just got rid of a bunch of 'evil' video games, wanted to avoid giving them to me for fear they'd be 'too much of a temptation' and would 'drive me further away from Jehovah'. So the judgmental, absurd behaviors are something you've got to either stomach or else just shun them back and be done with them. It sucks.

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  Candace Conti v Watchtower Society | June 3, 2013 | Respondent's Brief - prepared by Rick Simons | A136641

  by jwleaks in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  jw leaks has published the respondent's brief prepared by rick simons in the case: candace conti v. watchtower bible and tract society of new york & fremont congregation of jehovah's witnesses.

  (90 pages).

  http://jwleaks.org/candace-conti/.

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  Ironic. For some reason, JWs think their own wrong behavior will go unnoticed while every other religion is destroyed by the governments? Well, they may be in for a rude awakening, eh?

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  Did Jesus lie or just changed his mind?

  by EdenOne in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  john 7:8-10.

  "go up to the festival yourselves.

  i'm not going to this festival yet, because my time has not yet fully come.

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  As far as I'm concerned, especially as I've started reading the transcript from the Conti trial, anything you can get away with saying to a judicial committee, go ahead and say it. Do whatever it takes to accomplish what you want to accomplish. They most certainly will. Ask for no quarter, and give none.

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