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  Another arson attack at the University Heights KH in San Diego

  by Isidore in

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  posted a couple of hours ago..... .

  http://www.upi.com/top_news/us/2012/01/03/arsonist-hits-jehovahs-witness-hall/upi-63291325613774/?spt=hs&or=tn.

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  GLTirebiter

  $500,000 in damages one time, and $400,000 in damages the next. Can this KH be worth over a million dollars?

  We're talking about Southern California real estate, so a million dollars isn't out of line for what a contractor hiring paid employees would bid on a major rebuild on a place of assembly. With volunteer labor the Watchtower can do the job for less, but fire investigators and the DA would cite the full market price for demolition, cleanup and repairs without deducting anything for volunteer labor.
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  doctrine of JWs, scriputes and apostates... your opinion.

  by raxxxx in

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  what -in your opinion - are the most crucial and important scriptures to you that condradict/don't agree/are against/are ignored by jehovah's witnesses?

  post as many as you wish!

  :).

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  GLTirebiter

  The Catholic bible was ALL THE BIBLE THERE WAS for 1500 years.

  I offer as a counter-example the Orthodox canon of 76 books. This includes all the books of the Catholic canon (some with different names and divisions) and two books unique to the Orthodox canon: 1 Esdras and 3 Maccabbees. Instead of having roots in St Jerome's Latin translation, they use Greek texts : Septuagint OT sources and Byzantine for the NT. There is more to the Christian world than western Europe and its former colonies.
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  What would you do???

  by marriedtoajw in

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  my jw mother in law is in town this week.

  my jw wife and i went to my cousins new years party last night and came home after 2am while my inlaw watched the kids.

  today she gets into a discussion with my wife that i overheard telling her we shouldn't have gotten home so late cuz she assumed her and my wife would go to the meeting today.

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  GLTirebiter

  The thing is, she is always doing stuff like this knowing how I feel. It's as if she is daring me to say something. I've spoken to my wife on other occasions about things like this but it does no good.

  And from your introduction thread (posted under your previous screen name, "Sahara"):

  After we got married her mother started putting the pressure on her to study with the JW's and in time, she announced to me that she would. I felt a huge crush, not knowing what to do about it because I knew how unorthodoxed the JW's were but I was still unsure what to do with myself but that just seemed like too far of a stretch ...

  One by one, her father, her sister/husband and a couple of cousins fell to the JW's like dominos and I was the only hold out. Because my wife's family live out of state and all of my family and extended family are in the same county, I felt bad for her and would spend every single vacation I have ever had in the last 15 years visiting her family and going on vacations together, mostly camping. I know her family had been trying to win me over by killing me with kindness, and it almost worked.

  That tells me that Mrs. Jones is probably right. I think that your wife is afraid to confront both you and your MIL, so she pushes the boundaries with you (allowing your daughter to go) and also with MIL (not going to the meeting herself). You really do need to talk this out and have clearly agreed boundaries about not proselytizing your children, or you. If your wife is not actively on board, then MIL (and aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.) will feel free to go behind your back, indoctrinating your children against your wishes. This is particularly important because of the Watchtower's antagonism against Catholics (meaning the relatives on your side of the family, according to your introduction post as "Sahara").

  It really is important to get your wife on board, set boundaries, and that you both insist those boundaries be respected at all times. Failing to stand together as married partners is a huge mistake. You can't do this alone.
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  ADVICE TO BAND ON THE RUN

  by wasblind in

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  band on the run,.

  used the words theatened, thugged , posse, and ghettoese.

  in a post of hers and claims this so-called "posse".

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  Can we all just take a step back and appreciate something positive in one another..even if they piss us off?

  Don't duck and run, that's what others were thinking but didn't dare to say.
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  Twisted Firestarter

  by snare&racket in

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  some dude with a spray can and a box of matches has been out fighting the good fight in a whales vagina (sandiego).. however he is undoubtedly a mentalist.. .

  http://www.sandiego6.com/news/local/-arsonist-strikes-again-at-local-jevovahs-witness-hall-136429648.html.

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  I agree with EP. Arson and vandalism are crimes, not "fighting the good fight" (it's also probably a "hate crime", which carries more severe penalties).

  Why applaud a criminal act that feeds their persecution complex and creates justifiable sympathy for the Watchtower organization?
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  I Received the "Call" - Praise JAH!

  by AGuest in

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  and so it's back to work... on monday, jan. 9th!

  for those of you who rejoice with me (the greatest of love and peace to you!)...

  i am just a tad saddened.

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  GLTirebiter

  Congratulations, Shelby!
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  New To Studying

  by DylanBeam in

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  hi, i am new to studying with the jw's and would like to know they best way to start.

  any suggestions?.

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  GLTirebiter

  Welcome, DylanBeam!

  I recommend using your Bible, or preferably Bibles (several different translations), reading complete passages in their proper context. Don't be fooled by those who jump from verse to verse, book to book, connecting unrelated phrases to make the Bible to says things which it does not. Emulate the Beroeans, examining the scriptures to see if what they tell you is really so (Acts 17:10-12).

  REPLY TO USER "MOUTHY" - If you are not a Jehovah's Witness please to not submit a reply!

  May I suggest showing a little respect to your elders? Mouthy really does have decades of experience in the Watchtower organization. You will learn much from her, if you are but humble enough to listen to what she says.
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  In the latest tower on page 20 this statement - what say you?

  by therevealer in

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  the other sheep should never forget that their salvation depends on.

  their active support of christ's anointed "brothers".

  still on earth.

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  GLTirebiter

  So instead of helping destitute widows and orphans, they say that passage really is the GB saying "GIMME! GIMME! GIMME!"? How can you answer that better than with Matthew 25:41-46?

  He will answer them, ‘Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me.’
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  Christmas tree phobia...is not crazy

  by Glander in

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  there is probably nothing more dangerous you could have in your home than a 5 week old fir tree that has gotten dry and crispy.. keep a box of dynamite under the bed or leave a loaded gun where the kids can get at it, nothing has more potential for disaster than one of these tree bombs.. i have spent many a sleepless night with one of these in the house, counting the days until christmas so i could get it out of the house.

  i hate them.

  we have gone to a fold-up plastic table top since all the kids left home and we only have that because the g-kids always want to see a tree when they are over.. christmas trees - bah humbug!.

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  GLTirebiter

  When you put it up doesn't make a lot of difference. What matters is when it was cut, and how it is maintained after that. Make a new, fresh cut at the bottom when you put it up, and never let its water pan go dry. Or use an artificial tree (as I do), especially if you're going to be away for any length of time so you can't keep an eye on the water.
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  Help requested for court case

  by Anony Mous in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  i am looking for court cases and news reports on underage children being denied blood transfusions and as a result either having the court intervene or death.

  any report especially 2008-2011 will work very well.. also any jw publication that says jw's die rather than accepting blood.

  also any jw publication that encourages this practice in regards children especially official documents and recent publications (2005-2011 or whenever the last doctrinal change was).. .

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  GLTirebiter

  Someone posted an excellent brief for JW child support cases

  Watchtower custody pamphlet links: Freeminds.org critique (this is not the complete text, but does cite pertinent sections your lawyer should be aware of), and a prior thread on JWN. You didn't say of there was already a custody agreement in place--that is an area where you need professional help, somebody who knows both the laws where you live and also has experience with how the local court and judges have ruled in similar cases.

  I hope it turns out well for you!