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  Brother & Sister-in-Law Return to Kingdom Hall After Two Decades, Quickly Get Stumbled

  by TMS in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it was a mild surprise, learning that a brother and sister-in-law had began re-associating with jehovah's witnesses after at least 25 years of being away.

  the couple, of hispanic ethnicity, are in their early 60's, with their five children all grown and independent.

  the family had been considered nominal jws, infrequently attending meetings, rarely in field service, but using the annual convention as their family vacation.

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  Fernando

  "morass of inconsistencies" (Ray Franz)
  
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  Jw Library 2015 for Mac

  by Darran Pryce in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hello brothers, .

  does anyone know of a link to download the 2015 wt library for mac that works?.

  agape.

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  Fernando

  Welcome Darran

  When your WT library is up and running you may want to research:

  "Is a right and clean standing with God earned or imputed"?

  Hint: find and mark all the times Paul talks about righteous/ness.

  Greetings and best wishes
  

  Fernando
  
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  Dissenters in Watchtower History: Differing Departures

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i'm reading an excellent book about defectors from the mormon church called differing visions: dissenters in mormon history.

  through a collection of essays from many academic authors it looks at the life stories of dissenters and reasons for departure, as well as analysing the impact of their dissent on the church itself.

  fascinating stuff and makes me wish there was a similar volume looking at the key dissenters from jws/watchtower and the impact they had.

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  Fernando

  LOL SBF - Lloyd Evans... and some even took the bait...
  

  "Fascinating stuff and makes me wish there was a similar volume looking at the key dissenters from JWs/Watchtower and the impact they had."

  Could I nominate the eminently qualified TerryWalstrom for compiling such a compendium?

  Hasn't Terry got a book out on Watchtower history?
  
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  Watchtower Intolerance

  by Fernando in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  from an article in the catholic weekly:.

  watchtower intolerance.

  watchtower law states: “most firmly hold and in no way doubt that every apostate or dissenter is to be destroyed at armageddon, unless before the end of his life he repents, and restored to the christian congregation of jehovah's witnesses.” .

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  Fernando

  No actually not from "The Catholic Weekly" - paraphrased/edited from the Watchtower's Awake publication:

  *** g83 11/8 pp. 4-5 Intolerance—From Past to Present ***
  

  Catholic Intolerance
  

  Catholic canon law states: “Most firmly hold and in no way doubt that every heretic or schismatic is to have part with the Devil and his angels in the flames of eternal fire, unless before the end of his life he be incorporated with, and restored to the Catholic Church.”

  And up to this day the oath of allegiance of Roman Catholic bishops states: “With all my power I will persecute and make war upon heretics.”

  Thus intolerance was built into Catholic thinking.

  But justifying this attitude, the authoritative French Dictionnaire de Théologie Catholique states: “Being the guardian of revealed truth, faith and morals, the church cannot tolerate the spreading of any teaching that is harmful to the faith of the faithful.”
  
  
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  Watchtower Intolerance

  by Fernando in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  from an article in the catholic weekly:.

  watchtower intolerance.

  watchtower law states: “most firmly hold and in no way doubt that every apostate or dissenter is to be destroyed at armageddon, unless before the end of his life he repents, and restored to the christian congregation of jehovah's witnesses.” .

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  Fernando

  From an article in The Catholic Weekly:

  Watchtower Intolerance
  

  Watchtower law states: “Most firmly hold, and in no way doubt, that every apostate or dissenter is to be destroyed at Armageddon, unless before the end of his life he repents, and restored to the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses.”

  And up to this day the elders' oath of allegiance of to the Governing Body states: “With all our power we will persecute and make war upon apostates and dissenters.”

  Thus militant intolerance is built into Watchtower thinking.

  But justifying this attitude, the authoritarian Governing Body states: “Being the guardian of revealed truth, faith and morals, we cannot tolerate the spreading of any teaching that is harmful to the faith of the faithful.”
  
  (See citation below...)
  
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  Male Prostitutes in demand during RNC convention

  by Coded Logic in

  1. social
  2. current

  among those making cleveland extra gay this week are male prostitutes who are in high demand among older, allegedly heterosexual male republican delegates.. the new york post reports: .

  i’ve seen 10 clients so far,” one male escort said.. “most of them were first-timers.

  you could tell they were nervous, but once they became more comfortable, they seemed to be having a good time.”.

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  Fernando

  Maybe the fundamentalist, conservative religious right have come to conclude that male-female sex is adultery and male-male sex is not??
  
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  Jehovah’s Witnesses and Child Sex Abuse – A Brief Handbook for Attorneys

  by Watchtower-Free in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  free download.

  https://jwvictims.org/jehovahs-witnesses-and-child-sex-abuse-a-brief-handbook-for-attorneys/ .

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  Fernando

  Thank you, it looks like a lot of effort went into this document, great tool and idea.
  
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  Hi everyone, just signed up here

  by samj in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi, i just signed up.

  i'm 35, i've been baptized 20 years, married 15 years.

  it seems like the wife and i are going in opposite directions spiritually.

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  Fernando

  Hello and welcome samj.

  Please stay and take the time to get to know the locals who are all keen to share and support, and who come in a range of flavours and colours.
  

  Greetings

  Fernando
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  (A Childhood Memory) THE MYSTERY OF THE LOCKED CABINET

  by TerryWalstrom in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the mystery of the locked cabinet.

  when i was about 10 years old, there was a tall, white handmade cabinet back in one of our storage sheds (a converted chicken house from back in the 30's, when my grandparents raised chickens in the great depression).

  affixed to its door, there was a big padlock on the cabinet.

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  Fernando

  "My grandfather came from Old School discipline tempered by Old Testament injunctions."

  What a grand and true turn of phrase Terry, you sure are a gifted master of language and story telling.
  
  
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  Bye and thanks for everything

  by LifesNotOver in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we really went at it this weekend.

  pretty ugly!

  well at least now the air is cleared.

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  Fernando

  "There is no higher power than the truth."

  Wonderfully said Finkelstein.