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  Ideas for spinning the change in 'generation' for maximum impact?

  by bohm in

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  the change in the definition of 'generation' is the first major doctrinal change in the time i has been involved with the jehovahs witnesses (allmost a full year!

  ), and i personally find it pretty exciting since many hear has talked about how the other changes (like the 95 one) caused the first weak wtf moments.. what i wonder about now is how (if?

  ) one should discuss this topic with active jehovahs witnesses for maximal effect - so to our resident mind-control gurus: what are your plans?.

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  Great!! "the Twofer Generation"
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  NEW GENERATION DEFINED -- April 15, 2010 Watchtower

  by Ultimate Reality in

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  from jw.org, here is the new definition of the generation from the april 15, 2010 watchtower.. .

  article: holy spirits role in the outworking of jehovahs purpose.

  13 third, holy spirit is at work in bringing bible.

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  EVIDENTLY: obviously; apparently

  Great usage of word etymology: "Obviously Jesus meant..." vs. Apparently Jesus meant..." when they get caught they will write the following:

  WT Apr 2152 QFR: "What evidence is there that Jesus evidentally meant....?"

  " When we wrote that Jesus "evidently meant that...." some took that literally to mean that "obviously Jesus meant...." However, while it may have been apparent that Jesus meant... it is now clearer that he was not. Some were under the wrong assumption that it was obvious that the generations overlap and had wrong expectations that the end to come when those born between 1950 and 2014 passed away. We can now see (WT Dec 2151 Page 12) that what was meant is that the annointed coincide in part with each each other. This evidently explains why there were 6,648,321, 478 who partook of the emblems at the 2151 Remembrance of Christ's Expiration."
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  Favorite Watchtower words or short phrases

  by darthfader in

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  i have seen these words/phrases used frequently by the wtbs and rarely elsewhere.

  ** warning, this may become a barf inducing list.

  your mileage may vary.. faithful and discreet slavefield servicemodern day antediluvians (pulled that one out of my hat)what words or phrases strike you as uniquely "watchtower"?.

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  "Keep us in your care and keeping" Keep gets out of hand...

  "Share-A-Dish Supper" 'cause nobody is allowed to say POT LUCK!!

  "very good point" WT Conductor response #1

  "excellent thought" WT Conductor response #2

  "very good thought" WT Conductor response #3

  "excellent point" WT Conductor response #4
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  Inactive = D/F in 3 Years

  by Simon Morley in

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  2. beliefs

  is it true that there is a now policy that if you are inactive and not attending meetings that after three years you will be d/f'd?

  i have a friend who is very concerned that this is now policy.

  can any shed some light?.

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  Is it true that there is a now policy that if you are inactive and not attending meetings that after three years you will be D/f'd? I have a friend who is very concerned that this is now policy. Can any shed some light?
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  Pedophilia: Belgium Branch – Letter to the BOE

  by Nick! in

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  belgium branch pedophilia letter to the boe.

  i have received recently the attached copy of a letter dated january 26 2000, which is supposed to be an official communication to all congregations in belgium, giving instructions on how to deal with pedophilia cases.. .

  i am interested to understand if this letter, from the belgium branch, .

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  The letter has to be fake:

  1) Communication with CO is never generally in the same letter as BOE's. WTBS commincates with CO, then CO is expected to reinforce the letter sent to the BOE separately. Often instructions to both groups are different.

  2) Intinerant Overseer? - Bad translation or fake?

  3) College of Elders? - smacks of RC world - college of cardinals/bishops

  4) Closing line - never have I seen the words "pastoral" or "saluations" used in any WTBS communication, it tends to be fairly innocuous.
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  Nobody from her church visited her - Jan 2010 WT study experience

  by truthseeker in

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  i find paragraph 20 quite interesting in the jan 2010 study article.

  http://download.jw.org/files/media_magazines/w_f-st_e_20100115.pdf.

  "prove to be a real follower of christ".

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  I am really getting tired of these stories. They border on the ridiculous. I would like to see a regular feature in the WT called: "Whatever Happened too...?". it could go along the lines of:

  Jan 2015 "Whatever Happened Too...Featured in Jan 2010":

  Recall that nobody from the woman’s church visited. The result? She discarded her images, resigned from her church, and resumed her Bible
  study. She eventually got baptized (2011) and made great progress. In July 2012 she suffered a stroke; feeling guilty at the recent article (Mar 2012 - "Willful Forsaking the Gathering of Ourselves Together - an Unforgivable Sin") she struggled to get to the Hall. This sister choose not to be a burden and ask some one to give her a ride to and from the hall - how commendable and unselfish of her! The sister died in December 2012 after falling during field service as her cane gave way on a steep hill. How wonderful that her last thoughts were of being engaged in a life saving work! - her works will go right along with her!

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  Led Zeppelin - Your Favorite All Time Songs from Them ? U-tubes Welcome !

  by flipper in

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  i saw a beatles thread was started about favorite songs- so i thought i'd start several threads on other groups who were very important in rock and rolls development !

  here are my favorites from led zeppelin, kind of in order.. .

  1. stairway to heaven.

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  oops!!

  LZIII - Every song on the album. I had my first serious "make out" session to side 2 playing over and over at the age of 16 with a great gal from my high school french class in her bedroom with her "liberal" parents down stairs!! I fell in love with her to "Since I've been Loving You"

  From later years - In My Time of Dying. definitive LZ song along wish Kashmir.
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  Led Zeppelin - Your Favorite All Time Songs from Them ? U-tubes Welcome !

  by flipper in

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  2. friends

  i saw a beatles thread was started about favorite songs- so i thought i'd start several threads on other groups who were very important in rock and rolls development !

  here are my favorites from led zeppelin, kind of in order.. .

  1. stairway to heaven.

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  WT Limericks - Join the Fun!

  by lepermessiah in

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  was having fun with a friend and started this.....doesnt take much to humor us i guess!.

  there was a man named charlie'.

  who loved to make prophecy.

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  There once was a homo called Knorr

  Who found a lesbian whore

  They argued all night

  As to who had the right

  To do what, with which, to whom.
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  Useless street witnessing in the Carribean Islands.......................

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  i just came back from a 12 day carribean cruise and visited the islands of grenada, saint lucia, barbados,and 4 other islands.

  the temperature was around 90 degrees every day.

  it is that warm all year round for them.. all around the street markets and shopping areas we saw jehovah's witnesses street witnessing .

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  Actually its all those self-righteous who go on "service" holidays - called "its great to go where there is no need" Ones who go to Mexico for months on end and bring back some trumped up "love from a local congregation".