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  Dec 2019 Watchtower - Two Witness Rule

  by Listener in

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  the watchtower has attempted to address their two witness rule and the case of the raped woman in a field found at deuteronomy 22:25-27all the tireless work that so many ex jws and concerned worldly people have done by phone calls, cart crashes, demonstrating at assemblies, questioning jws and so on, is paying off.

  it's not the doting jws that have been questioning the two witness rule, it's apostates.this is a "question from reader" in the december, 2019 watchtower.

  the bible says that at least two witnesses are needed to establish a matter.

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  tiki

  The scream thing presents problems. What if the rapist gagged her and she couldn't scream.

  Does the scream have to be heard to be a viable "excuse"?

  What if sheer terror rendered her mute?

  Rape is a crime of violence fueled by anger and in many cases misogyny. The Deuteronomy verses seem to lean to more of an overly aggressive male with a female unsure or frightened...it was a different culture altogether. Rapes rarely have eyewitnesses but these days proof positive can be medically obtained. So...imho....using these verses to justfy 2 witnesses is pretty flimsy.
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  highlights from Circuit Overseer Guidelines

  by neat blue dog in

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  i just finished looking through the circuit overseer manual, so here are some highlights.

  first up, regarding circuit assemblies:.

  if a brother is so extremely overweight that others would be distracted if he had a part on the program, good judgment would need to be used in deciding whether to give him an assignment.

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  You gotta love the totem pole list of specially blessed elders...there is a fabulous loophole for favoritism and or nepotism.....and the dude that hasn't watched porn for two years....wtf??? If he is going to watch the stuff he's going to announce...hey 4 months back I watched butterballs and nympha getting it on? Seriously? And the woman thing. A lowly female pub gets to go d-d with the co...but his wife can't be seen with a lowly adult male pub? Why? Ohhh the crazy cult crap.
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  Aposthia

  by peacefulpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  ok, this place is getting bogged down with eternal debates about politics.

  lets have some fun.

  regarding the birth of moses..... ex 2:2 : 2 now a man from the house of levi went and [a]married a daughter of levi.

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  tiki

  Oh you guys....seriously?!?
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  Big Meat Eaters?

  by peacefulpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was wondering how many of us have switched to a vegetarian or vegan diet and why.

  i'm not doing it but have friends who do.

  lovely people and seem very healthy.

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  tiki

  I've been ovo-lacto vegetarian....then also done no red meat phases...I do eat limited amounts of red meat these days, but locally grown and fed animals. I do not trust the mega agro industry and all the chemicals they are insinuating into our bodies. Chicken...not a fan of Chicken particularly but will eat local farmed birds. Love seafood....it is abundant in our area and we are able to get it good as it gets locally. I do believe that the human body needs amino acids acquired from meat proteins and that a totally vegan diet is insufficient for robust health.
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  GB wifes

  by asp59 in

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  with the talks abouth tight pants in men and now samuel herd abouth fat women are better then fit .

  this are topics women talk abouth.

  you think its the gb wifes running the show now?.

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  tiki

  Omg....sad and outrageous all at once. In effect they are saying to marrigeable men find a mama....somebody to clean up after you and feed you. And how offensive to an intelligent self-possessed woman. If a guy wants a maid let him hire one.
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  Museums growing at the branches especially Warwick

  by benny in

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  2. beliefs

  i am not sure if this has been discussed but last night mid week meeting about organisational accomplishments really got my goat as the example of the temple was used.

  people contributed to the building of the jewish temple and now the museum and bethel in warwick.

  this supposed .be evidence of god s guidance.

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  Oh good grief. "Museum" is a misnomer. Exhibition...imho
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  How Affected By Jehovah’s Witness News Are You At This Point In Your Life?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  i’ve been out for many many years.

  i still like to know the latest jw news although i find myself not as excited by things..

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  Well.....I keep tabs via this website. On one hand I do not care one whit...but after 40 some odd years inveigled I feel like I want to see how they continue...and the downward spiral is interesting on some level. The religion is not the one I was raised in...and it angers me that so many of us lost so many good years of our lives to foolishness. What they present today seems just plain useless and pathetically stupid. But...people like comfort zones and apparently there is a cross section of humanity that finds that comfort in this particular cult.
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  clinking of glasses

  by sosad1 in

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  hello all - long ago i posted under sosad..... cant get back under that name so hello again.

  i though i remember in hte last couple of years that there was a change in the strict practice of not clinking glasses and toasting,,, that it was more of a conscience decision.. was i dreaming this?

  any help towards printed information on this subject is very much appreciated..

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  tiki

  Here's to you all...clink clink clink....cheers! A votre sante! Skoal!!

  (never paid any heed to that silly "rule" anyway..)
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  09-2019 Monthly Broadcast

  by Solzhenitsyn in

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  underwhelming as usual.

  of note is the ridiculous amount of time spent encouraging the r&f to "do the math" on various chronologies.

  oh if only they would do the math from their own publications on the error of 607/1914.

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  Lets face it folks....its the cult of the clueless.
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  7 New Files Arrived!

  by Atlantis in

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  2. friends

  2019-09-01--local design construction update.

  all the descriptions for the files disappeared after i clicked (save).

  there is the september announcements and reminders, 2020 convention dates, ldc newsletter, congregation analysis report, 2019 publications approved for discard, and congregation-convention assignments... https://docdro.id/bw85yom.

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  tiki

  Discarding all that wonderful spiritual food at the proper time. Such a waste of nutritional nuggets.... What is the real reason behind getting rid of old publications?