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dirty trick at the meeting re facebook
by Aussie Oz in
1. jw
2. friends
my daughter told me about last weeks service meeting part on facebook.... the brother doing the parts asked for a show of hands who had a facebook account.. apparently a number of elders did.. (she did not put up her hand...in fact recently deleted all jws off her friends because she doesnt want them to know anything about her life).

i thought that was a dirty trick to pull.. oz.

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Is the Oct 30 WT study a Prelude to a Tithing towards the Soc.
by Quarterback in
1. watchtower
2. bible
it felt weird discussing this topic this week about this term, "share" of the levites.

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some made comments that alluded to the financial assistance that we are currently doing towards sponsoring the bethels around the world.. i wouldn't be surprised that a new thought comes out soon about that ten percent rule.. .
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Do the Governing Body members ever go Door-to-Door?
by 00DAD in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in his book, in search of christian freedom, ray franz wrote that that gb members for the most part never participated in door-to-door work.

they were "too busy with more important things.

" (gee, how come that excuse wouldn't work for the rest of us?
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question for theMadJW and other Wt apologists
by isaacaustin in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
on what basis do you make the claim that the leadership of the jw's, aka governing body, is the organization god is and has been working through continuously since 1919?.
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I am gay and Jehovah Witness
by yosisoy in
1. jw
2. friends
hello, i am jehovah witness and gay.

i am from puerto rico.

i would like to know how hard is to leave the organization.
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Disfellowshipped and Armageddon
by IMHO in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
will a disfellowshipped person survive armageddon?.

will a disassociated person......?.

will an inactive person.....?.
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"What should you do when directed to stop preaching?" KM question box
by slimboyfat in
1. jw
2. friends
we had that question as an item in the service meeting tonight.

the answer was that we should comply immediately whether it is a police officer or just a caretaker of a block of flats who asks us to stop.

we shouldn't answer back or dispute the issue.
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Confirmation on statement made at assembly this past weekend
by koolaid-man in
1. jw
2. friends
i received a message on my telephone voice mail by a person who attended a jehovah's witness assembly this past weekend.

i believe the assembly was in michigan.

the caller told me it was announced from the platform that if a person is not attending the meetings on a regular basis active witnesses should not be associating with them.
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Will Michael Jacksons Mom be DF'd ???
by tresdecu in
1. jw
2. friends
jackson family to host first christmasmichael jackson's family is to hold christmas celebrations for the first time this year (09) - putting their own religious beliefs aside for the superstar's three children.. the jacksons were all brought up as jehovah's witnesses, a christian-based religion which does not recognise birthdays or christmas.

but the thriller hitmaker deviated from his family's belief system and always enjoyed the holiday season with prince michael, 12, paris, 11, and seven-year-old prince michael ii.

and family matriarch katherine jackson, who has full custody of the kids, is determined to put their former traditions aside in december (09) to keep the youngsters' lives as normal as possible.
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WATCHTOWER MONEY - New contribution program!
by Severus in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
watchtower money serves two purposes: to protest the policies of jehovah's witnesses and educate the public about the hidden side of the watchtower society.

consider this a sophisticated form of guerilla protest and awareness campaign.

each bill or check is designed to get the attention of the beholder and quickly provide information.