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  CLAM (Feb 8-14) - Are You "Reaching Out"? (15mins)

  by Nicholaus Kopernicus in

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  the brief outline for this item makes reference to the most recent wt on the subject of "reaching out" (sept 15 2014 - pages 3-6) if you are a jehovah's witness and thinking about becoming a ministerial servant or elder, then please consider the following information prior to attending the kh for this weeks clam.

  first - if you hope to become an elder, in the uk you will also become a charitable trustee.

  you will not be given any training for this part of your role.

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  NicCop You might find the contents of this book to be surprisingly generous with rules and scarce in spirituality

  This is all they need to know should they really think about it

  NicCop If you still want to be appointed as an elder, consider getting third party liability insurance to protect yourself, your family, and your estate

  Is this reference to the recent case in the UK where a victim of child sexual abuse has sued the elders at his KH for failing to protect him? The first of many I imagine and I'm quite sure the wtbts intended to throw the elders under the proverbial bus.

  Excellent post.
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  What were Satan and his demons "doing" up in heaven, before being "cast down" in 1914?

  by Dunedain in

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  i was just thinking about how the wts has been spouting off for years that satan and his demons were cast down to the vicinity of the earth in 1914, but really, when you think about it, what was the difference before 1914 or after 1914?.

  its not like satan and his demons did not have access to the earth.

  satan and his demons always were messing with earth.

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  Good point about the Lords Prayer..." As in heaven". So how could there be a war..or any shenanigans ( converting angels, job etc )without Gods approval???

  Atomant well summed up.
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  If all the world were JWs....

  by Tornintwo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in my former indoctrinated state, i used to yearn for a time when all the world would be jws.

  but hang on minute, let's just think about what the world would be like if everyone was a jw,.

  first of all, no higher education, so no medical advances, no scientific research, no modern day medicine, infectious disease rife, no doctors, no engineers, so no modern day comforts.

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  Landu I have read that excellent story and believe me it sent a shiver down my spine, very realistic.

  The premis of the story is that SOME type of catastrophe has occurred, we are not told whether natural, man made OR divine...and the main protagonists don't know either. But guess what?its not long before 'those taking the lead'start to assume complete control over the JWs they can find (not to mention the few 'worldlies'that confusingly still seem to be alive). Needless to say these elders start bumping off people they believe have slipped through Jahs net or dubs not towing the line..,very scary and oh so realistic.

  if the world was full of only dubs they would assume Armageddon arrived invisibly and they should impose theocratic ' standards'immediately - for standards read bullying hierarchy and unloving nitpicking whilst the rest of the world goes to hell in a handcart - no medicine no school no essential services no books and worst of all no desire to increase human knowledge and achievement.Back to the dark ages for us......nightmare scenario if ever there was one!!!
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  Oi Admin

  by Landy in

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  2. tech-support

  is it possible to tweak the software to allow a sensible way of quoting another user's post?.

  when you're using a tablet or phone it's almost impossible to copy and paste - especially when your fingers are as fat and clumsy as mine.. okpleasethankewe :).

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  Ha ha ha!!!

  Are you a Londoner by any chance??!!

  Oi Admin!! Any chance we can use search facility on a phone or tablet Simon? I cannot use it on a Kindle, I phone or my Android LG. Are there any phones it can be used on BTW everyone?

  Hey Landy...you haven't met Simon yet, have you!!!! Oh boy he's gonna eat us for breakfast now!!!!
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  If all the world were JWs....

  by Tornintwo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in my former indoctrinated state, i used to yearn for a time when all the world would be jws.

  but hang on minute, let's just think about what the world would be like if everyone was a jw,.

  first of all, no higher education, so no medical advances, no scientific research, no modern day medicine, infectious disease rife, no doctors, no engineers, so no modern day comforts.

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  This is just about the best post ( and point) I have read on this forum, and there are many incredible posts but this simple point should be made to all ' in ' JW. ' s.They would retort with no war and lots of houses being built!! I wonder what the org would get the minions doing now there is noone to preach too...must keep them busy busy..so..what would they be doing? Aside from the meetings & study?
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  Witness Punk and Metal Band Names

  by Luther bertrand in

  1. social
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  here is what i would name my band(s) let see if you can list some funny ones as well.

  here is my list:.

  local needs.

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  How about a survey in another thread? The problem is choosing a list of names folk must vote on...all the names on here would make for a heck of a long list. Perhaps everyone could put forward just two or three favourites? Then we could start a new thread and vote on it??
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  Witness Punk and Metal Band Names

  by Luther bertrand in

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  here is what i would name my band(s) let see if you can list some funny ones as well.

  here is my list:.

  local needs.

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  Love

  Judicial Carnage and Theocratic Misery School.There has been 2 Demonic Smurfs so that should be top of the leader board, should we vote guys for the winner?
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  Witness Punk and Metal Band Names

  by Luther bertrand in

  1. social
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  here is what i would name my band(s) let see if you can list some funny ones as well.

  here is my list:.

  local needs.

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  Who would understand "Local Needs"?

  All the better.....

  who understood " I am the walrus"....???
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  Witness Punk and Metal Band Names

  by Luther bertrand in

  1. social
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  here is what i would name my band(s) let see if you can list some funny ones as well.

  here is my list:.

  local needs.

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  Millions of Dead Babies ( oh hang on, I think that's already taken..)

  millions of Dead Apostates
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  how do most of you now feel about the military?

  by sowhatnow in

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  2. family

  was not sure where to post this, but i was curious, how do some of you now feel about the military?

  would any of you let your children enlist, or would you yourselves join any military field?

  how do you feel about the idea of women in the military?

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  Tying in with what Blondie posted...is anyone familiar with the great war poets/ writers? Siegfried Sassoon " memoirs of a fox hunting man" is a favourite of mine..and Robert Graves, Edmund B!under, Wilfred Owen , of course and Rupert Brooke's. Soldiers all..Sassoon won the Victoria cross, but was nutted off as he, as did they all, became a pacifist and they didn't want a war hero court marshalled ..as a conscientious objector. Seems to me the closer a generation is to war....the more they are against fighting as a solution to anything. The French were called appeasers and collaborators in WW2 - but because of the horrors they saw in Verdun etc in ww1 they were wiling to do anything to prevent their kids from fighting the Nazis - they where wrong, sometimes peace is not an option.