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  NEW 2012 Elders book with 2015 Amendments

  by Newly Enlightened in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  thanks to jw archive wiki we have a pdf of the new elders book.. https://www.dropbox.com/s/mz9z38909t3fh7c/2012-shepherd-the-flock-of-god-ks10_e.pdf?dl=0.

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  DOC (and others)

  I think I have both versions. I hope things are going to slow down in my life soon (parent's estate settled, daughter's wedding done), at which point I will try to do a comparison.
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  Japanese torture of American prisoners in WW2 revealed

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. social
  2. current

  this is not a new story.

  the japanese military in ww2 were barbaric in the way they treated captured servicemen.

  i was about ten when my father's best friend came home from a japanese prison camp.

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  JeffT

  prologos

  That story is a product of the imagination of a revisionist historian.

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Losses

  German POW's that were shipped back to the states in large numbers. Many of them found life as a POW here better than that of a "free" person back in Germany. It was not uncommon for them to march out of the camps to go to work unguarded - we knew they'd come back at night rather than risk a firing squad for escaping.

  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_prisoners_of_war_in_the_United_States
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  Tsarnaev guilty - should he get death or not?

  by Simon in

  1. social
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  i think he probably will (it is the us after all) but i hope he doesn't.

  he caused incredible pain and suffering to men, women and children who had never done anything to him.

  many died in unimaginable agony, others are disabled for life.

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  Unless he waives his appeal rights locking him up is cheaper than killing him (prison is cheap, lawyers cost hundreds of dollars an hour). I'd tattoo "child killer" on his forehead and put him in General Population at a regular maximum security prison.
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  Red Moon Over China

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. social
  2. current

  perhaps the recent lunar eclipse was heaven's way of demonstrating approval of the tremendous changes in china.. here's some images from the china daily:.

  the total lunar eclipse as observed in shenzhen, south china's guangdong province, april 4, 2015. the moon slipped fully into earths shadow saturday, starting a total lunar eclipse for nearly 12 minutes what guangdong astronomical science association says it was the shortest such eclipse of the century.

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  That's kind of a lot of trouble isn't it, Jeff?

  Yeah, I know I'm kind of funny that way. I have this fetish about trying to learn about stuff for myself.
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  Active posters: What education have you had, what degrees do you possess?

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  from so many posts and conversations on here, you'd think over 1/2 the posters here possess doctorates in theology, physics, biology, etc.

  i'm curious aside from the books and research people have done here, what degrees they have.

  to start, i just got an aa and going straight through full time to an mba.

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  Magnum, are going to finish the degrees? I got my BA just before I became a dub. That resulted in my turning down a chance to get an MA in education. If I had not gone back later to study Business I would seriously regret that. As it was, I feel like I finished my education. (and took some heat in my congregation for doing so).
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  These guys crash a Kingdom Hall on Memorial, video included

  by Crazyguy in

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  2. friends

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=7mars2mtaui.

  to funny nice job....

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  JeffT

  I hate this stuff. I don't think anything positive is accomplished by being rude and disrespectful to people.
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  Red Moon Over China

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. social
  2. current

  perhaps the recent lunar eclipse was heaven's way of demonstrating approval of the tremendous changes in china.. here's some images from the china daily:.

  the total lunar eclipse as observed in shenzhen, south china's guangdong province, april 4, 2015. the moon slipped fully into earths shadow saturday, starting a total lunar eclipse for nearly 12 minutes what guangdong astronomical science association says it was the shortest such eclipse of the century.

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  Well, I must confess, Morpheus, that I am a rather ignorant sort of fellow, so indeed I did not know that the eclipse (if that is what you implied) was seen everywhere.

  I would suggest studying your subject before you post a bunch of nonsense about it.
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  Active posters: What education have you had, what degrees do you possess?

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  from so many posts and conversations on here, you'd think over 1/2 the posters here possess doctorates in theology, physics, biology, etc.

  i'm curious aside from the books and research people have done here, what degrees they have.

  to start, i just got an aa and going straight through full time to an mba.

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  JeffT

  BA in English and a college level certificate in Business Managment/Accounting, plus course work in business law, HR, real estate management, economics, finance and investment.
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  The 50 Ways to Be Disfellowshipped

  by Wild_Thing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was wondering ... what are all of the "official" reasons provided by elders for disfellowshipping someone?

  i know the most common reasons are adultery and fornication, but what about the others?

  a couple of years ago i traveled back to my hometown` and one of my old jw acquaintances told me that her grown son had been disfellowshipped for refusing to stop associating with another disfellowshipped person.

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  JeffT

  The "Shepard the Flock" book lists the following DF offenses:

  manslaughter

  attempted suicide

  porneia

  brazen/loose conduct

  child sexual abuse

  pursuing a romantic relationship with someone not free to marry

  gross uncleanness

  misuse of addictive drugs

  apostasy

  drunkenness

  gluttony

  stealing

  lying

  fraud and slander

  obscene speech

  greed/gambling

  fits of anger/violence

  As pointed out above a couple of these are so broad as to include just about anything.
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  Some Questions About Jesus

  by Coded Logic in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  why didn't jesus ever write anything?

  why are there no letters to jesus?

  no painting of jesus from that time?

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  Due to the ban on idolatry, the Jews didn't not make busts or paintings of anybody. The Romans would not have considered him a suitable subject for artwork.