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  Jehovahs witnesses investing in stocks involving pornography, alcohol distribution and military war weapons??

  by Ghiagirl in

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  2. scandals

  why is this the first time i have come across this?

  my husband showed me a video about how the jws invest in stock like cinemax, disney, companies producing war weapons, alcohol and much much more.

  if this is true, there are tax records to show for it right?

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  JeffT

  I'm an accountant. The guy in that video is misinformed. I've tried to contact him but he doesn't seem to want to listen to me.
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  Jehovah Witness vs Jehovah's Witness

  by Simon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  being brought up as a jehovah's witness means you are so used to the term that you rarely stop to think about it.. one thing i've noticed is that people unfamiliar with the religion will say "jehovah witness" (no 's) instead which i always found a bit grating.. but watching the us election, something struck me.

  people are often referred to as "trump supporters", not "trump's supporters" and so on.

  thinking about other things, people would say they were "united fan's", not "united's fans" and so on.. it seems weird that a group would refer to themselves as though it was someone else talking about them (in the 3rd person, if i have that right).. what do you think?

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  The grammar is irrelevant.

  Officially they are "Jehovah's Witnesses" as in "The Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses" or "The Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses." It you are speaking of just one person he is a "Jehovah's Witness" or "One of Jehovah's Witnesses."

  Anybody using "Jehovah Witness" in any context is speaking incorrectly, which is rather humorous when they use it themselves. You'd think one should be able to get the name of of his own religion right.
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  Quick question...

  by Vidiot in

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  2. tech-support

  ...why the f**k do i so often see banner ads for "jehovah's witness dating" here?

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  I'm guessing the bot that posts the ads can't tell the difference between us and active JW's.
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  KEDI healthcare

  by COLLINS in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i need information about kedi healthcare.

  i know a little detail about this network marketing.

  i need experiences of those who have worked in this network before because i am about joining this network marketing business.

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  The vast majority are scams.

  Simon, this comment implies there is at least one that isn't a scam. I've never heard or seen such a beast. Do you have an example?

  As an accountant, I've looked at lots of them. I've never seen one that isn't designed to fleece the sheep and transfer the proceeds to the people at the top.
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  KEDI healthcare

  by COLLINS in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i need information about kedi healthcare.

  i know a little detail about this network marketing.

  i need experiences of those who have worked in this network before because i am about joining this network marketing business.

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  Run away now. It's a multi-level marketing company based in Nigeria. They sell bottles of who knows what that will cure everything from allergies to cancer.
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  What scriptures support this:

  by jdlvdb in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what scriptures support the story that the "truth" will be lost till "the time of the end" and that just a random would "rediscover" it?

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  I think they use the parable of the wheat and the weeds, as well.

  In the Four Major Cults, Anthony Hoekema says this teaching is a common factor in all cults.
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  The two paths of exJWs

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it's easy to think of exjws as being a single amorphous group but the more i think about it, the more i believe that there are two distinct sub-groups and wonder if you agree.. there are those who believe and those who don't.

  i know that seems obvious but let's break it down a bit more.

  there are those who don't and never believed and some who are looking for a religion to match their beliefs.. i used to think this split would be between born-ins and converts but of course it's possible for born-ins to be believers although i suspect that many, like with other faiths, do so simply because they have never experienced anything else or made a conscious choice.

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  Something about this thread nagged at me all day, and I finally figured it out. Not all of us go through all the stages of our lives at the same speed. Some may leave the Witnesses and immediately free themselves of all religion. Others may take longer, perhaps exploring other churches or religions before leaving it all behind. Some may never get there.

  Fifteen years ago, I was still exploring other religions, trying to find one that fit me. For many years I attended an independent church and liked it. It was certainly more free and open than JW's. But things changed and I grew tired of it. Now I don't attend any church and don't feel a need to. I have my own spiritual beliefs, but feel no need to tell anybody else about them.

  At the end of the day I don't like putting people in boxes. We're all individuals with all sorts of things going on to make us unique.
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  Availability Crisis of Conscience.

  by Ben131895 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  most of us are desperately waiting for the availability of a legal crisis of conscience.

  deborah dykstra provided us with two updates.

  on december 12, 2015 there was a clear statement about the copyright which stopped all illegal activity in spreading electronic versions & prints.. finally, she promised a new update by or before may 6.. so far no new update.

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  Putting it up on amazon.com for Kindle, how hard can that be,

  Have you tried doing it?
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  Panama Papers - Watchtower

  by snare&racket in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the panama papers have just become available,.

  https://offshoreleaks.icij.org.

  happy hunting........ after 30 secs hunting.. 'jehovah jireh ltd' came up with british virgin islands and singapore connections.

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  JeffT

  Contrary to what the Watchtower teaches, lots of Christians use Jehovah and variations on it frequently. We heard it often at the last church we attended. Jehovah-jireh (Jehovah provides) is not uncommon in some circles. A little google searching tells me this company is an international job source company. I couldn't find any connection with the WTBS.
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  Anti-Gay Cartoon Still Making Rounds: George Takei weighs in

  by freemindfade in

  1. social
  2. current

  i also heard the video was being discussed on howard stern today.

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  They'll call it proof that the world is depraved and pat themselves on the back.