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  Greetings! From an Existent JW!

  by Ethos in

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  i'd like extend a greeting to all members of jwn.

  i've been a lurking by-stander of this forum for approximately 6 months.

  i think this forum's best moments can be attributed to the involvement of actual jw's in doctrinaire discussions and to heated (though not always dialectic) debates.

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  Granny Grace has a question I'd also like answered by you, Ethos.

  Why should her family shun her because she doesn't believe that Jesus came invisibly in 1914?

  Let's stick to one subject and please answer that in a way that is scriptural and can give a proper answer to a grandmother who is being denied the love of her family due to WT rules.
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  HUGE, Faithful and discreet slave SEPARATED from other annointed now!!

  by EndofMysteries in

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  i almost missed this in my last post, but i just realized how important and must list it.

  paragraph 14 from jan 15, 2010 wt last article entitled "jehovah's way of ruling vindicated".

  "a few anointed members of "the israel of god" still remain, and as jesus' brothers, they continue to act as "ambassadors substituting for christ (2 cor 5:20) they have been appointed as a faithful and discreet slave class to care for and provide spiritual food for annointed ones and a growing crowd of christians, who now include millions having the hope of living on earth forever.

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  Thanks EndOfMysteries for giving us meat in due season.

  Good catch and 2 years ahead of the annual meeting!

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  Note to any lurking bethelites and traveling brothers:

  "As always you heard it first on JWN!"
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  Another doozie from DO Brown Payne about "many JW's compromising their neutrality" and voting for Obama

  by oppostate in

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  bro do brown payne told the audience of today's sa day at natick mass.

  that "many brothers compromised their neutrality by voting in 2008".

  he followed that by asking "and what has this president done for you?

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  Bro DO Brown Payne told the audience of today's SA day at Natick Mass. that "many brothers compromised their neutrality by voting in 2008"

  He followed that by asking "And what has this President done for you?" He smirked and said "Nuttin' Honey!"

  Which was received with loud chuckles by the audience. He went on to say "And what's the next guy gonna do for you?"

  He answered his question: "Same thing. Nuttin Honey!"

  I wonder if by saying "the next guy" he thinks Romney is going to win the presidency.

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  (BTW Bro Brown Payne is black, a military veteran, with time in Vietnam from what he shares about "war crimes", he said Jehovah has fogiven us if we did awful things in wartime and when coming into the "Truth" we confessed to Jehovah and to the elders about "our wrongdoing in the war". One wonders what kind of wrongdoings he did while in Vietnam?)
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  DO Brown Payne tells SA audience Serena Williams "disciplined" by her local elders for swearing on TV

  by oppostate in

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  at today's special assembly in natick ma, bro brown payne annouced to the audience that serena williams was disciplined by her local elders for her swearing escapade on tv.. saying: "can jehovah's witnesses swear like that on tv?

  " then he told the audience that she was "disciplined" by the elders of the congregation she's a publisher in.. doesn't this smack of revealing the private business of another person?

  the most the local elders could have said was "a matter concerning serena williams has been handled by the elder body".

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  What would make Serena Williams sue the WT?

  Probably not the fact that elders supposedly disciplined her.

  The way DO Brown Payne said it was almost like Serena took the discipline and as a JW she wont be doing that again.

  His remarks that this brought reproach on Jehovah's name made just about everyone taking notes start writing down what he was saying.

  I'm sure there's a lot of notes and even the recording done by the sound department that can be used in a lawsuit.

  But would Serena Williams sue the WT? Probably not.

  She's a mouthy but obedient J-Doobie or so it was presented.
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  DO Brown Payne tells SA audience Serena Williams "disciplined" by her local elders for swearing on TV

  by oppostate in

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  at today's special assembly in natick ma, bro brown payne annouced to the audience that serena williams was disciplined by her local elders for her swearing escapade on tv.. saying: "can jehovah's witnesses swear like that on tv?

  " then he told the audience that she was "disciplined" by the elders of the congregation she's a publisher in.. doesn't this smack of revealing the private business of another person?

  the most the local elders could have said was "a matter concerning serena williams has been handled by the elder body".

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  At today's Special Assembly in Natick MA, Bro Brown Payne annouced to the audience that Serena Williams was disciplined by her local elders for her swearing escapade on TV.

  Saying: "Can Jehovah's Witnesses swear like that on TV?" then he told the audience that she was "disciplined" by the elders of the congregation she's a publisher in.

  Doesn't this smack of revealing the private business of another person? The most the local elders could have said was "A matter concerning Serena Williams has been handled by the elder body". Any mention of discipline sounds like an opening for a lawsuit.

  What do you all think?
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  Got the Job!

  by LouBelle in

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  got it peeps!

  they really like me and want me on board.

  i'll be receiving the full offer and contract next week.

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  Congrats!

  
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  Bit of Good News

  by LouBelle in

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  some of you know i've been down in the dark dumps.

  i haven't had employment for 10 months now.

  there is a bit of light at the end of the tunnel.

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  Hoping you'll find success

  and wishing you the best!

  -Op
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  A Note from Randy/Dogpatch (Freeminds)

  by Lady Lee in

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  this past week randy was hospitalized.

  he is now home recovering and has asked me to let you know that he will need a couple of days to recuperate.

  in the mean time: if you have sent him emails or want to send him an email, it might take a couple of days for him to respond.. feel free to leave messages here for him.

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  With best hopes for a speedy recovery!

  Please take care.

  -op
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  Really Important Watchtower News

  by scotoma in

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  don't you hate these misleading headers.

  i usually wait a day to see if there are a significant number of posters to the page.. but just look at the number of visitors that click on these kinds of subjects.. it builds up really fast.. i don't mind the time factor (1 milisecond) clicking on a bogus "new-secret-this will bring the org crashing down" type of post, but i have to admit it is very disappointing.. .

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  Pffffthhhh!
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  SAD news about OOMPA......

  by redredrose in

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  our friend, oompa, has passed away.

  just recieved the news a couple of hours ago, and have almost no details.

  it happened today or yesterday, he took his own life.

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  oppostate

  My sympathies to redredrose and to all who knew OOMPA from discussions here.

  A tragic end to a tragic life in the snares of the WTS.

  Rest in peace our friend.