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  The story of Jonathan and David, is this male bonding or something else?

  by James Mixon in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  start at 1 samuel 18;1-4..now imagine if this story had been about jonathan and a woman.. 1 samuel 20:30..saul calls jonathan a son of a perverse rebellious woman!

  the blame for his.

  behavior goes first to the mother, who was too soft," or too harsh who perverted his son somehow.. 1 samuel 20:41-42.."they kissed each other and wept with each other".. so was it merely deep friendship or a romantic relationship?.

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  The Biblical Backbroke Mountain...
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  Is this the best you have to offer. Trump / Clinton?

  by Lostandfound in

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  2. friends

  here in uk we have appalling choice between cameron / corby and some also rans.

  are trump/clinton best the worlds superpower can offer up?

  all candidates for office seem to be flawed , are no genuine people putting themselves forward?

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNXbEMUAGZ4

  Only the ultra rich can run nowadays
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  Awake #4/2016: Homosexuality

  by Designer Stubble in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the new awake is up on jw.orgwith the legalization of gay marriage in many countries, they decided it was time to show: "what does thebible say about homosexuality?

  "does the bible promote prejudice?still, some people would say that the bible promotes prejudice against homosexuals and that those who adhere to itsmoral code are intolerant.

  ‘the bible was written at a time when people were narrow-minded,’ they claim.

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  The new awake is up on JW.ORG
  With the legalization of Gay marriage in many countries, they decided it was time to show: "What Does theBible Say About Homosexuality?"

  Does the Bible Promote Prejudice?
  Still, some people would say that the Bible promotes prejudice against homosexuals and that those who adhere to its
  moral code are intolerant. ‘The Bible was written at a time when people were narrow-minded,’ they claim. ‘Today we accept people of all races, nationalities, and sexual preferences.’ To them, rejecting homosexuality is the same as rejecting people of a different skin color. Is that comparison valid? No. Why not?
  Because there is a difference between rejecting homosexual conduct and rejecting homosexual people. The Bible tells Christians to be respectful of all kinds of people...Jehovah’s Witnesses strive to follow the Golden Rule by treating others the way they themselves would like to be treated.
  “That Is What Some of You Were”
  Those who wanted to become Christians in the first century came from various backgrounds and lifestyles, and some
  of them made significant lifestyle changes. For example, the Bible speaks of “those who are sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, men who submit to homosexual acts,” and then it adds: “That is what some of you were.”
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  New Brochure: Answers to 10 Questions Young People Ask

  by Designer Stubble in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  https://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/teen-questions/1 who am i?2 why do i worry about my appearance?3 how can i talk to my parents?4 how can i fix my mistakes?5 what if i’m being bullied at school?6 how can i resist peer pressure?7 how can i deal with the pressure to have sex?8 what should i know about sexual assault?9 should i believe in evolution?10 how can the bible help me?basically a compilation of previous wt articles.let's take chapter 9 on evolution:statements as quotes below are really going to help jw teens defend creation: [quote]“if you were walking through the forest and discovered a beautiful house, would you think: ‘how fascinating!the trees must have fallen in just the right way to make this house.’ of course not!

  it’s just not reasonable.

  sowhy should we believe that everything in the universe just happened to come about?”[/quote][quote]“imagine that someone told you that there was an explosion at a printing plant and that the ink spattered onto the walls and ceilings and formed the text of an unabridged dictionary.

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  https://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/teen-questions/
  1 Who Am I?

  2 Why Do I Worry About My Appearance?

  3 How Can I Talk to My Parents?

  4 How Can I Fix My Mistakes?

  5 What if I’m Being Bullied at School?

  6 How Can I Resist Peer Pressure?

  7 How Can I Deal With the Pressure to Have Sex?

  8 What Should I Know About Sexual Assault?

  9 Should I Believe in Evolution?

  10 How Can the Bible Help Me?
  

  
  

  Basically a compilation of previous WT articles.
  Let's take chapter 9 on Evolution:
  Statements as quotes below are really going to help JW teens defend Creation:
  

  “If you were walking through the forest and discovered a beautiful house, would you think: ‘How fascinating!The trees must have fallen in just the right way to make this house.’ Of course not! It’s just not reasonable. So why should we believe that everything in the universe just happened to come about?”

  
  “Imagine that someone told you that there was an explosion at a printing plant and that the ink spattered onto the walls and ceilings and formed the text of an unabridged dictionary. Would you believe it?”
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  Did you participate in a Drama?

  by Hecce in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am bringing this up because even it was a lot of work, for the majority of the friends this was a rewarding experience.

  camaraderie, joking, costumes, props and when the time came the celebrity status of being in the drama.. back in the 50s and 60s, conventions could be as long as 8 days and from about 1966 the dramas became an integral part of the program.

  we had one per day and the brothers looked forward to their presentation.

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  3 times - late 80s early 90s - hard work, but great fun. One of the few good memories in the org.
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  A troubling visit with a satisfying end.

  by Bonsai in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so, i've been out for 2 years now.

  just picked up and walked away from the wacky religion that tried to control every part of my life through fear and guilt.

  i've been wondering as the months go by what would happen when an elder finally showed up at my door and pressed the issue as to why i ceased all activity and then tried to reactivate me.

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  Amazing that a hall already shares by 3 congregations is to be sold off and the Publishers told to drive an additional hour to get back and forth to the meeting in a hall already shared by 4 congregations, now to be 7. Never heard of this.

  The organization must really be in dire straits.
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  Circuit Overseer say. . .

  by Ringo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  last night i had to suffer through the bs spouted by the new co. some garbage about the bible transforming us as people.

  he went on and on about how we can look good to people at the hall who see the outside, but the bible will tell us what we are inside.. then he proceeded to use a few select verses to say sex is bad and so is the desire for it.

  a healthy bank account or savings is wrong, shouldn't have that either.

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  So again no talk about developing the fruitage of the spirit, displaying Christlike compassion, or caring for the sick, elderly and fatherless boy.

  How are they then the true Christians again? Sounds more like a Cult to me...
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  One Person Baptized at Circuit Assembly

  by Simon Templar in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i went to the circuit assembly with my wife yesterday.

  i have to keep peace in the family.

  there were less than 1,000 people for both the morning and the afternoon sessions.

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  "If you judge your success as a religion by the number of baptisms performed, and the group with the greatest percentage growth in baptisms is kids who aren’t old enough to know what the hell they’re doing, you should crawl into a corner and rethink your life’s work." - Richard Dawkins
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  Australia Branch to end magazine printing

  by no-zombie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just one week from the zone overseer's visit is the announcement that the magazine production by the australia branch will end in a few months.

  the task being transferred to the japan branch.

  while i'm not 100% certain, i understand that this effectively ends all major printing bar perhaps tracts, handbills and other loose items.

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  Perhaps for now they are consolidating printing into Japan...next step will be to bring printing back to an absolute minimum. Could be that magazines first go digital only and books can be sea freighted. Next these go digital only too. Time will tell....
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  CLAM & MWB - July 2016

  by Nicholaus Kopernicus in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  following cited on page six: of ps 75:4, 5, 10—what is signified by the term “horn”?

  the horns of an animal are a powerful weapon.

  hence, the term “horn” figuratively denotes power, or strength.

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  Thans for posting. Another part that stood out to me was "can you Pioneer". Then a schedule is displayed on how to Pioneer on top of a full-time job and when you have Health limitations. Just seeing the schedule is tiresome. You never can do enough in this Works-oriented religion. How about some focus on caring for the sick, elderly and fatherless boy in the congregation. No just peddling the cult literature.