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  New Article - Watchtower View of Homosexuality

  by jwfacts in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have thought about writing this article for many years, and the awake!

  2014 no.4 was the final straw.

  there it states that jehovah's witnesses show no prejudice towards homosexuals, and "they neither mock nor mistreat people whose practices differ from their own.

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  Great and complete article. Would appreciate if you can post on JWR as Well.
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  900000 US$ donations from Brother Nelson (aka Prince)

  by sp74bb in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  2005 - $20,000 for chanhassen jevovah witnes y st louis jehovah witness2006 - $130,000 for jehovah witness kingdom hall2007 - $800,000 for peccole ranch lakes kingdom hall fund.

  the amounts of his donations has been posted in other forums with copies of the public tax filings of his love 4 one another foundation..

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  The organization regrets his death.
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  JWs standing on mats whilst Cart Witnessing

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've come across a guy on youtube that has been approaching numerous jws in public cart witnessing.

  actually, calling it witnessing is beyond a joke because most of the time they are just standing there and in the case of this youtuber, they walk away in silence or turn their heads.the youtuber is not a jw and i don't think he ever was, he calls himself a christian and i don't think he is affiliated with any particular religion.there is one video where he shows about 4 jws standing on a square plate with a yellow marking on the edge, they each have their own plate.

  i am curious as to why they are standing on these?

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  The cameraman is the type of apostate that the society wants witnesses to believe are trying to pull people away from the "truth" - pathetic looser.

  What I do not understand about this cart witnessing, why stand with four persons together, rather than spread out over town and reach more people before their loving God wipes out billions of humans. Totally inefficient.
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  Full Regional Convention 2016 Outlines Leak in Spanish

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the full program has been leaked in spanish.. http://www.extj.com/showthread.php?27685-juego-de-bosquejos-de-discursos-de-la-asamblea-regional-2016.

  here is my back up, including the files already extracted: link.

  i have yet to read it.

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  Thank you wifi bandit. Reposted on JWR.
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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

  1. jw
  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.