St George of England

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  Does using BCE/CE draw attention away from Jesus? AFA similarity with WTS

  by truthseeker in

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  i have never known the watchtower bible & tract society to use ad or bc, they have always maintained the bce and ce dating system.. i never thought about questioning it either, as it was no big deal.

  however, i found one of the afa's latest news quite interesting... (american family association) is there a connection between the article below and the wts use of the bce/ce system?

  is this evidence that indicates the wts is drawing attention away from jesus?.

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  “Awake!” responds: Although A.D. (Anno Domini, meaning “in the year of our Lord”) and B.C. (before Christ) are used in lands where professed Christianity predominates, we have chosen to use the terms C.E. (Common Era) and B.C.E. (Before the Common Era). Why? First, there is considerable evidence pointing to the year 2 B.C.E. as the date of Jesus’ birth. Second, the literature printed by Jehovah’s Witnesses is widely distributed in languages read by many non-Christians. Third, the title “Christ” means “Anointed One.” Jesus became the Messiah, or Christ, when he was anointed with God’s spirit at the time he was baptized in 29 C.E. (Matthew 3:13-17) Thus, Jesus was not born Christ; he became Christ the year of his baptism. Significantly, the descriptions C.E. and B.C.E. are growing in usage, and they appear in almost all modern dictionaries and in many scholarly works. Please be assured that Jehovah’s Witnesses consider Jesus and his sacrifice indispensable to the outworking of God’s purposes and our personal salvation.

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  New Light on Sheep and Goats?

  by notsurewheretogo in

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  lloyd evans has just tweeted a video he will be releasing soon on the "change" to the meaning of the sheep and goats and when that is to occur.. i've missed any discussion on that on here or anywhere?

  it seems it was part of the 2020 annual meeting the gb had?.

  any info on this?.

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  I too wondered where Cook's talk was going but decided that if it was to be "new light" it would probably have been delivered by David Splane. Speaking of Splane, have we seen him much of late?

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  the GB has just cancelled the next two years

  by neat blue dog in

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  even some democrats are advocating for reopening society, and are at least hoping for some point in 2021, but the governing body just announced that they're canceling the assemblies in 2022 as well, aiming to restart in 2023. .

  they're really milking this 'pandemic', because as soon as things go back to normal that sense of urgency will start to die again, and publisher counts / meeting attendance will go down as well.

  i wonder how many jws are suffering form (additional) depression from this as well, because with meetings, assemblies and conventions at least you could see and meet new people, as well as socialize.

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  Where was this announcement made? Was it in the AGM Pt 3? I have watched it but maybe dozed off a bit........

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  The Execution of Ed Dunlap

  by Vanderhoven7 in

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  amazing insights into wts doctrine and practice from a former bethelite who worked with ray franz on the aid book.. https://youtu.be/mz6mjycc7ag.

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  I remember reading of Ed Dunlap in connection with the 'James' book many years ago. However I had never heard him speak and some of his experiences related here in his dealings with the GB were fascinating. Thanks for posting the video.

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  Thoughts on JW funerals

  by Syme in

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  i recently had the sad opportunity to attend 2 jw funerals.

  the first was a few months ago and the second today.

  the first was my grandfather's and the second of an old friend back from my jw days.

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  I have been to many JW funerals over the years, though with my advancing age suspect there will not be many more left for me to attend. As some have said here the talk depends on the speaker and to an extent the congregation elders. Certainly where I live it has to be an elder if the service is held in the KH.

  Some years ago I went to the funeral of a very old sister, in her 90's, who had been a JW since the 1940's. Surprisingly the funeral was not held at the KH but at the crematorium. There were two speakers, one of whom was not an elder or even an MS. The other speaker I had never met before. The talk was mostly about the sister, her experiences as a JW and her very interesting life away from the organisation.

  At the end of the talk there was a prayer and then her favourite piece of music, Verdi's Nabucco. No Kingdom songs, wonderful!

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  Jehovah Will Protect You with Powerful Angels

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  the watchtower—study edition | march 2021. study article 13. jehovah will protect you—how?.

  14 we also have the support of myriads of powerful angels.

  think of what just one angel can do!

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  Stan, Are you being obtuse?

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  Wh a JW Paradise would REALLY be like.

  by smiddy3 in

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  where does one start ?

  ok i`ll do my best and you can add some more if you like .. first off, wherever in the world you are that`s where you will stay.why?

  because modern day transport as we know it will no longer be.

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  It would be a return to the Stone Age. However, there would be one big difference, the only people to share your Stone Age living would be JW's. That really would be Hell, not Paradise.

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  As a JW Were You or Someone you Knew Falsely Accused by Elders ?

  by flipper in

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  thought i'd put this out there to see if you knew of people in the jehovah's witnesses who were falsely accused or mistreated by the " police " or elders in the congregation.

  many times it's been by experiencing injustices that get us to get shaken out of our cult thinking mode and reality kicks in and the scales fall from our eyes that the wt society is just a man made organization whose leaders are no better than us - actually in many cases more unscrupulous and conniving than any of us would have ever been to each other !

  i was falsely accused 2 times .

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  i wonder how Flipper is ? not seen him on here for a long while

  Quite a few there we miss. OUTLAW was always funny. YNOT, what happened to her, Japanese I think?

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  Has Coronavirus Affected Your Sex Life?

  by minimus in

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  some say according to polls that it has affected it in a positive way.

  not much you can do when in quarantine so this passes the time, right?

  lol .

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  Sex is very good at 78....

  and convenient when you live at 74!

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  Will You Take A Covid Vac!

  by minimus in

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  yes.

  right now i would like to see how good the vaccine really is.

  i’ve never taken a flu shot and so far, no flu..

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  My sleeve is rolled up in readiness.

  Like Stan, I am over 70 (well over in my case), overweight with multiple health problems. Anything that puts off the day when I get my angel wings a bit longer is fine by me.

  George