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Is the Branch deleting AM3 talk from the branch visit?
by toweragent in
1. jw
2. friends
i recently heard from someone that the elders received a letter stating it was being deleted from the stream site.

is this true?

any one heard of such a thing?.
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2014 Annual Meeting Online
by toweragent in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i don't know if anybody is interested, but they put the entire 2014 annual meeting online at tv.jw.org if you can stomach it.

it will be nice to finally verify or disprove some of the rumors that have been flying around.

enjoy!.
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Terminology the Society Hates?
by toweragent in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in my most recent talk, i got counseled for using some terms that were not prefered.

for example i said "new testament" rather than "the christian greek scriptures".

i also used the term "gospel", but even worse, i made reference to the "synoptic gospels" and the "gnostic gospel".. i guess i never thought of it before, but when i looked at the societies information on the matter they always say things like, "the so-called new testament..." or "the so-called synoptic gospels..." why with all the "so-called?".
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Jehovah's Witnesses Respond To Ebola - What do you think?
by toweragent in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
http://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/world/jehovahs-witnesses-respond-2014-ebola-outbreak/.

i usually find most of what they post on the news or updates section of the website repulsive or even nauseating.

but i really thought this was nice of them to finally be proactive in something like this.. the article even mentions helping non-witnesses as well.
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Athiests: Do you ever wonder... what if?
by toweragent in
1. jw
2. friends
i'll start by saying, i'm a ministerial servant who is trapped in the religion.

my wife is hardcore...but i've slowly been getting her to lighten up, so i'll take it!

all my friends and family are jw's, and i am employed by a jw (who is actually a great boss).
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JW.ORG Business Cards?
by toweragent in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
did anybody else get an announcement at their meeting about the branch approved jw.org business cards?.

apparantly, they're real slick and fit into your wallet (making it easier to informal witness).

the logic was, some people don't want to be handed a big tract and would prefer something smaller.. so strange considering how little there is to those tracts!
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New May Awake! Am I being unreasonable or does this sound crazy!?
by toweragent in
1. watchtower
2. bible
my friends usually walked me home after dark.

but one evening i was so tired that i decided to call a taxi.

the driver didnt take me home.
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Whacky comments! What the craziest comment you've ever heard?
by toweragent in
1. jw
2. friends
last week a sister in my new hall made the following comment,.

"a brother once told me that it is better to be wrong with the organization, than to be right and be on your own without the organization.".

wow.
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Minimus' Post Gave Me Courage To Finally Post My Questions, New Here
by toweragent in
1. jw
2. experiences
i have been "lurking" for about four years now.. it was an incredibly weird experience just to look at a site like jwn or freeminds.

he came off very loving.. so, i decided that i would talk to one of my elders about the things i read.

if any of you have time to read this, thank you.
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Bible Teach Artwork Change for 2012
by toweragent in
1. watchtower
2. bible
did anyone else notice the artwork change on page 12 and on page 83?

im new to this and cannot get the pictures to upload....but if you have a copy of the book and compare it with the pdf online, there is definitely a change.. what qould cause them to to this?.

i would be interesting to see if there were any changes to the wording of the paragraphs.