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  so much for the new jw.org web site being up and running in June

  by therevealer in

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  we are working on a new design for jw.org and expect it to be available around september 1, 2012.. this is on the web site, so even with free labor and jah's spirit they couldn't make the june timeline.

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  respectful_observer

  "As Jehovah’s faithful servants, we patiently await the outworking of His organization’s efforts. For a time some Christians were eager expectation of a ‘New Website’ being firmly established in June, 2012. It is important to note, that although statements may have been made in reference to June, 2012, the faithful and discreet slave’s Governing Body never stated that such a date was definite, only that Christians should ‘keep on the watch’ (Matthew 25:13) during this exciting time.

  Knowing the light of Truth continues to grow ever brighter (Proverbs 4:18), the Governing Body and all faithful Christians, continues to be in eager expectation of the New Website knowing that ‘no one knows the day or the hour.’ (Matthew 24:36) Imagine the joy upon waking to discover the New Website has become a reality! In the meantime, we follow the example of the faithful and discreet slave class and eagerly taking advantage of this time when websites that may appear separate from a human perspective in fact overlap in purpose—offering a single, unified fountain providing waters of truth.

  Let us all loyally take advantage of this never to be repeated time period of overlap, knowing that the time left is reduced! (1 Cor 7:29)”
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  Any reaction from active JW's about the Sparlock training video?

  by UnConfused in

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  are jw's all abuzz about the "blessing" the gb has given them in the form of this new training video?.

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  respectful_observer

  But I do think they will try to cover their asses once again by spewing some crap about how apostates are twisting things around, just like their father the Devil, to make the vid and the oh so beloved, God appointed GB look bad.

  ....................................

  I found this reference from the March 15, 2013 WT, page 11:

  14 As an outward sign of their diseased mental state, apostates look for every opportunity to mock Jehovah and his organization's teaching efforts. How does the “faithful and discreet slave” and its Governing Body react to such ridicule? Note the example set long ago by Jehovah’s faithful prophet Elisha. (Read 2 Kings 2:23-25) As “small boys,” apostates demonstrate their total lack of respect for those that Jehovah’s holy spirit has appointed to watch over his sheep. Like the prophet Elisha, the Governing Body do not respond to apostates’ taunts and ridicule and instead patiently rely on “the name of Jehovah,” knowing that at his appointed time He will go “tearing to pieces [all] their number.” (Romans 12:19)
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  Are the Witnesses opposing God with their twisted view of "higher education"?

  by matt2414 in

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  msnbc is reporting that "the government reported friday that the unemployment rate for college graduates fell slightly in may, to 3.9 percent from 4 percent a month earlier.

  for people with just a high school degree, the unemployment rate increased to 8.1 percent, from 7.9 percent a month earlier.".

  the bible says at 1 tim.

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  "One noted scholar recently wrote in a well-respected journal that 'the focus put on critical thinking skills by universities is equaled only by their fundamental requirement that any quotes or statistics used in students' written assignments be cited in a bibliography, thereby allowing the reader to confirm the factual accuracy of the writer and to assure the reader that the writer has not used the material out of context or in a misleading way.'"
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  jw.org message

  by Gayle in

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  "we are working on a new design for jw.org and expect it to be available around september 1, 2012.

  ".

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  respectful_observer

  I too thought the site updates were expected in June. Forget trying to keep up with organizational changes...this time we have to stop and wait for the Org to catch up!

  (I guess this is what happens when you have to rely on volunteer labor.)
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  SPARLOCK has been banned on YOutube!!!!!

  by usualusername in

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  all the videos have been taken down by the watchtower!.

  yikes.

  uun .

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  I get that they're trying to protect legal copyrights, but that begs the question: why they don't just post the movie themselves? I mean wouldn't they want their spiritual food available to the bazillions of people who are on Youtube every day? It seems that their message would make it to more people on an average Friday afternoon than it would knocking in the doors of empty houses.

  I know next to nothing (actually nothing) about posting stuff on youtube. If there's not a way for the owner to disable the comments, I'm guessing that's why they don't do it.

  R_O
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  "_____ Is No Longer One Of Jehovah's Witnesses."

  by BroMac in

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  im not exactly sure when this change came in, but when i was a kid i remember it either being.

  "____ has been disfellowshipped or dissasociated".

  if someone has been announced to the congregation as no longer a jw then they are the same as any other non-jw.

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  I agree with Phizzy...the WTS always says that the name is simple a title for what we do. Therefore someone can still DA or get DF-ed and still witness to others about Jehovah. They SHOULD say "______ is no longer a member of the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses."
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  The Little Aggravations: Things I Don't Miss

  by simon17 in

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  there are some major problems with the jws, doctrinally, socially, and organizationally.

  from shunning to crazy elder bodies to guilt trips, there are many things that were really bad.

  this thread is devoted to the small, insignificant things that just really really irked you.

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  - I used to have a book study conductor growing up that, if we happened to finish 10 minutes early, would say "Well, since we have a few extra minutes, let's open our Bible's to this week's Bible reading and see how far we can get." Once the debate over whether to switch readers at paragraph or at column breaks was finished, we'd spend the next 10 minutes going around the room doing the weekly reading. Torture!

  - I hated being a young baptized teenager out in service during a school vacation week and being expected to conduct the service meeting and "take the lead" in the car group. One the one hand all the older sisters were pushing me to take the lead, but challenging me on every little decision on which house to go to, who should work with whom, whether we do "house-over-house", etc., etc....

  - Being an attendant at CAs and DCs next to a section that had been closed/roped off. It was a guaranteed battle every time with people trying to sit there. REALLY??? The auditorium is barely half full, and there isn't a single other place for you to sit???

  - Parking attendants at the CAs and DCs. I am fully capable of parking my car between the lines. I mananged to drive myself all the way here safely after all, didn't I? (On the other hand, given how many people can't seat themselves once they walk inside without screwing everything up, maybe it's NOT such a bad idea!!)

  That's what jumps to mind now, but I'm sure I'll come with a few more throughout the day...
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  Sparlock has reached critical mass...

  by cuckoo in the nest in

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  ...he's made it onto quickmeme.

  there's no stopping him now!!.

  http://www.quickmeme.com/sparlock/popular/1/?upcoming.

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  respectful_observer

  Just saw this one posted on FB:

  
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  Fistfights for seats at DC?

  by Blind_Of_Lies in

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  respectful_observer

  As an attendant at the DC who had to be in the auditorium before the doors open for the “running of the bulls”, I’ve had the pleasure to experience:

  - Attendants trying to reserve entire rows before the doors open. It’s pretty funny actually, because as soon as one brother was bold enough to do it, all the other attendants would immediately start throwing their books down. It would get so bad, the Convention Overseer would have to get on stage and tell everyone to un-save all the seats. One year it was so bad, after several scoldings, the overseer made all auditorium attendants bring all their stuff out into the corridor and stand there until the doors opened. (I thought someone might push him off the stage for that decision.) What made it even funnier is that one attendant actually tried to hide behind the seats when everyone else was told to leave.

  - A “brother” pretend to be an attendant. Every time the overseer would tell him to un-save his seats, he’d just re-save them as soon as he walked away. After he was discovered doing this several times, the overseer brought the “captains” over. It turned out he wasn’t even an attendant; he’d just snuck in and pretended to be.

  - Getting reamed out by the adult child of an elderly couple. Another family had taken the seats her parents had wanted. After I told her that the seats were first-come first-served, she stormed off, only to return several times that day to inform me that Jehovah was going to hold ME responsible for ruining the DC for her parents. What made it even more ridiculous is the next day someone else took the same seats. The same daughter sat right in front of them and just turned at GLARED at them non-stop for the morning session. By the first break they moved…they told me later they had no idea what her problem was but she made them so uncomfortable, they decided it’d just be better to move.

  - Watching people run up, only to discover the seats they wanted were already saved. Solution? Just remove the people’s books and hide them or move them. Watching the looks on the faces when they returned was priceless. “Books? No, we didn’t see anything here.”

  Ahhh….truly these are God’s people.
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  Some comments from a JW friend...

  by What Now? in

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  these are a couple of comments ive heard recently from some jw friends that have gotten under my skin a little more than usual.... i was talking with a friend of mine and somehow the subject of armageddon came up and how once it starts what youve done youve done.

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  respectful_observer

  Your friend seems to be referring to Matt 24:11-12:

  (11) And many false prophets will arise and mislead many; (12) and because of the increasing of lawlessness the love of the greater number will cool off."

  I BELIEVE the WTS currently teaches that these verse apply to the congregation, not to those in "THE WORLD". (The WTS may have flip flopped on the meaning of those verses before though...Sorry, I'm not able to check sources right now, but maybe another poster can confirm.)

  R_O