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Who could tell me the current WT stance on JW's Facebook, etc.use?

by Glander in

seems that over recent months that jw's were being forbade to participate due to interaction with mentally deseased apostates.

has this been softened?

i have a reason for asking.. i use the word "current" because it seems the watchtower "use by" dates are getting shorter all the time.

respectful_observer

Pretty much "if you choose to use it, don't abuse it." I've never read in any publication, nor heard from any stage that JWs are forbidden to use it.

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You can now get into debt using credit cards to donation to the JW's

by life is to short in

i knew this was coming but to actually see it was another thing.. i am a huge dave ramsey follower where he hates debt and charging on credit cards.

he totally feels everyone should be out of debt and pay cash only.

that everyone needs to do plastic plastic surgery to cut up their credit cards.

On a related note, they read a letter from the Branch at the Service Meeting this week highlighting several ways you can contribute electronically to the World Wide Work TM . One method was by sending an email to the branch (specific email address was provided) with "Donor ID Request" in the subject line. They will assign you a specific donor ID that you can include in the reference line of any checks you send them via online banking (even for monthly recurring payments, as was pointed out in the letter!). I suspect the donor ID makes it easier for everyone to track for receiving an acknowledgement letter from the WTS annually for tax purposes.

R_O

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Rumor: April 3, 2015 start of Great Tribulation?

by Londo111 in

on another forum, somebody mentioned that there is a growing belief with those high up in watchtower hierarchy that the great tribulation will begin april 3, 2015. evidently, one has to check the skycharts for that date and compare with 33 ceand also compare with the history of jws for past 40, 80, 120 years.

dont ask me to verify the rumor...these things come and go.

im sure lots of people in hq believe all sorts of things.. .

respectful_observer

I'm guessing that the GB will eventually announce in a not-so-distant future Annual Meeting that the GT has already begun, but INVISIBLY, so only JWs realize it (just like JWs were the only ones to recognize Christ's invisible return in 1914, even though the earthly signs (WWI) were there for everyone to see). Imagine the surge of activity and flood of inactive TM ones that would come back (similar to post 9/11)....for about 18 months.

The convenient thing (for the GB) about the GT is that there's no definite length to it, so this invisible version can drag on for as long as needed!

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Blood Ban Witch Hunt in Progress

by 5go in

i have had my own power of attorney drawn up and sent to my non jw family to void out my old card.

but now the society is pretty much forcing the issue on everyone with the emergency contact information (witchhunt) gathering drive every year and basically not taking a no for an answer fill it ot or get pulled in back.

well i am giving them the big fu this time i filling their card out but listng my non jw family on it as the contact and then filling yet another power of attornty to void out their stupid card again..

respectful_observer

I wonder if what the WTBTS is doing with the DPA scams is a violation of HIPPA laws. What are they doing to keep your information secure. Keep in mind the HIPPA law is over 17,000 pages.

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That's stance I would take. "Actually Br., since my DPA is part of my medical records HIPPA laws apply here and I don't feel that comfortable having part of my medical records out there. The laws around storing medical records are so complicated, I'm surprised the congregation has subjected itself to complying with HIPPA regulations."

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We are "On the doorstep of the New World" (Awake!)

by Splash in

anyone see that quote in the latest magazine?.

in full it says:.

"since the things are happening today that jesus told us about, we know that we are right at the very doorstep of the new world, the world to come.

respectful_observer

The door must be locked and someone forgot the keys.

Or maybe it's just "Home but Hiding TM ".

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Gerrit Loesch was at our DC today!

by goatshapeddemon in

so, unexpectedly, the final talk was announced today and to my surprise and evil glee, they announced gerrit loesch as the speaker!

first off, at the beginning of his talk, he interrupted himself in the middle of his sentence to scold the microphone brother to lower my mike it's right in my face.. anyway, it was the talk on inspired truth, vs. inspired falsehoods.

he went through 6 expressions inspired by the demons.

respectful_observer

Someone on JWN once mentioned that if 18 years of Jw conditioning and upbringing can be undone in a couple of years in tertiary education, then the 'truth' must be pretty flimsy indeed.

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I said something similar a few months ago on this thread:

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/246273/1/Who-Is-The-Biggest-Control-Freak-On-The-Governing-Body-Anthony-Morris-III-Gets-My-Vote

"What does it mean when a J-dub youth who has spend 18+ YEARS going to 5 meetings a week, preparing for those meetings, preparing and delivering talks, going in the ministry, doing personal study, Family Worship, D/C, SAD, CAs, etc. is convinced by a single professor teaching a single 12 week course?"

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Warwick project... I had no clue it was this big!!!

by sosoconfused in

jw
friends

http://www.townofwarwick.org/wt_con/_appendix%20j.pdf.

of course i was aware that the new headquarters would be there but according to the above plans it is immense!.

253 acres???

respectful_observer

It will be amusing to see how tour groups will flock to this project once it's complete. Coach buses lined up with JWs eager to tour and take countless pictures of....

...offices!!!

Given it's location on the edge of the lake, I'm sure it will have quite picturesque views-- so much so that nary an hour will pass without someone in the endless stream of tour groups saying "Oh how beautiful! I feel like I'm standing in one of the illustrations of the Paradise! This must be what it will feel like in the New World TM !!!

All that is needed is to have lion cubs and panda bears wandering the property to complete the experience.

R_O

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2010 Convention Outlines, including Overlapping Generation Talk

by James Jackson in

i found all the 2010 dc talk outlines including the the last talk about "this generation" update.

would anyone be interested in them?.

respectful_observer

and this thread will explode in 3....2....1.....

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The Prodigal Returns

by TimothyT in

hi guys.

its been a while.. as it is convention time i was just intrigued as to the new releases so i came on here and saw a new dvd.

i decided to go on to youtube where i found it and watched it.

respectful_observer

TimothyT, you have a PM.

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Overlapping Generations: A wacky kool-aid thread

by RayPublisher in

another wacky kool aid thread for your reading pleasure from the hardcore dubbs on jw talk dot net is here if you want to read it:.

they wax philosophical, they curse this horrible old world, they gently try to project how soon the big a will come, and then swoon when someone quotes a tidbit from a gb member that they overheard.

warning: those with weak stomachs do not read!.

respectful_observer

If they want to, they will say the great tribulation will have started.

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BINGO!!! After all if Jesus took his throne in 1914, and he's decided to take 99 years (and counting) to actually start executing judgement, the arguement can be made that the GT can START during the overlapping generation, but is there any restriction on how long it can actually last?

Future WT quote decades from now:

"In the early 20th century, even events as extreme as World War I were not enough for human goverments and their followers to realize these momentous events were a visible sign that Jesus Christ had cast Satan and his demon followers out of heaven and taken his seat as his throne. So today too, Satan continues to 'blind the minds of the unbelievers' (2 Cor 4:4), not allowing them to realize that the world conditions we see around us today are in fact a visible sign that the foretold Great Tribulation has already begun. Although Jehovah has not revealed the exact length of the Great Tribulation, we can have confidence that as he directs his earthly organization through these historic events, that He will continue to provide life-saving "food at the proper time" through his Faithful Slave (Matt 24:45). How important it is, then, that we stick close to and listen to the Faithful Slave to ensure we remain in God's protection as this Great Tribulation we're experiencing becomes evident to all mankind. Without such vigilence, we become like those in Noah's day who 'took no note' (Matt 24:39)."

respectful_observer

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