Here's a thing I don't get about this most of all. People will come to international conventions in all sorts of outfits from their native land. Why is wearing blue jeans when out after the convention such a big deal?
MrFreeze
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Blue Jeans BANNED by Jehovahs Witnesses Governing body
by Watchtower-Free infor anybody attending a international convention .. 5 body of elders letters just leaked .
"applicant instructions".. ********************.
applicants must be exemplary in every respect, including dress and grooming.
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Blue Jeans BANNED by Jehovahs Witnesses Governing body
by Watchtower-Free infor anybody attending a international convention .. 5 body of elders letters just leaked .
"applicant instructions".. ********************.
applicants must be exemplary in every respect, including dress and grooming.
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MrFreeze
They didn't want us to wear blue jeans when I went to the International Convention back in 2009.
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Board of bitterness
by 1009 ini always was a critical jw, now df and agnost.
but still this religion fascinates me.
in my eyes most jw are very sincere, but dumb sheep.. this board is filled with ex-jw.
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MrFreeze
Why shouldn't we have bitter feelings towards this cult that took so much from us? Our "bitterness" on these boards have helped many doubting JW's to walk away from the religion.
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I think I have finally reached the point were I have to make a hard decision....
by confusedandalone in<rant>.
i know i have been rambling alot (feel free to delete my threads if so), but it appeas i am getting to the point where i see no use in the bible.
i feel very bad about this right now.
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MrFreeze
Sounds like you are using your brain. Good for you. All of this will become clearer to you as time moves along.
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A question about the Annual Meeting
by DATA-DOG inis everyone invited to the annual meeting?
is it kind of like the memorial where everyone goes at different times?
or, are there only certain kh's invited from certain areas?
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MrFreeze
Its just another way for the people who do a lot for the WT to brag and another way for those who do less to feel inadequate.
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There are more Jehovah's Witnesses in Portugal than there are Scientologists in the whole world
by cedars init would be nice if this little nougat of information could be more widely known - especially by journalists.. the quoted figures for scientology are taken from tony ortega's 2011 article in the village voice, which quotes former scientology pr executive jeff hawkins as saying.... "i know that event attendance internationally was somewhere in the region of 25,000 to 35,000. the international 'bodies in the shop' (people actually in the orgs that week for service) was 16,000 to 18,000. ias was struggling to get 40,000 members.
based on this and a lot of other information i was privy to, i estimate the actual number of scientologists at a maximum of 40,000. that's on the high side.".
portugal is one of 33 countries with more than 40,000 active jehovah's witnesses - demonstrating the gulf in size between the two faiths.. the following list shows all countries with more than 40,000 jws according to their reported peak publishers for 2013.. .
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MrFreeze
The only reason scientology gets any press is because of who the members are.
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Local Needs Talk: Brothers must repair dents and scratches on their vehicles...
by Calebs Airplane inso about 8 years ago, we had a local needs talk about dents an scratches !!!!
it was given by the cobe and this guy was just your normal everyday elder.
except he had his occasional pet peeves... like (you guessed it) dents and scratches on some of the brothers' vehicles.
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MrFreeze
You should keep your home neat and clean. I don't think there is anything wrong with that advice. However, the car repairs? A lot of brothers/sisters don't have enough money to justify fixing minor dents and scratches.
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Do you think that "Born Agains" will eventually abandon the "Hellfire" doctrine?
by booker-t ini have talked to christians for years on this subject and they all seem more confused then ever.
some born agains have a hard time reconciling hellfire damnation with jehovah's loving personality.
the two just can't mix.
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MrFreeze
Eternal punishment for something that really isn't our fault. It's like if you were outside and some bully pushed you in a mud puddle and your mom grounded you for getting your clothes dirty.
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Jehovah's Witnesses calling us "mentally diseased" hits Danish media
by Amelia Ashton inhttp://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/2013/07/25/151958.htm.
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MrFreeze
I am a married long-fry
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Why do the Jehovah's Witnesses focus on one meaning of the word "brother" in Matthew 18:15-17 when in fact it has multiple meanings
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MrFreeze
Because when you analyze something really trivial it makes people who don't know any better think you are a genius.