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  Elders School 2010/11

  by Mr Moody in

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  had some fun recently talking to an elder i know and he mentioned about the elders school he would be going to in december.

  you should have seen his face when i said i bet he was looking forward to the new elders manual that he would be getting...

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  average joe

  Did you say the elders were getting aanother book for elders school in addition to the elders book that just came out?
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  Does anyone have the newest watchtower phone list and email list?

  by average joe in

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  i know some people here are calling the watch tower to ask questions or to listen in and various other reasons.

  i was wondering if anyone had phone numbers, emails or a directory?.

  i am also looking for information about how the different departments are arranged and operate.

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  I know some people here are calling the watch tower to ask questions or to listen in and various other reasons. I was wondering if anyone had phone numbers, emails or a directory?
  
  
  I am also looking for information about how the different departments are arranged and operate. I have no idea how everything works and they interact . Looking to learn about the departments and structure of how they are organized and operate. What takes place there during the day to day operations. If anybody has anything that would explain this stuff to me i would appreciate it.
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  KM (Elder School) Brief Highlights

  by XBEHERE in

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  besides the usual drivel there were a couple interesting things.

  1. an entire 1 hour discourse on helping our children become little innocent martyrs for the wt via.

  their flawed and unreasonable blood doctrine.

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  Really wish someone had additional notes to share.
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  The JWs are imperfect, so what?

  by Rocky_Girl in

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  this is a common reply to any evidence given about false doctrines taught by the witnesses.. we all know that every religion has its faults and scandals.

  so why do we tolerate these imperfections in those faiths and not in the witnesses?.

  my answer: because other faiths admit that they are basing their doctrines on faith alone or tradition.

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  Let me play devils advocate here LOL
  
  Is there a religion that would ever say they are perfect and don't make mistakes? Has any relgion ever said that they don't have any problems in their religion?
  
  Religion is the reason for most of the wars.
  
  Catholics with their pedophile problem and love idols and traditions, crazy penetcostals who dance with snakes, bomb crazy muslims, churchs with their fake healings and constantly begging for your money. Lets not also forget the dark ages where people were kept in the dark as far as the bible and tarred and featherd or tortured for going against the church.
  
  " evil is never done so complete as when its done in the name of religion"
  
  I would say if your going to judge a religion judge them all equally with the same measuring stick. I can point out a hundred problems with every religion.
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  Is it ethical to make rich pay more taxes?

  by Lore in

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  i'm having trouble getting behind the idea of making rich people pay more taxes just because they have more.. aside from the obvious: "i'm not rich so lets tax them instead of me.

  " the three reasons i hear most often are:.

  1: they may have "earned" their wealth but they don't deserve it!.

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  average joe

  Here is a question for you... Is it right for the financial burden to be put on the backs of the poor just because they are poor? Because they can't defend themselves because they are poor?
  
  Is it fair the corporations who make billions of dollars in profit cry about a 35% tax rate and yet do not pay the 35% tax rate?
  because they use tax loopholes they pay 0 in taxes and contriubte little to society?
  
  Is it fair that small businesses are an "s corporation" where an owner of a business will make 200,000 a year and only pay himself a small percentage of that money say.. maybe 15,000 and only be taxed on the 15,000 instead of the 200,000? Meanwhile he is living like a king and contributing little to society.
  
  The rich do not create jobs... Demand creates jobs if there is no demand there are no new businesses, expansion and hiring of additional employees. In fact without demand we have lay offs businesses close and the economy slows down. If you want to have a robust economy and plenty of profit we need to stop worrying about how to put even more money in the hands of the rich but we should be looking at tax breaks for the poor and ways to put more money in the hands of the masses who will spend spend spend and actually create demand.
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  What is the best method for making a pdf version of a book?

  by average joe in

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  what is the best method for making a pdf version of a book?.

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  What is the best method for making a pdf version of a book?
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  So How Much Does the New World Translation Cost?

  by AllTimeJeff in

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  you can't make this up.

  i just got back from half price books around where i live...... .

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  For example here is 1 book out of the collection of studies in the scriptures selling for 250-270 on ebay because its in mint condition.
  
  http://cgi.ebay.com/STUDIES-SCRIPTURES-THY-KINGDOM-COME-WATCHTOWER-/110715083520?pt=US_Nonfiction_Book&hash=item19c7221b00#ht_500wt_1156
  I have seen the entire set sell for a little over a grand but it was mint condition a lot of other books sell for hundreds of dollars mostly the older books like million now living will never die and stuff like that.
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  So How Much Does the New World Translation Cost?

  by AllTimeJeff in

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  you can't make this up.

  i just got back from half price books around where i live...... .

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  Those books split into parts like that are rare and worth more. I haven't seen those sold anywhere before now. Ebay has good quality studies in the scriptures books going for a 1,000 or more. Ebay has tons of watchtower stuff for sale if you are selling make an account.
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  Gilead school notes or lessons does anyone have anything that they can share?

  by average joe in

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  i am looking for any class notes or class lessons etc does anyone have anything they can share?.

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  I am looking for any class notes or class lessons etc Does anyone have anything they can share?
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  Branch Committee School and Travelling Overseer school?

  by average joe in

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  does anyone have any documentation on any of these classes books papers anything?

  any info?.

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  Does anyone have any documentation on any of these classes books papers anything? Any info?