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  OCTOBER AWAKE!

  by St George of England in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just seen the new awake on jw.org; yet another university graduate, biochemist this time, that has become a jw.. he was so impressed by "is there a creator who cares?"!.

  the rest of the magazine is the usual monthly fare.. george.

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  Looks like you're right mindnumbed. Linkedin shows that he is now working for Newport Corporation.
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  Team 10 obtains video of admitted child molester in Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Londo111 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.10news.com/news/investigations/team-10-obtains-video-of-admitted-child-molester-in-jehovahs-witnesses07222013.

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  Bumping and including Londo's link to a news video

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jxa4U8O2pYk

  Jim Mcabe, the WT lawyer is interviewed on this. It looks like this guy has a bit of a shake.

  The interviewer asks Jim Mcabe - " Does the church always report an allegation of child abuse to the police?" He replies -.

  "Under biblical law a man can only be convicted on the testimony of two or more witnesses"

  It's just pathetic when a reporter asks if the allegations are reported and he says no because they aren't convicted under biblical law. They do not even comprehend that an allegation is not a conviction.
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  I just saw "Worlds[apart]" movie and...

  by juanvazquez88 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  its the same that happen in my wife s house when they found out about our relationship!!!

  her parents dissapoint, the meeting with the elders, when they made her broke with me with a letter, start to seeing each other in hiding, everithing!!!!!!.

  how can i could made my wife see this movie too??

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  It would be good if you could show the movie to your wife. I don't see any reason why you couldn't just ask her to watch it. If it gets too distressing for her then it would be better if she didn't watch the rest.
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  7/15 WT- Insane, Far Fetched, Narcissistic "New Light " about the FDS

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know this article has been discussed, re-hashed upside down in past threads.

  but there were at least 2 points i discovered in here that i felt were pertinent and important to bring out concerning the total control and narcissistic tendencies that these wt leaders possess on the governing body, i.e.

  alleged " faithful slave " .

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  You've done a good job of exposing who the GB members really are.

  "In recent decades, that slave has been closely identified with the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses"

  It is just pathetic how the writing department (aided by instructions from the GB) cannot be clear in any explanations they give. What does that even mean to state 'closely identified', either it is or it isn't identified as such.
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  When "The Persecution" Comes - What a Let Down that turned out to be!

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  when i was young there was endless speculation about "the persecution".

  i have very clear memories as a child sitting in the old kingdom hall in coatbridge hearing it talked about from the platform.

  it was a frequent topic at home.. sometimes there was lurid detail about what sort of torture "they" might use against us to make us betray others.

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  This is from the Watchtower 1962 7/1

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  Can Satan and his demons read our minds?—M. C., United States.

  There is nothing in the Scriptures to indicate that Satan and his demons can read our minds or thoughts. Rather, the implication of the Scriptures is that only God can read the mind of man: “Mere man sees what appears to the eyes; but as for Jehovah, he sees what the heart is.” Further we are told regarding God: “There is not a creation that is not manifest to his sight, but all things are naked and openly exposed to the eyes of him with whom we have an accounting.”—1 Sam. 16:7; Heb. 4:13.

  However, most likely the demons can, because of higher intelligence and better powers of observation, note what is in the mind of man because of his actions and facial expressions. Thus when a man goes contrary to Matthew 5:28 it may be apparent on his face, and so one could tell what is in his mind even though being unable to read it. So they may take advantage of weaknesses that one makes evident and tempt him to sin.

  This underscores the importance of right thinking and dependence upon Jehovah. When wrong thoughts enter the mind they should be rejected at once; they should not be entertained, opening the way to sin. (Jas. 1:14, 15) Rather, draw close to God through prayer and meditation on his Word, because in this will be found protection against wrong desires and against the temptations of the Devil and his demons.—Jas. 4:7, 8; Phil. 4:8, 9.
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  I am amused by my new Job offer

  by recovering in

  1. social
  2. humour

  i have just been hired as the new clinical director for a large company.

  i think the following email from them is hilarious.

  they want me to basically define my duties by writing my own job description.

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  Hi Recovering. I don't think they would be too happy if they found out you had posted their corro on here. I am curious too as to why they want you to fill out a credit card application, I've never heard of such an arrangement.
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  Anyone want to guess the name of our future king

  by barry in

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  2. friends

  my guess is henry.

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  James or Richard
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  Not just false teaching--but worse: plagiarized false teaching from the GB

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as october 22, 1844 slowly faded into october 23 a great weeping swept the countryside as 50,000 true believers in the accuracy of william miller's.

  prediction (of christ's return to earth) faced the stark reality of total soul-crushingly great disappointment.. .

  how had they come to this bizarre conclusion and what would they now face by way of recrimination and disconfirmation?.

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  Quendi would be right about this. Although the GB (and the writers) would know about this history they deliberately choose to withhold it from their publications and have takne measures to distance themselves from Russel.
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  Things on which we should not speculate (w62)

  by Splash in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  *** w62 6/15 p. 381 avoid unprofitable questions ***.

  "likewise it is possible to spend valuable time speculating on matters concerning the future.one might ask, .

  in what year will armageddon begin?

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  Another example of the GB ignoring their own advice. Only years later they started speculating on the significance of 1975. The rest of the article goes on to explain how we should consider these man made ideas.
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  Jehovah Will Put it in Their Minds

  by ctrwtf in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just mulling over the demise of religion in general as we humans progress away from fear of the unknown.. i was wondering when some country or group will try to outlaw religion.

  then i recalled how an all out attack on religion is what is supposed to trigger armageddon.

  after 9/11 the first thing george bush said was that islam is not the problem, extremist terrorists are the problem.

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  It is amazing Biometrics that we are given such a thorough description of BTG and the WTBTS comes up with false religion.