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  Cant we put financial pressure on the Borg?

  by 1tMakesNoSence in

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  2. scandals

  why dont everyone just start taking publications, asking for more and just say you don't have any money.

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  if everyone does this, can't we put some significant financial pressure on the borg?.

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  They already hide the bibles away, or have none available at the carts.
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  Statue of Marsyas died on a stake?

  by enigma1863 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so jws have been spreading this picture around claiming it supports the roman torture stake belief.

  this is the statue of marsyas the satyr, a greek mythical creature.

  he lost a challenge to apollo and was flayed.

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  Half banana, I'm wondering if I should use the dislike button or the flag on your post.
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  where in london can i talk to someone/get help

  by chrism in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi my name is chris.

  im in a not good way and need to know where in london i can talk to someone/get help?

  im currently sleeping rough in london.

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  You can get bus ticket from london to Calais France for about 30£ it should be less than 30£ the rest of the way.

  Ask whoever is giving you the money to buy the tickets instead.

  Gambling is a problem in many countries.
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  Deceiving statements in The Watchtower (Study Edition) September 2015

  by opusdei1972 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  on page 9, paragraph 7:.

  neither a branch office nor the local congregation elders are authorized to make health-care decisions for a witness, even if he asks what to do.

  (gal.

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  Listener

  The opening sentence of that article make it clear that the branch office or congregation elders do not have the authority to make medica! Decisions for others.

  This must mean that there are many that do including the governing body, the head office, a co and even the medical person appointed by the congregation, I can't remember their actual title.

  Who gave them that authority?
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  "Make a list of people you want to meet in the New System!" (New September Watchtower)

  by FusionTheism in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  watchtower september 2015 study edition, "stand firm in the faith," paragraphs 16 and 17:.

  following jesus example, we must read the bible daily, study it, and meditate on what we learn.

  along with general bible study, dig into topics about which you may have questions.. you can imitate jesus by meditating on the wonderful promises jehovah has made to you.

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  Jws are again being encouraged to make a personal judgement as to who will be resurrected. No wonder there is a picture of an all seeing eye at the start of the article.
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  Revised New World Translation

  by FusionTheism in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i just wanted to put it out there that i am actually truly impressed by the revised nwt.

  i think it's an awesome bible version.. the only issues i have are that it should only have "jehovah" in the new testament when quoting the old, and the alternate translation of john 1:1 in the footnote should be in the main text..

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  If it's so impressive why don't they display it in their literature carts?
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  Do you impose your views on others?

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the irony!

  when i first saw this picture i thought they were holding the bible teach book!

  ha!

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  GI guess it's back to window washing for that couple.
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  Why did the org "forgive" KH mortgages?

  by Magnum in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i know this has been discussed, but i think it's good that topics like this get brought back up from time to time for the sake of newbies and lurkers, plus, i have a question (related at end of post).. the org brags about "forgiving" kh mortgages as if it's so loving and giving.

  i put the word in quotation marks because most of us realize it wasn't forgiving anything.

  the new arrangement should actually bring it far more money.. for example, suppose there are twenty congregations total.

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  Listener

  If you are in the business of lending money it is irrelevant what interest rate you are charging, you are still subject to the laws affecting lenders and these would be constantly changing. The poster above mentions one such change in 2014.

  The wtbts had stopped the practice of charging interest but it has been reported that they benefited by transfering ownership of the halls to themselves.
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  How Much Do Circuit Overseers Make Under the Table, and is it Taxable?

  by Tazemanian-devil in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i was thinking about green handshakes, and i knew my wife and i personally would try to slide at least $100 each c.o visit to the c.o.

  if we were low on cash, we'd never hand him less than $20.

  how many of such handshakes does he receive in a weeks time?

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  The organisation has always operated this way and very little is spoken about it. Beth sarim was given and owned by Rutherford as a personal gift
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  THIS IS WHAT WITNESSING HAS BEEN REDUCED TO IN 2015

  by steve2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  threads on the newer jw face of public "witnessing" have shared in common the astonishment that jws safely park themselves behind their literature trolleys and exercise incredibly little contact with passersby.

  whether the poster is talking about europe or the united states or australia, descriptions here are the same.. literature stands are protective sheilds behind which jws huddle, talking to each other, sipping on their espressos, whilst the disinterested world passes by.

  neither the jws nor the passersby catch each others eyes.

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  Listener

  Funny that they still need at least two people per cart.