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  New light!.....DFed without being DFed

  by Tight Pants Twinkle Toes in

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  it now appears that the wt can df you just by marking you.

  this happened to my me and my wife a few week ago.

  a marking talk was given at the mid-week meeting in which no names were mentioned yet a detailed description of the "offending bastards" was delivered so that there as no doubt who this "pond scum" might be.

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  That's wonderful news Darknight.
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  marriage"equality" survey, Australia.

  by zeb in

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  2. friends

  the australian govt has set out a survey to see if people are in favour of changing the marriage act to include same sex couples.. hm here have received their papers?

  the survey promises to be anonymous but has a substantial bar code at the bottom... anonymous yeah right.. the marriage act once said "two people" then a previous prime minister changed it to say "man and woman" all that is needed to amend this situation as required by the gay community is change it back again to "two people" there, done and dusted.. and millions of dollars need not be wasted on this survey which is not compulsory as is voting in australia.

  can anyone here who still goes to kh tell us if this has had a ruling from the platform?.

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  The results will provide the government with an idea of what the public's views are. It is basically a survey.

  There could be no biblical reason why JWs should not express there opinion, rather it would be a good opportunity for them to express it. For this reason, I don't think the org. Wants to make an official policy. It would confuse the JWs no end if the org said they could lodge their form.

  It's not compulsory.

  It's likely that the majority of Australians will vote yes but it will be interesting to see because they chose to gather opinions through a postal vote and not online, like they did for the recent statistics. Younger Australians rarely use the post, whilst older ones are comfortable with it. It's the younger Australians that are more likely to want same sex marriage.

  In Australia, we have to post our letters at a post office or in a red box found occasionally on the side of a road. It's not all that convenient.
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  Question for SBF

  by Fisherman in

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  2. beliefs

  slimboyfat, it appears that wts is going, gone digital.

  can you show your view what is wts next move after they are completely gone from kings county and settled in warwick?

  - this thread is your if you want it..

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  Sounds very plausible SBF, thanks for asking the question Fisherman.
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  By what authority does the Watchtower declare itself biblical interpreter?

  by TTWSYF in

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  2. beliefs

  we're god's reliable mouthpiece, but not prophet?

  jesus inspected all faiths in 1914?.

  does everyone agree or is it more convoluted than that?.

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  Apparently they are the only men fulfilling that role, so it must be them.

  Humbly, they dont take on this role individually, rather, their individual power has been watered down to one seventh but only if they attend their scheduled Wednesday gathering at Watchtower headquarters.

  Only when they are right is it God's direction, when they are wrong it is from their human imperfection. How do we know the difference? Time will tell and then we know for certainty that if they were right, it was God's direction and if they were wrong it was their own imperfect direction. So we ought to stick with them because it will eventually sort itself out, sometime in the future.
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  Protect Your Family??

  by Tech49 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  here is an article in the current study copy of the wt.

  tell me your thoughts and i will tell you mine.!

  this is a topic that i am very sensitive about, as i could never see not protecting my family, even if that meant using whatever means at hand to do so!

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  "During the great tribulation, Christians will rely on Jehovah and not try to defend themselves."

  They've gone mad. In the bunker video they opened the door voluntarily to armed men. Are the Elders being asked to keep contacts of everyone to make it easier for officials to find them? It's strange that they huddled together in one spot, unarmed and willing to not defend themselves.

  During the so called 'GT' all the Government needs to do is issue a demand for all JWs to go to a specified place and as law abiding citizens, they'll come running.

  
  
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  2018 Special Talk Outline: “Who Really is Jesus Christ?”

  by wifibandit in

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  2. beliefs

  revision date: 8/17.

  the talk outline “jesus christ—earth’s new ruler” has been discontinued and should no longer be used.

  it has been replaced by “who really is jesus christ?”note: this is the special public talk outline for 2018. the talk will be given in most congregations the week of monday, march 19, 2018.. .

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  Was JC - Earth's new ruler an old outline?
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  Do any of the current Governing Body have academic qualifications?

  by usualusername1 in

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  2. friends

  do any of the current governing body have academic qualifications?.

  thanks.

  paul.

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  It's not even a requirement that they go through their own Gilead school.
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  Brazil: Judge authorizes blood transfusion in adult JW

  by darkspilver in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  fyijustice authorizes blood transfusion in jehovah's witness patient in es.

  painel politico, friday, september 15, 2017 (via google translate).

  religion does not allow the faithful to undergo the procedure, even in cases of emergency; the judge argues that the right to life overrides this.

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  In the matter of no blood the witnesses do not obey, what they think to be, God's laws above man's laws.

  I wonder what their justification is for this.
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  Help! Mike & Kim videos all being deleted by Youtube

  by mrmagic in

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  2. scandals

  due to watchtower flagging the mike & kim videos on youtube for copyright, youtube is giving them 6 days before they are shutting down their entire youtube channel.

  can you help with a mass downloading program and then reuploading them on a mirror ?

  would hate to lose all those good videos!

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  The Watchtower stopped them once before, their channel was closed down. They opened a new one adding a y to their name.

  It's a pity we can't shut down the Watchtower for all its lies and false advertising.

  It's interesting to see a number of unofficial JW YouTube channels showing numerous Watchtower propoganda. The comment section is always disabled. No doubt, this is another method of theirs to try to divert viewers from anti Watchtower videos.
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  Do any of the current Governing Body have academic qualifications?

  by usualusername1 in

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  2. friends

  do any of the current governing body have academic qualifications?.

  thanks.

  paul.

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  Jp1692 The August 2015 Watchtower includes Jackson's background, written by him. He does his best at trying to make himself look good. He says he left school at the age of 15 (with a certificate). At that time, in Australia, 15 was the youngest age you were allowed to leave School. You were considered a Highschool 'dropout'. A lot of boys did it but often went on to do apprenticeships.

  Jackson also brags about the fact that he got several academic awards at high school. At his level of education it's hilarious to see him boasting about it.

  He got baptized at 13.

  I can see why he thinks he's anointed, delusions of grandeur.