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  The reason the Society keeps everyone busy with "campaigns"

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  2. beliefs

  im sure that many have had an experience where we try and keep little kids "occupied" while on a boring trip, such as a car ride or plane flight.. we come up with "games" like..."lets see how many green cars we can count", or "lets try and see who can sit still for the longest time".

  "the winner gets a prize!".

  obviously, until they are wise enough to cotton on, all we are doing is keeping them occupied to prevent them asking things like "are we there yet?!".

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  Listener

  Great illustration, I hope you don't mind me using it too.
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  The Bible Teach book discussion on YouTube

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  over time a number of posters have asked for advice when studying what does the bible really teach?

  book with jws.

  i came across a set of youtube video's of a guy discussing this book chapter by chapter with the jws.

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  Listener

  Over time a number of posters have asked for advice when studying What Does the Bible Really Teach? Book with JWs. I came across a set of YouTube video's of a guy discussing this book chapter by chapter with the JWs.

  This is the link to Chapter 1

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhOlHjr39cs&list=PLj1CXA6hnC12W9ZIW3yCs_g-lE4nO9FqI

  Sorry if this has already been posted on here.
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  Emergency relief fund for the Philippines. How will it work.

  by joe134cd in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was just thinking it will be interesting to see how the wts emergency relief fund will operate in the philippines.

  ok it worked well with the storm in florida, with cashing in on the insurance cheques.

  sorry to generalize, but americans have the disposable income, and the insurance polices for things like this - a thing the wtbts finds very attractive.

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  Eldenno, you are breaking the rules of the forum, see point 5. Is this how you witness for the Jehovah's Witnesses?

  The Governing Body will be very pleased that they have made it into a major newspaper. The Governing Body aka the Faithful & Discreet Slave aren't being too discreet in providing a house to a JW where there neighbours are still living in ruins, sharing the resources around rather than making a specticle of some JW families may have been more considerate. Oh well, I notice one of the families have let the volunteer brothers stay in their new property as they had nowhere to stay, maybe they'll help out another family or two.
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  What happens to marriages upon the arrival of Armageddon?

  by insearchoftruth in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a couple of paradise earth questions: .

  1) if you are a married, baptized witness couple (both people being baptized) and armageddon arrives, will the couple still be married on paradise earthtm?

  2) if you are married to an unbelieving mate (ubm) and armageddon arrives, will the witness be free to remarry on paradise earth?.

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  Thanks for the quotes Blondie. I think there are more recent quotes but generally the JWs were told not to speculate on this things as God knows best and they would only have concerns about things if they overthought it.
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  It about the money, counting and a few notes from our SAD

  by Sour Grapes in

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  2. friends

  during the special memorial campain the congregation was told to count all of.

  the invitations on their time report, which i think is something new.

  thursday night.

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  Listener

  For long time witnesses and those not as well spoken, it must be difficult to place leaflets only. Return visits will be even harder. Without their normal tools of the trade they are going to feel less useful.
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  What happens to marriages upon the arrival of Armageddon?

  by insearchoftruth in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a couple of paradise earth questions: .

  1) if you are a married, baptized witness couple (both people being baptized) and armageddon arrives, will the couple still be married on paradise earthtm?

  2) if you are married to an unbelieving mate (ubm) and armageddon arrives, will the witness be free to remarry on paradise earth?.

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  *** w56 10/1 p. 604 par. 23 ‘He That Marries Not Does Better’ ***

  Aside from marriage privileges, the “other sheep” surviving the battle of Armageddon will have untold privileges of service opened up to them by the resurrection of the dead, and these privileges will continue even after the purpose of marriage has been fulfilled and childbearing on earth ceases and husbands are relieved of the obligation to give their wives children.—Acts 24:15.

  This sounds like Fred Franz's way of thinking
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  The REAL reason for the elder and ms appointment change......

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as seen in recent posts, beginning later this year appointments and deletions of elders and ms will only happen through the circuit overseer.

  this means that individual congregations and elders have no say anymore.

  if the gb want only certain people in or out, they tell the co and he makes it happen.

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  Thanks for the link Obbiette, it states that these are the flaws of establishing plausible liability

  Flaws [ edit ]

  The doctrine has six major flaws:

  • It was an open door to the abuse of authority; it required that the parties in question could be said to have acted independently, which in the end was tantamount to giving them license to act independently. [ 15 ]
  • It rarely worked when invoked; the denials made were rarely plausible and were generally seen through by both the media and the populace. [ 16 ] One aspect of the Watergate crisis is the repeated failure of the doctrine of plausible deniability, which the administration repeatedly attempted to use to stop the scandal affecting President Richard Nixon and his aides.
  • "Plausible denial" only increases the risk of misunderstanding between senior officials and their employees. [ 17 ]
  • It only shifts blame, and generally, constructs rather little.
  • If the claim fails, it seriously discredits the political figure invoking it as a defense.
  • If it succeeds, it creates the impression that the government is not in control of the state.
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  All appointed men are being told they have to pioneer now!

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  yes, you read correctly..... all appointed men have been told in a new letter that they have to pioneer to "set the lead" whenever there is a "special" campaign month.

  they use some scripture saying that these ones have to show by example.... so for any of us who are appointed and have learned ttatt, it is going to be very hard to fade during this time!.

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  Haven't the figures shown that the dubs are putting more hours into witnessing per head than ever before? If they can't get the percentage of new recruits up higher then at least they can say that the witnessing work is increasing by a staggering percentage and it is proof that the important work is advancing ahead at a greater pace than any other time in their history, proof that the end is near. Basically, a new stategy in keeping the momentum going full steam ahead since they know they can't predict dates anymore.
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  Frozen and Sparlock the warrior wizard

  by NewYork44M in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  given that magic is from satan, this is what we learned from the horrible story about the little boy and sparlock the warrior wizard.

  i am curious to know if witness kids are allowed to see the movie frozen.

  i am not a big disney fan, but this movie was wonderful.

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  Listener

  The Sparlock video has it's own magic happening in it. The plane which has a man flying it lands to earth as a toy.
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  this weekend's "SPECIAL TALK"....

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  2. beliefs

  ok, so as most know, this is the weekend of the "special talk" .... if anyone is going to the k hall, please shaer your thoughts on what makes is "so special".... i bet it will be more recycled same same.... "god loves you, he hates violence, he hates bad things happening to good people, he wants you all to be jw memebers...or he will kill you all at the big loving armageddon!!!!!!!

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  Listener

  Amazing, so it's a public talk for ..... the public.