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JW New Bible
by JW GoneBad in
1. jw
2. friends
there's a lot of rumble in the grapevine of jws that there difinitely is a new bible that 'mother' is releasing at the upcoming agm.. it would be awesome if we could get a sneak peek at some of the changes.

sure would be nice if some of the lurkers on this forum who work at bethel in the writing, shipping or printing department could help us out.

this would really irritate 'mom'!.
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Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word For The WTBTS To Say!
by JW GoneBad in
1. jw
2. experiences
sorry to raymond and cynthia franz for expelling them on trumped-up charges and forcing them from there bethel home.. sorry for demonizing many of raymond's accomplishmets, such as 'the aid to bible understanding' (the blue book) that he had a hand in putting together and that too many old timers remember who grew fond of reading to expand their bible knowledge.. sorry to oompa for disfellowshipping him and causing him to be shunned to the point where he couldn't take it any longer and wound up taking his own life.

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sorry seems to be the hardest word for the wtbts to say!.
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The WTBTS-What A Joke!
by JW GoneBad in
1. jw
2. friends
i found these questions that were part of a theocratic written review for the week of february 24, 2003 that are in need of updating:.

multiple choice: the faithful and discreet slave mentioned by jesus at matthew 24:45-47 is (a) the governing body of jehovahs witnesses; (b) all anointed christians as a group on earth at any given time; (c) jesus christ himself.

back in 2003 the correct answer would have been (b) all anointed christians as a group on earth at any given time.
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Big Shake-Up Among Jehovah's Witnesses
by JW GoneBad in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i heard that there was a recent (january 2013) big shake up on the west coast in orange california.

i think it is a kingdom hall on taft street in orange that has a double hall.

anyway, i heard that there were 10 to 15 disfellowshiped, others given public reproof and several congregations broken up and new conregations started as a result.
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Jehovah's Witnesses Die In Bus Crash On Way To Meeting
by JW GoneBad in
1. jw
2. friends
sad indeed!

i was searching online when i came across these headlines.

early reports say that as many as 27 jws died in a bus crash in ecuador while on their way to a meeting a couple of weeks ago.
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The WTBTS' Claim To Unity And Harmony......Are They Serious?
by JW GoneBad in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the following quote is from the 'bearing thorough witness' book pg 113 par 14 that will be covered in this week's congregation book bible study lesson.

thought you might get a chuckle out of these claims: .

"today, harmony of belief and unity of action prevail among jehovahs witnesses, who total some 7,000,000 in well over 100,000 congregations around the earth.
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Is The WTBTS' View Of Homosexuality Softening?
by JW GoneBad in
1. jw
2. experiences
or at least the public may be given the impression that jws and the wtbts are fair minded and do not discriminate against the homosexual lifestyle.

check out this quote from the nov 1, 2011 watchtower (public edition).

the article on page 4 is entitled 'ten questions about sex answered'.. question 8: does god approve of homosexuality?.
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WTBTS Elder & Ministerial Servant Problems
by JW GoneBad in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
i attended a recent ministerial servant k m school on the east coast and the main school instructor mentioned among other things (part entitled: 'objective of the km school course') that the total number of ministerial servants is seriously less than it should be.

in times past the ratio of m ss to elders was much more than it is today.. in the u.s. apparently the total number of elders is 88,500+ as opposed to m ss 65,000. the numbers show & numbers don't lie: the society is running out of spiritual men.

the instructor stated that this is a new downward trend that has (in so many words) the society worried.. the next speaker (part entitled: 'why we must be spiritual men') added that in his years as a traveling servant the pool of m ss has always been much, much larger than it is today.
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WTBTS Downplays Marital Problems Among JWs
by JW GoneBad in
1. jw
2. friends
the jan 15, 2011 watchtower study edition has a study article that will be studied on march 7-13, 2011 (respect marriage as a gift from god).

in it the wtbts tries to minimize and distort the high rate of divorce among jw's.

in paragraph 4 it says in part: .
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Is the WTBTS having cash flow problems?
by JW GoneBad in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was at a 2 day circuit assembly this weekend and i was surprised at how many times mention was made directly or indirectly reminding those in attendance (1,600) of the need to give $$$.

even in the soliloquies or skits they seemed to work in the need to give $$$.. it made me wonder if the society is having 'cash flow' problems and hence is desparate for cash.

over the years that i've attended conventions and assemblies the need to give $$$ has been subtle (imo), til now.