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  I'm curious, when you were asked to do a demo for a Service Meeting part, how did the request make you feel?

  by Stand for Pure Worship in

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  did you decline out of fear?

  decline because you hated doing demos?

  accept the request graciously?

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  clearpoison

  Anxious, it was worse than going to actual field service.

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  Interesting Conversation

  by piztjw in

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  so i had what i thought was an interesting conversation this morning.. elder: "mother" sure is loving, and knows exactly how to care for us.. me: "mother"?

  who are you referring to?.

  elder: well the organization of course.. me: the organization?

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  clearpoison

  In the modern society where divorces and separations are daily bread this should not be difficult to understand. Father and mother used to be together, and got this child. Now they are separated. Father had a relation already before meeting the mother, thus having another child. For some reason this son from Father's first relation and spouse from second got interested in eachother and are now engaged. It is not at all difficult.

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  Marriage In The New World

  by Cold Steel in

  1. watchtower
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  okay, here's the issue.

  some people, even some jws, believe that in the new world they will be reunited with their spouses.

  jesus, however, said that in the resurrection there would be no marriage or giving in marriage.

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  clearpoison

  Technically no problem here. Adam was really alone from human point of view before Eve. In paradise there are lots of people around=you are not alone.Two separate issues here one being alone, one getting complement.

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  Pioneer Service School Adjustment for 2014

  by bnybyt in

  1. watchtower
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  the pioneer service school will now be only one week, monday thru saturday.. it will consist of 40 hours of instruction and illustrations/presentations.. the reasong given is that this will make it more accessible to the pioneers for due to work schedules and for congregations having to sponsor and support the school.. it will make it easier on everyone and those who haven't attended in the last five years may be able to attend this school with the new curriculum.. .

  what do you feel would be included in the new curriculum.

  probably more worship of the governing body and they don't need two whole weeks to get this across.. .

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  clearpoison

  Sad, sad news. Many young zealous witnesses will now miss the golden opportunity to party hard two weeks in row, away from home and your regular congregation.

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  "Building 1.5 Million Square Feet in 4 Years will NOT Happen Without Jehovah's Spirit"

  by Yan Bibiyan in

  1. watchtower
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  a quote from the latest jw video pimping the warwick project.

  link below, quote @7:30 mark.. http://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/activities/construction/video-world-headquarters-jehovahs-witnesses-history-warwick/.

  i call bullshit!.

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  clearpoison

  Technically all those other buildings were built by volunteers too. Yes they got paid for building those, but they could have chosen to participate in a totally different building project or do something else during that time.

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  No one in JW religion has a title that elevates them above others! I did not know this fact!

  by Faithful Witness in

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  from jw.org (while waiting for new bible to download, i clicked on the link for "christian," which asks the following question...).

  "are we christians?

  we are christians, for the following reasons.

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  clearpoison

  Well the only difference is that you do not go and kiss bishops (sorry) CO:s hand and statusring, but maybe some other body parts.

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  Head coverings yet again in the latest KM

  by life is to short in

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  my husband just gave me the latest km the novermber 2013 and it yet again has a question box on head coverings.. question box "should a female publisher wear a head covering if she is accompanied by a male pubisher at a doorstep bible study?".

  it says "when a female publisher conducts a reagular, scheduled bible study and a male kingdom publisher is present, she should wear a head covering.

  (1 cor 11: 3-10) the july 15 2002, issue of the watchtower page 27, explains: "this is a prearranged session of teaching where the one conducting the the study actually presides.

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  How would that be considered if somewhat "rebellious" sister would reach for the burka in her servicehandbag and wear it. At least she would comply with this rule in its most perfect meaning.

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  Need Help - Looks like some one in my family got to know that we are fading...

  by MissConfused in

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  letter from a close family member... need help responding.... what a powerful illustration of the affect that our choice of friends can have on us, especially if we leave jehovah after being 'raised' by him from infancy!.

  pack of wolvesthere was a farmer who raised sheep and had trouble with wolves stealing his sheep.

  he loved his sheep and didn't want to lose even one of them.

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  clearpoison

  Well, if I received this kind of mail I would just play ignorant dumbass not understanding what they are trying to tell me. I would not respond but next time I would meet them I would thank them for sharing this nice little story and still look like I did not catch their real agenda.

  But that just me.

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  Visit to Bethel, Convention Jitters and Kingdom Hall Attendance Dropping of a Cliff!

  by AuntConnie in

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  i feel like jehovah has cursed me some days and others i feel he is using me to direct others out the front and back door of our kingdom hall.

  here's my update on our perfect congregation, we are losing publishers monthly with meeting attendance down below one hundred during the weekday meeting.

  should i feel guilty for mistreating the miserable mentally ill and chronically ill publishers who are milking the public welfare system, nto because they do not deserve anything better but because they bring only their appetite to our spiritual banquet while we elderettes study the watchtower and wow the publishers with our thirty second polished comments to bring praise to jehovah.

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  "What's the best advice to avoid the majority of the publishers who don't publish but whine about their lot in life?"

  It is very easy and actually built-in within the system of things. There are clear directives how to be afraid for those that are weaker in spirit, how you can consider them as marked and dangerous for your own spiritual welfare. It is just activating the shunning-mode and treat them like they were dead.

  This shouldn't be problem at all.

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  Question for the married guys

  by TweetieBird in

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  is it possible to be friends with a woman, text her, call her, etc and not be physically attracted to her?.

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  clearpoison

  Yes, as long this lady is not at all in any manner physically attractive.

  No, if there is even a hint of physical attractiveness on her.

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