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  Is there now a HUGE gulf between most R&F and the Elders ?

  by Phizzy in

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  this was a question that sprang to my mind as i watched raypub's (eric's) j.c video.

  can't wait for the rest of it by the way !.

  it was so obvious that all those on that j.c, like i would think 99.9% of elders , put loyalty to the gb/wt before jehovah, jesus the bible or truth.. they are simply company men through and through.. the average r&f jw seems to me to believe they are serving god, and that comes higher on their list than the wt, you can see this by the way they pick and choose which of the myriad rules they obey.

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  Why three? Just in case one can't follow through to the end the two left can without bringing in a new man.
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  Has anyone here threatened or heard of someone threatening suicide at a judicial hearing and didn't get df'd?

  by hoser in

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  just wondering?

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  My ex was DF when she was on a manic hi, then sought the same elders out as she slipped into her depressive low, mentioning suicide for the first time. The elders told me this and I was completely impressed with how completely ill-equipped they were at a very basic understanding of dealing with people suffering with bi-polar or boderline.......disorder. It's sad.
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  Spanaway, Washington

  by pontoon in

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  anybody around that area?.

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  No, I don't live there but I have to go there next month
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  Spanaway, Washington

  by pontoon in

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  anybody around that area?.

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  Anybody around that area?
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  "The Thinkingest People On The Planet"...

  by cedars in

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  ...is the name of a video i will shortly be uploading to youtube.. but can you guess the identity of the person who coined this unusual phrase?!.

  who will be the first jwn poster to guess his or her identity?!.

  i can hardly cope with the suspense!!

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  Steve Lett
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  "The Thinkingest People On The Planet"...

  by cedars in

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  ...is the name of a video i will shortly be uploading to youtube.. but can you guess the identity of the person who coined this unusual phrase?!.

  who will be the first jwn poster to guess his or her identity?!.

  i can hardly cope with the suspense!!

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  Watchtower Dishonesty

  by Vanderhoven7 in

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  just re-discovered this gem:.

  "it is a matter of fact that the history of the watchtower society is riddled with failed date-setting and abandoned doctrine,1 and the society has gone to great lengths to hide this past from its members.

  older (incriminating) watchtower publications are virtually impossible to obtain through the society,2 while at the same time members are overwhelmed with "current" watchtower material.. the watchtower society has even gone as far as to publish disinformation about its own history in an attempt to convince readers that watchtower doctrine has remained consistent over the years, and that the society is not a false prophet.

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  Is there a department in WTBTS to keep tabs on what has to be changed or made unavailable? Years ago a young sister in my congregation was on the cover of a brochure, (I think the school brochure) she was DF'd and before you knew it that brochure was reprinted with a new cover. I believe everything else remained the same. So how do they keep tabs on all that stuff?
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  OLD VHS's

  by pontoon in

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  i have some old society vhs's.

  anyone want one or all?

  i have ""jw's the org behind the name" (the first one i think), " united by divine teaching", "you can .............earth", "purple triangle", "stand firm", "look i am.............new" pm me if you want one before they go in the garbage..

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  I have some old Society VHS's. Anyone want one or all? I have ""JW's the Org Behind the Name" (the first one I think), " United By Divine Teaching", "You Can .............Earth", "Purple Triangle", "Stand Firm", "Look I Am.............New" PM me if you want one before they go in the garbage.
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  shepherd the flock gem

  by outsmartthesystem in

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  just reading through the manual that only elders have access to ..........and.

  page 58 - "elders should act promptly when they receive a report of serious wrongdoing so as to safeguard the congregation and provide assistance to the wrongdoer.

  neglecting to care for such matters can hinder the flow of jehovah's holy spirit to the congregation.

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  More bull using OT characters as examples of hindering HS. They didn't have any to begin with. Jesus didn't send the HS as a "helper" till after he died and went back to heaven. Or has it been so long now I'm forgetting something?
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  I think people want to believe in an Armageddon

  by dgp in

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  the end of the world (aka "this system of things") has been predicted to happen "soon" many times.

  in my own lifetime, and not being a jw, i have been warned that the world would end like six times already.

  harold camping predicted one end of the world twice only last year.

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