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A Concerned Elder Speaks
by Franklin Massey in
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2. friends
a lot of talk has centered around information dispensed at the recent km schools.

many brothers feel there is a "tightening up" taking place.

i had a recent experience that you may find interesting.. after the meeting i was working with our cobe on some congregation tasks when out of nowhere he said, "have you looked up any extra information about higher education since the km school?
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Do you Live in the " Here and Now " ? Or Live for " Heaven" or " Paradise " ?
by flipper in
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2. friends
sorry, i accidentally posted a partial title, then hit the submit button, my bad.. as jehovah's witnesses we all were told that this world we live in is temporary .

that we lived in a " temporary system of things " which was soon to be replaced - allegedly - by a " new system of things " in which nobody would ever die, be sick, or be cruel, or sin anymore.

or some churches teach that when you die - you'll float off to " heaven " to be with god- allegedly.. speaking from personal experience of 44 years as a jehovah's witness- i found that by constantly focusing on the future " paradise " it drained me of many joys i could experience in the here and now- the present.
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Call me paranoid, but its possible that this 30 hour initiative is a weeding out process....a cull if you will...
by miseryloveselders in
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2. friends
we've discussed a few potential reasons why the wt is promoting april 2011 as a month of special activity.

reasons include manipulating statistics, and trying to provide some kind of spark to increasingly apathetic and discouraged congregations.

i'm sure there are others i'm missing too, feel free to include those.
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Did you have a relationship with...
by stillin9 in
1. jw
2. experiences
when you were in the org, did you ever really have a relationship with jehovah?

if so, how did this relationship manifest itself?

was it just a warm fuzzy feeling when you prayed?
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Jehovah's Witnesses on Facebook
by slimboyfat in
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2. friends
i am surprised how many active jws there are on facebook.. has the society ever put anything in print discouraging facebook in particular?

would someone on facebook be viewed as "weak spiritually"?.

was facebook named in outlines of convention talks?
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10 good reasons why celebrating birthdays should be allowed
by bluecanary in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i cannot take credit for any of the gems below but i did want to polish and organize them.

much of the information was borrowed from this thread.

if you can come up with any more, please post them.. the bible does not ban birthdays.
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Is THIS the best of all POSSIBLE worlds?
by Terry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
is this the best of all possible worlds?.

if it isn't, wouldn't that be the best possible proof that a benevolent and all-powerful deity had nothing to do with creating it?.

if a loving and benevolent creator was going to create a world--why make one with a built-in self-destruct mechanism??.
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127th Gilead class notes
by truthseeker in
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2. friends
notes from 127th gilead class.

september 2009. .

statistics: 56 students - 28 couples from 8 countries going to 22 lands.. average age: 33.6. average years in the truth: 18.3. average years in full time service: 13.6.. .
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Your Opinion: Do You Believe In The Idea Of Having One Soulmate In Your Life?
by minimus in
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2. friends
i know some couples that truly believe this.. what's your view?

do you believe there's a soulmate out there for you?.
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Recent Awake! Directive
by whitman in
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2. beliefs
i was informed recently by my mother about the new awake!

directive concerning having an emergency bag of some description in preparation for 'disaster'.

apparently the directive was also highlighted at some meetings.