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  BOE 2014-07-11 Use of ministerial servants where the number of elders is limited

  by WatchTower87 in

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  2. bible

  to all bodies of elders.

  the congregation secretary should arrange for this letter to be retained in the congregation permanent file of policy letters.

  he may also wish to update the congregation copy of the index to lettersfor bodies of elders (s-22) at this time as well.

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  John_Mann

  Why the italian logo?
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  Heaven is For real - Akiane Kramarik / Col,Todd- Visions of Heaven , real or imaginned

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  today, i watched a movie called" heaven is for real", before we go any further i want to say i have become an atheist having been exposed to christianity from an early age with different denominations up into my teens , and then being converted to a jehovahs witness for 33 years , and then disaccociating myself from that religion some years ago.. however i am intrigued with what i have witnessed today , not only the movie , but where it has led me.

  fair enough , movies take liberties in what they present even with so called true stories , i can live with that.. i think their has been a lot said about col and his pastor father being an influence on his sons visions.i can live with that too.. in the movie col todd related to the painting akiane kramarik made about jesus ?

  they never knew anything about one another.

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  (....the phenonema surrounding this subject.)

  It's just the I-WANT-TO-BELIEVE factor. There's no spooky phenomena about this.

  There's no objective evidence at all.

  Just people telling what they want.

  All we KNOW this far is we and EVERYTHING around us are probabilistic particles interacting through space and time.

  Luckly these particles can form a lot of things but they have limitations too. Zeus and Jehovah, spirits and unicorns are very unlikely to exist outside our imagination.
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  Heaven is For real - Akiane Kramarik / Col,Todd- Visions of Heaven , real or imaginned

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  today, i watched a movie called" heaven is for real", before we go any further i want to say i have become an atheist having been exposed to christianity from an early age with different denominations up into my teens , and then being converted to a jehovahs witness for 33 years , and then disaccociating myself from that religion some years ago.. however i am intrigued with what i have witnessed today , not only the movie , but where it has led me.

  fair enough , movies take liberties in what they present even with so called true stories , i can live with that.. i think their has been a lot said about col and his pastor father being an influence on his sons visions.i can live with that too.. in the movie col todd related to the painting akiane kramarik made about jesus ?

  they never knew anything about one another.

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  John_Mann

  I want to believe.
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  Bro Lett at Int. Conv in Israel last year.......

  by WingCommander in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  having been recently introduced to governing body member lett's "unique" speaking style, i found another video on youtube (and also on jw.org) of bro lett visiting the international convention in israel.

  apparently his buffonery is not only reserved for video intro's to dramas, but also in real life as well.. i used to think those ol' time pentacostal and baptist ministers in tents would overdue it......i was wrong.

  this guy has them all beat.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltvx_e4xe4e.

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqSZhwu1Rwo
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  Is the Bible just as fake as the JW's

  by BackSlider in

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  2. friends

  it seems that the more i research, the more i find that it's all just a big scam.

  is there any evidence that even the bible isn't just another big religion/government scam?

  would we listen to putin or obama if they told us they have verified new holy writings?

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  I think bible is worser than WT.

  WT was originate through crazy interpretations from the bible. The bible is a source of suffering to mankind.
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  If the organization is all about money.....

  by Pete Zahut in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  then why would they be so insistent about dfing people ?

  if it's money the watchtower org is after, it seems like they'd want to hold on to all the members they can.. how would you answer this logic?.

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  Are U trying to argue with a JW using logic? Good luck for you.

  Their only "logic" is "we are right and you are doomed".

  (He says it is an unfortunate necessity that is carried out in order to accomplish their assignment from God to spread the word and live in accordance to his commandments.)

  Using Ray Franz example, how a meal with your boss can be a source of problem in spreading the "word of God"?

  It's not about word of god or world of dog, it's all about control. We control you, so if you does not listen and obey you will not be blessed.

  It's a control freak cult. They want (and they do) control the very thought of the JW's.

  Control first, and money is a natural result from it...
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  Richard Dawkins defends “mild pedophilia,” says it does not cause “lasting harm”

  by chrisuk in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.salon.com/2013/09/10/richard_dawkins_defends_mild_pedophilia_says_it_does_not_cause_lasting_harm/.

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  Sexual selection always favors pretty women. And pretty women have child traits. So...
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  Do You Ever Think That You "Loved" Jehovah God?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i really wonder about that.

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  just like they say in prayers, that they "love" the governing body---do they really??

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  John_Mann

  Jehovah to me was always about fear.
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  Is their any evidence/proof that the G.B.enjoy first class flights accomodation in their travels ?

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i`m just curious about the travel arrangements of the g.b.members when they travel overseas to conventions in europe , africa , australia , etc.. is their any verifiable documents /receipts etc.

  that prove they stay in the most up market hotels , or fly first class in planes ?, being treated like v.i.p.`s ?.

  no human being is exempt from the temptations of abusing his power or position of authourity , especially when big money is involved , and the g.b.

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  (I can't imagine a hard-drinking, hard-fornicating individual like Richard Burton actually "enjoying" a conversation with a cyborg like Knorr....)

  I bet he used that conversation as inspiration to his character in the 1984 movie.
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  Most absurd thing mentioned at District Convention, excuse me, Regional Convention

  by Separation of Powers in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so, the round of "regional" conventions has been going on for a few months now.

  for those that attended, or those that got transcripts of the parts,.

  what was the most absurd thing you heard at yours?.

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  John_Mann

  Greedy frustrated people... I thought christians were supposed to want to reach God not beach houses...