It is very much up to the whims of the three elders you get assigned, and unless something new has been published I am unaware of, there is very little in the Shepherd book on the specifics to guide them. It's up to their gut and how much they like you.
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What do you have to do to qualify for reinstatement? Just curious.
by cobaltcupcake ini da'd so i doubt i could ever qualify for reinstatement, even if i wanted to.
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i'm curious what criteria you have to meet for a jc to reinstate you..
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An offer from the Governing Body
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the governing body took us along to an unusually high mountain, and showed us all the friends and family members that had been ripped away and they said to us.... .
all these people we will give back to you if you fall down and do an act of worship to us.
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Twelve foot high Jehovah's Witnesses
by RayPublisher inconan o'brian doing a funny skit about jws:.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el-wufuzagc.
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The cover with a Watchtower on it is more recognizable is my guess
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Infographic on the March 2013 Awake
by RayPublisher inthe watchtower has chided its members repeatedly for many years about not reading anything it deems unsuitable, especially when it is composed by former members.. interestingly, the new march 2013 awake magazine pages 10-11 has an article about a woman that studied and then converted from judaism to jehovah's witnesses.
there are three key points in the article that actually encourage those with discernment to go against the watchtower ban on books written by those with dissenting views.
see if you can catch the clues by clicking below to read the article:.
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@ Smiddy - That's it! She totally must be Andre's sister!
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Raphael Aron in The Age newspaper: Jehovah's Witnesses 'a cruel cult'
by WinstonSmith inthis popped up on the age website today, might have to buy the paper tomorrow..... http://www.theage.com.au/national/jehovahs-witnesses-a-cruel-cult-20130315-2g5x3.html.
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"The Slamming the door" article is quite strong and pretty well done.
It cuts off though near the bottom:
"Another middle-aged woman, from Melbourne, says that among people she grew up with in the church there was a "conscious class" – she knows about 40 – who only attend so they can keep seeing their PAGE 16"
"PAGE 16" is not clickable...
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Twelve foot high Jehovah's Witnesses
by RayPublisher inconan o'brian doing a funny skit about jws:.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el-wufuzagc.
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I heard about the skit almost two years ago but couldnt' find it. I googled it several times then forgot about it. Then last night I randomly stumbled upon it.
Coincidence? Or Holy Spirit?? I think we all know the answer to that!
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Infographic on the March 2013 Awake
by RayPublisher inthe watchtower has chided its members repeatedly for many years about not reading anything it deems unsuitable, especially when it is composed by former members.. interestingly, the new march 2013 awake magazine pages 10-11 has an article about a woman that studied and then converted from judaism to jehovah's witnesses.
there are three key points in the article that actually encourage those with discernment to go against the watchtower ban on books written by those with dissenting views.
see if you can catch the clues by clicking below to read the article:.
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UPDATE and FYI:
I spent a bunch more time on the infographic and I feel it is considerably better now. Also it has been tuned so that the wording is aimed at an awakening JW.
Suitable for framing?? Or printing up on postcards perhaps??
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Infographic on the March 2013 Awake
by RayPublisher inthe watchtower has chided its members repeatedly for many years about not reading anything it deems unsuitable, especially when it is composed by former members.. interestingly, the new march 2013 awake magazine pages 10-11 has an article about a woman that studied and then converted from judaism to jehovah's witnesses.
there are three key points in the article that actually encourage those with discernment to go against the watchtower ban on books written by those with dissenting views.
see if you can catch the clues by clicking below to read the article:.
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@ Hilary - Yeah that's true. But the main reason I made the graphic was to deconstruct the hypocrisy of the subtext embedded in the article by WT Corp, namely this:
1. It's okay to question your religion and examine it by reading information written by critics and former members.
2. You are ignorant and uninformed if you have not critically questioned what your religious leaders and parents have taught you.
3. To be a true follower of God you must leave your friends and family members behind that don't accept your newfound beliefs.
4. Points #1 through #3 only apply to those that are non-JWs. It does NOT apply to us, only to the unsaved unwashed masses we are trying to convert.
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Punishment for not shunning?
by davidsf inso what will happen to a witness if he doesn't shun a disfellowshipped person?
can he be disfellowshipped himself?
reproved?
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Yeah that's right. When I served on an elder body we were instructed to warn a few publishers about repeated association with DFed family members they did not live with. If they make it too blatent they can indeed be DFed themselves.
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Twelve foot high Jehovah's Witnesses
by RayPublisher inconan o'brian doing a funny skit about jws:.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el-wufuzagc.
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Conan O'Brian doing a funny skit about JWs:
