LoyalLeon

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  What is Happening to Charity? - Jun 1st 2003 Watchtower

  by Simon in

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  "When it comes to organized charity, though, we need to be cautious as we evaluate the many appeals we receive...So it is the course of wisdom to examine the facts carefully."

  I don't see this as a blanket condemnation of giving to charities other than JWs but only to make sure that if one decides to give to a charity that the money goes where it says it is intended to go.

  I can only agree with this comment by Kenneson. Formerly there was an outright condemnation of any giving to charities, but this statement is a big step forward, liberating JWs to do what there conscience teaches them to do. Many I know did so anyway and thus welcome this further step towards a more liberal attitude. LL
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  Gentile Times --- Missing!

  by metatron in

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  the special talk, that usually follows the memorial spoke of "three lines of evidence" pointing to the last days beginning in 1914.. not one of these included the "gentile times" chronology being mentioned.

  (talk on babylon the great's hour of judgement).

  they're phasing it out, i guess.

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  LoyalLeon

  metatron,

  the three lines of evidence were from a 1997 Watchtower ...

  hs,

  horrifying news...

  LL
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  "Special Meeting" on Sunday 4/27/03. How special?

  by robhic in

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  a friend of mine who is a jw told me last night that there is a special meeting today that she wanted to attend.

  since her health in the last few months has prevented meeting attendance (other than the memorial) i wonder why she is so determined to make the meeting today, sunday april 27, 2003. could it just be a local thing?

  do the jw do that or is every meeting in lock-step with all the meetings in the country if not the world?

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  "They repeated that the UN would turn on false religion."

  They didn't even hint to the UN in the outline, simply a refernce to the verse indicating Babylon's distrucction by th e10 horns and the wild beast was made. I don't know why any fool would mention the UN in tis context.

  Enough uplifting scriptures in the outline to build faith in the creator's promises made in the Bible without using w or re or it references!

  LL (of the first-not-so-glad-than-happier-to-give-this-year's-special-talk-class)
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  WT 2001 CD-ROM

  by zev in

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  does anyone know, if the new 2001 cd-rom from the wts has been released yet?.

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  Neonmadmaen: Happily they announced its release already at the 2001 DC 
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  WT 2001 CD-ROM

  by zev in

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  does anyone know, if the new 2001 cd-rom from the wts has been released yet?.

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  7. Do I have to return Watchtower Library 2001 to the congregation if I am disfellowshipped?

  No, this only applies to elders who resign and return their copy of the Pay Attention book. You can keep your copy of Watchtower Library on CD. But you understand, that since you are no longer considered to be one of Jehovah's Witnesses, you may only use your CD again after the announcement of your reinstatement has been made to the congregation.

  LL
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  I'm being DF'ed...

  by email in

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  this is my first post on this board even though i have been lurking for a looong time.... .

  i have just being told that the judicial committee has decided to disfellowship me and that i have a week to appeal if i decide to do so.

  the reason: "apostasy".

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  APPEAL their decision

  give them something to be occupied and to think twice before acting stupidly as they did

  kind regards

  LL
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  Public opinion on the issue of Iraq???

  by Celtic in

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  when prime minister tony blair was 'summoned' to camp david a couple of day's ago, he looked succinctly uncomfortable when doing a press interview with president bush.

  today, the prime minister faces the tuc conference, the main agenda covering the impending war on iraq.

  british public opinion is very much for the action to not take place against iraq.

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  and I always thought 'Anglo-America' was an invention of the WTS

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  Letter To UK Branch Committee

  by silentlambs in

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  silentlambs

  september 10, 2002

  branch committee

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  jem,

  Ron Drage

  Stephen A. Hardy

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  LL

  Edited by - loyalleon on 10 September 2002 8:39:16
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  question

  by Realist in

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  i have a short question.. while you were in the truth would have been impressed by the quotes on the quotes.jehovahswitnesses.com page about 1914 and all the other wrong prophecies or would you have simply ignored or denied the accuracy of the quotes?.

  would that have caused doubts or would you have found a way to rationalize the obvious lies?.

  thanks a lot!.

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  link,

  I 'try to get others to believe what I believe not what I do not believe' and I work hard to practice what I believe. The simple fact that others do not live up to what they profess to believe doesn't make it wrong in the first place.

  Salvation at Armageddon is not my motivation, making the heart of my creator rejoice by imitating his son's example is.

  LL
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  question

  by Realist in

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  i have a short question.. while you were in the truth would have been impressed by the quotes on the quotes.jehovahswitnesses.com page about 1914 and all the other wrong prophecies or would you have simply ignored or denied the accuracy of the quotes?.

  would that have caused doubts or would you have found a way to rationalize the obvious lies?.

  thanks a lot!.

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  LoyalLeon

  Believe it or not: it is possible to read CoC and become a baptized witness thereafter.

  If you are raised in a witness family with roots back in the 30s there is nothing unheard of. Even 1975 was awaited with some kind of skepticism. So if you have such a back history you want to make sure of what you do before you get baptized, as the WTS encourages one to do. Thus one comes across unbiased information at the public library which contains information based in part on apostate literature. Knowing both sides one is able to make an informed decision, which can still be to become a JW, although you know of the inconsistencies and imperfections.

  But to this day I have not found a sound alternative.

  LL