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Is shunning scriptural? At all?
by Open mind in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
it's obvious that the jw view of shunning goes way beyond anything called for in the bible.

1 cor 5:11-13 says,(nwt) "but now i am writing you to quit mixing in company with anyone called a brother that is a fornicator or a greedy person or an idolater or a reviler or a drunkard or an extortioner, not even eating with such a man.

for what do i have to do with judging those outside?
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Which meeting goes first ?
by 5go in
1. jw
2. friends
if the gb.

me the school because it would allow more time for brow beating in the service meeitng wihch would be one hour.

then no one would complain about thier kids being up way past thier bed time on school nights..
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THE NEWS IS BIGGER THAN DATELINE, BBC, CBC, ETC.
by AndersonsInfo in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
if i told you that something bigger is on the horizon than dateline, bbc, cbc, sunday (australia), and all other tv programs which exposed the sexual child abuse cover-up by watchtower in 2002-2003, would you believe me?

have i ever misled you?

i'll answer that--no!
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just created a site www.jwfacts.com
by jwfacts in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i just put together a site that tries to logically show the witnesses are not the true religion.

just wondering how to get the information out to people that most need it.

also any ideas on how to get the site found by search engines.
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The status of women in early Christianity
by Leolaia in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the watchtower society maintains a very strict gender dichotomy in its organization.

this is news to no one.

although men -- in many cases, unqualified men -- are expected to reach for advancement within local congregations (e.g.
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Circuit Overseer's Talk: " We need 5 meetings a week and weekly mags"
by truthseeker in
1. jw
2. friends
at the circuit overseer's talk last week he made the comment that some "of the friends" are finding it difficult to move ahead with jehovah's organization (tm).

the co said that a few had asked, "is it necessary to have 5 meetings a week, and a magazine every other week?".

"couldn't we do without one meeting a week, and have monthly editions of the watchtower?
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What do you think the cover title will be of the Jan, 1st, 2014 Watchtower?
by cyberguy in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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here?s mine (he-he): armageddon, it?s closer than you think!

1914 and the "gentile times.
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Things Learned Along the Way
by blondie in
1. jw
2. friends
i have collected sayings, homilies, whatever along the way that crystallize something bigger i learned.

i will post a few every day.

if you have one, please share it.. if you lie down with dogs, you'll get up with fleas.. to belittle is to be little.. somewhere, i got the idea if i just took care of others, i would be taken care of.. blondie
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Have you read my experience in the Awake?Read this
by ELON14 in
1. jw
2. friends
many of you already know my real name.i'm the one whose experience was published in the sep 8 1994 awake mag.

i would like to stress that although i have good reason to be angry and bitter, nothing i say here is said in anger but only in sadness.

i write this to say that if i could take back many of my words i said in that experience , i would.
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Society on Documenting Personal Views
by Marvin Shilmer in
1. jw
2. friends
question: does the watchtower society want individual witnesses expressing personal viewpoints about vital religious issues to persons whose intent is to record and document the findings?

the following letter written under the new letterhead from the societys service department documents the answer to this question.

christian congregation of jehovahs witnesses.