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JWs stick to the letter of the law but forget the spirit of it.
by BoleynGirl in
1. jw
2. friends
prime examples from my time in the borg where jws stuck to the letter of the law (without actually thinking about the point behind the "rule").

1. fast forwarding through violent or sex scenes in movies but watching the rest of it.

either decide that the movie offends your conscience and avoid it entirely, or watch the whole thing properly (i.e.
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How about this for an illustration? Aug Awake
by IMHO in
1. jw
2. friends
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Meatland
by Qcmbr in
1. social
2. humour
http://www.smbc-comics.com/comics/20110704.gif.
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Top Ten Pickup Lines at This Year's Convention
by JimmyPage in
1. jw
2. experiences
10. if i said you had a nice governing body would you hold it against me?.

9. let's overlap our generations if you know what i mean.. 8. what do you say we lose this great crowd?.

7. i want to be your faithful slave.. 6. tonight we're gonna party like it's 1974.. 7. your breasts are like towers.. 6. would you welcome a shepherding call?.
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Why are WTBTS headquarters moving out of Brooklyn?
by BoleynGirl in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
aside from the economic incentives, has the wtbts actually said why they are moving the headquarters to warwick, ny?.

is there any sort of official statement re: reasoning?.

are they suggesting this is part of the "preparation" for the big a - when nyc will clearly be destroyed, and so jehovah won't have to squint and pick out the jws in brooklyn in order to avoid them when hurling the fireballs..
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"JW" Says Donor Organs Cause Personality Changes (and other nonsense) on TV!
by mummatron in
1. watchtower
2. medical
http://www.4thought.tv/4thoughts/0354-derek-house-should-organ-donation-be-made-compulsory-.

4thought.tv asks if organ donations should be compulsory.

derek house is a jehovahs witness who believes an organ transplant could lead to the recipient having a change of personality.. this was on tv here in the uk this week.i couldn't believe my eyes and ears when i saw this!note the comments - many of them are defending jws saying he can't really be one.
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Little Do Non-JWS know but that is God's plan: Destroy the governments and put jws in charge
by blondie in
1. jw
2. friends
here is a tidbit from our convention here in amarillo .

this is not a. spoiler.

the item was included in our closing talk and related to the entire.
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The J Dub Culture of Skirt-Wearing
by mummatron in
1. jw
2. friends
this is something that has always bothered me.

as a born-in jw i was raised as a little girl wearing skirts and dresses which is clearly quite normal in terms of gender-appropriate clothing.

however, the older i grew, the more i realised that all jw women and girls wore skirts to meetings and when out in fs, but would wear trousers in their everyday life.
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A few notes on September 15, 2011 Watchtower, fresh off the presses!
by sd-7 in
1. jw
2. friends
september 15th, 2011 watchtower, page 28, paragraph 13:.

"if a human overseer in god's organization provides you with instructions that seem extremely detailed, you might at times feel frustrated.

jehovah, however, is a perfect overseer who delegates generously and trusts his servants.
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Please Do a 13-Word Sentence Describing How You Feel Right Now
by snowbird in
1. social
2. entertainment
right now, i feel lower than a dead dog on flatwoods plantation road.. syl.