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  "They took no note" - ?

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a friend and i talked on the phone recently, and he read matthew 24:36-38 from 3 different versions of the bible.

  the various renderings indicated that the citizenry were not aware of a coming judgment nor did they suspect anything, giving rise to the thought: what did noah preach (if anything)?

  likewise, were people in areas far removed from noah's alleged ark building apprised of his monumental feat?

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  CoCo & Darth Rutherford > > Judge for yourselves the various translations in the KIT (1969).

  Mt 24:39

  Lk 2:43

  

  Jn 8:27

  

  Jn 10:6

  

  Jn 12:16

  

  Jn 16:3

  

  Ro 3:17

  

  Hb 3:10

  

  Re 2:24
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  A Pamphlet and Cosmology: A Circle or a Sphere?

  by kepler in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  this is a long rant.

  hope this is of interest to someone... .

  question 22: cosmology: a circle or sphere?

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  Cross-check to a somewhat older link on the subject of the hebrew word hhug [circle].
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  March 2012 Aux Pioneering

  by truthlover in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so far what is the response to the aux pioneering this year vs last year?.

  in our cong - only 10 so far vs 52 last april.

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  Found Sheep >>

  Years past my spouse relinquished the marital position voluntarily by abandoning me, yet they would not extend that privilege afterward. When pressing for answers, I was refered to something about a new directive in 2006 (from the GB, and orally, I guess) - go, figure. They wanted to see efforts in making up again.

  My response: "Don't worry, I'll be happy"
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  What's the JW reaction to new 16 page mags????

  by diamondiiz in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  if you've been to the meeting when the letter was read, what was jw reaction????

  just curious if it was just another sign that the end is nearer or did any wake up for a second to realize the corporation is downsizing due to costs..

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  Being asked how I came to know about the change weeks beforehand I replied in kind by citing to "know important friends in close proximity to the GB."
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  How do you study the Bible? (for those that do)

  by Silent_Scream in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  what have you found is a productive way for you to study the bible?

  do you have a group?

  or a solitary preference?.

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  When going over passages of interest I ponder the question: How will the avid reader understand this text in 2,000 years from now?
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  Question for Dogpatch (Randy): What will it cost to produce the new 16-page Watchtower & Awake?

  by Alfred in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  when literature used to be sold d2d, i remember how the society never missed an opportunity to trash other religions for "peddling god's word for profit" while boasting about how the watchtower only charges for the cost of the paper and ink.. in the book "witnesses of jehovah", the author mentioned that randall watters used to be involved in print cost analysis and determined that, while we were selling wt & awake mags for 20 cents door-to-door, it was really only costing the society 4 cents per copy to produce.

  that's a whopping 400% profit!.

  obviously, things have changed... the paper is different, as well as the ink and printing methods in general.

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  "NO COMMENTS"

  The cost of literature that we place in the field may be offset in part by donations to the Society’s worldwide work offered by us at the Kingdom Hall and by interested ones who accept it. However, when it comes to literature items we request for our personal use, including songbooks, Yearbooks, deluxe Bibles, and so forth, we cannot expect outsiders to care for our needs. Jehovah’s dedicated servants are the primary source of this financial support. With that in mind, many publishers estimate what these items might cost if commercially produced, and then they contribute accordingly. For example, a deluxe, gold-edged Bible can easily cost $20 or more, a reference book may be $40 and up, a full-color wall calendar may sell for at least $5, an encyclopedia on CD-ROM costs from $50 to $100 or higher, music compact discs commonly cost close to $20, and some videos are often sold for much more. A failure to contribute enough to cover costs will ultimately restrict what the organization may otherwise be able to accomplish in furthering the worldwide work.

  km 11/96 p. 3 par. 6 / Share With Others According to Their Needs

  It is my understanding the GB has arrived at the fulfillment of the sentence quoted last.
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  The "worlds" view of the preaching work- pretty accurate

  by stuckinamovement in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  true story ........so i was standing in line at the hardware store yesterday, picking up some garden stuff and happened to catch the conversation in front of me.

  the man in front of me was buying a no soliciting sign.

  the checker asked "who is this for, girl scouts?

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  moshe >> JWS are trained to ring the bell and kindly ask if the doormat was left behind by a former occupant. Nothing will stop them of inquiring.
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  God's Word for us through Jeremia: Sound advice for working husbands?

  by bats in the belfry in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the gb for sure likes telling husbands what they expect of them to do.. .

  what is the sound and balanced(?

  ) advice coming from them?

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  The GB for sure likes telling husbands what they expect of them to do.
  
  What is the sound and balanced(?) advice coming from them? Your job to provide for your family is not as important as the meetings. We tell you to "choose what is really valuable".
  
  Don't you realize how foolish it would be to choose for yourself a convenient way to please God?
  
  
  Now I was under the distict impression Jesus taught differently. "Come to me, all YOU who are toiling and loaded down, and I will refresh YOU. (...) For my yoke is kindly and my load is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30)

  

  

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  Does the WTS now teach that the people of Noah's day and the people of Sodom will be resurrected?

  by garbonzo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does the wts now teach that the people of noah's day and the people of sodom will be resurrected?.

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  JWS always joke about it: "Make sure to survive Armageddon to find out for yourself".
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  Marriage troubles: Experiences of JW wives leaving JW men

  by bats in the belfry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  pls, someone direct me to experiences in the magazines or any other of their publications speaking about the lasting damage to the psychological development (traumata) of watchtower men when their watchtower wives separate from them?

  - - - i could not find any, can you?

  q.: do only men separate/leave the women in the organization?.

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  bats in the belfry

  ?!?

  What are you all sayin'?

  In a hundred years of tripe, disscussing endlessly the subjects of oral, anal, vaginal, and mammal obscessions, they never even touched on two conflicting opinions, whereby living under one roof is made impossible?

  And women never leave men behind? ... what a strange, spaced-out and skewed belief system they have, indeed !