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  Authentic & Real Police Blotter from our Area about a JW

  by flipper in

  1. social
  2. humour

  even though this is a real police blotter report recently from our local news about a jw i just had to post it under " social/jokes & humor " as it is pretty hilarious !.

  here is the news clip : " 8:47 p.m. - a woman from the 200 block of -------- way reported she is a jehovah's witness and her parents started talking in tongues and chasing her.

  pretty weird, huh ?

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  NeonMadman

  Is speaking in tongues a felony or a misdemeanor in her area?
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  FOR ACTIVE WITNESSES ONLY - PLEASE!!

  by The Searcher in

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  2. beliefs

  this is a sincere request to any brothers or sisters who are fearful of websites such as this; .

  please imitate the beroeans who carefully examined the scriptures to see if what the apostle paul said was the truth.

  they were described as being "noble minded" for doing so!!.

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  Good questions, except #2 and maybe #3, I think. With regard to question #2, logical order and chronological order are two different things. It would be perfectly logical, for example, to rank events in order of their importance, but that would not necessarily be chronological order. The fact that both words contain "logical" doesn't imply that they mean the same thing. I don't see any conflict between Luke's opening statement and the passage you cite from the Insight book.

  As far as Rahab and Ruth, there is no implication in the Bible or in WTS literature that their presence "corrupted" the Messianic lineage. They were proselytes to the worship of YHWH, which carried a different status than that of the "alien resident." The proselyte was regarded as essentially having become a Jew; male proselytes would be circumcised, proselytes could engage in worship with the Israelites, even attending the Temple. Wikipedia (granted, not always the most scholarly source, but good as a quick reference) makes the following distinction:

  There are two kinds of proselytes in Rabbinic Judaism:

  1. Ger tzedek (righteous proselytes, proselytes of righteousness, religious proselyte, devout proselyte)
  2. Ger toshav (resident proselyte, proselytes of the gate, limited proselyte, half-proselyte)

  A righteous proselyte is a Gentile who has converted to Judaism, is bound to all the doctrines and precepts of the Jewish economy, and is considered a full member of the Jewish people. They are to be circumcised as adults (different from Brit milah) and immersed in a mikvah should they wish to eat of the Passover sacrifice.

  A gate proselyte [5] is a "resident alien" who lives in the Land of Israel and follows some of the customs. They are not required to be circumcised nor to comply with the whole of the Torah. They are bound only to conform to the seven precepts of Noah, the Noahide Laws: do not worship idols, do not blaspheme God's name, do not murder, do not commit immoral sexual acts, do not steal, do not tear the limb from a living animal, and do not fail to establish courts of justice to be assured of a place in the world to come.

  If Rahab and Ruth were of the first category, which I would assume was the case, it hardly seems that their presence in the Messianic line would be seen as a corrupting influence. In fact, it was not, because King David was also descended from these women, and no Jew would have questioned his credentials. Obviously, Rahab and Ruth were regarded as full members of the nation of Israel after their conversion.

  That said, the other questions are excellent ones, and I'll be interested to see if any active JWs have a response to them.
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  New Light on the New Light!!

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just discovered that the 'new light' regarding the the identity of the 'slave' is not so new.

  in the brochure "who are doing jehovah's will today?

  ", (brought out months before the annual meeting) it clearly states in the first paragraph in section 19 that "jesus would appoint the slave - during the time of the end!!

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  I don't think it's a doctrine they were ever completely consistent about. The prior understanding seems to have been that the "slave" was somehow appointed at Pentecost, and thus existed throughout Christian history, but also that in some sense the "slave" was appointed in 1919 - perhaps in the sense of the existing slave being appointed 'over all the Master's belongings' at that time? I'm not sure the sequence of events was ever spelled out clearly. I'm also not sure that they weren't actually contradicting themselves in various publications.
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  How Would You Answer

  by turtleturtle in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  a brother once explained away 1975 by saying "jehovah changed his mind about the ninevites, didn't he?

  did that mean he was a false prophet?

  how would you answer that?.

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  So did mankind repent en masse and turn to God before 1975? That's why God spared the Ninevites. If so, why are JWs still out knocking on doors?
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  Looking Back, Did You Notice Many JWs Had Drinking, Drug or Mental Issues?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as an elder, i saw many people that were affected by booze, drugs and mental health issues.

  a lot of witnesses fought depression and turned to other things when they realized they couldn't keep up the pace and find inner happiness with what they did do..

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  NeonMadman

  The congregations I was in were like Prozac nation. Seems like the majority of the "happiest people on earth" were on the stuff, or some similar product. Including me, at the time. Funny, I haven't needed it since I left the organization.
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  amazon prime or netflix?

  by Hortensia in

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  2. friends

  i've had netflix for a long time, but it can be very disappointing.

  i like streaming movies and tv shows, but netflix has a lot less to offer in the streaming department than in the dvds it mails.

  amazon's prime is less expensive, and sometimes it has the stuff i want, but a lot of the time it doesn't either.. i suppose the different companies make different agreements with movie distributors.

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  I use Netflix streaming, but also kept the 2-at-a-time disc option. That way I can still get the new movies that aren't out on streaming yet. There is so much stuff to watch on streaming that I never lack something to watch, even when I have watched both discs.
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  New Rooming Arrangement for some district conventions in the UK - what are they up to?

  by 88JM in

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  2. friends

  so i missed this letter below being read out last week - i got a look at it from the notice board this week.. from what i heard, this announcement was not received entirely positively as such, but there were apparently one or two for who this is a bit annoying.. staying at hotels for the district convention is nothing new here - many are used to staying at the same hotel/b&b/campsite every year, and get quite friendly with the owners.

  but this year, it looks like not only do we have a new location for our district assembly (glasgow - the s.e.c.c.?

  ) but we are being told what hotel to stay at, supposedly to make things cheaper.. what i can't understand is, if this is really for the benefit of people, why didn't they do this years ago?

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  It could result in difficulties if a large number of delegates choose not to use the hotels listed, hut for one reason or another, make their own arrangements.

  Translation: If the hotels we have made kickback deals with begin to realize that they don't need to pay us off to get our people's business, we won't be able to shake them down for money anymore.
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  Confidential Materials!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  all documents of important nature such as, our kingdom ministry, boe letters, forms, or other materials will now be sent only by email or private message communications.

  they will not be posted out here on the board.

  if someone else wants to post them, be my guest.. .. we have no other choice in this matter, and sending out confidential documents is better when it is done privately.

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  NeonMadman

  OK, figured it out thanks to finallysomepride. I've also sent a pm to you, Atlantis!
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  Confidential Materials!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  all documents of important nature such as, our kingdom ministry, boe letters, forms, or other materials will now be sent only by email or private message communications.

  they will not be posted out here on the board.

  if someone else wants to post them, be my guest.. .. we have no other choice in this matter, and sending out confidential documents is better when it is done privately.

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  NeonMadman

  I can't seem to figure out how to send a pm...what am I missing here?
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  Steal a Jehovah's Witness Lawnmower....go to jail. Will JWs try to convert him in prison ?

  by Balaamsass in

  1. social
  2. current

  man indicted on stealing mower from jehovah's witnesses.

  the man was sentenced to seven years after he pleaded guilty to stealing a mower from new life covenant church.. by joe scottemail the author5:55 am email print comment </form> back to article new embed|share jeremy humphries, 2, was indicted on second-degree burglary and felony theft charges.

  a st. charles county grand jury said there was enough evidence to try humphries for breaking in and stealing a lawn mower and other lawn care equipment from the st. peters congregation of jehovah's witnesses.

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  I'm surprised they didn't offer to drop the charges in exchange for starting a Bible study with him.