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  for CoCo - you'll get it

  by Hortensia in

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  oh for god's sake - edit, edit, edit!.

  today's crossword had the following clue: penultimate word in a fairy tale.

  the answer?

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  NeonMadman

  "Ever" is usually the penultimate (second to last) word in a fairy tale: "...and they lived happily ever after." I'm not sure what the problem was?
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  Is the Revelation Grand Climax book in print anymore?

  by wallsofjericho in

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  i watched a couple daniel clark videos on youtube (simple but interesting btw) and he mentioned the revelation book is no longer in print.. is that true??

  what other books did we grow up with that are out of print?.

  truth booklive forever book(old) united in worship(old) evolution/creation bookthose seem to be the biggies.

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  NeonMadman

  BTW:

  The change from "in our 20th century" to "in our day" was in the January 1, 1989 Watchtower. The printed magazine carried the former wording, but it had been changed to the latter when the bound volume was issued (and, of course, in the later CD-ROM).

  The book that said explicitly that Armageddon would come in the 20th century was The Nations Shall Know That I Am Jehovah - How? (p. 216). Ironically, this was the book that also claimed prophetic status for the organization (e.g., p.58).
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  Is the Revelation Grand Climax book in print anymore?

  by wallsofjericho in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i watched a couple daniel clark videos on youtube (simple but interesting btw) and he mentioned the revelation book is no longer in print.. is that true??

  what other books did we grow up with that are out of print?.

  truth booklive forever book(old) united in worship(old) evolution/creation bookthose seem to be the biggies.

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  NeonMadman

  A revised edition of the book was issued in 2006, and, as far as I know, is still in print.
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  Porneia in marriage - a changing view:

  by Splash in

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  2. beliefs

  1974 - can divorce your marriage mate if they insist on oral / anal intercourse.

  1978 - can still divorce your marriage mate if they insist on oral / anal intercourse.

  1983 - cannot divorce your marriage mate if they insist on oral / anal intercourse.

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  NeonMadman

  1. How would you feel if you were disfellowshipped for divorcing a mate, only for the teaching to later change so that you would no longer be disfellowshipped?

  Except that you would still be disfellowshipped because you didn't obey the organization at the time, and in order to get reinstated, you would have to repent of doing something that is not now prohibited, so if you did it now, you wouldn't have to repent but because you did it then, you need to repent...

  HUH??
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  How many former Jehovah's Witnesses bury their head in the sand when it comes to reasoning about the NGO "conspiracy"?

  by Change Name in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  hi all - sure sure, you can call me a troll or brainwashed cult member.

  i am totally interested in how your answers to these questions.. .

  do you find yourself ignoring anything that jehovah's witnesses bring out in regards to their former status as an ngo?.

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  NeonMadman

  As far as the topic at hand, if a JW were to join the YMCA 'just to use the swimming pool,' not because he really agreed with the aims and principles of the YMCA, do you think it would really matter what kind of membership he bought? Or would the mere fact of his taking any sort of membership be enough to get him into a JC meeting?
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  How many former Jehovah's Witnesses bury their head in the sand when it comes to reasoning about the NGO "conspiracy"?

  by Change Name in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  hi all - sure sure, you can call me a troll or brainwashed cult member.

  i am totally interested in how your answers to these questions.. .

  do you find yourself ignoring anything that jehovah's witnesses bring out in regards to their former status as an ngo?.

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  NeonMadman

  The OP was cut and pasted from http://www.jehovahsjudgment.co.uk/watchtower-un-ngo/knowyourngos.html. Just sayin'. Typical JW lack of ability to generate an original thought.
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  Snarky Question

  by earthfire in

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  2. beliefs

  so i have a question that's been bothering me for years.

  i know this is extreme but i think you'll see where i'm going with this.

  so ex-jw's are evil we're on "satan's side" as my dad told me and we aren't worth a hello.

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  NeonMadman

  So, wait...you're complaining that the organization isn't restrictive enough?
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  Girl scout cookies are demonized

  by Gojira_101 in

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  okay so i think it might be the concussion making me go on this rant...not too sure.. the girl scouts started selling their cookies yesterday and for the first time in my life i will be ordering cookies.....i mean wtf is so wrong with ordering cookies from them?

  i love the thin mint's and guess what?

  you can only buy them from girl scouts!!!!!!.

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  NeonMadman

  Actually, the position is that boy and girl scouts are paramilitary organizations, and that supporting them would be a violation of neutrality. You need to go back to the Golden Age of May 22, 1935 to read the details, but there has never been a revision of the teaching. As you note, most JWs follow the rule but have no idea why.
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  What new light are they rolling out at the next convention?

  by garyneal in

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  2. beliefs

  i think i heard that the wt recently announced that the fds is really the gb alone.

  is this suppose to be brought out at the convention?.

  any other new light coming out that anyone is aware of?

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  NeonMadman

  I've seen speculation in at least one pro-JW source that there might be a new revision of the NWT coming this year; apparently the NWT has gone out of print in some branches.

  Also, the discontinuation of the Trinity brochure might lead one to believe that a replacement is coming soon. It really is out of print, as I visited Wallkill Bethel recently and picked up copies off the 'discontinued items' shelves.
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  My attempt at correcting a heavily biased Wiki article

  by cedars in

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  2. child-abuse

  she was prevented from going to the authorities?

  details of the policy have been published in jehovah's witnesses' publications and press releases issued by their office of public information.

  if there is evidence to suggest that the alleged perpetrator did abuse children, congregation duties are suspended.[8].

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  NeonMadman

  I dunno guys but IMHO Wikipedia begs to differ and seems much? more objective and fair in their point of view, just Google "jehovah's witnesses sexual abuse" and check out the first link to Wikipedia. Pretty clear there is no cover up and a lot done to protect kids.

  The only thing that a JW considers "objective and fair" is if the organization is painted in glowing terms, with no negative information whatsoever.