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Is Watchtower's position on smoking consistent with its position on masturbation?
by Island Man in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
watchtower considers masturbation to be a form of uncleanness but not a disfellowshipping offence because the bible says nothing about masturbation.

a jw who masturbates is likely to face no more than losing privileges in the congregation.. like masturbation, smoking is considered by jws to be a form of uncleannes and like masturbation, the bible says nothing about it.

but a jw who smokes faces disfellowshipping.. yes, smoking is known to be deleterious to a person's health whereas the jury is still out on the adverse health effects of masturbation.
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Surprise ! Surprise ! 2015 Arrives and NO Armageddon or World's " End " - Go Figure
by flipper in
1. jw
2. friends
i guess 99.9 % of ex-jw's here could have predicted as much .

armageddon didn't happen in 1914. it didn't happen in 1925. it didn't happen in 1975. and it did not happen in 2014. since the wt society first predicted a world's end when their organization started in 1879 - 126 years have passed which according to any dictionary in any human language 126 years comprises of 4 separate generations each totaling 30 years each.

plus 6 years into a 5th generation.
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BOE 2014-11-06 Procedures when legal issues are involved
by wifibandit in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
full set: http://imgur.com/a/z4k2t.

sample:.

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Seriously - is there a better live performance?
by berrygerry in
1. social
2. entertainment
hey!.

it's the weekend.. is there anything more glorious musically?.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azwauzzkdys.
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F & DS - the Domestics
by Listener in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i was just considering the copyright issues that the wtbts impose on other people and thought about their so called appointment of the fds as discussed in matthew 24:45 "who really is the faithful and discreet slave whom his master appointed over his domestics ?.

this is how tje governing body identify the domestics.

who, then, are the domestics ?
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AAWA activists burst into a Kingdom Hall in Kent!
by raymond frantz in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
aawa activists burst into a kingdom hall in kent.

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Be Honest: Were You Ever Jealous When Someone Was Appointed a Pioneer, MS or Elder?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i knew some that were very happy for you and others, along with their families, that were envious of someone's advancement.. .

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On a Scale of 1 to 10---How Devoted Were You To Being One of Jehovah's Witnesses?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
as i grew up in the religion, i was a 10. i wanted to be made a "servant" because that was instilled in me from infancy.

i diligently studied ever piece of watchtower literature and defended my religion intensely.. when i got into my 30's, i started to see little cracks in the watchtower's surface but decided to "wait on jehovah".

then i started to research a little more critically and realized i couldn't defend the prophecies, the treatment of people and the hypocrisy that was becoming more obvious, that especially an elder can see.. it was a gradual thing---from a 10 to a zero!.
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BOTR- Announcement
by Band on the Run in
1. jw
2. friends
law school is obviously not the hardest program to follow.

it isn't something that can be replicated on the internet.

a first year student can find the law.
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DEVO founder Bob Casale passes
by designs in
1. social
2. entertainment
talk about a fun looney group, devo and their new wave music made even people with two left feet dance crazy.

founding member bob casale passed, he was 61.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iievqfb4wuo.