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  Today's Text: Education Is Important... Not You, Higher Education!

  by Divergent in

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  tuesday, october 24. wisdom is good for you.

  if you find it, you will have a future.—prov.

  24:14.. as parents, you want your teenage children to remain spiritually healthy.

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  This is the kind of writing that always drove me crazy when I was in. The article makes no sense. Your highlighted sentence is followed with a sentence that includes the word "likewise." So, what does that mean? Are we talking about maintaining a spiritual life as they go to school? That is the way I read it, but I can see that this is open to interpretation.

  So, are they for or against college education? It is hard to tell from this article. The "open to interpretation" comments will leave all confused.
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  Random thought: Today is the 45 anniversary of my baptism

  by NewYork44M in

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  i was on the bus this morning and this thought came up while i was playing candy crush.

  happy baptism birthday to me.

  i was a mere child when baptized.

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  I was on the bus this morning and this thought came up while I was playing Candy Crush. Happy baptism birthday to me. I was a mere child when baptized. If I could only go back to talk to my 12 yo self...
  
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  Jealous of the JWs in 2017

  by pleaseresearch in

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  2. beliefs

  i know your going to be thinking what???.

  but it's true, when i was a young boy i had to go to the 5 weekly meetings.

  also with my mum we would be at the doors and actually have debates.

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  Substance no longer exists. I can remember my mother and pioneer have discussions that showed depth. No more. I can recall watching a YouTube video of an "apostate" and a witness at a cart. The witness seemed like a nice enough guy, but his comments demonstrated how little he knew about his own faith.

  I propose that the lack of depth is a strategic decision.
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  My friend the 'Super-Dub.'

  by joey jojo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i speak semi-regularly to an old friend of mine who i would describe as a super-dub.. he knows i am inactive but over the years i have peppered him with a lot of questions about the org.

  that i hoped would make him at least pause and think somewhat rationally about the reality of being a jw in this brave new- post gb 2.0 world.. we have discussed everything from the generation changes, to the u.n. , failed prophecy, flip flops, the reduction in size of the wt magazine, the closing/ consolidation of bethels including lay-offs, jw broadcasting, cart witnessing- etc, etc.. what do i mean by super-dub?

  he is a born-in, has missionary parents, he reg.

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  I have a friend on the "inside." He is also very vocal with me about all the faults of the organization.
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  Do you believe in god?

  by freakyAL in

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  i used to be a staunch believer in god.

  maybe its technology and science advancing so much thats got me doubting idk.

  do you believe in god?

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  I would love to believe in god, I really would love to think of a benevolent caretaker of my life and beyond. I just don't see this happening.
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  Clue re approach to Annual Report in Jan 2018 MWB

  by Nicholaus Kopernicus in

  1. watchtower
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  at the agm on oct 7th, his eminence miserable morris iii stated the jw yearbook would cease publication and that the annual report would instead be released via the "about us" menu in the jw website.

  related to this, the "life and ministry meeting workbook - january 2018 (living as christians)" outlines the following item to be considered jan 1-7 2018...."annual service report: (15 min.

  ) talk by an elder.

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  I suspect, that they will not publish comprehensive numbers. We will probably only ever see the numbers that are "cherry-picked" for effect.
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  Update

  by Issa in

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  it has been a couple of months since the last time i updated.

  i got a good news to share.

  i have been accepted to university!

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  Congratulations. I wish you the very best.
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  Current week long Elders school. Outlines / talks?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
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  so in my part of the world, they are currently holding the week long elders schools.

  my father is attending one.

  does anyone (hello wifi bandit?

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  NewYork44M

  A week-long elders meeting! Yikes I can't imagine. I sat through a few 2-day meetings. Those were painful beyond any description. By the 3rd day, you will have an audience full of old men sleeping. The noise of the snoring will be deafening.
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  "Deficit" at JW Assembly

  by cookiemaster in

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  i've recently been at an assembly here in romania and there was an announced they were running a 10,000 euro deficit and urging all attendees to donate more money besides the already 5k has was donated during that day.

  i really don't understand these things.

  it's their own assembly hall.

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  God is all-powerful, all-perfect, all-knowing, and all-wise, somehow just can't handle money!

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iouZYYzQEjU

  God loves you - and he needs your money. So, it is no coincidence that assemblies run at a deficit.
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  is armageddon starting ?

  by stan livedeath in

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  the sky is so dark here in the south of the uk.

  could be armageddon starting.. or then it could be dust particles in the atmosphere..

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  NewYork44M

  the sky is so dark here in the south of the UK. could be armageddon starting.
  or then it could be dust particles in the atmosphere.

  No Armageddon. The official answer is that an angel farted.