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The Governing Body are Governing Pharisees
by believingxjw inan excerpt from the december 15, 2001 watchtower article, learn from me.. .
""from a study of biblical and secular evidence, we can conclude that the pharisees thought highly of themselves as guardians of the public good and the national welfare.
they were not satisfied that gods law was fundamentally clear and easily understood.
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New CO talk: Be loyal to Org. even if you get weird instructions or can prove them wrong doctrinally!
by sir82 intheme was something about "loyalty to jehovah's visible organization".. i have neither the time nor inclination to summarize the whole thing, but a few points stood out:.
even if it causes you personal hardship.
example: joshua & caleb returned from spy trip to promised land with good report, but were "outvoted" by the other 10 spies.
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DNCall Unmasked - Part 5 of 5
by DNCall instartfragment.
during the appeal period of one week we sent the following letter to approximately 22 of our oldest and closest friends.
im including it here because it conveys how we feel at present, looking back over the half-century of our lives.. dear ____,.
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In Memory of Ray Franz's Nephew ...
by compound complex in[...] however sincere the vice president [fred franz} was, it is an undeniable fact that his rather cloistered life at the headquarters from his early twenties onward had largely isolated him from life as lived by ordinary people 'on the outside' (a term used frequently by staff workers at the watch tower headquarters with reference to life outside their select community).
the things being experienced by those who were engaged in secular employment, who had homes and families, knew what it was to be married or to be parents, had to face the problems and difficulties of day-to-day living as most people face them, formed little or no part of his experience.
from my own personal association with him over many years, it was evident that he was quite detached---or perhaps the expression could be "insulated"---from the reality of life as lived by the average person.
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At long last - Six Screens of the Watchtower website now Open!
by Incognito inhi everybody.. i've been a long time lurker here (as are sooo many others.
further to following mouthy's thread http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/11/129936/1.ashx , i noticed that the 'six screens' website is finally shown as being able to be 'checked out'.. i believe minimus first posted about this some months back.
some here have been waiting & asking about it ever since.. http://www.sixscreensofthewatchtower.com.
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The status of women in early Christianity
by Leolaia inthe watchtower society maintains a very strict gender dichotomy in its organization.
this is news to no one.
although men -- in many cases, unqualified men -- are expected to reach for advancement within local congregations (e.g.
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Do you really know what you believe?
by Leolaia inthere is a thought-provoking article on religion in the latest issue of skeptical inquirer.
i thought i'd share this quote which bears on jw issues in an interesting way:.
"do people know what their religious concepts are?
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Why do cults focus in on 'doomsday'?
by A Paduan inthat's my question - doomsday cults - how come ?
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Smiling Depression
by George inshe was such a nice sister.
i was particularly impressed by the way she read from the psalms.
her strong emotional attachment to god was obvious by the inflection in her voice when she read.
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