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  Help with some questions on "new light"

  by adjusted knowledge in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for a future conversation i will have with my mother i need some questions answered.

  otherwise i will have to search and read through jw literature and i rather not :0. what was the teaching of 1919 during 1980's and 1990's (this is when i was active and my mother became a witness)?.

  what is the current teaching of 1919?.

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  sarahsmile

  Goodness your a child brought up on Revealations It's Grand Climax Is At Hand!

  You can really pull this one off! I used that book to prove how crazy the doctine were.

  Maybe if you get a copy of the book and qoute from it as truth that alone will throw your mom off.

  You believe Jesus is all the angels in Revelations and not just Michael. I doubt that has changed but crazy is good.

  First couple chapter talk about Russell channeling 144,000 here on the earth. They probably still believe in Russell and most 144,000 channelling. But I think a portion of it has changed. Not too sure but GB is the most important change.

  If I had a JW library on CD I could help.

  How much fun you are going to have! Please post everything!
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  Why do Christian nations think they can assimilate Muslims into their communities , does Islam attempt to assimilate Christians in their communities ?

  by smiddy in

  1. social
  2. current

  islam /muslims today are what christianity was centuries ago , the two beleif systems are like oil and water , not to be mixed .

  christians are not tolerated spreading their infectious disease amongst muslims, in islamic countrys , and harsh penalties apply for them doing so in muslim countries , including the death penalty.

  stonings , whippings etc.. on the other hand christian nations are very tolerant of muslim extremists who incite hatred and violence on their own territory , and they get a slap on the wrist and say dont do it again .

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  sarahsmile

  Egypt used to be mostly Christian and Jews until Muslium came in a tortured and killed Christians and Jews! That is the reality of Muslims.

  A good book "God Has 99 Names" Exposes Muslim setting up homes in countries then taking over by torture.

  One day is now!
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  CONGREGATION FLEECING RESULTS?

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  how much did your congregation and its bank account get taken for?

  share your horror story!.

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  sarahsmile

  Wow calling people up for pledges! How would someone answer that phone call.
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  Donating Blood

  by Pete Zahut in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ask the next jw you encounter or who happens to showsup at your door, whether or not it is permissible , because of the new light regarding blood fractons, for jehovah's witnesses to donate blood so long as they specify in writing that their blood be spun down into fractions before it is used for medical purposes.. i did.....it's interesting to watch their eyes glaze over.. i'm thinking of calling bethel and asking the same question..

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  sarahsmile

  You should call Bethel! They will probably use your question in a WT!

  Smart!
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  I love the fact that the GB is becoming more visible. Why? Think micro expressions.

  by Island Man in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  micro expressions are involuntary facial expressions lasting for half a second or less.

  these facial expressions mirror a person's true emotions and so provide a window into a person's feelings in response to a statement or question.

  particular facial expressions correspond to particular emotions and the mappings are universal across cultures.

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  sarahsmile

  What if someone was a sociopathic personality. They know to not give any facial clues to victms.

  GB are scoiopathics able to lie and get others to believe the lie for a gain.

  How about if one is exhausted.

  I am going to Youtube to find any GB! Worth watching and looking for clues.
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  The resolution was actually passed!

  by stillin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  who would have thought that enough people would raise their hands when the resolution was put before the congregation tonight?

  based on the pledges that the publishers put on those little pieces of paper, the congregation is promising the wts that they will send $1,000/month to support the society's building funds.. there is a traditional monthly shortfall of about $100 with the basic monthly bills usually around $1,000.

  i didn't raise my hand.

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  sarahsmile

  Interesting, here I recall years ago most would not raise their hands to all those in favor. Then the elder would announce it went through when no one raised their hands but maybe a few old elders.

  Pre set to what they wanted to do by local elders. I think most knew that.
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  The resolution was actually passed!

  by stillin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  who would have thought that enough people would raise their hands when the resolution was put before the congregation tonight?

  based on the pledges that the publishers put on those little pieces of paper, the congregation is promising the wts that they will send $1,000/month to support the society's building funds.. there is a traditional monthly shortfall of about $100 with the basic monthly bills usually around $1,000.

  i didn't raise my hand.

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  sarahsmile

  What the hell were they thinking?

  Have you ever noticed some times that the vote goes through with out any one raising their hands!

  hmm, so now they do pledges on paper!

  What set them a part from other churches. They donate by handing in a slip.
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  John 6:68 vs 2 Timothy 4:3

  by OneEyedJoe in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  one thing that's bothered me for a while about the use of john 6:68 (oddly, this has always been the bigger issue than the rampant replacement of 'whom' with 'where') was it's apparent condemnation by 2 timothy 4:3.. from the jw bible:.

  john 6:68 - simon peter answered him: lord, whom shall we go away to?

  you have sayings of everlasting life.".

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  sarahsmile

  Crazyguy, that was fun,next!
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  Am I a judgmental bastard or just one of the last sane persons on this planet?

  by skeeter1 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so, i happened to see a young lady.

  she's about 13 or 14, can't be more than 16 years old.

  fresh faced, rosy cheeks, and a little pudgy.

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  sarahsmile

  I would like a fake one! Just to wear out some day.

  Personally I do not like them, but one day a young man had the wizard of oz chracters on his bottom back leg! It was so darn cute! He was with his wife and three tittle children. I said look and evetyone ahhhd over it! and him.

  I do not care what these young ones are doing. It is some sort of fad going on. They got tattoo magazines out with competitions. I think it is not my generation and I am not suppose to understand it. One time I saw someone with a whole arm of skulls piled up. At first glance I was horrified but after speaking to the young man it was silly of me. He smiled and explained he owns a shop and has a wife and children and it is a good living. Nothing what I imagined.

  Hopefully,I will be around for the next generation of young adults.
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  Reverse Shunning

  by mrhhome in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ok. now i find myself in an odd situation.

  my wife's family, who has let the witnesses walk all over her for 30 years, is trying to play nice.

  (mother-in-law is a witness.

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  sarahsmile

  Look most people know how to respect a temporarily visiting relative.

  If it is not your mother and father leave it to the wife. Stand up for your wife when needed.

  And smile at her when she is stressed.

  A man who stands by his wife without interferring in her relation is a smart man.

  Dump shits cause conflicts and problems.