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  u can speak against Christ but not the GB

  by Damascus in

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  so i am in trouble for questioning the whole rats nest of deceit and lies.

  in matthew 12 jesus says: whoever speaks a word against the son of man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the holy spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come.

  " the gb seems to replace 'holy spirit' with themselves.

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  Here are some other possibilities that you could use:
  
  (Romans 14:4) . . .Who [am I] to judge the house servant of another? To his own master he stands or falls.. . . (Said from the standpoint that it is God and Jesus who ultimately decide who is faithful)
  
  (1 Corinthians 4:5) . . .do not judge anything before the due time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring the secret things of darkness to light and make the counsels of the hearts manifest, and then each one will have his praise come to him from God.
  
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  Scholastic Dishonesty - June 2012 Awake - Jewish Exile Timeline

  by Ultimate Reality in

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  the june 2012 awake has another article on the exile of the jews by the babylonians.

  once again the wt quotes dishonestly.. .

  from page 14:.

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  TIME: The Corpse in the Kremlin's Front Yard Tests the Strength of Putin's Faith

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  http://time.com/4750396/vladimir-putin-orthodox-jehovah-witness-lenin-corpse/?xid=newsletter-brief.

  the corpse in the kremlin's front yard tests the strength of putin's faith.

  simon shuster.

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  Very interesting AI. Thank you for posting. Its good to see secular sources recognizing the role of the Orthodox church in all this. IMO, they are (unwittingly) setting themselves up also.
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  Jehovah’s Witnesses former members tell court they were subjected to "total control" From TASS

  by NikL in

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  from tass the official russian news agency.. apologies if this has appeared on this board already.... http://tass.com/world/941007.

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  Is JWdotOrg still doing a play by play of the proceedings? I was wondering if they are including this testimony from these former members. As it is, they usually wipe all memory of such ones away. For example, if they have their picture in a pub or as part of an illustration, they are eventually replaced with someone else.
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  Memorial Bread-Break a piece off or eat whole?

  by TakeOffTheCrown in

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  question for some of the old-timers in the congregation.

  did those who professed to be of the anointed and partook of the bread, did they break off a piece of the bread and then eat it; or did they take the whole piece and eat it?

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  Bobcat

  I had started a thread a few years ago on a similar topic (here).
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  Proper understanding of the Mediator & New Covenant

  by Crazyguy in

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  mediator and the new covenant.

  the society has taught that only the 144,000 are to par-take of the emblems and jesus only mediates and died for them.

  "he is the mediator between his heavenly father, jehovah god, and the nation of spiritual israel, which is limited to only 144,000 members.

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  Bobcat

  I enjoyed re-reading this thread and links. Hope you're having a great Saturday evening Crazyguy.
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  Go bags?

  by punkofnice in

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  i heard recently that there was a talk given at the kh about having a 'go bag' ready because the big 'a' must be soooo close as evidenced by syria and the russian jobo thing.. does anyone know if this 'go bag' thing is substantiated in publications or just a local nut job being paranoid and attention seeking?.

  i also wonder about this 'go bag' thing, apparently, you need to make sure your biscuits (that's cookies to my over the pond friends), are not out of date.

  don't carry water, it's too heavy.. too many questions do i have.

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  As dropoffyourkey said,the WT was only selling it a disaster prep kind of thing. This is something recommended by the authorities, especially in areas that face regular situations like hurricanes. I would guess that associating it with the GT is something being done locally.
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  President Trump launches missile strike against Syria

  by jwleaks in

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  pesident trump authorized the missile strike because “it is in the vital, national security interest of the united states to prevent and deter the use of deadly chemical weapons.” .

  59 tomahawk missiles were launched from two us navy ships.. russia has condemned the action.. https://youtu.be/4svp3yfneyq.

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  I find it interesting that Russia had the wherewithal (S-400 system) to shoot down some of the Tomahawks and the advance warning, but let the raid continue.

  They might not have had enough inventory of S-400s in Syria to take them all out, but they certainly could have blunted the attack. The Russians also have a jamming system in place. I wonder if that would have had any effect on the Tomahawk's guidance (see here).
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  DPA Cards: Word Has Come Down To Badger People

  by JW_Rogue in

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  i know this must be coming down from the top because the elders in my hall who didn't really care before are all concerned about it.

  must be on the list of things to do before the co comes back around.

  in past years i never really thought about the dpa.

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  Demand that they sign a statement first, acknowledging that they insist that you fill a DPA out. Then give a copy of that statement to all the local hospitals as well as any local judges. It would effectively nullify every JW's DPA in your area.

  Or, record them pressuring you about it. Such a recording, if made public, would seriously affect the usefulness of any JWs DPA.
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  RUSSIA: (5 April 2017) Jehovah's Witnesses hearing under way

  by jwleaks in

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  the trial has begun.

  the crowd on the street (see photo) is now inside and the gallery is packed.. yesterday jehovah's witnesses presented a written legal argument - "objections to the administrative claim of the ministry of justice of the russian federation" - to the supreme court of russia which, in paragraph 254, argued that if the ministry for justice liquidates and bans the activities of jehovah's witnesses then this will force individual members to renounce or abandon their religion for fear of persecution.. download legal argument (russian).

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  Thanks CW and DW!