jwstudy-san, I just had a look in the elders book and there is nothing specific on it. In chapter 10.5 it talks about transporting a disfellowshipped or disassociated person to a meeting and says that if a JW transports a disfellowshipped or disassociated person to the meeting there should be no fraternizing or conversing. Sitting at the back of the hall might be an extension of this, but as Blondie said, will vary from place to place.
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Question from Japan about "probation seat"
by jwstudy indear friends, this is my first post.. i like to ask all of you about custom among j.w.. .
i am from japan.
i have noticed several times in japan.
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Question from Japan about "probation seat"
by jwstudy indear friends, this is my first post.. i like to ask all of you about custom among j.w.. .
i am from japan.
i have noticed several times in japan.
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WinstonSmith
jwstudy-san yookoso! Moo sugu watashi wa anta ni 'personal message' o okuremasu.
Watashi no nihongo wa dame desu. Sumimasen. Anata no eigo wa totemo joozu desu.
Looks like my high school Japanese is finally coming in handy!
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Superb Hate Mail
by God_Delusion inhi guys,.
why do people send me silly hate mail?
if you're going to send in hate mail, at least have the decency to use proper grammar and back up any claims with evidence.. goodness me, i thought it was just the jehovah's witnesses that sent nasty emails, now i'm getting it from their spin-off groups!.
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WinstonSmith
Or as Chandler said, "I'm not a surgeon. I can perform an operation on you to prove it if you want."
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Superb Hate Mail
by God_Delusion inhi guys,.
why do people send me silly hate mail?
if you're going to send in hate mail, at least have the decency to use proper grammar and back up any claims with evidence.. goodness me, i thought it was just the jehovah's witnesses that sent nasty emails, now i'm getting it from their spin-off groups!.
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Hi GD,
I really enjoy reading your blog mate. When I read this blog post earlier today, your offer to remove any information that is proven to be wrong reminded me of the Million Dollar Challenge from James Randi's foundation. They offer a million dollars to any psychic, medium or healer who can prove that their claims are true. It has been on offer for years, but no-one has taken it on yet.....
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Starting to read 1984 by Orwell
by TimothyT ini bought the book for a number of reasons:.
1. it sounds brill.. 2. it sounds like the kind of people who read are rather clever and well educated (and i want to be one of them).. 3. i may find it interesting how it relates to the jws.. regarding the latter, does anyone have any thoughts and feeling on this point, or is there anything i should look out for when comparing what orwell writes about with the jws?.
timmy :).
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Great choice TimothyT, you'll really enjoy it. How much did i enjoy it? Check out my username....
Animal Farm is an even better comparison to what life as a JW is like. The parallels, especially when you know it was written about Communism and Stalin, are very interesting.
I wrote a list of the comparisons I found most profound. You might enjoy having a read through:
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GB will do your research for you, just sit back and absorb
by irondork ini know a statement like this has appeared in the literature but i cannot find it.
searching this forum, i am unable to find a conversation on it.. .
it's out there somewhere.
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Andre. LOL, gets me every time!
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"No Other Magazine Comes Close" - Watchtower's new slogan...
by cedars in...and they're clearly in the mood for pushing it on youtube.. .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lerx3gkthxk.
what is it with all these random youtube channels, each showing polished and highly-produced videos.
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WinstonSmith
@Slimboyfat: Yes, but don't use it on the stage. That's bad. People could get jealous.
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"No Other Magazine Comes Close" - Watchtower's new slogan...
by cedars in...and they're clearly in the mood for pushing it on youtube.. .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lerx3gkthxk.
what is it with all these random youtube channels, each showing polished and highly-produced videos.
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I guess the good thing is, if people go to YouTube, both the public and JWs, and search for "Jehovah's Witnesses" they'll have to wade through a pile of anti-JW stuff to find anything pro.
I'm guessing it was embedded on the official site and the guy who posted it lifted the link to 'spread the word'. Naughty naughty.
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"No Other Magazine Comes Close" - Watchtower's new slogan...
by cedars in...and they're clearly in the mood for pushing it on youtube.. .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lerx3gkthxk.
what is it with all these random youtube channels, each showing polished and highly-produced videos.
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You're right Cedars, while it is simple and wouldn't have cost that much, the quality, clarity and graphics show some serious time input. If they are not from the WTS, then whoever did this has a lot of time on their hands (and lots of international friends!). Perhaps making these kinds of things is now considered 'alternative witnessing' ha ha. Hmm count your time while storyboarding, count it while filming, count it while editing. Each view on YouTube counts as a return visit. Sweeeeeeeet.
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Court Proposes Reducing Puntives to $8,610,000, Condition on Candace's Accepting Amount - Otherwise, New Trial Re Punitives
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If I have read the court docs right, this does not have anything to do with the verdict. The verdict has been made and the WTS was found negligent and ordered to pay money as punishment. The disucussion now is how much will they pay? The court has suggested a lower amount and said we will go to a new trial about the money, but Candace, if you accept this amount we'll do no more. If the WTS says,"we don't want to pay that money" by appealing, every year the case goes on, they will be up for 10% on top of the offered amount.
That is my understanding.
Sorry for the double post before,not sure what happened there!