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Assembly in Dudley UK
by Iron Eagle in
1. jw
2. friends
anybody go to the assemblies in dudley ?!?!.

its just around the corner but its the first time i won't be going and i dont feel any guilt about it !!!.

hahahaha!!.
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A Question for All JWs to Ponder
by radar in
1. jw
2. friends
if the governing body are spirit directed, why do they need to vote on issues pertaining to faith?.

if 12 governing body members vote, and say 5 vote in favour of one understanding but 7 vote in favour of the opposite.. does this mean that the 5 who were not of the majorityv, did not have jehovah's spirit on the matter?.

is the majority rule, the right one, the spirit directed one?.
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Urban Legends Reference Pages
by ThiChi in
1. jw
2. friends
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here is a great site dealing with urban legends and scams: .

http://www.snopes.com/index.htmledited by - thichi on 13 december 2002 10:27:19.
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The Watchtower's answer to any problem
by radar in
1. jw
2. friends
study,prayer and the ministry.

of all the shepherding calls that i know of, and no matter what the problem the flock may have encountered, essentially the same advice was given.

most elders have neither the experience or understanding or right to judge personal matters such as marital concerns or child abuse.
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Deleting A Poster Akin To DF'ing?
by Englishman in
1. jw
2. friends
i recently got an email from mr. moe.

amongst other things, she says that she hated df'ing when she was a dub, so she abhores the banning of certain posters from this site, because it seems so similar to df'ing.. i think her opinion is of great value and warrants looking at closely.

is suspending someone for the contents of their posts justifiable then?
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Its time for me to Leave
by radar in
1. jw
2. friends
this is goodbye from me folks!.

my son keeps taunting me saying are you on that jo bo site again.

it is true, i have spent too much time here, staring into the computer screen waiting for a revelation or something to catch my interest or imagination.. when i think about all that time and all those years spent as a watchtower slave, well it does leave you empty and with time on your hands dont it?.
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What "hooked" you?
by roybatty in
1. jw
2. friends
im not sure if this has been discussed before but id be interested to read some comments from those who became jws later in life.

what caught your attention and sucked you in?.

my parents became jws when i was 5 years old, so it was pretty much the only way of life that i knew.
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Objectivity and This Site
by Eutapro in
1. jw
2. friends
i must say that as a neutral scientific observer of this site--it seems that things are kind of one-sided here.

i thought this was a board with both devout jws and ex-jws on it.

on further reflection it appears that this medium of communication should probably be called ex-jw.com.
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The Kingdom Ministry and Jehovah's Witnesses
by radar in
1. jw
2. friends
what is the purpose of the kingdom ministry?.

the 1995 october 15th watchtower stated that the parable of the sheep and the goats will be fulfilled some time after the great tribulation.. up till that time jws were led to believe they were engaged in a separating work in fulfilment of that sheep and goats parable.

but from 1995 on, the watchtowers increasing new light shifted the emphasis from a separating to a preparatory work.. this leads to questions : what is the purpose of their kingdom ministry and in what way does it prepare people?.
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Constant Craving...
by SPAZnik in
1. watchtower
2. medical
friday i was dejected.. it had been a rough week.. it all came to a head and.

heres what i craved.... trust.. i crave trust.. the word itself.

the very concept.