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  Nephilim found in the State of Chihuahua

  by bats in the belfry in

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  the broadcaster, july 16, 1925. .

  the broadcaster was a four-page, second-class publication, that hoped to reach hundreds of thousands of persons through the mails.

  later, this publication was discontinued, because so many failed to reach their destination.

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  Those old magazines were such sensationalist rags.
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  Watchtower Study Articles - God is the WTS?

  by Joepublisher1 in

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  it's clear to me now - more than ever - that the wording in the watchtower is full of mind-manipulation.

  one that is glaring is how the wording always suggests that following the wts [watchtower society] is synonymous with listening to god/jehovah.

  so, if you pursue an education, you must be saying in your mind, i want to prepare for the future, just in case jehovah doesnt bring the end in my lifetime.

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  I'm trying to remember how I got to the Kool-Aid stage when my family joined the cult. I guess it was the reasoning that since Big J was blessing the organization it had to be God's agent on earth. Of course, the same argument could be made in favor of some soulless corporation. Oh, wait....
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  Sisters and the Double Standard in the Hall

  by Apognophos in

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  "i do not permit a woman to teach, or to exercise authority over a man, but to be in silence.

  " -- paul.

  okay, so this means that a sister has to speak to a householder when on the platform, so she isn't addressing us herself and teaching us something.

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  I remember listening to virtually illiterate brothers give the worst talks imaginable and thinking about all of the capable, intelligent women I knew who could have run circles around them. What a waste of minds!
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  New Light - FDS not appointed over Jesus' belonging just yet

  by leaving_quietly in

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  from http://www.jw.org/en/news/events-activities/annual-meeting-report-2012/.

  when does jesus appoint the slave over all his belongings?.

  in those verses, jesus is referring to his coming as judge during the great tribulation.matthew 24:30; 25:31, 32.. jesus appointment of the slave over his belongings, then, must also be a future event.

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  If I were still a JW I would be so freakin' confused at this point. They're changing core beliefs. How many bricks can they take out of the foundation before the whole structure collapses?
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  Turnips and the Watchtower

  by RoosterMcDooster in

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  [if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>normal</w:view> <w:zoom>0</w:zoom> <w:donotoptimizeforbrowser /> </w:worddocument> </xml><![endif].

  i know an elder that sprinkles this one into a lot of his talks and comments:.

  ifn the society tells us to plant turnips upside down then we should.

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  Hello, I Am New Here

  by arrakis1 in

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  was a jw for 40 years.

  stopped attending 2010...resigned officially in 2011. still a little shell shocked but beginning to feel much better now.

  awesome revelation....people in the world are not all that bad.

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  Welcome, Arrakis!

  Awesome revelation....people in the world are not all that bad. LOL

  Ain't that something? I remember the moment I had that epiphany. Hang on for the ride, you'll have more of those moments.
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  Vangogh, Welcome to the board!!!

  by ziddina in

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  i'd just like to say hello and welcome to one of our newest members, vangogh.... though he [she?

  ] hasn't posted a "hello" thread yet, here is his first post with a mini-autobiography.... http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/240404/1/all-things-given-to-us.

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  Welcome Vangogh! I was there in the early 70s too and new in the org. to boot. My father went totally bugnuts and quit his well-paying job to pioneer, plunging the family into poverty.

  Peanut Butter and Jehovah's Witnesses

  Scottleblog - The Odd Life of Jehovah's Witnesses
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  The WTS use of internet has dramatically changed

  by Gorbatchov in

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  since when is the so called "new light" (about the fds) published on the news-section of the officially website jw.org instead of in the study edition of the watchtower?

  the wts use of internet has dramatically changed.

  strange effect of this new "marketing" policy is that the annual meeting news at jw.org only available is for english speaking people with a computer and an internet connection.

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  That is interesting. Maybe they're trying to sneak that one in, almost like a bloodless coup.
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  Found an interesting site

  by wannaexit in

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  hi haven't had much time to analize this site.

  there are a number of topics on jws.

  http://www.project-reason.org.

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  Love the religion flowchart!
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  Badass Female Bible Characters

  by Kudra in

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  hi, this thread is inspired by the "bible characters trading cards" thread.... can we come up with a great list of female bible characters that were strong, decisive and inspiring?.

  scully mentioned ja'el: drugging and driving a tent spike through the head (we all remember the awesome bible stories illustration) of the enemy general.. list yours along with a description of why they were so badass!.

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  Esther

  Women who got a raw deal: Too many to count