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  Pictures of the Governing Body Members doing Personal Study

  by Iamallcool in

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  http://www.tj-archives.org/2012/06/personal-photos-of-members-of-governing.html.

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  don't these guys ever wear polo shirts?
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  Aid Book Vs. Insight On The Scriptures: Compare and Contrast, Anyone?

  by Room 215 in

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  it appears that most of the substantive information in the insight volumes is lifted directly from its predecessor; my questions: what accounts for its immense increase in size?

  (i don't have the stamina or patience to make the comparision) i suspect that one reason for it was to distance its content from the main authors of the aid book, i.e.

  ray franz, ed dunlap and several others who defected in the 1980s, as their contributions to the latter became more or less general knowledge in wt circles..

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  It appears that most of the substantive information in the Insight volumes is lifted directly from its predecessor; my questions: what accounts for its immense increase in size? (I don't have the stamina or patience to make the comparision) I suspect that one reason for it was to distance its content from the main authors of the Aid book, i.e. Ray Franz, Ed Dunlap and several others who defected in the 1980s, as their contributions to the latter became more or less general knowledge in WT circles.
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  A little example of how severely the contributions for the Society are drying up

  by sir82 in

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  just a little tidbit from the congregation i attend..... the congregation has approximately 120 publishers.. well over 1000 magazines per month are picked up, not to mention all the books, brochures, and tracts that are picked up.. there was a "local needs" part on the service meeting recently, asking for more contributions.. it seems our congregation has averaged just about $300 per month contributions to the "worldwide work" over the past year.. .

  assuming 1500 magazines / month, that's just 20 cents per magazine - and that completely ignores all other literature that is picked up.. the last price the magazines had, 20+ years ago, was 25 cents per issue.

  with inflation that would have been about 50 cents each now.. just another sign of how severely the contriutions to the society are drying up..... .

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  $3 per week per publisher... no way! I have a total of 12 regular attenders in my immediate family--- that's $36 PER WEEK or more than $1800 a year in contributions.... as I said, NO WAY!
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  Is the Governing Body EVIL or IGNORANT?

  by cedars in

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  2. beliefs

  some of you will have noticed that i've been paying a lot of attention to the governing body recently.

  this is because most jehovah's witnesses venerate them collectively (even if they can't name them individually), and i feel this makes it important to understand this group of men properly and expose their mindset as individuals.

  as the saying goes, i feel it's important to "know your enemy".. i realize it's very convenient to think of the governing body as being "evil" when we consider that they are ultimately responsible for all the damaging jw teachings and beliefs.

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  I think that whaever personal misgivings they may harbor in ther heart of hearts, they allow themselves to ride a wave of approbation that borders on veneration while enjoying a lifestyle of affluence that many dream of, but few attain.
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  I remember a gorgeous sister was...........

  by Iamallcool in

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  i remember a gorgeous sister was making fun of her elder husband's big belly.

  i do not know why she mentioned it to me about it in private outside of the kingdom hall.

  any ideas why she mentioned about it to me?

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  Have you tried cold showers? Saltpeter?
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  EX JW's Retro

  by Victor_E in

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  this is a test to see how retro you are.. do you remember?.

  doc bob.

  watchtower observer.

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  What about Ozzie Post? He used to be a prominent contributor to this forum.
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  Why is this saying not included in JW wedding services?

  by truthseeker in

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  so simple, yet it could have prevented so many broken marriages if someone had just said something.... .

  "therefore, if any man can show any just cause why they may not lawfully be joined together let him speak now or else hereafter forever hold his peace".

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  ... because JWs want a quiescent audience
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  I MAY VERY WELL MEET RINGO STARR!

  by Band on the Run in

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  newflash in the ongoing addiction and mania that started at age twelve when the national broadcast news showed pictures of these english boys with very, very long hair.

  i stopped by a local grocery store b/c i was not certain that a challis scarf was wool or rayon b/c the fabric content is in arabic.

  thank allah for arabic numerals.

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  ... I hope you place literature with him!
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  The Governing Body intends to announce significant changes in academic literature (DOCTRINES) - Brazil

  by Dogpatch in

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  2. friends

  dear randall.

  good morning!.

  here is the daniel of brazil (former bethel).. this week at the forum of former jehovah's witnesses had an interesting news!

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  Look for the Society's biggest dollar drain, and bingo!.. that's where the change will be made
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  2012 Convention Baptism reports yet?

  by Gayle in

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  Trenton, NJ 20 out of an attendance of 5,500