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  Appointed men must be exemplary in heeding the warnings given by the faithful slave Governing Body when it comes to higher education.

  by oppostate in

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  JWs, including elders with college-age kids, are generally adept at side-stepping such boneheaded advice by employing "benign neglect"
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  Keep the meeting going! (even if somebody's dying)

  by TimeBandit in

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  this is a true story.

  it's about a sister named henriette venema.

  she was a very loyal jw.

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  So sad.. I recall an instance at the Assembly Hall in Jersey City, NJ in which a man died of a heart attack as a circuit or district overseer (can't remember which) was giving a talk. He upbraided the audience because of the commotion the incident provoked as friends rushed to deal with the emergency; it occurred at the back of the ground floor seating.
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  Why are anniversaries allowed but not birthdays?

  by hyperpen in

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  the scripture quotes aside, i was always told that we don't celebrate birthdays because that is a celebration of the self, which has no place in jehovah's organization.

  then why celebrate anniversaries?

  anniversary celebrations are about the joining of two selves, isn't that twice as selfish?.

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  It's scripturally indefensible.
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  JW as a secret society - a weak link in the Information Age.

  by slimboyfat in

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  in the late 1990s there was magazine article that asked the question, are jws a secret society?

  obviously they said no, because they claim to be transparent to outsiders and new members.

  but they really are not transparent at all.

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  Other examples of obfuscation are the so-called "biographies" of the GB, published in the WT. They raise more questions than answers. Take for example, the one for (the late) Guy Pierce; carefully concealed between the lines is the fact that he was twice married and had children. In fact, Bethel scuttlebutt, which in fairness nobody can confirm, was that his first marriage ended in an acrimonious divorce.
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  Recent mistakes of the Governing Body contributing to the decline of JWs

  by slimboyfat in

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  they have made so many strategical mistakes it's hard to keep track.

  some changes within the last decade or so that are contributing to declining numbers of jws:.

  1. elimination of book study groups, the most informal, enjoyable and sociable of the jw meetings, contributed to loss of sense of community among jws.. 2. policy of consolidating kingdom halls.

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  All points are well taken SBF; their foray into telecasting was a big miscalculation; propping their leaders up for inspection to a wider audience exposes them and their zits to public scrutiny.. and all too often, to ridicule. They're an unimpressive lot, to put it kindly.
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  I have no prblems with "new light"

  by Doug Mason in

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  there is nothing wrong with accepting new ideas.

  even apostle paul changed his mind when he "saw the light".

  indeed, i hope to learn new things every day.

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  It's one thing to accept new ideas; quite another to coerce others into acceptance.
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  Trenton NJ Convention... Some Brief mpressions

  by Room 215 in

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  2. experiences

  peak attendance (sunday): 5,645; 26 baptized.

  general impression: "convention light"-- i.e.

  entertainment value:(previously nil) now enhanced by leavening the boring talks with interspersed video.

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  Peak attendance (Sunday): 5,645; 26 baptized. General impression: "Convention Light"-- i.e. entertainment value:(previously nil) now enhanced by leavening the boring talks with interspersed video. Shameless, maudlin appeal to emotions of the crowd (not a few tears shed during final video). Total abandonment of intellectual appeal (first-ever convention with no literature release).

  Otherwise a traditional JW gathering... ethnically diverse, preponderantly black (by a small but distinct margin)... the usual smattering of grotesquely obese and pretty-to-beautiful young girls, trophy wives-in-waiting, dressed to the hilt;

  No Bethel biggies in evidence (they're holding out for an all-expense trip in Business Class to an exotic international destination).
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  God's name

  by Gorbatchov in

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  first at all, there is a new marketing video of god's name, clearly saying the name of god is jehovah.. link: https://tv.jw.org/#en/video/vodbible/docid-502014331_1_video.

  and then, there is the video with geoffrey jackson (gb) clearly saying that the original name of god is not known and the use of jehovah is because of it is the most used variant in english.. link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwv_8ocvkj8.

  so, something contradicts here, isn't it?.

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  Why does God, the Great Singularity, the One and Only Creator and Sustainer of the universe, need a name anyway? From whom does he have to differentiate Himself?
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  2016-07-17 Ghana Branch Visit w/David Splane

  by neat blue dog in

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmjya6utcew.

  thanks wifibandit for uploading.

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  He's a rather sad caricature of a pseudo-intellectual poseur...
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  Elaine from the bunker video

  by jookbeard in

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  does anyone know anything about the luscious elaine?

  is she a professional actress or just a member of the r&f recruited to be a member of the cast of this video?

  the pout,olive skin stunning looks make my heart miss a beat every time i see this beauty.

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  to each his own... actually I think Sergei's daughter (in the Friday afternoon-- pretty badly acted -- Russian series) is a lot prettier.