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  I'm famous...

  by diana netherton in

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  okay..maybe just locally.

  but the newspaper did an article and interview with me about my profession.

  check out my video clip at:.

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  Splash

  Very interesting Diana, thanks!

  So what do you write if someone says 'pacifically'?

  How many short codes do you have to learn, or are they increasing all the time?

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  A question for elders and former elders who have served on JCs

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  based on your experience of judicial committees, how would you advise someone who is due to meet with the elders and has asked for the best way to avoid being disfellowshipped?

  is denying everything ever a successful strategy?

  does addressing a letter to the elders threatening legal action if they disfellowship ever work?

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  The BOE will be looking for 'works' of repentance.

  If you stole something, did you make recompense.

  If it was adultery, did you tell the innocent party.

  If it was drugs, did you go to get proper help, etc.

  This is a BIG factor in displaying the magnitude if your repentance.

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  New Child Abuse lawsuit to be filed tomorrow in Ohio against WT and congregation

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  media alert: press conference wednesday, july 31, 2013, 11:00 am .

  civil lawsuit filed against ohio jehovahs witnesses congregation and national organizations by sexual abuse victim .

  childhood victim suffered sexual abuse from congregational leader over a four year period .

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  A butterfly in Ohio flaps it's wings.

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  Is Isa 11:6 (lions will eat straw) literal or figurative?

  by Splash in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i did some research on this after the question came up in a recent thread.. here's what i found:.

  literal - w50 10/15 p. 399 questions from readers.

  if that outstanding carnivorous animal, the lion, is to eat straw like the ox, surely no others will be meat-eaters.. .

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  Splash

  I did some research on this after the question came up in a recent thread.
  Here's what I found:

  Literal - w50 10/15 p. 399 Questions From Readers

  If that outstanding carnivorous animal, the lion, is to “eat straw like the ox”, surely no others will be meat-eaters.

  Figurative - w67 4/15 p. 240 par. 12 The Benefits of Mankind’s Millennium

  these formerly divided peoples cultivate and display the peaceful Christian spirit toward one another, instead of beastliness. This was prefigured in the following Messianic prophecy:

  Literal - w70 5/1 p. 267 par. 8 Keep Close in Mind “The Conclusion of the System of Things”

  Even the animals will be peaceable... In fact, the scripture at Isaiah 11:6-9 pictures a wolf and a lamb living together peacefully.

  Both Literal and Figurative - w71 4/15 p. 245 par. 21 How “Restoration of All Things” Is Made

  The beauty of that peace and harmony, besides now fulfilling the further words of the prophet Isaiah in a spiritual sense, will become more concrete in a literal fulfillment of those same prophetic words, which we read in Isaiah 11:6-9:

  Literal - w71 2/15 p. 106 Family Study a Blessing

  the teacher called the mother, who through a friend explained the child’s desire to play with a lion in Paradise.

  Figurative - Man's Salvation book (1975) p 191/2

  here these potentially harmful animals must be used as illustrations in the prophecy

  Both Literal and Figurative - w75 10/1 p. 607 par. 13 Flight to the True Kingdom Refuge

  The harmless relationship between beast and man that will then prevail will correspond with the description of Isaiah 11:6-9, which has already found its fulfillment in the spiritual paradise now enjoyed by Jehovah’s Christian witnesses.

  Figurative - w76 2/15 p. 127 Isaiah—A Book Overflowing with Good News!

  In Jehovah’s spiritual paradise today persons who formerly had dispositions like a wolf, a leopard, a lion or a bear have become docile.

  Literal - w77 10/1 p. 592 Changing Personalities in Kenya’s Paradise

  in God’s new order, it can be expected that even the most vicious of the wild animals will be tamed, to live at peace alongside mankind

  Figurative - w79 10/15 p. 9 What Blessings on Earth During the Millennium?

  Irenaeus recognized that these words are a fitting description of how God’s truth can make personality changes in “savage men,

  Both Literal and Figurative - w80 1/15 p. 14 par. 22 God’s Government—Mankind’s Only Hope

  Even today persons with animalistic tendencies, by applying God’s Word in their lives, are learning to live at peace with others. God’s Word indicates that, under Kingdom rule, even the animals will live in peace

  Literal - w81 4/15 p. 5 Origin of the Millennial Hope

  The lamb will not dread the wolf, nor will the leopard harm the kid (xi. 8 [6]); that is, as the following verse explains, tyranny and violence will no longer be practised on God’s holy mountain

  Figurative - w83 12/15 p. 15 Do You Remember?

  This is a foretaste of how humans will live together peacefully on this earth in a physical Paradise during the Thousand Year Reign of Christ Jesus

  Both Literal and Figurative - w83 12/1 p. 31 Questions From Readers

  “It would be inconsistent for God to inspire such a prophecy as that of Isaiah 11:6-9, and Ezekiel 34:25 and Hosea 2:18 to have only a figurative or spiritual meaning and not have a true copy of these things in actual life

  Literal - w83 11/15 p. 30 par. 18 Abound in Hope!

  why, “even the lion will eat straw just like the bull,” as no doubt it did in Eden

  Figurative - w83 10/1 p. 7 Can You Enjoy a Paradise Now?

  there is only one force in the universe that can cause people to make such drastic changes in their disposition.

  Literal - w83 10/1 pp. 4-5 Can You Enjoy a Paradise Now?

  This would restore the Paradise conditions that existed in the garden of Eden when animals and humans lived in that garden in perfect harmony.

  Figurative - w85 1/1 p. 14 par. 20 Unified In Publishing the Word of Jehovah

  It is illustrated at Isaiah 11:6-9, which tells of the spiritual paradise now existing among Jehovah’s restored people

  Literal - w88 11/15 p. 6 The New World—Paradise Regained!

  Think of children able to play safely with animals now so dangerous .

  Figurative - w88 6/1 p. 7 Why Some Have Changed Their Religion

  People with personalities formerly as different as sheep are from wolves are now getting along peaceably in the Christian assembly.

  Literal - w89 11/15 p. 13 par. 16 Do All Things for the Good News

  she showed me Isaiah 11:6-9 about animals living in true peace

  Figurative - w92 10/1 p. 19 par. 19 The Messiah’s Presence and His Rule

  the subjects of his Kingdom are learning to live peaceably together, fulfilling Isaiah 11:6-9

  Literal - w96 12/1 p. 15 par. 1 Youths Who Remember Their Creator

  Then I dream about how beautiful Paradise will be in the future and about how I can touch the animals then.

  Figurative - w96 2/15 p. 25 Spreading Bible Truth in Portugal

  Truly a case of ‘the wolf residing with the lamb’!

  Both literal and Figurative - w98 7/15 p. 6 What Future Do You Want for Your Children?

  Try to envision the grand fulfillment of this prophecy: “The wolf will actually reside for a while with the male lamb, and with the kid the leopard itself will lie down, and the calf and the maned young lion and the well-fed animal all together; and a mere little boy will be leader over them.” (Isaiah 11:6) Even today, the spiritual security described in these words has a figurative fulfillment

  Figurative - w01 9/15 p. 18 par. 11 Jehovah’s Blessing Makes Us Rich

  This “fruitage of the spirit” is part of “the new personality” that Christians put on in place of any rapacious, beastlike traits they may formerly have displayed.

  Literal - w03 11/15 p. 6 You Can Believe in a Paradise Earth

  Animals will pose no danger to man.

  Figurative - w03 4/1 p. 19 par. 18 Mildness—An Essential Christian Quality

  The Bible likens this transformation to the change of vicious wild beasts—wolf, leopard, lion, bear, and cobra—to peaceful domestic animals—lamb, kid, calf, and cow.

  Literal - w03 1/15 p. 6 Has Evil Won?

  Their peace will not be threatened from any source—human or animal.

  Figurative - w04 11/1 p. 7 Who Is the Right Leader for Today?

  Those men who today attack others like voracious lions or who act like ill-tempered bears toward their neighbors will have changed their dispositions completely.

  Literal - w04 10/1 p. 6 “The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth”—How?

  They will enjoy peace even with the beasts of the field.

  Figurative - w04 5/1 p. 8 par. 1 Be Courageous Like Jeremiah

  JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES dwell in a spiritual paradise.

  Literal - w07 9/1 p. 7 “Written for Our Instruction”

  What a beautiful prospect!

  Figurative - w08 5/15 p. 28 Pursue “Holiness in God’s Fear”

  Figuratively speaking, people who are violent and aggressive in action and speech are compared to wild beasts.

  Literal - Wt 2012 9/15 p10 So we should not be surprised when we read in the Bible that peace will come to prevail between humans and animals. (Read Isaiah 11:6-9; 65:25.)
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  Shocking talk from 2013 District Convention urges parents to shun disfellowshipped children

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yldwe_6jsu.

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  Splash

  At the same time, the official web page describes shunning as bullying:

  http://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/teenagers/ask/being-bullied/

  What is bullying?

  Bullying includes more than physical assaults. It can also involve the following.

  • Verbal attacks. “ Girls can be brutal with their words, ” says 20-year-old Celine. “ I’ll never forget the names they called me or the things they said. They made me feel worthless, unwanted, and good-for-nothing. I’d rather have been given a black eye. ”

  • Social isolation. “ My schoolmates started to avoid me, ” says 18-year-old Haley. “ They would make it seem that there was no room at the lunch table so I couldn’t sit with them. For the whole year, I cried and ate alone. ”
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  Considered for Recommendation as Elder but Declined

  by ProfCNJ in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hi folks.

  one of the elders was sent to our house to talk to me the possibility of being recommended as elder.

  he did not know however that one of the elders who is a friend of mine had already divulged this future meeting.

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  If you think you can never do enough as a publisher or MS, you want to try being an elder.

  These guys give up their wives and families to try to be good enough. It is guilt x 10, and when the CO comes to town you're reminded of your place in things.

  Do more! Do more!

  And when you are done there are no lasting thanks, just a bitter wife and a stupefied congregation that couldn't care less.

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  Another year done......thank you JW.net

  by snare&racket in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have just finished the most difficult year of my academic life by far, since august i have had 4 days off.. the exams were from hell, i ran out of money with 2 months to go, 2 months rent to pay and 2 huge exams to go.

  with few friends and family around, it made for a scary situation.. but i did it.... today i got the 'pass'.... 6 years done, one to go.... i am it i'm the final year of doctor training.

  for all the kind words and encouragement from people here, thank you xxxx .

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  I hear bethel are looking for doctors?

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  What would it take for YOU to come back?

  by noonehome in

  1. jw
  2. friends

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  I want to see the end of hourly reporting.

  I want proper charitable activities that Jesus would be proud of.

  The end of deceptive quote mining in the publications.

  The end of Theocratic Warfare.

  Elders to mind their own business with personal matters and choices.

  Lose the obsession with being 'different' for the sake of it.

  Legal compliance and financial transparency.

  Cultivate love and care, not fear, gossip and guilt.

  Admission of false teachings.

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  Considered for Recommendation as Elder but Declined

  by ProfCNJ in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hi folks.

  one of the elders was sent to our house to talk to me the possibility of being recommended as elder.

  he did not know however that one of the elders who is a friend of mine had already divulged this future meeting.

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  So he asked you to justify your personal decision scripturally.

  You would have a lot more of that coersion and manipulation if you'd accepted.

  Funny how they put the screws on you to justify something which doesn't need it, but you ask them about their law on beards....

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  Poor Carly Simon

  by Hortensia in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  she looks so stiff and old next to taylor swift.

  geriatric singer/songwriter.

  nice to see them sing the song together, though.

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  Las Malvinas - Funny!