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  Now this is strange...

  by factfinder in

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  2. friends

  i checked jw.org earlier today.

  the october 1 wt was up, but the pdf function did not work-still you could read the articles.

  the october g was up too, no pdf but you could read the articles.. oddly, after the article on belize it had an item about not missing the upcoming 2014 memorial of jesus' death.

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  The following articles are from the 'pulled' Awake! 2014 10. If someone has the inclination they can check these against the released version when it happens, to see if there were changes. Splash

  AWAKE! 2014-10

  What Is True Success?

  Is it to follow your dreams? To have all your wishes come true? Or is it something deeper?

  

  What Is True Success?

  There is a kind of success that is worse than failure.

  How Do You Measure Success?

  Test yourself using four scenarios.

  

  How to Achieve True Success

  Five practical steps can lead you to real success.

  

  Watching the World

  Subjects include: the hazards of small dowries, riches for pirates on the high seas, and feats of endurance by migrating birds.

  

  How to Resist Temptation

  Being able to resist temptation is a mark of real men and women. Six tips can help you strengthen your resolve and avoid the stress that comes from giving in.

  

  A Visit to Belize

  This small country has the world’s first jaguar preserve and its second largest coral reef.

  

  Airborne Gardeners of the Tropical Rain Forest

  Fruit bats, also known as flying foxes, are indispensable to earth’s environment.

  

  Images

  Did the early Christians use images in their worship?

  

  The Horse’s Leg

  Why have engineers been unable to imitate its design?
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  Another JW molestation comes to light- 30 years later!

  by rip van winkle in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/11343012.display/ a schoolgirl who confided that she was being sexually abused by a jehovahs witness was then repeatedly molested by the man she had turned to for help, a court heard.

  the 12-year-old was infatuated with eugene nugent, who was in his early 20s, and followed him around like a puppy, jurors at burnley crown court were told.

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  Seems he's stuck in the "they need two witnesses so I'll be ok" mindset.

  Reality will come as a shock.

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  Bizarro world conclusion to the 2014 International Convention Public Bible Discourse

  by rory-ks in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it was entitled earth's new ruler - who really qualifies?

  given by brother mark neumeyer*, "who has been a full-time servant for nearly 35 years, and is a helper of the governing body of jehovah's witnesses.

  " it was his second talk of the convention.

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  DesirousOfChange Oh, now this is disappointing.

  Inspired by DoC's comment:

  THE END IS "VERY VERY" NEAR

  w69 2/1 p. 92 They Feel the Urgency
  “The end of this system of things is very, very close, and we all know it!”

  w77 4/1 p. 198 par. 5 How Can You Find Real Security?
  evidence from fulfilled Bible prophecy shows that we are very, very late in the “last days” of this present wicked system of things.

  w81 12/15 pp. 28-29 Active Christians in a Critical Time
  what indications do we have that it is going to terminate very, very soon?

  w97 1/1 p. 11 par. 18 Let All Glorify Jehovah!
  ...the end of Satan’s system is very, very near!

  w98 8/15 p. 24 Living and Preaching in the Shadow of a Volcano
  Though no one knows exactly when that end will come, there is no doubt that it is coming and that it is very, very close.

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  Speculation: Female Ministerial Servants coming soon

  by Londo111 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ive no source for this, just personal speculation.. * there is a good case to be made that there were female deacons (ministerial servants) in the bible.. * there is a lack of qualified brothers for basic assignments such as microphones, accounts, literature.

  in some cases, elders have had to do double duty because of a lack of ministerial servants or qualified brothers.. * women outnumber men in the organization.. * there is supposedly a surprising change coming "down the pipe".. perhaps the only difference between male and female ministerial servants is that women will still not be allowed to teach..

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  If the sisters were appointed as servants this would only be a returning to a previously held view:

  *** w50 4/15 p. 122 par. 9 Divine Requirements Resting on Servants ***

  Paul next points out to Timothy that assistant servants must meet the same high standard in spirituality and conduct. “So, too, Assistant-Officers [Greek: di·áko·nos, attendants; hence servants among the flock of God] should be serious and straightforward men, not given to taking much drink or to questionable money-making, but men who hold the deeper truths of the Faith and have a clear conscience. They should be tested first, and only appointed to their Office if no objection is raised against them. It should be the same with the women. They should be serious, and not gossips, sober, and trustworthy in all respects. [Phebe, being such a woman, was appointed as a servant in the congregation of Cen ′ chre·ae.]

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  Bizarro world conclusion to the 2014 International Convention Public Bible Discourse

  by rory-ks in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it was entitled earth's new ruler - who really qualifies?

  given by brother mark neumeyer*, "who has been a full-time servant for nearly 35 years, and is a helper of the governing body of jehovah's witnesses.

  " it was his second talk of the convention.

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  Is "earth's new ruler" future or current?

  *** w71 1/15 p. 57 par. 22 Benefits That Accompany Faith in the Creator ***
  Earth’s new ruler will be the Lord Jesus Christ

  *** g81 10/8 p. 10 The Pattern for Brotherhood ***
  He is now earth’s new ruler!

  I guess 1975 happened in the meantime.

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  Elders answer questions about the changes of the blood ban

  by opusdei1972 in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  some days ago two elders visited my sister because she has not been attending the meetings more than one year.

  this time she prepared notes containing watchtower past teachings about the blood ban so as to ask them for those changes, and it seems that the elders were also prepared for her past questions.

  for instance she showed them that "albumin" was considered "under scriptural ban" in 1956 (read the page 20 of awake, september 8).

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  opusdei1972 my sister told them that we are not under the Law of Moses, but they replied that some principles remain.

  No principles remain, according to Colossians 2:13-14:
  "He kindly forgave us all our trespasses and erased the handwritten document that consisted of decrees and was in opposition to us. He has taken it out of the way by nailing it to the torture stake."

  Seems the elders want to unerase the Law by taking it (and Jesus) back down off the stake.

  If a new but similar rule was created in the NT, then this is how it should be viewed - a newly created law, not a resurrected old law.
  Just because it is similar to an old law doesn't mean you can then go back to all of the references to the old law and resurrect those too, since Colossians says they have been "erased".

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  Speculation: Female Ministerial Servants coming soon

  by Londo111 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ive no source for this, just personal speculation.. * there is a good case to be made that there were female deacons (ministerial servants) in the bible.. * there is a lack of qualified brothers for basic assignments such as microphones, accounts, literature.

  in some cases, elders have had to do double duty because of a lack of ministerial servants or qualified brothers.. * women outnumber men in the organization.. * there is supposedly a surprising change coming "down the pipe".. perhaps the only difference between male and female ministerial servants is that women will still not be allowed to teach..

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  The difference between an MS and an elder is that an elder is "qualified to teach".

  That being so, how comes MS's give public talks and Service Meeting items?

  If sisters aren't allowed to teach, why do they go on the platform and teach indirectly?

  Messed up reasoning.

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  Beards......the CO allowed this one!

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a minny man in a local congregation has a beard...he was bullied by the elders to remove it.. then the co came along and told the elders to allow him to keep his beard.

  (not as the result of any skin condition or anything).. i kid you not!!!.

  what do you make of that?.

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  The elders take such pride in their role of passing down these judgements when in reality all they are are messenger boys.

  Who in the history of mankind have ever respected messenger boys?

  They may be 'brothers', but there's rarely a man between them.

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  Speculation: Female Ministerial Servants coming soon

  by Londo111 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ive no source for this, just personal speculation.. * there is a good case to be made that there were female deacons (ministerial servants) in the bible.. * there is a lack of qualified brothers for basic assignments such as microphones, accounts, literature.

  in some cases, elders have had to do double duty because of a lack of ministerial servants or qualified brothers.. * women outnumber men in the organization.. * there is supposedly a surprising change coming "down the pipe".. perhaps the only difference between male and female ministerial servants is that women will still not be allowed to teach..

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  Is that a full head covering? Maybe with a zip where your mouth is?

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  Beards......the CO allowed this one!

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a minny man in a local congregation has a beard...he was bullied by the elders to remove it.. then the co came along and told the elders to allow him to keep his beard.

  (not as the result of any skin condition or anything).. i kid you not!!!.

  what do you make of that?.

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  Do you know which CO it was?

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