verizon fios is killer!
we have 5 roommates so can split the faster speed cost ($15 more).. using: http://www.speedtest.net/index.php?nojs=1.
anyone get figures like this?
80Mbps down, 20Mbps up, 5ms ping.
In reality I get 75 down and 18 up - according to www.speedtest.net .
The limiting factor is the servers I connect to - if they are busy I don't get any faster than someone with a slow connection.
Speed is most noticeable on larger downloads (pdf's, music, etc) when the downloading bar just races across the screen.
I'd be happy with 20mpbs or higher, that is enough for my needs.
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jw leaks has published the 17 page official transcript of the appearance by watchtower bible and tract society of australia and jehovah's witnesses before the "inquiry into the handling of child abuse by religious and other organisations" conducted on 11 april 2013 in victoria, australia.. http://jwleaks.org/australia/.
quote from rachel van witsen, legal counsel for watchtower bible and tract society of australia and jehovah's witnesses, in reply to who is responsible for reporting child abuse within the religion of jehovah's witnesses... .
ms van witsen at the moment, because there is no mandatory reporting for ministers of religion in victoria, then the victim, who has very often had their dignity removed, is then put in the drivers seat.. .
We had a talk at our hall recently, basically saying that there have been lots of letters written to the UK branch, questioning and complaining about a new change introduced for the baptisms at the SAD and CA.
The talk did not try to reason, it did not try to explain.
The talk was "Do as you are told, don't question what you are told".
We were told to do as the song instructs us "Listen, Obey and be Blessed".
We were told that this change was from Jehovah so keep up with his chariot.
I think this talk was given in quite a few locations around the country.
Not trying to derail the thread, just picking up on Brinjen's point.
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background: my wife and i are inactive, we stopped attending in 2005. raised as jws, were pioneers, i was elder etc... .
our kids are in college, also inactive but are baptised.
my wife went back to college, getting her degree this month at age 48!
Dear Mom,
I can only guess how hard it was for you to write that letter, I could really sense your anxiety for us.
I'm happy to tell you that we are doing well, and I put that down in part to the way you and Dad gave me such a good grounding as I grew up. I hope you are doing well too, I think of you both often and love you very much.
One thing I don't understand about your letter is that you are choosing to cut us all off, not for any gross misconduct we are guilty of, but because we still associate with my brother. Mom, this is a more severe treatment of us than even the Watchtower advises.
I'm finding it very hard to understand why you are inventing reasons to cut us off while at the same time you say you love us. Are you basing your decision on some new light that I'm not aware of?
If we were disfellowshipped ourselves I could understand your reasoning, but we are not, which makes your decision unnecessary and hurtful.
You have to do whatever you think is best, but I will never withdraw my love from you both or look for reasons to think badly of you. How could I be like that with my own Mom and Dad!
Paul said that l ove is long-suffering and kind. He also said "Allow room for us. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have taken advantage of no one. I do not say this to condemn you. For I have said before that you are in our hearts to die".
Mom, you are in my heart until I die.
Love,
MW
the cross is so prevalent, i would be inclined to believe that this is for a reason.
can anybody provide references for either one?
Moses had to stand with his arms outstretched on one occasion.
Jesus is said to be the greater Moses:
(Ex 17:11, 12) And it occurred that as soon as Moses would lift his hand up, the Israelites proved superior; but as soon as he would let down his hand, the A·mal′ek·ites proved superior. When the hands of Moses were heavy, then they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat upon it; and Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on this side and the other on that side, so that his hands held steady until the sun set.
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can jehovah's witnesses eat blood sausage if its made with only blood fractions
Nice summary Vanderhoven7,
A JW friendly version is White Pudding, but I can guarantee not one JW would try it, 'just in case'.
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has anybody here experienced a bonafide, real, true incident in whicy 'demons' actually interacted with you or did something 'supernatural' that left you convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt that satan and his demons exist??.
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Any skeptic want to explain my experience (pg. 3)?
Will just add that the instant we felt this presence we both reacted by ducking, just as you would if there was an unexpected nearby explosion.
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so i've heard lots of talk from within about the 'new light' in this watchtower...i'm yet to look at it in any detail.
i'm kind of surprised actually...i first heard about it here before it was even available but close to the time it did come out people started bringing it up - even our co.. some say things like "have you heard about this?
" or "big changes," or "allot of things they said we believed, i didn't realize,"(lots of that) or "brain-overload" or " too much information, but i've never felt more pumped up" or "it's soo exciting to see jehovah's spirit lead his organization..." or "it requires time to sink in, but it's a good feeling!
BroMac, don't sweat it, it's become too hard to keep on top of all the changes pouring out of Brooklyn these days.
By the end of this year the dubs will all be believing different things anyway.
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so i've heard lots of talk from within about the 'new light' in this watchtower...i'm yet to look at it in any detail.
i'm kind of surprised actually...i first heard about it here before it was even available but close to the time it did come out people started bringing it up - even our co.. some say things like "have you heard about this?
" or "big changes," or "allot of things they said we believed, i didn't realize,"(lots of that) or "brain-overload" or " too much information, but i've never felt more pumped up" or "it's soo exciting to see jehovah's spirit lead his organization..." or "it requires time to sink in, but it's a good feeling!
Here, I found the references:
OLD:
w04 3/1 p. 14 par. 8 'The Faithful Slave' Passes the Test!
In 1918, Jesus, “the messenger of the covenant,” had come to Jehovah’s spiritual temple to inspect and cleanse God’s congregation.
NEW:
w13 15/7 p.11 par. 6
To settle that question, Jesus began to inspect the spiritual temple in 1914.
Another new idea introduced is that Russell was the modern day John the Baptiser.
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has anybody here experienced a bonafide, real, true incident in whicy 'demons' actually interacted with you or did something 'supernatural' that left you convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt that satan and his demons exist??.
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When younger I was out walking with a friend.
I told him a story where the punchline was that I called out the name of Satan.
The second I did that there was a terrifying presence we both felt, like I had awakened a demon and he had personally come to investigate.
We both felt it, both looked at each other to say "what the hell is this?"
It was more than just having our skin crawl, it was as if we were in the very presence of something evil.
Every instinct was instantly full of fear. It's hard to describe the intensity of it.
I haven't experienced anything quite like it before or since, but neither have I called out his name or told that story since either.
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so i've heard lots of talk from within about the 'new light' in this watchtower...i'm yet to look at it in any detail.
i'm kind of surprised actually...i first heard about it here before it was even available but close to the time it did come out people started bringing it up - even our co.. some say things like "have you heard about this?
" or "big changes," or "allot of things they said we believed, i didn't realize,"(lots of that) or "brain-overload" or " too much information, but i've never felt more pumped up" or "it's soo exciting to see jehovah's spirit lead his organization..." or "it requires time to sink in, but it's a good feeling!
Here is a summary of the changes.
Faithful SlaveThe Faithful Slave is only the Governing Body, not all the Anointed, and only when acting as a composite group.
Evil Slave
The Evil Slave can only be one of the Governing Body, if they start mistreating the brothers.
Domestics
The domestics include both the anointed and the other sheep, not just the anointed. The appointment was in 1919.
All the Belongings
The appointment over "all the belongings" is when the Governing Body arrive in heaven, and after the start of the great tribulation. (See pp.8,22)
Isn't there another one, that the inspection now occurred in 1914 as opposed to 1919?
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