Tiny, tiny correction to one of the OP's figures.
Hrs = 1,841,180,235
Hours actually were a little higher at 1,844,182,235.
We wouldn't want to forget the service of poor Sister Crippled and all her 15 minute slots, would we!
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97Unconfirmed 2014 Year Book Numbers - Peak Pubs, Baptized, Hrs, Reg Pio & Studies
by OwnAccord ini bethelite sent this email out - can't really give out names.
we wrote these figures as quickly as possible, but could not keep up 100%).
you get to check these figures out when you get your 2014 yearbook.
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JW Match Dating
by minimus inhave you seen it?
there are some fine brothers and sisters just waiting for a hookup!
check it out..
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Just seen one ad on there:
"A sister looking for real true love soul mate best friend and whom deeply odours Jehovah and myself."
Odours???
It goes on:
"I have always been grown up within the truth with my family. I am dont know what i would do without Jehovah within my life."
Seems she's had a thorough wt edumacation too.
I even got 13 results when I said I was a woman looking for a woman.
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"NEW LIGHT" FOR 2014? WHAT'S YOUR PREDICTION FOR 2014'S NEW AND IMPROVED LIGHT?
by SanLuisObispoTruthSeeker inhi, i am reading a book on mind control and one of the areas the author stresses group control is their constant revision of "new insight from god" or "we have a new message from god".
in keeping with the spirit of new light, 2014 is going to need a moral boost because one hundred years of lies needs a spin doctor of bethel size.
the poster with the close new light for 2014 will be showered with glory and much pomp.
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I'm expecting something to justify the 'just do what we say even though it doesn't sound sensible' WT directive.
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"NEW LIGHT" FOR 2014? WHAT'S YOUR PREDICTION FOR 2014'S NEW AND IMPROVED LIGHT?
by SanLuisObispoTruthSeeker inhi, i am reading a book on mind control and one of the areas the author stresses group control is their constant revision of "new insight from god" or "we have a new message from god".
in keeping with the spirit of new light, 2014 is going to need a moral boost because one hundred years of lies needs a spin doctor of bethel size.
the poster with the close new light for 2014 will be showered with glory and much pomp.
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Hey Yadda Yadda,
I see you're fading fast - there are still some words not underlined in your WT!
A very obvious sign that you're turning apostate!
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The murmuring phase is the beginning of an ex-JWs progression towards fading.
by Stand for Pure Worship ini suppose part of the fascination i have with this board is, the exotic nature of those making up the member population.
i say exotic because, as you yourselves will agree with, folks such as yourselves don't hang around the christian congregation for long upon making the decision that truth is not for you.
(rom 1:25) this "fading" thing spoken of here likely plays a role into why christians such as me find the average ex-jw to be a bit fascinating.
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Oh, DD, that was so mean!
We don't talk about those things any more don'tcha know!
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Unconfirmed 2014 Year Book Numbers - Peak Pubs, Baptized, Hrs, Reg Pio & Studies
by OwnAccord ini bethelite sent this email out - can't really give out names.
we wrote these figures as quickly as possible, but could not keep up 100%).
you get to check these figures out when you get your 2014 yearbook.
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Up, up, up! Everything is up!
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The murmuring phase is the beginning of an ex-JWs progression towards fading.
by Stand for Pure Worship ini suppose part of the fascination i have with this board is, the exotic nature of those making up the member population.
i say exotic because, as you yourselves will agree with, folks such as yourselves don't hang around the christian congregation for long upon making the decision that truth is not for you.
(rom 1:25) this "fading" thing spoken of here likely plays a role into why christians such as me find the average ex-jw to be a bit fascinating.
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What about when a thoroughly proven falsehood becomes a 'modified truth', then returns to being a thoroughly proven falsehood? Was it ever 'truth' at all?
What you call a murmuring phase I would call waking up to the fact that certain teachings are no longer credible.
And to correct your current understanding and align it with the latest 'modified truth', Jude 8 is not talking about the GB, it is talking about elders.
It's understandable why you got this wrong however:
WHO ARE THE 'GLORIOUS ONES'?
All anointed - w60 9/1 p. 539 par. 14 Awake Worshipers in the Time of the End
The “glorious ones” here referred to are not any who are bright and shining in their own eyes or who are glorious in the eyes of others due to their personal achievements. Those who are the brothers of the King Jesus Christ have been selected as heirs of the heavenly kingdom—a glorious privilege indeed!
All anointed - w65 10/1 p. 592 par. 7 Execution of Divine Judgment upon the Ungodly
Who are these “glorious ones”? They must be those who receive glory from Jehovah God and his Lord of lords, Jesus Christ. According to Isaiah 60:1, 2, Jehovah’s “own glory” would be conferred upon the remnant of spiritual Israel, the anointed Christians.
Elders - w79 1/15 p. 25 Why Keep Free from Murmuring?
They were individuals who were “disregarding lordship and speaking abusively of glorious ones,” or responsible men in the congregation.
Elders - w80 1/15 p. 19 par. 10 Are You a Loyal Subject of God’s Government?
Further describing them, the apostle says: “Daring, self-willed, they do not tremble at glorious ones [persons entrusted with oversight within God’s congregation] but speak abusively.”
Anointed elders - w82 8/15 p. 28 pars. 14-15 Heed the ‘Warnings Placed Before Us’!
Those ungodly persons also spoke abusively of “glorious ones” (literally, “of glories”), evidently those who had certain glory conferred upon them by Jehovah God and Jesus Christ... 15 Certainly, those of Christ’s anointed followers who serve faithfully as appointed Christian overseers have had glory, or honor, conferred upon them.
Anointed elders - w89 9/15 p. 22 par. 8 Be Obedient to Those Taking the Lead
Surely, we do not want to be like the “ungodly men” of Jude’s day who ‘disregarded lordship and spoke abusively of glorious ones,’ anointed Christian elders with God-given glory, or honor, conferred upon them.
Anointed elders - w91 4/15 p. 31 Beware of Apostates!
Unlike the archangel Michael, who would not even bring a judgment against the Devil in abusive terms, the ungodly men spoke abusively of “glorious ones,” evidently those with certain glory conferred upon them by God and Christ as anointed elders.
Elders - w97 9/1 pp. 15-16 pars. 13-14 Beware of False Teachers!
Jude writes that “these men, . . . indulging in dreams, are defiling the flesh . . . and speaking abusively of glorious ones.” (2 Peter 2:10; Jude 8) In what sense, though, do they “look down on lordship” and speak “abusively of glorious ones”? 14 They do so in that they despise divinely constituted authority. Christian elders represent the glorious Jehovah God and his Son and, as a result, have certain glory conferred upon them. True, they make mistakes, as did Peter himself, but the Scriptures urge members of the congregation to be submissive to such glorious ones.
Elders - w98 6/1 p. 17 par. 10 “Put Up a Hard Fight for the Faith”!
But if we dwell on their faults and undermine respect for them, might we be “speaking abusively of glorious ones”? In verse 10, Jude mentions those who “are speaking abusively of all the things they really do not know.” Some will, at times, criticize a decision made by a body of elders or a judicial committee.
Elders - w08 11/15 p. 22 par. 9 Highlights From the Letters of James and of Peter
While “glorious ones,” that is, Christian elders, have faults and may err at times, we must not speak abusively of them.
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NSA spying on Vatican! My JW parents are SOO EXCITED!
by BU2B init just came out yesterday that the nsa has spied on the vatican and pope francis.
when i went over my parents house yesterday, you could see the excitement, the energy in their eyes when they talked about it.
my dad even pumped his fist like he won something when he was talking about it.
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Emeth: of course they are just imperfect ordinary men like any other.
What do you think would happen if you put your hand up at a meeting and made that one of your answers?
What if you did it at each meeting for a few weeks?
How many times before you were spoken to in the back room?
You don't have to reply to me, just think about the answer and what it implies.
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WATCHTOWER HOAXES on the spectrum of mendacity
by Terry inthe word hoax is thought to be derived from the magician's utterance of silly "hocus-pocus" so-called magic incantation.. this is jibberish, of course--a fake latin-sounding phrase mimmicking the priest's words in catholic mass changing wine into the "actual" blood of christ.. yeah.. only a conscious attempt to deceive separates a hoax from an otherwise mistake or urban myth.. according to folklorist jan brunvand, a 'hoax tends to indicate "relatively complex and large-scale fabrications" and includes deceptions that go beyond the merely playful and "cause material loss or harm to the victim".brunvand, jan h. (1998).
american folklore: an encyclopedia.
taylor & francis.
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A few more for you Terry.
-- The Golden Age 1929 November 12 p. 107 - If the organs [of your body] are diseased, heal them by correcting your diet. Avoid the use of aluminum cooking utensils and alum baking powders as they are injurious to your health, poisoning your blood stream... Sleep on the right side or flat on your back, with the head toward the north so as to get benefit of the earth's magnetic currents. Avoid serum inoculations as they pollute the blood stream with their filthy pus.... Stop chewing gum, as you need the saliva for your food.
-- Golden Age 1931/1934 December 19 p.187 - Appendicitis: Take one ounce each of elder blossom, peppermint and yarrow and simmer in three pints of water. Take a wineglassful every fifteen minutes. Do not be afraid of the perspiration caused, or if you vomit.
-- The Golden Age 1936 September 23 p.828 - Do not use X-Rays... they are destructive and sure to harm the grandchildren of those exposed to them.
-- The Golden Age, Jan. 16, 1924, p. 250 - It has never been proven that a single disease is due to germs.
-- The Golden Age, Nov. 28, 1928, p. 133 - All human ailments have their start in the intestines.
Then the disclaimer
-- Watchtower 1952 February 1 pp.95-6 Questions from Readers - For the sake of the record, let us say that we are not medical advisers. We are not professionally trained doctors, and do not advise on health matters except as they may involve Scriptural issues, such as in the case of blood transfusions.
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Talks @ the Ministry School
by Junebuggie incan you tell me what the #3 talk is in the ministry school?
it has been so long since i was at a kingdom ministry school meeting, that i don't remember.
some one i. know is about to give the #3 talk.
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There isn't a talk number three this week, it's the review so no student talks.
Next week it is: Why we should not "Pay attention to false stories".
The number 3 talk can be given by a brother or a sister.
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