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  Coordinator of Elders Problems in One Southern England Circuit!

  by The Searcher in

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  2. beliefs

  information just passed to me.

  let's hope this becomes even more widespread.

  i wonder if the britain branch suspects a conspiracy?

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  the disbanding of the Portishead congregation and the closure of the hall they shared with Clevedon.
  

  I'm wondering why this congregation is disbanded. Is it due to lack of attendance, merging congregations to sell a hall, or something else?
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  How Comfortable Are The Governing Body At Headquarter After This Massive Lay Off?

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

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  2. child-abuse

  this lay off and all the child molestation lawsuits coming to a head with more lay off in the wings.

  i'm sure there is a lot of concern going on among those still there.

  i'm sure a lot are finding out for the first time that the governing body are all frauds by doing secure internet searches to find out just how much they been had by these villans , i think the situation could be dangerous (the possibility exist).

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  Jesus said in Mt 25:41 "Go away from me, you who have been cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the Devil."

  What would cause Jesus to issue such a strong condemnation? The following verses explain "You gave me nothing to eat or drink, you did not show hospitality to me or take care of me."

  By saying "me" Jesus explained that doing things to his brothers is the same as doing things to him.

  If the GB kick out any old anointed from any bethel, they fulfil Jesus description perfectly and are cursed in his eyes.
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  "Obey" or "Be persuaded" at Hebrews 13.17

  by Wonderment in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  various posters have apparently concluded that the wt society is wrong by quoting hebrews 13.17 as a reason for christians to submit to, and be "obedient" to those taking the lead among them.

  they have pointed out that the greek word for obedience is "hypakouo" or some other, not "pei'tho" which is the one that appears in the beginning of verse 17 at hebrews ch.

  their motive for their objections may be one of rancor brought about by the extreme authoritative measures the society have imposed on the brotherhood.

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  Good topic Wonderment.

  If the English word doesn't exist to accurately translate this type of 'obey' then a phrase should be used to maintain the meaning, such as 'become convinced to believe and follow' (which is pretty clumsy).

  There is a difference between these two 'obeys', but how best to represent that?

  Interesting!!
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  JW message becoming more and more relevant

  by lsw1961 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  mans requirements are limited which can be satisfied with a little and tension-free endeavor..

  however man attempts not only to collect but also to grab and amass everything to the excess.

  somehow he feels that he can be happy only when he has in abundance whereas others have nothingwhich seems to be the thread that runs throughout the history.

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  JW message becoming more and more relevant

  Which one, there are so many to choose from?
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  My first post

  by thewalker in

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  2. friends

  hi, i just joined the board and wanted to present myself.. i'm active, in fact very active in congregation activities serving "where the need is great" in a foreign language congregation somewhere in western europe.

  as a young brother, i'm seen as an example as i'm doing all a good witness should do.. i had doubts years ago but i decided just to ignore them and move to another congregation to preach more.

  that worked for some years but i'm now at the exact same point.

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  Hi thewalker. The feelings of confusion, guilt, disappointment, fear - they are common to many of us here.

  There's no cure, only working things out for yourself, what you see and hear, what you are taught, what you believe.

  If you've been lurking then you know what this site is all about.
  Most here have been through all the emotions and decided the WT has many lovely people in it, but the teachings are becoming more and more difficult to believe, and the leadership more and more disconnected from reality.

  For something that demands to control every aspect of my life I need it to be flawless, and the WT is clearly demonstrating hypocrisy, unkindness and that it has lost its way.

  I hope you find what you're searching for.
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  Do you need Art and Music in your life?

  by The Rebel in

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  2. friends

  music and art have been a big part of my life since i was a little boy, and although i was never able to play a decent guitar, i can paint.

  my art teacher from college said " i was the most imaginative and constructive pupil she had ever had.

  " i loved that comment, because in translation i realised it meant i had to work harder than other more naturally talented students, but the effort was always worth it.

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  Bloody hell Punk!!

  You can shred!!
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  Correlation decline JW numbers and JW broadcasting?

  by Gorbatchov in

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  2. friends

  i read some impressive figures here about the decline of the jw numbers in 2015.. could there be a correlation between this decline and the start of jw broadcasting?.

  hence, that there would be an negative impact because the gb is standing so nearby, you can experience the idiot reasoning of their doctrines sitting in your own living room?.

  the lett effect?

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  "We love this teaching!" I would like to know specifically where/when it was said.
  

  It's from the 2012 AGM, here at 7:00 - 7:20 by David Splane:

  http://tv.jw.org/#en/video/VODProgramsEvents/docid-702012022_1_VIDEO

  "And so the Great Crowd and the Anointed are all domestics. We are all domestics. And brothers, we love this teaching. We love this idea."
  
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  2016 WT printing reduction - Figures

  by Splash in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the wt has been reducing it's printed output of the public wt magazine since 2012.this is how the figures breakdown:.

  month ................. wt printing each issue ............. total pages per issue ..... languagesjanuary 2012 ....... 42,182,000 .................................. 1,349,824,000 ...................... 194january 2016 ....... 58,987,000 .................................. 943,792,000 ......................... 254. during 2012 the public wt had 32 pages, so there were 1.35 billion wt pages printed for the public to read each month.1,349,824,000 pages x 12 months = 16,197,888,000 (16.2 billion) pages per year.

  by 2016 the public wt has only 16 pages and is being printed only on alternate months.943,792,000 pages x 6 times per year = 5,662,752,000 (5.7 billion pages per year).

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  The WT has been reducing it's printed output of the public WT magazine since 2012.
  This is how the figures breakdown:

  Month ................. WT Printing Each Issue ............. Total Pages per Issue ..... Languages
  JANUARY 2012 ....... 42,182,000 .................................. 1,349,824,000 ...................... 194
  JANUARY 2016 ....... 58,987,000 .................................. 943,792,000 ......................... 254

  During 2012 the public WT had 32 pages, so there were 1.35 billion WT pages printed for the public to read each month.
  1,349,824,000 pages x 12 months = 16,197,888,000 (16.2 billion) pages per year

  By 2016 the public WT has only 16 pages and is being printed only on alternate months.
  943,792,000 pages x 6 times per year = 5,662,752,000 (5.7 billion pages per year)

  
  

  Therefore, since 2012 the society has reduced the printing of its public WT magazine by 10.5 billion pages each year.

  How much money does the society save by not printing 10.5 billion pages each year?

  Note, this is the public WT only and does not include the Awake! which has also undergone a dramatic reduction.
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  Largest BOE file in existence - updated as of November 2015

  by WTS Archive in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  courtesy of atlantis, largest boe file ever compiled has been updated (see previous version here).. to download it, visit: http://www.filedropper.com/1905-2016-boe-file.

  click on gray "download this file" button, then solve the captcha and enjoy the massive, 1.2 gb file containing nerly every secret letter and document watchtower society published since 1905 up until now..

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  Thank you!!
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  My Explanation of Why They Got it Wrong About Blood Using Only the NWT

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  10 " any israelite or any alien living among them who eats any bloodi will set my face against that person who eats blood and will cut him off from his people.

  12 therefore i say to the israelites, "none of you may eat blood, nor may an alien living among you eat blood.

  15 'anyone, whether native-born or alien, who eats anything found dead or torn by wild animals must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be ceremonially unclean till evening; then he will be clean.

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  Cofty, in your explanation you equate food sacrificed to idols with idolatry, I'm guessing by linking Acts 15 to Leviticus 17.

  Was there any other reason you did this, e.g. alternative translation, etc.?

  Thanks.