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  Someone famous was a Witness

  by konceptual99 in

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  i don't actually really know who this guy is but chanced upon the bbc report and the read the guardian item.

  he has to be talking about being bought up as a witness.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42181287.

  https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/oct/16/miguel-interview-wildheart-album.

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  Child Baptism

  by konceptual99 in

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  the latest round of changes to the magazines are yet further confirmation that the wts has lost it's way with the preaching work.

  imho this is driven by the incessant prioritisation of fiscal goals but also by the fact the gb don't have a clue what is happening in the world and how it really relates to their traditional eschatology.. what they have turned to is child baptism.

  i know the wts says it does not baptise infants but the drive to encourage children to get baptised at earlier and earlier ages knows no bounds.

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  The End is Coming. The Divorce Rate is Going Up. Except it Isn't....

  by konceptual99 in

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  2. bible

  so one of the things witnesses have been saying for years is how marriage is under attack, typically marrying the word "soaring" with the words "divorce" and "rate".. here are some metrics that suggest that for those who do get married in england and wales this assertion is not actually correct.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40524156.

  sure there are less marriages than there used to be and more people cohabiting but it does throw some water on the argument that the sky is falling in as far as marriage is concerned..

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  Interesting Take on Vows

  by konceptual99 in

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  so yesterday was the wt on vows.. it spoke, in part about two vows.

  the vow you make in dedication and the vow of marriage.

  here's how it describes them.. the most important vow that a christian can make is the one with which he dedicates his life to jehovah.

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  JW.ORG Child Sexual Abuse Resources

  by konceptual99 in

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  2. child-abuse

  here's the wts bolting the stable door.... https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/activities/help-community/safeguarding-children-sexual-abuse/.

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  JW Russia Ban Threat Being Reported on BBC

  by konceptual99 in

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  just for information really.. the bbc is reporting the jw ban.

  they have a news article and have been running a video report amongst headline items on the bbc world news channel.

  the article is below, i cannot find the video report online yet.

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  Witnesses' Moral Apathy

  by konceptual99 in

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  one of the hardest things for me to learn about myself as i have mentally exited "da troof" is that i have a weak moral compass and i think this is common to many witnesses.

  i mean that as i have allowed less and less of my thinking to be framed by witness doctrine, i have had to start thinking for myself about how i feel about certain things.

  for example, what do i feel about war, freedom of speech for extremists, charitable works, political views, animal welfare and much, much more.. this was underlined this weekend when i attended the circuit assembly (approx 900 attendees, 3 baptised - 2 born ins btw) where the bethel speaker said that witnesses have booked their ticket out of this system and don't have to worry about the wars and famines of this world because they know it's all going to pass with the new system.. in another thread it's been mentioned that the wts is failing to mention other groups being marginalised and persecuted in russia alongside witnesses.. as a witness i never realised the extent to which i was blind to the moral dilemmas that most other people have to think about, educate themselves on and come to a point of view about.

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  West Coast North American Trip

  by konceptual99 in

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  i am planning a trip to the west coast from vancouver down to southern ca and would like to be able to discuss it with some of you guys who know that part of the world.

  i would like to do it in private so as not to give things away to anyone snooping so wondering on the best way of having a private group chat.

  facebook maybe?.

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  Warwick Tour Brochure

  by konceptual99 in

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  so we had this posted in the mega topic thread... wt: warwick world hq tour brochure.

  the new world headquarters of jws, located at warwick, new york, will open for tours on monday, april 3, 2017.. in anticipation, a new eight-page glossy brochure about this facility has now been released:.

  download pdf: https://download-a.akamaihd.net/files/media_cmsassets/70/fo_s-whq_e.pdf.

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  Danish Witnesses New Tactic for NH

  by konceptual99 in

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  seems like jws in denmark are using a new tactic to reach people not at home - text messages.... http://www.gp.se/nyheter/v%c3%a4rlden/jehovas-vittnens-nya-knep-n%c3%a4r-folk-inte-%c3%b6ppnar-1.4153345.

  it's in swedish but translates with google translate quite nicely..

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