Yes, Gorbatchov is right, we had an elder with a beard on the platform last weekend at the dutch circuit assembly.
George One Time
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WELL BEARDS ARE STILL A NO NO!!!!!!
by DwainBowman inwell beards are still a no no!!!!!!.
in a new letter from the branch/gb nut's, beards are not acceptable in the us branch area!!!!!!.
my eldub brother in law, shared this today.
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George One Time
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Memories of Grace Gough
by Mary inhi everyone;i'm not on here too much anymore, but i've been asked to write a brief biography of our dear grace gough ('mouthy' on here).
i'm writing my own memories of her but it was also suggested that i maybe contact others who knew her to see if they had a nice memory or two of her they'd like to share.
it would only have to be a paragraph or two and your name can be kept confidential if you like.
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Memories of Grace Gough
by Mary inhi everyone;i'm not on here too much anymore, but i've been asked to write a brief biography of our dear grace gough ('mouthy' on here).
i'm writing my own memories of her but it was also suggested that i maybe contact others who knew her to see if they had a nice memory or two of her they'd like to share.
it would only have to be a paragraph or two and your name can be kept confidential if you like.
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George One Time
Is there something about AAWA history or goals I do not know? (Just curious, I haven't been involved)
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What age were you when you were counted as a publisher?
by OrphanCrow inthe wts has always included minors and adults in the same categories - publisher and baptized.. i am interested in knowing how many minors, approximately, are included in the publisher count.
and, at what age a person started publishing.
what age was the youngest publisher reported?.
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George One Time
Publisher and theorcratic ministry school at 5 and baptized at 13.
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How many times jehovah is said in a prayer
by Normalfulla inso there was this particular elder in my hall who when giving a prayer would say "jehovah" waaaay to much it was ridiculous, we ended up having a count every time he gave prayer, most of the time it was 15-18 but once he topped 20, if u say it out loud 20 times you'll see how weird it is, like when do you ever in a conversation say someone's name that many times in 2 or so minutes,!
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George One Time
LOL - I used to count like you. Words like father or Jehovah are often used as an expletive in prayer.
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Fossilized foot prints, how do they explain it away?
by Crazyguy inso there have been many sets of fossilized human footprints found in africa, italy, europe, britain and new mexico.
these foot prints are thought to be anywhere from 20,000 to 2 million years old.
so what do christians and jws do to try to explain these away.
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George One Time
Ok, so the creative day span is no issue anymore. But they still cling to a literal interpertation of the creation of Adam and so there will always be the problem that humans are found that are older than those in the biblical account. Even as a teenager I thought this was a problem, only reasoning it away by doubting the ability of scientists to set the correct dates.
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GB "... it can make mistakes when explaining the Bible ..." Simplified version WT Feb 2017
by freddo instudy article: who is leading god's people today?
start of paragraph 12.. standard version: "the governing body is neither inspired nor infallible.
therefore, it can err in doctrinal matters or in organizational direction.".
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George One Time
The dutch translation also makes it clear: The GB does not receive godly revelations and is not infallible.
Het Besturende Lichaam krijgt geen goddelijke openbaringen en is ook niet onfeilbaar.
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Circuit Overseers are putting their resume on LinkedIn? This is new?!
by dropoffyourkeylee ini am a bit surprised to see what appears to be current and in-good-standing circuit overseers putting their resumes on linkedin.
www.linkedin.com/title/circuit-overseer.
do you know any of these, and are they legit?.
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George One Time
Some may be proud of a title, but many are on LinkedIn because they may need to get a real job in the future. An assignment is not future-proof anymore.
Where I live, in the Netherlands, a religious activity on your CV is not a recommendation. That is why many try to diffuse what their background is by using WTBTS, instead of the name Jehovah's Witnesses. The problem is that you have to explain a gap in your CV. Even Ex-JW's have this problem when they have been in Special Fulltime service.
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Petr Muzny: A Law Professor Explains His Faith
by konceptual99 inthis is absolutely feckin' priceless.. https://www.jw.org/en/publications/videos/viewpoints-origin-of-life/petr-muzny-law-professor/.
in yet another appeal to authority, jw.org has trotted out a professional to vouch for creation.
this guy is a law professor.
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George One Time
This guy did the Bayatyan vs Armenia case on conscentious objection for the ECHR as a lawyer.
He did actually a good job, I was impressed by his plea. Hope he wakes up one day using logic.
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George One Time
This is what the local elders make of it. In my congregation a longtime respected elder was just removed from his privileges having his disfellowshipped son visiting him while he was recovering from a serious illness.