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News of fires out of control in California
by ballistic in
1. jw
2. friends
hope everyone near to the region affected in california is ok. it's shocking to hear of the destruction.

these affected areas are some of the places i visited when i came on a tour of the us.

malibu, santa barbera, la, santa monica, hollywood and so on..
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How Do JWs Understand Salvation & What Is Needed to Obtain It?
by LauraLynn in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
from my experience within the jw organization, i understood that salvation meant a person accepted the teachings of the wbts without question as the "faithful and discrete slave," thereby placing their trust in them, not jesus christ.

salvation consisted of being found "righteous" by jehovah and resurrected to everlasting life in an earthly paradise.

to obtain this salvation, one needed to obey the organization's teachings, remain a faithful jw, and lead a moral life.
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The Greeks had a word for it, but the Watchtower didn't
by Nathan Natas in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i recall as though it was only 60 years ago, sitting in the kingdom hall on those horrible chairs, learning of the four forms of love: agape, philia, storge and eros.. the watchtower never mentioned pragma.. pragma: this is a committed, compassionate love that often grows as two partners continue to cherish and care for each other.

this type of love is associated with being together for a long time.

in some cases, the passion of eros can grow into pragma over time, this forging a lasting bond.. i think i know why; the watchtower isn't into committed, compassionate, cherishing and caring, are they?.
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Canada exploring changes to tax rules that exempt religious organizations
by Scully in
1. jw
2. friends
https://www.christianpost.com/news/evangelicals-oppose-removal-of-tax-status-in-canadian-proposal.html.

the proposed change will revoke charitable status of canadian churches who have an anti-abortion position, and will not give tax exemptions to organizations whose sole claim is to promote religion, which is the basic claim for all jw related entities in canada.

this will be interesting!.
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Age Appropriate Friends
by Riley in
1. jw
2. friends
we have a 25 year guy in our hall who is also a pioneer (which means he lives off his parents money), who likes to spend a lot of time with a 16 year old girl in the hall.

it is usually in a group setting but he seems to gravitate toward her.

he even has her auxilary pioneering , which is something i don't think any student trying to make the grades needs.
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FAQ LIES: Dress Codes
by neat blue dog in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
speaking to the general public:.

frequently asked questions...is there a dress code?no.

however, jehovah’s witnesses try to dress modestly and respectfully.. meanwhile, speaking to members out of the other side of their mouth:.
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Annual Report
by St George of England in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the latest report is now available for download on our favourite website!.

george.
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Removed - blood card
by skin in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i overheard a discussion between two jws, they said that when someone is disfellowshipped, they are asked to hand their blood card back to the elders.

i had never heard of this before, is this correct?.
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Avoiding love of money
by road to nowhere in
1. watchtower
2. bible
this week's midweek.

pretty cheeky to counsel on not loving money when they do.

my budget includes a small amount for my wife's kingdom hall.
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We Don’t Give Christmas Presents; We Give Presents To Each Other All Year Long!
by Sea Breeze in
1. jw
2. friends
how many of you dutifully told this lie to your friends as a kid?.