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  Coffee really is magic

  by john.prestor in

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  2. friends

  i'm sitting here at my computer mapping out a hike for this afternoon, drinking a cup of coffee... the cup was a christmas present last year, i'm sure satan is just giddy.. .

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  john.prestor

  I'm sitting here at my computer mapping out a hike for this afternoon, drinking a cup of coffee... The cup was a Christmas present last year, I'm sure Satan is just giddy.

  
  
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  Controlled

  by Lost in the fog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was talking to a friend who is an elder in a congregation near belfast city over in northern ireland.

  he was telling me that several of the sisters wanted to put fresh flowers in the hall on a weekly basis just to pretty the place up.

  he said "sure, why not, it's a great idea, and the congregation will reimburse the costs as long as they aren't too expensive.

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  They've always had flowers at the Memorials I've gone to... I guess those must have been approved by the LDC?
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  Confidential books like Shepherd

  by john.prestor in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i'm trying to get as many confidential procedural books that have been leaked online.

  shepherd the flock (2010).

  circuit overseer guidelines (2017).

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  Thank you, I didn't have those!
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  Confidential books like Shepherd

  by john.prestor in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i'm trying to get as many confidential procedural books that have been leaked online.

  shepherd the flock (2010).

  circuit overseer guidelines (2017).

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  I'm trying to get as many confidential procedural books that have been leaked online. So far I have:

  Shepherd the Flock (2010)

  Circuit Overseer Guidelines (2017)

  Branch Organization (2003 and 2015)

  Correspondence Guidelines (2007)

  I also know of Governing Body Procedure (I asked about this a couple weeks ago, nobody seemed to know much about it)

  Does anyone know about or have any others book?
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  Ken Cook's Biography

  by Iamallcool in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/watchtower-study-january-2019/new-member-governing-body/ .

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  This biography is unhelpful, just like they typically are. It tells us nothing about him as a person: not his background in any meaningful sense, for instance, or anything about his personality.
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  Ridiculous Picture!

  by Iamallcool in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/watchtower-study-january-2019/do-not-be-anxious-i-am-your-god/.

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  Morpheus, I'm with you on this one. Sadly, that's what's facing (or could be facing if they get caught) Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia right now
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  Foreign holidays now expicitly forbidden too

  by George One Time in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/jw-celebrate-holidays/.

  mostly we read about the regular holidays in the western world.

  now the other ones are also named, because some witnesses could be in doubt .

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  Do Jehovah’s Witnesses tell others not to celebrate certain holidays?

  No. They believe that each person must make his own decision. (Joshua 24:15) Jehovah’s Witnesses “honor men of all sorts,” regardless of their religious beliefs.​—1 Peter 2:​17.

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  Of course they do, that's something "householders" read about in the Bible Teach book. The wording is misleading at best and really beside the point anyway.
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  Explain Your Avatar

  by new boy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know this thread has been done before.

  however maybe some of the new comers might like to know.. my avatar is the cover of my first novel "your crazy life.

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  My avatar is a picture of "The Owl" (Eren Kruger) from Attack on Titan
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  Be Honest in All Things - New video exposes a problem with honesty at Bethel/Construction

  by George One Time in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  on tv.jw.org kenneth cook jr. discusses how important it is to be honest when applying for special assignemts.

  he mentions health and viewing pornography.

  those who viewed pornography during the last year should not apply.

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  Spiral, you make a really good point: applying in and of itself sets young men (and women) up to lie about pornography. Probably the right thing to do here is to tell everyone ahead of time what the application asks about so that those who "can't" apply because they've watched porn don't ask for an application to begin with. But we all know "Jehovah's organization" likes to maintain ts secrets.
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  Be Honest in All Things - New video exposes a problem with honesty at Bethel/Construction

  by George One Time in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  on tv.jw.org kenneth cook jr. discusses how important it is to be honest when applying for special assignemts.

  he mentions health and viewing pornography.

  those who viewed pornography during the last year should not apply.

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  Couldn't agree more, Simon. Pornography can cause some serious personal and interpersonal problems. But that wasn't the point I was making.