I've never been to an assembly with no baptisms, so wasn't sure if they kept a supply of backups for emergencies.
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Born in baptisms to avoid embarrassment
by Spoletta ini noticed a recent commenter mention an assembly that had only one baptism, a born in.
the last assembly i went to had three baptisms, of which two were born ins.
could part of the motivation for youth baptism be to avoid the embarrassment of an assembly with no baptisms at all?
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Trump pledges to 'totally destroy' law that bars political speech by churches, other orgs
by OrphanCrow inno wonder the gb aren't too concerned about getting involved in foreign politics.
they have rutherford's clone on their side.. https://www.rt.com/usa/376119-trump-political-speech-churches/.
at the national prayer breakfast, president donald trump repeated a campaign promise, vowing to end the federal law that restricts political speech and activity by churches and other tax-exempt organizations.
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The churches should have all the rights we have as long as they shoulder all the burdens the rest of us work under, such as paying taxes. Maybe Trump is getting ready to screw them in his new budget, as he's done to the rest of his base(except the 1%).
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Watchtower & Guns
by freemindfade inapparently jehalapeno isn't a 2nd amendment supporter either.... .
july 17 questions from readers.... the way this part is worded screams cult to me, i was quite amused.. how a christian chooses to protect himself, his family, or his possessions is, of course, largely a personal matter, as is his choice of employment.. geee!
thanks watchtower for allowing me to "largely chose my own employment" you are a generous cult lol.
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The comments on this OP explain a lot!
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Witnesses' Moral Apathy
by konceptual99 inone 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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By leaving it to God, they absolve themselves of any responsibility for the world around them. Doing nothing is almost virtuous, because it shows faith that Jehovah will make things right, and keeps them from feeling guilty.
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Born in baptisms to avoid embarrassment
by Spoletta ini noticed a recent commenter mention an assembly that had only one baptism, a born in.
the last assembly i went to had three baptisms, of which two were born ins.
could part of the motivation for youth baptism be to avoid the embarrassment of an assembly with no baptisms at all?
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I noticed a recent commenter mention an assembly that had only one baptism, a born in. The last assembly I went to had three baptisms, of which two were born ins. Could part of the motivation for youth baptism be to avoid the embarrassment of an assembly with no baptisms at all? Does this ever occur?
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Watchtower today
by Gorbatchov intoday a main point in the wt was a guess game.. the study elder asked: .
what's wrong on the picture?.
before i share the local conclusions here, i would like to hear the comments made in your congregation 😎.
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My wife pointed out that in Italy the commenters might chastise the Brothers on the left for their antiquated fashion sense.
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Just changed my car
by snugglebunny inthey're known as marmite cars in the uk.
you either love them or hate them.
i love mine.. what do you think?.
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I would buy one. Looks like a nice, useful car with some style to it.
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Why is sex a taboo subject to be discussed about?
by googleTTATT inpeople are having it very well.
so why is it not discussed?.
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From my experience, if you have a teenage boy, you must be prepared for them to clam up and roll their eyes.
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Thank God for evolution
by Crazyguy inso it was discovered in 2007 that there's a bacteria that's now eating plastic.
of course many years ago they found a bacteria that eats nylon.
also not to long again they discovered a fungi i believe that eats styrofoam.
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If we can get them to excrete hydrogen, we'll be in good shape.
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Saying "CNN is fake news" is fake news
by Coded Logic incnn has the highest rated accuracy level out of any cable network.
okay, so that's not setting the bar very high.
but i see people on this forum bashing cnn ad nauseam.
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I've had my fill of all these pointless discussions about "fake news" Obama , Clinton, Trump and their various failings. It's obvious that no one here is going to change their minds (myself included) about the current and past political machinations of our elected officials.
You can assume that you've defeated me with your brilliant rebuttals and barrage of right wing links, so I'll let you bask in your victory.
Frankly, I'm tired of the pointless debate, and have better uses for my time. I'd rather join you in civilized conversation on OP's that we can agree on, because I think we have more in common than not. So, good luck on your continued search for Truth, Justice, and the American (or other) Way. See you on some other threads.