Apognophos

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  How many of the GB helpers are "anointed"?

  by Nostromo in

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  according to this list there are 29 helpers at the moment: https://jwleaks.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/jehovahs-witnesses-governing-body-committees.jpg.

  i wonder how many of these are "anointed"?

  all the current seven gb members were helpers first and then appointed to be gb members.

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  I didn't mean generation as in "a descendant of a previous anointed one", I was just referring to the fact that an anointed one would probably be replaced by someone from a younger generation because they likely "strayed" after some years, probably not after 2 or 3 years.

  So if you imagine that the 1st century Christians populated the 1st generation of 144,000, and maybe the 2nd as well, and then things got corrupted and there were no anointed until Russell's time, you have about four generations of "true worshippers" up until now from which to keep picking replacements as a previous anointed one loses his appointment before "finishing his earthly course".

  I wasn't aware that this explanation was ever formally rejected by the Society. As far as your assertion that the numbers would have to remain level or drop in order to support this theory, that would only be true if all rejected-and-replaced anointed ones ceased partaking.
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  Do we know for sure what happens after death?

  by Yondaime in

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  christian denominations say we go to heaven, witness say we stay alseep until ressurection.

  quran says when we go we grt 72 virgins, unless we blow some people up.. .

  i'm not really concerned with death atm, i'm not dead.

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  Personally, I like the Quran version of getting 72 virgins.

  Now that I think about it, where do all those virgins come from, anyway?
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  How many of the GB helpers are "anointed"?

  by Nostromo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  according to this list there are 29 helpers at the moment: https://jwleaks.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/jehovahs-witnesses-governing-body-committees.jpg.

  i wonder how many of these are "anointed"?

  all the current seven gb members were helpers first and then appointed to be gb members.

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  Why can't a JW realize they're anointed later in life, factfinder? Are you referring to the belief that the 144,000 should already have been selected a long time ago? The explanation is supposed to be that the new anointed ones are replacements for others that strayed during their earthly course. Although if someone starts partaking in 2014 then they would probably have to be a fourth or sixth generation replacement.
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  Terminology the Society Hates?

  by toweragent in

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  in my most recent talk, i got counseled for using some terms that were not prefered.

  for example i said "new testament" rather than "the christian greek scriptures".

  i also used the term "gospel", but even worse, i made reference to the "synoptic gospels" and the "gnostic gospel".. i guess i never thought of it before, but when i looked at the societies information on the matter they always say things like, "the so-called new testament..." or "the so-called synoptic gospels..." why with all the "so-called?".

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  I never noticed this one until I started coming here, but now when I hear a brother say "information board" instead of "bulletin board" I'm always kind of agoggle that such a mundane subject has to be a part of the special Watchtower lingo. Maybe churches say "bulletin board", but really? Is it a term that has such a strong connection to "false religion" that it has to be verboten?
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  David Splane is a Joke.

  by runForever in

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  that is all.. .

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  I thought he was a personable speaker. Not sure what the OP doesn't like about him, though he does perhaps pour on the charm a little too sickly sweet.
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  Killing In Self Defense

  by Cold Steel in

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  the man was moving around in the darkness of j's home with a gun.

  he was certain j. and his family weren't there, but he was wrong.

  when a door suddenly opened and a dark figure fumbled for the hallway light, he had only a moment to act.

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  I wasn't extrapolating anything, I was just trying to understand your reasoning. I still don't. I guess if you stay out of bad neighborhoods or carry enough "mugging money" you'll probably be fine?

  Anyway, nobody should want to shoot another person, and I was disagreeing earlier with the Drty Harry mentality of "if anyone breaks into my house, I'm just going to open fire on them". But as Cold Steel demonstrated, having a gun is often a sufficient deterrent, without having to use it.
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  Killing In Self Defense

  by Cold Steel in

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  the man was moving around in the darkness of j's home with a gun.

  he was certain j. and his family weren't there, but he was wrong.

  when a door suddenly opened and a dark figure fumbled for the hallway light, he had only a moment to act.

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  So cities are safer than the country?
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  Let's suggest some programs for tv.jw.org

  by rebel8 in

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  weekday afternoons: a soap opera featuring judicial committees, demon possessions, and wives clamoring to be the ones who host the circuit overseer's lunch.

  saturday mornings: sparlock cartoon.

  friday evenings: reality show featuring jw dating.

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  Great ideas; I love rebel8's, especially the People's Court judicial committee show.
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  Pedophilia: A Disorder, Not a Crime (NYTimes)

  by NewYork44M in

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  Gregor, considering pedophilia a disorder does not prevent anyone from locking up pedophiles who abuse kids, and putting them on registries when they get out.
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  Am I the youngest one on here?

  by Capstone in

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  i finally registered on here after reading on the forum for almost two years on and off (more often the last year).

  to give you some background on who i am i can say that i'm a girl in my late teens and live in western europe.

  my mom is a jw and my dad is not.

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  Give it some time. If you're going to college, you'll no doubt make friends there.