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  PORTUGAL: Petition to terminate the legal entity of the Jehovah's Witness gets national news coverage

  by EdenOne in

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  the petition is now going on 537 signatures.. today the newspaper "diário de notícias", the leading non-tabloid newspaper in the country, gave the story front page coverage and a full page to the article inside.. here are the links to the pictures of the pages:.

  front page:.

  page 6 and article: .

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  So my question now is What does all this really mean ?,what does this petition actually accomplish ?

  What happens now ? Eden One ?
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  Learning New Words

  by compound complex in

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  greetings, fellow lexophiles:.

  last night, i watched a cool road movie, the trip, with steve coogan and rob brydon.

  they were counseled by steve's dad to take an "anticlockwise" route home, rather than the clockwise one steve had proposed.

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  Am I on the same page with these examples ?

  Americans say "pick up trucks " (I think) Aussies say "Ute`s short for utility trucks

  In Queensland ,OZ they used to say ports while Victorians said school bags. As well as Qld`s saying meridian strips while Vic`s would say nature strips

  How about USA using the word Diner where we in OZ would use the word Cafe or restaurant and the words Drug Store as against pharmacy

  Or have I lost the plot?
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  Why do Jehovah's Witnesses always answer questions through the bible?

  by MarieChii in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hi.. recently i've been researching jehovah's witnesses and their beliefs and found out that they don't believe in blood transfusions.

  so, i've asked one of my friends who is a jw as to what is the reason for this, and so far, they had always directed me to a bible verse that is in their bible.. clearly, i wasn't getting anywhere and so far, it's pretty much frustrating to even make my friend give me reasonable reason.

  when i was getting somewhere, even a smidgen, they would answer with a question.

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  I've been researching Jehovah's Witnesses and their beliefs and found out that they don't believe in blood transfusions. So, I've asked one of my friends who is a J.W as to what is the reason for this, and so far, they had always directed me to a bible verse that is in their bible.

  O.Kay ? J.W`s don`t believe in blood transfusions and they don`t believe in donating blood either they will refer to a scripture that says its not to be consumed and is to be poured out on the ground .

  They will also be in trouble in their congregations if they use Blood & Bone fertilizer on their garden.

  Ask them why is it that it is acceptable for the GB to OK their J.W members to use Blood fractions

  which are derived from donated blood of worldly people in a laboratory ?

  The stock answer by many J.W`s is" OH I wouldn`t use fractions of blood"{many do of course } they miss the point .The GB of J.W`s has said it`s o.k to do so ?

  Isn`t that the height of hypocrisy ?

  They won`t donate blood but they will use blood donated by other people so long as it is processed in a laboratory into fractions ?

  edited to add: Watchtower publications / interpretations of Bible scripture take precedence over actual Bible texts.
  
  
  
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  A Pasta C

  by Not_Culty in

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  smiddy3

  I`ll never look at my Suimin the same way again.
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  JWs on campus

  by Sarabethy in

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  2. friends

  it's my first time on this site though i am no stranger in the ex-jw community.

  i come to you now asking for your assistance in what to present to the dean of students at my university.. why am i meeting with dean of students, you may ask?

  because today, while innocently finishing an assignment in the school library, i happened to look out the window and see the jws with their stupid little cart.

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  Good point najw ,also i would show the Dean the articles that state JW`s should follow the direction of the GB even if they don`t understand it and don`t agree with the direction given.

  In other words OBEY us at all costs, and do not think for yourselves we will tell you what to think.

  And please let us know how you got on with the Dean and his response.
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  Thanks WT. for making it so easy for us when we come after you- sincerely GOG OF MAGOG

  by nowwhat? in

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  "soon very soon when we come after you we will have easy access to every witness address and info thanks to your database that you have set up!

  "- satan's hordes.

  remember back in the 90's they didn't want the elders to have a publisher list on their computer for fear the govt.

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  Maybe their planning to sell off those lists to private company`s for marketing purposes.?
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  non jehovah witness dinner

  by whatisthis12 in

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  so almost two weeks ago, my boyfriend(who was disfellowshiped) went to the memorial.

  he hasn’t spoken to his parents, friends, or siblings for over a year because of it.

  the only person he keeps in contact with is his grandma, which is who he went along with.

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  Have you been following her posts from the start black Sheep ? as I said she may be just naive silly and immature.or a troll .
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  JWs and daily Bible reading schedule

  by AuntBee in

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  jws often point to this, to show outsiders they are allowed to read the bible on their own without the publications.

  although, as we know, the org still teaches that you will never progress along the road to life without the pubs.

  and, i would imagine that what they learn/conclude from their own bible reading, must remain within the confines of current wt teaching, even on the most minute points of doctrine.

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  Jehovah`s Witnesses fail in getting any accurate understanding of the Bible because of their refusal to consider any criticism of the Bible from any source or from any authority other than their GB which is totally biased with their interpretation of Bible Scriptures and their meaning.
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  non jehovah witness dinner

  by whatisthis12 in

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  so almost two weeks ago, my boyfriend(who was disfellowshiped) went to the memorial.

  he hasn’t spoken to his parents, friends, or siblings for over a year because of it.

  the only person he keeps in contact with is his grandma, which is who he went along with.

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  I see a troll in whatisthis12 posts if not a very silly immature person or just a plain imbecile.
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  Armageddon started...

  by mikeflood in

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  just joking i really don't think so...but the situation in syria is pretty worrisome...just hearing the news that france and great britain are attacking with cruise missiles in 72 hours.

  i mean assad is not gonna gasify his adversaries when he almost won the civil war.

  trump too suspended a very important trip to the latinoamerican presidents summit in peru, just to 'oversee the american response to syria.

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  Facts and details never seem to enter into a JW`s understanding of what they are supposed to believe .

  King of the North /King of the South ? Who are they ? JW`s don`t know.

  The attack on world religion ? It hasn`t happened and is not likely to happen anytime soon. ?

  The so called last Judgemental message that is supposed to be given by JW`s D2D before the Great tribulation and Armageddon as opposed to the life saving message they were supposed to be giving these past 100+ years ?

  Just a few of the "facts" that the GB of JW`s have stated in their publications that must happen before the end comes and they enter into paradise .