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  Just About To Leave For My Work's Christmas Party

  by pale.emperor in

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  it's my work's christmas parts this evening.

  just getting myself ready for it and decided to wear a suit rather than casual shirt and pants.

  it's funny because i've just noticed that i now only own one suit.

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  have a great time fellar`s and remember what happens at xmas parties stays at xmas parties .
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  How would you reason with a JW that it is okay to say Good Luck?

  by Iamallcool in

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  any takers?.

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  that they haven't thought of rewriting their calendar also.

  Actually I think they did do that at one time wrote their own calendar but it seasoned out .
  
  
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  Conformity

  by barry in

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  https://youtu.be/rkens1c7fsg many sda church members unions and conferences are having issues with their general conference which has set up five compliance committees to regulate church entities.

  some of the areas the general conference are concerned about are the ordination of women and the general wants to stop more women from being ordained also their are issues with church doctrine homosexuality.

  this video is in response to a fight back by a large majority of members 40% wanted womens ordination.

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  I wonder when women of the JW`s are going to adopt a similar stance after all Deborah was a prophetess and judge who ruled Israel for fourty years with Jehovah`s blessing. Judges 4:4 , 5:31.

  How often have these scriptures been discussed at JW meetings .
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  What?

  by dogisgod in

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  is it true they are no longer going to do the yearbook?

  so what are we down to?

  3 wt and 3 awake/yr and much skimpier?.

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  Maybe the statistics are showing how many are leaving and the general decline in all aspects of witnessing around the world and it would be too embarrassing and faith destroying to publish it anymore .
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  We are not prophets, we do not prophesy -Watchtower

  by FatFreek 2005 in

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  the title says it all.

  is it true?.

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  So Jehovah`s Witnesses are just fifth Column agents of Satan ?
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  It would be nice if this forum went back to the basics

  by nowwhat? in

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  not to offend or impose my opinion.

  but simply i would like to see just news and insights from the local congregation to the top organization level of: downsizing, closings, c.s.a.

  personal experiences,unscriptural doctrines of the org.and direct commentary of the above.

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  I think its a great site just the way it is ,as they say "variety is the Spice of Life" .
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  Are Jehovah’s Witnesses as “Ministers” Teachers?

  by minimus in

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  all jws are supposed to be “ ministers”.

  i would think that anyone that is considered a minister should have immense knowledge of their religion and should be able to teach anyone who inquires of the teachings.

  my understanding is that most witnesses cannot explain even basic teachings without difficulty.

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  Ministers who could perform marriages had to be legally recognized by the Government , not every minister of religion whatever persuasion could legally perform marriages..
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  Toxic Christianity - Clergy abuse of women - An ABC (Aust) story

  by fulltimestudent in

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  this is a feature story today on the australian government owned abc media site:.

  "women who were married to abusive priests are for the first time revealing their experiences of sexual assault, control and fear.

  they say the church has known for decades that some clergy abuse their wives but has done very little to fix the ongoing problem.".

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  I wonder if you could still view it on I-view.?
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  The Cosmos an orderly created universe by a God ? or is it a chaotic universe without order or arrangement by any God ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  or is the universe just following the natural laws of physics etc,etc.. i remember when i was "in" talks and books by the society highlighted the order of the universe went like clockwork ,sun ,moon and stars all in their relative positions and not one out of their place .. however the advancement in science of the universe / astronomy shows a much more different picture that demonstrates a more chaotic realism of what actually goes on out their in this vast universe .. black holes , which can merge together , galaxies colliding and merging together , large meteors ,some of which have crashed here on earth ,supernovas ,stars being born and stars in their death throes .. just some of the things off the top of my head ,apparently their are many more.. i look forward to comments and some good book to read on the subject..

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  What`s your take on Black holes merging , Supernova`s , Suns living expanding and dying , Galaxies colliding , ?

  waton ? Isn`t that Chaos ?,or could it be called organized Chaos ?
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  Did Ray Franz Help You To Get Out of “The Truth”?

  by minimus in

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  i sneakily read his books at work.

  it was written in such a way that no one could accuse him of being another bitter old apostate.. once it registered in my brain, especially after reading the second book, i knew i had to get out!.

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  Sad to say I just put it all down to his being a relative of Fred Franz and was maybe jealous of Fred or just disgruntled at not having the authority he maybe desired .

  That was then when I read the book but not now of course.

  In the 1960`s I read " I was a WatchTower Slave For Thirty Years " and the penny still didn`t drop.

  How gullible was I