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  Dennis Christiansen release

  by riblah in

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  does anyone know exactly how/why he was arrested?

  i know it was for practicing the religion, but did he and others totally ignore the law in russia and continue meeting openly and going door to door or were they trying to avoid detection?

  did the gb instruct people there to either stop or continue activities there after it was outlawed (i'm sure there's nothing in writing)?.

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  Smiles, that 2019 article is infuriating.
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  Dennis Christiansen release

  by riblah in

  1. social
  2. current

  does anyone know exactly how/why he was arrested?

  i know it was for practicing the religion, but did he and others totally ignore the law in russia and continue meeting openly and going door to door or were they trying to avoid detection?

  did the gb instruct people there to either stop or continue activities there after it was outlawed (i'm sure there's nothing in writing)?.

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  riblah

  Does anyone know exactly how/why he was arrested? I know it was for practicing the religion, but did he and others totally ignore the law in Russia and continue meeting openly and going door to door or were they trying to avoid detection? Did the GB instruct people there to either stop or continue activities there after it was outlawed (I'm sure there's nothing in writing)?

  Someone I know said the GB immediately told them to stop going to meetings/door to door as soon as Russia outlawed it, and I was wondering if that was true.
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  How To Talk About Interpretation With Jehovah's Witnesses.

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  this from my book: good news for jehovah's witnesses.

  before we discuss any doctrinal issues, i would like to distinguish between what i believe is proper versus improper interpretive practice.... so you know what i can accept as biblical and what i can't accept.. basic guidelines for validating doctrinal claims`).

  i. there must be at least one scriptural reference that can be cited for support of any doctrinal claim or position.. ii.

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  http://www.gloriouschurch.com/html/Acts15.asp

  I ran across this article today and thought it was interesting.
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  WT May 2022: The Seven Headed Beast

  by raymond frantz in

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  2. bible

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  https://youtu.be/wg9-pvxsoqm.

  this is my take on may 2022 watchtower on the seven headed beast and its connection to the 4 beasts of daniel 7. what do you think?.

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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  original reddit post (removed).

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  I wonder if Steven Hassan will remove Evans from any future editions of 'Combating Cult Mind Control'?
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  original reddit post (removed).

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  Today I saw 103,000 subscribers on his YouTube. I forgot to look yesterday.
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  Biblical Anachronisms in JW Literature

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in a recent post ffghost made a comment about how they're always inserting modern concepts into biblical narratives to make it relatable to jw's organization.

  here are some that come to mind:.

  - the capitalized term "governing body" when referring to the older men in jerusalem (really just another group of christians that paul outspokenly disagreed with and didn't look to for approval).

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  Does anyone have any Watchtower pictures of first century Christians carrying tract-like codices from door to door? I was sure I remembered seeing that, but can’t find it now.

  There was definitely a picture like that- I remember it, too. Could it possibly have been on the cover of a WT?
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  GB Says You Can Fellowship Without Being Reinstated

  by Sea Breeze in

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  2. beliefs

  there is another way to fellowship with your loved ones after disagreeing with the wt besides getting reinstated.

  all you have to do is fling yourself off a boat and start drowning, says watchtower:.

  "suppose, then, a member of a christian congregation boating on a lake were to see another boat containing a disfellowshiped person capsize, throwing the disfellowshiped one into the water where he struggled to stay afloat.

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  Raymond Franz in his book said he wrote that article.
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  Films of the decade - 80s

  by LoveUniHateExams in

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  2. entertainment

  lots of great films in this decade, too.. the elephant man (1980).

  the empire strikes back (1980).

  the shining (1980).

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  This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
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  Is Bible prophecy now starting to come true regarding the prelude to the great tribulation?

  by Disillusioned JW in

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  2. bible

  is bible prophecy now starting to come true regarding a prelude to the great tribulation?.

  full disclosure: i still don't believe in the bible's claims about the existence of the supernatural, even of jehovah god (i'm an atheist and a scientific/philosophical naturalist), but i am asking this question because recent events are starting to seem (to me) to fit well the description of some prophecies in the bible.

  consider the following.. several hours ago (on 11-26-2021) as i was about to enter a local fred meyer store of my city (in suburb or small city in the metro area of a large city) a person i know told me that a moment earlier a person left the store in a hurry with a cart load up with unpaid merchandise (i think i was told it was groceries but i don't remember that for sure).

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