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  New Child Abuse lawsuit to be filed tomorrow in Ohio against WT and congregation

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  media alert: press conference wednesday, july 31, 2013, 11:00 am .

  civil lawsuit filed against ohio jehovahs witnesses congregation and national organizations by sexual abuse victim .

  childhood victim suffered sexual abuse from congregational leader over a four year period .

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  TheOldHippie

  "I sort of wonder how much longer things can carry on for like this. "

  Well, the Catholic Church has kept it going on for a millennium and a half ..............
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  Strange e-mail from Romania

  by jakes in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i received this strange e-mail from romania.

  to worship god in spirit , it means to have the understanding of his word , in spirit .

  what is the truth ?

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  TheOldHippie

  Slightly strange is it, though, that people find this Romanian group (and similar groups in other so-called East European countries) humble and deep and earnestly Christian, while the same people mock Da Judge and his followers - because this Romanian group is VERY MUCH a Rutherfordian/early Knorrian group.
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  interesting Rumour

  by Slidin Fast in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i heard a rumour today to the effect that there is a new gb member in his late twenties/early thirties.

  i stress that this is unsubtantiated and requires confirmation or quashing.. can anyone confirm or definately deny it?.

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  TheOldHippie

  "very recently they inducted two very young men (in their late 20's) into the Branch Committee of India Bethel. This may be a foreshadow of greater things to come!"

  Yeah, sure - the Indian Branch has always been a forerunner. Oh man, here we are maximazing rumours, taking the science of rumourism to new hights.
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  WT destroying old literature

  by startingover in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i was approached by an elder about a year ago asking what i am going to do with my large collection of wt literature.

  he told me the society had put word out that they were collecting old literature.

  i asked him why but he couldn't give me a definite answer.

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  TheOldHippie

  He is selling AND buying. Some of the stuff he is selling, he once bought from me and I in my turn a few years earlier had bought some of it from others. Some of us are collectors, find stuff in attics or flee markets, sell and buy. He is just one among many. No need to make him look suspicious.
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  CHANGE IN RESURRECTION DOCTRINE?

  by Mary in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ok, this is from the january 1, 2007 craptower.

  page 25 is the study article called "the first resurrection---now under way".

  it's too boring to type all the stupidity written, but here's a brief synopsis of where they come up with the brainiac idea that the first resurrection occurred in 1918 onwards:.

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  TheOldHippie

  Especially the last 5 years and 11 months.
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  Remarkably stupid point in this week's Jeremiah book study - Jehovah's loving kindness

  by sir82 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the whole jeremiah book is an abomination, but a point in this week's study exceeded even its usual standards of inanity.. from page 144, paragraph 10:.

  in our day, god continues to show loving-kindness in ways that directly benefit his worshippers.

  consider the matter of prayer.

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  TheOldHippie

  Chronic problem should not be understood as health or other problems, it is applied to problems one might have as to tendency towards immorality, drunkenness etc.
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  100% pure unadulterated speculation - what changes would a "New New World Tranlsation" contain?

  by sir82 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  on this thread:.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/257481/1/i-cant-find-any-bibles-seems-to-be-a-shortage.

  some (well, me, mostly) are speculating that the wts is planning to distribute a "new new world translation" some time soon.. if that is true, what changes do you think they would include?.

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  TheOldHippie

  Very stupid speculation, since one cannot just "put words into" the Bible if it is to be a translation. Otherwise, it would be a paraphrase, as are the Amplified Bible, Living Bible and Today's English Version, which are not translations at all. One cannot all of a sudden "put" words or expressions like GB, earthly paradise or whatever into the Bible text. Meaningless thread. And as previously stated, elsewhere in the world, Bibles are available, so it is just a "US thing". And if you consider the fact that all other translations of the NWT are made based on the English translation, it would imply that translations into tens upon tens of other languages would have to be made too, millions of Bibles printed - the cost would be HUGE. I would advice the US readers not to speculate as much as they do ................. The world is slightly larger than the US.
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  Multiple JWs involved in large-scale health insurance fraud in Germany

  by processor in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  http://www.freiepresse.de/lokales/erzgebirge/aue/bundesweit-einmaliger-betrug-insgesamt-33-kassen-betroffen-artikel8463805.php.

  http://www.freiepresse.de/lokales/erzgebirge/krankenkassen-betrug-ehemaliger-kreisrat-verstrickt-artikel8455900.php.

  http://www.bild.de/regional/chemnitz/betrug/gauner-rosi-aus-dem-erzgebirge-31200064.bild.html.

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  TheOldHippie

  No - my error: Ex-Kreisrat is NOT former circuit overseer, but is a public office and has nothing to do with the JW in terms of position. Sorry.
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  Multiple JWs involved in large-scale health insurance fraud in Germany

  by processor in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  http://www.freiepresse.de/lokales/erzgebirge/aue/bundesweit-einmaliger-betrug-insgesamt-33-kassen-betroffen-artikel8463805.php.

  http://www.freiepresse.de/lokales/erzgebirge/krankenkassen-betrug-ehemaliger-kreisrat-verstrickt-artikel8455900.php.

  http://www.bild.de/regional/chemnitz/betrug/gauner-rosi-aus-dem-erzgebirge-31200064.bild.html.

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  TheOldHippie

  It says:

  Am Dienstag verhandelte das Landgericht Chemnitz die Berufung einer 56-jährigen Frau aus Aue. Sie ist überzeugtes Mitglied der Zeugen Jehovas - und lernte den vermeintlichen Kopf der Bande auf einer Versammlung der Glaubensgemeinschaft kennen. Auch der Mann - der Bruder des Ex-Kreisrates - gehörte zur Gemeinschaft und versuchte offenbar, dort Personen für das Netzwerk zu rekrutieren.

  This is better:

  Tuesday, the Chemnitz district court heard the appeal of a 56-year old woman from Aue. She is a convinced member of Jehovah's Witnesses - and got to know the alledged head of the gang at a meeting of the denomination. Her husband - brother of the former circuit overseer - also belonged to the religious association and obvioulsy tried to recruit persons for the network there.
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  The Divine Name King James Bible

  by JakeM2012 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a friend sent me a link about the king james bible translating the "divine name".

  maybe this is why there are no new nwt bibles available.

  the web site states:.

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  TheOldHippie

  "A friend sent me a link about the King James Bible translating the "Divine Name". Maybe this is why there are no new NWT bibles available. "

  No way. NWT is produced by WTB&TS, the DNKJV is a translation made by others and not distributed by the WTB&TS. It additionally has kept many of the errors of the KJV and is not very recommendable. Additionally, please remember that the US in not always = the World. If there is a shortage of NWT in the US, there is no shortage in other parts of the world, over here in Europe it is available as always.