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  JW`s claim to follow 1st Century christians ,identifying them as true christians distinguishing them from false christians of christendom.

  by smiddy in

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  2. experiences

  they critisize the dress code of modern society , that may be permitted at a church of christendom , jeans , slacks worn by women , denim skirts worn by women ,spanx worn by women who have been exercising ,jogging shoes , no tie`s worn by men , beards on men , long hair by men, sandals ,thongs, flipflops , and i`m sure their are many more you can think of .. none of these dress codes/styles are tolerated at jehovahs witness meetings , if you try turning up in any of this attire you will be counselled to change your ways after a few of your attempts.. so if they have a problem which they do , why dont they instruct the faithfull to truly follow the 1st century christians by wearing the traditional dress that was worn in bible times , for men and women .

  meh-eel .. why dont they allow men to have beards and long hair and sandals that was a requirement for gaining approval of god in the first century.. the fact of the matter is they give lip service to following the first century christians , however the reality , is they dont.. smiddy.

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  TheOldHippie

  Our PO has a beard and wears sandals - also when giving public talks ....................
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  Anthony Morris The Third

  by Yondaime in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  when i am3 was going to speak i was ecstatic to hear this lunatic embarass himself.

  after the propaganda indoctrination session, a relative asked me what my spiritual goals were, i told em i want to become a servant before i turn 23 so i could get laid.

  lmfao.

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  TheOldHippie

  I found the "It's my big brother they've got to worry about" comments from the annual meeting strange .........

  When you see people delivering a talk, gestures, expression etc., you get an impression of what sort of people they are. I feel Morris, Loesch and Herd are of the "Jaracz type", Jackson is of the "Sydlik type" and then Sanderson, Lett and Spline are more of the "neutral" type.

  Morris tries to be the grandfather-type, but these comments of his are strange. Maybe they would have fitted well in a US 1950's sort of life.
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  US Zone visit

  by obarac in

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  2. bible

  anyone will atend?.

  how we can follow this meeting?.

  anyone will inform us live?.

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  TheOldHippie

  Has there never been a zone visit before in the US? I don't get the exitement!!!!
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  Questions concerning Deng Xiaoping

  by fulltimestudent in

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  on another thread band on the run requested that i answer certain questions she put to me concerning deng xiaoping.

  i requested another thread for that, one wasn't started so i start it myself.. i see the questions are reasonable, at least for someone who (admittedly) claims to know little about china, and i have no issues about answering them.

  like all humans deng xiaoping, is a mix of good things and not so good things.. in telling deng's story, i have no wish to distort history, i see no reason to tell "outright lies about the past, or to omit facts that may lead to unacceptable conclusions or to gloss over anything with a quiet, slight admission that is buried by some other detail.

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  TheOldHippie

  Deng did ONE thing - he destroyed everything that Mao and the Communist Party had fought to accomplish for decades, he restored capitalism and paved the way for the military-fascist regime that is now in control. A scumbag.
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  Russian authorities nab Jehovah’s Witnesses for dumping waste

  by objectivetruth in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  http://rapsinews.com/judicial_news/20141107/272536636.html.

  st. petersburg, november 7 (rapsi) environmental prosecutors office for st. petersburg have uncovered violations by the russian jehovahs witnesses chapter, according to the statement issued by the prosecution on friday.. the prosecutors office reports that the religious organization dumped waste in a creek that flows into the gulf of finland, in upstate st. petersburg, without any permit.. the neva-ladoga water authority confirmed that in 2013, jehovahs witnesses dumped more than 30 thousand cubic meters of waste into the creek.

  in 2014, authorities detected a rise in concentrations in ammonium lignosulphonate and fluoride, in violation of the on environmental protection federal law and water code of russian federation.. the prosecutors have filed a lawsuit against dumping waste into the creek.

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  TheOldHippie

  "illegally occupying a body of water"

  Yeah, sure ....................
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  Russian authorities nab Jehovah’s Witnesses for dumping waste

  by objectivetruth in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  http://rapsinews.com/judicial_news/20141107/272536636.html.

  st. petersburg, november 7 (rapsi) environmental prosecutors office for st. petersburg have uncovered violations by the russian jehovahs witnesses chapter, according to the statement issued by the prosecution on friday.. the prosecutors office reports that the religious organization dumped waste in a creek that flows into the gulf of finland, in upstate st. petersburg, without any permit.. the neva-ladoga water authority confirmed that in 2013, jehovahs witnesses dumped more than 30 thousand cubic meters of waste into the creek.

  in 2014, authorities detected a rise in concentrations in ammonium lignosulphonate and fluoride, in violation of the on environmental protection federal law and water code of russian federation.. the prosecutors have filed a lawsuit against dumping waste into the creek.

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  TheOldHippie

  Just look at the second latest news cited:

  MOSCOW, August 1 (RAPSI) – The Namangan police in eastern Uzbekistan have arrested members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses religion for trying to convert local Muslims and for holding secret prayer meetings, a local police officer told RIA Novosti on Friday.

  “We stopped an illegal meeting of this organization and found print and electronic media in the meeting room that we collected for further review,” the source said. All of the arrested are Uzbek citizens.

  Under the Uzbek law on the freedom of conscience and religious associations, religious literature can only be used by registered religious associations within its registration area. The law also prohibits religious propaganda.

  The arrested could face a fine of up to 100 times the minimum wage (about $5,000 at the Central Bank of Uzbekistan exchange rate).

  Over 2,200 religious associations have been registered in Uzbekistan. More than 90% of them are Muslim organizations, but there are also 159 Christian organizations, eight Jewish and six Baha’i communities, one Hare Krishna society and one Buddhist pagoda in Uzbekistan.
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  Russian authorities nab Jehovah’s Witnesses for dumping waste

  by objectivetruth in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  http://rapsinews.com/judicial_news/20141107/272536636.html.

  st. petersburg, november 7 (rapsi) environmental prosecutors office for st. petersburg have uncovered violations by the russian jehovahs witnesses chapter, according to the statement issued by the prosecution on friday.. the prosecutors office reports that the religious organization dumped waste in a creek that flows into the gulf of finland, in upstate st. petersburg, without any permit.. the neva-ladoga water authority confirmed that in 2013, jehovahs witnesses dumped more than 30 thousand cubic meters of waste into the creek.

  in 2014, authorities detected a rise in concentrations in ammonium lignosulphonate and fluoride, in violation of the on environmental protection federal law and water code of russian federation.. the prosecutors have filed a lawsuit against dumping waste into the creek.

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  TheOldHippie

  Outside source? There is no such thing in today's Russia. The days of high hopes lasted for a decade or so, and then the country vanished into some sort of nationalist - orthodox-Christian - police-state type of nation, ruled by the Father in Cremlin, who used to be the Czar, then was Stalin, then was Brezhnew, then is Putin. The judicial system, acting as the government's prolonged arm, will do anything to stop the JW community, and since the European judicial system has halted its attempts at stopping them thru labelling them extremists etc., they now resort to fabricating stuff against them. I guess no country has ever been polluting its environment more than has Russia (for example Lake Aral), so this accussation is just ridiculous.
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  Can a JW go home for Christmas ??

  by Clambake in

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  2. experiences

  jw love to make a big deal about christmas but the reality is alot of people have time off work from christmas to new years.

  we like to go home.

  with me being an ubm does it become an issue within the cong ?

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  TheOldHippie

  I've always gone home for Christmas.
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  Child sex abuse cases mentioned at weekly meeting?

  by HeyThere in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  okay, tonight someone told me that one of the elders actually addressed the child sex abuse cases at the weeknight meeting this past week.

  she said the speaker said that accusations are being made against the truth but that they should stand firm in the truth and that they are going to continue fighting these allegations and that all should stand firm for jehovah or some similar comments.... did anyone else hear this from the stage?.

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  TheOldHippie

  A few years ago, when accusations were spread in newspapers and television in some European countries, a special talk was given at a service meeting and the branches in question prepared a letter that was read to the congregations, so it is not always kept quiet.
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  It is official they're selling off Kingdom Halls in Britain

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i posted here a week ago some disturbing news for congregations being consolidated in britain.

  my goodness that was nothing !

  a letter was read today from bethel addressed to all congregations in britain that can only be described as the biggest news for years.the main points:.

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  TheOldHippie

  Nothing new. Just old Britain finally following what has taken place elsewhere worldwide during the last year.