Topics Started by alfredjones100

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Chile and the flag: It's true!! Undeniable evidence!!
by ILoveTTATT in
1. jw
2. friends
joe, sorry, you'll have to eat some humble pie.. .

thank you so much for the poster on extj.com who sent these pics!!

can't have been better!!.
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What's "THE END" going to look like?
by Coded Logic in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
okay, so its no secret that many of us are hoping to see the downfall of the wtbts (or at least a mass exodous of jws away from them anyway).

i was wondering if you had any thoughts on what this might look like?.

we all know that most every jw has their doubts, large and small, but is afraid to speak due to the illusion of unanimity and self censorship .
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AGM 2014 - what no inside info yet?
by alfredjones100 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
with only a month or so away from the agm for this year, what's happened to our inside info?.
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144,000 New Light update
by goingthruthemotions in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i updated the list of partakers to 2013 (see below)...if i was to predict as to what new light might be coming down the borg poop shoot may be.

i would predict that they need to do something about the 144,000 being a literal number.. for two reasons:.

1. the number of partakers is increasing every year.
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A question about the change from qualities to works
by alfredjones100 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i remember reading a comment here that bro.

russell emphasized the developement of christian qualities, where are bro rutherford changed the focus to christan works.

the question i have is, is this change dirrectly commented on in print or is it seen in more anecdotal evidence?.
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Something Big is Coming...
by notsurewheretogo in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the annual meeting of the governing body of jehovah's witnesses will be in october 2014.. .. in november 2013, just after the last one they published this now famous statement in the 15th of november 2013 watchtower page 16 paragraph 17 says:.

"at that time, the lifesaving direction that we receive from jehovahs organization may not appear practical from a human standpoint.

all of us must be ready to obey any instructions we may receive, whether these appear sound from a strategic or human standpoint or not.".
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Expect more Crazy as JW.ORG trims the fat and fills the coffers.
by donuthole in
1. jw
2. friends
when rutherford assumed the presidency of the watchtower society he instituted series of sweeping changes to the teachings and practices of the bible students.

some of these changes were at complete odds with what had been taught previously.

a key example was the elevation of the watchtower society as "god's visible organization on earth".
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Midweek Meetings no longer Necessary
by Tech49 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i am sure we have all seen the recent letter to the boe concerning the change that will take place to the meeting arrangement during the week of the co visit.

to recap the basics: the meeting that usually contains the cong bible study (book study) and a co talk will be discontinued, publishers are encouraged to use their family worship night that week to cover book study material.. so here is a point that i think has been missed, or not even considered:.

if that particular meeting is hereby deleted from the schedule, the co and his wife will never ever have to participate in or go to another "book study", or "bible study" night again.
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Does threatening to sue the individual elders really work?
by alfredjones100 in
1. jw
2. experiences
does threatening to sue the individual elders for deformation of character really work in preventing being disfellowshiped?.

any actual experiences?.
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Your Experience with Resigning as an Elder
by committeechairman in
1. jw
2. experiences
i'm considering resigning as an elder.

i'm not planning to fade or stop as one of jehovah's witnesses, just stop serving as an elder.. i have responsibility in the congregation and in circuit, district, rbc, etc.

and i'm completely exhausted.