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  WATCHTOWER Is Trying To Put Cameras In All of Their Kingdom Halls

  by minimus in

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  one of my best friends is in the security business.

  he told me the other day of how the watch tower has been in contact with his good friend and business associate.

  evidently they are inquiring about putting cameras into every kh so that they can do 24 hour monitoring.

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  StarryNight9

  " Evidently they are inquiring about putting cameras into every KH so that they can do 24 hour monitoring. He said it was intended for all congregations."
  

  
  Why would they do that? It's a big expense.
  
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  Our Christian Life And Ministry Answers

  by bola in

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  please i need the answers to the our christian life and ministry from the month of october, 2018 to december, 2018..

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  My advice is to not bother. Why would she need to answer the questions? Tell her to just sit quietly like the majority of people at the KH and wait for it to be over. If she's a JW or has ever been a JW, she'll have no issues knowing or finding the answers.
  
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  Our Christian Life And Ministry Answers

  by bola in

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  please i need the answers to the our christian life and ministry from the month of october, 2018 to december, 2018..

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  Purpose?
  
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  JW's Would Stay With The Org Even If 1914 Was Dropped

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i asked the question on quora: .

  if the governing body abandoned the 1914 teaching, would you leave jehovah's witnesses or you would remain a member regardless?.

  https://www.quora.com/if-the-governing-body-abandoned-the-1914-teaching-would-you-leave-jehovahs-witnesses-or-you-would-remain-a-member-regardless.

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  I think JWs as a whole care less as time goes by about their doctrine's history or source material. Most probably couldn't defend half of what JW lore is on their own. It was their grandparents (or parents) who actually cared about that stuff - they just grew up inside it. It's like hearing about a parent's obsession with trains growing up. You could probably quote some train facts, but don't really care to dig into it yourself. Why do you think the GB now puts so much emphasis on "obey even if it makes no sense" rather than "we'll prove we're right"? It's like a train club association desperately trying to keep their membership once the parents are gone - group loyalty becomes about the social/belonging aspect rather than the train facts/history.
  
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  Venting, Wow, found out just how indoctrinated my wife is

  by goingthruthemotions in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just had to share this, tonight we had a heated conversation about the religion.

  she said everything they teach is 100% true and any mistakes are cleaned up and corrected, that the payouts for the child abuse is not an issue even if its taken from donations.

  because, she believe 100% the org knows what its doing.

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  The lady doth protest too much, methinks. You only try that hard (and talk that big) if you're trying to compensate for something. Or she's a nut job. Obviously the first option is preferable.
  
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  Letter to elders: Say what brothers?

  by pixel in

  1. watchtower
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  to all bodies of elders .

  re: audio at sign-language meetings .

  dear brothers: .

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  Pregroup = one family that speaks a different language (usually still studying). At least, that's what I've seen. It gets the local JWs all a-fluff about a new congregation!
  
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  Letter to elders: Say what brothers?

  by pixel in

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  to all bodies of elders .

  re: audio at sign-language meetings .

  dear brothers: .

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  Uh... wha??? This could go badly. Fully hearing publishers have enough problems getting the volume level and other details right.
  
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  Any word yet on the Annual Meeting?

  by careful in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it's just a week or two away and still no sign of the usual hype?

  very strange.... anyone heard anything about it?

  perhaps from those still in to some degree or from relatives/friends still in?.

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  Vidiot: I'd be kinda surprised if they even knew they'd been laughed at.

  Same. I can't imagine a JW with access to the GB mentioning anything. It's doubtful that they're Internet savvy enough to see it for themselves.
  

  *I know it's a stereotype that old people are technologically inept, but these guys equated the internet with evil until very recently.
  
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  Thought Provoking Question to a JW?

  by Solzhenitsyn in

  1. watchtower
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  did jesus ever utter the name jehovah?.

  and if he didn't what are the implications?

  nwt answers don't count but feel free to use the kingdom interlinear.

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  I don't see it as a faith-shattering question/argument. It's subtle enough to get past the instant "apostasy" alert, but I think only the most academic JWs will care about the answer.
  
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  My Mom's Challenge to Me

  by lriddle80 in

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  so my jw mom messages me on facebook last night and says she wants me, for a month, to read the bible, but first pray using the name jehovah and in jesus name and then read it with an open mind.

  she is so ridiculous!

  first of all, i do pray but i usually just say father and i always pray in jesus name and i find it ironic that she is saying i should have an open mind when hers is closed.

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  StarryNight9

  How would she know whether you actually did it or not? Just food for thought.