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  Scottish independance in two days what do you think?

  by barry in

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  one thing i would like to say is will the union jack be changed because the scottish flag is incorpreted in it.

  if the union jack is changed will we change our australian flag because the union jack is in our flag?

  even hawawi has the union jack also fiji and many other commonwealth countries.. .

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  88JM

  A lot of the "Undecided" were saying for ages that they felt they had not been given enough reliable information upon which to base a decision.

  In the end, the 660,000+ undecideds were only about ~15% of the vote (huge 84%+ turnout) so over half of them would have had to vote "Yes" to make a difference to the outcome.

  I sort of understand why the first minister feels he has to quit, but if you think about it, more people still voted for "Yes" than voted for him and his party at the last election.

  The vow of more powers for Scotland Is under threat already!

  I'm really quite amazed at the speed of back-pedalling there has already been, less than 12 hours after the vote. Leader of the opposition in Westminster, Ed Milliband already threatening to veto any proposals. Is this how he appeases all those p***d off Labour voters that just voted for independance in Scotland? Has he forgot there is an election in 8 months?
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  The 7/14 APOSTATE study articles are preparing the rank and file for new light!

  by ADJUSTMENTS in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i believe the last two wt studies in the 7/14 wt study articles were planned for this exact time and did not come about by happenstance... the jw cult is preparing the rank and file for some faith altering "new light" to be announced fairly soon, and these scare tactics will do just the trick.... the articles are preparing the rank and file to become apostataphobic, they have the rank and file in such a frenzy, even have them questioning themselves and their own motives for being in the borg!.

  with paragraphs like:.

  if you hear someone that has doubts or questions about the borg avoid them like the plague, and tell your local elders, but don't judge them!!!.

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  Maybe not nescessarily "new light" but quite possibly more money-grabbing in the trend set over the last few months. New light on tithing, if anything.
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  Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 09-14-2014 WT Study (UNRIGHTEOUSNESS)

  by blondie in

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  2. friends

  comments you will not hear at the 09-14-2014 wt study (july 15, 2014, pages 12-16 (renounce unrighteousness).

  http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/?contentlanguagefilter=en&pubfilter=w&yearfilter=2014.

  review comments will be headed outside the boxes.

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  Oh yes - a poster saying "No, No, No" would really be effective

  They're really trying to paint "apostates" as idiots, aren't they?

  Someone at the meeting also commented how scruffily they were dressed! As if "apostates" should dress up to go on a protest?!?!

  Also, what is the significance of the red-edged books in the guys hands? Is that supposed to be a different bible translation? Don't NRSV bibles sometimes look like that?
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  Public defiance against blood transfusions. Will this guy be disfellowshipped?

  by kneehighmiah in

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  2. friends

  http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ashya-kings-father-says-hell-4256798.

  we've been following this story.

  how can someone openly defy the governing body and yet avoid being disfellowshipped?

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  The headine is being far too "distilled" from what is actually said - from the way this story is being posted on Facebook, you would think a blood transfusion was actually going to happen, but as far as I know, any treatment Ashya has is very unlikely to involve anything like a blood transfusion - it's purely a hypothetical thing.
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  Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 09-14-2014 WT Study (UNRIGHTEOUSNESS)

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  comments you will not hear at the 09-14-2014 wt study (july 15, 2014, pages 12-16 (renounce unrighteousness).

  http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/?contentlanguagefilter=en&pubfilter=w&yearfilter=2014.

  review comments will be headed outside the boxes.

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  I really had to laugh at the picture of the supposed "apostates" waving banners outside a convention - comments in the meeting were actually analysing it as if it was an accurate presentation of an "apostate".

  If it really did happen, at least one of those banners would say "jwfacts.com"!
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  Relocation of UK Bethel

  by krejames in

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  2. experiences

  i heard a rumour that the uk hq is moving from mill hill in london to a location in essex near chelmsford.

  explanation being that it's closer to the transport networks.

  anyone know anymore?.

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  I thought that the old Ridgway was used as residence when Bittacy Hill was built, if there are 650 plus in the Mill Hill family

  The figures are actually more like 800+ at the moment I'm told, and they actually are putting up people at a local Premier Inn (the branch has a deal with them).
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  How many use iPads or tablets in your cong?

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  2. friends

  a question for those that still attend meetings.... how many use tablets or ipads in your hall?.

  i did roving microphones this week, and i counted 43 people (variety of ages) out of an audience of 98!.

  just curious....

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  Yes I'd say that's about the ratio I've seen in the congregation, and also at the convention a few weeks ago. Definitely the biggest uptake is unsurprisingly among the younger folk.
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  KM Oct 2014 - Homosexuality (week of Oct 13th)

  by Splash in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  it would be interesting to have some present (stonewall?

  ) at these meetings to witness and record talk number three on the tms.. talk 3 - "what the bible says about homosexuality" (reasoning book p.368-369).

  the reasoning book tells us in part:.

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  What would happen if two legally married, same sex, people wished to become JW's ?

  Or for an even more head-scratching problem for JW's: what would happen if two legally married, same sex people with children wished to become JW's?
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  Do You Think The Islamic State Will Launch An Attack On US Soil In The Near Future?

  by minimus in

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  i think so.

  they rejoice over celebrating the 9/11 attacks..

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  I dread to think how much worse things would be now, though, if they had decided to arm what were then the "rebels" in Syria over a year ago.
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  Do you like the people in the Bible?

  by Dis-Member in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the society always speaks about all the wonderful people and characters in the bible.. they always too speak of many of them as being so humble, faithful, loyal, diligent, loving, kind, wise, merciful etc, and worthy of imitation.

  also of how god blessed them followed by endless examples and reasons why we today should imitate them.. .

  they also speak of how wonderful it would be to meet some of these people in the future 'new system' and have often depicted scenes where the the survivors of armageddon would be gathered around some ancient resurrected faithful asking them questions and listening to their stories of times past.

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  I'd like to meet that guy who got killed for picking up wood on the wrong day and ask him if he thinks his God is merciful, loving and just.