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  The Day Kenneth Flodin got rid of his car

  by Gorbatchov in

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  on youtube a great clip, about the day kenneth flodin (jw broadcasting) got rid of his car.. enjoy.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78b67l_yxuc.

  g..

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  AverageJoe1

  A British Classic and I never get tired of it either. Based on a true Hotel owner down in Cornwall who really didn’t like his clients!
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  2018 JWBroadcasting "Higher education is useless" video CLIP

  by Not_Culty in

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  sept 2018. https://vimeo.com/288327363.

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  Philip Brumley is a nasty piece of work!

  As for that glass illustration, the only time you actually see his true feelings are when he throws it to the ground. There’s real anger/disgust in his face. Now THAT’S scary.

  You could just imagine Jesus treating people like that.... not!
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  J.W`s Taking the Oath To Tell The Truth on The Bible / Affirmation

  by smiddy3 in

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  how outdated is the compulsion of people before the law courts of the land to take an oath on the bible to /swear on the bible to tell the truth and nothing but the truth so help me god.or its equivalent affirmation.?.

  and even if you do claim to believe in god but feel giving information to those who don`t deserve it then withholding such information is justified as theocratic warfare deliberately misleading those seeking such information.. if you don`t believe in a god ,you can lie all you like .. and in the case of geoffrey jackson at the a.r.c.

  into institutions of child sexual abuse ,he had no problem misleading ,another word for lying to the a.r.c.

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  @Pale. Chronicles of Narnia. Brilliant!

  I’d prefer the Charter of The United Federation of Planets (from Star Trek)!

  Joking aside though, the actual Greek word for “holy” just means “different” as something that stands out from all the rest. For example: The first century Jewish Temple was holy because it was different from all other buildings.

  Therefore, you could well swear on the Chronicles of Narnia if it was a book that in your view was different to all the rest and you valued it as it would be “holy” in the original Greek context compared to other books in your collection.

  Cool, right?!
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  How JT and "Lady C" will DA themselves

  by JT in

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  life is still good.

  every so often we will get a person asking the question should he da himself or not.

  as many of you know i am a very strong believer in the power of the net in seeking advice on such an issue.

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  AverageJoe1

  The real JT didn’t write this post. The Real JT is way more eloquent and stylish than the OP who wrote this!
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  Branch Co-ordinators letter re the Australian Royal Commission

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  this letter was posted on the aust and nz facebook group this week.. it is self explanatory!

  wow.... it seems to be their attempt at controlling the situation after the arc fallout.. .

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  AverageJoe1

  The internal branch and inter branch memos are all like that.
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  Broadcasting august, clown Lett about painting the K-hall

  by Gorbatchov in

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  2. friends

  did you see the performance of stephen lett on august broadcasting?.

  the illustration of painting the kingdom hall?.

  used for explaining that you have to listen to elders even when they are totaly wrong?.

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  Vidiot .

  Please don’t insult the Muppets by likening them to the GB!

  I learnt a lot more from the Muppets, was entertained by them and still love them all these years later.

  I can’t say any of that from the GB!
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  Revised NWT in French released yesterday

  by careful in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  https://www.jw.org/en/whats-new/revised-nwt-released-french/ .

  it looks like it may only be available electronically, that is, no printed version(?)..

  is the german next?.

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  As has been briefly mentioned before, the trouble with the Spanish translation has to do with the use of language, not the dialect. All Spanish speakers can understand each other, regardless of the country.

  The problem is with the use of certain words that varies from country to country.

  For example in Castilian Spanish (from Spain - original Spanish like original English is from the UK) we use the verb COGER (to get hold of) whereas in many Latin American countries that means TO F**K so they would use the verb TOMAR (to take) which we use here in Spain as well but more often than not for TO DRINK.

  Then there are words that mean the same but are not used in polite circles. Again, in Spain we use CULO for bottom (of a glass, your butt etc) in general and formal conversation but this is a big no no in Latin American Spanish, like saying your ARSE, which wouldn’t go down well in the Bible.

  Now multiply this by each country that speaks Spanish and each of them will have a normal innocent word in Castilian Spanish that is a swear word in their country. Imagine trying to coordinate a translation that all those countries agree on and that doesn’t contain swear words in their use of Spanish!! At least it keeps those poor JWs busy!
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  Outlines for the 2019 Circuit Assemblies

  by AverageJoe1 in

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  2. beliefs

  next month begins the new service year (2019), a month of "excitement" for jws as they await circuit assemblies, annual meeting, new circuit overseer talks etc... roughly translated to "more of the same".. just curious as to whether the talk outlines for the two 2019 circuit assemblies are available in english/spanish yet.

  i've not been able to find any online.

  (themes: "be bold" and "be strong".).

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  AverageJoe1

  Ha ha yes Freddo... that autocorrect!
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  Outlines for the 2019 Circuit Assemblies

  by AverageJoe1 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  next month begins the new service year (2019), a month of "excitement" for jws as they await circuit assemblies, annual meeting, new circuit overseer talks etc... roughly translated to "more of the same".. just curious as to whether the talk outlines for the two 2019 circuit assemblies are available in english/spanish yet.

  i've not been able to find any online.

  (themes: "be bold" and "be strong".).

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  AverageJoe1

  Next month begins the new service year (2019), a month of "excitement" for JWs as they await circuit assemblies, annual meeting, new circuit overseer talks etc... roughly translated to "more of the same".

  Just curious as to whether the talk outlines for the two 2019 circuit assemblies are available in English/Spanish yet. I've not been able to find any online. (Themes: "Be Bold" and "Be Strong".)

  Maybe WT are clamping down on their leaks in the higher ranks and they are not even available now.
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  The Trinity explained from the Whiteboard

  by JW Answers in

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  a lot of people are confused over the teaching of the trinity, some doubt it, some outright deny it, where some can't get their head around it.

  the bible supports it through scriptural evidence.

  this video explains from the whiteboard the difference between the god of the watchtower to the god in the bible.

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  AverageJoe1

  @amiable

  You almost had me fooled for a minute. The Matrix isn’t real... ha ha good one!