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  Last nights CLAM meeting

  by dbq407 in

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  so hadn't been to a clam meeting in quite a few months, but went last night.

  so we learned that gog of magog is not satan as previously believed.

  they used a few scriptures that made it clear that it couldn't be satan and that it would be a coalition of nations.

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  AverageJoe1

  tijkmo: what's a 'clam' meeting
  

  Cult Lessons for Anxious Minions

  Actually it's Christian Life And Ministry but I prefer my version!
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  Some Things Just Dont Add Up, How Did We Miss This???

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  some things i just didnt notice at the time which now seem so obvious:.

  the bible tells us that the end will come like a thief in the night, when we least expect it.

  (matthew 24:44).

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  AverageJoe1

  Excellent points! Thanks. When you take off the Watchtower Goggles, all becomes clear!
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  What would happen to a JW who respectfully refused to fill out a no blood DPA?

  by Island Man in

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  i know you'll be involuntarily disassociated if you unrepentantly accepted a blood transfusion; and i know you'll be disfellowshipped for apostasy if you openly disagreed with watchtower teaching.

  what if you have done none of the above but simply respectfully refused to fill out the dpa without giving any reason for your refusal - so they can't accuse you of openly disagreeing with the no-blood doctrine and df you for apostasy.

  they don't know why you're refusing and you're not giving them the reason - and you're being very respectful.. what can they do?.

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  In Spain they don't unless they signed yours as a witness. Secretaries certainly don't have a copy on file. That would be against your data protection rights so you'd have to sign something to allow them to do so.

  The thing here now is a personal "living will" which you fill out and take to the relevant authority in the county.

  There are publishers here who still have the old Publisher card, that stopped being used back in the 90s!
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  RC 2017

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  due to last years success, i will post everything related to the 2017 regional convention in this thread.. to start us off.... thanks to exjw reddit user ich3b we have advance notice of the theme (this is not a joke!).

  the theme for the 2017 regional convention is: "don’t give up!” .

  as always, if you have access to confidential materials you would like to leak but need to protect your identity, pm me or email me: wifibandit1 (at) gmail.

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  AverageJoe1

  Swinging Safari: that's the one I was thinking about. Thanks everyone!
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  RC 2017

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  due to last years success, i will post everything related to the 2017 regional convention in this thread.. to start us off.... thanks to exjw reddit user ich3b we have advance notice of the theme (this is not a joke!).

  the theme for the 2017 regional convention is: "don’t give up!” .

  as always, if you have access to confidential materials you would like to leak but need to protect your identity, pm me or email me: wifibandit1 (at) gmail.

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  AverageJoe1

  Ok here's one for you music fans out there. Sunday morning program, second video, when the sister is looking through her old photos: what's the name of that famous instrumental tune this video is sooo clearly copied from?

  I think it's from the 70s. It's something that was played a lot on BBC Radio 2, as the theme to one of their programs I think.

  Thats the trouble with instrumentals: hard to search for them on the Internet!
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  Which Bible Translation

  by moreconfusedthanever in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have seen a few comments about the nwt being an altered version of the bible and i must admit that when they released the new one it did not sit right with me.. i want to read the bible but not the nwt.

  i also do not want to read one that has the thee and thou and ye etc because that will do my head in.. what translations do you recommend?.

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  AverageJoe1

  If you understand Patwa, then I'd go for Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment (JNT) as it makes Bible reading so much more fun, especially when reading Jesus' words with a Jamaican accent!

  You can read it online here:

  https://www.bible.com/versions/476-jnt-di-jamiekan-nyuu-testiment
  
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  Question for those who went to the RC

  by joe134cd in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i'm just curious with all the happy clapping that is now going on with the singing at the conventions.

  what has been the reaction to it with the r&f.

  has anyone ever commented that it reminded them of a pentecostal revival meeting.

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  AverageJoe1

  We've got ours to come. I think I'll be out and about town and say that I've listened to it online!
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  March 22, 2017 TO ALL CONVENTION COMMITTEES Re: Discontinuation of Physical Distribution of Convention Releases

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  march 22, 2017 to all convention committees re: discontinuation of physical distribution of convention releases.

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  AverageJoe1

  Old news!
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  Truth versus Holiness

  by Half banana in

  1. watchtower
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  truth, that is verifiable facts as opposed to belief, is a vital part of the cultural narrative and operation of modern humanity.

  truth does not require a lot of defending because it can stand happily on its own two feet.

  it takes little effort or money to be spent in affirming it.

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  The Greek word ἅγιος (hagios, that we also use for "holy") just means "to set apart", "different".

  The fundamental (core) meaning of 40 (hágios) is "different" – thus a temple in the 1st century was hagios ("holy") because different from other buildings (Wm. Barclay). In the NT, 40 /hágios ("holy") has the "technical" meaning "different from the world" because "like the Lord."

  [40 (hágios) implies something "set apart" and therefore "different (distinguished/distinct)" – i.e. "other," because special to the Lord.]

  Source: http://biblehub.com/greek/40.htm

  Loses most of the magic when you strip away the WTS interpretation, doesn't it?!
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  Jesus he knows me: jw.org

  by Gorbatchov in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  today i read some postings about the changes in jw land, moving to a evangelical organization, and i have to say that jw.org is more and more recognizable in the genisis video clip jesus he knows me.. back then way overdone, now much like jw.org.

  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=35k6vqrt67g.

  g..

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  AverageJoe1

  That's so true. Love this song!