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  Higher Education

  by Brian J in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just spent 8 hours in a 1 day elders school last weekend.

  clarification given: "moving forward any elder, ms, or pioneer who themselves or someone under their roof enrolls in higher education, may no longer qualify for privileges in the congregation.

  their qualifications will have to be reviewed by their boe.".

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  AverageJoe1

  Is that the one with the Ministerial Servants theme "How to attack an outline"?

  Honestly, the writing department really need to research their use of words more carefully.

  This year at our 5 day elder school, they hardly touched the subject of child abuse; they just mentioned that "we abhor it blah blah blah", "contact the branch immediately" and "don't dissuade anyone from going to the police". No change really. However, there were 5 of us (in a class of 30) talking about it in the break and we all agreed we would first call the police and let them deal with the crime whilst the other elders called the branch to deal with the sin!

  It's incredible in this day and age how there are still PIMI elders with all the hypocrisy in the organisation.
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  What is the benifits to living forever?

  by Jayk in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  can anyone give me a valid reason for it?

  growing old is a drag.

  the witnesses idea of ever lasting life, that you will come back to your most youthful state is such a bs answer..

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  AverageJoe1

  Catching up on all the past episodes of Coronation Street!
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  Today's Text: Draw Close To God And He Will Draw Close To You???

  by Divergent in

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  2. friends

  wednesday, november 22 .

  draw close to god, and he will draw close to you.—jas.

  by continuing to ponder over spiritual things, we will maintain our enthusiasm for the truth.

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  AverageJoe1

  I always think that it's bizarre how the Bible likens Satan to a dragon, which is a creature that doesn't exist.

  Could the Bible have been trying to tell us something all along? It doesn't get much simpler than that in my opinion. If you think that dragons really do exist, then if King George managed to kill one, Satan shouldn't be that difficult to eliminate will all today's modern technology!
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  Are Beards becoming more acceptable due to decline in membership?

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i noticed a young brother with a beard being given more privelages within our hall.

  when he first grew his beard, he lost his privelages.

  but more and more recently he has been helping out a lot more.. the cobe is old school and a stickler for rules, but with the hall becoming more empty these days, and the need for young brothers, he seems to have relaxed on this particular watchtower/man made rule.

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  Apparently in some congs in the UK there are a lot of Polish immigrant JWs and their JW culture doesn't permit the beard. They then force this on to their native brothers and sisters claiming to be offended if a Brit was allowed on a platform with a beard.

  If I was still in the UK and that happened to me, I would direct them to the nearest airport and tell them they'd be best off in their own country instead of having the gall to force their culture on the locals.

  The very fact that someone gets shocked by a beard and then has the audacity (not that great freeware music software) to claim to know your "weak spiritual attitude" and determine your right to be a good Christian based on having a beard is beyond me!
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  2018 Memorial and Special Talk Speculation

  by SplaneThisToMe in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so we all know that the special talk titled "who really is jesus christ?

  " will be given before the memorial next year which is very new.

  also new this year is that the special talk will be prerecorded and given by a branch committee member rather than a brother from the local congregation.

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  AverageJoe1

  Thanks MrRoboto. Now I can't get his stupid voice out of my head! Nooooooooo....
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  Angry the BBC covered J.W. child abuse on the national TV news at 1pm but not 6pm or 10pm

  by Isambard Crater in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  did the j.w lawyers gag the bbc or something?

  not even newsnight covered it.

  it was given 3 minutes every hour on the 24-hour bbc news channel though i guess..

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  Here's the link from yesterday's News At One but it expires today at 1pm (UK time) so you'll need to be quick Stan!

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b09fx5zr/bbc-news-at-one-20112017
  
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  Angry the BBC covered J.W. child abuse on the national TV news at 1pm but not 6pm or 10pm

  by Isambard Crater in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  did the j.w lawyers gag the bbc or something?

  not even newsnight covered it.

  it was given 3 minutes every hour on the 24-hour bbc news channel though i guess..

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  AverageJoe1

  Have you checked on iPlayer Stan? Maybe your local BBC News has it as well on there.
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  Angry the BBC covered J.W. child abuse on the national TV news at 1pm but not 6pm or 10pm

  by Isambard Crater in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  did the j.w lawyers gag the bbc or something?

  not even newsnight covered it.

  it was given 3 minutes every hour on the 24-hour bbc news channel though i guess..

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  AverageJoe1

  @stan

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42025255
  
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  Hellaby UK circuit A$$emb£y this Sunday

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my spies tell me that the attendance for hellaby this last sunday was only 600.. that's all i know.

  i imagine some on here have perhaps some more insights into why.

  however, it seems rather low, don't you think?.

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  AverageJoe1

  @jookbeard

  In 1984. We were assigned to that assembly hall and helped build it back in the days when it was fun and you could have stickers and stupid stuff on your hard hats!
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  Theists, why does God allow suffering..

  by The Quiet One in

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  2. bible

  ..specifically, the suffering of animals.

  you can talk about free will/sin/people choosing to not listen to god etc to explain human suffering being allowed.. but how can you love a god that allows animals, that haven't sinned or chosen to not have anything to do with god, to have their short lives ended in often long, drawn out, painful ways.

  i could list stories i've read that would probably make you feel ill, but i'm not looking to shock anyone or start an emotional debate.

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  AverageJoe1

  @Prologos

  ”That’s right fool. Now I’m a FLYING talking donkey!”