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  No Soliciting signage and JW Policy

  by Oubliette in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does anyone have a copy of the boe letter directing publishers to not go into apartment complexes and/or condominium complexes with no soliciting signs?

  i ask because yesterday and buttheaded jw (that obviously had no idea who i am or my past) was knocking on doors in our condo complex.

  he would have had to drive past a sign which clearly states "no solicitation or material distribution.".

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  Request for Research Help: WTS Views on Intersex Individuals

  by Oubliette in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  request for research help: .

  several recent threads have gotten me started on an essay and i need some research help.

  does anyone have access to anything the wt has ever published on intersex people (they might have used the now-outdated term: hermaphrodite)?

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  Happy Thanksgiving!

  by Oubliette in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  happy thanksgiving everyone!

  i know that we are an international group here and that thanksgiving is an american holiday (and not even all of us in the us celebrate it), but i thought it would be nice to have a thread dedicated to sharing the many things we have to be thankful for: .

  i am thankful for: .

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  The NEW "Bible Teach" book

  by Oubliette in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the new "bible teach" book is out!

  thetruthbr has posted links for this and several other of the new publications.

  as an educator, i am very interested in where the society is heading with their alleged "bible education" program.

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  The Last Time I Set Foot in a Kingdom Hall

  by Oubliette in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  saturday, september 19th, 2015: .

  earlier today snugglebunny posted a pic of today's "daily text" which is based on a paragraph from the november 15th, 2013 article.

  that magazine contains the now infamous maxim: .

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  It's true, Doomsday IS coming!

  by Oubliette in

  1. social
  2. humour

  compelling proof that jehovah's witnesses have been right after all:.

  doomsday video.

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  How Many JWs actually Watch JW.TV?

  by Oubliette in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm curious.

  what do you know from your own experience and talking to other active jws?

  i know from my own informal, non-scientific survey that most jws do not watch jw.tv.

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  Are the Governing Body Members Mentally Ill?

  by Oubliette in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  data-dog: i believe that many of them would actually be considered mentally ill, if they were ever tested.. .

  great question and intriguing hypothesis.

  lets take an armchair psychologists view and see what we shall see.

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  REQUEST: Video Links for this year's RC Dramas

  by Oubliette in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does anyone have the links for this year's rc videos?

  i'm especially interested in the video drama about the jw woman that married an upbaptized man.

  i have a couple of friends in similar situations--wife in, they're not--and the wives still attend.

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  Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act

  by Oubliette in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  in light of anthony morris' latest propaganda piece, i thought it might be informative for members of our community to see what is typically required of mandated reporters.

  here is what a credentialed teacher in the state of california must agree to as part of their licensing and credentialing.

  (this is a requirement of both initial credentialing as well as renewals).

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