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  Literature carts are the cruisiest way to preach ever - photo attached

  by jwfacts in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it was a perfect spring day, and a jazz band were playing in the mall near my work.

  in front of the band, two watchtower literature carts stood in solidarity.

  i could not work out who were the jws attending them.

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  zound

  I get the feeling the only interest they'll get from this endevour is apostates who want to pick a debate.
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  Literature carts are the cruisiest way to preach ever - photo attached

  by jwfacts in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it was a perfect spring day, and a jazz band were playing in the mall near my work.

  in front of the band, two watchtower literature carts stood in solidarity.

  i could not work out who were the jws attending them.

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  I wonder what kind of permissions they would have to obtain from the local councils to set these up. I'm pretty sure it wouldn't include leaving them unnattended.

  You could just help yourself to all the literature on both stands and dump them in the garbage bin.
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  Tech49 on HOURS, TIME, and REPORTS

  by Tech49 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i thought i would share some of my observations on counting field service time, reports, etc.

  and how those reports are viewed, to those that are still so fixated on numbers.. i served as secretary on the service committee for many years, and have seen it all!.

  i was really disheartened when wt changed the requirement for aux pioneering to allow for 30 hrs, instead of the 50 it has been for so long.

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  zound

  I was always honest with the times.

  Some of these tricks, like the doing a call nearby before travelling a far distance to country witnessing were openly talked and planned by most witnesses, as if it was a totally legitamite thing to do.

  You guys who are still going out witnessing, knowing what you know about the society - how on earth do you do it?
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  New Awake magazine goes after the media

  by cedars in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here is a link to the pdf.... http://www.jw.org/download/?issue=201312&output=html&pub=g&fileformat=pdf&alllangs=0&langwritten=e&txtcmslang=e&isbible=0.

  some interesting quotes.... while it is wise not to believe everything we read in the news, it does not follow that there is nothing we can trust.

  the key may be to have a healthy skepticism, while keeping an open mind.tone: when the tone of a news item is angry, spiteful, or highly critical, it suggests that an attack is under way and not a reasoned argument.sources: is there evidence of thorough research?

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  Blast from the past.

  Just wanted to point out a Watchtower article (march 1st 2003 WT) - I think released around the Dateline program???

  We also need courage when opposers maneuver the media into spreading bad reports about God’s servants or when they try to restrict true worship by scheming “trouble by decree.” (Psalm 94:20) For example, how should we feel when newspaper, radio, or television reports about Jehovah’s Witnesses are distortions or outright falsehoods? Should we be shocked? No. We expect such things. (Psalm 109:2) And we are not surprised when some believe the published lies and distortions, since “anyone inexperienced puts faith in every word.” (Proverbs 14:15) Still, loyal Christians refuse to believe just any statement made about their brothers, and they certainly do not allow bad publicity to cause them to miss Christian meetings, to slow down in the field ministry, or to waver in their faith. On the contrary, they “recommend [themselves] as God’s ministers . . . through glory and dishonor, through bad report and good report; as [according to opponents] deceivers and yet [in reality] truthful.”
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  Jehovah's Witness boy fights court for right to die

  by jwfacts in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/religious-boy-fights-court-for-right-to-die-20130917-2tx5u.html.

  this is tragic.

  the boy is 17, and earlier this year the courts ruled that he was to be forced a transfusion.

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  The court ordered him to have the transfusion.

  While noting he was highly intelligent, a "mature minor" and devoted to his faith, the judge also found the boy had been "cocooned in that faith" for his entire life.

  http://au.news.yahoo.com/nsw/a/19136340/jehovah-teen-ordered-to-accept-transfusion/
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  How to be a real friend (WT advice)

  by zound in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there was another thread recently about jw's shunning inactive ones.

  response to this?

  just send them a link to this watchtower video.

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  There was another thread recently about JW's shunning inactive ones. Response to this? Just send them a link to this Watchtower video. If JW's actually followed this advice there would be no shunning - too bad it's offset by everything else they output.

  What's a Real Friend?Tired of having backstabbing “friends”? Learn how to find real friends—and to be one!

  http://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/teenagers/whiteboard-animations/whats-a-real-friend/
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  New Awake magazine goes after the media

  by cedars in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here is a link to the pdf.... http://www.jw.org/download/?issue=201312&output=html&pub=g&fileformat=pdf&alllangs=0&langwritten=e&txtcmslang=e&isbible=0.

  some interesting quotes.... while it is wise not to believe everything we read in the news, it does not follow that there is nothing we can trust.

  the key may be to have a healthy skepticism, while keeping an open mind.tone: when the tone of a news item is angry, spiteful, or highly critical, it suggests that an attack is under way and not a reasoned argument.sources: is there evidence of thorough research?

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  Lol, just an off topic point I noticed in that magazine - Watching the world: Between 5 to 10 percent of long-term unemployed remove university degrees and professional experiences from their resumes because these make job applicants seem overqualified.
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  New Awake magazine goes after the media

  by cedars in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here is a link to the pdf.... http://www.jw.org/download/?issue=201312&output=html&pub=g&fileformat=pdf&alllangs=0&langwritten=e&txtcmslang=e&isbible=0.

  some interesting quotes.... while it is wise not to believe everything we read in the news, it does not follow that there is nothing we can trust.

  the key may be to have a healthy skepticism, while keeping an open mind.tone: when the tone of a news item is angry, spiteful, or highly critical, it suggests that an attack is under way and not a reasoned argument.sources: is there evidence of thorough research?

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  This pretty much fits every criteria of the child abuse video they produced themselves wherein they used a highly edited, 10 year old, out of context interview with a therapist (whom they called a Doctor). They withdrew it after the therapist took action against the deception.

  Full story here:

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/scandals/148574/1/They-WT-took-me-out-of-context-Gail-Bethea-Jackson-video#.UkS0jDlig28
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  The Urantia Book

  by chrisuk in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  has anyone here read the urantia book?

  i was recently made aware of it and so far i've only read the wikipedia on it.

  there's a part of it that apperently goes in to more detail than the bible about the life of jesus.

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  I read a small snippet that was posted on anointedjw about John the Baptists 12 disciples - as far as I could tell it was pure speculation (claiming to be inspired) and fleshing out a single line of scripture into a much larger story. I'd be interested in what others have to say who have read more.
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  Good history books

  by zound in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  can anyone recommend some good world history books?.

  i know you will always lose alot in a 'world' history book, but what are some of the better ones?.

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  Can anyone recommend some good world history books?

  I know you will always lose alot in a 'world' history book, but what are some of the better ones?