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Are You Raising An Introvert?
by darth frosty in
1. jw
2. friends
its not easy being an introvert in an extrovert worldespecially when youre a kid.

it is even more difficult if none of the adults in the kids life recognize that the child is an introvert.

this doesnt happen only when the childs parents are extroverts, but also with introverted parents who have never understood their own introverted nature.. .
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Apostate Psychology
by Spade in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
it's only fair that the psychology of apostates be assessed as they're intent on analyzing the psychology of jehovah's witnesses.

http://www.freeminds.org/psychology/mind-control/mind-control-or-brainwashing.html .

understanding mind control among jehovah's witnesses.
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BOE LTR (PDF) Brazen Conduct !!!
by yknot in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i apologize to those in the vincinity of my spad's ladies bathroom....... yes!

oh my gaud!

give it to me baby!
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Is there Racial harmony among the JWs?
by Amazing in
1. jw
2. friends
when i joined the jws, racial issues were not really discussed much, other than some mention in the material given to me during my bible study in the "truth" book.

our kingdom hall had only one dark skinned individual, who is portguese, and one of the anointed.

i believe that he is now deceased.
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The facts on crucifixion, stauros, and the "torture stake"
by Leolaia in
1. watchtower
2. bible
finally, i will look at biblical and patristic evidence bearing on the crucifixion of jesus in particular.

we need to examine the earliest known descriptions of the kind of crucifixion adopted by the romans and the specific terms they used to refer to it.

apparently the society believes that crux still meant "stake" in the second century a.d., when tacitus composed his annals.
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Circuit Accounts Servants Confesses how the SCAM WORKS!!
by JT in
1. jw
2. friends
yes, i too have wondered how an assembly that is held in a fully paid for assembly hall, with no food service, could possibly have $10,000 in expenses.

i suppose the bethel speakers have transportation expenses - maybe $1000 or so.

as for rent on the assembly hall, well you have already paid for it once, why pay again?
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STOP Talking to Your Family OR ELSE!
by UnDisfellowshipped in
1. jw
2. friends
" (the watchtower july 1st 1963 issue, page 411).

" (the watchtower july 1st 1963 issue, page 413).

" (the watchtower july 15th 1963 issue, page 446).
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The Watchtower and the Masons
by ozziepost in
1. jw
2. friends
the latest edition of the free in christ ministries journal contains a very interesting article entitled the watchtower and masons.. drawing upon material from the book the watchtower & the masons by fritz springmeier, it gives the following parallels between the things that c t russell believed and those taught by the masons:.

* both believe jehovah is the most important word being the basis of their dogma, and the name of their god.

* both believe god yielded power to a lesser god.
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Greenlees & Chitty -- Some Sources
by AlanF in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
posted on an email message board:.

posted on an email message board:.

posted recently to the h2o message board:.
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JW Preaching Work Ends in 20th Century ?
by Scorpion in
1. jw
2. friends
page 12 of the january 1,1989 wt original magazine paragraph 8 ends with the statement that the apostle paul's missionary activity laid a foundation for a work that would be completed in our 20th century.".

(a subtle prophecy that 'the end' will come by the year 2000 a.d.).

this sentence is changed in the bound volume reprint to read "a work that would be completed in our day.