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  BOE: Re: Midweek meetings during visit of circuit overseer

  by pixel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  you read it here first!.

  to all congregations.

  re: midweek meetings during visit of circuit overseer .

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  KiddingMe

  So no more congregation bible studies with Circuit Overseer...
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  Interview on YouTube with a former Bethelite who ended up homeless

  by RayPublisher in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this is one of the most extraordinary interviews i've done on youtube to date and i'm not just saying that.. shawn "zen" dean shared his harrowing story with me of being raised in the jw "truth", going to watchtower farms and then getting his teaching degree only to end up homeless... lots of stories along the way, told with humor, sincerity and a heart full of love.. this is a tender-hearted guy that has had the ass-end of the stick his whole life... that's "the truth"!.

  http://youtu.be/ub1wx3yarf8.

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  WITNESSES CAN STOP REPORTING FIELD SERVICE!

  by The Searcher in

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  2. child-abuse

  the lawyers acting on behalf of the wtbts/g.b./'mother' during a paedophile case a couple of years ago, have stated on record that - .

  a) "field ministry is not controlled or monitored by the elders, the congregation, or watchtower".

  b) "an individual publisher's field ministry activity, including the time and manner it is carried out, is a personal matter between the publisher and his god.".

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  This new donation direction and true selfishness!

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so we all know about this new donation arrangement.?.

  every cong is supposed to send in all their savings to the society for them to allocate or use however they see fit worldwide.. but here is where true "selfishness" has become apparent!

  (remember just this last weekend the wt study was all about not being "selfish" or self willed??!!).

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  Naughty naughtY!! Guess who's getting deleted?
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  Quick! Help Needed for TTATT!!!

  by HeyThere in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my husband is actually asking me questions about the governing body saying they are the mouthpiece of jehovah and the whole jesus invisible rulership in 1914 etc.

  i am looking up stuff now to show him but if you have any proof, qotes, etc.

  to help me wake up my husband please send to me now asap!.

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  Although, it may feel like 1 step forward, 2 steps back-- you have planted some hefty seeds, that he will have to obsorb and come to terms with. It's a waiting game now but you have time on your side. Patience and building trust is important. This trust is different, because he probably doesn't even trust himself with some of the feelings he is now encountering. Wishing all the best for you and your family. Continue posting here for support.
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  TTATT in a Can... finally finished!!

  by ILoveTTATT in

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  2. friends

  ok so... how to condense all the flip-flops and doctrinal changes, and show graphically how the different doctrines changed, and when?.

  ttatt in a can!!.

  enjoy ;).

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  Thanks so much ILoveTTATT and all other contributors!
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  TTATT in a can

  by ILoveTTATT in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so... i have been working on an excel spreadsheet that has "ttatt in a can"... i have it both in spanish and in english.

  here's a preview:.

  category / year1879188018901891name?bible studentsbible students "time of the end" starts in the year?17991799 "parousia" (presence)?18741874 jesus enthroned?18781878 end of the harvest?19141914 earthly resurrection?

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  Wow, thanks ilovetttat and splash. I must of missed this when it came out. Any chance these list have been combined into one document/spreadsheet yet?
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  Have anyone ask their JW family member to research "Signs of a Cult"???

  by jam in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if so what was their response???

  if one look at the identifying signs.

  of a cult and compare that to jw organization, there is no doubt.. they score very high on that list.. if there is a satan and i said "if".

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  Quick! Help Needed for TTATT!!!

  by HeyThere in

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  my husband is actually asking me questions about the governing body saying they are the mouthpiece of jehovah and the whole jesus invisible rulership in 1914 etc.

  i am looking up stuff now to show him but if you have any proof, qotes, etc.

  to help me wake up my husband please send to me now asap!.

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  oh...we also got into a debate about beards....he mentioned he misses his goatee but is self sacrificing to please jehovah...even our 12 year old jumped in like what??? why would jehovah care about a beard???? funny thing, we were doing family wt study and were on the page with the pic of the apostles and their.....BEARDS!!!!! we had a little fun with that one!

  Just a little info on beards. You may have discussed this but just in case, Here's what the bible says at Leviticus 19:26-28. Specifically verse 27.

  26 “‘You must eat nothing containing blood. “‘You must not look for omens or practice magic. 27 “‘You must not shave the hair on the side of your head or disfigure the edges of your beard. 28 “‘You must not make cuts in your flesh for a dead person, and you must not make tattoo markings on yourselves. I am Jehovah.

  This is where the concepts of no blood, no spiritism and no tattoo are derived from. So why is it NOW okay (not just ok, but required) to shave the beard?

  Is it because it's under the mosaic law, and that law does not apply today?

  If it no longer applies, does that mean that the other portions no longer apply, such as the restrictions on blood and tattoos? How can we have it both ways? Can we pick and choose what applies today and what does not?
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  The GB are really going out on a limb with this DF decision

  by Quarterback in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is how a do explained the family business policy re relatives of df/da members.. he said that the expression, "necessary family business," is really not a scriptural term.

  it is nowhere found in the bible.

  but, out of the kindness of the gb's hearts, they have gone beyond what is written and allowed association among families for necessary business.

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  Well... I don't know whether to be ever so grateful or offended that the GB went beyond what is written, out of the "kindness of their heart."

  How is it decided when Jehovah is ok with acting out of the "kindness of their heart" versus sticking to the scriptures?