Topics Started by New day

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Your body of elders - were they liberal, conservative or moderate?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
in my first kingdom hall, the elders were ultra conservative.

our presiding overseer used to be a zone overseer.

the second hall i was in was moderate.
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No... I wasn't mind controlled
by Zoos in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
thou shalt not stay at a hotel that is not on the rooming list.

work prevented me from attending our assigned district (regional) convention so i arranged my schedule to attend in a different city/weekend.

i know that's not a problem, brothers and sisters do it all the time.
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Seriously, Why Can’t Jehovah’s Witness Women Wear Pants?
by Watchtower-Free in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i found this.

http://jwvictims.org/2014/02/05/seriously-why-cant-jehovahs-witness-women-wear-pants/.

seriously, why cant jehovahs witness women wear pants?.
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Virgins and the Bride?
by Doug Mason in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i know that a parable must never be made to walk on all four legs, that many of its elements are there to act as "fillers".. nevertheless, i wonder if i have missed something with the watchtower's "explanation" of the parable of the ten virgins.

they state that the parable relates to their anointed class.

but the wts also says that the 144,000 are the "bride".. so are the "anointed" part of the wedding party that is waiting outside as well as being the "bride" waiting inside?.
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January 15 wt 2015
by New day in
1. jw
2. friends
apologies if something has been posted on this before but if you go to jw.org and find the jan 15 2015 wt (study edition) please read the article before the study articles.

it is entitled "they offer themselves willingly in new york.

" please read it and let me know what you think.
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Serena Williams
by New day in
1. jw
2. friends
i am a big tennis fan and today i watched serena williams win the australian open, one of the four tournaments which make up the pinnacle of achievement in the tennis world, the grand slam.

in her victory speech the first thing she said was that she thanked her god jehovah for the victory.

now i know that rumours have circulated for a long time as to whether she is a baptised witness or not, but she is definitely associated with witnesses .
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received revealing "witness" in parking lot
by Magnum in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
a few weeks ago i was working out of my home state and was in a grocery store parking lot when i received my first jw witness since leaving jwdom.

a youngish-looking lady was sitting in an suv parked next to my car and i was about to get in my car to leave.

she opened the door and asked whether she could give me something to read (had a tract in her hand)..
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Why are JW talks & publications never uplifting?
by thedepressedsoul in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was sitting at the meeting the other night and for the first time it hit, jw talks or magazines are never uplifting!

i rarely, if ever hear a talk or read a magazines and have it give nothing but praise to jehovahs servants or just praise jehovah and jesus throughout it.

they never just a read through the bible or just a bible story explained or told.
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Simony and Circuit Overseers
by millie210 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
it is known as "the green handshake" and everyone knows it happens.. .

the giving of money to c.o.

's to curry favor or perhaps a position or some special privilege.. here is my question:.
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Are You Vegetarian Or Not?
by ladonna in
1. jw
2. friends
with all the "food" "fluff" larc has started, it has made me wonder how many here are vegetarian or meat eaters.. i like my meat in winter, but only in very small amounts.. summertime i go completely vegetarian and relish fruits and vegetables.. how about you??.

ana.

manners require time, and nothing is more vulgar than haste.