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  Something Big is Coming...

  by notsurewheretogo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the annual meeting of the governing body of jehovah's witnesses will be in october 2014.. .. in november 2013, just after the last one they published this now famous statement in the 15th of november 2013 watchtower page 16 paragraph 17 says:.

  "at that time, the lifesaving direction that we receive from jehovahs organization may not appear practical from a human standpoint.

  all of us must be ready to obey any instructions we may receive, whether these appear sound from a strategic or human standpoint or not.".

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  Bye bye birdie

  Maybe the silver Bible will become available in purple! I hope ...I hope ...I hope

  ha
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  All morals are dead. Pedophilia soon to follow.

  by defender of truth in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  13 jul 2014. trottigy, on 12 jul 2014 - 9:25 pm, said:.

  "yes, sadly it is only a matter of time before pedophilia and incest becomes an "alternative lifestyle".

  it was true in parts of canaan and rome.

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  Bye bye birdie

  I have said this before .... Sodom and Gomorrah was not destroyed because of homosexuality. It was destroyed because they were sociopaths.

  then Lots daughters made sure to save the wine for later....

  why is the Bible sooooooo weird?
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  Speculation: Female Ministerial Servants coming soon

  by Londo111 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ive no source for this, just personal speculation.. * there is a good case to be made that there were female deacons (ministerial servants) in the bible.. * there is a lack of qualified brothers for basic assignments such as microphones, accounts, literature.

  in some cases, elders have had to do double duty because of a lack of ministerial servants or qualified brothers.. * women outnumber men in the organization.. * there is supposedly a surprising change coming "down the pipe".. perhaps the only difference between male and female ministerial servants is that women will still not be allowed to teach..

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  Bye bye birdie

  it is an interesting thought but I can't see that happening. I think they would say it would lead to the "Jezebel" influence.

  it would be a strange dynamic where a man is not a servant then his wife becomes one.....who is the head of the house now mister?

  yes now I like this idea. :-)

  where do I vote.....
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  What is the "new" date JWs are "hinting" at for Armaggeddon?

  by booker-t in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after the 1975 "we did not say point blank armaggeddon was coming we only suggested it might come" fiasco what is the new date jws are "hinting" at for armaggeddon?

  i know now they do not point to any specific date but hint that maybe it might occur such as before 2000 the preaching work will be finished.

  this is a suggestion not a prediction so they can wiggle out of this one.

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  Bye bye birdie

  Acts 1:7

  He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.

  New American Standard Bible

  He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority;

  King James Bible

  And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

  Holman Christian Standard Bible

  He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or periods that the Father has set by His own authority.

  In other words ...Acts 1:7.......knock it off
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  What's the most dumbest/petty thing you've heard of someone being "stumbled" over?

  by Reality79 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  - some loser once took offense that i hugged a sister goodbye at a leaving do and ran back to the elders like a little child telling on me.

  i was 15, this sister was in her 40s at the time.. - this elder said someone told him they saw me with a copy of the sun newspaper.

  yes, this paper is known for its 'page 3' topless girls but far from pornagraphic and i wasn't even thinking along those lines.. - one brother who had a good job was 'counselled' because he was actually able to buy himself nice things including a new car (shock, horror!!

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  Bye bye birdie

  1) when dating we were counseled for calling each other, "honey" though not engaged.

  2) pulled in the back and asked if I had a free Denny's birthday meal. Why yes I did. Sooooooooo?

  3) told my knees would distract the brothers from the meetings. I said they were perverts then and to give me a break and get help.

  4) told it wasn't up to me to warn the families in the hall about a pervert. Read the scripture about a time to keep quiet. To which I said ..."give me a tent pin"
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  reading COC for the first time

  by This is my tigersuit in

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  2. experiences
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  Bye bye birdie

  I read COC on my ipad during the meetings.
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  If you don't like being a Jehovah's Witness then leave....

  by Quirky1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if you don't like being a jehovah's witness or going to the kingdom hall or the society then leave.... it's as simple as that... .

  i left several years ago and have not been hounded, bothered or sought out by anyone.

  i still see them from time to time, and yes, they do pour out the love bomb when you run into them, but eh, you know what?

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  Bye bye birdie

  I wish it was that easy.
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  Elders Can't Simply Go Back to Being Ministerial Servants...

  by TTATTelder in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as a currently serving "awake" elder caught in the web of family, spouse, employer, etc.

  etc..... i have often wondered why an elder cannot simply drop back to ministerial servant if he so desired (because of stress, circumstances, health).. on paper a currently serving elder in good standing more than qualifies to be a ms. that is obviously the case by their own hierarchy structure and definitions of qualification.. but...under their current arrangement....theoretically a man could give a district convention talk one week to 10,000 people, step down as an elder the following day due to stress, and not "qualify" to give a 5 min part on the next week's service meeting in front of 50 people.

  doesn't make a lot of sense.. so my question is this.....why do you think the wt forces a man to drop all the way "down" to publisher if he no longer wants to serve as an elder?.

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  Bye bye birdie

  I always thought it would be nice to have a term eldership. Just like the president. So three years on....three years off. That way no one forgets what it is like to be a small person.

  i know this idea is full of holes but eh...... Just throwing it out there
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  can Satan read your mind?

  by doodle-v in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i talked to my brother today who is still a practicing jw (i've managed to fade) .

  we were talking and suddenly he asked me if i thought satan could read my mind.

  and he said "yeah i though the answer was yes and then i found out that satan cant read my mind".

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  Bye bye birdie

  Here is an interesting idea.

  if we are giving satan all his ideas through our thoughts and spoken expressions....then are we not .....Satan!

  oh my. Lions and tigers and bears.
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  New video release at district convention. Do Jws live like this?

  by solomon in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i just got back from the district convention and watched the new video.

  can't remember what it is called but the main family live in a million dollar home and there teenage daughter drives a red convertable sports car.

  probably worth about 50000$.

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  Bye bye birdie

  For anyone interested in one of the main elders who works on this tripe please see my post... Video department.