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  Would you still be a JW, if you had to Tithe?

  by moshe in

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  the next new light from the f&ds could be the tithe for jw's.

  it's a logical corporate decision , needed to replace the lost income stream from the publishing side of the wt business.

  they know that the kh has many inactive slugs who don't contribute any $$ to the business, so this would be the best way to milk $$ from the inactive ones.

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  Respectful observer: Excellent!
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  Would you still be a JW, if you had to Tithe?

  by moshe in

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  2. friends

  the next new light from the f&ds could be the tithe for jw's.

  it's a logical corporate decision , needed to replace the lost income stream from the publishing side of the wt business.

  they know that the kh has many inactive slugs who don't contribute any $$ to the business, so this would be the best way to milk $$ from the inactive ones.

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  Is this new donation arrangement for real?

  by nugget in

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  just read a post on jwsurvey about the new donation arrangement.

  congregations are to pledge a monthly amount to be sent to the society to fund the building of assembly halls and kingdom halls.

  congregations who already have a loan from the society will no longer have to pay back the loan but the amount pledged should not be less than the current monthly repayments to the society.

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  What a set up!

  RNWT Mal 3:10: "Bring in the entire tithe* into the storehouse, so there may be food in my house..."

  *or all "tenth parts" Lit. empty out.

  That is part of the plan. It makes me sick. No wonder they wanted to print a new Bible. Yes, it's the NWT for Dummies.

  ***Proclaimers book (1993) jv chap. 21 p. 340 How Is It All Financed? ***As early as the second issue of the WatchTower,in August 1879, Brother Russell stated: “‘Zion’s Watch Tower’ has, we believe, JEHOVAH for its backer, and while this is the case it will never beg nor petition men for support. When He who says: ‘All the gold and silver of the mountains are mine,’ fails to provide necessary funds, we will understand it to be time to suspend the publication.”
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  Cong issues

  by Batman89 in

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  its seemed like in my old hall(im still in just leared tthatt) evey other local needs part we had was about either gossip or needing more effort in the ministry.

  also about brothers needing to step up and "reach out".. were/are there alot of gossip,lack of ministry support or lack of brothers in your hall when you were a jw?.

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  Every local needs for 5+ years included some form of 'listen to the elders'.
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  Need some advice...For my kids

  by Jon Preston in

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  since being out mentally and missing meetings my children mention people from the hall and i cant help but feel bad that they are missing the association.

  my daughters are 4 and 2 and we live in a small town with not a whole lot to do.

  what activities did you do with your kids?

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  Hi Jon,

  Such good comments! Growing things in the garden is a good thing to do with the kids. Teaches about nature and patience. The reward is a good veggie that they will want to try because they grew it!

  Bubbles are fun.

  Kites make memories

  Goldfish are fun and cheap. Add a little swimmy to your family.

  TAKE PICTURES!

  Spend some time helping others with you children in tow. It will show them loving kindness in action and help you widen out in your friendships. Are there lonely elderly people that may like little children around? An extra set of grandparents always come in handy.

  God bless! 4th gen
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  The Noah Movie

  by Quarterback in

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  2. entertainment

  well, i saw it.

  you better get ready for everyone's talk about it.. it was 25 % biblical, 75 % fantasy.. noah was mean as a character, his family was great.

  methusala, was an old fart..

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  We just saw it. Painful. Fallen angels = Transfomers. They make Noah out to be a nut job. Who thinks up this stupid stuff?
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  What are you reading right now??

  by DATA-DOG in

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  2. friends

  i am reading "stranger in a strange land" by robert a. heinlein.

  i read it over 20 years ago.

  now i am reading it from a completely different perspective.

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  A call to action, women, religion, violence and power. by jimmy carter. I heard several interviews with him on this book. He made some interesting and forceful points. Hopefully it will shed more light on abuses of women through religion.
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  Male-dominated religions oppress women, Jimmy Carter says

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  2. beliefs

  http://www.clarionledger.com/viewart/20140328/feat04/303280035/religion-briefs-male-dominated-religions-religious-rights-jesus-crown-thornes-.

  jimmy carter byline male-dominated religions oppress women, carter saysatlanta former president jimmy carter says male-dominated religions contribute to the oppression and abuse of women by twisting sacred texts to portray females as inferior to men in the eyes of god.. the 89-year-old carter makes that argument in his new book, a call to action: women, religion, violence and power.. in an interview broadcast on nbcs meet the press, the former president faulted his former denomination, the southern baptist convention, and the roman catholic church for denying women the same opportunities as men to serve as pastors and priests.. carter said some married men who belong to those churches conclude that their wives are inferior.. the catholic catechism and the 2000 baptist faith and message declare that men and women have different roles but are equal in the eyes of god..

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  just got the new book today. interesting stuff.
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  Is anyone else completely astonished that they're drawing attention to 1914/2014 - 100 years

  by jambon1 in

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  i note that they're making reference to this in the upcoming convention programme.

  someone has has dropped a bollock here, have they not?.

  i mean, if i were a jw, i'd be sitting thinking of all the promises made and broken.

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  jdubs will accept whatever is taught. They will publically ignore the disquieting thoughts we know as congitive dissonance. Yet in the back of their minds they know they were duped.
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  Regional Convention Program Posted

  by kneehighmiah in

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  http://download.jw.org/files/media_books/b8/co-pgm14_e.pdf.

  i think i will want to kill myself during the friday afternoon symposium.

  it should be called "how to not enjoy life or have fun.".

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  4thgen

  "The Governing Body wishes to thank you for your generous support of the Kingdom interests"....Well, of COURSE they do!