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Download Dear reader, as you may have heard via the media or via our internet channels, Utrecht University is commissioned by the Ministry of Justice and Security to conduct an independent investigation into how Jehovah's Witnesses deal with complaints of sexual abuse. This research is the result of a motion unanimously adopted by the House of Representatives. Reclaimed Voices has tried to do this by talking to politicians who eventually drew up this motion. Now the University of Utrecht would like to hear background stories from people who themselves had experienced abuse within the Jehovah's Witnesses. They also like to hear from p…
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The Congolese woman, Bibiche Tshibola Makola, who is a Jehovah’s Witness by faith, was hesitant to have her own blood taken in advance, frozen and re-transfused into her. BENGALURU: A 39-year-old woman, who was diagnosed with a cardiac ailment, approached a city hospital, stating that she was ready to undergo any treatment, provided there was no blood transfusion involved in it. The Congolese woman, Bibiche Tshibola Makola, who is a Jehovah’s Witness by faith, was hesitant to have her own blood taken in advance, frozen and re-transfused into her. For Jehovah’s witnesses, transfusion of blood is against their religious belief. After a lot of analysis, surgeons at…
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Watchtower 2017/2/pg 24,25: Holy spirit helps the Governing Body. The holy spirit has helped the Governing Body to understand Bible truths that were not understood before. For example, consider the list of beliefs clarified that was mentioned earlier. No human could have understood and explained these “deep things of God” on his own! (Read 1 Corinthians 2:10.) The Governing Body feels as did the apostle Paul, who wrote: “These things we also speak, not with words taught by HUMAN WISDOM, but with those taught by the spirit.” (1 Corinthians 2:13) After hundreds of years of false teachings AND NO CLEAR DIRECTION, why has there been such an increase of Bible understanding sin…
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I remember in the 1960's and 1970's when some Kingdom Halls had a closet with white dress shirts, and visiting speakers would NOT BE ALLOWED to give their talks if they were "inappropriately dressed". I was called off the platform during a Ministry School assignment because I had a blue shirt under my suit coat, and chastised because I had a mustache. When Jesus was teaching in the Synagogue, did he have to conform to the dress code of Rabbis, and the sideburns never trimmed, and the long Long, LONG beards they had, in order to be allowed to teach from the "platform"? I hope someone out there knows Jewish "rules' and customs about "dress codes" in Jesus' time .…
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JW Obituaries: Juanita Larson
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Juanita F. Larson, age 88, passed away peacefully in her sleep Tuesday, February 19th, 2019. Born in Okemah, OK., she was the youngest of four daughters to Ernest and Gladys Roach. After moving to California with her family, Juanita met and married the love of her life, Harold N. Larson in 1948. In the years that followed they had two sons and built their life together in Stanislaus County. Juanita spent her career with the Forest and National Park Services in Yosemite National Park for over 25 years. When she wasn’t with her family or working in the park she spent much of her spare time on one of her many passions, cooking and baking for those she loved. S…
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JW USA: Ivey says Lee County will recover after ‘monster’ tornado; search for victims drags on
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Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones said this afternoon search and rescue efforts today in the Beauregard community have so far not revealed any more fatalities from Sunday’s tornadoes, with the death toll standing at 23, but Jones said “dozens” of people are still unaccounted for. “The search teams have worked the areas of the most significant damage,” Jones said. "I am pleased to report we have not recovered any further victims from the areas that we have initially searched. But I want to offer a caveat with that, that we have not completed our searches." _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________…
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Luke 23:43. Will I See You in Paradise? 7AC08401-9444-4007-B98B-BFDE588C0ED4.MOV
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JW.org Wiki - Homosexuality.mp4 This talk was from a Zone Visit in Italy around 2014 See also:
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Albert Einstein was by no means a bad student - even if that is always told. For every student who struggles with his grades, it may sound comforting: even Albert Einstein, the epitome of genius, should have been a bad student. Ironically, in physics, the later Nobel laureate had a smooth "six" in the high school diploma. But the story, which many like to believe, is not true. Some facts from Einstein's life have simply misunderstood biographers. The student rebelled against drill and pointless timpani Thus, there is often talk of difficulties with which the young Einstein had to fight at his Munich grammar school. But most of all, they were related to…
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VULTURE Sanitary Inspectors of the Skies Sanitary Inspectors of the Skies If asked to name the bird they would least like to meet, many would say the vulture. Few birds have been so vilified as the vulture. It is the accursed bird whose sinister silhouette wheels over the dead and the dying. Its appearance is said to herald carnage, desolation, and despair. But such is the stuff of fiction. As for the facts: Many have been enthralled by the vulture’s grace in flight and the tender way it cares for its young. They have also discerned its important ecological role. To such ones the vulture is both magnificent and indispensable. Admittedly, vultur…
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Lilac Breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus) all curled up against the cold weather in the Kruger Park in South Africa by Sharifa Jinnah. Thank you Jehovah for these Birds 🦅
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Bare-Throated Tiger Heron Thank you Jehovah for these Herons. 🦜 Photo by: https://m.facebook.com/HafidHummingbirdsEnnaciri
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Bali Myna Miracles of Jehovah God! 🕊 Photo by cm2852ON Flickr
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Amazing Golden Cocoon Butterfly (this is real, at least the cocoon part is real. Thank you Jehovah! 🦋🦋🦋🐛🦋🦋🦋 Photography: unknown
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Raggiana bird-of-paradise Photographer : Unknown Jehovah knows Amazing Bird 🦅 See you in Paradise!
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Thank you Jehovah for the beautiful squirrels 🐿 Amazing Photos Geert Weggen is a Swedish/Dutch national and an internationally awarded nature photographer. He has worked extensively with wild squirrels and birds over the past several years. In 2013 he became a full time photographer, and his current focus has been on photographing wild squirrels in a unique, beautiful and often whimsical way. Scroll down to see 30 of Geert’s works featuring the adorable and inquisitive red squirrels. https://brightvibes.com/1130/en/photographer-follows-red-squirrels-daily-for-six-years-here-are-30-of-his-best-and-cutest-shots
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The phrase "one of Jehovah's Witnesses"
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I read this question at another site, it is interesting to me since as far as I know in Spanish we don't use that phrase: JWs don't say, "I am a Jehovah's Witness." Instead, they say, "I am one of Jehovah's Witnesses." What does the second way of saying it convey that the first does not? In other words, why does the organization prefer the second formulation? This isn't a teaser. I really don't know the answer.
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Hola damas y caballeros. The question on this topic's title. Had interesting conversation at school when some friends brought this up. No physical or digital Bible of any verison.
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Billy Green Bush was a character actor on everything from M*A*S*H to The Dukes of Hazard, but the 84-year-old divorcee didn’t have homeowners insurance when the house he’d built decades ago burned down. He’s still having trouble qualifying for FEMA assistance, which is capped at only $34,900, because one of his adult children is also on the lease. Bush told me he doesn’t have the stamina to rebuild himself, and he doesn’t trust anyone else to build to his standards. He’s been living in his 1957 Dodge van since the fire with his dog, and the van was having trouble starting when we spoke. But even in these circumstances, his fire story slid easily into evangelism when asked…
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January 5, 2017 When it opened in 1928, The Stanley Theater in Journal Square was one of the greatest old movie palaces and the second-largest on the East Coast, next to Radio City. Presenting both orchestral and stage shows plus Hollywood new releases, it quickly became a cultural hub in the bustling Journal Square neighborhood. “This was a refuge for the people of Jersey City,” notes historian Richard Polton. © Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. Designed by architect Fred Wesley Wentworth in a grand Venetian theme, the theater continued to thrive into the 1960s, with entertainers ranging from The Three Stooges, Jimmy Durante, To…
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Talk by member of JW Broadcasting.mp4
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Song 107 - Come to Jehovahs Mountain HD.mp4
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International Delegates of Jehovahs Witnesses HD.mp4 The international delegates from all over the world came to Dickinson Congregation in Texas. Although we had never met before, it was like we had known each other for many years. Thanks to Jehovah's Organization. via Meagan Andrade
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Part 1 Finding Treasures - David & Goliath - pt 2.mp4 Part 2 Finding Treasures - David & Goliath - pt 1.mp4
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Appeal for "Agape" Let's have the spring of life I can not count money, All the charm of youth, Day by day I would follow, What use would it be of all, If I had no love? Everything would end in death, Like a sad memory! If I had a lot of faith, The mountains will move them into the sea If I was to waste my being, Forever preaching, If I did not have love, I would be noisy noise, Scarecrow, in ignorance, Blind, in dense darkness! If I knew all the languages, Eminent in Masters, If I could, what could not, If I read all the books, If I had no love, Life has no meaning, It is desolate, and sorrow, Unlike it! …
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AT LAST..... Sometimes I dance a jig to a tune Sometimes I fly as high as the moon Sometimes I sing as loud as I can Sometimes I do as much as I plan Sometimes I ride my horse so far Sometimes I drive so fast in my car Sometimes I twirl around in the snow Sometimes I run as far as I’ll go These are all things I do in my dreams For I am but an old lady it seems Some day my dreams will all come true As sure as the sun is in skies of blue You see my God has promised me fast That soon we’ll all be youthful at last ❤ .•*¨`*•..¸♥☼♥¸.•*¨`*•. ❤
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JW Obituaries: Rosemary Sweeney Martinez
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WEST POTSDAM — Rosemary Sweeney Martinez, 74, of Blanchard Road, peacefully passed away early Thursday morning, February 28, 2019 at Canton-Potsdam Hospital. Rosie, as she was affectionately known, was born May 21, 1944 in Herkimer, New York, the daughter of the late Elmer and Louella (Burdick) Sweeney and attended schools in Elyria, Ohio. On September 3, 1960, she married James L. Martinez in Syracuse with Harry Bernedetti officiating. Rosie was a dedicated homemaker to her husband and children. On July 31, 1954, she was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. She was active with Potsdam Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall and enjoyed shopping on the clearance racks…