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Friend Samuel - Gaining Understanding That Leads To Life.mp3 Some of you may have known Samuel Friend as I did. Of course I knew him as a child while he was a sweet older man.
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Elam Carl - Why Take Refuge In Jehovah.mp3 Outline PDF Agape!
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Judge Oleg Golovashko of the Prohladniy District Court in Russia announced the verdict in the case against Brother Arkadya Akopyan on Thursday, December 27. The court sentenced Brother Akopyan, a 70-year-old retired tailor, to 120 hours of community service based on the absurd accusation that he allegedly commissioned non-Witnesses to distribute extremist literature. While Brother Akopyan was not sentenced to prison, this conviction is a gross violation of human rights. Therefore, the ruling will be appealed to a higher court. In the coming weeks, we anticipate a judgment on the case involving Dennis Christensen. We pray that Jehovah continues to support and com…
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https://download-a.akamaihd.net/files/media_publication/8f/nwtsv_E_450_r720P.mp4 Introduction to Romans An overview of the letter to the Romans—inspired direction regarding Jehovah’s impartiality and the importance of faith in Jesus Christ.
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Two different women came forward in 2018 with stories of repeated sexual abuse during their childhood by adult members of Jehovah’s Witnesses. One woman, Romy Maple, said she was repeatedly drugged and sexually abused by the same man starting when she was 4 years old. She said other members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses ignored her efforts to alert them to the abuse. Years later, Maple appeared prominently in the A&E documentary series, “Cults and Extreme Belief,” which brought her story to national attention. Maple has since launched a nonprofit, 707SAFE — which stands for Sexual Assault Fighters Elite — offering “coaching, transitional and transformational su…
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Any word on the 2018 Annual Meeting? Usually by this time there have been announcements—have I missed something?
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There is a children’s video put out by JW Broadcasting entitled, “Make Jehovah Happy”. After watching it a few times the scene of Jesus tempted by Satan in the wilderness became progressively more disturbing to me. I thought I’d tell you why. Satan begins by saying, “If you are A son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.” Matt 4:3 NWT The majority of other translations say, “THE Son of God”. Satan obviously knew Jesus was THE Son of God. Is Satan using the Watchtower as his avenue, makes subtle taunting hints disclosing his hatred for Jesus? There is another facet to the NWT’s phrase, “if you are A son of God”, which could refer to the anointed sons…
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At a December 11. 2018 meeting with the Council on Civil Society Development and Human Rights, one council member, Ekaterina Shulman, addressed President Putin: “There is a list of organizations, for which there is information that they are involved in terrorism and extremism. There are 489 of them, and 404 of them are Jehovah’s Witnesses.” Pressing her luck, she continued: “Here I will take a sinister pause. There could be an abundance of claims against Jehovah’s Witnesses—they don’t allow blood transfusion, don’t send children to hospitals, [ed: not a charge that I have heard before] but they definitely are not calling for violence or committing it.” Putin’s r…
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Under what circumstances did some in the Bible fast? Is fasting required for Christians? Source
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This issue contains the study articles for December 3-30, 2018. Source
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A new radio program entitled, "Healing River" (Rev 22:1,2) begins today at 1:00 EST with each broadcast stored at SoundCloud. "There is much healing needed after one is spiritually abused by the WT Beast and its' false prophet. Let us pray that as many as possible derive benefit from God's truths, as the program explores the scriptures, and how they can provide us the guidance and healing we now need, today. To tie into the program, the number to call is; (712) 432-8710. The pin # is 9925. Sunday, at 1pm. The program will run on the second Sunday of each month, at 1 pm." Pearl Doxsey
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The Holocaust Victim Assets Litigation (Swiss Banks) CV-96-4849 is a fund to compensate people suffering from the Holocaust. As stated at swissbankclaims.com/index.asp (3 Mar 2006);
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http://www.sueddeutsche.de/leben/zeugen-jehovas-schon-wenn-ihr-mich-mustert-ist-das-ein-erfolg-1.3689191
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I am having a thought about getting together with whomever, here in the UK, and having some leaflets printed The leaflets would be to warn people about the Child Abuse within the Jehovah's Witnesses Organisation. Distribution would be by hand in the form of witnessing work. The idea would be to bring praise to God whilst warning people, especially people with young children, against association with the JW Org at this time. Warning would also be to JW's that they can expect problems when on the ministry. Problems arising from people having the true knowledge about the Child Abuse. Of course the leaflets would have to be factual, truthful, and…
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Early in 1933, the Watchtower office in Berlin was closed and Jehovah's Witnesses were banned in many German states. This was due to the refusal of Jehovah's Witnesses to swear loyalty to the government or to serve in its armed forces. In an attempt to appease Hitler into lifting the ban, Rutherford instigated a Declaration of Fact sand sent a Letter to Hitler discussing the Watchtower's support of the Nazi regime. "Therefore, on June 25, 1933, a declaration regarding their ministry and its objectives was adopted by Jehovah's Witnesses at an assembly in Berlin. Copies were sent to all the high government officials, and millions more were distributed to the publi…
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Peace - Can It Last? Anyone know the location? I also noticed the "No Collection" on the placard.
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I thought today's study article was good. Quite basic and practical. However the first sentence of paragraph 2 made me laugh. If it were true there would not be half the problems within the Org, the child abuse being a good example. Paragraph 7 first sentence also is almost funny, but not so because it contains God's name which should not be mocked. Paragraph 14 The last sentence says.. "... requires that we exercise empathy, putting ourselves in their situation to the extent possible." How many brothers or sisters actually do this ? How many have done this regarding Child Abuse victims ? I like the bit in paragraph 18 " there will be no more sickn…
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Modern JW Baptismal question contradicts previous Watchtower claims
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Barber Carey - Do You Have The Evangelizing Spirit.mp3
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Sleger Mark - It Will Not Be Late.mp3
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DROP-OUT REPORTS: "THE JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES HAVE TAKEN MY FAMILY AWAY FROM ME" SOPHIE JONES (23) FROM LEIPZIG ON HER DEPARTURE FROM THE JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES From Saskia Weck Sophie Jones' (23) youth was anything but easy. Today the young woman can laugh again. (Photo) End of Part III About TAG 24 TAG24 is a regional German news portal that operates its own editorial offices and local channels in eleven cities. The publisher is TAG24 NEWS Deutschland GmbH, which has its headquarters in Dresden . https://www.tag24.de/nachrichten/interview-zeugen-jehovas-aussteigerin-sophie-jones-le…
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Information regarding this former member of the Governing Body is hard to find. This is a snippet of some information found online about him: I think in today's world the situation would have been handled differently since nowadays they have made a distinction between homosexual tendencies / thoughts and a "practicing homosexual". -------------------------------------------------------------- Governing Body member Ewart Chitty (born ca. 1898) resigned his position in 1979. He entered the London Bethel in 1921, began to work in "the office", and by 1938 held some sort of official position, as two 1938 Watchtowers have him reporting to J. F. Rutherford on the…
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On June 23, 2016, San Diego, California, Superior Court Judge Richard Strauss grew tired of the Watchtower Society fighting his order to produce a 1997 letter sent to all elders worldwide, and decided to sanction the religion with a fine of $4000 per day until the Watchtower complied with that order. Today is November 12 2017. Quick mathematical say that this Company payed almost $2 000 000 until today. Imagine how many ice creams children in JW congregations would be able to enjoy after Sunday meetings in KH, with this fund. Imagine how many poor bro and sis in congregations worldwide would be helped and receive some comfort for daily life. But as Bible say…
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A1.-complaint-re-Watchtower-New-York.pdf A2.-complaint-re-Governing-Body-of-Jehovahs-Witnesses.pdf A3.-complaint-re-Christian-Congregation.pdf A4.-complaint-re-Watch-Tower-Pennsylvania.pdf A6-2-Attachment-A-Case-Study-Fessler-vs-Watchtower-New-York.pdf A7-3-Attachment-B-Secrets-Commentary-by-Barbara-Anderson.pdf A8-4-Attachment-C-Lopez-v-Watchtower-New-York-full-Attorney-Exhibits-and-minutes.pdf EDIT: I did not create or file any of these complaints. They originate with different groups out there wanting Watchtower to change it's rules.
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Attorney for the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society who played a major role in legal victories such as:West Virginia State Board of Education vs. Barnette (1940)They Oppose Freedom of Worship - 1953 "New World" Assembly at Yankee StadiumDefending and Legally Establishing the Good News (1950)Dorothy Covington, Wife of Civil Liberties Attorney Hayden Covington, Dies at 92 Interesting comment on a related post: Comments from an author on Hayden Covington below:Ali did not serve even five minutes of time in prison and that had zero to do with Hayden C. Covington.June 19, 1967 in Houston, Tex.There are a number of salient facts concerning this man who possessed a BIG REPU…
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