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Perhaps we can simplify the situation a little. As we go about our day-to-day lives, we generally aren't being pressured to participate in activities that violate a conscience properly trained by God's Word. We make choices that reflect what we believe. For example, we choose our entertainment. Jehovah hates violence, so we avoid making violent entertainment our enjoyment. We are being faithful in little things. We also make choices about obeying traffic laws and other requirements of daily life. Again, these are personal choices that reflect our respect for Jehovah's principles. But consider matters such as saluting a flag, singing a national anthem, or taking an oath of allegiance. Those, too, involve personal choices. However, they may present a much more direct test of where our allegiance lies. Jehovah invites us to choose life. (Deuteronomy 30:19) Ultimately, no one can make that choice for us. We must decide personally whether we will put Jehovah first. So, yes, military service involves a personal decision. But let's not confuse the right to make a decision with the freedom from its consequences. What we choose to do can demonstrate whether we are remaining loyal to Jehovah. The choice is ours to make. But the choice also identifies where our loyalty rests.

It's a 'conscience matter' until you enlist. Then you are 'disassociated'.

I need time to think about the gravity of your conclusion....

Lets try to be an apache helicopter mechanic in the army and still be considered a witness ... 😉 Others did give another and imho better explanation: many ceasars made laws about organisations so they cant dictate to NOT vote or NOT do military service. Thats a reason we say "personal decision". Besides each of us needs to have personal motivation also.

The prohibition on being a medic would still apply if you were asked to be a medic for the military. That would be directly supporting the war effort and breaks your Christian neutrality, as the article says. Being a medic at an Old Folks Home, for instance, would not break neutrality.

WHEN LIFE GETS TOUGH, BE A BUTTON!

Just bought it, The DVD was $19.99 and $8.00 for shipping. My sons, who are in their twenty's and still live at home, are really into science. Thought this would make for a great family study.

Gravity is actually very simple, or rather there is a very simple way of looking at gravity. Gravity is a slowing of time; the presence of matter slows time. Clocks run slower near large masses like the earth, while clocks farther away from earth run faster. This means everything that has mass is surrounded by a slow time field. More the mass, the slower the time. Slow time acts as an attractive force, sort of like getting stuck in something sticky, easy to go in, hard to pull back. Think of all matter as vibrating back and forth, the slower time pulls the matter in. Objects passing by will have the side closer to the slow time field will move slower, causing the object to turn towards the center of the field. This is how I think of gravity, and I have recently seen science videos which explain gravity this way, which of course I had to show my son who thinks this father is crazy. I believe that time is the key to gravity.

I wanted to discuss this with an elder in my congregation before writing a new post. We came to the following conclusions: 1. There is no rule about non-combatant military service. We make a decision based on our Bible-trained conscience, informed by the following principles: 2. Christians remain neutral. 3. Christians do not kill. So this indeed the case. With the caveat of it referring to combatant military service. And I just saw the article shared by @Jim Jam: Paying Back Caesar’s Things to Caesar — Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY, paragraph 11-15. So it indeed appears that nothing has changed. It is just that many made rules about it and presented it as "this is the way" (e.g. "you can't serve as a medic").

iPad has options for learning Braille. and it is still pretty smooth.

And here I was hoping I might finally catch a glimpse of your face. Don't do this to us!

Android JW behavior very very depends from device brands. Brands A like Samsung usually have no issues. But not everyone can afford it. From other hand I faced with critical issues with cheaper devices. For example, on some devices after update library become broken. I was unable to agree with the new license agreement, button agree was grayed out. So only way was to find earlier version on APKMirror and it work somehow. I has found reports of this issue from other brothers. And this is only one case. Sometimes Library become crash and so on. This shows production QA differences between Apple testing and Android testing. On Apple is enough to test just on 4 new devices, on Android - there is a zoo on thousand devices / versions, I believe that society QA department in general is testing JW Library on brands A but physically cannot test on cheaper.

I've been learning how to read Braille on my electronic device, it's been pretty smooth so far...

Sunday, November 15 Husbands, continue loving your wives, just as the Christ also loved the congregation.—Eph. 5:25. What can help a husband to overcome abusive and demeaning behavior? He can strive to imitate Jesus. The way he treated his disciples is a model for how a husband should treat his wife. Consider what husbands can learn from the way Jesus treated his apostles and from the way he spoke to them. Jesus treated his apostles in a kind and dignified way. He was never harsh or domineering. Jesus did not feel the need to prove his authority over them through displays of power. Instead, he humbly served them. (John 13:12-17) He told his disciples: “Learn from me, for I am mild-tempered and lowly in heart, and you will find refreshment for yourselves.” (Matt. 11:28-30) Note that Jesus was mild-tempered. A mild person is not weak. Rather, he has the inner strength to show restraint. When provoked, he remains calm and in control of his emotions. w25.01 10 ¶10-11

Isn’t that a lovely thought, that we are here in The Truth because Jehovah God has called us. It is easy to feel discouraged, that we are not worthy. But according to Jesus’ words Jehovah saw something in us that he could use and opened the way for us to be here. For an oldie like me I appreciate the promise in that verse “ I will resurrect him at the last day “ . Thank you Lord .

I’ve been looking at updating our phones and my husbands ipad so now I have greater reason. I’ve been buying our phones and my husbands ipad second hand rather than new and we have never had issues. I don’t use a tablet just my iphone 11 pro. My personal study data is huge I found out recently when I had to create a backup so I could merge it with my Windows laptop personal study data. So I will be backing up weekly from now until the big JW Library update. I’m looking forward to it. I wonder will the search and literature options be as good as the original WT Library for Windows. I still use that as my main study resource due to the better(impo) search results.

Yesterday's grounding was a real demonstration of that vulnerability. It doesn't prove that Schwab or Gates are orchestrating events, or that the outage was part of some larger plan. But it does remind us of something important about the world we live in. Human systems are not the foundation for lasting security. Jehovah's Kingdom is. And I particularly appreciate the distinction you made in your own words: none of this threatens Jehovah's ability to accomplish his purpose. Satan has a limited period of influence, but he does not have the final word. ❤️ I really appreciate your connecting these thoughts

Thank you, can you share to me all of these original Volumes 1 to 9 of 1997-2008 version of yours?

Exactly. If it walks like a duck it might be an antichrist

Correction, song 54 "is in the truth"

You can still listen to the original KM melodies in jw.org, but certain tracks are missing: https://www.jw.org/en/media-items/#en/categories/KingdomMelodies I still have the original nine Kingdom Melodies CDs from 1997-2008, and additional three for volumes 1-3 produced in 1996, so a total of 12 volumes. I can share you these. I can also share the 1984 Sing Praises Piano Accompaniment, and 1996 Singing Kingdom Songs, if you want these, too.

I don't see CO at the top of my Persons list.