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MidwichCuckoo

You should have warned me I needed to sit on a rubber sheet - nearly wet myself laughing! Even if thr rub-a-dubs believe such crap, haven't they the ability to 'REASON' that the friend's son has paid for his sins upon death and thus guaranteed a resurrection?!

Gill

Love it!!!

I'm laughing so much at JW fear tactics that I have to go wee!!!

Dubs will believe absolutely anything!!!! Wonderful!!!! The best JW BS I've read for a while! Must go!!!!

AK - Jeff

Whomever wrote that email just substituted 'elder' 'jehovah' in a story that was circulating [not written as fact] among the churches some time ago. I got a copy or two by email some time back.

I am not so sure that the original story was not included in Max Lucado's books. [A rather well known Christian writer]. It seems like I read the same 'story' there, told as a story not fact.

Jdubs are certainly not above playing hard and loose with the facts are they?

Jeff

jeeprube

My pet Smurf and I just threw up!

whyizit

Maybe some one already posted what I am about to point out.

I remember a pastor reading this story in a church I attended. He gave the actual names of the people involved, etc... Funny thing is, it was NOT a Jehovah's Witness story. It was a regular old Christian. This guy must have read or listened to the Chistioan version and decided to adapt it to his own religion. (Is that allowed?!)

The JW gurus who tried to indoctrinate me also twisted a few stories like this. I'm quite sure they were telling them just as they were told, but they weren't privy to searching the net, so they didn't know the stories had been out for awhile, how to find out where they originated, and whether they were true or not (or if they were actually about the JWs).

Jim_TX

Points of interest.

1) The story is passed around in all caps. This would mean that it is old. Goes back to the days of typewriters, or early days of 'all caps' computers. Also means that no one has taken the time to go and re-write it properly.

2) Also - looking at the original 'christian' version that it was ripped off from - the original was also written all-caps. It shows that it was really ripped off. Hardly changed at all.

3) As already pointed out - life jackets are mandatory. Required by law. Even if this story pre-dated lifejacket laws - it shows a lack of safety on the part of the 'man' in the story - especially if the kiddos couldn't swim (even if they _could_ swim).

4) The story loses continuity. It has a problem. It starts out with 'a local elder' who introduces the 'old man'. At the end of the story, this 'local elder' gets promoted to a 'circuit overseer' by the old man. It's been a while since I've been to a meeting, but I don't think that 'circuit overseers' are considered 'local elders'.

5) The flow of the meeting does not fit with how JWs do things - even going back to the early 60's (1960's). Usually, an elder introduces a speaker, who then drones on for an hour (or less, I suppose). In this story - the elder introduces the old man, who gives his 'parable' (they all want to think they are like Jesus, who also used parables), then sits down. The elder then goes up to the platform and gives the talk? Doesn't add up. A public 'speaker' never introduces himself.

6) They slipped up. In converting the 'christian' version to JW version - they left a 'worldly' term in the story near the end. The sentence '...after the service ended...' should have been converted to '...after the public talk...'. Major faux paux.

7) '...glancing down at his worn bible...' also a dead giveaway that it isn't a JW story. Didn't they update their bibles recently? Would this old man be using a 1961 version of the green bible perhaps? He needs to update his bible. He needs to keep up with the 'new light' that gets released with the newer bibles.

8) Their 'invitation at the end to start a free home bible study'... which was met with 'no one responded' is kinda funny when you think about it. What does this show? a) either everyone is already a JW - or that b) no one wants to become one.

Anyway... some of these points have already been noticed and discussed... I just thought that I would add my observations.

It's funny what the JWs will 'steal' and not feel bad about.

Regards,

Jim TX

Numinous

I am continuously amazed at the clearity of reasoning that comes out when we hold these things up to the light. I believe it's called deductive reasoning...interesting to see what people come up with.

eclipse

WITHIN MINUTES AFTER THE SERVICE ENDED

This is how we know the story was ripped off from Christendom: Since when are Kingdom Hall "talks" called services? http://www.snopes.com/glurge/choice.asp

~Sue

Good catch, Sue!

And I agree with Highlander, a REAL father would of JUMPED into the water to save his son and thrown a rope or life saver to the boy's friend.

edited to add:

Actually, he should have let both boys drown to guarantee their resurrection and not risk his son "falling away from the truth".

I was thinking the same thing, funkyderek.

Amber Rose

BARF!

drew sagan

As soon as I started reading that I knew that somebody would come along and show that this was an adaptation of a story that circulated in other churches! Way to go neverendingjourney!

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