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by wannabefree 54 Replies latest watchtower bible

  • unshackled
    unshackled

    Ah, good find. Googled but didn't come up with that.

    So I'd say my numbers were right. They were just using numbers based on 1965 - 1992. However, since murders have been on a steady DECLINE, the rate is now what I came up with....1 out of every 265 babies born.

    His prediction of it eventually being "1 out of every 200" was higher than what it is has ended up being in 2009.

    In short, they could've done a little research and adjusted their numbers based on current stats. But chose the old rate because it looks much worse.

    The fact still remains the murder rate has been steadily dropping. But that doesn't help crank up the fear.

  • wannabefree
    wannabefree
    "God's Organization - A Worthy Topic for Study"

    Actually, this suggestion could work out to the detriment of the Organization if done thoroughly and honestly.

    This should perhaps have a thread of its own. Family Worship evening, how to use the Organization's own suggestion against them.

  • flipper
    flipper

    Good thread. Thanks for posting. The WT comments, " We should not be overly concerned that this wicked system may have lasted longer than WE expected. " Translation : " It was YOU rank & file JW's who expected 1975 to be the end you dumb $hits. We the GB have told you about overlapping generations now. Any failed expectations are your OWN fault. " The arrogance of the WT society leaders never ceases to amaze me

  • WTWizard
    WTWizard

    They have been claiming the end was at hand--since 1874! Is it really kindness to expect people to give up comforts for an event that is going to be 130 or more years in the future?

    I saw one family that cut way back on secular work during the 1990s to make room for pio-sneering. All 2 children and both parents are regular pio-sneers, and were since the mid 1990s. They can boast about having done the right thing all they want. But, in another 10 or so years when the parents reach retirement age and don't have a damn penny to retire on, they are going to regret it. Besides, the children have to live with the parents in order to make this work--despite that they are actually going on 30! And, what happens if the parents develop health problems? My guess is that the children (now adults) are going to have to work double time to pay for it, while still pio-sneering ("You never cut back on Jehovah"). Eventually, that is going to drive them into an early grave.

    And now they are urging everyone to cut way back on secular work to pio-sneer. And materialism? Take a flashlight, for instance. I saw them ranging in price from $1.99 to as much as $150 (and more for military grade flashlights). I bought a few, ranging in price from $30 to $150. These perform much better than the $1.99 versions, will be more reliable in the event that Osama Obama manages to create his fake energy crisis, are much brighter, are adjustable, and are more economical with battery usage than the cheaper versions. This is true with so many material things--I am just now getting used to the concept that things can actually last 20 years, not just a few months. Materialism it may be, but it is actually cheaper to pay the money upfront and get premium quality than it is to get cheap crap only to have it break every month or two.

    Not to mention, hyperinflation. Osama Obama, his DUMP-o-CRAPs, the Rothschilds, and the Morgans (and the others running the banking industry) all want to steal from us. Every time they print money, it devalues the money you already have. Pretty soon, it is going to show up as hyperinflation. Prices doubling every day is not impossible. I paid maybe double or triple per unit for good stuff what the witlesses pay per unit for crap. But, if we get hyperinflation, their replacement for the crap they got is going to cost more than triple the original price--and they still get crap. Meanwhile, my good stuff is still going strong, not needing replacement until the currency is totally destroyed and replaced (silver, anyone?). Thus, my "materialism" is actually going to save me money in the long run. Which is money I won't have to spend when the dollar tanks.

    And no, I don't believe we will be in the New Order by then. It has been 136 years since the first crack at Armageddon, and nothing happened. If nothing happened for 136 years, what in hell makes me think something will happen now?

  • dozy
    dozy

    Where do the WTBTS get this impression that "worldly ones" are living a "comfortable lifestyle" , busy "pursuing careers" and filled with "materialistic pursuits"? I just see a lot of people (JWs & non-JWs) working hard trying to pay the bills.

    Some of the pictures just give me the creeps these days. What is with all the silhouettes?

    And I had to laugh at the suggestion that in the "Family Worship" evening , families discuss how the Governing Body makes decisions. Would a copy of Franz's Crisis of Conscience be appropriate study material?

  • nancy drew
    nancy drew

    It just makes you want to vomit

  • St George of England
    St George of England
    Apparently the bad guys always sling their jacket over their shoulder (p.13). Beware of the jacket sling! He is clearly "puffed up with pride"...

    Those of us still attending meetings should walk into the KH with our jackets over the shoulder when we come to study that article next year. A bit like 'the cough' when we did the generation study!

    George

  • mouthy
    mouthy

    Thanks Wannabe Makes me realize how mindcontroled I really was. Thank God I got kicked out

    other wise with my itelligent I might have stayed. I believe MY GOD!!!! pulled me out & opened

    my blinded eyes & mind. Thanks Jesus

  • Ancientofdays
    Ancientofdays

    "But chose the old rate because it looks much worse."

    But 1 on 142 is not that worse !!!
    Consider when Jehova-killer will make his Armagheddon sadistic show.
    Approximately 99,9 % of the population will be murdered ...

    That is worst

  • sd-7
    sd-7

    Wow. I've got to download this issue. I'm excited. It's like that kid said in the "Young People Ask" book about his porn habit: "'I would look forward to new issues because going through the old ones didn't give me the same flush of excitement. It's habit-forming.' But is it a good habit?"

    You know, speaking of the organization, I still haven't watched that Faith in Action DVD. I wasn't sure I could stomach the whole thing. Maybe someday. After I get my 'meh' flask from thinkgeek.com and fill it with an appropriate beverage. I'll swig everytime the word 'organization' is mentioned. If I chose alcohol, I'd be hammered about halfway through, I should think...ha ha!

    But this is interesting. I've gotten away from reading the new stuff as thoroughly as I once did, simply to keep from making myself angry all over again, but...might be worth keeping an eye on. There's a lot going on under the surface here. I think the GB is probably a lot more afraid than we'll ever know...

    "All creatures feel fear." "Even the scary ones." "Especially the scary ones."

    --sd-7

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