Interesting thread!
So do the Mormans actually use THAT scripture to explain Joseph smiths "findings" of the golden tablets??
Wow...
stuckinarut2
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Visit From Jehovah's Witnesses
by Vanderhoven7 inhad two lovely jws (stephen and ruth) visit this morning.
this was our second study in the last 2 weeks.
they first knocked on my door (bell is out) 3 weeks ago and i shared my testimony and we arranged to meet last tuesday which we did.. our first study went like this:.
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How to Fade - The Basics!
by The Searcher inthis really works.
i've already applied the basics of this with one elder who "offered" us a shepherding visit.
we've been totally ignored since!!!
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stuckinarut2
This is one of the best threads and opening posts ever on this board !
It should be a must read for every person that ever signs up here. Perhaps it could be a "sticky thread" that stays at the top of every latest / hottest topic section?
Can that be arranged Simon?
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meeting with elders about WT involvement in UN
by LevelThePlayingField ini still go to the meetings because of my in wife and it came about that the elders knew of my pissed off attitude about the society getting involved in the un.
so the elders said they could help me get over that and wanted to meet with me.
now just to let you know, i have only told my wife and her mom so far about it, that's it.
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stuckinarut2
Thanks for the update.
Sadly, it was always going to go that way.
And now, you are on their radar for thinking apostate thoughts....
Tread carefully now! They WILL be monitoring WHO you talk to, and WHAT you talk about....
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Joseph and his generation
by maninthemiddle inso the wt used ex 1:6 to define a generation from the very beginning.
then in the this september broadcast the same person (splain) who spent 20 min with charts to explain a generation, makes a point that joseph and his brothers were very close in age?
(min 4:29).
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stuckinarut2
Yes!
I saw the same thing and did a double take!
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stuckinarut2
I see hawker deleted their comment?
Oh well, each to their own opinion.
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Jehovah's Witnesses - a religion of displaced people?
by slimboyfat ini've had a theory for a long time that jws historically have appealed to people who have been displaced or find themselves in a new environment away from family and friends.
i also read an article recently that suggested that internal migration in italy was a big boost for jw growth.
more generally it has long been theorised that new religious movements are a phenomenon particularly associated with disruptive features of modernity, including the hyper-mobility of people in the modern age.
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stuckinarut2
Great thread!
Landy summed it up very well!
Ask yourselves, when was the last time a well educated, dignified, problem free person with no emotional baggage or issues, perhaps a professional business person or business owner, walked on into a Kingdom Hall and chose to just join up?
No, usually the society appeals to people who are "challenged" in some way....
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stuckinarut2
oh, and don't be offended:
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Shepherding Visit Riposte
by Nicholaus Kopernicus inif an elder approaches you and wants to arrange a shepherding call one possible response is..... "well thankyou brother, but jehovah is my shepherd.
i shall lack nothing.
(ps 23:1) but thanks again anyway".
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stuckinarut2
Turn the tables!
Just roll up on the door step of an elder and say "It has been noticed that you may be struggling with your spirituality. I am here as a fellow Christian to offer you some guidance and encouragement so you don't suffer spiritually. I'll have a coffee please..." and walk in....
Watch how quickly he refuses YOUR call!
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An elder's business is advertising on this site!
by stuckinarut2 inoh the irony!.
i have noticed several times, that a business, owned by an elder who used to be at bethel as a young guy, advertises here!.
ok, before i get shot down, i understand that ads are generated somehow by key words on the page etc...(perhaps someone can explain it properly?).
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stuckinarut2
Thanks Simon. I kind of understand it more now.
Um no Landy...what sites do YOU have ?? haha...
I still think it is funny / ironic....even though it was probably not intended by him.