Posts by aniron

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THE NEWS IS BIGGER THAN DATELINE, BBC, CBC, ETC.

by AndersonsInfo in

if i told you that something bigger is on the horizon than dateline, bbc, cbc, sunday (australia), and all other tv programs which exposed the sexual child abuse cover-up by watchtower in 2002-2003, would you believe me?

have i ever misled you?

i'll answer that--no!

aniron

Oh My God!

Who? What? Where? When?

I do hope its something good.

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How Many Came in via Door-toDoor Witnessing?

by JW_Researcher in

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what percentage would you say came into your old or current congregation(s) via the door-to-door witnessing?

it is understood that your response is a guestimate.

aniron

I became a JW via a friend who worked with one and introduced me to him. That was back in 1971 I was 19.

In the congregation I was in it was usually the older generation who had been contacted by door to door work. Most of them between 1950's to 1960's . But from the time I became a JW it was very rare that someone from a doorstep call, through study etc, became a JW. Most were either family or friends of JW's. In fact when I think of it the congregation was really made up in majority by 4 different familes, who over time had intermarried. Then there was the few "outsiders" like myself. Of course if you weren't friendly with one of the families you didn't have much chance of becoming a Min Serv or Elder, or you married into one of them. The Body of Elders was more like a family affair, fathers , sons, brothers, uncles.

As to contacting people on the doors. This became harder through the years. As it became more difficult to find anyone in. Lifestyles had changed, wives no longer stayed at home. People had more leisure time. Sundays were no longer a "day of rest" people were out somewhere.

IN the 5 years before I left only one person who got baptised was actually someone called on and gone through the process. The rest were all the children of JW in the congregation. In fact one year we had no one baptised at all.

Yet we always seem to be reporting about 10 -15 "bible studies" a month.

The number of publishers always seemed to hover around 80 - 85. Even when where hitting 130 - 140 for a Sunday meeting. Today there are 82 publishers , but attendance on Sundays is now 90-100.

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Love Calculator!

by Legolas in

jw
friends

i think the thing is right!

i did myself and hubby and got 91%!

then i did all my childhood friends, who are now all divorced or are separated and they all scored really low!

aniron

I entered my name and the wifes and got 85%

We've been separated 9 years and as a JW she has spoken to me for the last 5 since I DA'd

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If you think the JW's are correct on Blood don't read

by skyman in

if anyone can disprove my conclussions please send me a letter in my inbox, or if you can think of other points please drop me a line.

feel free to copy and use part or all of this letter.

i started my biblical sereach after i was asked by a brother in my book study group why we could use fraction that was taken from coagulated blood, but can not auto-transfuse {store our own blood for later use} becasue the blood coagulates and then must be poured out onto the ground.

aniron

Skyman you lost me right here at the beginning so I went no further. Cain didnt feel great pain for what he did. He was worried about his PUNISHMENT! Read on in that verse and he goes to explain why.
Cain felt great pain for his actions at Gen. 4:13 he said, “My punishment for error is too great to carry”.

Defd So what you are saying is that Cain was not bothered by the fact he had killed his brother. That the immensity of what he had done never caused him any pain, didn't play on his conscience. So he was just upset that he got caught and punished. Of course such a view would be expected by a JW. They quite happily take the innocent lives of children in the name of their religion, by denying them blood. Child sacrifice comes easy for a JW. So how can you be expected to think that Cain would feel pain for killing his brother.

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Bethel Getting Paranoid, Tightening Screws

by AlanF in

jw
friends

i have it from solid sources that brooklyn and patterson are now recording all incoming telephone calls.. a word to the wise if you have friends there you talk to.. alanf

aniron

I have it from solid sources that Brooklyn and Patterson are now recording all incoming telephone calls.

I was told by a JW who was at London Bethel that they have been doing that for a long while in London.

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13 reasons why its cool to be a man

by aniron in

jw
friends

1)phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat.

2)you can go to the bathroom without a support group.

3)you get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness.

aniron

1)Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat. 2)You can go to the bathroom without a support group.

3)You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness.

4)If someone forgets to invite you to something, he or she can still be your friend.

5)Your underwear is £5 for a three-pack.

6)Three pairs of shoes are more than enough.

7)Same work, more pay.

8)Gray hair and wrinkles only add character.

9)Wedding dress: £2,000. Tuxedo rental: £75.

10)If another guy shows up at the party in the same outfit, you just might become lifelong friends.

11)You are not expected to know the names of more than five colours.

12)The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades.

13)Christmas shopping can be accomplished for 25 relatives, on December 24th, in 45 minutes.

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Ridiculous "Revelation Climax" Book interpretations

by Black Man in

i used to be so into prophecy and actually loved the climax book when it first came out.

now, i can't believe i bought into that bs.

anyhow, name a ridiculous climax book interpretation.

aniron

Before the present generation of spiritual locusts lives out its life span, its divinely ordained work of declaring Jehovah’s judgments will be completed—to the hurt of all stiff-necked blasphemers.

Well they certainly changed that a few years later.

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Why Iraq Is So Desperately Important

by metatron in

the subject of politics often comes up on this board, inevitably.

whatever our opinions on the subject are, most of us share a common.

struggle against the demands of religion(s) that seek to dominate and ruin your life, whether the "truth" or something else.. sad to say, everytime the human race seems to be generally ready to shake off the shackles of controlling religious bigots, something.

aniron

Also fact Israel know before hand of 911 that is why the Israeli citizens where across the river sitting in lawn chairs waiting for the planes to hit and then stood up and cheered when it happened.

I get mad when I hear stupidity on this level

Then why post it ?

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Catalogue of Biblical Inconsistencies

by Scully in

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i'm going to print this out for my own reference.. http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/donald_morgan/inconsistencies.html

aniron

Bit old hat weren't they many of them have been dealt with before.

James 4:5

The quotation here, as in Eph 5:14 , seems to be not so much from a particular passage as one gathered by James from the general tenor of such passages in both the Old and New Testaments, as Num 14:29 Pro 21:20 Gal 5:17 . I had to laugh. Underneath the original post by Scully was an advert for a webite to Nostradamus. I know people who believe what he has written more than they do the Bible.

BBC TV program

by aniron in

sunday 7pm bbc1 dec 4th.

"the story of god".

a series by lord robert winston on why does man have an inherent need to worship a god.

aniron

Sunday 7pm BBC1 Dec 4th.

"The Story of God"

A series by Lord Robert Winston on why does man have an inherent need to worship a God.