Posts by wifibandit

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what is the best line to say to a JW handing you an invite to the memorial

by nonjwspouse in

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i have some ideas, but want more to choose from..

wifibandit

Sure! I'd love to join you in Denying Christ by passing him w/o partaking!

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Great article about intelligent design in science without being religious

by EndofMysteries in

for those who think that belief or the possibility of intelligent design means you must accept or believe everything or anything you have heard about god or a god is incorrect.

i'll quote one line from the article, " but intelligent design, unlike creationism, is not based upon the bible.

design is an inference from biological data, not a deduction from religious authority.

wifibandit

Simple UNintelligent natural processes make very complex (and beautiful) things all the time! For example: a snowflake.

There is no need to give up and invoke the supernatural, just keep digging for the reasons why we observe such wonders around us.

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old Gilead graduation class photos

by feenx in

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i recently found out, "randomly ," via the internet that my grandmother passed.

since i wasn't afforded the opportunity to attend the memorial service, i'm working on an in memoriam blog post about her.

i'm wondering if anyone has a link, or knows a site, that would have old gilead grad photos?

wifibandit

I haven't been able to find any photos online of that graduating class. This was the class that was mentioned in The Watchtower March 1, 1944 pg 78-80.

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File Requested--2011 School For Congregation Elders Manual!

by Atlantis in

file request!.

2011 school for congregation elders manual.. if you see an apple ad pop up just click the x.. and then click the green download button.. .. .

http://wwwb.fileflyer.com/view/o1imgaf.

wifibandit

Thanks!

This file is also available at:

https://mega.nz/#!ioESSaTZ Use Key: Je02ylOi2C5iIUdKgcvB-9msC5bZ6DRM3YsuYpkgOkM

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2fYNzAbUpqFRmpIZHlsRjFKOEE&authuser=0

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Is disfellowshipping as popular as it was years ago?

by minimus in

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i seldom hear of people getting df'd anymore.

years ago it seemed there were a few per year in a congregation.

wifibandit

We had 2 teenagers DF'd just a few months ago. Another 2-3 dodged the bullet, barely. The "bullet" hit young adults in other halls.

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Ex-JW Poetry

by Watchtower-Free in

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from the facebook group ex-jw poetry.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/ex-jw-poetry/339302909485410.

to all my friends of yesterday,.

wifibandit

Here's one I just randomly wrote.

In moments of wistful reflection,

When one thinks of loves that could have been,

My thoughts often turn to this family of mine,

Turned shadows, echos of minds once so keen.

They (in another life) would have been your healers,

Some would have read law,

Others would have been artists-

Had they not shut-out the colors they saw.

I count myself among them,

A tragedy of youth misspent.

Lives handed over to a fantasy,

of this I do truly repent.

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"The Kingdom—100 Years and Counting" Video

by wifibandit in

aka how to gloss over/lie about your history.. hurd starts off trying to sell the idea that the bible students were unsure of what would supposedly happen in 1914. this is a double lie.. first, they were not in doubt.

but bear in mind that the end of 1914 is not the date for the beginning, but for the end of the time of trouble.

-zion's watch tower 1894 jul 15 p.226.

wifibandit

The Video starts off with a reenactment, with a letter reading and what sounds like The Battle Hymn of the Republic in the back ground.

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"The Kingdom—100 Years and Counting" Video

by wifibandit in

aka how to gloss over/lie about your history.. hurd starts off trying to sell the idea that the bible students were unsure of what would supposedly happen in 1914. this is a double lie.. first, they were not in doubt.

but bear in mind that the end of 1914 is not the date for the beginning, but for the end of the time of trouble.

-zion's watch tower 1894 jul 15 p.226.

wifibandit

Sam Herd:

At the Kingdom's birth in 1914, the Bible Students were not exactly sure what was going to happen but they knew it would be a pivotal year. For decades they had been singing that the Gentile Times were closing and that the kings had had their day.

I found it odd that he said that they had been SINGING this. Does anyone know if there is some significance to this? Are they trying to phrase thins in a way that would be technically correct but misleading?

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"The Kingdom—100 Years and Counting" Video

by wifibandit in

aka how to gloss over/lie about your history.. hurd starts off trying to sell the idea that the bible students were unsure of what would supposedly happen in 1914. this is a double lie.. first, they were not in doubt.

but bear in mind that the end of 1914 is not the date for the beginning, but for the end of the time of trouble.

-zion's watch tower 1894 jul 15 p.226.

wifibandit

AKA how to gloss over/lie about your history.

Hurd starts off trying to sell the idea that the Bible students were unsure of what would supposedly happen in 1914. This is a double lie.

First, they were not in doubt. :

But bear in mind that the end of 1914 is not the date for the beginning, but for the end of the time of trouble. -Zion's Watch Tower 1894 Jul 15 p.226

Second, they thought Jesus was already King:

The year A.D. 1878 … clearly marks the time for the actual assuming of power as King of kings, by our present, spiritual, invisible Lord - … -The Time is At Hand (1911 ed) p.239

All that preaching and literature that he brags about? Any one of those publications would get you Disfellowshipped for apostasy today. Such light!

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Search function Snafu!

by rip van winkle in

hello simon.

i'm using chrome on android and cannot access the search function.

i tap on search and am returned to the home page.. for why, simon?

wifibandit

I also have this issue when I browse from my phone, but not from my computer.