Me thinks they got the wrong "Franz". LOL
Invetigator74
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Witnesses in my neighborhood yesterday
by TanCatLuvr inhubby told me that a mob of dubs got out of a mini van across from our house while i was at work yesterday (why do they always come when i am not home?).
an older brother and his son saw him in garage and came up to talk.
hubby being the polite guy he is, just listened.. hubby told him about my background and why i left.
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How many of you were baptised at a young age?
by lepermessiah inone thing this site has made me reflect on the baptism practice in jw land.. many of us were raised in the religion, thus you were given the pressure early on to shoot for baptism as a goal.. i remember feeling bad because i waited until the ripe old age of 14 to take the plunge.. looking back, i realize that when i was 14, i didnt even know what my favorite color was, let alone have enough knowledge to make a life altering decision.
yet, growing up in that climate, i would say anyone who waited past their early teens to get baptised was viewed with great suspicion and was likely to be viewed as "bad association".
kids who took the dip at 8-9 years of age were viewed as "wise beyond their years" and the like.. how old were some of you when you were baptised, and what are your feelings on the matter?.
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Invetigator74
I just turned 14 when I was baptized. Who here remembers the "Lamp" book?? lol That's where our baptism questions came from.
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Your greatest recorded live album
by acolytes inmy two favourites are.-.
a) lynyrd skynyrd "one more from the road".
b) genesis "seconds out".
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Invetigator74
Fania Allstars Live at Yankee Stadium
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Watchtower and Awake Magazines
by ldrnomo inhow many of you actually read the watchtower and awake magazines from cover to cover when you were in?.
ld.
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Invetigator74
Just the study articles and the life stories.
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armageddon, fred franz and the year 2000 - questions
by Aussie Oz ini have read that fred franz said armageddon would come by/in 2000.... been through search and the cd library but other than quotes of how bad the world will be by then, i cant seem to find anything.. any help?.
oz.
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Invetigator74
I also have the single issue of Jan.1, 1989, and it too states: "completed in our 20th century".
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My Dad died
by aquagirl inmy dad,an elder for 25plus years,concentration camp survivor,the works,died in a few weeks ago.i am df'd but have been the only one who helps him and my mum.my jw sister couldnt give a rats ass about them.i was at my mom and dads house after he died,helping my mom with everyting,hell,id been there for 2 months because i was afraid to leave them alone.i knew my dad wasnt feeling well.guess he was worse than i realized.he died.the witnesses came in droves.small kitchen.im sitting at the table.they not only didnt speak to me,but they didnt even acknowledge that i was in the room,about day 3,i stopped answering the door..one "lady" called.sister carol.when i answered the phone she hesitated and said",now you know,i caint tawk to yew"{strong southern accent.ala elie may clampett}"you orta let cher mawma ainser the phone.
"i told her to bite me and hung up on her...same here,when we got back home.i hate these people with the fury of a thousand suns,but for some reason,i am now in possession of some great elders notes.been laying low,but im going to start posting the juicy stuff.just cause itd be nice for calvin to know that he was seen "dancing recklessly" at a wedding and that sister renee was being councied for her weight and still insisted on gaining more.also that sister e wasnt giving her husband his "due"..{yik}and that certain concetration camp survivors were being coerced into saying that they were jw's at the time of incarceration.but one wouldnt.my dad refused to play their game,and as a result he was asked to step down as an elder at age of 80.that and that he refused to shun me.his notes have been very enlightening..nice folks thise jw's,no?
they were so mean to my dad, he really believed this crap,and tried to do the right thing.but because he wouldnt dance their way,and turn me,his favorite person{and he was mine|into the cold they treated him badly and mocked him and even his accent.i hate them.really.any ideas?the local elder here,just asked my mom about her financial situation...grrrrrrrrrrrrr.
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Invetigator74
My condolences to you and your mom. I've been contemplating how events will go when my parents pass on(there're up in age and haven't been doing to well). My father has been a elder for almost 40 years,so I'm expecting the same treament from their friends and family.
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Help! I have a pyramid/1914 question?
by keeshondgirl indoes anyone know when the watchtower society stopped believing that they arrived at 1874 and 1914 as results of russels measurements of the pyramid ?.
how long was it that they believed their pyramid idea before they used their twisted bible dates to 'prove' that jesus's enthronement wasn't based on a pyramid measurement?.
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I beleive the "Pyramid doctine" was discontinued in 1928.Check the Watchtowers dated Nov.15 & Dec.1, 1928.
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Those who studied the J.W. Rev book
by bobld in"......man.....shall be tormented for ever and ever....on earth by the prophets(not the dead who know not any thing ecc 9:5).
how so they are tormented from the humiliating exposure by the messages that these prophets(gb/fbs/jw/wbts) proclaim.this proclamation by the gb/jw is what christendom will experience(a 2nd death).
ok smart ....how will you torment someone for ever and ever with your message(ecc9:5)?.
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Yeah Blondie, who could forget those 2 eye opening Book of Revelations commentaries (Babylon the Great Has Fallen-1963 & Then is Finished the Mystery of God-1969)ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
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Watchtower Bible and Tract Society will move their world headquarters to Warwick -- Patterson Part Deux
by oppostate inwatchtower will move world headquarters to warwick.
warwick - if all goes according to plan, jehovahs witnesses will relocate their world headquarters from brooklyn to warwick.. .
at its regular meeting on nov. 19, the warwick town board announced the plans by the religious group.. the visual impact of the religious denominations plans to refurbish the former international nickel company property off long meadow road stand as the primary concern residents want addressed in any environmental impact statement.. .
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Oh great!! Just what we need in Orange County Our neighbor Ulster Co. has the Wallkill farm, across the hudson ,in neighboring Dutchess/Putnam Co. is the Patterson facility, and some years ago they built the Assembly Hall in the town of Newburgh(Orange Co.) after selling the former Assembly hall located in Monroe(Orange Co.) to the growing Hasidic Jewish community .I guess we'll see somewhat paradise conditons within the Hudson Valley area. lol
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Has the WTS removed the 'offending' publications? Or just retired them due to time?
by AK - Jeff ini seem to recall the earlier versions of watchtower cd-rom containing books from the 50's and 60's [life everlasting in the freedom of the son's of god - babylon the great has fallen - etc].
i have no cd predating 2001 now in my possession - and looked at that one today doing research, finding that virtually nothing pre-1970 is there [except the revised/altered 'truth' book].. is my memory faulty on this?
could it be that they just 'retired' the older pubs innocently?
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Invetigator74
I have the 1993 ,1997, 2005, 2007, and recently downloaded 2009 from this site. The 1993 won't download(I have Window's XP) ,but the 1997 did download. The"97" does have the Babylon and James Commentary books. Also I found it had the "You Will be Done"book(1958).