so mike i'll ask again. Who are ya gonna vote for in the fall?
zugzwang
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How to Be a Republican - A Primer
by Michael3000 inenjoy .
1. being a drug addict is a moral failing and a crime, unless you're a conservative radio host.
then it's an illness and you need our prayers for your recovery.. .
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2004 District Conventions of Jehovah's Witnesses
by jwnews in2004 district conventions of jehovah's witnesses
this summer jehovah's witnesses will host 211 conventions in 63 cities in the contiguous united states.
the public is invited to attend any of these three-day events, which will feature free bible-based presentations under the theme "walk with god.
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zugzwang
I'm with cyber-sista, I could have sworn that they used that convention theme not to long ago. Well, money is tight, maybe they decided to reuse the same programs from before. That faithful and cheap, I mean discreet slave is always looking to save a buck.
zugz of the deja vu class
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Murmurings in my congregation
by stichione ini just had a startling conversation with a brother in my congregation at today's meeting.
he asked me if i had read the two study articles of the june 15th 2004 watchtower magazine on blood transfusions, particularly the banned and not-banned blood products.
he told me he found it absolutely idiotic the way the argumentation for banning some blood products and not others was presented.
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zugzwang
The article in question contained no "new light." It was just a rehash of a previous article which was a rehash of a previous article. The Borg is playing a very tricky game right now. They are trying to drop the ban on blood altogether but doing so will have huge legal repercussions. So they are changing the policy over a period of decades in order to avoid the legal troubles that will follow. Articles like the June 15, 2004 are probably produced to test the waters of the rank and file. To see how asleep the rank and file are. If they receive alot of mail in response (from CO and DO and elders primarily) that means that the rank and file are paying attention and that they have to be careful. If no one is paying attention then it becomes easier to slip in slight changes in policy that move them closer and closer to the end goal. That being a drop on the ban altogether. The reasons for wanting to drop the ban are varied and included "political" considerations. The WTS is seeking greater acceptance and recognition as an established religion in some European nations but the blood ban is producing problems for them. For this reason the WTS no longer disfellowships it's members for accepting a blood transfusion. They are merely said to have disassociated themselves by their action. The same is true of one who joins the military. It's all legal, economic, and political maneuvering. As far as people murmuring is concerned this is a good thing. That means that people are awake and paying attention. The more people who wake up to the WTS dysfunctional policy on blood the harder it will be for them to get away with their cunning.
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MILITARY DRAFT COMING BACK IN 2005 - STOP BUSH NOW
by cbew infor those of you that have not heard yet there are two bills pending in congress to bring back the military draft for all 18 - 26 year olds.
for the website see www.congress.org/congressorg/issues/alert/?alertid=583400/&content_dir=ua_congressorg .twin bills s 89 and hr 163 are now being quitely pushed through so that it could become law as early as spring 2005. the bush administrations illegal and unconstitutional war in iraq has cost hundreds of billions of dollars and hundreds of american lives and they mean to keep our troops their indefinitely in the foreseeable future.
stop this madness now before it is too late.
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zugzwang
Oh yeah, I'm an old man now. They wouldn't draft me anyway.
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MILITARY DRAFT COMING BACK IN 2005 - STOP BUSH NOW
by cbew infor those of you that have not heard yet there are two bills pending in congress to bring back the military draft for all 18 - 26 year olds.
for the website see www.congress.org/congressorg/issues/alert/?alertid=583400/&content_dir=ua_congressorg .twin bills s 89 and hr 163 are now being quitely pushed through so that it could become law as early as spring 2005. the bush administrations illegal and unconstitutional war in iraq has cost hundreds of billions of dollars and hundreds of american lives and they mean to keep our troops their indefinitely in the foreseeable future.
stop this madness now before it is too late.
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zugzwang
So I hear Toronto is nice, or what about Mexico City?
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George Dubya's Resume
by Michael3000 inhe'll need this, come november... .
george w. bush .
1600 pennsylvania avenue .
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zugzwang
Just wondering Mike, who you gonna vote for this fall?
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George Dubya's Resume
by Michael3000 inhe'll need this, come november... .
george w. bush .
1600 pennsylvania avenue .
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zugzwang
Sounds like I need to screw up a lot more in my life before I'll ever be qualified to be president.
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Allow me to Introduce myself.
by truthbeliever inhello,forum.my name is dallas and i live in oklahoma.i left the jehovahs witnesses in 1998 after a former member showed me the 1925 false prophecy.i knew circuit overseer william osbeck very well,he left my circuit only to be replaced with brother"if you knock the society i will scream"boatz.he was nothing but a first class coward.he wouldnt even meet with me after i had disassociated myself.i have no regrets about leaving,why didnt my conducters bring up the 1925 failure while i was studying?they failed to mention it.anyway i am glad to be free.god bless you all.-dallas
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zugzwang
1925 is just one in a long line of prophetic failures.
"In the coming 26 years, all present governments will be overthrown and dissolved."- 1889, Studies in the Scriptures Volume 2 p. 98-99
"Also, in the year 1918, when God destroys the churches wholesale and the church members by millions, it shall be that any that escape shall come to the works of Pastor Russell to learn the meaning of the downfall of Christianity."- 1917, The Finished Mystery p. 485
"The indisputable facts, therefore, show that the 'time of the end' began in 1799; that the Lord's second presence began in 1874." (WT March 1, 1922)
"Would it be Scripturally proper for them to now marry and to begin to rear children? No, is the answer, which is supported by the Scripture...It will be far better to be unhampered and without burdens, that they may do the Lord's will now, as the Lord commands, and also be without hindrance during Armageddon. Those Jonadabs who now contemplate marriage, it would seem, would do better if they wait a few years, until the fiery storm of Armageddon is gone..." (1938, Face The Facts p. 47)
In 1941 it was stated that we were "in the remaining months before Armageddon." (WT September 15, 1941 p. 288)
"According to the Bible timetable, man?s history on earth has been nearly 6,000 years. Adam was created in 4026 B.C.E., which means that six thousand years of human history end about the fall of 1975 C.E. We are in the great 7,000-year rest day of God, starting at the time he rested after the creation of Adam and Eve. There are, therefore, a thousand years left to run. Without Satan and his demons to disturb mankind it will indeed be a restful time. It will be like a sabbath. In a way it will be a sabbath within a sabbath. The last thousand years of God?s great seven-thousand-year rest is a special sabbath over which the Son of man will be Lord." (WT July 15, 1967 p.446-447)
Now anyone who has ever associated with Jehovah's Witnesses knows that, according to the WTS, Satan is not abyssed until after armageddon. In this article they are saying that the last 1000 years of this 7000 year period (which begins in 1975, or shortly thereafter) will be peaceful because Satan will be gone! But that can't happen unless armageddon comes first! So while some may say that never did the WTS say that armageddon is going to happen in 1975 they certainly implied it by saying that Satan would not be around, which only happens after armageddon.Just be glad you didn't spend 20 or 30 or more years of your life believing this stuff before you learned the facts.
zugz
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Insight on the Scriptures
by stillajwexelder inhas anybody read insight on the scriptures -both volumes from cover to cover -- i have btw
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zugzwang
yes blondie, I am a male, that is what the little
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Insight on the Scriptures
by stillajwexelder inhas anybody read insight on the scriptures -both volumes from cover to cover -- i have btw
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zugzwang
my father was really into doing stuff like that. he even went so far as to keep track of how many times the word Jehovah appeared in the volumes and various other words and such. I personally only made it to page 17. The subject of Abel-Shittim. (Okay, I actually made it further but I just like saying Abel-Shittim. It was always fun to give a talk with the word Shittim in it. Oh well silly things amuse me.)