IWillBeDubbedNoMore

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  Are YOU a Better Person Now That You're Out of the Organization?

  by minimus in

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  they say that you're like a dog returning to its own vomit.

  do you think that you're a better person now than you were as a witness?

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  IWillBeDubbedNoMore

  I don’t think that I am a better person. I know that I am a more contented person. I feel good about myself and who I am. I no longer keep feeling inadequate because I am not doing enough. I like that I am more understanding of other people’s views on matters. I have become a lot less judgmental of others. Recognizing that life isn’t just black and white.

  It has been mentioned in this thread that some have felt empty spiritually since their departure from the Society. I have found the opposite. I feel much closer to God now. My relationship with him is a personal one. It doesn’t go through a corporation. I feel a freedom of thought that I never had as a Witness.
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  Are Venus and Serena Williams baptized?

  by inkling in

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  has anyone heard actual evidence that they are or are not?.

  (besides the absurdity of thier actions that the local elders would have to let slide).

  do they even claim to be witneses anymore?.

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  IWillBeDubbedNoMore

  Last summer my uncle from Florida came up for an anniversary party. During his visit the serena sisters came up in conversation. He was joking about them and the way they act. He said that they are supposed to be going to his hall, but they are never there. I asked him if they were baptized and he said no.
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  Six Screens of the WT

  by thaisun in

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  what has happened to this site?

  it has been "disabled".

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  IWillBeDubbedNoMore

  Rick wrote this on another topic page

  Our website www.sixscreensofthewatchtower.com is temporarily disabled. Our traffic count has increased tremendously since we have been hosting the conference calls. This traffic, coupled with the new audio and video files made it necessary to acquire more bandwith (space) on the site. This technical problem is being worked on and the site should be up sometime Friday night. We are sorry for the inconvience. In the meantime, check out our sister site at www.upperroomministriesnewengland.com
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  HAve you written to GB/bethel?

  by badboy in

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  any takers?

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  IWillBeDubbedNoMore

  I wrote to the Society back in 1982. I needed to be on dialysis and found out that there were two types. Hemodialysis and Peritoneal dialysis. I was very excited and happy that this new type of dialysis did not require my blood being moved. I wrote them about this new type and how perhaps they could write an article about it so others in the same circumstance could know of this option. I received a letter back telling me that at this time they can't say what there standing is on peritoneal dialysis, but were glad that I was doing so well. I was amazed by what they wrote. I had spent many sleepless nights trying to decide what to do and they tell me they can't tell me what there opion is of it. I framed that letter and put it up on the wall for a few years. I stayed away from the congregation for awhile, but unfortunately I later went back. Took another 20 years tbefore I woke up.
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  Have you met Governing Body members?

  by BonaFide in

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  brother jaracz taught one day of my mts class, the very last day.

  when i was in bethel i met brother schroeder, brother sydlik, barr, barry.

  i said hi to brother franz once as a kid.. the new ones?

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  IWillBeDubbedNoMore

  I had Jaracz as a Circuit Servant before he was called to Bethel. I was around 19 years old. We worked together for a few doors. Our conversation consisted mostly of him asking me questions about another brother who was out with the group. Every door we went to was a not-at-home, until the last door. I rang the bell and a young kid came to the door. As I started talking Jaracz walked off the stoop and went to work with the brother he kept asking about. I didn't think much of him for doing that. Then, I was invited to my Aunt's house for dinner because my Aunt had the privilege of feeding him and his wife. My Aunt was given a list of foods he would eat. After the meal was over, my Aunt and sister Jaracz went to the kitchen. All that was leftwas Jaracz, my Uncle and myself. He picks up a newspaper and holds it up covering his face and starts reading it. My Uncle and I just look at each other. Needless to say. I was very surprised that he was asked to run thid organization.

  I also had Lett as a circuit servant. Don't remember much about him.

  One time when I was invited to Bethel for lunch and Sydlik sat at the same table. As I recall he made a few jokes.

  I was invited to the Annual Meeting a few times, But never met anyone in person. Only saw them on stage.
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  An apparent drift in WTS dates

  by Doug Mason in

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  according to the wts library cdrom, the watchtower, august 1 2005, page 12 provides a table of the kings of judah and israel.. i decided to reproduce the table and add two columns.

  my first additional column shows the conventionally accepted date and the second additional column shows the difference between the wtss date and the conventional date for each listed king.. as expected, since the final event listed is the destruction of jerusalem, that difference is about 20 years.

  i had expected this difference would be maintained throughout the table.

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  IWillBeDubbedNoMore

  Yeaaaa It worked .. I didn't know if it would. That is Doug Mason's hard work
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  An apparent drift in WTS dates

  by Doug Mason in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  according to the wts library cdrom, the watchtower, august 1 2005, page 12 provides a table of the kings of judah and israel.. i decided to reproduce the table and add two columns.

  my first additional column shows the conventionally accepted date and the second additional column shows the difference between the wtss date and the conventional date for each listed king.. as expected, since the final event listed is the destruction of jerusalem, that difference is about 20 years.

  i had expected this difference would be maintained throughout the table.

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  IWillBeDubbedNoMore

  ***

  w058/1p.12HighlightsFromtheBookofSecondKings***

  [Chart/Pictures

  onpage12]

  KINGS

  OFJUDAHANDOFISRAEL

  Saul/David/Solomon: 1117/1077/1037 B.C.E.

  KINGDOM OFJUDAH	WTS DATE (B.C.E.)	ACCEPTEDDATE	DIFFER- ENCE	KINGDOM OFISRAEL
  Rehoboam	997	930	67	Jeroboam
  Abijah/Asa	980/978	/910	68
  	976/975/952	/908/	67	Nadab/Baasha/ Elah
  	951/951/951	/885/	66	Zimri/Omri/Tibni
  	940	874	66	Ahab
  Jehoshaphat	937	872	63
  	920/917	/852	65	Ahaziah/Jehoram
  Jehoram	913	853	60
  Ahaziah	906
  (Athaliah)	905	841	64	Jehu
  Jehoash	898	835	63
  	876/859			Jehoahaz/Jehoash
  Amaziah	858	796	62
  	844	793	51	Jeroboam II
  Azariah (Uzziah)	829	792	37
  	803/791/791 (see below)	/ /752	53/ /39	Zechariah/Shallum/Menahem
  	780/778	752	26	Pekahiah/Pekah
  Jotham/Ahaz	777/762	750/735	27
  	758	732	26	Hoshea
  Hezekiah	746	715	31
  	740	722	18	Samaria captured
  Manasseh/ Amon/Josiah	716/661/659	697/642/640	19
  Jehoahaz/ Jehoiakim	628/628	/609	19
  Jehoiachin/ Zedekiah	618/617	/597	20
  Jerusalem destroyed	607	587	20

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  it-2pp.1223-1224Zechariah***

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  King of Israel. Zechariah was a son of Jeroboam II and the last of Jehu’s dynasty to rule. His recorded reign of six months was terminated when he was murdered by Shallum. (2Ki 15:8-12) Zechariah’s father died in about 803 B.C.E., in the 27th year of Uzziah’s reign (2Ki 14:29), but some 11 years passed before Zechariah’s stated rule of six months’ duration occurred starting in Uzziah’s 38th year (c. 792 B.C.E.). (2Ki 15:8, 13) This may have been because he was very young when his father died, or it may have been due to considerable opposition (typical of the northern kingdom of Israel) that had to be overcome before he was firmly established in the kingdom.

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  jdchap.2p.26par.19ProphetsWhoseMessagesCanAffectUs***

  Haggai’s four straightforward messages, given in 520 B.C.E.,

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  it-2p.38Jeroboam***

  After Jeroboam’s death, his son Zechariah ascended the throne. (2Ki 14:29) However, there was a gap of 11 years between Jeroboam’s death and the six-month rule credited to Zechariah, the last of Jehu’s dynasty. Possibly because Zechariah was very young or for some other reason, his kingship was not fully established or confirmed as his until about 792 B.C.E.
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  New Yearbook stats for 2007 now out!

  by Dogpatch in

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  the report is out!.

  http://www.watchtowernews.org/2007report.pdf.

  cooking the books with 3% increase??.

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  IWillBeDubbedNoMore

  Thankyou Dogpatch

  AVG PUB 2006 6491775

  AVG PUB 2007 6691790

  INCREASE 200015

  BAPTZD 298304

  ACTUAL LOSS 98289
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  You're not going to believe this!

  by coffee_black in

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  this article is about a jw who has a face eating tumor.

  the pictures are beyond description.

  he hasn't had surgery because of the blood thing, but there may be hope in a new procedure.. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/12/03/wface103.xml.

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  IWillBeDubbedNoMore

  Thankfully a doctor is going to help him. He has suffered his whole life because of a ridiculous man made law. Good thing he has loving siblings because I doubt anyone at his hall would have taken care of him. I hope the operation will be the beginning of a much better life.
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  14 year old boy dies because he refuses transfusion treatment

  by IWillBeDubbedNoMore in

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  http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2004041765_transfusion29m.html.

  this poor kid ... if he only could have put that determination toward fighting to live instead of fighting a transfusion.

  this makes me so angry.

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  IWillBeDubbedNoMore

  sorry