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  IRONY: Don't Trust Men, Trust Us!

  by Marvin Shilmer in

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  steve buscemis as garland green in con air

  "define irony....bunch of idiots dancing on a plane to a song made famous by a band that died in a plane crash.

  *** w86 1/1 p. 30 jehovah?simply grand!

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  Bubbamar

  Great work!! I love it!! It's sad how brainwashed and unable to think some people are.
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  July 8th Awake On Adolescence & Puberty

  by Ranch in

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  last night my mate and i read three articles from the july 8th awake on adolescence & puberty.

  i vasilated between laughing my ass off and being apalled.

  the first article is only a one page intro to the next two articles, it is entitled, the joys and challanges of adolescence it basically says that we are "living in critical times hard to deal with"(2tim 3:1) so this adds to the pressures on youths.

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  I was thinking of how we were not allowed to read those evil teen magazeens because of the bad association, loose morals, and idolism promoted in in them, hmm, I wonder who at Watchtower is reading Teen Magazines.It's so loving of them to risk their spirituality and morals to get this important info to us?

  Excellent point! Fricken hypocrits!

  Ohio - LMOA!
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  1995 no big deal??

  by Bubbamar in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  when i discovered - only recently - the the masthead of the awake was changed in 1995 to eliminate "our creators promise" i found it apalling.

  it was a promise people!!

  i am curious, did the wtbts write articles or discuss this radical change or did they just slip it in?

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  Dave - THat's my point EXACTLY!

  XQ - Thanks for all the great information - I was wondering how they flipped that script!
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  A letter to my parents... tell me what you think.

  by Elsewhere in

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  the other day my mom and dad called (

  my mom called a few minutes ago...

  ) and i have been thinking about sending them a letter in responce.

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  Elsewhere - that's a great letter. I hope you don't mind - I'm going to steal parts of it for the letter I'm working on.

  I can so relate to the flip flop adherence to JW doctine. I haven't responded to a letter my mom wrote me 5 years ago basically because I couldn't take it anymore. She always says "you know if you really need me I'm here for you." Of course, what does "need" mean to a JW? I can remember once crying on the phone begging her to let me come visit her. The answer was NO. Years later she denied that it even happend. As if I would make that up. I have so many examples like that I decided to stop collecting them.

  Please let us know what kind of response you get.

  Thanks for sharing your letter

  Hugs
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  1995 no big deal??

  by Bubbamar in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  when i discovered - only recently - the the masthead of the awake was changed in 1995 to eliminate "our creators promise" i found it apalling.

  it was a promise people!!

  i am curious, did the wtbts write articles or discuss this radical change or did they just slip it in?

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  betty boop:

  The Jan 8 1982 Awake is the first one to use the phrase ?the Creator?s promise of a peaceful and secure new order before the generation that saw the events of 1914 C.E. passes away.?

  The November 8 1995 Awake is the first one to change the phrase to read ?the Creator?s promise of a peaceful and secure new world that is about to replace the present wicked, lawless system of things.?

  XQTP: Can you please expound on your comments. I didn't think they dropped 1914 - just the meaning of the term 'generation.' I think it is still related to 1914. And what about the sheep/goat thing? no preachin work?? you mean people just go in service on their own??
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  I want to play Scrabble with Jesus

  by hemp lover in

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  there's a great book about the scrabble subculture called "word freak.

  " i read it last year because i was considering joining a local scrabble group.

  however, after reading the book, i realized i'm what the "word freaks" call a good living room player and nothing more.

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  Interesting annagrams:

  Jehovah witness: I have shown jest - or - who jest have sin

  watchtower society: Tho secrecy, two wait
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  1995 no big deal??

  by Bubbamar in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  when i discovered - only recently - the the masthead of the awake was changed in 1995 to eliminate "our creators promise" i found it apalling.

  it was a promise people!!

  i am curious, did the wtbts write articles or discuss this radical change or did they just slip it in?

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  When I discovered - only recently - the the masthead of the Awake was changed in 1995 to eliminate "our Creators Promise" I found it apalling. It was a PROMISE people!! I am curious, did the WTBTS write articles or discuss this radical change or did they just slip it in? Why doesn't it seem to be that big of a deal. In retrospect, I can't believe my mom sold her house and used the money to be a missionary in Equador in 1996. So it didn't even phase her. That just infuriates me. How does this compare to the 1975 scandal. Surely, they don't have the nerve to say that individual members were wrong in their expectations??

  If anyone was in when that change happened, what was the general consensus at the time?

  Also, do they have a new deadline? How long does the new "generation" understanding extend things?? Indefinitely?
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  My mother called to have lunch with me tomorrow...

  by desib77 in

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  i wonder if she will still want to after she gets my letter in the mail today?

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  Hey Desib

  I hope it turns out the way you are hoping it will. With JW's its so hard to tell.

  Good luck and keep us posted.

  PS I haven't mailed mine yet - you are right - mailing it is the hard part. Good for you that you did it!
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  OH MY FREAKIN GOD!!! MY SISTER IS A FREAKIN PSYCHO!!!

  by Obviously Secret in

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  my sister...... is a psycho!!!!.

  she's "in feild service" sending out letters to people that didn't answer at the door.

  (which is already a little too much) she dressed up in her meeting cloths, head to foot, in order to be presentable while she is writing those letters.

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  Brat. Oh, I forgot, you are so wise

  Hello pot, ....yes, this is the kettle.

  Cool down. He's a youngster and his sister is psycho. I can't believe you went off on him like that. He's trapped in a very unhealthy environment. You can play word games - but in my book brainwashed is a bit psycho.

  My mom is a psycho-bitch JW. And when she stops acting like one and starts to act like a loving mother - I'll quit calling her psycho bitch.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses Are The Best Liars

  by minimus in

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  i say that because we have been trained to lie and not even give it a second thought!

  we might intially call it "theocratic strategy" and we may utilize this "provision" so that the "good news" might be spread.

  but more often than not, we bend the rules as we see fit, reasoning that it's not really lying, afterall!

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  Surely a lie is a lie is a lie. How can you quantify "the best liar" when a lie is a lie. Do dubs lie? Of course they do - we all do!

  Yeah - but when I lie - nobody dies....I don't manipulate people so that they feel compelled to die for my lie. That's a BIG difference.