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  Stupid memorial obsessions

  by Simon in

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  all the different congregations around the world hold it at similar local times but they all effectively are at different times relative to each other ... so why does the time matter?.

  why the almost superstitious "oh, it must be after sundown".

  cause it's not sundown everywhere that second.. god knew the earth was round ... right?.

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  Exactly. So, what does the rule-loving cult do in that situation? What is their rule?
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  Evolution vs Creationism.

  by Labate in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  perhaps this has been discussed in the past, but i can't help noticing that on many posts creation vs evolution seems to equal theist vs atheist.

  granted, a creationist by defination would have to believe in a creator.

  on the other hand, believing in evolution doesn't automatically make one an atheist, a small point perhaps, but i think it would be more accurate to say believer vs nonbeliever.. just sayin'..

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  It definitely kills the Bible, so unless you completely redefine your idea of the Creator, then evolution does lead to atheism.
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  Stupid memorial obsessions

  by Simon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  all the different congregations around the world hold it at similar local times but they all effectively are at different times relative to each other ... so why does the time matter?.

  why the almost superstitious "oh, it must be after sundown".

  cause it's not sundown everywhere that second.. god knew the earth was round ... right?.

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  I Love TATT: Those places above the arctic circle in March/April have a sundown... In June they don't
  

  Actually, there are some places in the world where there is no sunset at the times of the memorial. At the North Pole, for example, passover according to the JW rules would never happen because there is no sunset after March 18 or so. In between the North Pole and the Artic Circle, there is no sunset after April 18, so on various years there cannot be a memorial according to JW rules. I remember that in Edmonton the memorial was very late, like 8 PM or so, because already in March, the sun was setting at that time. Where I was born (near the tropics), it was always at around 6PM sharp.
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  Stupid memorial obsessions

  by Simon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  all the different congregations around the world hold it at similar local times but they all effectively are at different times relative to each other ... so why does the time matter?.

  why the almost superstitious "oh, it must be after sundown".

  cause it's not sundown everywhere that second.. god knew the earth was round ... right?.

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  ILoveTTATT2

  How about in places in really high latitudes where the sun does not set? When do they do the memorial?
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  Sweet 16 - Happy Birthday to Us !

  by Simon in

  1. forum
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  it's the forum's 16th birthday today!.

  amazing that not only have we lasted so long but we're still thriving and growing.. thanks to all the people and often colorful characters who've contributed to the site over the years.

  some are still here with us, some have since moved on, but all have touched each others lives in some way along our different journeys.. .

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  Wow Simon! Congratulations and THANK YOU VERY MUCH! Who knows how many lives you have LITERALLY saved!!
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  2011 Drama Clip - "We are not a cult"!

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywtgbd1db9y&feature=youtu.be.

  it is interesting to me to see how even back in 2011 the witnesses knew about the "mind control" and "cult" concepts.

  it is very likely that relatives or loved ones of jw's stumble upon hassan and read "mind control" and go and warn their loved ones.

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwtGbD1db9Y&feature=youtu.be

  It is interesting to me to see how even back in 2011 the Witnesses knew about the "mind control" and "cult" concepts. It is very likely that relatives or loved ones of JW's stumble upon Hassan and read "mind control" and go and warn their loved ones. It's a trap!
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  Terrorist attack in Belgium

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

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  check the news.

  there was a terrorist attack in brussells, couple of bombs detonated in the brussell airport and the metro.. 36 dead so far.. i send my sincerest condolences to the people of belgium.. the motive seems to be revenge for the capture of the last surviving member of the paris terrorist attacks..

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  what did Belgium ever do to anyone, besides unleash the incredible leg-splitting Jean-Claude Van Dam upon the world?

  They gave us tasty waffles too! And this is how some people repay the Belgians!?
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  The Evolution of the Awake's Back Cover

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

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  i don't think anyone's actually considered this, but a post in the extj.com forum made me think about the many changes (not just one) on the back cover of the awake!

  magazine.

  thanks to avoidjw.org for scanning all of the magazines in pdf format, since there is a lot lost with the wt library.. take a look at the following paragraphs in the awake´s back cover throughout the years:awake!

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  Steve, they also removed the blurb from 1987 to 1988... I think that they use the new formatting (in 1987, 4-color printing was introduced, in 2013 they changed formatting too) to remove that.

  But it's amazing how the changes went. Like Paul said, wonder how many meetings went on just to change "importantly" to "important".
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  Terrorist attack in Belgium

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  check the news.

  there was a terrorist attack in brussells, couple of bombs detonated in the brussell airport and the metro.. 36 dead so far.. i send my sincerest condolences to the people of belgium.. the motive seems to be revenge for the capture of the last surviving member of the paris terrorist attacks..

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  This is so messed up. Terrorism is like a never ending whack-a-mole. Tit-for-tat. Kill/capture one terrorist, 10 more spring up... and so on and so on...
  
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  Terrorist attack in Belgium

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  check the news.

  there was a terrorist attack in brussells, couple of bombs detonated in the brussell airport and the metro.. 36 dead so far.. i send my sincerest condolences to the people of belgium.. the motive seems to be revenge for the capture of the last surviving member of the paris terrorist attacks..

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  ILoveTTATT2

  Check the news. There was a terrorist attack in Brussells, couple of bombs detonated in the Brussell airport and the metro.

  36 dead so far.

  I send my sincerest condolences to the people of Belgium.

  The motive seems to be revenge for the capture of the last surviving member of the Paris terrorist attacks.