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  Ants and Jehovah's Witnesses: The Elite Death Spiral

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  what creates an elite death spiral?claiming special privileges by virtue of having been selected among others french élite "selection, choice," "chosen person" define the term privilege.

  “rights and priorities over and above others” advantage granted, special right or favor granted to a person or group, a right, immunity, benefit, or advantage enjoyed by a person or body of persons beyond the common advantages of other individuals"question: how are the privileges of the elite conferred and by what right are they exercised over others?special knowledge (insight into useful secrets and abilities unknown and unavailable to others).oracle: "a message from a god expressed by divine inspiration through a priest or priestess," in answer to a human inquiry, usually respecting some future event.prophet: "person who speaks for god; one who foretells, inspired preacher," "the function of a prophet; inspired utterance; the prediction of future events," test of a claim of special knowledge: what is it?.

  conditions: 1. completeness: a. both parties must be honest b. both parties follow the rules2.

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  JW's are organized to the point of exhaustion as indefatigable slave labor in pursuit of mere activity without substance.
  All those hours spent disseminating stale food - what a monumental waste of life.
  At least ANTS have something to show for their efforts.
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  THIS MAN Changed your life - Did you know that?

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  this man changed your life - did you know that?.

  our story begins 6 years later in 1782 in pittsfield, massachusetts.

  there is a family of 16 children called the miller family.

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  I have met a few Seventh Day Adventists and those particular folks were solid people in no way fluffy or out there. They have a tolerance inside their church for members who disagree or take contrary interpretations. Amazing.
  
  Find the movie HACKSAW RIDGE and watch it. Amazing true story of how
  one Adventist inductee served time in the military in an honorable fashion.

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  A WIDER PALE of SHADE (or: don't fall asleep while working on a poem)

  by Terry in

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  drinking white zinfandel last night (i know, i know - but it is affordable) i fell asleep typinga kind of boomer 60s psychedelic poem.

  when i woke this morning i had a good laughand left it the way it is __________.

  a wider pale of shade by terry walstrom

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  Well, I kinda think this would make a good Joan Baez song :)
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  THIS MAN Changed your life - Did you know that?

  by Terry in

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  this man changed your life - did you know that?.

  our story begins 6 years later in 1782 in pittsfield, massachusetts.

  there is a family of 16 children called the miller family.

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  Mark Miller didn't go into the predicting business, I hope. That would be quite a legacy of having a father who misled thousands of people. Kind of like Bernie Madoff.
  While Miller had -- let's call them 'good intentions' --we all know the road to hell is paved with them :)
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  THIS MAN Changed your life - Did you know that?

  by Terry in

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  this man changed your life - did you know that?.

  our story begins 6 years later in 1782 in pittsfield, massachusetts.

  there is a family of 16 children called the miller family.

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  It may well be a fact that nobody has used the word "Christendom" for at least 70 years. Except, of course, JW's.
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  New Discovery at Mt. Ebal: the earliest historical instance of the name of God

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  https://youtu.be/guzbxzdpflo.

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  Well, I finally learned (late in life) when I form an actual opinion on a subject outside my education or expertise I'm just another braying jackass :)
  I too shall wait for a "final analysis". There have been many pious frauds throughout history. How often has the discovery of Noah's Ark made the headlines over the years?
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  Saving "mark" on forehead: A CROSS?

  by Terry in

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  ezekiel 9:4.

  “go throughout the city of jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of those who grieve and lament over all the detestable things that are done in it.”

  in the script used during old testament times it was either in x shape or a + shape.

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  KING's X :)
  
  King’s X” as an expression “used as a cry in children’s games to claim exemption from being tagged or caught " :)
  
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  Saving "mark" on forehead: A CROSS?

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ezekiel 9:4.

  “go throughout the city of jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of those who grieve and lament over all the detestable things that are done in it.”

  in the script used during old testament times it was either in x shape or a + shape.

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  The WEIRD obsession with demoting Jesus has been a hallmark of Watch Tower religion since about 1909 and in 1953 (I believe it was) the Charter was changed to snatch worship away from Him.
  Cross and Crown - where art thou?
  At the start of the magazine, the cover focused on Jesus until suddenly it was Jehovah instead. Along the way, more and more Bible Students split off (for various reasons)
  and those splits were signal fires that were dealt with by attorney Rutherford by deflecting the focus on Christendom conspiracy theories.
  Finally, it must be said that Jesus is not the Mediator for the Great Crowd has been taught but hardly any JW even knows about it for reasons (I suspect) of mental short-circuit along the lines of cognitive dissonance.
  
  
  
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  New Discovery at Mt. Ebal: the earliest historical instance of the name of God

  by Terry in

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  We hardly ever stop and apply a simple rule of thumb to matters of history/Bible/doctrine which is to say: certain mental illnesses consist of
  of obsessions, rituals, fixations of a highly aroused fixation on details.
  The lack of moderation is a red flag.
  What else is BigFoot and Elvis sightings, Virgin Mary grilled-cheese sandwich images, and Alien kidnapping but that?
  In moderation, it can be a fun mystery. In excess, it goes off the rails and takes over your life!
  FAITH and BELIEF by definition are mental states without evidence.
  In other words, they are not at all different from Superstition and wishful thinking.
  
  I was for many years a GOD-A-HOLIC and specifically a Jehovah-holic.
  For the love of God (literally) I went to prison at the age of 20 when the actual LAW said I could work in a hospital instead!! But NO - the GB whispered in my ear: "It is a compromise."
  
  When you try to find proof AFTER you believe and end up twisting everything in the exact shape of Jehovah instead of a corkscrew - you are addicted and compelled to let your life disintegrate around you while you try to roll 7.
  
  ARCHEOLOGY and PALEONTOLOGY may well be digging up evidence of just how crazy people in the past misspent their lives risking everything on a promise never kept by a mental image of Bigfoot in the sky.
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  Ants and Jehovah's Witnesses: The Elite Death Spiral

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what creates an elite death spiral?claiming special privileges by virtue of having been selected among others french élite "selection, choice," "chosen person" define the term privilege.

  “rights and priorities over and above others” advantage granted, special right or favor granted to a person or group, a right, immunity, benefit, or advantage enjoyed by a person or body of persons beyond the common advantages of other individuals"question: how are the privileges of the elite conferred and by what right are they exercised over others?special knowledge (insight into useful secrets and abilities unknown and unavailable to others).oracle: "a message from a god expressed by divine inspiration through a priest or priestess," in answer to a human inquiry, usually respecting some future event.prophet: "person who speaks for god; one who foretells, inspired preacher," "the function of a prophet; inspired utterance; the prediction of future events," test of a claim of special knowledge: what is it?.

  conditions: 1. completeness: a. both parties must be honest b. both parties follow the rules2.

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  As I've observed before, there is the frenzy of the compulsive Gambler Mentality about the Governing Body. They have a mental state which may well be neurotic obsessive/compulsive fixation and addiction to THE END!
  
  They can't help themselves when it comes to tinkering with doctrine and predicting when the Great Trib and Harm my Geddon will pop.
  They roll the dice shouting to heaven "Come on - just one time!" And crap out.
  
  Neurosis and obsession are not healthy. Addiction ruins lives.
  We were all very very fortunate to escape (or be tossed out) because we more or less became sane for a few seconds :)