Posts by bajarama

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Clarify this for me if you can.

by Bob Knowing in

jw
friends

i being a non jw would like some clairity.

i have been reading the book of revelation and have found that god and jesus are refered to in the same way.

"i am the alpha and the omega, who is and who was and who is to come, the almighty.

bajarama

You Know,

You know said
It is not uncommon for people to take a verse here and there and construct an entire doctrine out of it.

ozzie replied,
So how does this sit with the WTS 'explanation' of Luke chapter 12 verse 42 "Who is the faithful & discreet slave?".
Hoist by your own petard, You Know.
Cheers,
Ozzie

Ouch You Know, that's gonna leave a mark! Let me know if you need some ice for that.

It must really suck when you shoot yourself in the head with your own words.

ozziepost, you have my vote for thread MVP.

baja

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Rookie on the Field

by peacepipe in

jw
friends

i've been reading this forum page for about a year.

at first i thought it was a meeting place for practicing jw's but after reading many posts found that most people here have been hurt or don't see things eye to eye with the wt org.

i am not a jw but i have been associating with them for about 3 yrs.

bajarama

Hi Peacepipe,

Welcome to the board! I'm not love bombing, I promise. Glad to have your unique veiw on things. I look foward to reading more of your posts.

baja

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Does Genesis Teach a Local Flood?

by JanH in

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friends

i went to the homepage for ray franz' commentary press, and i found an article there promoting the idea that genesis teaches a local flood.

the author believes the genesis flood actually happened, as a local event, and that an ark actually were floating on top of local flood waters in the mesopotamia area some thousand years ago.

i recognized many arguments from a talk carl olof jonsson gave at a "christian freedom" seminar in sweden in, i think, 1996, so i guess that this article, too, is written by coj.

bajarama

We could use a flood here in Montana. It's dry as hell this year. Anybody know how we could tick God off so we can get some rain up here? Any suggestions would be helpful.

baja

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WTS PUBLICATIONS ANYBODY

by Bibleboy in

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friends

does anyone know where i can get wts publications or books from the first year of publications up to 1950?.

please reply or email me at .

[email protected].

bajarama

Bob Villa is back? Bibleboy is this the same Chris who drove down to Ritzville.

baja

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More Bethelite Table Crumbs Please!

by MadApostate in

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friends

in a controversial post in a separate thread, janh makes an extremely good observation that a certain former gb member will likely carry many, many wts "top secrets" to his grave, for whatever reasons he does not wish to divulge such.. then, on this db, former bethelites constantly exchange posts where their word choice is "cloaked" so that many of us who were not insiders are left guessing at meaning, people, etc.

obviously, even individual members of this fraternity have unique experiences and insights.

if such info is not disseminated, it is lost if that person dies naturally or in an accident.. would you folks please post more elaborately so that the rest of us can benefit from your knowledge and experience.. the statement that motivated this post made a silent reference to the author of the happiness book.

bajarama

Mad,

You have been active on this db for a little over a month now, why would you expect people to trust you so fast? I am not part of any clique, nor have I been around this db for more than a few months myself.

I do believe you've made an ass of yourself by telling Max to, "f--- off". I have never communicated with Max, but judging from what he has to say here on thr db, I do have respect for him.

I have never heard Max boast about being a DO. It was not until I read this thread that I found out he was a DO in the past. Maybe I missed the thread where he was bragging about that fact. In addition, I have never heard him lord it over another poster.

I was thinking back to your post about the Berry case, I believe Alan F. called you a watchtower troll. I don't know if it is true or not, but I wouldn't doubt it.

baja

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Deepening Saddness

by Amazing in

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friends

i look back on the 1970s with a sense of loss and nostalgia.

i was a young man, just married, and so much in love with my beautiful wife.

i had just started my engineering career, and was debt free.

bajarama

This thread makes me feel emotions of sadness and joy. I'm glad I left at the age of 21. I lost alot of people along the way, both friends & family. I guess you could call them causalities of war

My wifes family and my sister and her kids are all I have left. Like many here, I lost my Mom & Dad, my four other brothers & sisters and all there kids, and a lot of extended family and almost every dub friend I ever had.

This Watchtower War has torn though my family, and I don't think it can be put back together.

baja

Brings new meaning to K.I.A. and M.I.A.

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Do we need elders?

by ArgCampeon in

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friends

*** rbi8 1 timothy 3:1-7 ***.

3 that statement is faithful.. if any man is reaching out for an office of overseer, he is desirous of a fine work.

2 the overseer should therefore be irreprehensible, a husband of one wife, moderate in habits, sound in mind, orderly, hospitable, qualified to teach, 3 not a drunken brawler, not a smiter, but reasonable, not belligerent, not a lover of money, 4 a man presiding over his own household in a fine manner, having children in subjection with all seriousness; 5 (if indeed any man does not know how to preside over his own household, how will he take care of gods congregation?

bajarama

I think we have a pioneer with two broken legs. Who is trying to keep his hours up in the post to post ministry.

Hey, could you please turn down your mind control, your driving me crazy.

baja

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!!BREAKING NEWS!! ELDER SET EXECUTION

by exodus in

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well my friend, after a second attempt to reach out to me and give me the decision last night i received an unexpected visit from two of the local elders.

apparently the two wts agents decided to pass the torch to the local elders this time.

this was organized by the co along with wts instructions.

bajarama

I want to say that I'm proud of you for taking the stand you did. It's great that your going to have more time for more important things. Good luck and I look forward to reading more of your posts.

baja

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JW Child Abuse: An Insider's Insight

by silentlambs in

i post the following at the request of barbara anderson.. .

as a result of the newspaper report calling attention to my actions i feel compelled to provide further information that has come to light and deserves full exposure.. the society is very much aware of my intentions, because of a private e-mail i innocently wrote someone was forwarded to the society without my permission.

you can read it in its entirety, below.

bajarama

Hi Barb,

Don't worry, your holding all the aces. At times like these I like to turn to scripture for support. I really draw a lot of srength from this verse.

Give em' hell, and hit em' with a big stick. Bajarama 130:5

I hope you draw as much enlightenment from that verse as I do.

baja

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Ritzville News /Deepthroat

by silentlambs in

tri-city herald.

by shirley wentworth.

ritzville - erica rodriguez and her mother, alejandra garza, broke down and cried when the verdict came in.. it took slightly less than four hours for a seven-man, five-woman adams county superior court jury to declare manuel beliz, 48, of othello guilty of two counts of first-degree child rape and two counts of first-degree child molestation.

bajarama

Bill and Barb are the dynamic duo!!! Bad boys bad boys what ya gonna do, what ya gonna do when they come for you?

baja

Who let the cat out the bag?