This would be an abandonment of the parousia in 1914. What's next blood transfusions OK'd? After that WT study I can see the "friends" saying we must be really close now.
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Faithful & Discreet Slave - NEW LIGHT
by Black Man inok........has anybody been hearing rumors about new light on the faithful and discreet slave teaching?
i recently talked to one of my ex-bethel buddies and he said that an adjustment has been in the works for awhile now and that the new light for the fds will be that they will receive their appointment before the great tribulation and that they didn't receive it at 1918-19 as previously taught.
their works (global preaching work, worldwide growth, etc) up until the point of the great tribulation will show that they have been faithful and discreet in caring for the lord's interests and worthy of "official" appointment before the end comes.
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JWD Maps America America
by Lady Lee inwell here is the start .
if your name is not on it then either it wasn't on the old texas map or it wasn't added to the previous list so... .
if you want your name added please say so and let me know what state you are in.
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benext
benext=NY
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Why So Many False Alarms?
by garybuss insomeone asked me for this back in a 1975 thread and i just found it.
awake!
1993 march, 22 why so many false alarms?
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benext
The WT makes a living on being ambiguous. The use of phrases "suggested dates" and "appeared to be" is truly sickening. By the way are they going to put out WT CD' s so we can read what also appeared in the 1883 and 1896 WT's? Funny how selective quotes are so useful.
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Annual conventions of Jehovah's Witnesses disrupted and canceled in Russia
by Elsewhere inhttp://www.jw-media.org/region/europe/russia/english/releases/intolerance/rus_e030908.htm
for immediate release.
september 8, 2003
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benext
This is probably instigated by the local Church. What they don't realize is they are reinforcing the idea of persecution and further imbeding the idea in the attender's minds that they are being persecuted for being "God's people."
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Meetup
by alfie injust wanted to share with you the results of our monthly get together here in vancouver, b.c.
five of us showed up which was down from last month, but the reasons for those unable to make it today were family responsibilities and such, so the desire to meet is still strong.
we had a great time yakking and laughing and just generally having a marvelous time.
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benext
There were 6 in attendance at the NYC Meetup. Since it was scheduled to be at a Krispy Kreme donut shop, we met outside and then headed elsewhere. It's usually the same people every month so we don't worry about "moles."
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WATCHTOWER IS DUMBING DOWN
by integ infrom what i've noticed lately, the wts seems to be explaining everything away with a new approach; that of dumbing everything down to just a couple of key points in their everchanging, contradictory, edicts and doctrine.
they seem to be avoiding 'deeper' scriptural interpretations that invariably get them into trouble with people who actually don't take everything the fds say as absolute truth, and instead are feeding the rank and file and the "doubters" that dare question the changing doctrine, with a couple of what they feel are key "truths".. 1) who else is using god's name today?
2) who else are doing "god's work" of preaching the good news of the kingdom?.
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benext
Don't forget the TMS where someone just gets up and reads from the Bible or WT. Part of the simplification process?
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Bethel
by freedom96 inwhat does a typical day consist of for a bethelite?.
what hours?.
do they have any time off?
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benext
They've recently given the brothers a second Saturday a month off with the instructions that it be spent with the local cong. in FS.
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JW 'urban legends'
by Steve Lowry ini was thinking about some of the old jw urban legends that we grew up with and believed in as jws.
most of the ones i remember revolved around stories about demons, and jws being "attacked" when they would do something wrong.
some of these legends scared the crap outta me when i was little.
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benext
When the movie "The Exocist" was first released we were told that some Witnesses who went to see it tried to leave but were unable to get up from their seats somehow held down by some force until the movie ended.
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How long do you think being a JW will affect you?
by Adam ini haven't been on this board for a while.
i've been on a conservative ezboard trying to see if we can't do something about political issues.
i've also got a new job, had to get the car fixed, been best man in a wedding, and watched the two towers on vhs.
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benext
It will be with me for the rest of my life. Maybe when I'm a really old man some will come up to me and tell me I was right and because I left they were able to get up the courage to leave as well.
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biggest WTBTS threat
by stillajwexelder insorry if there has already been a thread on this subject.
do you think a really big threat to the wtbts is from people like me who are still witnesses and in the organization but also post on this board and have an open mind -- or do you think there are bigger threats -and if so what would they be?
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benext
The biggest threat has to be the passage of time. Nothing the WT has ever said about the end has remotely been true. Even if the older ones are now trapped the younger ones can and will get away.