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  Jehovah's Witnesses goal of a Utopian World

  by kenpodragon in

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  when ever i visit with relatives that are still witnesses, i tend to hear one comment more then others.

  that being, "we would really love to see your face in paradise with us.

  " it might not always be in those exact words, but it is along the same thought.

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  Black Man

  Hey Kenpo, GREAT THREAD!

  The whole utopian world is founded on a shaky foundation. Even in JW speak, it was never utopian when it was supposed to be utopian. Back in the garden of eden there was clearly some dissension up in heaven WAY before Adam and Eve ate the fruit. As long as you have intelligent creatures blessed with the gift of free will NOTHING WILL BE PERFECT. Unless everyone is a preprogrammed robot (a la Stepford Wives or something) there will be no utopia.

  What Blues Brother said was right on target............

  "If you think about it, it is a materialistic goal . Everthing that money can buy ,and more, given to you on plate ... just so long as you love God enough and keep him happy. If not of course then only a "Second death" is good enough for you , you ungrateful so and so....... You join the mass of "Wicked" that have to be culled so that the rest of them can live in Paradise."
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  Okay (deep breath), This is Me...

  by AGuest in

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  edited, cause the first post no longer applies... .

  you have to scroll down a bit.

  sorry, but i flubbed it and shari/lilacs fixed it for me.

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  Black Man

  a'ight....Shelby.....how about hittin' a brotha up with anotha pic......ok....pretty please?:)
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  Okay (deep breath), This is Me...

  by AGuest in

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  edited, cause the first post no longer applies... .

  you have to scroll down a bit.

  sorry, but i flubbed it and shari/lilacs fixed it for me.

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  D-A-Y-U-M..........Shelby........you're F-I-N-E.............
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  Masons/Illuminati

  by Black Man in

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  anyone know anything concrete about the masons & the illuminati?

  i've read some things here and there on the net but nothing outside of general ramblings?

  i've heard the typical, "they run the freeworld", "when you become one, you're one for life", "you'll have a great hookup if you're one of them" spiel.

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  Thanks for all your replies. This stuff fascinates me. I was recently asked if I'd be interested in joining up. I declined because I didn't have that much knowledge on the subject, but I am intrigued.
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  Ask a JW.com Poster Anything

  by Black Man in

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  i'll be back in a few......... .

  edited by - black man on 9 june 2002 18:33:33.

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  Moe:

  You'll get some...........
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  Paradise - I Think I'll Pass........

  by Black Man in

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  one thing that has always kinda ticked me off with the society depiction of paradise, is the completely bland, devoid of personality, stepford wives-ish look given to paradise pics in the publications over the years.

  peeps walkin' around smilin' for no reason, no attention given to a cultivation of technology, the arts, space exploration.

  there never seemed to be any point to paradise.

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  The Society should just humbly admit that THEY DON'T KNOW all these particulars instead of making them up as they go along. Their details could easily be crafted into comic-book stories.
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  Keeping it Going!!

  by Black Man in

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  ok, so the dateline pedophilia story is on.

  happy that its finally seeing the light of day.

  my question is....how to keep the momentum going??

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  up we go...........
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  Longing for the good ole days in WT

  by JT in

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  yes this was the good ole days when we hung on every word coming forth from a member of the gb-.

  now we look at thier comments and want to laugh- you got to love it.

  james.

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  up........
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  The worst Bethel department.....

  by LDH in

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  ok, the obvious choice is the writing department.

  but, my hands down favorite is the lame-ass "art department.

  " perhaps if they had allowed their members to explore the world of the arts, they wouldn't have been stuck with people who basically draw nothing but stick figures.. my daughter is 12 and her drawings have more depth than most of what appears in the magazines and publications.. any other nominees, or is the art department gonna run away with it?.

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  This goes up..........
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  Who Were the NWT Translators?

  by AlanF in

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  i just posted this information to a private email list, but i think it will be of interest to people on this board.. the following list of translators of the new world translation is a compilation from a variety of sources:.

  frederick w. franz: main translator.

  took liberal arts sequence at university of cincinnati; 21 semester hours of classical greek, some latin.

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  Black Man

  Excellent thread started by Alan F. here. This goes back up..........

  Edited by - Black Man on 19 September 2002 14:49:46