Posts by Black Man

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"some were led to believe that the end would come in 1975"

by Sour Grapes in

last week a young elder giving the public talk made.

the statement that "some were led to believe that the.

end would come in 1975, but aren't we so thankfull.

8 serving elders with some interesting views... shame they don't all serve on the same body!!

by cedars in

i thought i'd take a look at how the 2012 jw survey is progressing, and i was particularly interested to note the broad spectrum of responses from the 8 serving elders who have so far voted.

i thought i would share these with you.... .

question: in what capacity do you currently serve as an elder?.

Black Man

Great idea for the survey. Hopefully more elders step forward and fill it out!

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8 serving elders with some interesting views... shame they don't all serve on the same body!!

by cedars in

i thought i'd take a look at how the 2012 jw survey is progressing, and i was particularly interested to note the broad spectrum of responses from the 8 serving elders who have so far voted.

i thought i would share these with you.... .

question: in what capacity do you currently serve as an elder?.

Black Man

You should also include as a survey question: Should JWs be required to record the time they spend in the ministry?

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Anyone in the Detroit area wanna go to the Memorial with me?

by serenitynow! in

i will be partaking and placing some "literature.

" i was going to go in ohio, but my partner in crime can't make it.

i also plan to strike up a conversation about the epic fail of a memorial invite that a local congregation put in my door.

I would probably go with you if I wasn't allergic to kingdom halls. Which congregation would you hit? The last time I was at the memorial was 3 years ago, when I gave the talk and then completely walked away.

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Why I Don't Believe in God or Organized Religion

by Black Man in

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haven't officially walked away from the cult over a year ago (had been trying to apply a slow fade over a number of years) and now being able to think clearly, i can truly say that organized religion is the epitome of man's arrogance and ignorance.

Black Man

Thanks ranmac - yes, the whole timesheet and hour requirement thing always seemed so poetty for an entity responsible for creating the known universe. Just didn't compute.

Tec - lol. That's happened to me a couple of times as well!

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What's Your Status? Are You Technically Still A JW?...

by minimus in

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are you disfellowshipped, disassociated, active, inactive???

?.

Black Man

Inactive. Mentally, I've been disassociated for at leaste since 2001, but kept up pretenses for many years after that. I actually gave the Memorial Talk three years ago and haven't looked back since. EVERYONE has wondered how I can give a memorial talk one day and stop going the next.....hahahaha!

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Is this possible...... Hundreds of Bethelites now engaged in major reform?

by koolaid-man in

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we all know the watchtower organization is now in a defensive mode.

unrelenting criticism and critical information is rapidly coming forward exposing this esoteric cult.. are their hundreds of bethelites now understanding how evil their "faithfull slave" really is?

has the revolution begun?.

Black Man

I spent years at Bethel and still have friends there. There has been no word of this. Trust, I would know. I have a feeling this is a bunch of MISINFORMATION.

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Kingdom Melodies songwriters - Who wrote which songs?

by Black Man in

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so can we get a directory going of who wrote various kingdom melodies songs?

i know frank kavelin (who has happily since left the cult) had a hand in writing "make the truth your own," and "make sure of the more important things.

" but who were some of the writers that penned the rest of the tunes?.

Black Man

So can we get a directory going of who wrote various Kingdom Melodies songs? I know Frank Kavelin (who has happily since left the cult) had a hand in writing "Make the Truth Your Own," and "Make Sure of the More Important Things." But who were some of the writers that penned the rest of the tunes?

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the global Noahic flood is truth

by undercover in

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that's not my assertion... that quote belongs to "godrulz" who said it on a thread introducing a newbie.

instead of hijacking that one, i thought i'd repeat here.. now, mr. godrulz... are you prepared to back that statement up with some proof?.

Black Man

enjoyed this thread!

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Do we have non-Biblical evidence that Jesus Christ existed?

by Inquisitor in

what non-biblical, historical evidence proves or supports the notion that jesus once existed as a living, breathing jewish man?

i'll start with the one that i used to swear by back when i was a good jw.

the roman historian suetonius (c. 69-140 c.e.

Black Man

up!