Posts by blondie

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"Gem from the November 2019 WT. Reject apostate material because JWs trust in "their brothers."

by Daniel1555 in

dear friends.

i didn't post for a while, but i still enjoy the great jwn community.. just wanted to share a "gem" from the november 2019 study watchtower.. paragraph 8 from the article "are you maintaining your large shield of faith?".

satan, “the father of the lie,” uses those under his control to spread lies about jehovah and about our brothers and sisters.

blondie

Yes, Brock Talon, the WTS is always changing things to suit new developments that make the old "obsolete." I used to ask when the marriage of the bride and Christ would take place. It seemed that if some of anointed lived not die before Armageddon, would they miss the wedding. Also, those individuals were not heaven how could they have a part in destroying the wicked along Christ and the angels (another teaching)?

So now that marriage of the bride will take place shortly after the great tribulation.

marriage of the Lamb.” (2Co 11:2; Re 19:7, 8)

it-2 pp. 783-793 - Insight, Volume 2

“The Lamb’s marriage.” These as a body are called his (prospective) “bride” (Re 21:9); they are promised to him in marriage, and they must be resurrected to the heavens in order to take part in “the marriage of the Lamb.” (2Co 11:2; Re 19:7, 8)

w13 7/15 pp. 9-14 - The Watchtower—2013

First, the “when” question. Jesus said: “At that time the righteous ones will shine.” The phrase “at that time” evidently refers to the event that Jesus had just mentioned, namely, the ‘pitching of the weeds into the fiery furnace.’ That occurs during the final part of the great tribulation. Thus, the ‘shining brightly’ of the anointed must occur at that future time as well. Second, the “where” question. Jesus said that the righteous ones will ‘shine in the kingdom.’ What does that mean? All faithful anointed ones who are still on earth after the initial part of the great tribulation has passed will already have received their final sealing. Then, as indicated in Jesus’ prophecy about the great tribulation, they will be gathered to heaven. (Matt. 24:31) There they will shine “in the kingdom of their Father,” and shortly after the battle of Armageddon, they will share as Jesus’ joyous bride in “the marriage of the Lamb.”—Rev. 19:6-9.

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Do You Think Trump Bares Any Responsibility For The Mass Shootings Occuring?

by minimus in

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when any mass shooting happens is it the president’s fault?

i’m talking over the last few decades..

blondie

Well, David Duke seems to be doing what the WTS did in 1989, allying themselves with Jimmy Swaggart Ministries, covering all their bases. What is his status now in the KKK? In the quote below, it seems he said he left the KKK in 1980.

The Amicus Curiae (Friend of the Court Legal Brief) filed by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society (Jehovah's Witnesses) in June 1989 re: a Supreme Court case between Jimmy Swaggart Ministries and the State of California. At issue was whether religious materials distributed by a ministry could be taxed. The Supreme Court ruled against Swaggart stating that such materials could be taxed. In 1990, the Watchtower Society stopped asking for a fixed donation price for literature distributed and began offering all materials on a voluntary donation basis. Supreme Court legal briefs are public domain items.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6419715/David-Duke-Nick-Griffin-was-lynched-on-Question-Time.html

Duke told The Daily Telegraph that he left the Klan in 1980 because he disliked its associations with violence and could not stop the members of other Klan chapters from doing "stupid or violent things."

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"Gem from the November 2019 WT. Reject apostate material because JWs trust in "their brothers."

by Daniel1555 in

dear friends.

i didn't post for a while, but i still enjoy the great jwn community.. just wanted to share a "gem" from the november 2019 study watchtower.. paragraph 8 from the article "are you maintaining your large shield of faith?".

satan, “the father of the lie,” uses those under his control to spread lies about jehovah and about our brothers and sisters.

blondie

Even if you are right and the WTS is wrong, you are wrong to point it out to others.

You must obey:

"All of us must be ready to obey any instructions we may receive, whether these appear sound from a strategic or human standpoint or not." Watchtower 2013 Nov 15 p.20

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Cost of Attending the International Conventions

by RubaDub in

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i have never been invited/requested/applied to any international convention, other than it happening to be our own convention in new york city where we were already assigned (i think back and maybe this happened two times or so when i was growing up).. anyway, people here keep commenting about the cost to attend; the inflated airfares, rooms, transportation, etc.. does anyone have some actual numbers to provide?

i realize that the cost of attending a convention in a different country will be affected by some variations in airfare from the departure city but generally how much do these things cost?

are they comparable to a tour from an expedia, travelocity or other travel site?.

blondie

Cash is more confidential. The accounts servant sees checks, and if your donation is over $250 in cash in the US, a taxpayer is required to get a special form from the congregation for IRS tax purposes. Soon cash will not be used per some news stories; I hardly use cash myself, though I make sure we have some for those stores/individuals who do not accept credit cards.

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Funerals

by Theonlyoneleft in

so i have a question about a not so spoken subject.

so if you feel inappropriate please feel free to ignore me!

has anyone given a thought about what they would like for their funeral one day?.

blondie

Upright burial takes up less space. In some cemeteries today and in the past became so crowded, that people were buried in layers and some were dug up and discarded to make room for new dead. I saw a program that explained why the catacombs in Paris with many skulls carefully stored. It seems it was to make room for a housing development in the 19th? century. Yes, cemeteries were crowded even then, mostly in urban areas.

Cremation is what I prefer, less space and cheaper. Now green burials do not appeal to me. Some people donate their bodies to "body farms."

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Do You Think Trump Bares Any Responsibility For The Mass Shootings Occuring?

by minimus in

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friends

when any mass shooting happens is it the president’s fault?

i’m talking over the last few decades..

blondie

The Democratic party is not the same Democratic party today, In the election of 1860, the northern Democrats opposed the expansion of slavery while the southern Democrats believed that slavery should exist across the US. Since then this has been a great divide regarding Democrats.

Here is a summary of the switchover from democrat to republican.

In the presidential elections of 1952 and 1956 Republican nominee Dwight David Eisenhower, a popular World War II general, won several Southern states, thus breaking some white Southerners away from their Democratic Party pattern. The passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a significant event in converting the Deep South to the Republican Party; in that year most Senatorial Republicans supported the Act (most of the opposition came from Southern Democrats), but the Republican Party nominated for the Presidency Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater, who had opposed it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Democrats

So it is possible that some southern Democrats in past supported and were backed by the KKK.

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PO (slightly) MI

by APieceOfShitNamedTate in

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this video features radio personality charlamagne tha god and actress/host sherri shepherd, both raised in da troof.

charlamagne's mother is still active, and sherri's father is disfellowshipped.

even though they're physically out, you can clearly see that there is a small part of them still connected to the organization.

blondie

Yes, I have seen that in the comments by the Williams sisters. It confuses many jws and ex-jws as to their real status as jws.

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STOLEN CHILDHOODS--CALVARY GOSPEL CHURCH (PENTECOSTAL)

by blondie in

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here is a comprehensive article about the policies of this church over the last 30 years regarding child sexual abuse in its midst.

it is so eerily like that of the wts, i thought i should share it.

the article deals with the experiences of 3 women who have come forward, what the reporting laws are like in wisconsin, and how the pattern of handling abuse is widespread throughout religion and non-secular organizations (boy scouts recent news article).

blondie

Yes to both Vidiot and Biahi.

It helps me remember how wide-ranging a problem child sexual abuse is. There is no institution or group that is not affected. Some are just better at hiding it.

That's why I encourage those interested in helping find a way to help, it means dealing with all of it not just part of it. Eliminating one religion is not going to do it.

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Funerals

by Theonlyoneleft in

so i have a question about a not so spoken subject.

so if you feel inappropriate please feel free to ignore me!

has anyone given a thought about what they would like for their funeral one day?.

blondie

Zing, that's true, for jws it may be a seed that sits there festering that finally bursts forth, it will definitely enlighten non-jws.

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Once Upon A Time In ... Hollywood (My review)

by Terry in

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once upon a time in... hollywood my review.

i rode my bike through 3-digit temperature and watched quentin tarentino’s new film.the title harkens back to sergio leone’s trilogy titles.. i wanted to see it for personal reasons.

the time span covered is the background to much of my life.

blondie

I thought I wanted to see that movie, Terry. But not such much now. That was not a really happy time for me personally.

I tend to switch back and forth on which movies I will go to. I thought I wanted to see The Kitchen Friday (but I will wait). I'm in a Dora mood right now. Both seem to be female affirming themes though.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.