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OldSoul
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What have you discovered on the journey?
by dh in.
the journey being life, what have you discovered that you never expected to... could be a musician, actor, a movie, a type of food, a thought, a realisation, a religion, a thing about your personality or an emotion, a particular song... it could be anything really.... what have you discovered?
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OldSoul
Where (Whar) I'm (ahm) from we say, "Y'all" (Ye-awl)
In other parts they say, "You all" (Yoo-awl)
Sometimes you'll hear folks say, "You'uns" (Yoo-uns), which is different (diff-ernt) from "younguns" (Jung-uns)
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In My Opinion...
by OldSoul inin my opinion (for the sake of sixofnine and his propensity toward apoplexy):.
it seems to me that while there are many issues that we could address regarding the watchtower bible and tract society/governing body/congregation of jehovah's witnesses, there is one that stands out as uniquely given to ease of communication.
i would like to take this opportunity to state which issue and why, then invite open commentary.. the issue of the watchtower bible and tract society attaching itself to the un/dpi.. while i readily agree that this is minor in importance compared to matters like child molestation and failed prophecy, i see this as the easiest to bring up, the easiest to substantiate, and the easiest to demonstrate long-term gross error in.
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OldSoul
Ring Weilder: No concern about my spiritual welfare or even a wish for my recovery..just the bog standard letter!
Can you tell me if this is a word-for-word quote from your letter?
We are pleased to respond to your letter of Month Day, Year, regarding the Watch Tower Society's registration for a few years with the United Nation's Department of Public Information (DPI) as a "non-governmental organization" (NGO).
I would love to PM you my entire letter and see if they match exactly. I've been wondering whether it was (totally/mostly) a form letter.
Respectfully,
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Why do people call it WTBS???????
by Wild_Thing in.
.......instead of wtbts?
i always called it wtbts for watchtower, bible, & tract society.
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OldSoul
blondie: I use WTS = Watch Tower Society. Less keystrokes.
Not to mention, more honest. It would be a bit disingenuous to include "Bible" in there.
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Please help me prove the wts wrong
by gringojj inmy wife was born in the jw religion but was never baptised.
she is currently studying and is on the road to baptism.
i am an atheist, and i have little comprehension of the bible.
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OldSoul
gringojj: key problems
http://www.un.org/dpi/ngosection/watchtower.pdf
This link describes what the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society has called an act of spiritual adultery. This type of adultery is one of the ways they identify Christendom as false religion. The relationship described was forbidden to Jehovah's Witnesses in a 1963 Resolution that you can find quoted in full several places on this site.
The WTS claims they merely "registered" with the UN/DPI, and organization they refer to as the image of the wild beast and the disgusting thing that causes desolation. But what they fail to disclose is what they "registered" as: NGO Affiliate associated to the UN/DPI. Of course, they applied. That is, they formally requested this status, they did not just sign up as would be the case with registration.
That makes the fact that the spiritual adultery happened far worse, because they are minimizing their conduct. They say that minimizing wrongdoing is evidence of a lack of repentance. I agree. In 1988, they published a book that stated that the 144,000 could be identified - in part - by spiritual virginity, free from spiritual adultery through wordly politics or false religion. They used James 4:4 as their basis.
In 1991, they used James 4:4 to describe religions of Christendom as spiritual adulteresses for becoming NGO Affiliates associated to the UN. In that same year, they applied to become an NGO Affiliate associated to the UN/DPI, the voice of the UN.
So, according to their reasoning, if you committed adultery every day for more than nine years you could simply stop and still be considered clean in God's eyes. No need to apologize to those you may have hurt. No need to even admit that you had committed adultery. Just stop the conduct and all is well.
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What movies have you seen that make you want to be a better person?
by confusedjw in.
the movie "to sir with love" had that effect on me years ago.. .
what movie has inspired you & why?
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OldSoul
Recognize Jehovah's Authority!
No, really. It made we want to leave even more.
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Theory of Gravity wrong???
by cyborgVision inhttp://quotes.watchtower.ca/gravitation_and_electric_energy.htm
thank you quotes for bringing this up, i've never read such a bullsh** in my life.
those people up in writing dept.
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OldSoul
Amazing 1914: I spit my coffee out as I started to read it.
Well, I surely hope you were able to get those coffee atom stains out!
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Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and the JWD forum
by Elsewhere ina movie based on the book, the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, will be released this month on the 29th.. .
in this book it is learned that the answer to the question of life the universe and everything is "42".
if one pays attention one will notice frequent naturally occurrences of this number everywhere.
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OldSoul
Earth gets just one word, "Harmless." Fortunately, Ford Prefect submitted a yet to be approved edit for the entry. The proposed entry would read, "Mostly harmless."
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A comment I heard tonight
by Generic Man intonight i heard one of the most cruel and twisted comments i've ever heard at the platform.
the topic was the apocalypse and whether or not children will be slaughtered.
through one side of his mouth, the po stated that the bible is not clear on the matter, while out the other side he pointed to all those old testament accounts where children were killed.
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OldSoul
(w97 3/15 p. 29 Ehud?A Man of Faith and Courage)
Schizm: If you prefer to think otherwise, you're free to believe as you wish.
What you wrote is in direct contradiction to the "current understanding" provided by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society.
Good on ya', mate!
If you really prefer to believe what you wrote, then welcome to the fold brother! That means you no longer are fettered by the WTS stand on Ehud. You are learning to distinguish for yourself! I may not agree with you but I can live with that. Now, on at least one issue, you sharply disagree with the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society and no lightning bolt ended your life. It is a small first step, but with time you may heal completely!
Everyone please join me in giving a big round of applause for Schizm learning to think outside the WTS box!!!
OldSoul
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My story
by Chia ini have posted this story before on some other boards, but after "lurking" for a long time here, i have finally decided to come out and tell my story.
it is really long, so i'm going to tell it in a few parts.
that way i can also tell if i'm boring everyone to death, haha!
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OldSoul
Welcome Chia!!!