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  HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY RICHIE RICH

  by DevonMcBride in

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  my thoughts are with you on your first birthday as a free person.

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  TheListener

  HAPPY BIRTHDAY RICHIE. I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST. YOU'RE A SMART GUY WHO WILL DO JUST FINE.
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  WAS JESUS CRUCIFIED ON APRIL 3 AD 33?

  by badboy in

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  this was the day a lunar eclipse happened,the gospel does say the moon went blood red.

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  Thank you so much Leo. I now know what I'll spend my evenings studying for awhile.
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  The Finished Project

  by SickofLies in

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  i just got home from the appeal, and i won i'm not df'ed!

  lol how crazy is that?

  anywayz, i'll post the results when i get them on my computer, it make take some time so don't expect the recordings until tomorrow.

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  I've following this but can't hear the files yet. Who was the expert? Why would they call in an expert? I've never heard of anything like this before. What is going on?!?!
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  The old GB passes and the new begins

  by TheListener in

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  i was reading the dan sydlik thread and blondie's post with the remaining gbs ages got me thinking.. the guys who are dying off now and have been for the past 5-10 years are the guys who oversaw the fast growing organization that was rolling in money and members.

  they're the guys from the 70s,80s and 90s.

  oops.

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  Greendawn, I don't believe it will be change for the better - of the followers. It will be change for the better - of the WTS itself.

  What's better for them? More control. How do you control people? We've seen that ourselves. You use peer pressure and guilt. Both are strong motivators.

  Sir82, we agree. You've just started the timeline a little earlier than me. I can sign onto that.
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  WAS JESUS CRUCIFIED ON APRIL 3 AD 33?

  by badboy in

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  this was the day a lunar eclipse happened,the gospel does say the moon went blood red.

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  What year did Jesus die?

  WTS says 33CE others say 30CE.

  What year was jesus born?

  I typed out a nice well worded post but lost it. So this one was short and to the point.
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  I've got $500 on Taylor Hicks to win American Idol ( 10 to 1 odds ) : )

  by a Christian in

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  i've got $500.00 on taylor hicks to win american idol.

  at 10 to one odds ( pinnacle sports ) !

  normally i'm not a gambling man.

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  Taylor Hicks did a great job on the ending of his song. The dialidol website has him out front almost every week.

  They're doing love ballads next week with Andrea Bocelli, the next to be voted off after that: Chris Daughtry. He's great, but after several weeks of him singing out of his rock genre his stock has went way down.
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  Pink slips at Bethel

  by beavis in

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  does anyone still have any friends at bethel?

  it seems that there is a massive layoff at bethel in all three american complexes.

  the layoff is supposed to affect everyone between the ages of 35-50 or maybe 60. i feel sorry for persons who chose to stay there, they gave up going to college, possible job offers or making a decent amount of money, having children, the list can go on and on.

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  So it seems that the news is hitting the congregations as the ones asked to leave start to scout around for jobs and homes. It will be interesting to see how the collective witness community reacts to this information.

  Perhaps this downsizing is in direct relation to the potential new light that we may see.
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  The old GB passes and the new begins

  by TheListener in

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  i was reading the dan sydlik thread and blondie's post with the remaining gbs ages got me thinking.. the guys who are dying off now and have been for the past 5-10 years are the guys who oversaw the fast growing organization that was rolling in money and members.

  they're the guys from the 70s,80s and 90s.

  oops.

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  TheListener

  I was reading the Dan Sydlik thread and Blondie's post with the remaining GBs ages got me thinking.

  The guys who are dying off now and have been for the past 5-10 years are the guys who oversaw the fast growing organization that was rolling in money and members. They're the guys from the 70s,80s and 90s.

  Oops. 90s, that's when everything started to go oh so wrong.

  The newer younger guys, likely under Jaracz thumb, have a world of trouble to take care of. The old guard ran the place into the ground and it's up to the new guard to repair it.

  Perhaps that's why we're seeing so many "follow the organization" and "new light is good light" articles. They may not know themselves what needs to be done but they are planning on doing something. They must if they want to turn their ship around (that's a tacking reference).

  Old guard gone and new guard aboard. Let's see how hard a task master the WTS can become in its attempts to maintain control over member's lives.
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  WT 5/1/06 -Backing Away from 1914? - NO

  by TheListener in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  backing away from 1914?

  i think not.. may 1, 2006 wt third study article on page 27, paragraph 2 and 3 state:.

  "2. almost 30 years after that pentecost in 33 c.e., the apostle paul confirmed that christ had not yet taken full kingdom power, but he was "at the right hand of god, from then on awaiting until his enemies should be placed as a stool for his feet.

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  Leo, how did you figure out the usage for your charts?

  Did you look at the indexes and review each hit for your specified search?

  Did you look at the actual reference to make sure it wasn't just page 607 or 607 persons or something other than a 607B.C.E. discussion?

  I am trying to do something similar for 1935 and 144,000 but am having a hard time.
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  WT 5/1/06 -Backing Away from 1914? - NO

  by TheListener in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  backing away from 1914?

  i think not.. may 1, 2006 wt third study article on page 27, paragraph 2 and 3 state:.

  "2. almost 30 years after that pentecost in 33 c.e., the apostle paul confirmed that christ had not yet taken full kingdom power, but he was "at the right hand of god, from then on awaiting until his enemies should be placed as a stool for his feet.

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  Regarding the graphs,

  I find it interesting that the society was mentioning 1914 and 607 less and less prior to making the generation change in 1995. I posit that they knew they were going to change it and spent from 1988+/- until 1995 to soften everyone up.

  It would be interesting to do some research on WT study articles from 1988 to 1995 prior to "the" study articles about the generation change.

  Also, perhaps research on what other main topics they discuss and whether or not those issues are being mentioned more or less. It might give us some heads up about the new light that may be coming out.