Posts by frogit

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Asteroid + Dow Jones = You Know's Prophecy

by Amazing in

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okay you know: i am confused and need some wisdom.

see my secular humanist response below.edited by - amazing on 24 july 2002 19:44:40.

frogit

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2158898.stm

By Dr David Whitehouse BBC News Online science editor

Astronomers have ruled out an Earth impact from asteroid 2002 NT7 on 1 February 2019 - but they say, as yet, future collisions have not been completely excluded.

2002 NT7, a two-kilometre-wide (1.4 miles) chunk of rock, was discovered on 9 July. Initial estimates of its orbit suggested there was a small chance of it colliding with our planet in 17 years' time.

However, the latest observations accumulated over the last few days have confirmed the asteroid will fly harmlessly by.

Dr Don Yeomans, of the US space agency's (Nasa) Jet Propulsion Laboratory, said: "We can now rule out any impact possibilities for 1 February 2019." sleep easy now

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Britain's best views

by expatbrit in

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these 5 views were voted the best in britain by readers of country life magazine.. it's stuff like this that makes me homesick.. expatbrit.

salisbury cathedral .

buttermere, lake district.

frogit

Don't forget Puffsrule that one pic is in Wales not England! guess which one tho?

Love frogit

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Worship pub. changes, FDS doctrine affected?

by Oroborus21 in

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howdy folks,.

last night i was reviewing the new publication: "worship the only true god" ("worship") which is an update of the "united in worship of the only true god" ("united").. while i only spent a short time doing this there are evidently many changes.

some are just grammatical or stylistic changes and others i am wondering if they may be more significant in terms of doctrinal shifts.. examples:.

frogit

Notice how 1935 was explained:

*** uw 112 14 'I Make a Covenant With You for a Kingdom' *** When we consider what has actually occurred, it seems evident that the heavenly calling in general was completed by about the year 1935 C.E., when the earthly hope of the great crowd was clearly discerned.

*** w82 2/1 28 "Born Again"-Man's Part and God's Part *** Under its direction the heavenly hope was held out, highlighted and stressed until about the year 1935. Then as light flashed up to reveal clearly the identity of the great crowd of Revelation 7:9, the emphasis began to be placed on the earthly hope. (Psalm 97:11) It is reasonable to conclude, therefore, that by that time the full number of 144,000 would have been nearly completed.

Notice that the words seems and reasonable are used. So 67 years on now, we are told the completion of the Sealing of these anointed ones draws near.

Has anybody notice the picture of Jesus on the stake in the new book Draw Close To Jehovah note how thin the stake is, it looks to me that it would barely hold the weight of a man, The old pictures showed a much thicker stake, the strongest man in the world would not be able to carry such weight. Any thoughts?

Frogit

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Funeral Discourse

by messenger in

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funeral discourse

remarks regarding the deceased

(use any that apply and are appropriate.

frogit

I just wrote my own funeral arrangements, I suggest that you all do it now, and give it to someone you know/trust who will follows it to there best.

I hope to live much longer and find new friends, and maybe someone to share love with. I decide not to have any prayers, and definitely no preaching or the giving of a witness, its my memorial (they can use the door to door misery for that, but not my funeral).

My children can pick any songs they wish, (I hope its not Postman Pat) I have asked friends to prepare a few words about all that I loved in life, and have a friend sing the beautiful Pie Jesu (From Andrew Lloyd Webber's Requiem).

At the crematorium the Monkeys Day Dream Believer will be played, as a kids my brother and me used to love the Monkeys TV show.

My memorial is to a celebration of the all that I loved, so after there will be plenty of the best wines for all to enjoy, and they can laugh at all the things I laughed at.

Frogit

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NEARLY 17 YEAR OLD BOY IS MINISTERIAL SERVANT

by minimus in

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things must be getting pretty desperate.

i just heard some wonderful news of another boy being appointed a ministerial servant.

the comment was that even though he is young, he is very mature.another person, speaking of a different boy being appointed said that he had the added advantage of being home schooled and that really helped him to mature.

frogit

Hi all

I did most of the task of a servant in my teens, then in my early twenty I was made a MS , they had to wait until I was in my twentys before they made me a MS (local customs)

I did all that a elder did (except JCs) but after 15 years when I had kids to bring up, and struggled with all I had to do (talks, shepherding, field service, meeting assignment the lot, and make a living), they came around and took my Book Study of me, saying this is to help you, this eventually caused my wife to stop talking with me, she then divorced me saying well the elders dont like you either.

I was all burnt out, and had no time for family and wife, just so worn out. And they say this is a loving organisation?

I was like a robot just giving and giving, I never had any help at all. As soon as they take privileges off you they then turn on you, its horrid but true.

I feel for those poor guys who at such a young age will be burnt out with in a few years by un-loving organisation.

frogit

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Hi to All Ex JayDubs (Espcially in England)

by Tish in

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this is my first attempt to make contact with ex jws, i would love to make contact with ex jws in cambridgeshire/northamptonshire but would luv to hear from anyone else who wishes to share their wit/humour or just chat.

i have been out of "big mother" for 18 months after spending my whole life very actively associating with jws (all of my 32 years).

frogit

Hi Trish

Just 2 counties up from you. Tell your story please.

frogit

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Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum

by Amazing in

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sometime in late 1969 to 1970, the number one hit song "spirit in the sky" by norman greenbaum was interesting to me.

don garloff, jr., the jw man who brought me into the religion lived next to norman greenbaum ... don told me that norman based part of his song about going to heaven to meet the "spirit in the sky" as a rebuttal to the jw belief system of living on earth forever.

norman greenbaum at that time lived in the rural areas near petaluma, california ... i was listening to the radio a while ago and heard this song again, and thought that this might be an interesting bit of trivia.

frogit

When I was single I went to this ice rink, skated around with this Hot sister listening/skating to this song "Spirit in the Sky" (it was re-done by someone here in England top 10) as usual Brother "super spritual" was ther watching over us all , he tried to get us all (JWs) off the rink whilst this song was playing, dead funny.

Frogit

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Worst watchtower you tryed to place!!

by haujobbz in

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the worst magazines i tryed to place was about 13 months ago i think 1 was the watchower on witchcraft and the other was the elderly commiting suicide.i thought how the hell am i going to offer this mag on witchcraft, i think i ended giving them to the pioneers,i mean what sort of presentation could i use with this witchcraft article i suppose i could of spoke about the blair witch project and tell them how c:@p it was,i mean i loved horror films.and to make things worse the magazine about the elderly commiting suicide "oh god" that was a bad one especially when i had to offer it at an old peoples home.

so anyone on here what mags did you find terrible to place.

frogit

All of them

But I did teach some morons how to deal with Child Abuse found in an Awake,

must show some other group on how to deal with Abuse, but for the life of me can't think of there name!!!

Who do you suggest? is it the truth seekers, you know they meet at this building with no windows in. They come knocking at your door just as you sit down for a meal mmn

Frogit

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