Samuel Thorsen

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  So... what has changed in the JW world in the last 2 years?

  by pr_capone in

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  i have not really been keeping up anymore.

  are they still df'ing people?

  any progress on the blood issue?

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  Yes. They're still DF'ing, but the word "DF" is noe longer used. I belive they just say NN or noe longer a JW, but nobody can talk to them of course.

  No blood issue progress as far as I know.

  Still 3 meetings, but the "public" spech is now down from 45 to 30 minutes and everybody i happy for that.

  Awake! is now a once month thing and the WT mag is a two different issues thing. One issue aimed at fiels circus use and the other containing alle the study articles strictly for internal use and indoctritation.
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  Prominet elder goes against the society's advice on education!!!

  by Samuel Thorsen in

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  i just wat to inform you that i have from absolutely trustworthy sources that rolf furuli (one of the absolutely best known and most recpected elders in norway, and altso a scolar known as a hard core 607-apologist among opposers) did have a local needs speech last week (or maybe the week before) where he went directly against the watchtower anti college education pollicy and warmly recomended all the young ones in the congregation to go on and get them self educated.. i wonder for how long ha can keep his position??

  if he gets the boot wee'll se a theocratic earthquake here in norway..

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  I just wat to inform you that I have from absolutely trustworthy sources that Rolf Furuli (one of the absolutely best known and most recpected elders in Norway, and altso a scolar known as a hard core 607-apologist among opposers) did have a local needs speech last week (or maybe the week before) where he went directly against the Watchtower anti college education pollicy and warmly recomended all the young ones in the congregation to go on and get them self educated.

  I wonder for how long ha can keep his position?? If he gets the boot wee'll se a theocratic earthquake here in Norway.
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  JW nostalgia?

  by R.Crusoe in

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  lots of 'worldly humans look back with affection and positive emotion at their past life and loves and adventures!

  this is especially true for periods in life humans have often devoted themselves to!.

  it is lovely to see and hear ones with natural experiences and happiness to relate!.

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  Samuel Thorsen

  I miss the convention hot dogs. And this kind of JW nostalgia I belive do have in common with the still active ones.
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  Invitation

  by Samuel Thorsen in

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  i have never seen this before

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  I have never seen this before
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  Out in Service with an Elder...

  by zeroday in

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  some years back i was out in service with an elder and we came upon a househoulder that was interested in a conversation...well he lead it and about 10 minutes later his (the householders) 10 year 0ld son came out onto the pourch and was stung by a wasp the conversation ended and we walked away...the elder then turned to me and said: "satan works in many ways"...i just thought "or maybe it was a wasp".....

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  Something similar happend to me while in FS with an elder.

  Good conversation then the housholders telephone rang in it ended. Brother Elder goes: "Satan has a giant swichboard..."
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  Awake April 2008

  by Samuel Thorsen in

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  there is a part from kerala india in in the april issue of awake.

  some history, daily life, culture bla bla blaand the dubs got 132 congos and everything is good.

  however they do not mention with a single word the perhaps very most interesting cultural aspect of kerala.

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  There is a part from Kerala India in in the April issue of Awake. Some history, daily life, culture bla bla blaand the dubs got 132 congos and everything is good.

  However they do not mention with a single word the perhaps very most interesting cultural aspect of Kerala. Tha fact is that a significant part (20 %) of the people of Kerala is Chritians and the have been so for a very long time. The legend claims that the Christian congregation was founded as early av the first century by Doubting Thomas the apostle. More trustworthy sources tell that the St. Thomas Christian community was agumented in the fouth century by refugees from east Syria - now Iraq.

  Anyway the Chritian heritage of Kerala is very special in a land of Hindus and reincarnation, but the Awake! magazine tells us nothing about it.

  Isn't is amazing???
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  What is your favorite thing about not being a JW anymore?

  by megaflower in

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  i would have to say the nagging feeling that iam not good enough (in thier eyes) does not bother me anymore

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  Not having to recommend the Wichpower and Asleep to anyone anymore
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  $3.15 per gallon and rising!

  by Outaservice in

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  has gas prices affected your service time any?

  outaservice (who had to quit altogether ) .

  seriously, do you think it will affect the good ole society?

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  $ 8,70 a gallon here.

  Nobody cares.
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  Could U Please Cite Some Personal Interesting Observations About The Truth?

  by minimus in

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  for anyone that looks at this thread, could you write something either profound or simply interesting so as to make the reader see the truth about "the truth"?

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  Samuel Thorsen

  JW's have 237 totally spurious verses in the new testament, just where they changed Lord and God to Jehober.....

  Even if they where right in putting the name in these places it's still obviously a lot less important than before. Down from 7000 times in the hebrew scriptures..
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  Did You Find Many JWs As Being Not Very Intelligent?

  by minimus in

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  were most witnesses very intelligent, in your honest opinion?

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  Samuel Thorsen

  Tanks and welcome titania. A great first one and very intelligent. Never thougt of this before...