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  Selling of a Kingdom Hall....Opinions?

  by CountryBoyJim77 in

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  i'm not sure if this is the appropriate category for this topic, so forgive me if it is not.

  i'm fairly new here.

  i wanted to get opinions on something.. the congregation i was raised in, built a new hall in june, 1984, when i was 7 years old.

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  Why does an elder have all this say? I hated that elder that moved away when the "damage was done."
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  YESTERDAY'S "SPECIAL TALK"

  by Mary in

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  well i couldn't bring myself to go to the "special talk" that was being held at copps colesium yesterday, as i was busy plucking my eyebrows and watching the grass grow

  anyhoo, you know what this "special talk" consisted of?

  experiences from brothers in foreign lands.

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  outhy
  
  Oh dont tell me I missed this one.....Shucks. !!!
  
  Scully I remember in Ottawa an assembly ( world wide one) after we had gone for weeks getting rooms for people of other lands. We had to go wash down the Assembly place ( forgot what it was called) Then it was an 8 day assembly I had to take my book study-- my daughter Melanie - two Pioneers & sleep in a TENT!!!!!!!!! Talk about suffering!!!! One day special meeting you say Mary ???& they forgot to invite me??? PITY!
  
  
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  Sounds like Bootcamp! ...Are you sure it was 8 days long! I never heard of it! Longest was 3-4 days as a JW. Maybe it's different in Oz...
  
  But then again, they always change the rules.
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  YESTERDAY'S "SPECIAL TALK"

  by Mary in

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  well i couldn't bring myself to go to the "special talk" that was being held at copps colesium yesterday, as i was busy plucking my eyebrows and watching the grass grow

  anyhoo, you know what this "special talk" consisted of?

  experiences from brothers in foreign lands.

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  Mary,
  
  Very late April fool's Witness style? I don't know.
  
  It wasn't really a special talk was it? They should have told everybody to get ready for another ORDINARY TALK.
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  Which is worse - the Jehovah's Witness or the Mormons?

  by inquirer in

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  if someone put a gun to your head and you had to choose, which one would you say is the worst?

  also, which religion is more doctrinally incorrect?

  which religion has the most false end of the world dates?

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  Rod P,
  
  Yeah! Great post! Awesome! Thanks for posting! :) I don't know much about Mormons, now I know a bit more. :)
  
  I can see why people would rather be Mormons now. :) More free and family oriented. Services for children and adults, adopting "outside" religious beliefs and not getting spastic over it.
  
  But, this is how I see it the Mormon doctirnes are SO WRONG, but the lifestyle is much better. The Jehovah's Witness doctrines are FAIRLY ACCURATE, but their lifestyle is much worse.
  
  But I'd take the gun anyday and ask Jehovah to give me another chance in paradise*! :) Would be interested in seeing some of you people on this board in Paradise too! That would be cool! lol :) (I'm literal about it.) American accented: "Hey! Are you that inquirer guy!"
  
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  *In the New American Bible (Yeah, I love reading other Bibles, it's cool!) it says that paradise is another name for heaven. But I still think it means earth. In actual fact, though, Paradise comes from the word "park." So I think the original meaning in Genesis is still applied thousands of years later like in Matthew, Mark... as a paradise/park (a gigantic park!). NOt paradise/heaven.
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  Which is worse - the Jehovah's Witness or the Mormons?

  by inquirer in

  1. jw
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  if someone put a gun to your head and you had to choose, which one would you say is the worst?

  also, which religion is more doctrinally incorrect?

  which religion has the most false end of the world dates?

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  Well, I would have to say "shoot," too if someone asked the question Mormon or Witness?
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  Which is worse - the Jehovah's Witness or the Mormons?

  by inquirer in

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  if someone put a gun to your head and you had to choose, which one would you say is the worst?

  also, which religion is more doctrinally incorrect?

  which religion has the most false end of the world dates?

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  upside/down,
  
  Well, I wish people would be shocked at how different Mormon dogma is too! If you are going to have a go at JW's, why not Mormons! (I know Mormon theology is criticized too, but sometimes I feel as theirs more bias against JW's!) My idea is too criticize ALL who are "heretics."
  
  I couldn't care less how good they are with their family ideals and how much they join in the community. I'm not going to join a community that preaches crap Joseph Smith! He just made all that up in his head!
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  What made YOU drop Christianity?

  by GetBusyLiving in

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  after i read coc and left the dubs for a short while i considered myself christian.

  the way franz explained it, all that is required is to have faith in jesus and to love your neighbor as yourself and then you will be 'saved'.

  the more i started pealing away at the onion though the dumber the premise of someone dying for my 'sins' seemed, and i just lost faith in it altogether.

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  whyamihere
  
  
  
  
  
  I think the JW's screwed me up to not knowing if I should or shouldn't believe in certain things.
  
  
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  You should be believing in God MORE! Don't let the JW's screw you! You can find peace at heart without going to the ____ hall.
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  What made YOU drop Christianity?

  by GetBusyLiving in

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  after i read coc and left the dubs for a short while i considered myself christian.

  the way franz explained it, all that is required is to have faith in jesus and to love your neighbor as yourself and then you will be 'saved'.

  the more i started pealing away at the onion though the dumber the premise of someone dying for my 'sins' seemed, and i just lost faith in it altogether.

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  Saying you are a Jehovah's Witness, Catholic or Mormon are just brand names! :D I was thinking about this recently!
  
  Playstation, Gamecube, and X Box (...) -- They are all computer game consoles!
  
  Coke, Pepsi, Fanta- Brand names!
  
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  Six Billion Hearts Will Soon Stop Beating. . .

  by ACEofCAD in

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  announced our circuit overseer last night in his talk about the urgency to preach because of the times.

  followed by a silence that was broken with ohhhs and ahhhs.

  he said that a couple of times throughout his part, simulating a beating heart with his fist.

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  Crumpet
  
  Nice idea greendawn. By the way I love your avatar - is it a Waterhouse?
  
  
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  I love your avatar! :D
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  Have you conquered the indoctrination?

  by Frog in

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  something i?ve wanted to ask you all for a while.

  had you 100% denounced jw doctrine to yourself at the time of your leaving the org?

  i know many have said that specific issues prompted them to leave i.e., wt membership in the un, silent lambs/child molestation policy, malawi political party card issues, inconsistent changes in doctrine i.e., 1975/1914 generation not passing?new light begets old light begets new light etc.

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  IN Australia they are playing the whole (classic) Doctor Who series. That had taken my mind of the JW's quite a lot!
  
  I was too young when it was on. But I love seeing story after story.
  
  lol Just think about how scary those stories are! Don't you feel sorry for the Doctor dealing with all those foes! :D It's hard for him, isn't it? :D I'd be more concerned with that! :D