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  An Elder Told Me.... Many To Be Disfellowshipped Soon...

  by Doubtfully Yours in

  1. watchtower
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  an elder told me the book is jehovah's latest provision to cleanse his organization.. he said soon all people that have drifted, inactives, and others baptized and not complying with the biblical mandates for a jw, will be visited and given an option to shape up or ship out.. he said that if the person refuses the help offered by the congregation they'll be notified of the date of disfellowshipping and given time to appeal the decision.. he was so happy stating that this way jehovah's organization was preparing for the final clean-up before armageddon.

  he sounded so convincing that it almost made perfect sense what he was saying.

  i got goose bumps listening to his reasoning.. dy

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  Sounds like the doors of the ark are closing..

  GBL

  Only I don't think the flood water's coming to hoist their ark~!

  Coulda sworn I saw a big beautiful rainbow just the other day
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  is America No. 1?

  by Pleasuredome in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is an interesting article i found.

  i guess if you were to ask anyone on a street anywhere in the world what they think is the leading developed country in the world, they'd probably say the us.

  so with that in mind, here's some interesting statistics.... .

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  Sorry, off topic but had to say it... Pole - I rather preferred that devilishly handsome pic of you (I'm assuming it was you) to your new avatar
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  My Update with the Memorial

  by whyamihere in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well....i went and i made it there just in time and i sat in the middle.

  i had my aunt and uncle save seats so i did not have to talk with anyone to get a seat.

  i sat down and i felt better .....i made it.

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  Must be part of your charm Dustin
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  I WENT TO THE MEMORIAL LAST NIGHT.....

  by Mary in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  and i think that the wts's "waters are drying up".

  we had two congregations meet and the hall still wasn't full!

  i noticed a change in the talk from last year.

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  I'll show friendly interest & ask a lot of hard questions over for as many weeks as he'll listen. I'll try to witness to him but I'll probably get eaten alive. You never know, I might just sow a seed of doubt for the future.

  jaff:

  I've found one good way to handle the Witnesses if you're not sure how to respond is to read the entire book when they quote a scripture. Say the elder says look here at Matt. 24:14. You can always respond that you would rather read the entire chapter 24 of Matthew to get it in context. Usually, there will be a scripture or two that sheds light on what is being said and the Bible has a way of refuting what they say on its own. Of course, they are blind so you usually have to point out the discrepancy for them and then admire the deer caught in the headlights look prior to the elder moving on to another scripture or point rather than addressing yours.

  Isn't that crazy how they manage come between family and friends. They are so afraid that you might actually be able to beat your friend into reality!
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  My Update with the Memorial

  by whyamihere in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well....i went and i made it there just in time and i sat in the middle.

  i had my aunt and uncle save seats so i did not have to talk with anyone to get a seat.

  i sat down and i felt better .....i made it.

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  It's ok General MiddleFinger. You're safe. The Queen does not believe in spanking - LOL!

  -Private DoubleBird
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  Watchtower exposes "apostate" teaching of 2 classes of Christians

  by jaffacake in

  1. jw
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  the foundation of the great apostasy was laid in the separation of a class (called clergy) from the church of believers in general... this was not done in a day, but gradually.

  those who had been chosen from their own number, by the various congregations, to minister, or serve them in spiritual things, gradually came to consider themselves a superior class.... next they felt it beneath their dignity to be elected by the congregations they were to serve...their councils ..came finally to decreeing what should be considered orthodox... this self exalted clergy, becoming more and more vain and boastful, finally concluded that they alone constituted the church, and that the laity... were not to be classed as joint heirs... to the promises of coming glory and honor and association with christ...

  [emphasis added]

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  That's a great quote! Funny how the WTBTS has become what it so voraciously tried to seperate itself from so long ago... Full circle.
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  My Update with the Memorial

  by whyamihere in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well....i went and i made it there just in time and i sat in the middle.

  i had my aunt and uncle save seats so i did not have to talk with anyone to get a seat.

  i sat down and i felt better .....i made it.

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  Private DoubleBird

  That has a nice ring to it
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  My Update with the Memorial

  by whyamihere in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well....i went and i made it there just in time and i sat in the middle.

  i had my aunt and uncle save seats so i did not have to talk with anyone to get a seat.

  i sat down and i felt better .....i made it.

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  Oooh... Dustin:

  I want to be General MiddleFinger

  That's good!

  Brooke you can be my queen! I've always thought of myself as a princess. Princess w/a tiara that says "kiss me" please...
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  is America No. 1?

  by Pleasuredome in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is an interesting article i found.

  i guess if you were to ask anyone on a street anywhere in the world what they think is the leading developed country in the world, they'd probably say the us.

  so with that in mind, here's some interesting statistics.... .

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  Almost everything you can buy is made in China, here in the USA right now

  I'm with you on that one! We certainly have not cornered the market on the balance between import and export... We buy an awful lot more than we sell in this country. When it comes to globalization we seem to be overly dependant on the rest of the world.

  As for the comment regarding our schools. Yes, I can see in my children's schools that the test scores have slipped. But in our area it is predominately because a good percentage of the students are English learners. They have come over from Mexico. The whole "no child left behind" concept is slowing down the children who have been born and raised here. We really need to close our borders or come up with some programs to integrate people into society more effectively.
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  is America No. 1?

  by Pleasuredome in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is an interesting article i found.

  i guess if you were to ask anyone on a street anywhere in the world what they think is the leading developed country in the world, they'd probably say the us.

  so with that in mind, here's some interesting statistics.... .

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  Bush has divided our country into the so-called Red and Blue States

  LOL - you're pinning the division between Republican and Democrat on Bush? Now that's a stretch considering how long ago those lines were drawn... Personally, I feel our differences are what brings us together, keeps us in check and balances us out as a nation. I can't imagine what things would be like if everyone in the USA was on the Red side or the Blue side. Drama!!!