Posts by carla

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The 1914 Doctrine and The Threat of the Egibi Business Tablets

by VM44 in

could the watchtower and the jehovah's witnesses survive the discarding of their 1914 doctrine?

the doctrine that in 1914 the end of the gentile times took place, jesus took up rule in heaven.

for some reason the jws think the outbreak of world war i in 1914 is proof their prophetic calculations were correct.

carla

Can any of you explain to me, in a conversation with husband studying in earnest about two years with jw's, baptized this summer, why he insists that the 1914 doctrine is NOT one of the MAIN doctrines of jw?!! He says very important, yes, but not the main issue. wtf?! carla

ps- this came about because I asked him he found any jw who could explain it yet. I have been asking all this time if he can or anyone in his cong can. Is he just stupid or what? My claim is that if you take away 1914 all the rest will be shown as false as 1914.

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Battle Royal.

by Daunt in

when i told my mom and dad that i did not believe in the truth, i was jumping into unknown territory.

it has just never happened before.

now my parents are trying harder than ever to bring me back into the ranks.

carla

for some of the 'end is coming' things like, crime rate, earthquakes, life is so much worse now crap, get a hold of the book, 'The Sign of the Last Days - When?' by Carl Olaf Jonnson and Wolfgang Herbst. Available on many ex jw sites or try Lulu or Amazon, or even Ebay.

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Why the large fluctuation in Special Pioneers?

by truthseeker in

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little is known about special pioneers, other than their role.

how many hours are expected of them?

are they given preferential treatment?

carla

Would the numbers drop off in summer due to kids being around? Or would they just drag them along? on vacations? Special pioneers means at least 40 hours per week doesn't it? How many of these are there in each cong?

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The 1914 Doctrine and The Threat of the Egibi Business Tablets

by VM44 in

could the watchtower and the jehovah's witnesses survive the discarding of their 1914 doctrine?

the doctrine that in 1914 the end of the gentile times took place, jesus took up rule in heaven.

for some reason the jws think the outbreak of world war i in 1914 is proof their prophetic calculations were correct.

carla

The funny thing here is Scholar want 'competent translation'! What a joke! Why doesn't he ask for competent translation in the NWT first?

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Watchtower harping on "last generation" and 1914 on website

by Dogpatch in

24:29; mark 13:24,25; luke 21:25, 26) .

24:30; mark 13:26; luke 21:27) .

24:31; mark 13:27; luke 21:28) .

carla

will a rank & file even know about this? Is this really 'new' light again or just a mistake on their part? They are not really going back to this are they?

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WTBTS: Do Not Mark Donations For Relief Efforts - Mark World Wide Work

by Honesty in

i have just talked with the wtbts service department at 718-560-5000.. you can contribute for hurricane katrina relief efforts through your local kingdom hall and put your donation in the contribution box marked for the world wide work.

you may also send donations directly to the branch office... to the brooklyn address.

donations should be marked for the world wide work and not specificically reserved for relief efforts.

carla

Min,

Are you kidding? Who is honest? The gb? the jw victims? who do you mean is honest?

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How do female "unbelieving mates" do it? My tribute!

by Check_Your_Premises in

i am a male ubm, aka "unbelieving mate", which is hard enough.

i hate seeing my wife, someone who i have the utmost respect for, humiliating herself through her enslavement to this silly man-made publishing company.

i hate seeing her become a drone.

carla

Glad I didn't type my smart ass comments earlier! see, now I can take the higher ground.

Hell, I hope your wife doesn't feel like female ubm's! I honestly don't think jw's think that deeply about relationships. Why should they? They can just look up how they should feel about any subject. My only point was that there are obvious changes when anybody gets involved with the org. Your wife must be struggling with what the hall says about ubm's in general. Even if they don't point blank say we are evil, we are somehow less, unclean if you will. Just meant that you must wonder if the org affects us umb's, surely it must affect your wife's feelings. And I thought you were somewhat trying to figure out women in general. Women confused about men? no, we only wonder how our men can be so dense about things.

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How do female "unbelieving mates" do it? My tribute!

by Check_Your_Premises in

i am a male ubm, aka "unbelieving mate", which is hard enough.

i hate seeing my wife, someone who i have the utmost respect for, humiliating herself through her enslavement to this silly man-made publishing company.

i hate seeing her become a drone.

carla

Glad I didn't type my smart ass comments, see, now I can take the higher ground.

No, hell, I hope your wife doesn't feel like female ubm's.

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How do female "unbelieving mates" do it? My tribute!

by Check_Your_Premises in

i am a male ubm, aka "unbelieving mate", which is hard enough.

i hate seeing my wife, someone who i have the utmost respect for, humiliating herself through her enslavement to this silly man-made publishing company.

i hate seeing her become a drone.

carla

I was going to give you hard time but didn't want anyone to take offense or turn it into a gay thread.

Your wife is a lucky lady. I think you are trying to figure out a woman's psyche. There had been some discussion on the difference between a male ubm and female ubm. I wonder if you also think about your own wife's feelings and attitude towards you. By seeing the change in us female ubm's, you can see there must be some counterpart to your wifes feelings as well. What is the org doing to your wife's mind? How the heck to women think? How often do we hear that? Men often say they don't 'understand' women. Do women really understand men? Sure, we just pass off things as stupidity! just kidding.

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How do female "unbelieving mates" do it? My tribute!

by Check_Your_Premises in

i am a male ubm, aka "unbelieving mate", which is hard enough.

i hate seeing my wife, someone who i have the utmost respect for, humiliating herself through her enslavement to this silly man-made publishing company.

i hate seeing her become a drone.

carla

You must be kidding!