Posts by ackack

she said that husbands are the head of the family, and if the wife doesn't support him in serving jehovah then he should give her a good smack across the mouth, thats what she deserves.

if only adam had given eve a good smack across the mouth when she proposed eating the fruit, we wouldn't be in the mess we are in now!

I was in an abusive relationship for 5 years. The reaction to her abuse ranged from "did you bring anything second-hand in to the house lately? (demons)" to "she needs to eat more fish/do running/get more sleep". She was publicly reproved after I left, but I was hounded for not "forgiving" her and going to back to getting beaten up. Aparently, she was attending all her meetings now, so I should go back.

sigh ...

Now she's lying in a court of law. Saying she was never abusive. Before I left the JW's I went to the elders about this. They didn't seem to care. Lying and abuse is pretty minor next to touching someone's breast or getting a vasectomy.

ackack

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District Assemblies -- List and Contents

by ackack in

i've been looking for a comprehensive list of das.

this is what i have so far.1969 "peace on earth"1970 "men of goodwill"1971 "divine name"1972 "divine rulership"1973 "divine victory"1974 "divine purpose"1975 "divine sovereignty"1976 "sacred service"1977 "joyful workers"1978 "victorious faith"1979 "living hope"1980 "divine love"1981 "kingdom loyalty"1982 "kingdom truth"1983 "kingdom unity"1984 "kingdom increase"1985 "integrity keepers"1986 "divine peace"1987 "trust in jehovah"1988 "divine justice"1989 "godly devotion"1990 "pure language"1991 "lovers of freedom"1992 "light bearers"1993 "divine teaching"1994 "godly fear"1995 "joyful praisers"1996 "messengers of godly peace"1997 "faith in god's word"1998 "god's way of life"1999 "god's prophetic word"2000 "doers of god's word"2001 "teachers of god's word"2002 "zealous kingdom proclaimers"2003 "give god glory"2004 "walk with god"2005 "godly obedience".

any help with the contents?

ackack

Just some interesting counts

God* 11
Divine 9
Kingdom 5
Word 4
Teach* 2
Love* 2
Faith 2
Jehovah 1
Jesus 0
Christ 0

sigh...

ackack

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watchtower quotes national enquirer?

by in a new york bethel minute in

the situation in the united states is similar.

an article in "new york" magazine tells of professional donors who sell a pint of their blood as many as 444 times in a period of only four years.

but whether it is bought or not, blood is potentially dangerous.

ackack

There is another National Enquirer quote.. in the creation book.

in the creation book ch 9, pg 124:
18 Rocket expert Wernher von Braun went a step further when he stated: “The natural laws of the universe are so precise that we have no difficulty building a spaceship to fly to the moon and can time the flight with the precision of a fraction of a second. These laws must have been set by somebody.”8 Scientists who want a rocket to orbit the earth, or the moon, must work in harmony with such universal laws if they are to be successful

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District Assemblies -- List and Contents

by ackack in

i've been looking for a comprehensive list of das.

this is what i have so far.1969 "peace on earth"1970 "men of goodwill"1971 "divine name"1972 "divine rulership"1973 "divine victory"1974 "divine purpose"1975 "divine sovereignty"1976 "sacred service"1977 "joyful workers"1978 "victorious faith"1979 "living hope"1980 "divine love"1981 "kingdom loyalty"1982 "kingdom truth"1983 "kingdom unity"1984 "kingdom increase"1985 "integrity keepers"1986 "divine peace"1987 "trust in jehovah"1988 "divine justice"1989 "godly devotion"1990 "pure language"1991 "lovers of freedom"1992 "light bearers"1993 "divine teaching"1994 "godly fear"1995 "joyful praisers"1996 "messengers of godly peace"1997 "faith in god's word"1998 "god's way of life"1999 "god's prophetic word"2000 "doers of god's word"2001 "teachers of god's word"2002 "zealous kingdom proclaimers"2003 "give god glory"2004 "walk with god"2005 "godly obedience".

any help with the contents?

ackack

I've been looking for a comprehensive list of DAs. This is what i have so far.

1969 "Peace on Earth"
1970 "Men of Goodwill"
1971 "Divine Name"
1972 "Divine Rulership"
1973 "Divine Victory"
1974 "Divine Purpose"
1975 "Divine Sovereignty"
1976 "Sacred Service"
1977 "Joyful Workers"
1978 "Victorious Faith"
1979 "Living Hope"
1980 "Divine Love"
1981 "Kingdom Loyalty"
1982 "Kingdom Truth"
1983 "Kingdom Unity"
1984 "Kingdom Increase"
1985 "Integrity Keepers"
1986 "Divine Peace"
1987 "Trust in Jehovah"
1988 "Divine Justice"
1989 "Godly Devotion"
1990 "Pure Language"
1991 "Lovers of Freedom"
1992 "Light Bearers"
1993 "Divine Teaching"
1994 "Godly Fear"
1995 "Joyful Praisers"
1996 "Messengers of Godly Peace"
1997 "Faith in God's Word"
1998 "God's Way of Life"
1999 "God's Prophetic Word"
2000 "Doers of God's Word"
2001 "Teachers of God's Word"
2002 "Zealous Kingdom Proclaimers"
2003 "Give God Glory"
2004 "Walk With God"
2005 "Godly Obedience"

Any help with the contents? What about CA's? Just looking for the hidden code in the themes. (Well.. err.. i guess i meant the overt themes)

ackack

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New Awake blasts internet and newspapers.

by integ in

jw
friends

the october 1st awake has a stern warning for "young ones" to stay away from witness websites.

they could actually be apostates you are .

talking to.

ackack

How quickly can you Milieu Control? :)

Oh, its all good times.

I remember once, telling a sister about something interesting happening to JW's in russia, and she said, "If its not from the society, I don't even want to hear about it." ... sigh .. i was just trying to nice.. :(

ackack

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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.

ackack

So, er, Scholar, how do you get around the business tablets? Do you a) figure its a gross mistranslation, b) collusion by merchants, c) there are simply missing tablets? Or does it just not bother you because you're picking the bible over secular records? I know that personally, thats how i rationalized away the problem before.. I just created a false dichotomy so that I didn't have to face up to the fact that the physical evidence flatly contradicted the society's interpretation.

Just curious :)

ackack

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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.

ackack

Scholar: I don't understand. How is 539 attested to biblically?

ackack

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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.

ackack

I wasn't attempting to criticize the feeding of trolls. Its just that I personally find Scholar's logic to be tiring just reading it, I can't even imagine how you people who respond to him get by. Maybe you have some kind of protein bar or energy shake.. who knows.

Scholar: do you have a king list yet?

ackack