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Opposing family members == the devil?
by ackack in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i always found it uncomfortable that require brochure had me teaching that they needed to carry on despite opposition right from the get go.

to quote:not everyone will be happy to see you studying the bible, but do not let that stop you.

your eternal future depends on your getting to know god and doing his will despite any opposition.matthew 5:10-12; john 17:3.. .
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New employee from old KH
by ackack in
1. jw
2. friends
i da'ed myself around 2 months ago.

got away from my abusive marriage.

happy to do that.. i get a new job, one my ex doesn't know about (so she can't find me) and i'm happy.
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Artifact from 1st Temple Found
by ackack in
1. watchtower
2. bible
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interesting link .... first temple seal discovered in arab debris.

ackack
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Service Meeting For Week of Sept 26th to Oct1st?
by ackack in
1. watchtower
2. bible
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does anyone have the schedule handy?

thanks.. ackack
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Awake/Watchtower TOC Generator (pee your pants warning)
by ackack in
1. social
2. humour
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here is my second installment of auto-generated society content.. http://neocrat.com/toc.php.

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District Assembly Title Generator
by ackack in
1. social
2. humour
check it out.

http://neocrat.com/assembly.php.

if i'm missing some critical keywords, let me know, and i'll toss em in.. ackack
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District Assemblies -- List and Contents
by ackack in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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?
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Arrival vs Coming
by ackack in
1. watchtower
2. bible
looking at the nwt, i notice that matt 24:46 uses the word "arrival".

but in vs 44 where it says you wouldn't know the day or hour, it uses "coming".. this is the same greek word though.

obviously this is an attempt to seperate these two verses, to make them seem like two seperate events.. doesn't this blow away the fds concept?
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My story of abuse and disappointment.
by ackack in
1. jw
2. experiences
i was raised in as a jw, and got batpz at 16. i started pioneer at 18 and got married when i was 21. i was made an ms at 22, and was soon giving many parts.. my brother who was also a pioneer, eventually stopped, even stopped going to meetings.

he placed a doubt in my mind about 607. he simply told me to look at the kingdom come book appendix.. i looked at the material and was ablt to rationalize it in my mind as secular vs. biblical chronology (which is a gross oversimplification).

as well, i knew some things being done within the orginization didn't sit very well with me.
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Did I call on you?
by ackack in
1. jw
2. friends
when i was a dub, i called on someone who identified themselves as an "apostate".

it was on barrington, in toronto canada.

at any rate, if it was you, let me know.