Here is the way a JW put it to me recently. He said the Bible Students knew SOMETHING momentous would happen. They were wrong about what happened, but after all, they're only imperfect humans!
Isaac
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Notice the major u-turn in the March study WT???
by Amha·aret ini still get copies of all the kms and mags - just for a giggle really.
oh and to look out for noo light of course!.
i was browsing thru the march 15 2009 yesterday and came across something that was noo to me.
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First "Big Meeting" for our hall was tonight
by Iwonder17 inso we hadour first big meeting tonigh ( bookstudy, ministry school and service meeting ) here are my observations:.
1) even though it is the same amount of time, it seemed verrrrry long.
2) it seemed like a circus.....too many parts that did not relate to the others....seemed like a crossword puzzel with 6 different languages.
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truthsetsonefree
Talking about the kids, I think this will be very bad for young ones and shy ones since now they will never want to comment
Good, in a sense at least. The less involved they feel the more likely they'll leave.
Isaac
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Why would ALMIGHTY god need a Flood?
by wobble inleaving out all the obvious problems with a global flood,why would almighty god need a flood at all,with its attendant problems of gathering animals and building arks etc.when he obviously had the power just to destroy the "wicked" and just leave noah and family alive.. after all he destroyed just the first born in egypt (what had they done to offend him?
) so why not just snuff out who he wants to,why a flood?.
come on fundies tell me!.
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truthsetsonefree
He needed the flood to provide a prophetic type that Jesus could refer to 2000 years later. What a load of crock.
Isaac
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Happy New Year!
by free2think inhappy new year everyone!.
i hope you all have a fantastic new year!.
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truthsetsonefree
Happy New Year all. Its great to be free. Starting over single and free from the JWs, who could ask for anything more? Not here anyway. Again Happy New Year to all here (including you lurkers and even the WT trolls!).
Isaac
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How did you feel the 1st time you visited this or other "apostate" site?
by Newborn ini thought jehobar would struck me dead with a lightning right on the spot.
seriously, i was so scared.
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truthsetsonefree
Terrified. I'm a techhie professionally, and I was still scared of being tracked. Much of my lurking and even my first post was done while traveling far from home on business. As someone said its hard to believe now.
Isaac
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Terminology: Congregation vs. Unit
by Gram indoes anyone remember when the "so and so" congregation was called the "so and so" unit?
do you know the reasoning behind changing the terminology?
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truthsetsonefree
Actually Blondie's post just brought it back. Units were Book Studies. They were units before they were groups. Amazing the lingo, how it changes. It becomes easy to tell how current a JW is, whether they are in or out. How cultish.
Isaac
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Honestly, Would You Have Secretly Taken a Blood Transfusion?
by minimus inwhile i was an active jw elder, i wouldn't have up until that last year.
that's when i was totally mentally out, just going thru the technicalities.
i still respect other jw's viewpoints on their not accepting blood----although i think they are terribly misguided.
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truthsetsonefree
When I went in for surgeries I made no mention of being a Witness. Truth is no one would have known. My wife was out of the loop, and I would have requested no visitors for a while. The chances of anyone finding out is actually quite small. JWs are scared because they believe "Jehovah's eyes are upon them".
Isaac
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Anti-Witness video approaching 144,000 cicks. What next!
by kool aid man06 inthis you tube video as of dec 20, 2008 has received 143,279 clicks and is rapidly approaching the "magic number".
this video is getting a lot of attention as many witnesses are wondering what goes on in a judicial committee hearing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or7tsa0nng4.
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truthsetsonefree
This is truly wonderful. What a powerful tool YouTube is becoming. Awakened at Gilead's video is an eye opener. Hopefully more of us can do this.
Isaac
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So, I guess we were wrong...
by Priest73 inyou can polish a turd.... .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbj6ponx14a
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truthsetsonefree
They brought some guy who is an expert in making polished mud balls. From there they went on to making a high gloss turd. I tell you I love Mythbusters. Actually it has made for some fun science ed for my daughter.
Isaac
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fwd Email claiming 1980 AWAKE! "predicted" this economic crisis
by inkling ini did.
*gag* got it from a family member.
i didn't even acknowledge receipt - i just deleted it.. purza.
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truthsetsonefree
They quoted an economist? who stated what many economists said about what can happen when certain systems such as credit are abused. So that shows that these economists understood their economics. So? That says nothing about WT's ability to predict. If it did then the New York Times and other news sources who quoted the same sources are predictors of the future. And isn't it an appeal to inappropriate authority to insinuate that because WT could recognize a good quote by an astute economist, that they now know what the world's future holds?
Isaac