Posts by Rooster

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Were here any sham marriages in your KH?

by badboy in

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recenly there have reports of sham marriages in church,have there been cases in khs?

Rooster

Yes there are 18 in the local south hall.

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How Will Men Die in 2008?

by edward612 in

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only 4 from spider bites though eh?

Joke from Patterson elders' school

by sir82 in

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our po recently returned from his indoctrination training session at patterson.. he's been pretty tight-lipped about the experience, following orders from above.

but he did repeat one joke he said one of the instructors made (keep in mind that all those in attendance were pos).. what is the difference between jesus christ and a po?.

jesus knows he isn't god!.

Rooster

What is the difference between Satan & a P.O. ?

You can tell the P.O. is lying because you can see his lips moving.

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Placements and Ministry Hours vs. Conversions

by megs in

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i am so irritated.

the pioneer who was giving me bible study mailed me the public version of watchtower and awake!

(i'm not doing the bs anymore) this got me thinking... why is more emphasis placed on hours in the ministry and "product placement" than conversion??

Matthew 24:14 fulfilled

by Newborn in

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you've probably discussed this a lot already but i started to have serious doubts when they announced that matt 24:14 was fulfilled.

even though in 3 countries, i think, (like afghanistan..) it had not been preached in at all and billions of people elsewhere will never hear about jehovah.

again the answer is probably that jehovah will make the final judgment and he is all justice etc.

Rooster

What the WTBTS sells has nothing to do with Matt 24:14.

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Don't Fight a Jehovah's Witness! They win Every Time.

by easyreader1970 in

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thnx for that little clip, it was short and to the point.

i guess the brainwashing happens after the beat down :)

Can you threaten jws with getting police if they don't keep away?

by dobbie in

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following on from my post re elder relative (hubbys) refusing to put his bible away and leave when i have a no religious callers sign up as he knows plus i am d'ad i am going to write to the congregation from us both andsay what happenned and not to call or itwill be trespassing and i will take further action.

does anyone know if i could takefurther action/police etc orwould this justbe an empty threat?

just wantto make sure they bog off and stop doing this to us, thanks!

Rooster

I helped out a poorer family while I was still is the cult/sect. One of their sons started coming by my house to continue taking from me.

He married a "sister" from the kingdumb hall who had two children from a previous marriage.

He was unhappy about the fact that his new wife had been fixed & could not have any children for him. So he started cheating on her & would drop by my house unannounced with one of his lovers.

He would drink up all of my booze and ask for money.

One night he came by late, my wife & I had already gone to bed. I went to the door & he was standing there drunk & asking for more booze he also asked where I kept my gun.

This story goes on & on but anyway I called his mother & said if her son came to my house ever again I would shoot him & call the cops.

He has not been back since.

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Jehovah's Witnesses ?

by Rooster in

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when did jesus say he was going to return?.

did he say he was going to return in 1914?.

did he return in 1914?.

Rooster

Re: Jehovah's Witnesses ?

Post 566 of 568
since 10-Jan-08

Dear Rooster, it seems that the earliest Christians, the disciples of Jesus, were expecting his imminent and immediate return in glory. This idea is very clear when you read the Christian ["New Testament"] scriptures.

Unfortunately, throughout history, people living in every historical era, have considered the New Testament as a sort of prophetic "message" written to them and for their benefit. This is simply not the case. Whoever wrote the scriptures were not crystal-ball gazers peering into the future. They were writers who were addressing local ["local" in both its temporal and geographic senses] needs and concerns. Their message was a specific one, addressed to a specific group of people.

I suppose that it only normal that each successive generation has "peered into" the scriptures as if they were some sort of mirror reflecting on the times. But this is an erroneous conception. The Bible contains absolutely not one iota of "prophecy" that we people living in the twenty-first century can use or benefit.

As for the so-called "1914 doctrine" preached by the Witnesses, it is total tripe and utter bilge. The 1914 doctrine is based on their "year 607 B.C.E." theory which is, itself, erroneous.

Very good point...

Thank you,

Rooster

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