For some of the decent CO's that I've met, I almost feel sorry for them. If the whole org. crumbles(lets hope) all they are qualified for is being a walmart greeter.
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Are Circuit Overseers Getting Discouraged?
by metatron ina sister i know went out with the c.o.
's wife in service recently.
sister c.o.
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Top 10 Signs You're In a Cult
by onesong inbased on steven hassan's book combatting cult mind control.
10. autonomy and individuality are discouraged.
dependence, conformity and obedience are encouraged and sometimes required.. 9. a person must shed his old identity and aquire a new one that is desired by the group.. 8. the information one is allowed to access and be exposed to is tightly restricted.. 7. the doctrine claims to answer all questions and problems.
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Spectre
I would have always answered those by saying, "But there is a reason why we do all these." And then spouted out some lame answer.
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WATCHTOWER MONEY - New contribution program!
by Severus inwatchtower money serves two purposes: to protest the policies of jehovah's witnesses and educate the public about the hidden side of the watchtower society.
consider this a sophisticated form of guerilla protest and awareness campaign.
each bill or check is designed to get the attention of the beholder and quickly provide information.
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Spectre
NICE!!!!
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Anyone from UKIAH, CA???
by Kudra inhey, .
just checking if anyone in here is from ukiah.
i'm still hopefull about getting to talk to someone i knew while in the "truth" who is now out-n-free... .
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Spectre
"Everyone is still in"?
I think the ones that leave still somewhat believe it and are afraid to do any research or read any "apostate" books. When I left I was like that for a while but just couldn't do it anymore.
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Anyone from UKIAH, CA???
by Kudra inhey, .
just checking if anyone in here is from ukiah.
i'm still hopefull about getting to talk to someone i knew while in the "truth" who is now out-n-free... .
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Spectre
I always thought the west side was the cool one.
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Anyone from UKIAH, CA???
by Kudra inhey, .
just checking if anyone in here is from ukiah.
i'm still hopefull about getting to talk to someone i knew while in the "truth" who is now out-n-free... .
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Spectre
I just sent you a PM.
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Anyone from UKIAH, CA???
by Kudra inhey, .
just checking if anyone in here is from ukiah.
i'm still hopefull about getting to talk to someone i knew while in the "truth" who is now out-n-free... .
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Spectre
Uh.... Ukiah? What?
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Does this make any sense?
by elliej inokay, this is even confusing for me, so please try to bear with me.. i am working on a "presentation" to give to a jw family member to defend myself when the fade comes up.
i want it to be something that will make them think and this is what i have come up with.. this person believes in the whole 1914 chronology bible prophecy crap and can't believe this isn't the truth when they are so right about the date.
but i see a flaw with the way it was calculated and i need input to tell me whether i'm cracked or this might really work- get him to think.. according to the wts, "in prophecy, a year averages 360 days, or 12 months of 30 days each... so the kings "seven times," or seven years, were 360 days multiplied by 7, or 2,520 days.
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Spectre
Yes, I did get you confused with someone else.
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Don't get the phone... it's Satan!
by Virgochik inmy mom always warned her new studies that satan would take notice right away that they were studying the truth.
she would give examples, so they would recognize the devil's activities for what they were.
sure enough, the phone rang during a study just as mom asked the lady to read a scripture.
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Spectre
I can just see Satan, in the voice of Dr. Evil;
"These humans, they made this communication device called a "telephone." I shall use this contraption in my insidious plot to foil my arch-nemesis Jehovah and his loyal witnesses. Number 2, did you get me a good long-distance provider? 8 cents a minute? You buffoon! Arrange a deal to get me 6 cents a minute, I've got a lot of calls to make."
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Does this make any sense?
by elliej inokay, this is even confusing for me, so please try to bear with me.. i am working on a "presentation" to give to a jw family member to defend myself when the fade comes up.
i want it to be something that will make them think and this is what i have come up with.. this person believes in the whole 1914 chronology bible prophecy crap and can't believe this isn't the truth when they are so right about the date.
but i see a flaw with the way it was calculated and i need input to tell me whether i'm cracked or this might really work- get him to think.. according to the wts, "in prophecy, a year averages 360 days, or 12 months of 30 days each... so the kings "seven times," or seven years, were 360 days multiplied by 7, or 2,520 days.
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Spectre
I thought I saw in another thread that you said you didn't want to get Ray Franz's book. Too bad since he goes into this rather in depth. Apparently, Russell swiped the 1914 idea from some 18th(or so) century monk and ran with it, however, it was all based on faulty dates. Because of WW1 and the spanish flu and all, they desperately need to hold onto the 1914 date. R. Franz said that while writing the Aid book, he basically just had to say, "all secular historians are wrong."