Posts by Woodsman

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Isn't obesity a difilement of the flesh?

by BrentR in

back when i was a jw i saw many people df'd because of smoking.

it was probably the second most common reason aside from fornication and adultrey.

i can't tell you how many brothers and sisters i knew in my cong.

Woodsman

There was a 600 lb brother who was a MS at my old hall. I would have felt more compassion for him if I didn't always see him pigging out at Friendlys.

Despite his gluttony I don't think anyone should be judged for smoking, overeating or overdrinking. Most of these activities are symptoms of underlying illness. I myself used to self medicate with alchohol until I figured out that I was just masking depression. Diet and exercise helps now.

If you want to kick someone out of your organization because you don't allow smoking in your organization thats fine. Just don't judge the person as though they are a sinner and you are not.

I believe that there is nothing that defiles the flesh. We are all just a little sick in some way. The first century sheep farmers didn't know about depression, biploar or other mental illnesses. They had no understanding of genetic or hormonal disorders. And forget them even having a clue about chromosome related conditions and birth defects. We have come along way as a society so why would anyone want to go back 2,000 years in knowledge. Next you'll be praying to the sun for your next meal.

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"Babylon The Great Has Fallen"-God's Kingdom Rules!--+QB--PDF!

by Atlantis in

(+qb--stands for: plus question booklet).

"babylon the great has fallen" god's kingdom rules!this is a very large file of 710 pages with maps and total index pages included.

chart of dates see pages 682--690.

Woodsman

Thanks again.

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Pearl Harbor

by Woodsman in

jw
friends

my grandfather was in pearl harbor.

he is 87 years old.

he can still remember it like yesterday and his stories send shivers down your spine.. pleas take a moment to remember the sacrifice many made.

Woodsman

Thanks for thoses statistics. It is erie that I may owe my existence to those nukes. My grandfather didn't father my dad until after the war. If he had died in an expanded theater I would not be here.

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Scriptures the Org never quotes in talks or publications.

by wanderlustguy in

i just read a post today that caught my attention, and gave me an idea.. name off some scriptures the society rarely or never quotes and the subject they pertain to.. job 1, 1-3 and job 3, 1-5, birthdays..

Woodsman

Revelation 19:1

The Great Crowd is in heaven.

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Sunday's public talk about 1914 mentioned 586

by GBSJG in

the public talk of last sunday was about 1914, the last days and the prophecy of daniel.. so the speaker explains how we get to the 2520 years and that jerusalem fell in 607. but after that he must have talked about the 586 date for 5 minutes.

he said that some say the jerusalem fell in 586 instead of 607. but then you would not get to 1914 but 1934 and nothing special happened then.

then he says that jw have published convincing material about why the date must be 607 without mentioning what that material exactly is (he actually said this several times).

Woodsman

WWI started before the WTS says Jesus began ruling. So it was not a result of Jesus' invisible presence.

Alot of Witnesses think that WWI is a result of the devil being cast down from heaven and being very angry. They need to check their dates.

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Pearl Harbor

by Woodsman in

jw
friends

my grandfather was in pearl harbor.

he is 87 years old.

he can still remember it like yesterday and his stories send shivers down your spine.. pleas take a moment to remember the sacrifice many made.

Woodsman

Hi Jim,

I remember you from Channel C.

I agree with your historical tidbits.

And while the Japanese may have felt the Nuclear weapons were not a fair trade for Pearl Harbor I was under the impression they were not so much payback as a prevention of a land invasion. Perhaps both.

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The JW fall campaign about false religion

by NowImFree in

i just wanted to find out if any of you have had strange experiences confronting jw family members about this brochure.

i am asking because there have been two case of child molestation in my family both perpetrated by jw elder's sons and then covered up.

we have also had a suicide in my family - my oldest brother killed himself after been disfellowshiped and shunned for years.

Woodsman

I don't know why but this tract really angered me more than any of my wife's other literature. I think it is the fact that she is making a special effort to go out and tell our friends and family that their religion is false.

Moreover she isn't willing to talk about the falsehoods of her own religion. The nerve of her and the JWs. They will run back to the car if someone calls them on their record. They only want to meet people at the doors who are ignorant about the Bible and the WTS.

I going to bring this up with my wife. I hope it gets thru.

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