There will always be witnesses that grab anything on the news to make their point. I guess many of us did the same when we were in. It didn't seem to matter whether Jesus or Paul had spoke of a particular trouble, we decided it must mean the end is just round the corner.
Posts by alanv
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29Another Armageddon Thread...This Time May be for REAL?!?
by Yan Bibiyan inwith the ensuing unrest in north africa and the middle east, i wonder if some "zealous" brothers and sisters are saying: "this is it!!!"..
didn't armageddon suppose to start in the mideast?
isn't the unrest moving closer and closer to israel?
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Something's been on my mind...
by Vidiot in..., and while i usually contribute in a thread that's already been created, i thought this particular topic might warrant it's own.. like many of you, on friday i was persusing the "concerned elder speaks" thread about higher-ed and the gb's ross/rachel relationship with it, and a couple of posts caught my eye:.
room 215 - "that's it, boys; alienate the remaining elders, drive them to resign and exacerbate the shortage already underway.".
baltar447 - "it's like they want fewer elders and servants.".
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alanv
At the moment the society is slowly grinding to a halt in Europe, but the rest of the world of JWs is still seeing increase. While that is happening, the money is still coming in. Certainly if the JWs in other developed countries wake up and leave, then the society will indeed be in serious trouble.
Here's hoping.
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With modern technology how long can the truly keep going?
by life is to short ini was listening to the radio yesterday and the dj's were talking about the kindle and ipad and iphone.
they gave the number on how many are using them over reading books and news papers.
one dj said you can put a thousand books into the kindle and off yougo.
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alanv
It's an interesting thought. If a householder said no to the magazines, do any of the witnesses tell the householders that they can read the mags online if they prefer.
Presumably the society would be very against them doing that, as it stops the dollers coming in.
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untitled
by misguided ini have 6 children, 5 with another ex-jw, now aged 17 to 23, all happy to be out of the org.
however, i'm having trouble with my 6th, 13 years old, but mentally challenged due to a condition called cystic hygroma before he was born.
he is mentally at (my guess from the other 5) a 9 year old's level.
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alanv
To be honest I would have thought his brothers and sisters are the best people to show him that JWs ae not a good religion to follow.
The best line I can think of is how much of what the society have said has come true. Just about everything that has come from them has proved false. They only get things right that other non JWs have already said before.
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alanv
If you have the inclination you can click on the members button and you will see members names a to z. Their are many pages on each letter. So there are certainly hundreds of members.
Good Luck.
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Blood Ban and Your Pets
by compound complex inhow irrational the society could be was experienced by the sister-in-law of ex-bethelite william (bill) cetnar when .... at the suggestion of her veterinarian, she had a blood transfusion given to her poodle to prolong its life.
she couldn't believe bill [cetnar]when he told her that the society would say she had violated god's law.
at his urging she wrote the society on the matter and the response she received informed her that she had done wrong.
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alanv
The whole of the animal kingdom is full of animals eating each other, blood and all. I wonder how they feel about God creating the leach. Maybe it was created originally to eat straw. Hmm.
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The GB really do not want us to think for ourselves Mar 15th WT
by life is to short ini know that some of you might think that i really should be reading the wt but with a husband still in and being that i am still very tied to the religion though him i want to know what is up with them in some ways.. the march 15th wt made me feel sick.
on page 5 it was talking about how we need to wait on jehovah.
it was really the same old stuff but i feel with a different twist.
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alanv
The language now from the society is exactly the same as it was in the late 60s. At that time my best friend and I were persuaded to give up our jobs and become regular pioneers. As my friend said to me ' what is the point if this system is soon to finish. We did car washing 2 days a week to support ourselves. A few years later we both got married ( to different girls I hasten to add) So we then had to stop pioneering and get full time jobs. But it was hard and we had to rely on government benifits as we had no money saved.
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BBC INTERVIEW EMAILS ONLY FROM SW ENGLAND PLEASE
by cantleave ini have just recieved a call from emma, she has been in-undated with emails and has pointed out that as she simply a presenter for bbc radio somerset, a local station, please only email her only if you live in south west england.. her editor has seen the magnitude of the response and realises that this could a big story and looking at escalating to a national level, so the point has been made.. also she wanted to point out that she is only the presenter and the interview and research was undertaken by tammy macallister and she deserves the credit.. it's great to see the exjw community spring into action, but please respect emma's in box!.
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alanv
As usual JWN does brilliantly. We really are a force for good. I am sure they realize they have a potentially excellent story. Let's hope this issue is spoken about all over the UK, and then hopefully in other countries.
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What were the brothers obsession with 'The Big A' ? They wanted it so badly (and still do)
by Joliette ini've been doing research for about a year, (omg all the things that i'm finding out.
its right around the corner!
i know that life can get bad, but how is the big a gonna make things better?
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alanv
I think you have to remember that as JWs we were indoctrinated. Over and over again we heard abpot the wonderful paradise earth. Very little is said about the actual big A. Many JWs are the sort of people that like to be told what to do. They have very little ambition. I can see now why I was attracted to them. It was a cop out. You did not have to worry about the future, as God would sort it all out for me.(sigh)
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How does it feel to be reinstated ?
by Pitchess Co-Gen ini've been disfellowshipped for about 2 years now and i was wondering whats it like to be reinstated ?
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alanv
Every year some that get disfellowshipped apply to be reinstated. The main reason is that they want to be close to their family and friends again.
What you have to decide is whether it is worth going along with a religion that you probably disagree with.
It is a horrible feeling sitting at a meeting knowing that a lot of what they are telling you is total rubbish. Also when you are talking to witnesses, you will probably need to bite your tongue for the rest of your life.
Personally I would find that totally unacceptable, but obviously you have to decide. Good luck