The link below shows the socirties view of being appointed by holy spirit. However any appointment is based on what the person appears to be, not necassarily what is in his heart. So it is perfectly possible for a sex abuser or someone with an undesirable trait to be appointed.
Posts by alanv
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21How to capitalise on recent unwise appointment with my wife.
by disposable hero of hypocrisy ina brother was appointed recently in the cong, he's got a dodgy history, doesn't really have the respect of many in the cong.
it's surprising to me, but i don't really care, good for him.
my wife, on the other hand, is angry!
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TV Broadcast - December 2014
by Listener ina widow with 3 dependant children.
the jw widow was having a lot of trouble paying her bills and the family was poor.
she had a visit from 2 elders who sat down with her and discussed her situation.
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by mikeypants ini'm sure this has been brought up before but.... i was talking a lil bit with the wife today about things as she brought it up.
she's baptized and all that, i'm not.
after the zone meeting i said enough.. anyway, she mentioned there's about 6000 anointed left and that armageddon would come before they all croaked.
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alanv
My first thought is that at present there are around 12000 taking the emblems, and that figure has been going up not down every year recently. So does she already think that half of those are imposters?
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A Non J-Dub paying a visit to KingDumb Hall!
by J-DUBBED ini was thinking of doing a pop-in visit when they're doing their thing(what ever that might be).
to just see what it is that lures and hooks people, like our son.
i was worried there is some sort of subliminal messages in audio or video that start to brain-wash a person.
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alanv
Navytown. Yes good question. They nearly always try to sidestep that question and say how Jehovah is to bring back to life all the billions that have died over the milleniums. But if a person sticks to their guns about who will die at Armaggeddon, they have no sensible answer.
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Study Article In 15/2/15 WT Praises Peace in Twentieth Century
by BluesBrother infor a hundred years or so the wts has been drumming into it's readers that these are "critical times" and the "last days" are marked by warfare , destruction & bloodshed.
a typical quote might be this :.
wt 1996 4/1 p 19. that an age of turmoil dawned early in the 20th century has been acknowledged by many.
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alanv
Yes I had a quick read through of it and you can see they hate to admit it but they have showed that many things have improved in the last 100 years.
This will be useful to show our family and friends who are still in the cult.
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Jan 15, 2015 - Why We Observe the Lords Evening Meal
by berrygerry inshouldn't this be titled:.
why are we observing the lords evening meal again(wasn't 2014 supposed to be the very last memorial - we really mean it this time?)?.
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alanv
When they said it may be the last memorial they would celebrate last year, it was purely a sales technique to get more to attend. It did not work. All ex JWs knew that even if the sheep did not. I can remember going round the doors in 1975 telling people this may well be the last time we call lol.
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PHOTO : Anthony Morris with ....tight pants on !
by raymond frantz injust for laughs someone photoshopoped that .i wonder why .... the letter that proves the sell off kingdom halls in britain.
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alanv
I can certainly see why the society would want to use the Kingdom Halls now for up to four congregations. They certainly are not concerned with witnesses paying more to travel to one that is not in their area. Meanwhile if any halls are being rented they can go, and for owned halls either in good or bad condition they can be sold off. Its a win, win situation for Watchtower, they get more money coming in at the expense of the sheep.
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Undeniable proof the Organisation has Jehovahs Blessing and Direction
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alanv
We had a discussion on Topix forum about Watchtower predictions that came true. This was all they could come up with lol
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Next time a JW tells you that you shouldn't let your children go to college ...
by EdenOne intell them this:.
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eden.
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alanv
I had first hand expierence of being told I would never have time to get a good job after higher education. So I broke my apprentership and regular pioneered for several years. Then when I was ready to settle down with a family I found I had zero qualifications so had to get a crap job to survive.
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I AGREE WITH THE JWs: THE 'SOUL' DOESN'T EXIST
by NAVYTOWN ini agree with the witnesses about almost nothing, but i do think they have the right idea when it concerns the 'soul'.
it is my belief that there is no such entity as a 'soul' that resides in a human being.
the idea originated in ancient, pre-scientific eras.
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alanv
I'm the same as you. My mother recently died and she and I chose to have a huminist ceremony, where the funeral talk is a tribute to her life, rather than trying to persuade the congregation about her soul floating off somewhere. I am under no illusions that I will not see her again. It is during a persons life we have the chance to love them and care for them. There is no second chance.