Heh. I read and still read a lot. I've read much WT stuff, but that was because I was forced to. Never really cared for it or let it get to me. But I have read tonnes of non-WT stuff. Mostly SF and Fantasy novels - I have read literally hundreds of books.
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Does the borg really produce great readers? How much did you actually read when in?
by likeabird ini've been reading a lot and learning even more (project deadlines to meet), getting this overwhelming satisfaction and feeling good.. and then i stopped and realised that i never got that feeling when reading borg publications.. i also realized that i have probably read more non-fiction books in the last month than i did during my whole life in the borg.. for all my reading (and i was fully in) i read no more than two wt books cover to cover.
none of my study books were studied cover to cover and wts were usually quickly underlined and rarely properly studied.
magazines were usually flicked through and resolutions to read them cover to cover rarely lasted more than a few weeks.. i did manage to read the bible through once - but that was because i was always afraid someone door to door would ask me if i had, so i figured i should just crack on with it.
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7 million Jehovah's Witnesses wasting 10 hours every month
by Terry inwhat if.... what if jehovah's witnesses spent their 70 million hours on something better than cartoon theology distribution?.
would this world be better served by:.
1.feeding the hungry?.
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Good point, Terry. It could do a world of good.
However, the sad truth of human nature is that not many people are selfless enough to devote all that time to good causes like that. The only reason most witlesses do their "ministry" is because of the cult brainwashing.
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1914 gone??
by Crazyguy innow that russell is no longer important do you think this is designed so they can drop 1914??
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Dropping 1914 as a significant date would have to be done very carefully and gradually by the WTBTS. That date has been a cornerstone belief for a long time. To drop it would be as radical a change as dropping the blood ban or the practice of shunning. It would require a complete, ground-up rewrite of their understanding of Daniel and Revelation.
That said, I think they may try to, since it has been so long. The July 15 WT already moved stuff from the past to the future, so we shall see. If they try to rush it, they could end up loosing a lot of people.
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The music that moves you....
by FlyingHighNow inonce when i was profoundly sad for too many days, my brother in law sent us a mix tape.
he named each song after a person in our family.
this is the one he named heather.
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why
by therevealer inif they are going to try to guess what jesus should look like why don't they or haven't they created artwork that they would use to consistently show him as the same guy.
this one is from sept wt.
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Turin shroud
evidence
These two things are not even remotely related. The (in)famous Shroud of Turin has been quite thoroughly debunked. It was radiocarbon dated to medieval times, IIRC.
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JW calendar for this month - no accidents? LOGIC FAIL
by Comatose init shows a bunch of happified people working on a house.
tagged with the scripture they build houses and have occupancy.
but in the picture they are all wearing hard hats and safety harnesses.
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Huh. Odd. I thought nuclear materials took millions to billions of years to decay.
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JW calendar for this month - no accidents? LOGIC FAIL
by Comatose init shows a bunch of happified people working on a house.
tagged with the scripture they build houses and have occupancy.
but in the picture they are all wearing hard hats and safety harnesses.
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The earth will be a completely clean paradise within 1000 years of Armageddon God's murder-fest.
Debunked. In 2 words.
Nuclear waste.
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I know this sounds crazy but, what if?
by earthfire inso i've been thinking about my jw family members a lot lately, especially since i just saw them a couple of weeks ago at my youngest sisters wedding.
with all the current animosity towards apostates that seems to be more aggressive than usual it hit me when i saw this posted on fb today.
would it be possible for the gb to demand that jw's kill apostates?
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True, blondie, but then the WTBTS can introduce "new light" whenever it feels like it.
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Valedictorian Rips Up Preapproved Speech, Recites Prayer Instead
by Sam Whiskey inreally proud of this young man for his speech.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nir4zbz18e.
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http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/valedictorian-rips-preapproved-speech-recites-prayer-instead-172941933.html.
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Marvin - you don't happen to go by the name gbaji on another forum do you? He's rather famous for being just as long-winded and thick-headed as you seem to be.
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I know this sounds crazy but, what if?
by earthfire inso i've been thinking about my jw family members a lot lately, especially since i just saw them a couple of weeks ago at my youngest sisters wedding.
with all the current animosity towards apostates that seems to be more aggressive than usual it hit me when i saw this posted on fb today.
would it be possible for the gb to demand that jw's kill apostates?
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Kool-aid drinking uber JWs don't have any weapons handguns
FTFY.
There are plenty of things that can be made weapons. I know JWs who hunt - they have longarms, just not handguns.
There are kitchen knives (utensils - A-ok to own), axes, machetes, lawnmower blades (all tools - perfectly ok to have).
I don't see this happening anytime too soon, but it's not outside the realm of possibility.