Blondie you are exact on with the assembly account reporst. We had our circuit assembly recently. I found something interesting during the accounts report. Our circuit started off with a surplus in the bank of around $5000. The brother then said the circuit had donated $4000 to the “world wide work”. Then he told us the expenses for the circuit assembly, they were close to $9000. Only $4000 had been donated during the circuit assembly so he told us we were in the hole another $4000. Does this sound fishy? We had 5G’s, they gave away 4G’s then came up 4G’s short for this assembly. Sounded to me like they had purposely given away most of the surplus in order to come up short so more would donate. I have never, ever been to a convention or circuit assembly where they broke even.
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How much does it cost to be a JW
by osmosis inok the story i get from my jw relatives is that borg "isn't making money off them", but that never sat well with me.
i've always wondered how much money she contributed to the borg.. since i don't have the nerve to ask them, and they probably won't tell me the "truth" if i do, i'm asking you folks.. how much money does the average jw contribute to the cause?
how much do those silly magazines cost anyway?
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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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lost_light06
Speaking on #9. The this years Circuit Assembly is about putting on the "new personality". I could hardly stomach this assembly. "New Personality"???? Apparantly the one God gave me isn't good enough for God.
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Last king of the north - Russia
by TheListener infrom the 2005 cdrom there are plenty of references to russia being the king of the north.
this starts, as far as i found, at least as early as 1960. what is more difficult to locate are articles that imply that russia is the last kofn.
if anyone has any handy please paste them.
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lost_light06
flyphisher, your saying the KOTS (Anglo-American Dual World Power according to the WTS) is now the KOTN? How is that prophesied in Daniel?
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Was Jesus sacrifice really a sacrifice?
by jambon1 ini would like to state firstly that i in no way intend to offend anyone.. its just when i was in the org i had major problems with the blood issue/death because of persecution.
many times we were taught that god does`nt ask us to do anything that he has`nt done himself.
now imagine everything the bible says about jesus really did happen.
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lost_light06
If 1000 YEARS = A DAY to Jehovah, then Jesus death of 3 days = 4.3 minutes. I take at least that long in the privy when I'm at home. I usually don't see my son when in the privy but I would hardly call it a sacrifice. Now granted Jesus did suffer tremendously. Jesus was a perfect man who withstood persecution and temptations from imperfect men. There have been thousands of Christians that suffered the same sort of persecution and temptations, maybe even worse, yet they also remained faithful…….and they were imperfect! They had to not only deal with the crap from other men but had to do so while grappling with their own fleshy imperfections. So the question remains, was Jesus sacrifice really a sacrifice both for Jesus and Jehovah? My question is: Is not the faithful sacrifice of an imperfect man a much more difficult one?
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Don't boil your kid in it's mothers milk
by lost_light06 inaccording to the april 1, 2006 wt, questions from readers.
it is wrong, unnatural even, to boil your kid (goat) in it's own mothers milk.
this is according to the mosaic law, which is no longer the law we live by, but it's principles stand.
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lost_light06
According to the April 1, 2006 WT, Questions From Readers. It is wrong, unnatural even, to boil your kid (goat) in it's own mothers milk. This is according to the mosaic law, which is no longer the law we live by, but it's principles stand. So, next time your gonna cook up your little billy goat, better not boil it in it's mothers milk.
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Last king of the north - Russia
by TheListener infrom the 2005 cdrom there are plenty of references to russia being the king of the north.
this starts, as far as i found, at least as early as 1960. what is more difficult to locate are articles that imply that russia is the last kofn.
if anyone has any handy please paste them.
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lost_light06
Throughout history there has never been a time when one nation ruled absolutely. There have always been opposing nations willing to take arms against the predominant empire. This will continue to be the case as time goes on. That being the case, there is an endlist supply of Kings of the North and Kings of the South.
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Create a Convention name!
by Nosferatu in.
how about the "godly oatmeal" convention.
....or how about the "divine chocolate cake" assembly?
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The End Is Near, This Time We Mean It - District Convention
Ignore The Signs Outside - District Convention
Stay Awake, No Really Wake Up - District Convention
Can’t Wait For The Drama – District Convention
If We Bring Back The Free Food Will You Listen Then? – District Convention
Don’t Buy The Ice Cream From The Vendor – District Convention
Godly Redundancy – District Convention
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How long has it been "the time of the end" ?
by lost_light06 inthis question crossed my mind last night.
i wonder, people in the "dark ages", who were many times under tremendous oppression religiously, politically, monetarily, etc., did they believe they were in the the time of the end?
it was mentioned in a post above that people today, especially in the west, live much better lives than in times past.
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lost_light06
This question crossed my mind last night. I wonder, people in the "dark ages", who were many times under tremendous oppression religiously, politically, monetarily, etc., did they believe they were in the the time of the end? It was mentioned in a post above that people today, especially in the west, live much better lives than in times past. We have more religious freedoms. Technology and scientific advances has made us live longer, arguably more fulfilling lives. Even the poor typically live much better than the average English peasant in the 14th century. Can this really be called the "time of the end"?
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lost_light06
This scripture above caught my eye
"Mat 10:28 And do not become fearful of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; but rather be in fear of him that can destroy both soul and body in Ge·hen'na."
If body without out soul = body without "life force" does this mean that the life force can be destroyed in Ge-hen'na? Is it not Jehovah's life force, would he allow that to be destroyed? Wouldn't he only have to remove his life force, which is not a living entity in itself, in order for the body to be destroyed forever?
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lost_light06
I can win it easy.......Because the WTBS says it did!!! What? That dosn't hold up in non-kangaroo courts?