Posts by Lady Liberty

1831: william miller begins preaching christ's return in the fall of 1843.. 1842: miller and followers begin publishing a journal, the midnight cry.. 1843, late: miller and followers disappointed; fix christ's return in the spring of 1844.. 1844, spring: miller and followers disappointed; fix christ's return on october 22, 1844.. 1844, late: miller and followers anticipate disappointment.. 1844, october 21: miller says: "i told some of my brethren christ would not come on the morrow" because the second coming would be "in an hour they think not".

Lady Liberty

1980: The Society admits to having had some share in the disappointment.

Could someone comment on how this was done? By what means did the Society do this? Was it by means of word of mouth, or was it in a publication? Exactly how was it worded?

Dear Pallbearer,

Here is one place:

Watchtower 1980 3/15 Choosing the Best Way of Life -

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In modern times such eagerness, commendable in itself, has led to attempts at setting dates for the desired liberation from the suffering and troubles that are the lot of persons throughout the earth. With the appearance of the book LifeEverlasting—inFreedomoftheSonsofGod, and its comments as to how appropriate it would be for the millennial reign of Christ to parallel the seventh millennium of man’s existence, considerable expectation was aroused regarding the year 1975. There were statements made then, and thereafter, stressing that this was only a possibility. Unfortunately, however, along with such cautionary information, there were other statements published that implied that such realization of hopes by that year was more of a probability than a mere possibility. It is to be regretted that these latter statements apparently overshadowed the cautionary ones and contributed to a buildup of the expectation already initiated.

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In its issue of July 15, 1976, TheWatchtower, commenting on the inadvisability of setting our sights on a certain date, stated: "If anyone has been disappointed through not following this line of thought, he should now concentrate on adjusting his viewpoint, seeing that it was not the word of God that failed or deceived him and brought disappointment, but that his own understanding was based on wrong premises." In saying "anyone," TheWatchtower included all disappointed ones of Jehovah’s Witnesses, hence including personshavingtodowiththepublicationoftheinformation that contributed to the buildup of hopes centered on that date.

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Prophetic Speculations - What a Sad List of Embarrasing Dissappointments

by Lady Liberty in

thank you alan feuerbacher!!http://corior.blogspot.com/2006/02/some-prophetic-speculations.html.

some prophetic speculationsalan feuerbacher.

1831: william miller begins preaching christ's return in the fall of 1843.. 1842: miller and followers begin publishing a journal, the midnight cry.. 1843, late: miller and followers disappointed; fix christ's return in the spring of 1844.. 1844, spring: miller and followers disappointed; fix christ's return on october 22, 1844.. 1844, late: miller and followers anticipate disappointment.. 1844, october 21: miller says: "i told some of my brethren christ would not come on the morrow" because the second coming would be "in an hour they think not".

Lady Liberty

Dear Pallbearer,

WELCOME to the forum! We are happy to have you here! Regarding your question, I am not sure, but I will try and find it.

Sincerely,

Lady Liberty

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Name your Top Ten or However Many you can Favorite Comedy Movies

by flipper in

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friends

started one thread serious, so thought i'd go light and easy on this one.

so what say yee to this?

here are mr. flippers, about in this order, but not necessarily.

Lady Liberty

Oh...heres more:

Little Man

How to Lose a Man in to Days

Picture Perfect

The Wedding Planner

Pink Panther

Father of the Bride

Meet the Parents

Home Alone

Dick & Jane

Blue Collar Comedy Tour

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Name your Top Ten or However Many you can Favorite Comedy Movies

by flipper in

jw
friends

started one thread serious, so thought i'd go light and easy on this one.

so what say yee to this?

here are mr. flippers, about in this order, but not necessarily.

Lady Liberty

Benchwarmers

Failure to Launch

Whats Up Doc

Shang High Noon

I know ther is many more but I can't think of them right now.

Sincerely,

Lady Liberty

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You are not gonna believe this!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by purplesofa in

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purps says:.

Lady Liberty

WOW!! How suprising!! I bet you weren't expecting that!! We are happy for you!

Sincerely,

Lady Liberty

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Cult?

by bchapp in

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jw's claim they are not a cult because their kindom hall meetings are open to the public.

what are your thoughts on this?.

~seeking answers

Lady Liberty

Dear bcapp,

I would say that they need to look at all the markings of a cult, as there are definate features, and go through them one by one and see if they fit the bill or not. I have done this, and HOLY cow, out of a list of 15-20 markings, there were only a couple that were questionable if they fit or not. 13-18 that did fit??!! Well that was 13-18 too many for me. You can't excuse all those away just because a couple might not apply. What about all those that do?? That is my thought on the matter.

Sincerely,

Lady Liberty

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HELP!!! Need Cheesecake Factory's Mojito Recipe!!!

by Lady Liberty in

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dear friends,.

i hope you are all happy and well!!

i was hoping that someone out there in jwd land may have the cheescake factory's mojitio recipe.

Lady Liberty

Thank you EVRYONE for your replys!!

Zazu..thank you for that tip! I will definately be giving that a try!

Sweetface...you are awesome!! I would SO SO appreciate it if you could sweet talk the bartender into giving you the recipe. Be sure to try one if you haven't ever.. you won't be sorry!!

Sincerely,

Lady Liberty

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Anyone from Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood?

by Alpaca in

this is the 10th anniversary month for my departure from the misery of being a witness.

just wondering if anyone on this board is from the fort lauderdale or hollywood area in south florida.

i was associated with the las olas cong.

Lady Liberty

Dear Alpaca,

WELCOME to the forum!! Glad to have you here.

Sincerely,

Lady Liberty