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  Death of a generation

  by onacruse in

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  terry's thread http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/7/127651/1.ashx got me to thinking about this.. one of the characteristics of the wts is to "weather the storm" of a major disappointment, and, as evidenced by the last two major cycles, count on the death (as much in a literal sense as a figurative one) of the generation of jws that went through that debacle...and thence to recommence with the eschatological emphasis as if nothing had happened.. the post-1925 period is perhaps even more exemplative of this than the post-1914 period, because a good many bible students, grasping at every straw to salvage their belief system, swallowed the chronological recalculations and jubilee-cycle antitype interpretations, which extended 1914 to 1925. but 1925 was the last straw for most of them.

  it initiated a major revolt among the rank-and-file (and especially the elders...the leaders of "that generation") which haunted the wts for the next 20 years, and a chronological review of the watchtower articles and books during the entire rutherford period shows a preoccupation with vilifying those who dared to remind of that debacle.. with the 50s came a major expansion in the wts, and a consequent dilution of that disillusioned group.

  those that were still alive, and who were still jws, had by that time invested so much of their lives into that way of life that...well, how could they find the muster to dump off 40 years of life energy and say, finally, "well, i was wrong, wasn't i?

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  The Red Sea parts again

  by Tea4Two in

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  http://www.livescience.com/forcesofnature/060719_red_sea.html

  the red sea is parting again, but this time moses doesnt have a hand in it.

  satellite images show that the arabian tectonic plate and the african plate are moving away from each other, stretching the earth's crust and widening the southern end of the red sea, scientists reported in this week's issue of journal nature.

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  The Rumor Heard Round The World

  by Siddhashunyata in

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  al gore is studying with jehovah's witness.

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  ITS A ....... Now with pic

  by Es in

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  healthy baby girl.. .

  had my ultrasound this morning, baby is healthy.

  i have some pics of her but my scanners not working at the moment, so will pass them on once its working.

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  The Devil couldn't have done a better job, assuming God inspired the Bible

  by Spectrum in

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  if you were a mean spirited, nasty supernatural being that wanted to reek havok on human civilisation how would you go about doing it?

  inspire people to write several versions of a book, call it holy, then get people to slavishly follow the version that they prefer and die for it when they come in contact with a different version.

  could a kind, all powerful, gracious god have ever inspired such a book.

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  For some of you who are searching....Reasons why

  by rassillon in

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  i have more and this may not be the best organized but it will certainly give you the idea that the society outwardly encourages you to check things for your self, well at least they did....

  *** km 8/87 p. 3 use the index to grow spiritually ***

  6 proverbs 2:4, 5 encourages us to keep searching for knowledge of god just as we would search for hid treasure.

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  Does anyone else feel like their damaged goods?

  by MsMcDucket in

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  i feel like this all the time.

  i have a husband that loves me, but i still feel like if i ever were on the singles market that i would not be a "good catch".

  my health problems and most of all being a former jehovah's witness makes me feel less than perfect.. i'm having a pity party.

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  info on the new 192 page publication LIVE WITH JEHOVAH'S DAY IN MIND

  by What-A-Coincidence in

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  i got you truthseeker.... truthseekerre: saturday district convention notes: don't research jw's online!!!!

  03-jun-06 17:35jun 4, 2006. post 918 of 918. since 28-feb-03.

  master member.

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  Is this a "staying in the group" technique?

  by I-follow-the-narrow-path in

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  i noticed that some of the members in the church are giving me gifts... for no apparent reason.

  are they just nice, or do they do this to keep me in the church.

  also, if i hear the word "the truth" one more time... ahhh... i keep hearing it left and right... it seems weird to hear.

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  Did you use to shun family members or friends?

  by M.J. in

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  have you since re-established contact with them?

  i wonder if the act of shunning someone you love actually strengthens your resolve that you're following the "right" course.

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