Posts by sparky1

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Was It Really Mental Illness or Was It The Demons?

by minimus in

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we supposedly had more than a few “demonized” people in our congregation.

they would hear voices or feel internal punishment within their souls.

the answer was always—-these people were affected by the demons and they needed counseling!.

sparky1

"We had a sister who was a demon-buster in our cong."- sparrowdown

I think you must have known my mother. She had a hand in demon-busting for awhile. In one case, she traveled out of state to help an old bible study of hers that was under 'relentless demon attack'. Just my luck, she brought me with her. She even called the Elder's to a meeting and explained what she was doing and how they should be the ones helping her. At any rate, we stayed the night in her house. Apparently, a 48 year old woman and a 16 year old boy were too much for Satan and his demons. They never showed up that night. Come to find out later on, the real issue came to light. Her much younger husband was having an affair with her 14 year old daughter.

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"Armageddon is already here"; "the preaching work is done" -- rogue teachings in your congregation?

by FatFreek 2005 in

one of my jw sons seems to be putting pressure on his non-jw brother apparently to scare him into accepting the troof and start coming to meetings.

wild statements like our topic title, which i know are not supported at jw dot org, have been made to my non-jw son several times over the past year or so.

while i haven't been privy to the actual phone conversations i tend to believe that the jw son is being pressured by the local elders to cut ties with the non-jw since their conversations seem to degrade into arguments -- therefore tending to weaken the jws faith in wt teachings.. either my jw son is lying about what i would call rogue teachings (and this would disappoint me greatly) or he is in some close knit clique in his congregation which has secretly chosen to go rogue on certain wt issues.. based on many of the recent posts here about drastic money and wt organization problems this could be a sign of pending splits of certain congregation members.. what do you think?

sparky1

steve2.....................I remember Kingdom News #16. I was pioneering then and 'placed' well over 500 myself. 'Speeding up the work', my ass!

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So, is God a rapist!?

by stuckinarut2 in

ok, i apologise in advance if this seems irreverent to those who believe in god.. but, the bible says that god (jehovah) impregnated mary.

without her consent.

so that would seem to be rape...right?.

sparky1

Technically, I think Jehovah committed fornication. And apparently, he was repentant, as he 'only did it once'.

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Chapter 37 New Boy 50 years a Watchtower slave

by new boy in

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chapter 37. passing it down line.

how did i rationalized everything i had experienced growing up and what i saw at bethel?

no one wants to believe their whole life is a lie.

sparky1

Just my 2 cents: When I was at Watchtower Farms in the mid '70's there was plenty of food at breakfast and the noon meal. Supper was scant because it was usually leftovers.

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Michael Parks

by glenster in

belated rip michael parks born harry samuel parks april 24, 1940 to may 9, 2017 he was known for the 1969-1970 tv series "then came bronson" and acting forfilmmakers such as quentin tarantino, robert rodriguez, and kevin smith.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/michael_parks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/then_came_bronson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pykq3fwnb0c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flpxujapnye.

sparky1

Thanks for posting this. I was thinking about Michael Parks the other night when I caught the tail end of the movie Django. He was one of the most underrated actors in Hollywood. My favorite role that he played, was Walter in Niagara, Niagara which was partially filmed near Watchtower Farms.

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In Honor of Jimmy Olson October 31, 1973

by sparky1 in

in memory of jimmy olson, i have provided a link to his story below.

many who now post here are new to the forum and i felt it was necessary to honor his memory.

although i never knew him, his brother was my roommate for a time at watchtower farms.

sparky1

Bumped for newer members who may not be aware of Jimmy's story.

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Spillane, Mickey Spillane--Cool Brother Spillane-naked wife on the cover

by TerryWalstrom in

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spillane, mickey spillane.

he pulled no punches and his pen was as fast as his gun.

after all, it took almost three whole weeks for mickey to type his first novel.

sparky1

Just as an item of interest: At least one of his daughters attended the Pine Bush Kingdom Hall when I was a Bethelite at Watchtower Farms. She seemed to be quiet, unassuming people. Just regular folks. I believe that you are right about his wife lying, Terry. I am not 100% positive, but I think that they were married in a Kingdom Hall and so she was well aware that Mickey was a Witness. If my mother was alive I could ask her. My mother was an acquaintance of one of Mickeys friends who was our Congregation Servant or Assistant back in the late '50's early '60's and was Mickeys best man at the wedding.

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JW Broadcasting: Russian Convention Travel Report w/Mark Sanderson

by pale.emperor in

https://tv.jw.org/#en/mediaitems/latestvideos/pub-jwb_201709_12_video.

a few things about this video:.

it's very nice that they managed to host a convention for the russian brothers and sisters, and that they all got fed.

sparky1

Now boarding at Gate 144,000! Last flight out of Moscow!

"I'm leaving on a jet plane.......don't know when I'll be back again. Oh, (Russian Brotherhood) I hate to go............." - Marky Pig

(Sorry John Denver, no disrespect intended. R.I.P.)

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JW Broadcasting: Russian Convention Travel Report w/Mark Sanderson

by pale.emperor in

https://tv.jw.org/#en/mediaitems/latestvideos/pub-jwb_201709_12_video.

a few things about this video:.

it's very nice that they managed to host a convention for the russian brothers and sisters, and that they all got fed.

sparky1

"It's good to be king and have your own world" - Tom Petty.

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"aww, But it's not MY fault, someone else is to blame!"

by stuckinarut2 in

i was just thinking about the account of adam and eve, and how they both attempted to 'pass the buck', or shift the blame to someone else.

eve to the snake, and adam to eve.... does that sound familiar??.

the society has never taken ownership of its mistakes!

sparky1

Nice one Splash! I like learning new things. I went to Bible Gateway and by golly, you are right. Lot's of translations render it this way.