Posts by sparky1

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1914 Prophecy

by Acer21 in

i am having trouble locating what is the 1914 prophecy?

jw.org states that the jw's accurately predicted the events of 1914, but do not indicate what the predictions were, or the specific fulfillments.

what do jw's think they are (predictions/fulfillments)?

Welcome Acer21. Stick around. Lot's of intelligent people with a long Jehovah's Witness history post here. There is a lot to learn. In regards to 1914, you may search the archives here on this site. In the upper right hand corner is a search function. Just type in 1914 and you are off to the races...

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My little Speech on Patriotism

by Terry in

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my july 4, speech on patriotism.

the last person in my family to serve in the armed forces was my uncle jack during the korean war.

he suffered a skull injury but fully recovered.. .

sparky1

I enjoyed your speech, Terry. It seems in this day and age that many people are confusing patriotism with Nationalism. A very slippery slope indeed. Nationalism is a corrosive, collectivistic, polarizing ideology that can destroy a nation. Patriotism builds up the individual and his country but not at the expense of creating and enforcing 'tribalism'.

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Withholding My Information!

by The Fall Guy in

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over the past few days i have twice visited screwfix - a uk nationwide company which sells tools & fixings.. on my first visit, i informed the store assistant of the item i required.

she immediately said, "post-code?".

i informed her that it was a cash sale and there was no need to give information.

sparky1

Here in the US many stores now ask for your cell phone number. The company that I am affiliated with does this surreptitiously. They issue you a rewards card and the pin is your cell phone number. Now they have your cell phone captured and use it in 'geo-fencing'. They follow your movement through the cell phone and can tell when you are purchasing from a competitor. FU@K THAT! I threw my manual on this procedure in the trash!

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Why do CO's refuse to strip Elders of their position?

by Tenacious in

in several congregations i attended many elders were downright evil and flat out drunk with power.. many times i personally knew of things done by them that would have been a disfellowshipping offense had they not been elders.

and even though many times these issues and spiritual atrocities were reported to the co's and hq they would many times (if not all the time), get off with a mere slap on the wrist or a forced apology.. why do you believe elders are so protected?.

my theory is the authority integrity within the congregation.

sparky1

"The NY maggots..." Tenacious, every time you write that phrase, I can't stop laughing.

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Famous Movie Quotes You Like

by The Bethelite in

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the last lines from the movie platoon.

"i think now, looking back, we did not fight the enemy, we fought ourselves, and the enemy was in us.

the war is over for me now, but it will always be there, the rest of my days.

sparky1

"What the hell am I grabbing this thing for? Why am I trying to become something I don't wanna become when I all I want is out there waiting for me the minute I say I know who I am?" - Biff Loman Death of a Salesman

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NBA Player Retires to Serve as Jehovah's Witness

by 720Reddog in

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https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27078092/collison-retires-nba-31-focus-faith .

sparky1

Dave Meyers died in 2015. He never got to see the Great Tribulation, Armageddon, or the New System of things. But he is of the 'Overlapping Basketball Players Generation' with Darren Collison...so maybe Darren will see these things in his lifetime. As an interesting side note, I was regifted a gold watch from a friend of mine that received it from Dave. It was stolen from me in 1977.

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J.W.'s - Your "faithful" slave reveals it is an EVIL & HYPOCRITICAL "slave!"

by The Fall Guy in

study watchtower october 2019, page 12, par.

17 - "a true christian must make sure that his secular employment has nothing to do with babylon the great.

for example, he would not be an employee of a church.

sparky1

I know of an Elder that just recently passed away and left six figures ($250,000.00) to the organization. Part of his fortune was made from selling land to a ...CHURCH.

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Many ex Jw`s have suggested they were ostracised for having full time Jobs ,that`s not my experience .

by smiddy3 in

when i converted in 1961 ,the po and his assistant who by the way was his fleshly brother were both life insurance salesmen , { i know ,why didn`t red flags show up then }.

and the 4 different congregations we attended over the next 10 years in vic,aust,the majority of the brothers had jobs to go to.. we then went to s.e.

qld,for the next 37 years and the majority of the brothers their were self employed one way or another in the building game ,either as plasterers ,actual builders ,tilers , and painters ,electricians , as well as everyday jobs.. my son worked for an elder who owned his own cabinet making business.

sparky1

I know OF an Elder that just passed away within the last year or so. He held one full time and one part time job up until retirement. He never, ever believed in the 1975 doctrine and lived his life mostly the way he wanted to. He left six figures ($250,000.00) to the religion and his wife is financially set for the rest of her life. Some of his fortune was made by selling some property to a...CHURCH.

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