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  YouTube vid - very good! (url fixed)

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh86vaych58 title = jehovahs witnesses - beneath the tower of fear.. howdy folks.. plenty of jw stuff on youtube nowadays.

  the link is to a vid with charles sunutko (co) speaking, in the sixties i think.

  talking about 1975.. i am sure many of you have heard it before but was the first time for me, my goodness - scare the living daylights out of people.. this is a classic "fear" talk..

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  Generation - Prep for bigger change?????

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  this apparent change to the "generation" is pretty major i think.. when we consider all of the changes in understanding (i mean flashes of light!.

  the 1995 change extended this old system by detaching the generation from 1914.. then the may 2007 wt qfr detached the gathering of the anointed from 1935.. now the latest change detaches the generation from all mankind except the small group of anointed.. and because of the 1935 detachment this could run for quite sometime.. most r & f jws will embrace this with both hands.

  for me that is my greatest concern - millions will not even stop to think that we only had a flash of light about.

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  Apostates - viewed as liars, the devils henchmen & to be avoided at all cos

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  yes, as far as jehovahs witnesses are concerned, apostates are evil, wicked, faithless liars.. i was wanting to ask - assuming most if not all who come here are in the jw category of apostate, how do you feel about the fact that you are portrayed in such a light by the org?.

  i will be the first to admit - i always thought that those who criticized the org were untruthful or exaggerating.

  its not until now i have considered what you guys have to say and how you feel that i realize that what you have to say is all truthful (tinged with a bit of anger perhaps).. personally i think its verging on character assassination.

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  New annual report due soon - what do you expect???

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  hi folks.

  the annual report will be out in a month or 2 and was wondering what you think the current state of affairs for the org will be.. i am not expecting a decrease - but would love to see one.

  as is normal each year a few countries will be showing a decline.. i know in a few congs near me that quite a number of pubs are going out less - a gradual slow down.

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  Is it "Deception" or are they simply "Misguided"???

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  as many of you know i have been looking abit closer at the teachings of the wtbts or is it the fds or is it the governing body, its all abit cloudy now.

  anyway my point is this - is it deception (a deliberate attempt to mislead people) or is it that they are misguided (think they are right but are not).

  my own opinion - i think they are in the middle somewhere.

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  1 Thess 5:3 - What do you think....

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  1 thessalonians 5:3 says this - "whenever it is that they are saying: peace and security!

  then sudden destruction is to be instantly upon them just as the pang of distress upon a pregnant woman; and they will by no means escape.

  " nwt... jehovahs witnesses believe this is refering to our time with a final fulfillment imminent which of course triggers total destruction for nearly everyone and everything.

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  What is Armageddon then????

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  hi folks.

  as many of you will know i am having serious doubts regarding many of the jw teachings and doing some research myself, very enlightening.. my point - .

  the bible clearly mentions armageddon, a destructive event, gods war.. jws believe this will happen soon and destroy all the wicked but let the righteous remain.

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  The scotsman returns - but he is not the same....

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  hello, yes the scotsman has returned, but i have been naughty .

  i have been doing some of my own research on the internet etc regarding jws and some doctrinal issues.. i have had some doubts for a while but am beginning to think that some of our current teachings are simply unsustainable.. example - the 1914 timeframe.. the reason that this is so pivotal is that it is a foundation stone of the organization.

  evidence is easily available to prove that this date is unsafe.. many on here speculate about revolution in the organization etc, if 1914 was moved it would have a catastrophic effect on the ordinary publisher and would lead to big change across the congregations.

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  What is your purpose here?

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  it is interesting to read the posts here.

  people desperately trying to convince themselves that they were right to give up!.

  is this your purpose in coming here????.

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  A wake up call to those spiritually asleep.

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  i say live and let live.

  we all need to make our own decisons in life but ---------

  this site is full of moaners!!!

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