aSphereisnotaCircle

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  The little liar that became a monstrous behemoth

  by Tyrone van leyen in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the early days....... i don't claim to be a rutherford expert, but i was doing some thinking the other day about this man and the impact he has had on millions for decades.

  what started out as something a little whacky, but more people freindly by c.t.

  russell, was harmless enough.

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  aSphereisnotaCircle

  Great to see you Tyrone!

  marked to read later
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  "If 1000 years is as one day" (another "ug" fwd email)

  by inkling in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if 1000 years is as one day someone did the math of the 1000 years = one day equation (2 peter 3:8).. .

  this is interesting: since a thousand years are in the eyes of jehovah as one day, we can look at history from jehovah's point of view like this:.

  adam was created six days ago and jehovah made immediate plans to restore what he had lost for his offspring.. .

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  Good thing a thousand years isn't like a thousand years to our almighty god.

  Nice to know it's just a brief moment in time for him. Yeah, good to know hes not suffering or miserable either.

  So if the end is really really near, doesn't that mean it could easily be a few thousand years in the future, cuz for god, it's like, just a few more minutes.....
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  Big Announcement on next Service meeting

  by The Lone Ranger in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there seems to be a very important announcement this coming weeking on the next service meeting, forme it will be on wednesday 30th jan.. during the last 2 meetings they have asked that every batized jw be at that meeting and even to tell others who might not have heard the annoucement.. anyone here have any ideas i wouldn't be surprised if they are changing meeting times and arrangments...less meeting at is !.

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  aSphereisnotaCircle

  The announcement is about the upcoming summer assemblies.

  You people have got to start wearing your badges and meeting clothes when you go out to eat after the days program.

  And be sure to leave a tip dammit, your giving us a bad name.
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  Joy Or Sorrow When You First Found Out It Was False?

  by serotonin_wraith in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for me, it was joy.

  i was raised in the religion, and i always figured i'd be dying along with 6 billion others because i hated the meetings, the preaching work and the rules, morality and threats of 'jehovah'.

  i did not want it to be true.. for others here, finding out it was false was a hard time to go through.. as well as asking which feelings you had at first (joy/sorrow/or add your own) i have a follow up question for those who found it hard- what was it that made the impending deaths of 6 billion people okay for you?

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  I was releaved at first, the whole world seemed open to me.

  But then one day I came across my childrens blood cards. And I realized that I would have let my children die for a man made cult (not even a very good one).

  That was an awful day, I ranted and raved, my poor non JW boyfriend was beside himself. he kept saying "you wouldn't have done it, I know you wouldn't have done it". But I knew for a fact that I would have. I was a true believer.

  Life is soooo much better know, but there are things that I miss. Like being absolutely certain about my beliefs. I'm not certain of anything anymore.

  And I know thats the more healthy way, but I miss being sure.
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  why does the WTS try to explain how good medically NO BLOOD IS?

  by ?me? in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  looking at the questions to go over for the blood video, it looks like and i have heard in the past how the wts expounds about the medical positives of not taking blood, and rails against blood for all the problems, diseases, and the fact that it does not always work........... the real question is....... why do they even waste time on that if the issue is supposed to be a biblical/scriptural restriction.?.

  even if taking blood was the best thing in the world for you , the wts stance is that the bible and jehovah forbid it, end of story.

  there is really no need to try to convince people who want to supposedly follow jehovah's command to abstain from blood.

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  I think it's a way of inforcing the idea that the command is from God.

  Jah knows whats best for us, so of course obstaining from blood must really be good for us.

  And the society will regale you with countless stories of how somebody somewhere lived/died because of taking or obstaining from blood.

  Heavy emphasis on the somebody somewhere part
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  In a few minutes, Moshe visits a KH bookstudy meeting.- I'm back

  by moshe in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  will he manage to make it for the entire hour of the bookstudy or will he open his mouth and - well, you know moshe!.

  i am out of town and just thought i would see what has changed in the almost 20 years since i sat in on a kh meeting.

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  I would bet that their heads are still spinning.
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  Swaying Whilst Singing

  by KW13 in

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  2. friends

  why did we used to do this?

  whenever we sang/prayed we used to sway like crazy lol.

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  aSphereisnotaCircle

  It's because were still on auto pilot from trying to keep the babies happy and quiet.

  If you watch at assemblies, you will see countless young parents swaying and bouncing during prayer and song, even when they are not holding a child. Sometimes many years after holding a child.

  I cought myself doing this countless times, that's what started me noticing that I wasn't the only one.

  BTW, it really is pretty embaressing to briefly come out of the hypnotic assembly trance, to realize you are bouncing up and down for no reason.
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  Tell me about the weirdos in your congro.

  by karter in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  we had a guy who used to bang on about natural remedies.. at the doors and meetings he would tell everyone what was wrong with them and what to take to remedy it he even told the brothers of for sell coke at the assemblies.. however there was know remedy for his mental health apart from that he was a fat little porker who looked like you could grow spuds on his teeth and washing wasnt big on his agenda last i heard he joined scientology.. we had 4 sisters in the congro pregnant one nut case confessed to the elders he was father to all of them.. one sister used to attack the po's wife in the kh then stand up through the meeting and abuse at the speaker after that they would call the sike team it wasnt uncommon for her to go door to door at midnight.. last i heard she became a counsellor..

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  aSphereisnotaCircle

  Well I guess that probably would have been me
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  Proof that molesters are at the Kingdumb Hell

  by cultswatter in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  notice that the dubs are in their "hall" clothes (which is not unusual) .they must be expecting molesters at the khall.

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  Once agin assuming that all JW parents are good and it's the wordlys that you have to learn to say no to.

  Love that mom's pose, Looks like she's had a lot of practice.
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  Proof that molesters are at the Kingdumb Hell

  by cultswatter in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  notice that the dubs are in their "hall" clothes (which is not unusual) .they must be expecting molesters at the khall.

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  aSphereisnotaCircle

  Oh please, this pisses me off so much I don't even know where to get started on my rant................