i went over and visited my parents today.
my mom broke her hip while we were in hawaii, and i've been mostly house/bed ridden myself since we got home.
so i finally got over there today.. we talked a little about the hurricane, which was on the news she turned off.
Now, in view of recent labor troubles and threatened anarchy, our readers are writing to know if there may not be a mistake in the 1914 date. They say that they do not see how present conditions can hold out so long under the strain.
Zion's Watch Tower, 15 July 1894, p. 226
does anyone else here use strike9 for image hosting?
i have used it for a couple of years, but about two weeks ago the server apparently went down and i have not been able to access the site since then.. i've been wondering if it is gone for good, and if so, how i can contact them to get my money back (i subscribe by the year).
any suggestions?.
Can't get into strike9 either. What's going on?
there was so much hoo-hah prior to the films release, that i became ever determined to see it as soon as it hit town!.
the church leaders were up in arms about it, mary whitehouse became almost apoplectic, it was almost the end of civilisation as we knew it!.
well, we duly toddled off to see it.
IMHO - Funniest film ever made.
Pilate about Bigus Dickus: 'He wanks among the highest in Wome!'
if anyone has a copy, can you post - pretty please?
ta!.
or outline would be great.. cheers, ozzie (permanently upside-down class)
Do Not Follow “Artfully Contrived False Stories”
Guess this is the damage limitation talk after the fallout from The UN and Child abuse debacles.
Nasty apostates telling lies!
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if so, i'd like to know.. clive (formerly of hemsworth, west yorks cong in the 1970's)
Ballistic's map, probably a bit out of date now:
ive been here for sometime now.
long enough to know that some peoples hatred toward th wtbts and some of its members are based on wrong information.
for instance: ive read on hear many times that the wt promotes the idea that everyone whos not a witness are not friend material or will be destroyed at armageddon.
I don't think this supports defd's premise that it is all right to associate socially with non-JWs.
I completely agree Blondie. If anything, this article reinforces the 'no worldy friends' stand, but just warns that there's no need to be unpleasant about it.
ive been here for sometime now.
long enough to know that some peoples hatred toward th wtbts and some of its members are based on wrong information.
for instance: ive read on hear many times that the wt promotes the idea that everyone whos not a witness are not friend material or will be destroyed at armageddon.
Huh!!
*** w75 12/15 p. 753 The Kind of Persons Approved for God’s New Order ***
We know that the "great tribulation" that is without parallel in human history is just ahead for both Babylon the Great and her political destroyers. (Matt. 24:3-22, 37-39) This global tribulation is meant to destroy them, not us, for it comes from the hand of the God whom we worship. It will destroy the symbolic "heavens and the earth that are now," this old order. (2 Pet. 3:7) All the same, it will bring with it a climactic test of our faith in God and our devotion to him. Only Christian witnesses of Jehovah who successfully pass this test will survive and come forth like fire-refined gold for God’s use in his precious new order.
Survival book chap. 12 pp. 92-93 Identified for Destruction or Survival? ***/DO YOU HAVE THE MARK?
10 It would be a serious mistake to conclude that if a person tries to lead a "good" life and if he shuns religions that are doing things clearly condemned in God’s Word, nothing more is required of him. All who hope to survive into the "new earth" must also be unmistakably identified as worshipers of Jehovah. (Revelation 14:6, 7; Psalm 37:34; Joel 2:32)
*** pe chap. 30 p. 255 What You Must Do to Live Forever ***
14 Do not conclude that there are different roads, or ways, that you can follow to gain life in God’s new system. There is only one. There was just the one ark that survived the Flood, not a number of boats. And there will be only one organization—God’s visible organization—that will survive the fast-approaching "great tribulation." It is simply not true that all religions lead to the same goal. (Matthew 7:21-23; 24:21) You must be part of Jehovah’s organization, doing God’s will, in order to receive his blessing of everlasting life.—Psalm 133:1-3.
ive been here for sometime now.
long enough to know that some peoples hatred toward th wtbts and some of its members are based on wrong information.
for instance: ive read on hear many times that the wt promotes the idea that everyone whos not a witness are not friend material or will be destroyed at armageddon.
based on wrong information
Well, I wouldn't want my beliefs based on wrong information.
Could you tell us WHICH publication this is from and possibly post a scan?
Don't forget - the WBTS are experts at doublethink. The rank and file are trained to hold two contradictory beliefs about certain things and it depends on the circumstances of the time as to which belief holds precedence.
On the subject of who survives Armageddon, this is what they have said:
*** Watchtower75 12/15 p. 753 The Kind of Persons Approved for God’s New Order ***
We know that the "great tribulation" that is without parallel in human history is just ahead for both
according to the news a london mosque has been surrounded by armed police and a man has been shot dead on a london train
OK.
So I'm going to visit a friend in London tomorrow. His name is Naveed, an asian, a Muslim. I've known him for years - he wouldn't hurt a fly.
He's devastated by what's going on. In fact, he travels to work on the tube and today he sat on the train and EVERYONE was looking at him - he rang me up in tears.
We shouldn't judge an entire community from a few extremists.
i'm rubbish in the graphics department but perhaps we could get a few simple designs posted here.
something simple that could be included in the header of any of the hundreds of apostate websites.
it might just convey the feeling of solidarity to a common cause.. it shouldn't contain a url, just a short tagline and logo.. .
