Predictions like that are useful to keep people from leaving or engaging in any kind of a life other than the Organization. People are willing to put personal desires and plans on hold since "it will only be for a few years since we are so close to the end". It works especially well when it is only hinted at, or passed through the grapevine, that way it seems more like inside information, plus no one has to take responsibility when it doesn't happen. They have been playing this game a long time, they are very good at it.
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Armageddon will be here in less than 4 years!
by hoser inthat's the word according to my mil.
mrs hoser is starting a new career and the college and work training will take her four years to complete.
her mom is giving her a hard time telling her that the system will be over before she graduates.
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Changing Careers: The difficult path to starting over.
by adjusted knowledge ini became employed with my current company after high school in 1995. i'm a manager and make decent income for the area i live ($65k).
it provides for the basic and some extra.
i have a wife and a daughter.
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I say go for nursing if that is what you really want. Yes, it's tough to get in, but you for sure won't get in if you don't try. My husband and I were invited to the RN pinning ceremony of an acquaintance, it was very impressive. It was clear these graduates worked very, very hard to get through the program and made many sacrifices, but they were happy they stuck it out. As each graduate was pinned by their family a statement from the graduate was read thanking their loved ones for their sacrifices and help. It was a very moving experience and gave me new respect for the RN program.
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900 Top Scientists Sign Statement Skeptical of Macro-Evolution
by Perry inwe are skeptical of claims for the ability of random mutation and natural .
selection to account for the complexity of life.
careful examination of the .
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Well said Apog.
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I'm thinking of going back
by Spectre in......to see how much i get love bombed in my tight pants and bright socks.. i bet they'll totally respect my gb approved pinky ring though.. i haven't been to a meeting since 1994 so i wonder if they'll get the irony if i ask, "so what's changed?".
good effin' lord....i just realized i've been out for 20 years.. .
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You need to go to metrosexual.com and get one of those suits Anthony was talking about, that's what's going to really impress them down at the kingdom hall.
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My Breaking Point -- 11/9/14
by game1914over ini have enjoyed reading your comments during the past four years.
deep down inside, i have always been agnostic.
the first few chapters in genesis are contradictory and differing.. no one has ever been able to answer my question: "why was satan ever created?".
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Welcome. You make a very good point about the focus on spandex pants and metrosexual suits when there are pedophiles in the organization. You could say the same about domestic violence and business fraud also, all problems among people in the organization, but they cannot talk about that, because then they would have to admit that it is a problem.
It was ridiculous to go on about the father who raised seven kids, but the last two weren't ministerial servants yet. We know that they have a very low retention rate among young people, so if any one has seven out of seven children in the religion they are doing remarkably well. Then those who have children who have left are made to feel even worse, like it was all their fault. This religion has nothing to offer, it's no surprise most don't want to stick around.
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Zone Visit: An Announcement That Will "Test Your Faith"
by breakfast of champions inthis is the scuttlebutt in one of the "bethel congregations" by us.. no details as to exactly what this "faith-testing" announcement might be.. anyone else hear any of this pre-zone visit hype?.
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I agree, such stupidity displayed in his rant means that they are their own worst enemies and don't really need us anymore.
I was thinking that in some areas the local brothers might be putting a softer spin on their talks, so many JWs may not be aware of how crazy and hardcore the governing body is. It might be doing more harm than good to have them advertise how nutty they really are. I can just see the teen agers rolling their eyes at the tight pants/spanx comments.
When my kids were teens they had the talk about music, the speaker went on and on about how bad the song "Mack the knife" was. It's a jazz standard from the sixties, they had never heard of it. It was embarrassing, they were so out of touch to the problems young people were facing at the time, things are no better now.
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Im still young (19)....just reading Crisis of Conscious
by Blackfalcon98 inhi guys, ive finally got a copy of coc from my local library, im on page 120ish and im really enjoying it!
the thing that gets me now that im enlightened is how little the rank and file know about anything this organazation does!
everything is so secretive and covered up behind a curtain.
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LisaRose
Try just asking them relevant questions if the opportunity come up. Like "why aren't we supposed to read literature that is critical of the organization, shouldn't the truth stand up to criticism? We encourage Catholics to read our literature that is critical of their church, why the double standard". The religion has so many rules that make no sense if you think about them, but people don't think critically. If you ask most witnesses to defend their beliefs they cannot, even after a lifetime of meetings and study. There is something fundamentally wrong when you are not allowed to read anything critical of the Watchtower or ask certain questions.
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Im still young (19)....just reading Crisis of Conscious
by Blackfalcon98 inhi guys, ive finally got a copy of coc from my local library, im on page 120ish and im really enjoying it!
the thing that gets me now that im enlightened is how little the rank and file know about anything this organazation does!
everything is so secretive and covered up behind a curtain.
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LisaRose
Good for you. It makes me happy to see a young person waking up before the organization ruins their life.
I actually haven't read the book. I left before I knew TTATT, I just knew the religion wasn't for me and it wasn't representing God. It took me years before I even found JWN.
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China from the Inside; The Grasslands of Ruoergai
by fulltimestudent insichuan province in the soutwest of china is closer to india than it is to beijing.
it borders burma and bangladash and shares borderzones with xizang (tibet).. the architect of modern china, deng xiaoping, came from a middle class sichuan family, who sent him to france, sponsored by a group called the diligent work-frugal study movement, a work and study program, which sponsored some 4000 young chinese by 1927. young deng was only 15. why did he do this.
deng says, in"to learn knowledge and truth from the west in order to save china.
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LisaRose
Nice pictures, thanks for sharing. The topography reminds me of some parts of Nevada, serene and beautiful, but also a climate that can be harsh.
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Baby Beyonce-The 19 month old 'beauty queen' good or bad? For once, I disapprove
by fulltimestudent inhttp://www.msn.com/en-au/travel/news/baby-beyonce-19-month-old-beauty-queen-wowing-crowds-with-single-ladies-routine/vp-bbbskv4?ocid=mailsignout.
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LisaRose
There are different types of pageants, the really bad ones are called Glitz pageants, maybe they don't have that in Great Britain. For a glitz pageant makeup and big hair are required. It's really incredibly sad, the parents are usually overly invested in their child doing well, it seems to provide some kind of validation if their child wins, especially the ultimate grand supreme, the title everyone wants. If they lose they get really upset, it's kind of pathetic.
In most cases the parents are not wealthy, I don't know how they can afford to do it, one outfit can cost hundreds of dollars and they need at least two if not three different outfits. They usually have to travel, so they have to pay for hotels, a coach, lessons, spray tan and the entry fee for the pageant itself. Sometimes the kids are into it, sometimes not so much. They give them candy (it's referred to as pageant crack) when they are tired, sometimes they have to bribe them to get them to perform. Some of the girls are total brats, the mom will let them get away with anything as long as they will perform.