I never heard that either.
The phrase I remember hearing is....
Isn't it fitting then....blah blah blah something.
earthtone
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'The Best is Yet to Come!!'
by Gill in.
do you remember this phrase from the watchtower society that was heavily bandied about during the late 1980's and 1990's, i think??.
what was it meant to really mean?
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Happiness is... now you fill in the blank
by jayhawk1 in.
happiness is playing hungry hungry hippos for over an hour with your daughter and loving every minute of it..
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earthtone
Finding someone who loves you for you and enjoys spending qaulity time with you..
After putting on extra weight, he says your not fat... your thick in all the righ places.
Someone telling you they'll give up holiday's and raise your kids (imaginary) the JW way, if it'll make you happy - glad that's not going to happen
Having fun singing Karokee with my man (lol @ us)
Being able to argue and fight , scream and cry, and make up and forgive.
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NWT VERSION;A QUESTION FOR THIRDWITNESS?
by badboy indid wt committ spiritual fornication with satan by using a translation by a spiritualist(greeber?
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earthtone
OMG, are those letters real! I mean seriously, that made my eyes bulge. Wow,
So they are using his translation as a reference?
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Things we were persuaded to believe
by iamfreenow inlinda and i were just chatting about some of the more odd beliefs of jws, and how we tended to accept them despite not totally understanding them.
the jws have a tendency to pick incidents from the scriptures and look for a modern - day application, priding themselves on being the only ones who can truly understand what these things mean for todays' world.
there are severa that i had trouble getting my head around, but gullibly accepted the society's take on them.. for example, i always had problems accepting or even understanding the jw interpretation of the 7 trumpet balasts of revelation, which they said were fulfilled by 7 conventions held between 1922 and 1928. the wtbs was an insignificant religion then compared to the more mainstream churches, and isn't all that significant now in terms of membership, and i just couldn't see why a seemingly - significant event in the bible would find it's fulfillment in a series of conventions that the majority of humanity wouldn't even be aware were taking place.
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earthtone
I wouldn't be surprised, if in a few years they say that the 7resolutions are the 7trumpet blast in Rev. - New Light!
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Kids under the age of 18 who get baptized...
by WTFBBQPWNT inshould be allowed to revisit their decision and either revoke or keep their baptism.
this is too major of a decision to be placed in the hands of minors.
the mental anguish that can result from it is something that kids should be protected against.. how would one even start the process of getting this passed as a law?
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earthtone
Hmm,
I don't think that is possible. The borg is a law unto itself!
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My shunning mother called me....accidently
by restrangled inthis was such a sad exhange and just shows how unnatural this bogus rule by the wbts is.. i see my moms name on the caller id and i immediately pick up.
(keep in mind we live 2 blocks apart).
my mom says julia?, and i say no mom its me, you must have dialed the wrong number.. mom: oh, i'm sorry, how are you?
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earthtone
It almost sounds like she planned to phone you, but wanted to make it sound like it was accidental.
I was thinking the same thing! Or at least I hope.
What I can't figure out is why the are allowed to talk to worldly people but not us, their family!
Because my brother was never baptised he get's to do whatever and she (my mom) shakes her head and keeps on like nothing happened. She calls my aunts all the time, no big problem. Came to the family reunion a few weeks ago, no biggie. But me I say I don't want to go to the KH anymore, because their flip flopping policies are ridiculous and no phone call in 2 weeks! WTF, whatever!
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My shunning mother called me....accidently
by restrangled inthis was such a sad exhange and just shows how unnatural this bogus rule by the wbts is.. i see my moms name on the caller id and i immediately pick up.
(keep in mind we live 2 blocks apart).
my mom says julia?, and i say no mom its me, you must have dialed the wrong number.. mom: oh, i'm sorry, how are you?
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earthtone
I'm crying at work. It's just so sad! I hope this is the start of something good. Maybe she will realize how much more her life is complete with you in it.
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Marriage vows: What the...?
by under_believer ini, [name], do take you, [name], to be my lawfully wedded [husband/wife], to love, honor [bride: and deeply respect], for as long as we both shall live together on earth under god's marital arrangement.. ummm... what?
so romantic, so meaningful.
is it just me, or is that marriage vow right out of the frickin' twilight zone?
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earthtone
Jaguar! lol
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Marriage vows: What the...?
by under_believer ini, [name], do take you, [name], to be my lawfully wedded [husband/wife], to love, honor [bride: and deeply respect], for as long as we both shall live together on earth under god's marital arrangement.. ummm... what?
so romantic, so meaningful.
is it just me, or is that marriage vow right out of the frickin' twilight zone?
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earthtone
lmao @ the shulamite maiden reference.
This one wedding I went these two sisters (literal sisters also) sang it acapella. It was very beautiful. I remember thinking if they were "worldly" they would be rich.. I mean they had such beautiful voices. Everyone loved to listen to them. Oh well another dream sucked down the watchtower drain!
Anyhoo, I was always thought it was so dramatic (no not romantic) and had more meaning than "worldly" wedding. How brainwashed is that!
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Letter to Elders/Family
by JimWood ini know a lot of this has already been hashed out before, but for my own personal mental health i feel compelled to post this stuff.
who knows maybe someone out there can use it towards their freedom.
so here is the last letter my wife and i submitted to the elders: .
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earthtone
I didn't read the one to your mother, the one to the elders was very good. I know if I hadn't already left. This would have really made me think!