Posts by Santisimo

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Was Jesus the Messiah?

by Santisimo in

you can read my article on this topic at: http://noahide.typepad.com/..

Santisimo

You can read my article on this topic at: http://noahide.typepad.com/.

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Comments You Will Not Hear At the 2-18-07 WT Study (1st Resurrection)

by blondie in

"the first resurrection" now under way!.

"-1 thessalonians 4:16.. .

over 90,434 at the memorial in 1925 at a time when all were anointed, ten years before the "great crowd" doctrine was presented in 1935. there are 120, plus 3,000 then 5,000 alone reported in the first few years of the christian congregation.. *** w67 11/15 p. 694 par.

Santisimo

If the WTS wants us to believe this why don't they give us the names and ages of ALL ANNOINTED who remain on earth. Why don't they put their pictures in the magazines so we can see who they are? Don't we have a right to know who is going to rule over us in heaven? The Israelites of ancient times knew who their kings were, why can't we? If they REALLY believe anything Revelation has to say, why don't they do this? After all, the 'annointed' are supposed to be up in age already, right? So, what's wrong with keeping us posted on them?

It's a bet the WTS can afford to make.

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My new blog at http://noahide.typepad.com/

by Santisimo in

if you like, check out my new blog at: http://noahide.typepad.com/.

i'm sure to get plenty of interesting comments on it (nice and not so nice).

on some of my recent posts, several members caught on to my interest in judaism.

Santisimo

Hi Everyone:

If you like, check out my new blog at: http://noahide.typepad.com/

I'm sure to get plenty of interesting comments on it (nice and not so nice). On some of my recent posts, several members caught on to my interest in Judaism. I don't consider myself a Jew because I have not converted (yet). However, I have realized that there is a place for people like me (former JWs) who believe in the Hebrew Scriptures only, but are not Jews by birth or conversion. Judging by some of the posts I've read on this forum, I'm not the only one who feels what I wrote in my blog. Regardless, I just wanted to share a little piece of my life outside of this forum with everyone else. Thanks for reading.

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Who is going to finally expose the WTS for what it really is?

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

jw
friends

the walls of the wts are finally being cracked but nobody is breaking down the walls.we have the internet exposing all their lies,elders resigning,no new members beside families being baptized, contributions dwindling,teens leaving in droves,and layoffs at the wts headquarters .still,the walls remain intact.the 800 lbs.

gorilla is missing to break down the wall.. we know in 1975 many members left but the wts wall was easily repaired.who will finally break the walls down and how will it happen?

what will it take for a mass exodus?.

Santisimo

I think that the annointed have all died but the WTS is keeping the numbers of them up artificially to avoid a mass exodus. How can the WTS really know how many annointed are left if they don't even have records of their names? If the WTS does have such a record, why don't they let US SEE IT? After all, aren't they supposed to be princes with Jesus and us, loyal subjects? Why are JWs working so hard to support the efforts of princes they don't even know?

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God can bring us the peace that America took away.

by Santisimo in

what truth am i talking about?

freedom?

if bin laden is killing americans because he 'hates freedom' (as bush and the yellow-media put it), then why aren't we allowed to see his videos full-length with english subtitles?

Santisimo

True. Vietnam wasn't much about freedom either.

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God can bring us the peace that America took away.

by Santisimo in

what truth am i talking about?

freedom?

if bin laden is killing americans because he 'hates freedom' (as bush and the yellow-media put it), then why aren't we allowed to see his videos full-length with english subtitles?

Santisimo

That's the smartest thing you could come up with?

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Going door to door to recruit members doesn't work

by JH in

when you look at all the hours they do going door to door world wide and then you look at how many hours preaching it takes to bring just 1 person to their organization, it's not efficient.. my mom goes to a baptist church now, and i was surprised to know that 500 go to that meeting on sundays and they don't go door to door to go get these people.. there might be 80 witnesses at my hall and going door to door doesn't make much of a difference.

maybe it's even counter productive since people don't like being pested at home..

Santisimo

Not to mention that there is no concrete proof in the NT that Jesus preached door to door. When Jesus told his apostles to speak to others he only commanded them to talk to Jews, not Gentiles. His commandment was broken decades after his death.

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God can bring us the peace that America took away.

by Santisimo in

what truth am i talking about?

freedom?

if bin laden is killing americans because he 'hates freedom' (as bush and the yellow-media put it), then why aren't we allowed to see his videos full-length with english subtitles?

Santisimo

Bush has spent years talking about fighting for freedom in the Middle East and bringing Democracy to Muslim countries. Bush has done nothing but lie and send thousands to their deaths in the name of oil. In doing so, he has started a war with a people who know war better than we do. The Muslim culture has over a thousand years of experience fighting against Western powers and has never known what it is to surrender. The United States has done everything possible to keep the truth from coming to light, but the last six years have revealed a great deal. It has taught us that the United States is not the boy scout of the world that once fought oppression during WWII.

What truth am I talking about? The truth is that THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT is behind most of the chaos that is now enveloping the world. Have you read about the history of oil production in Iraq? How about Saudi Arabia? Take some time to research this and you will discover that our government was behind the scenes every step of the way. From the first day the oil wells started pumping to the day the CIA removed Prince 'Abd al-Ilah and installed Saddam Hussein, our government was behind the scenes. American politicians and oil industry execs have done everything imagineable to control the production of oil in the middle east to the detriment of it's own people. We've paid the price physically and financially with 9/11, the wars in Afghanistan (unfinished) and Iraq (we're losing) and soon Iran (a nuclear war is on the way). For what? Freedom? Freedom from the 'tyrants' we installed in the first place? Did anyone forget that we've been fighting against the Iranians since President Carter? The freedom we're fighting for is the freedom to profit from oil.

Are Americans at home free? Think about this, in the late 90's GM had developed a fully electric automobile. A zero-emissions vehicle that would have put an end to global warming, health risks and most importantly, dependency on foreign oil imports. Was the car fast? Yes, faster than most six-cyclinders on the road today. Efficient? You bet, 100 miles on a single charge. Was there demand? A survey in California revealed that 85% of people questioned would have considered buying an electric vehicle if was affordable (and it was!). But what happened? GM, the American oil cartels and our government buried the technology, took back the cars and destroyed them, keeping us at the mercy of oil ever since. Now Ford and GM are crying because they can't sell their ugly, inefficient cars? Now Gore is running around talking to us about global warming? Didn't he know about the EV (electric vehicle)?

Does anyone really think that Bush is interested in liberating poor Muslims living in miserable conditions in the Middle East? Does anyone really believe he wants us to stop using foreign oil? If so, why is it that his National Security advisor is a former Chevron Executive, Condoleeza Rice? Did you know that Chevron even named a tanker after her (proof at: http://www.rotten.com/library/bio/usa/condoleeza-rice/)? Would they have done this if she WAS NOT helping them produce profits? If she helped Chevron make billions while Muslims in those countries were being exploited, why is she working for Bush now? Did she have a change of heart or is she there to protect oil interests at a higher level?

The United States has nothing to sell to the world anymore. Everything is made in China, high tech jobs have gone to India, and free trade agreements have killed our agriculture. We can't even profit from manufacturing anymore. Our export goods like cars are pathetic and nobody wants them. Consider this, Ford owns more car brands (Volvo, Jaguar etc.) but it's still going broke. The U.S. dollar has lagged behind the Euro since it's inception and less investors are willing to buy dollars (thanks to the war and lousy production). So what's left? OIL! Oil is the only thing that we have left to fight for. Our economy depends on it There is enough oil left underground to keep our economy going for at least another hundred years. To Bush and the oil industry, it's worth all the bullets and bodies in the world.

This is not to say that terrorists (pissed-off Muslims to be more precise) have a right to slaughter innocent people. I am not a Muslim and don't believe in the Koran (a bad copy of the Torah). However, who knows exactly what these terrorists are upset about? If Bin Laden is killing Americans because he 'hates freedom' (as Bush and the yellow-media put it), then why aren't we allowed to see his videos full-length with English subtitles? Didn't we do the same with Hitler's speeches? After all, what better way is there to prove that Hitler was a racist bastard than by showing us his filmed speeches with English subtitles? Why can't the American government do the same for Bin Laden's speeches? What's the big secret? Is it possible that Bin Laden is fed up with Americans supporting tyrannical regimes in the Mid-East for the sake of oil and is now willing to explain it on TV? Does Bush think he is preventing terrorists from acting in the U.S. just because they can't see Bin Laden videos on cable TV? What are we not supposed to hear on those tapes? The truth?

The last five years have really shown what America stands for. It doesn't stand for diplomacy, integrity much less humanity. The United States doesn't care about mankind much less the environment. The United States is the Roman Empire reincarnated. It oppresses from without and from within.

I pray that G-d sends his Messiah soon, because this promised King is the only one who can bring peace to the world. I pray that G-d may spare us from the horrors that our 'leaders' decisions have brought on us. I pray that one day I wake up and see the image of G-d's annointed broadcast on every cell phone, computer and television set on earth. I pray that I may live to hear Him teach us how to make peace and how to bring the earth back to the paradise that G-d intended for us.

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Comments You Will Not Hear at the 1-14-07 WT Study (Love Neighbor)

by blondie in

comments you will not hear at the 01-14-07 wt study (december 1, 2006, pages 25-29)(love neighbor).

review comments will be in red.

wt material from today's wt will be in black.

Santisimo

What commandments are they referring to in paragraph 1 of this article? They can't be talking about the 10 commandments because if that were true, anyone could do that without being a JW. With the exception of the blood law, they don't follow any other commandment in the OT. So what are they talking about?

Also, how could they be talking about loving thy neighbor when they treat their DF'd family members like crap?

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WHY GOD CANNOT FORGIVE YOU

by Terry in

it is little understood by christians what a difference there is between themselves and judaism; especially on the matter of whom god forgives and why.. a christian expects to sin against many people in the course of their life, but; proudly boasts that they aren't "perfect just forgiven.

" this is wrong by judaism's ethical, moral and theologic standards.. let me explain why.. in judaism; only the person you sin against can forgive you!.

if you steal from bob; only bob (the injured party) can forgive you.

Santisimo

Hey Terry:

If you're into Judaism that's great. Since leaving the J-Dubs I've been studying Judaism and very answers that the Org could never provide. Let me know if I can send a PM directly to you with questions. Thanks!