The only thing I remember said about the mark of the beast is that it is a symbolic mark similar to the mark the blokes in the priesthood would get symbolizing their attachment or allegiance to their god or ideology or whatever. If I had a copy of the WTLib CD-Rom on my computer right now, I could look it up in the Insight book, but I had to wipe my hard drive and restore to factory setting recently and forgot to back that up. Ooops. (Could someone PM me with how I can get an ISO image or download of the CD, please? Thanks in advance!) Marking the right hand or forehead symbolized the allegiance to the beast which in turn symbolized the world's political/religious system or some such thing. I don't think they took it as a literal tattoo or rubber stamp of some UPC barcode or actuall "666" on anyone's forehead.
erandir
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JWS and Ex JWS....Is the Mark of the Beast taught in the Hall?
by A-Team ina few jws were stunned when i pointed out revelation 13 to them, they said they have never heard such a thing about the mark of teh beast or it's effects.
im beginning to wonder if its even taught in the hall.
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What sends you over the edge?
by restrangled inthere was a recent thread on spelling, sentence structure, etc., that was legitimate, but probably made other's feel stupid.. my question is, what is your personal pet peeve?.
i've got a problem with poor construction inside my home...i hate the trim work, some cut too short so it looks like mouse holes over the floor.
i had my kitchen redone and the layout was so unusual that i can't open a fridge door unless i pull it forward or push it back to open a drawer.
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erandir
I do'nt hafe a prbolem speling so no it dont bothre me nun.
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Attention - file host ordered to take down MY picture today !!
by cultswatter inattention!!!!!
geeeeezuz help us all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
someone is trying to railroad my thread entitled "stern magazine -important".
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erandir
Wow...this is the first time I've seen these pictures. What a coincidence that both publishing companies would use the same picture!
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"Jehovah ALWAYS has worked through ONE organization!"
by Dagney inhow many times have we heard this?.
i would like to know if any of you have any good arguements refuting this.
my brain is fried from two weeks of "fencing" with jw's.
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erandir
Yeah, except for when he hasn't.
Pre-flood, pre-Mosaic covenant (although the temple arrangement is a far cry from the 12-member governing body--i.e., 1 high priest vs. 12 high priest/kings) post-1st century thru "supposedly" late 1800's, and even now from late 1800's onward the structure of the JW-org has changed several times.
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Has Anyone in the History of JWD Been Shunned On The Forum
by BFD ini was reading the thread about the wanderer and it seems he is very annoyingly stubborn.
i think i'm going to shun him.
lol.
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erandir
Marcel,
That is a good point. I stand corrected and reminded that as a matter of fact, I am a bit hypocritical. Now that I think of it, I am reminded that I personally have chosen to shun a couple people from my old congo.
The bad thing about shunning, then, is when an organization directs its members to do so...and it also depends on the reason behind it as well. So if anyone on this forum would start endorsing or recommending that we all shun a particular person, that would probably be bad, wouldn't any of you agree?
I think that sounds better and is more what I was trying to say.
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Has Anyone in the History of JWD Been Shunned On The Forum
by BFD ini was reading the thread about the wanderer and it seems he is very annoyingly stubborn.
i think i'm going to shun him.
lol.
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erandir
The thought has crossed my mind more than once, and although I am relatively new and haven't read too many of Richard's posts, it seems to me that maybe he is role-playing and that he sticks to a very tight pattern of posting. I find it hard to believe that anyone who has left the borg could really be of the mindset that he displays in his posts. I lean towards the idea that he is having a massive inside joke on all the rest of us and how perplexed some are, how annoyed others are, and how indignant yet others are (or some combination thereof). Anyone else share this notion? Or am I just way off-base?
Personally, I tend to enjoy his rather...different style...overly formal, gentlemanly, if you wish. But then, I tend to enjoy what different and interesting styles each and everyone who posts here brings to this board.
Also, in my opinion, shunning is one of the things that most of us on here despise the most about the borg. Why would we want to engage in that activity for any reason, other than obvious stalking, abusive remarks, or otherwise threatening posting habits?
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DO NOT CONTINUE SENDING EMAILS TO ME OR ATTEMPT TO CONTACT ME OR MY FAMILY.
by esw1966 inisn't it 'nice' to finally get letters from home!?????.
this is the entire letter written to me by my sister:.
"do not continue sending emails to me or attempt to contact me or my family.".
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erandir
Although I love Watson's solution, I have to say that respecting your sister's wishes is probably the best thing you can do. The fact that after a year of you sending emails her way and she finally replies one time and that one time says to leave her alone...that speaks volumes. I don't know all the details, but from what you have said, I would conclude she's pretty serious about it.
Take care, and hopefully with time the situation changes.
Regards,
Erandir
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Were you allowed to use the bathroom during meetings?
by ericr ini have read many post on here about abuse that goes on in the kingdom hall.
one abuse i use to see involved the denial of the bathroom to children during meetings.. .
in the kingdom hall i attended like most expected children to sit still for two hours during the meetings.
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erandir
I would say yes, and that it wasn't really frowned upon at our hall...which now that I think about it, seems strange. They were such sticklers for other things.
At our hall, we'd have a fairly regular bathroom attendance, kids included, during each part of the Sunday meeting. I bet if I'd have kept track I'd probably find that we would have about 5 people going to the restroom during each part on average. It seemed like one person would just get back from the restroom and sit down and another would get up and go to the restroom. Of course, there was the usual rush during the middle song as well. We even had one brother who would spend a good ten to fifteen minutes in the bathroom utilizing the facilities to the full, if you know what I mean, almost every Sunday and usually during the WT. I guess his body was that regular or maybe that is what he thought of the WT study. The reason I know this is because of hearing other brothers joke about it and also being in the restroom at the same time as he once in a while.
Hmmm...what memories I take away from my 5 years of meeting attendance!
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Another 'Letter to the Editor' published.... hoorah!
by AK - Jeff inthey ran it precisely as written [i believe, though i have not checked it word for word].
in seeker4's original thread he suggested that the catholic settlements could be used as basis for such a letter;.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/138178/2466684/post.ashx#2466684.
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erandir
Awesome! A very noble thing of you to do! I would love to send something like that to my local paper, but I couldn't sign it with my name because I'm still a bit afraid of the consequences (I wouldn't want to embarrass my wife who still attends). I don't know if posting it anonymously would be as credible. What do you think?
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I know it's only a discussion forum...
by nvrgnbk inbut how has having a place like jwd improved your life?.
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erandir
sorry...double post