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  Branch Davidians thought it was Armagedon ane died what would bethel do?

  by Witness 007 in

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  1993 the atf storm the waco compound and david koresh and 82 followers burned to death.

  to them the attack was the begining of armagedon, and the furfillment of prophecy.

  the more the atf pushed, the more they thought they were god's people, who were being persecuted, and pushed into the apocalypse.

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  My question would be, would the government do something if some group went Vigilante on JW headquarters?
  Or would they sit back until it was done, then prosecute those who attacked?
  It would be a good way for the government to be rid of the cult and yet still not be seen as responsible.
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  Article in Upcoming watchtower for oompa

  by metaspy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  that's right oompa, they heard you at bethel and now they have a 5 page article in the aug 1, 2008 watchtower.

  all about why jehovah should be in the new testament.. a close friend of mine called me from bethel when he got the magazine.. apparently, i made mention of this to him and how it bothered me.. .

  so there you have it oompa, your very own article.. i believe it is entitled "questions from oompa: should the name jehovah be in the new testament?".

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  metaspy

  NewYork, the person who called me said they hadn't read the article yet.
  It is possible they will retract Jehovah from the New Testament, but highly unlikely.
  We shall see in a month or so, when it comes out in congregations.
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  Article in Upcoming watchtower for oompa

  by metaspy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  that's right oompa, they heard you at bethel and now they have a 5 page article in the aug 1, 2008 watchtower.

  all about why jehovah should be in the new testament.. a close friend of mine called me from bethel when he got the magazine.. apparently, i made mention of this to him and how it bothered me.. .

  so there you have it oompa, your very own article.. i believe it is entitled "questions from oompa: should the name jehovah be in the new testament?".

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  metaspy

  BFD, sometimes I think they get their ideas for running the religion from this site.
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  No CO's - Is It True?

  by aniron in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've just heard that they are going to do away with circuit overseers.. is this true or just a rumour?.

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  metaspy

  The only problem I have with this is the control issue.
  The borg does not like giving up control over anything.
  So I ask, why would they give up direct control over the congregations?
  I understand not being sued, but it seems to be a big loss of power for little gain.
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  Article in Upcoming watchtower for oompa

  by metaspy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  that's right oompa, they heard you at bethel and now they have a 5 page article in the aug 1, 2008 watchtower.

  all about why jehovah should be in the new testament.. a close friend of mine called me from bethel when he got the magazine.. apparently, i made mention of this to him and how it bothered me.. .

  so there you have it oompa, your very own article.. i believe it is entitled "questions from oompa: should the name jehovah be in the new testament?".

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  metaspy

  That's right Oompa, they heard you at Bethel and now they have a 5 page article in the Aug 1, 2008 Watchtower
  All about why Jehovah should be in the New Testament.
  A close friend of mine called me from Bethel when he got the magazine.
  Apparently, I made mention of this to him and how it bothered me.
  
  So there you have it Oompa, your very own article.
  I believe it is entitled "Questions from Oompa: Should the name Jehovah be in the New Testament?"
  :-P
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  Are all congregations equal?

  by kzjw in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've not posted much, but as i've lurked here trying to find the answers about the wt lies, it only re-enforced my disdain for it's cult like properties.

  i've read the horror stories of some who've been trapped in the "jw-multi gen" families trying to extricate themselves from the borg, and truly have empathy for "these ones".. i have also attended a couple of months worth of sun meetings with my wife (i listen to the talk, then walk during the wts) and as you've seen from previous posts, if the speaker lies, i will point it out to him after the meeting.

  but yesterday in a conversation with my wife i shared with her what i read on jwd, compared to how her congregation operates.

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  Congregations are not equal. I will compare the 3 I have attended:
  

  	#1	#2	#3
  # of elders:	6	8	9
  # of Ministerial Servants:	3	8	2
  # of Pioneers:	1	14	2
  Punctuality:	90% of hall shows up at 5 min. before meeting	75% of hall shows up 10 min before meeting	50% of hall shows up after first song
  Service:	No brothers during the week, good showing on weekends	2+ car groups no matter what day or time (even Saturday afternoon)	No one during the week, mild Saturday morning support (unless its the last saturday of the month)
  Gatherings:	HUGE! Everyone (including elders) loves a party... er... "get-together"	Almost everyone except elders would come.	Lots of parties, most were exclusive for the "in crowd" (elders and family).
  Overview:	Fun congregation, very loving.	Golden Congregation always getting praise from CO.	Sucky Congregation, no love, no support, not friendly
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  Boing Boing - Dinotopia artist sketches Jehovah's Witnesses

  by metaspy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well, here is a door i wish i would have gotten when i was a jw.. [edited: link removed].

  or if you want to go to the original article that boing boing points to... .

  [edited: link removed].

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  metaspy

  no apology needed. the links I gave are in funkyderek's post. Basically an artist messed with the JWs heads by playing baseball with them and drawing them.
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  Boing Boing - Dinotopia artist sketches Jehovah's Witnesses

  by metaspy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well, here is a door i wish i would have gotten when i was a jw.. [edited: link removed].

  or if you want to go to the original article that boing boing points to... .

  [edited: link removed].

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  metaspy

  Sorry to have invaded privacy.
  I didn't mean to.
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  So when do you go to bed at night....(for sleep!)

  by oompa in

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  2. friends

  for some strange reason i can not get to sleep this past week or so.....i am talking watch news, watch letterman, conan, the englishter..oh and usually on jwd a bunch too...and still up til 2:00 or 2:30 est...... so when do you usually turn in?..........oompa.

  what the hey could be keeping me up???.

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  metaspy

  I usually conk out around 11PM EST.
  That's what happens after you work for Dominoes, it gets into your system to go to sleep late.
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  Boing Boing - Dinotopia artist sketches Jehovah's Witnesses

  by metaspy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well, here is a door i wish i would have gotten when i was a jw.. [edited: link removed].

  or if you want to go to the original article that boing boing points to... .

  [edited: link removed].

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  metaspy

  Well, here is a door I wish I would have gotten when I was a JW.
  [Edited: link removed]
  
  Or if you want to go to the original article that Boing Boing points to...
  [Edited: link removed]
  
  
  Though the article states there were 3 JWs on the initial visit, I have a hard time picturing it.