Oh have you guys checked out that one new song, don't remember the name... One of the three newest, that sounds almost just like the theme of Jurassic Park
FusionTheism
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The Crappy piano music Replacement has begun
by 1tMakesNoSence inim typing this while i'm sitting on the toilet in the kingdom hall to just skip a few seconds of the mumbling.
they read a letter just now they have started to replace the kingdom melodies with the orchestral versions.
all and all to make it look and sound better to the people outside.. id have to say though, that piano music sucks measuring up to church music.
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The Crappy piano music Replacement has begun
by 1tMakesNoSence inim typing this while i'm sitting on the toilet in the kingdom hall to just skip a few seconds of the mumbling.
they read a letter just now they have started to replace the kingdom melodies with the orchestral versions.
all and all to make it look and sound better to the people outside.. id have to say though, that piano music sucks measuring up to church music.
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Ahh, Hell yes! I could go for some JW Beatles tunes. -
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The Great Slurping Controversy of 2002
by FusionTheism injust found this on the jw site.
thought i should share:.
awake!, january 22, 2002, pages 28-29:.
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FusionTheism
Just found this on the JW site. Thought I should share:
Awake!, January 22, 2002, Pages 28-29:
Slurping Controversy
To slurp or not to slurp, that is the question—at least for customers at Japan’s popular noodle soup restaurants. Many middle-aged and older Japanese feel that the long noodles actually taste better if slurped along with the broth and while still hot. They consider loud slurping to be normal and a way to show that one really enjoys the meal. But a newer generation of Japanese has a different point of view regarding noodle etiquette. The Japan Times reports: “Younger Japanese are more concerned not to dribble the soup onto their silk ties and [designer] dresses. Reared on Western manners and a more Western diet, they are likely to be offended when those around them slurp.” This slurping issue has become part of Japan’s generation gap, causing some older ones to be self-conscious about breaking the silence when eating noodles in public. Taking sides with the older generation, a major Japanese newspaper lamented: “It’ll be a truly lonely feeling when nobody makes any slurping noises any more.”
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"This Generation"-- New Light AGAIN
by FusionTheism innew "jesus--the way" book, pages 258-259: .
"truly i say to you that this generation will by no means pass away until all these things happen.matthew 24:32-34. thus, when his disciples see the many different features of the sign being fulfilled, they should realize that the end is near.".
so now "this generation" is simply the disciples who see all the many different features of the sign?.
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FusionTheism
The "Examining the Scriptures 2015" ("Daily Text") for October 28 may come back to haunt them lol:
"Wednesday, October 28
This generation will by no means pass away until all these things happen.—Matt. 24:34.
We understand that in mentioning “thisgeneration,” Jesus was referring to two groups of anointed Christians. The first group discerned the sign of Christ’s presence in 1914. They were not merely alive in 1914, but they were spirit-anointed as sons of God in or before that year. (Rom. 8:14-17) The second group included in “this generation” are anointed contemporaries of the first group. They were not simply alive during the lifetime of those in the first group, but they were anointed with holy spirit during the time that those of the first group were still on earth. Today, Jesus’ words give us confidence that at least some of “this generation will by no means pass away” before seeing the start of the great tribulation. This should add to our conviction that little time remains before the King of God’s Kingdom acts to destroy the wicked and usher in a righteous new world.—2 Pet. 3:13. w14 1/15 5:15, 16"
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"This Generation"-- New Light AGAIN
by FusionTheism innew "jesus--the way" book, pages 258-259: .
"truly i say to you that this generation will by no means pass away until all these things happen.matthew 24:32-34. thus, when his disciples see the many different features of the sign being fulfilled, they should realize that the end is near.".
so now "this generation" is simply the disciples who see all the many different features of the sign?.
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FusionTheism
Cappytan,
That makes a lot of sense. They may feel that it is "too soon" to put out a whole new Watchtower article changing it.
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Is 2034 the ultimate Watchtower date?
by cultswatter ina recent wacktower had hinted that the year 2034 would be the final date for armaggedon.
if armageddon has not arrived by 2035 then will the wts close shop for good or will they simply accuse the past presidents of apostacy and regroup to form another daughter of the tower offshoot baseless religion?.
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FusionTheism
I do want to add something interesting.
When I was young (in the 80's), my parents and others in the Congregation would often say that the absolute oldest that the "Generation of 1914" could live to, would be 120.
So they did have 2034 in their minds as the absolute, final deadline in the 80's.
But that view of the Generation was done away with in 1995.
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Is 2034 the ultimate Watchtower date?
by cultswatter ina recent wacktower had hinted that the year 2034 would be the final date for armaggedon.
if armageddon has not arrived by 2035 then will the wts close shop for good or will they simply accuse the past presidents of apostacy and regroup to form another daughter of the tower offshoot baseless religion?.
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FusionTheism
To me, it looks like the Governing Body is going in the total opposite direction of date-setting.
They are now gradually trying to completely distance themselves from the Generation, and from 1918, 1919, eventually 1914.
Their new August Watchtower even declares that the Tribulation could be in some "future time period."
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Doing away with Calculating How Close we are to THE END
by FusionTheism inthe watchtower study edition, august 2015, "keep in expectation!
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paragraph 3: "after looking forward to the end of this system for what may seem to be a long time, however, some may wonder, do we still have sound reasons to keep in expectation?
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FusionTheism
Great comments Billy and Data-Dog.
Thank you.
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List of New Light statements in 2015
by FusionTheism inmarch 15 2015 study watchtower:.
* the parables are all "simplified" now.. * doing away with most type / antitype interpretations (except for prophecies).. * the governing body was appointed in 1919 but will not receive their reward of expanded authority until the great tribulation.. * the evil slave is not a class of people, it's a hypothetical warning for each individual anointed one.. ---------.
may 15 2015 study watchtower:.
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The Type / Antitype change is actually incredibly significant because it wiped out thousands of teachings of the Society from the past 130 years in one or two little articles. -
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List of New Light statements in 2015
by FusionTheism inmarch 15 2015 study watchtower:.
* the parables are all "simplified" now.. * doing away with most type / antitype interpretations (except for prophecies).. * the governing body was appointed in 1919 but will not receive their reward of expanded authority until the great tribulation.. * the evil slave is not a class of people, it's a hypothetical warning for each individual anointed one.. ---------.
may 15 2015 study watchtower:.
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March 15 2015 Study Watchtower:
* The Parables are all "simplified" now.
* Doing away with most Type / Antitype interpretations (except for prophecies).
* The Governing Body was APPOINTED in 1919 but will not receive their reward of expanded authority until the Great Tribulation.
* The Evil Slave is NOT a class of people, it's a hypothetical warning for each individual anointed one.
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May 15 2015 Study Watchtower:
* Gog of Magog is not Satan, it is a Coalition of Nations.
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July 15 2015 Study Watchtower:
* There is the possibility that people can still be saved after the Tribulation begins.
* The anointed will be raptured to Heaven at the end of Tribulation.
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August 2015 Study Watchtower:
* We have no way of knowing how soon the end will come, and it could be in a future time period.
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Jesus--The Way, The Truth, The Life book:
* This Generation that will not pass away are the disciples who see all of the many different signs of the last days, and this means the end is "near."