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  An excellent book you need to read on Apocalyptic Belief

  by drew sagan in

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  i have recommended this book in a number of other thread but have never taken the time to start my own thread for this book.. .

  the book is titled war in heaven, heaven on earth (theories of the apocalyptic).

  it is a collection of essays by a number of prominent scholars which analyze millennialism and apocalyptic belief form a number of different contexts.. .

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  Alpaca

  Thanks...will add to the "read list"

  Alex
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  2008 and still no Armagedon!!! I feel like I made an "Ass of myself"

  by Witness 007 in

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  2. bible

  yes sitting in pizza hut in 1991 a small band of pioneer brothers {me and friend's} debated when armagedon would come.

  due to the "generations" doctrine, we calculated 2001 at the latest...then the doctrine was dropped!!!

  recently the last world war 1 vetran died in australia.

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  Alpaca

  {I know I'm gonna be a very angry old man}

  That's not going to do you, or anyone else, any good. I hate the BORG too for what they did to me and how I had to choose between loved ones, family, friends and the real TRUTH.

  But, in the end, if you've discovered what's real and what's not real, you should be very thankful.

  Cheers,

  Alex
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  Second Cousin commits Suicide

  by Undecided in

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  my 2nd cousin walked out of her house after her husband and children were asleep and shot herself.

  she was in her early 40s.

  she was a jw.

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  Alpaca

  So sorry. I can't imagine what the family is going through.

  Sincerely,

  Alex
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  HEY!!!! It's FRIDAY once again!!!!

  by nomoreguilt in

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  2. friends

  i hope you all have a very constructive, if not relaxing weekend.

  i haven't posted much this week, just got busy with business and taking care of the yard.

  my grass has greened up in all it's emerald slendor.

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  Alpaca

  Hey NMG,

  all it's emerald slendor

  You've got that variety with really skinny blades? LOL Have a great weekend.

  Alex
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  Really, Are Jehovah's Witnesses THAT Different From The Other Religions?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the more i read on this site, the more i see that all religions think their version of what is right and wrong is what matters.

  some punish you now for disobedience to the church's rules and others supposedly give you your reward in the hereafter.. some live their lives with more strictness.

  others are more liberal.. look at the jewish faith.

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  Alpaca

  I've been mulling since my last post on this thread and one of the things the Dubs used to hammer, that eventually turned the tide for me, was how the Catholic Church discouraged education of the average person for centuries (a la, Galileo being imprisoned). They criticized the church for the very thing they were guilty of with respect to religion.

  They said they encouraged open minded reasoning but nothing could have been further from the truth. The BORG is all about mind control and keeping the Dubs stupid.

  Lying bastards....

  Alex
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  Email

  by IcingHeart in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i sent a rather long email to a friend of mine, and i kinda feel like posting it here for some reason.

  this is a bit more information about myself.

  it's edited some, but most of it is intact... .

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  Alpaca

  Hey there Ms. IH,

  Writing about your feelings is probably a good thing to do...very therapeutic if you ask me. I went back to school after the big bail from the BORG and writing in my English comp class was a huge help at reconciling a lot of stuff.

  Glad you're doing well.

  Alex
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  Thank you, Watchtower, Bible and Tract Society!

  by David_R in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i wanted to say thank you to the wbts for enforcing a 'no-contact' rule on all those that have left the organization.. only by experiencing first-hand my former best-friends treating me like a complete stranger (see 'garbage') for standing up for my own beliefs was i finally able to tell the society 'good-bye' forever and not feel guilty about it.. i know this was not the wbts's intention from the alienation practice.

  it's intention was to make me feel guilty and lonely enough to come back to them.

  however, it has backfired on them and finally given me my freedom.. thank you, society, for lacking kindness and understanding.

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  Alpaca

  Welcome, Dave.

  Alex
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  6 THOUSAND YEARS OF HUMAN HISTORY ENDED in the year...????

  by Terry in

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  1873 [six thousand years of man's existence ends in a.d. 1873] {wr apr 1880 88}.

  1873 "here we furnish the evidence that from the creation of adam to a.d. 1873 was six thousand years.

  and though the bible contains no direct statement that the seventh thousand will be the epoch of christ's reign, the great sabbath day of restitution to the world, yet the venerable tradition is not without reasonable foundation.. if, then, the seventh thousand-year period of earth's history be an epoch specially noted as the period of christ's reign, we shall, by showing that it began in a.d. 1873, be proving that we are already in it.

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  Alpaca

  Terry,

  As far as I can figure 6,000 years of human history (and pre-history) ended about 70,000 years ago or so (give or take 10 or 20 thousand years).

  All joking aside, the BORG are truly a deluded bunch. "We are right, because we are right. Right?"

  They are so dishonest.

  Cheers,

  Alex
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  IF gas prices go to $10, and these major disasters continue......

  by AK - Jeff in

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  2. friends

  ....like the one in myanmar now, will we not see the apocalyptic religions just explode in growth, including jw's?

  even during relatively calm times, these groups can stir the 'sheep' to believe that the tribulation is just around the corner.

  if we continue to see major disasters, what effect do you see in these groups?.

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  Alpaca

  LOL, Willy,

  By the time gas gets to $10 an hour

  We knew what you meant but it's still funny!!!

  Cheers,

  Alex
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  Really, Are Jehovah's Witnesses THAT Different From The Other Religions?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the more i read on this site, the more i see that all religions think their version of what is right and wrong is what matters.

  some punish you now for disobedience to the church's rules and others supposedly give you your reward in the hereafter.. some live their lives with more strictness.

  others are more liberal.. look at the jewish faith.

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  Alpaca

  The world's religions/belief systems (atheism included) span the whole spectrum from extremists to those who are tolerant of other beliefs.

  The Dubs are just your basic narrow-minded, apocalyptic Fundies with a twist.

  The scary thing about any brand of religion is the potential to have superstitious belief in the supernatural override reason and logic.

  For what it's worth....

  Cheers,

  Alex