I could never get him out of my head as "The Saint" also i didnt realise he made 7 Bond movies .
However I loved "The Saint"
RIP Roger
Posts by smiddy
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The New terroists That The World have To Confront What is the Answer ?
by smiddy inthis latest attack in manchester u.k. targeting a venue attended by mainly children and teenagers who go to a concert by their favorite singer and then to be attacked by a terroist has to be the last straw... surely ?
22 dead at last count mainly young girls enjoying a concert of their favourite singer ?
and at least 50 others suffering injuries ?.
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This latest attack in Manchester U.K. targeting a venue attended by mainly children and teenagers who go to a concert by their favorite singer and then to be attacked by a terroist has to be the last straw... Surely ?
22 dead at last count mainly young girls enjoying a concert of their favourite singer ? and at least 50 others suffering injuries ?
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Have Jehovah's Witnesses Become Boring?
by David_Jay inokay, that new video about 1975 has got people talking, and yes, the child abuse cases will always require us to remain vigilant...but after my having left in the late 1980s/early 1990s, it seems all the real "exciting" stuff is gone.
when i left the witnesses were still preaching that the "generation that was old enough to understand the events of 1914" will not pass away before armageddon comes.
no blood cards were our badges (not that stupid jw logo) and that card meant what it said, "no blood"!
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smiddy
A very interesting post David Jay ,i was a convert in 1960 and i agree that JW`s did appear to have "meat for the due seson" in those years .Beliefs /doctrines that scriptures appeared /seemed to fit the times we were living in back then.
Lets look at some of the publications that came out from about the 1950`s. (I hope my memory serves me well here)
"Jehovahs Witnesses In The Divine Purpose" a book that highlighted the developement and increase in the ranks of Jehovahs Witnesses.
" Your Will Be done On Earth " the green book dealing with Daniels prophecy that spoke of the "king of the north & the king of the south" identifying them as the USSR as the king of the north and the Anglo-American power as the king of the south. { And in those days that was a plausible explanation}
Then their was "Babylon The Great Has Fallen Gods Kingdom Rules " giving an over view of history of religion prophecying the downfall /irrelevance of religion and the vindication of Jehovahs witnesses .Not so much the ealier references but certainly the later references
If you became a witness well after these times I mention do yourself a favour and read these publications then google what was happening in those years..
If your lazy like me watch these movies. "The Bedford incident" , "Fail safe " , Dr Strange love ," On The Beach"
Or President Kennedy and The Cuba Incident .
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"Privileges"
by minimus inwithin the organization, jehovah's witnesses know that they must be dutiful and set an example for "worldly ones" as well as for their own brotherhood.
if a witness fails in setting the proper example, they may lose some 'privileges"..... what privileges did you look to have and what privileges did you lose?
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The first time I grew a beard I was told i would be setting a bad example in the congregation and that I would be viewed spiritually weak and I could not progress in the "truth"
That occured within the first 10 years of my baptism.
The second time I grew a beard was when I was a MS about another 10 years later and after a few subtle hints that I didnt take notice of I was told i would lose my "privilege`s if I didnt remove it
As I was still committed I buckled again and did rmove it still thinking they had the "truth"
In 1993 I walked away grew my beard and its been with me ever since and its going to the grave or the furnace with me.
And I can live/die with that.
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wt exposer makes jw's flip out in fs
by JunkYardDog ini forgot my wallet and went back home to get it.
i see 25 yr old jws working the door next to me.
i attack shaking my head at them.
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sparrowdown when I was still " in" over 30 years ago now a young Elder (is that an oxy moron ?) was ranting to us in a group how he got stuck into a couple of Mormons who kept coming to his door trying to talk to him
Obviously they thought he was a good "return visit" as you said "Oh the crazy irony"
Even then I thought it a bit rich for him to complain when we did it all the time.
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Is this the JW great tribulation?
by greenhornet inhttp://www.newsweek.com/jehovahs-witnesses-russia-ban-court-611138.
in russia it is.
now there going to say its coming to you!
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jookbeard :,what about the cry of "Peace And security ?"
That occured donkeys years ago by the United nations no less. 1Thes.5:3 in the 1980`s
and we are still here.
And we are further away from any prophecy that the JW`s ever predicted .for either the Great Tribulation or Armageddon.
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One of the most defining thing that made me question JW church after 27 years was seeing the funeral discourse outline.
by Chook init gave the poor bastard who past away no respect, hardly mentioned anything about the deceased.
yet hijacked the event with cult propaganda..
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The Jw rteligion has no soul or compassion for those who have slaved away for decades for the religionn.
Funerals are an excuse for promoting the religion for any non witness in attendance with the sole intent of converting some poor sucker.
They have no feeling for anyone who has slaved for this religion for many years and then passed away, they are expendable in their eyes,
Its another box that they tick Jehovah will sort it out .not our problem .
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Elder "D": Catholics No Longer Believe in a Trinity
by Saename inso in this topic, i mentioned i had a conversation with an elder "d." this elder said that the catholic church admitted the trinity is unscriptural.
i'm pretty sure this is not true.
the doctrine of trinity is the most fundamental belief in the catholic church.
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If the Catholics dont believe in a trinity ,then neither do the JW`s believe in a Paradise earth .!
Where is it explicitly stated in the Bible the words God is a Trinity. {catholics }
Where is it explicitly stated in the Bible the words Paradise Earth .{ Jehovahs Witnesses}
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G.O.D
by MrHappy inby claiming themselves 'guardians of doctrine', have the governing body turned themselves into a g.o.d?.
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You might have something their MrHappy
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Is this the JW great tribulation?
by greenhornet inhttp://www.newsweek.com/jehovahs-witnesses-russia-ban-court-611138.
in russia it is.
now there going to say its coming to you!
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Doesnt babylon the Great false religion have to go first before the attack on JW`s ?
What about the King of the North and the king of the South to-ing and for-ing ? for world domination ?
Who is the king of the North according to the GB at this point in time ? As far as I know they havent got a clue who the King of the North is.?
Religion today is as strong as it ever was around the world and especially among Islam/Muslims that are now making inroads in more and more western countrys .
And no other religion is anywhere near going into decline such as the non Christian religions.they are all expanding.
Also JW prophecy said that the annointed would be dying off as Armageddon drew near ,what do we see ? the annointed are growing from about 8000 to more than 15000 now.?
,JW`s clutch at straws to validate what they think they believe ,cherry picking this belief or that belief wherever and whenever that suits them .It doesnt seem to matter that it doesnt fit in with what the GB has taught them in their official magazine the Watchtower.
They seem to believe what they want to believe in spite of the facts.