Posts by keyser soze

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A point which virtually every JW will miss in this week's book study

by sir82 in

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from this week's book study, the "draw close to jehovah" book, chapter 5:.

biologists have identified well over a million species of living things on earth; yet, opinions vary as to whether there may be as many as 10 million, 30 million, or more.. .

wow!

keyser soze

"some investigators" = WT staff writers (aka, janitors) making B.S. up off the top of their head....

My thought, exactly. Interesting how there isn't a single actual source listed for people to verify the WT's "facts".

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How did you find the truth about the truth (TTATT)

by Maat13 in

i am sure there has been a post about this subject, however being a recent addition to the network i don't know how to do a search.

and i'm sure new folks have joined since then.

i am really curious of how others came to know ttatt.. for me is was a real bad experience with one elder after another.

I stumbled upon an apostate book(The Watchtower Files by Duane Mangini) in a used bookstore. I was already having serious doubts, so my mind was far more predisposed to reading it. It led me to other books, and eventually this website.

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What is the main "idea" of the bible?

by KateWild in

as jws we were often told what the theme of the bible is, we were taught that it was the promised seed.. i was recently asked the question.... what is the main "idea" of the bible?.

for me the whole purpose of the bible is about control.

it features a god that punishes and rewards.

keyser soze

Don't piss god off

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The Year 4014

by snowbird in

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i will turn 61 years old this coming november.. i will turn 2,061 years old in november of 4014.. http://www.worldtimeserver.com/calendar.aspx?y=4014.

according to ecclesiastes 3:11, the concept of eternity is part of our makeup.. it's mind-boggling to think about it.. sylvia.

keyser soze

I will turn 2,061 years old in November of 4014

As it happens, I'll just be waking up from my cryogenic freeze then. I'll wish you a happy birthday.

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Preaching to a Captive Audience in CostCutters!!

by AuntBee in

so, i'm sitting in the waiting area, and there's this one lady getting one of those long procedures involving color, etc.

so, as the stylist is working on her, i can overhear her preaching to her stylist about demons and immortality of the soul, from wt lit, using her ipad!

she was talking about the topics, referencing the proof verse, and then asking the programmed questions!.

keyser soze

Give her a break. She can count time while getting her hair done. Brilliant, actually.

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Creative ways of counting field service time

by 4thgen in

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there was a sister in my congregation that signed up to aux pioneer one month to put in 60 hours.

we couldn't figure out why she was never at the arrangements, but yet she said she got in her time early in the month.

we found out later that we wrote a letter that took her an hour.

keyser soze

When I went down to South Carolina from Wisconsin, I happened to be auxilary pioneering that month. I was worried about making my time, and I didn't want to have to spend my vacation out in field service. So I left a tract at a rest area in Wisconsin, and another when I got to South Carolina. I counted all the travel time in between. Needless to say I made my hours for the month.

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Books!

by dynamiterose77 in

i feel like i wasn't allowed to read a lot of books when i was younger, a lot of which i'm discovering are positivly phenomenal.. i was allowed to read edgar allan poe, who remains my all time favorite writer.

but, i've discovered the joys of stephen king, anne rice, joyce carrol oats, neil gaiman, george r. martin, david sedaris... and so so so many more.. i'm currently getting through "the shining" so i can move on to "doctor sleep".

i'm interested to see if anyone else that discovered the many joys of "worldly" literature, jumped immediately into what they weren't allowed to read... and what was your favorite?.

keyser soze

I just finished the Dark Tower series from Stephen King, and I'm almost finished with Wind Through the Keyhole.

I'm starting to get into a couple of other horror writers, namely Jack Ketchum and Peter Straub. I would've stayed away from this type of literature when I was a believing JW.

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Is it common for Jehovah's Witnesses to turn to alcohol when they realize the Watchtower is a scam

by Watchtower-Free in

because they don't know what to do and they want to numb the pain .

especially for bornins..

keyser soze

I'm sure it's fairly common. It didn't happen in my case, though. I started drinking long before then.

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New field service rules coming this summer

by doinmypart in

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new guidelines for field service coming this summer.

new publication to be released giving new ways of counting time, conducting studies, group activities, etc..

keyser soze

As others have suggested, it's simply a way for them to inflate their numbers, and superficially demonstrate the growth of the organization, and how Jehovah is speeding up the work.

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Supreme Court ruling- refusing to photo gay wedding is discrimination

by SadElder in

according to bloomberg news:.

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-07/wedding-photographer-rebuffed-by-top-court-on-same-sex-ceremony.

"the u.s. supreme court turned away an appeal from a new mexico wedding photographer found to have violated a state anti-discrimination law when she refused to take pictures of a commitment ceremony for a same-sex couple.. the photographer, elaine huguenin, argued unsuccessfully that she was being unconstitutionally forced to convey a message conflicting with her religious beliefs.

keyser soze

Soon enough it will be illegal to refuse service to people without money

Talk about a red herring. If somebody can't pay for your services, they aren't a customer, they're charity.