emptywords

Joined 18 years ago

• started 15 topics
• posted 515 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by emptywords

• 
  181

  OKM 09/07 (english)- Just another brick in the wall...

  by metaspy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  18 years ago

  ok guys and gals, i (being the assistant to the magazine counter) have acquired the newest okm.. i have uploaded it to imagevenue.com: here.

  hopefully that works!.

  by the way drew, your translation was very close.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 

  16 years ago
• 

  emptywords 18 years ago

  maybe some have asked questions about it, the new lot in the truth many not understand its wrong to study or read other litriture besides the societys stuff, I was always told that it was a no no.

  some may have put others in for learning hebrew or greek. I think it is another way for the elders and the toffy r/f to spy on others and report ones they think are reading other stuff or learning ancient languages. the definate NO was what caught my eye rather than the bulk of the letter.

  got a feeling this could just be the start of a lot of no no's. and probably has more to do with weeding out potentional apostates or free thinkers.

  I wonder if this includes studying history, a close family member of mine studys aramaic and hebrew and greek is a witness and he is a scholor and says that the NWT is not a bad translation.

  Link
• 
  89

  German KM 09/07 Translated! Watchtower cracks down on study groups.

  by drew sagan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  18 years ago

  here is the best that i could do, but i think it gets the main points of the articles across.

  i wouldn't bet my life on this translation, but i think it is good enough for our purposes.

  question box.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 

  18 years ago
• 

  emptywords 18 years ago

  this is nothing new, the only thing added to this is the learning of hebrew and greek, and to assume that those learning these languages just to prove the NWT wrong is so judgemental, none of their business what anyone reads or wants to study.

  I was told 30 yrs ago that reading other litriture other than WT stuff was a no no.

  Link
• 
  39

  Service is so easy now

  by coaster in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  18 years ago

  i just knew the gb would find a way to keep on going when the end never seems to come.

  well, new light shining brightly we all recently learned that the 144k are still being selected.

  no more need to "graft" new ones onto the broken branch.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 

  18 years ago
• 

  emptywords 18 years ago

  this has always been the hardest teaching of the JW for me to ever believe, I just have never been able to cope the elitism of this 144000 thingo

  Link
• 
  8

  did you check out other religions?

  by the dreamer dreaming in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  18 years ago

  it seems to me that many jws who leave are so anti-religion because of their jw indoctrinations that they rarely investigate much outside of their cultural up bringing..... so how many here have done more than read about things like buddhism, hinduism, new age, etc... actually lived these alternatives rather than just glanced their way?.

  and what was the result?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 

  18 years ago
• 

  emptywords 18 years ago

  No not other religions.....but more into spiritual awakenings. To the average JW it is a religion. and when saying to them that I dont believe in religion they are stunned. I think that is what is going on, although they go around and preach anti relgion they are religious. I'm not and I think that is what most of us on this forum are or arent relgious, we are spiritual.

  Come to terms with that and you and me are on our or my way to getting it right.

  Link
• 
  11

  Male and Female He Created Them

  by snowbird in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  18 years ago

  i have a question about the attraction that exists between the sexes.. does anyone know if a study has been conducted that seeks to measure or quantify such an attraction?.

  i need this for a project i'm working on.

  thanks.. snowbird.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 

  18 years ago
• 

  emptywords 18 years ago

  its sexual attraction

  Link
• 
  25

  More Evidence that "666" refers to United Nations

  by smontgom in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  18 years ago

  a new book claims that the number 666 refers to the united nations through the name "haaretz haqaturim", which means "the nations of the united ones.

  " commonly known as the number of the beast, the number 666 is from the thirteenth chapter of the book of revelation in the christian bible where verse 18 reads: .

  "here is wisdom.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 

  18 years ago
• 

  emptywords 18 years ago

  avengers...spot on

  The WT has always stated that the UN is the "Scarlet Colored Beast" from the Revelation book.

  The have also always stated that any affiliation with this "Beast" will constitute a gross sin against the Almighty Jehovah.

  These are the Watchtower's own words.

  Yet they chose to ignore their own words. They committed adultery with the beast.

  This makes them guilty of apostacy, bestiality, fornication,etc.

  They never apologized, never repented, but chose to sweep their gross sins under the carpet.

  Link
• 
  10

  Were you a bacon or an egg witness??

  by mtsgrad in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  18 years ago

  in good ole england we have a traditonal breakfast; bacon and eggs.

  in several talks about "give more to the truth until you die etc" we were asked who gave more the pig or the chicken?.

  when you were in da truth did you give 100%.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 

  18 years ago
• 

  emptywords 18 years ago

  welcome freeme

  Link
• 
  50

  Shammatta—"Disfellowshipping" Jewish Style

  by AuldSoul in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  18 years ago

  matthew 24:48-51 48 but if ever that evil slave should say in his heart, "my master is delaying," and should start to beat his fellow slaves and should eat and drink with the confirmed drunkards, the master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect and in an hour that he does not know, and will punish him with the greatest severity and will assign him his part with the hypocrites.

  there is where [his] weeping and the gnashing of [his] teeth will be.. insight on the scriptures, volume 1, p. 787, expelling.

  finally, there was shammatta, an entire cutting off from the congregation.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 

  18 years ago
• 

  emptywords 18 years ago

  "the smaller the man, the bigger the chip on their shoulder"

  yeah littletoe that usually is the case in most org's

  also agree with auldsoul that some relish the glory, those that have genuine love are trampled on because love is the biggest threat.

  I just want what is just fair and right. peace.

  Link
• 
  28

  Marijuana may increase psychosis risk, analysis says

  by ithinkisee in

  1. social
  2. current

  18 years ago

  (article link)

  marijuana may increase psychosis risk, analysis says.

  london, england (ap) -- using marijuana seems to increase the chance of becoming psychotic, researchers report in an analysis of past research that reignites the issue of whether pot is dangerous.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 

  18 years ago
• 

  emptywords 18 years ago

  jgnat Their use may also be an attempt to self-medicate

  totally agree.

  Link
• 
  28

  Guitarists-What are your favorite songs to sing/play

  by JK666 in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  18 years ago

  all of you who play guitar know that it is much harder to play and sing at the same time.

  i was just wondering what are some of your favorites covers to do that to?.

  heare are some of mine:.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 

  18 years ago
• 

  emptywords 18 years ago

  Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwo 'Ole

  The most beautiful rendition I have ever heard, first time I heard this was in the credits of the movie Meet Jack Black....he died a few years ago. wonderful music.

  Link