Posts by ush419

the "sacred secret" of god that creation was yearing to glimpse for so long was jehovah's plan of salvation and righteous government rescue operation.. yet, pagans, heathens and various crackpot primitives all came up with the same plan long before jehovah's was "revealed".

something smells bad about this!!.

i find it puzzling.. child sacrifice to appease wrathful deities is a disgusting solution to crop failure.

ush419

At one time in life i participated in and still believe in blood sacrifice. That is the blood of my enemies being sacrificed. General Patton had it right don't die for your country, let the other fellow be killed for his. Not an exact quote but you get the picture.

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Who would still be a Jehovah's Witness if it wasn't for the INTERNET???

by What-A-Coincidence in

raises hand.

i thank auldsoul/blodie for helping me out...they stick out in my mind when i first lurked on jwd.

wac - bethelite for 10 years and elder for 1.

ush419

The internet has been like the angel with the key to the abyss. It has opened the abyss and let in intelligence and fact finding which are anathem (spelling) to the Society.

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Is the Watchtower Crumbling???

by R.F. in

i'll start with my congregation....... there have been about 7 disfellowshippings in my congregation alone within the last year.

over half the congo is inactive and many more are irregular pubs.

young people in the congo are dropping like flies.

ush419

Recently while visiting went to local cong and was appaled (heh heh) at the low attendance less than 30 people. Which from comments I heard was the norm.

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if something is quoted can a jw...

by carla in

if an author is quoted in the mags (or shall i say misquoted) and a jw learns where the quote actually came from even if it is of religious nature (non jw) can the jw then read the book?.

if the writers in ny are reading christendoms books and quoting where it suits them why can't the dub read the book?

(let me guess, my brothers have done all the work for me, or they are of the annointed.

ush419

What you read or don't read for that matter, isn't any of the "fing" business. I have on several occasions told others including elders to bug off when asked about where I read so and so, i simply tell them, it isn't my job to do your research for you, Only a fool would allow others to do the work they should be doing themselves. That comment always quiets them. They are surely the unread.

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If I handed in a paper like that ... I'd fail!

by Frequent_Fader_Miles in

something always bugged me about the society's publications.

they'd always use phrases like "many persons do this" or "one expert says", or "many believe".

the person being referred to or quoted is always veiled in obscurity.

ush419

Obscure references to Obsecure facts (oops lies) or half truths. If they put in the reference then they will have evidence that they lied. Haven't you ever noticed that some is a qualified bible expert if they agree with the society, and just another minion of satan if they don't? A failing grade for them once again. Wasn't there something before that said that the Italian Rags had to have references in them or am I mistaken. If so, then we should all be trying to get copies of the Italian Rags.

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What was your earliest memory of being a witness?

by mtsgrad in

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was your memory good, bad or ugly?

ush419

Feeling like i belonged, but to what I wasn't sure, there were a lot of red flags but I ignored them, what an idiot I was.

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$$$

by ush419 in

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seems like recent needs talks at least at our hall have been about $$$, donations to the www are short.

excuse me i thought that donations are just that donations.

guess i was wrong huh??

ush419

Seems like recent needs talks at least at our hall have been about $$$, Donations to the WWW are short. excuse me I thought that donations are just that donations. Guess I was wrong huh???