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  is there room on earth for all the folk who have previously died ?

  by looloo in

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  i know witnesses think man has only lived on earth for 6000 years (is there any poof for that theory ) but surley there would not be room for everyone who has ever lived and died before armaggedon came ?

  also i think its really unfair that totally wicked people like ted bundy , hitler , myra hindley etc could get a resurection but all the innocent babies in the world who have never had a chance to do anything wrong would get destroyed along with non jw parents simply because they have not died yet , did any of you have a problem with that as a jw , it was one of the many things that stopped me becoming one ,as it has so many flaws and is so not fair !.

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  shopaholic

  Maybe Jehovah will expand the earth causing the land masses to grow along with the blossoming of the deserts. Its possible that some of the resurrected population will inhabit other planets. We don't what Jehovah has in store for mankind but whatever it is it will be outside of the comprehension of us mere humans. We need not speculate but spend that time fully accomplishing our ministry by staying occupied in the worldwide preaching work being led by Christ Jesus and his anointed followers.

  Just kidding folks...was just thinking what the GB response might be if it were one of the questions during the "Question and Answer" talk they always have the district convention.

  Has anyone else noticed that they never seem quite sure of anything these days...everything is 'maybe', 'possibly', 'one can conclude', 'it is often thought' and other open-ended non-comittal verbiage.
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  On a scale of 1 - 10 - How Ex-xjw are you?

  by AK - Jeff in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i felt like i was still a jw for a couple of years emotionally, though i had left.

  then for a couple of years i felt like an xjw.

  in the past year i think i have made the leap to lightspeed.

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  shopaholic

  For just ex-jw, I would say 9.631. But ex-ex-jw...probably 4-ish.
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  Calling Young Brothers to Bethel while Kicking Out the Loyal Ones

  by Ultimate Reality in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this week marks the news of two "young" brothers i know being accepted to brooklyn bethel.. this pattern continues to demonstrate the current "human resources" policy of the current gb.

  while telling those that have spent the best years of their life, "we need you in the field", they continue to bring in the healthy, unsuspecting young brothers so they can be used up with nothing to show for it late in life.. at last year's d.c. there was an interview with a brother that had been "sent back to the field" some 4 months prior to the convention.

  what was so sad, is that the brother was clearly alone, and perhaps scared, in his new assignment in a remote rural area with a congregation of 40. he had been accepted to bethel after high school, never pioneered, and had been at bethel for 30 years!

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  I was invited to join the Bethel family. Knew it wasn't for me. The PO talked to me after declining the invitation and said its rare for anyone to be invited especially a woman. Was told I was hindering the holy spirit, not accepting Jah's guidance and a whole bunch of other stuff that failed to impress me. However, one elder did tell me that he thought I made the right decision in not going.

  Going to Bethel is a career buster. Going to serve where the need is greater was definitely worth it but should have done something similar through the Peace Corps...it looks better on the resume. I feel a little sorry for the folks getting tossed out after so many years and having to make it on their own.
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  Five beneficial reasons why not knowing the day or hour can help us - another recording from the DC

  by insearchoftruth in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  did not capture anything but the overarching topics here....but more on the end...... .

  five beneficial reasons why not knowing the day or hour can help us.. .

  listened to another section of auntbees recording, here are the five points the speaker makes why it is good we dont know......the focus sure seems to be on distancing themselves from the missed dates, while still stirring up a lot of fear and concern about being at the end of the end.

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  shopaholic

  Armaggedon may occur at any time but possibly not in your lifetime.

  This isn't new, they've been saying this for several years now. Its common for JWs to say "Even if Armaggedon (or the great tribulation) doesn't occur during my lifetime, at least I would've died faithful."
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  On a scale of 1 - 10 - How Ex-xjw are you?

  by AK - Jeff in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i felt like i was still a jw for a couple of years emotionally, though i had left.

  then for a couple of years i felt like an xjw.

  in the past year i think i have made the leap to lightspeed.

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  SixofNine, how are you a 9.5 when you still attend meetings and participate in their preaching activity? Depending where you are mentally, doesn't seem higher than a 3...if that.
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  Does the JW religion fall under organised religion?

  by LouBelle in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  is not all religion organised and man ruled with their traditions and list of dos and don'ts?

  surely then all religion is part of the babylon the great?

  including the jws?.

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  shopaholic

  Most JWs don't like to refer to it as an organized religion because as highlighted in Blondie's post,s they associate organized religion with something man-made and deserving of destruction. Of course, JWs believe they are neither of those things.
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  What does it mean in practical terms to " love your neighbor"?

  by The Berean in

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  or is such an unrealistic virtue ??

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  Sometimes a smile and friendly hello or a sincere compliment will do. Other times its chopping vegetables for the stew being prepared for the homeless, giving a neighbor that doesn't have time to run to the store eggs to prepare breakfast or running a 5k to raise money for a cause. Its any act of sincere kindness.

  I was often counseled on my involvement with charity and community work. In addition to pioneering, and I was not a phantom pioneer, I would volunteer at various organizations. I was told, several times, that the time should be devoted to more hours in the ministry or helping those in the congregation and that the greatest community work was the preaching work. Ha...this one young boy whose school required mandatory community service tried to use the ministry to complete his assignment. He presented a letters form the elders and everything, the school did not except it.
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  What does it mean in practical terms to " love your neighbor"?

  by The Berean in

  1. jw
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  or is such an unrealistic virtue ??

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  isaacaustin
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  Does the JW religion fall under organised religion?

  by LouBelle in

  1. jw
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  is not all religion organised and man ruled with their traditions and list of dos and don'ts?

  surely then all religion is part of the babylon the great?

  including the jws?.

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  shopaholic

  Yes, it would fall under organized religion.
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  COs receiving new assignments

  by Mickey mouse in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if there is a change in the works to the co arrangement, it's not happening this year..

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  shopaholic

  I have family in the circuit work and they haven't heard about any changes to the arrangement.