The only part of the "extended period" portfolio of needed changes left to change now is that the printing company needs to make the number 144,000 a figurative number rather than a literal number.
Next they need to tweak their purpose for existence, because with this open ended long view, they've lost their mission of warning the world of imminent destruction at the hand of an angry raging God. They've lost purpose and credibility.
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How the new "generation" study went down in the meeting today
by slimboyfat ini made a big effort to get to the watchtower study today.
i have not been to the meetings much for months, but i figured this was a pretty historic "study" and i wanted to see reactions and how it would go down locally.
well a few things struck me as a bit odd in the study itself, and in the audience response as well.
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It is becoming a cult.
by Lex Talionis ini am a jehovahs witness.
my family are all witnesses.
i am convinced it is not the religion it once was.
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You wrote: "It is becoming a cult."
Hahaha! Funny! Just out of curiosity . . . what would Jehovaz Witnesses have to do to actually be a cult?
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I tore up my Blood Card yesterday
by Awakened at Gilead inas you may know from my previous posts, i am fairly new to being an xjw, having taken may decision about 3 weeks ago.
during this time i have read the information about blood on jwfacts and in isofcf, for example,.... so yesterday, much to my wife's chagrin, i tore up my blood card in front of her.. i wanted to drive home a point... she will be needing surgery soon, and has told me that she does not want blood.
i wanted to demonstrate to her that i no longer agree with the blood policy.... and i even went so far as to check about donating blood.
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You wrote: " . . . to avoid my wife preventing me from receiving it if I am unconscious."
You got a wife who'd let ya die if yer sick? If this is how yer best friend treats you, Man, I hope you don't have any enemies. -
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huge announcement after the Watchtower study on the 27 of April?
by Dogpatch inthere will be a huge announcement after the watchtower study on the 27 of april.. for what it's worth, this was just sent to me anonymously.. randy.
www.freeminds.org.
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When a book printing, real estate development, and event sponsoring company makes an announcement guess what they always announce . . . a book, a real estate deal, or a rally.
Real changes are snuck through and spun down. There are still living Witnesses who haven't heard of the 1995 generation change. The only Jehovaz Witness public announcements I've ever seen have been sales hype. -
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WARNING deeply philosophical...Have you ever wondered...
by zeroday inour home galaxy contains up to 1 billion stars...our universe contains over 50 billion galaxies with billions of stars...why here would god take his stand...send his god son to deliver us...a big galaxy with a nondiscript star with a few planets and we are the center of gods attention...makes you wonder....sometimes...
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No special campaign to invite the public to the DC this year...
by sir82 in...per the may 2008 km.. it does give a hint about the "future campaign" that i noted earlier in this thread though: .
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/154825/1.ashx.
i guess they finally figured out that people are not likely to drive 50-300 miles to a fringe group's religious convention after receiving a smarmy invitation from a stranger at their door..
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garybuss
How can they do a walk in badge check when they have invited public masses? No way! That had to be a security nightmare. How did they guard the vending machines?
Did they tell the public to come for all day . . . bring a sack lunch? How goofy is that? Gimme a break!
So now they make an announcement: "New Light! Just in from God . . . We're not going to invite the public!". How's that working for the most important message on the planet?
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Best Youtube of the Year
by Dogpatch insome ex-cult workers are calling this the best!.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jphyo_mkpho.
language warning but priceless!
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Lee Iacocca is one of my virtual mentors. I appreciate someone who can actually articulate what they're thinking. I don't know clear from moose crap so I can't help the guy.
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Do JW's attract the mentally ill, or do their beliefs cause mental illness?
by gaiagirl inhave you observed a higher than normal number of mentall ill among jw's?
if so, do you think the religon attracts the mentally ill, or do you think that their beliefs and practices actually cause mental illness?.
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You wrote: "Do JW's attract the mentally ill, or do their beliefs cause mental illness?"
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Changes in light of recent court cases?
by sweet pea in.
sorry if this has been discussed before, but can anyone confirm if the official line has changed with instructions to elders on reporting cases of child abuse to the authorities?
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How the heck can the Witnesses brag that they don't have a clergy while they petition a United States court for clergy recognition at the same time. Doesn't that just chap your ass?
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Best Youtube of the Year
by Dogpatch insome ex-cult workers are calling this the best!.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jphyo_mkpho.
language warning but priceless!
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That is good! He says "I'd rather be depressed!". Hahahaha
