Posts by DNCall

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Drawing away disciples after myself? Or Jesus?

by sd-7 in

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friends

indeed, this is the riddle.

but since i've nothing to offer anyone, i'd prefer to draw people towards jesus and away from blindly trusting men.

i think most anyone who has been one of jehovah's witnesses and challenged their beliefs (subsequently watching them fall like a house of cards) would probably feel the same, assuming they didn't just give up on religion altogether.. i find myself in a rather unexpected position.

DNCall

Beautifully expressed! You could have been describing my wife as you were describing yours. It has worked out well for us simply because we were willing to face the facts, such as the ones you list in your 3rd paragraph.

By your account, your leanings were discovered by your wife. Naturally you owed her an explanation. It was not a case of your initiating a scheme to draw her away after yourself. I believe you are accurate when you say you are drawing her to Jesus, because you acknowledge that you, yourself, have nothing to offer her.

Guilt is inculcated (best word for it) by the organization. It's no wonder you feel it. My experience is that it does subside with time and more healthful information.

All the best.

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WT Book on Jeremiah?

by bohm in

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hey - quick question.

i had a pretty confusing bs today, and at the end the elder said something about a verse-by-verse commentary on jeremiah chapter 25. im trying to find it on the cd-rom but so far no luck.

does this ring any bells with you?

DNCall

No books, but it could be a series of study articles in the WT.

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GB member Geoff Jackson's wife dies.

by yesidid in

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DNCall

Melita Jaracz partakes.

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List of Prominent JW Urban Legends...

by Tuesday in

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hey folks,.

i'm wondering if you all could help me with my next video that i want to put up in the next couple of days (though i'm hoping for tonight), i want to come up with a list of the most prominent urban legends surrounding jws and then refute them whatever they may be.. i'm thinking there's the urban legend about the question on jeopardy that said the nwt was the most accurate would be a good one.

that one stems from an online powerpoint presentation named theological jeopardy and a book which was written comparing six different translations of the bible.

DNCall

Fred Franz was acknolwedged to be "the world's foremost Bible scholar."

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For all drum players ......a question about vintage set from the 60's

by restrangled in

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my son was given by his uncle a huge, complete set of drums by ludwig from the 60's.

it includes all the cymbals, stands, etc.

everything has the ludwig name.. demo,weatherking.

DNCall

You should not store it in the garage unless it is cool and dry all year-round. Even then, make sure the drums and accessories are wrapped and protected from dust. It sounds like a valuable drum set.

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Yeah, there's an app for that!

by DNCall in

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if you search on "jehovah" in the app store on iphone, you will find some amazingly telltale apps that reveal the kind of thinking fostered within jw culture.. to quote from one called ministry school timer: "the bible highlights timer allows you to not only time the bible highlights but also to time each individual comment, which also counts them and averages them.

each comment time will appear in a list and those over 30 seconds long will appear in red.

" so now brother school overseer can ream the brothers with precision when they go overtime on their comments.. another one called my time offers: ".

DNCall

If you search on "Jehovah" in the app store on iPhone, you will find some amazingly telltale apps that reveal the kind of thinking fostered within JW culture.

To quote from one called Ministry School Timer: "The Bible Highlights timer allows you to not only time the bible Highlights but also to time each individual comment, which also counts them and averages them. Each Comment time will appear in a list and those over 30 seconds long will appear in red." So now Brother School Overseer can ream the brothers with precision when they go overtime on their comments.

Another one called My Time offers: ". . . a program that is useful for Jehovah's Witnesses to keep up with our calls, return visits, literature placements and field service time so that you can accurately keep up with your field service activity report for the month." (Emphasis added.) That's got to be the last thing the Society wants. Imagine if time was accurately reported, without rounding up estimating or simply lying, how the numbers would plummet.

"Field Service Assistant" features a stop watch so that you can be accurate to the second! Oh wait, what if you come out with 14:59 minutes for the month? You're screwed.

Gotta love the monster they've created!

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