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  Would Jesus Wear a $10,000 Rolex?

  by messenger in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the quote below was mentioned in a silentlambs post of pot calling the kettle black.

  *** w90 2/1 25 exposing "the man of lawlessness" ***.

  .. 19 the worldliness of some clergy has even been exposed in the media in recent times, as for example the licentious and luxurious life-styles of some tv clergymen.

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  HenryP

  Oh boy here comes the insult, heaven forbid that someone question you.

  Eye witness testimony? Whose testimony, yours or someone that told you what happened?

  Actually I am not a janitor, but of course you would like everyone to believe that every Witness in the world is a janitor. Who's the idiot here?

  I know what a Rolex costs.

  I am questioning your source because I was also an eye witness. I know Max Larson very well and I know about the gift. Your source is lying, whether it be yourself or someone else. No one was forced to donate anything for the gift.

  Again, how do you know that $10,000 was raised? By the way, that was not even the amount.

  It is odd that your source knows so much about a watch and does not know anything about the actual gift, which was the picture I described.

  You are only a lying fool that makes up these silly stories to prove the hypocrisy of a good brother like Max Larson.
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  WHEN THE FECAL MATTER HITS THE FAN

  by You Know in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  ------------------- when the fecal matter hits the fan!

  the book of malachi is addressed to the priests of israel after the time of judgment when the babylonians destroyed the nation.

  but, in reality, the prophecy applies to the anointed priests of the christian era who are similarly in a legally binding covenant relationship with jehovah god.

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  HenryP

  I've enjoyed your analysis of these scriptures and you certainly have an interesting take on it. It seems to fit in, but I have to disagree here. You are assuming that the association of the Watchtower with the UN was a gross sin and not an innocent act in order to take advantage of a resource for upcoming articles. By your statements in this post you doubt the sincerity of the Watchtower's explanation on the reason they became an NGO.

  Why should we doubt our brothers? Is becoming an NGO the same as fornicating with the enemy? I don't think so. The brothers obviously saw a benefit without compromising our loyalty to Jehovah. They took advantage of what the UN was offering, but they did not back it up as humanity's solution to its problems. They never said that it is Jehovah's instrument to bring peace and security to earth. I do not see the actions of these brothers as a "sin".

  I am sorry to point out that maybe on this issue, you have read too much into the "apostate reasoning" that is presented with the supposed "proof". If one looks at this "proof" without the demonized reasoning, then there is nothing to it.
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  Would Jesus Wear a $10,000 Rolex?

  by messenger in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the quote below was mentioned in a silentlambs post of pot calling the kettle black.

  *** w90 2/1 25 exposing "the man of lawlessness" ***.

  .. 19 the worldliness of some clergy has even been exposed in the media in recent times, as for example the licentious and luxurious life-styles of some tv clergymen.

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  HenryP

  How do you know this story is true?

  How do you know the rolex cost $10,000?

  Could they have bought the watch from a brother that owns a jewelry store, thus getting it very cheap?

  Is it wrong to receive a gift?

  How do you know that Jesus would not wear a rolex?

  Is Jesus not worthy of wearing a rolex?

  Did Jesus accept gifts?

  Does it make Max Larson a bad person to accept a gift?

  Is this not harmful gossip on your part?

  Are you trying to question Larson's integrity?

  Was the Rolex really the gift, or was the gift a picture of the factory buildings all lighted up at night?
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  Partaking of the emblems

  by pralis in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've always been curious as to the reasons why only "the anointed" were permitted to partake of the emblems at the memorial.

  we all know that the wtbts says the "other sheep" are the non-anointed christians who merely observe the memorial (by the way, by "other sheep" jesus was talking about the gentiles that would become part of the new covenant; he wasn't referring to some strange class of non-anointed christians).

  they've often compared the situation to the foreigners in the congregation of israel who were not permitted to observe the passover (see exodus 12:38, 43 -- they draw this correlation because the memorial is the replacement for the passover observance).

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  HenryP

  Why don't you try something radical this year? Attend the memorial and instead of looking around for something to criticize, why don't you do some listening to the talk?
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  My First Death Threat

  by silentlambs in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just recieved this in an email message today.

  silentlambs.

  "i heard something about the arrangement of your assassination.

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  HenryP

  It could be a crazy JW or it could be a crazy ex-JW that will do anything to make the JWs look bad.
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  My Father Died

  by teenyuck in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just found out my father died today...he had a heart attack in the middle of the night.

  he was 63, one month shy of his 64th birthday.

  my 1/2 brother, age 19, who has been living with him trying to get off drugs, found him in his bed.

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  HenryP

  Please accept my sympathies for your loss.

  Anyway, I am really sad and hope you can all get in touch with someone you love and tell them that before it is too late.

  You are so right about this statement. How about making peace with Jehovah and accepting his guidance?
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  Is this world ruled by Demons and are we?

  by Mindchild in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  to me, one of the most pathetic and lamest of all watchtower teachings is the fantasy that satan and the demons rule the world.

  the witnesses are terrified of these demons getting into their minds through everything from wearing old clothes bought at the thrift store to smoking cigarettes (remember all drugs give demons easy access to your mind.).

  they would have you believe that each country on earth is controlled by really big mean and tough demons (hey demons cant be nice you know) and they are actively controlling the minds of the political leaders in a global chess game because they have nothing better to do.. i was wondering then if anyone can show me a single itsy bitsy tiny amount of evidence to show any credible physical evidence or logical/metaphysical reasoning to back the jw ideological boogey men.

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  HenryP

  It makes sense when we examine what governments have been capable of.
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  cruel?

  by qadreena in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i remember going on field service with a pioneer sister then afterwards she asked me to accompany her to look in on one of her studies, i said yes and ended up in the house of a really nice indian lady.

  my friend had offered to take this lady's daughter off her hands for a while and take her down the park so off we went - nice summer day, we sat while the little girl played on the swings and slides, we brought a bit of food and went back to the park to sit down and eat, as we were eating, the girl started talking about armageddon.

  the conversation was getting along nicely - little girl slowly being succesfully brainwashed...... the poor little 8 year old girl ended up in tears - she was scared of the earthquakes and didnt want to die, she didnt want her mother to die, and even though she believed they would both be together in paradise earth, her dad would die and stay dead, nothing my friend could to cheer her up so i coaxed her into going back on the swings and all was well till it was time for her to go home and the tears started again when she told her mother of her concerns.

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  HenryP

  Truth is hard to take.
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  Jonah, was he a false prophet?

  by HenryP in

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  2. friends

  i was reading this week the book of jonah and it got me thinking.

  was he a false prophet?

  he prophesied that jehovah would destroy nineveh and it did not come true.

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  HenryP

  After reading my own post, you're right it seems that I said that. In reality, JWs are not the prophets. Jehovah gives the prophecy. JW's error is in their interpretation of those prophesies given by Jehovah. The prophecy itself is not false, but the expectations that JWs put based on those prophecies.
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  Jonah, was he a false prophet?

  by HenryP in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was reading this week the book of jonah and it got me thinking.

  was he a false prophet?

  he prophesied that jehovah would destroy nineveh and it did not come true.

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  HenryP

  I will only say that I'm glad he did not listen or at least did not act to please JWs, just like he did not act according to what Jonah believed.