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  Something Big Is Happening To the WT Mag.

  by metatron in

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  i looked over the aug. 1 public watchtower and noticed the same changes i observed previously.. plainly put, it appears that they have simply run out of things to say and so are just filling up printing space!.

  they devote 4 full pages to a bible reading schedule that could have been easily condensed into a couple sentences.

  they have the same large graphics and typeset that eats up printing area.

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  Blithe Freshman

  Hi,

  I was reading this thread this morning , when I got visitors! So I'm back now to share .

  My husband spotted them at a neighbors earlier when leaving the house, there was no one he recognized in the group.He called to alert me!

  The couple actually knocked ( a first in this area), my doorbell doesn't work.They were nervous and inexperienced. Read a scripture & offered the mag., I took it because of the discussion I was just reading, I've never seen a mag since the change to public & Koolaid. Promised to read it,to get it. They asked if they could return to answer any questions. I hesitated but said I guess. It's the July 1st edition.

  Well my opinion is it's watered down skim milk, definately not offensive.As I read I'd come to the end of a page , but on turning found the article had ended with out saying anything. All the crazy cult stuff is missing, not at all like the Watchtowers I've read on line lately.

  Now to prepare for the RV.Any ideas? Nice couple, mid 30's, husband has an unrecognized accent. They are black. I live on the outer edge of the commuter zone to a major eastern city. We have many people who move here to escape the city, there are homes at a resonable price. The congregations are mostly blacks who have moved here & a few disallusioned catholics.There is still growth in the area because of this. I may only have one visit, our home is known because my husband attended when we first moved here.My husband is faded, we are not openly apostate, still have a child in.

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  The Fourth Turning

  by diamondiiz in

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  a book by neil howe and william strauss on what i can tell is about human (cultural) behavior which their theory points to spring, summer fall and winter being the hardest time frame in human culture.

  the seasons being some 20-25 years in length.

  i just ordered the book so i haven't read it but seems quite interesting and i was wondering if anyone here read it and has any comments on it..

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  Blithe Freshman

  I have read it. I tell all my family & friends to read it. They have loads of reseach on how history cycles & repeats. There are 4 turnings in a cycle, and each generation is named as it begins adulthood. The most recent 4 are the Silent, Boomer, Gen13, & Millies. The book talks about the effects of each generation , how they are raised & as they reach adulthood & maturity how they influence society.

  There are good arguments against end times claims that could be made by people wanting to capitalize on the crisis cycle we are entering, although their discussion of religion doesn't go into it.

  Get a note book, there are many charts but keeping one with the :

  names of the cyles ( 2nd turning - 1964-1984)

  names of the generations ( prophet, born 1943-1960)

  specific cyles names ( consciousness revolution )

  specific generation names ( Boom Generation or Boomers)

  all in one timeline will help.It can be confusing till you get that all down.

  The book has helped me understand my pareants , myself & children.

  Enjoy! BF
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  Interesting Bible timeline online...

  by restrangled in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  found this on line.

  it looks like it would be fun to order, or just click the time period you are interested in to view for free.

  i don't know how accurate it is.. http://agards-bible-timeline.com/timeline_online.html.

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  Blithe Freshman

  Thanks restrangled, looks interesting. I use "The Timetables of History" by Bernard Grun for a timeline.

  If you like posters this company has a geneology chart of Jesus.

  http://www.goodthingscompany.com/wallposter.html

  BF
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  TO CLARIFY A COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT MY PROJECT.....

  by Mary in

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  first of all, i want to thank everyone for all the words of encouragment and compliments i've received regarding the project i put together.

  not only will it (hopefully) help some family members to see that something's not right regarding many of the wt's doctrines, but it was therapeutic for me to do as well.

  like many other ex-witnesses, i was emotionally devastated and extremely angry when i discovered that this religion was not "the truth" as was drilled into our brains from day one.

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  Blithe Freshman

  Thank you so much Mary for all the work on this. Moving it to the top of my summer reads!

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  Pennsylvania Camping....

  by AK - Jeff in

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  anyone have good recommendations?

  i am looking at keystone state park.

  three of four days in a tent with three very high energy grandchildren.. suggestions?.

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  Blithe Freshman

  Meadowcroft ( just south of Pittsburg)provides a great childrens program for a day trip. The atlatl throwing was good exercise!

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  Is There Anything Good About The Jehovah's Witness Religion?

  by minimus in

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  anything??

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  Blithe Freshman

  From my own experience , no there was nothing good. My marriage, family life, education, every thing about my life was impacted in a negative way while a witness. And NO it was not the demons attacking me.It was the slaving & sacrafice for the WT & the congregation"s unloving attentions.

  I also never heard or met a single person who witnessed to their life being better. Brother & sisters would often tell their story of how & when they became a witness. Jump to telling all they did or privalages they had. Just that by being a witness they were better people, never a personal example from their lives.

  I remember an elders public talk all about what an a$$ h*le he had been to his wife & kids. How he had fought her to not be a witness, then was converted. Still a total jerk to his wife and rotten father.

  This is not what I have found in Christian testimony,christians are able to give a witness to their faith and examples of the fruits in their lives.

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  Jehovah's Witnesses & their cynical lust for negativity

  by jambon1 in

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  for me this is one of the most hideous things about the jw's.. it's like they are willing on the next world disaster.

  they are gleeful if anyone that they know comes into some sort of trouble if they are not following 'bible standards'.

  they simply aren't interested in anything good.

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  Blithe Freshman

  I stopped going in service because of the negative talk & comments .

  I've ridden in limos on the way to funerals that were more cheerful & encouraging.

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  Where does one draw the line on whether the origins of a practice make it acceptable?

  by insearchoftruth in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ok, am very confused:.

  honeymoons and wedding rings, based in paganism, ok for a jw to do.. windchimes, once prohibited due to the intent to ward off evil spirits, ok for a jw to have.. pinatas, once prohibited due to origin, now since folks do not associate the fun with a pinata, ok for a jw to do.. wedding anniversaries, not sure if they are formally addressed in the bible, ok for a jw to do.. birthdays, two bad examples in the bible plus some stories how originally celebrated by the wealthy (choose to ignore job 1 - job 3 when a persons special day is celebrated), not ok for a jw to do (have not been at a birthday party ever where someone was beheaded).

  thanksgiving, actually a basis in the old testament for a celebration of the harvest, not ok for jws to do.

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  Blithe Freshman

  You stop letting the WT do your thinking for you , & decide what you want to celebrate and how now.

  What customs meant in the past, is past. You may start your own celebrations.

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  What "lightweight" but delicious foods do you enjoy?

  by compound complex in

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  2. friends

  dear hearty appetites:.

  my weight-loss and toning-up campaign is proving successful.

  giving up a few of my fave foods peculiar to my ethnicity [temporarily because i tend to go overboard] has not been so hard as my current regime of complex carbs, fruits, vegetables, fish and fowl is satisfying.

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  Blithe Freshman

  I don't have any trouble finding soups or casseroles in the winter, I rely on many ethnic dishes for low fat low cal eating.

  Salads, grilled vegatables or plates full of fresh corn, tomatoes, cantalope in the summer.

  Getting the whole grains in me with out added calories was a chore. I like my bread & butter, can only eat just so much oatmeal.

  I started eating brown rice cakes this winter, can't say they are tasty at first, more like styrofoam, definately light. But I'm feeling so much better having reduced my wheat to occasional pasta or small serving of dessert. I am now addicted to Quakers White Cheddar rice cakes. I was never a snacker , my problem was too large a serving size, snacking on the rice cakes , I now am not so hungry and over eating at meals.

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  The Good , The Bad & The Ugly

  by Blithe Freshman in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3gp7b8wc4q.

  sorry i couldn't get it to embed.

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  Blithe Freshman

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3gp7B8WC4Q

  sorry I couldn't get it to embed