My father figured out when he was about 65 that he was in trouble. He had rented a house for the past 20 years, he had very little savings because he never tried to advance his career so we always had just enough to get by. whoops. they had been waiting on Armageddon since 1945 when they had become witnesses. People told them my brother would probably never have to go to school. He now has great grand kids. but was dad knew how to get things done quickly. he started growing Vidalia Onions on land he rented from a friend of his. In 3 years he had made enough money to buy land and build a house and have a bit of a nest egg put away. He never touched the nest egg. He and mom lived on their Social Security. of course they never got to go anywhere except assemblies. He died two years ago at 85. He was a smart man, but he just couldn't give up the idea that one day God was going to bring him and the earth into a better life. I gave up the idea at about age 25 after watching what happened to him.
joelingeorgia
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"This Generation" New Light:" A Death Sentence For 40-50-Something JWs
by Room 215 inone of the mesages emanating from the "new light"rhetoric is that it might be prudent to prepare to die before armageddon.
better to forget about the assurances that "you will never grow old, much less die" in this old system; maybe it's time to enact a macabre plan b and latch onto a cemetary plot and prepaid funerals....
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Progamme for 2010 "Remain close to Jehovah" District Convention
by iknowall558 inlorraine catherine barriehttp://stuffofinteresttojws.blogspot.com/2010/05/program-for-2010-draw-close-to-jehovah.htmljehovah's witnesses: program for the 2010 "remain close to jehovah" district conventionstuffofinteresttojws.blogspot.comthank you for this post, reading through it this morning, shows what timely reminders we need and intensifies the anticipation of our forthcoming convention, it was a real lift for me this morning.
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joelingeorgia
ugh, those symposiums used to drive me crazy.
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Brothers, did you like being asked to say a prayer?
by sacolton ini dreaded it!
i've seen brothers freeze-up doing prayers with long uncomfortable silences to think of what to say.
sometimes my mind would just go blank and i would panic at the thought if i paused.
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joelingeorgia
since I was never convinced there was a god, it was very uncomfortable for me
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Atheism is NOT a Faith...
by zeroday* in**disclaimer** i'm an atheist.... atheism is not a faith, it is not a religion, it is not a belief system...what do atheist and believers have in common...nothing.
so why do atheist seem it necessary to argue, fight and debate believers.
what is to be gained, a new nonbeliever...i have never understood it.
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joelingeorgia
atheism is based in logic and rationality.
faith is ot
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15 year old dies after family turns down blood tranfusion
by looloo inits just been on the news in birmingham , uk on saturday morning while on the ministry he was run over by a car and needed a transfusion , his family refused and he has died , what a waste , what a wicked religion !.
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joelingeorgia
a decision they will live to regret.
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My Pottery on Facebook
by joelingeorgia inhi all.. i am starting a new career at a clay artist.
you can see some of my work on my .
facebook page odd eye pottery.
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joelingeorgia
Hi all.
I am starting a new career at a clay artist. You can see some of my work on my
facebook page Odd Eye Pottery. Please join if you like what you see.
Thanks
Joel
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Mothers Day 1914
by joelingeorgia inmother's day was established in 1914. another clear sign that satan was cast down to earth.
in that year.
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joelingeorgia
wow, I was just kidding. Although it doesn't surprise me that they would turn Mother's Day
into another creature worship occasion like birthdays.
sigh. wacky wacky wacky
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Mothers Day 1914
by joelingeorgia inmother's day was established in 1914. another clear sign that satan was cast down to earth.
in that year.
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joelingeorgia
Mother's Day was established in 1914. Another clear sign that Satan was cast down to earth
in that year. :)
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The generation changed is explained in the June 15'th WT!
by life is to short init is here in writing the new generation change.
on page 5 of the of the wt while talking about the annual meeting report.. "john barr gave the third and final talk.".
"john barr made clear that the gathering wound not continue indefinitely.
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joelingeorgia
you are attempting to apply logical reasoning to a group that exists based on faith. this is not only true of JW's. all religions change
things, behave hypocritically, etc. religions are based on faith, generally blind faith. you can't rationalize faith.
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The Jehovahs Witnesses are obsessed with sex
by jambon1 inwhy are so many christian religions obsessed with other peoples sex lives?.
they even feel comfortable talking about it in a 'public meeting' when children are present.. does it not point toward an unhealthy deviancy in their mentality?.
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joelingeorgia
control the sex and you control the people