Posts by palmtree67

you may be familiar with many stories of their members retruning found wallet and so on, but here is an example found from the 2010 watchtower, march 15. .

"emilio, an italian witness who works as a driver for a public transport company, found a wallet containing 470 euros ($680, u.s.).

palmtree67

Am I the only one who believes that MOST people *would* try to find the owner of a wallet containing $680?

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Prayers/thoughts for Mrs. Rabbit

by talesin in

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mrs. rabbit is having surgery later today.. .

please send your thoughts/prayers/healing energy.. .

i didn't tell them i was posting this, and would like to surprise rabbit with lots of well wishes.

I am so sad to pass this news along to you about our Dear Sacrificial Loon

by BabaYaga in

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i just heard from his brother that he has passed.

several of you know that he has been fighting cancer for a while now.. oh, sac!

i am so very sorry you have left this world... rest in peace, joy, and light... your fight, suffering, and fears are put to rest.. strength and love to all who love you.. .

palmtree67

Ohhhhhhhh.........Ohhhhhhhhhhhh!!

So sad......

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/179467/1/News-Concerning-SacraficialLoon

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Cycles of Armageddon Hysteria

by Jeremy C in

when i departed the organization in early 2006, i was giving some serious thought as to why jehovahs witnesses were going through a period of heightened expectation of armageddon.

the district convention theme for 2006 was "deliverance at hand", and it was announced by the governing body that a stinging message would be carried out against "false religion" in the fall through a tract campaign.

certainly throughout the organizations history, convention talks and watchtower publications have always used manipulative tactics in urging a sense of urgency; even in times of relative peace.

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sigh

by C.O.B.E.Beef in

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this is my first time participating in a site like this , so please.

forgive me if my approach is clumsy.. my story is not extraordinary and hardly interesting, so thanks.

in advance to this forum for extending the bandwidth for my own.

palmtree67

Very nice to "meet" you!

Excellent advice from everyone here.

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Poisonous Congregations and Incompetent Leadership

by Nickolas in

i'm not sure where this topic belongs.

the adult & heated debate category, maybe, or jokes & humour.

guess we'll see.

palmtree67

Even if it is a good congregation, all it takes is for one arrogant, know-it-all elder to move in and start pushing his weight around......Or the appointment of someone who's only after the position.

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Why So Many Young People Are Leaving The Watchtower

by Jeremy C in

i have been giving a lot of thought to the young people who are leaving the watchtower organization in recent years.

last night, i was reading the thread posted by jwfacts a while back in which he provided some statistics and graphs showing the rapidly declining growth in the watchtower.

one factor that was discussed at length was the high number of young people who do not stay in the organization.

palmtree67

This thread should be in the Top Ten.

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Please reccomend a book

by mankkeli in

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would anyone reccomend a good material on .

(1) the history of the world.

(2) the history of religion.. i am just interested in man's development over the years to create gods for himself, any good book would be appreciated, and a review of the book highlighting a short summary is also welcome..

palmtree67

Anything by Elaine Pagels for the history of Christianity.

I find her very unbiased.