Posts by Mattieu

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Oct. 15th WT - WT Society Manipulation " Find True Friends Only in JW land"

by flipper in

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well- you knew this was coming next after the article of how to be jesus friend.

so the wt society was setting it's members up to seek friends only in the ranks of jehovah's witnesses.

basically in this article " maintaining friendships in a loveless world " - even from the title you get the impression the wt is showing that the world is loveless- but the jehovah's witnesses are not.

Mattieu

But when individuals are drawn together by mutual love for God, THEIR FRIENDSHIP WILL BE UNSHAKEABLE. "

Riiiiiggght, unshakeable hey? What about all the "true friendships" in the congregation broken up by ones who back bite/slander/gossip, cause trouble by being a busy body and enforcing their own personal opinions?? Or "true friendships" broken up by hmm, let see, sexual immorality??

Who are these guys kidding? Are they that immune from the averge j-dub congo that they don't realise what problems the average congo has with personality/friendship issues?

I could walk into my last 2 halls that I went to and point out ones who were not speaking to certain other bro & sisster, as well as elders who were fighting amongst themselves and some elders wives who would not even say hello to other elders wives!

What about the former PO, sorry CC who up and left "Plenty" congo in Melbourne along with wife, daughter & her hubby and grandkid and moved to neighboring hall over disputes with other elders and families?? This is happening everywhere, so much so that I want to puke when I read propaganda articles such as this one.

Mattieu (hanging in there for knock off time drink)

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Where to go on vacation??

by Quirky1 in

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i have a vaca coming up and need some input...where to go?

.

come on, i know you wanna....tell me where to go.. go ahead i can take it...

Mattieu

oz, where else??

Mattieu.

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Max Hatton's 1965 study on WTS reformatted - PDF

by Doug Mason in

during the mid 1960s, we were regularly visited by jehovah's witnesses at the door.

i needed to know how to manage the situation and i was very fortunate to be given two research studies that exposed the jws errors on the neo-babylonian chronology.

one study was written by geoff rogerson, from the small country town of western australia called denmark, and the other was by max hatton, who had been a jw for 5 years but had been affected by geoff's work.. .

Mattieu

Thx again Doug,

Mattieu.

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THE BEST VIDEO ON 1975!!!!

by whereami in

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friends

i never heard it like this.

has anyine ever heard about this one?.

it's undeniable, they can't say they never "really said it".. .

Mattieu

It sounds like Maxwell Smart talking into his shoe-phone..........

I hope it is genuine as I would like nothing better than to play that to a few who deny the 1975 debacle that I know, though like Cabasilas, could have been edited..

Mattieu.

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What's the difference between a Muslim Suicide bomber and a Jehovah's Witness?

by Witness 007 in

i would say just the bomb!.

one case involved a teenage muslim girl with burn scars on her face....her bomb failed to detonate so she clawed at her face in frustration...she was hoping to end her pain by going to "paradise" to be perfect.

witnesses claim if the die due to lack of blood or due to nuetrality it's okay!

Mattieu

Agreed, these threads are getting just as bad as the africangb threads, one reason why I stopped loging in for a whille.

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Who has given the masterbation talk on the TMS?

by Out at Last! in

i had the "privelege" of giving the masterbation talk years ago.

when i looked at the talk slip and saw the theme, i thought at least they have an expert on the subject.

the best thing about it was that the point i was to be counseled on was gestures.

Mattieu

I too gave the talk, the school overseer "hand picked" myself and another brother to give the talks (there were two masturbation talks in two weeks)

I had sore wrists by the time I finished my talk.........................

Mattieu.

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September 11

by VIII in

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friends

i was watching the news when the first plane hit the first tower.

cnbc actually.

the news people couldn't believe it was happening and thought it was a small plane that went off course.

Mattieu

We had just come home from the Tuesday night meeting (AUST time), stayed up watching the late news, saw the 2nd plane hit and we didnt sleep at all for the next 36 hours, still get goosebumps.

The phone kept ringing through the night with all the bro & sis saying the big A was here!

Mattieu.

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MY 20TH BIRTHDAY

by freedomisntfree in

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friends

so this is only the 4rth birthday ive ever celebrated so im make a big deal anyone else finding the enjoyment of birthdays.i had o tell my mom last night that my b day was today and all she said was "im happy you were born" wich is alot for her.and my dad thought it was yesterday aw well happy birthday to meeeeeeeee!.

Mattieu

Happy 20th birthday freedomisntfree!

Mattieu.

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Ever had some Witness storm out or turn off a Movie you were watching! Which one?

by Witness 007 in

i was watching steve martin "leap of faith" pg rated mind you with some witnesses.

he plays a fake faith healer.

their were a couple swear words, and the brothers asked me to switch it off.. same thing happened with christine applegate movie {pg 13} "don't tell mom the babysiters dead.

Mattieu

No, but a bro got upset and walked out because we were watching old Benny Hill episodes!

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FlyingHighNow Needs Our Love & Support

by snowbird in

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friends

her son, jesse, is in serious condition.. my son is in surgery and may lose his hand and arm.. jesse got an infection in a cut on his finger.

his finger and hand swelled to the size of an arm .. .

they have to do surgery on his hand and arm.

Mattieu

FHN & Jesse, thinking of you both,

Mattieu.