Posts by ElderEtta

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My Personal Atheist Manifesto?

by dubstepped in

so, i have a guy that is emailing me after listening to my podcast series "this jw life" about my life story before, during, and after being a jw.

this guy happens to be an elder and pioneer serving where the need is greater.

i love this guy.

I think you should know about this man. After all, he changed your life!

by Terry in

william miller.

do you know how important this man has been to your life?.

do you know your life would have been entirely different (without a doubt) had he not lived?.

ElderEtta

ScenicVierer:

Here's a link to that father Miller reference here from several years ago here it is

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/186678/russell-re-millerite-founder-father-miller-no-less-4-times

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Cancer in Animals

by Normalfulla in

we were taught sickness and death is a result of the sin inherited from adam and eve, so why do animals get cancer?

they are supposedly still as big j intended, so therefore cancer is a creation by the big fella himself?.

just an exercise for one's who believe in the whole bible story thing.. (not me)... any others anomalies you can think of ?

Gloom and Doom from 100 years ago -- Watch Tower 1918

by FatFreek 2005 in

i thought it would be enlightening to see what jws said 100 years ago.

it's no different as we check out the jan 1, 1918 watch tower and herald of christ's presence.. .

ElderEtta

And how does one get more shares than the next person it certainly wouldn't have anything to do with money wood it

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Gloom and Doom from 100 years ago -- Watch Tower 1918

by FatFreek 2005 in

i thought it would be enlightening to see what jws said 100 years ago.

it's no different as we check out the jan 1, 1918 watch tower and herald of christ's presence.. .

ElderEtta

Hmm mm ..... let's do some math here

1,142,980 / 7 = 163,282

The first number is the number of votes cast divided by 7 equals that final number of 163,000 and some change. I have my doubts that Watchtower membership was at that level in those years but I don't know that for a fact.

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Gloom and Doom from 100 years ago -- Watch Tower 1918

by FatFreek 2005 in

i thought it would be enlightening to see what jws said 100 years ago.

it's no different as we check out the jan 1, 1918 watch tower and herald of christ's presence.. .

ElderEtta

That is a puzzle. Perhaps someone here knows.

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Life everlasting and freedom of the sons of god

by blownaway in

what is the craziest thing in the book life ever lasting and freedom of the sons of god 1966 book?.

ElderEtta

TD --- you are our hero

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Life everlasting and freedom of the sons of god

by blownaway in

what is the craziest thing in the book life ever lasting and freedom of the sons of god 1966 book?.

ElderEtta

Please provide a scam of those pages 28 and 29

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Lost my virginity a week before first public talk

by ElderEtta in

i had just turned 18 and was a young mover in our congregation, vac pioneering on summer vacation, instruction talks in the km school and at local circuit assembly, plans to serve where the need was greater in a different state.

i was also engaged to be married in the following spring to a girl in that distant state.. this was november and i had just registered for the draft having turned 18. my parents said i could make my move after registering.

i saw the stack of handbill invitations to my very first public talk although i can't remember its title.

ElderEtta

Snuggle: LOL..I had to take the Watchtower study 2 hours after losing mine

You win and we are listening

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Lost my virginity a week before first public talk

by ElderEtta in

i had just turned 18 and was a young mover in our congregation, vac pioneering on summer vacation, instruction talks in the km school and at local circuit assembly, plans to serve where the need was greater in a different state.

i was also engaged to be married in the following spring to a girl in that distant state.. this was november and i had just registered for the draft having turned 18. my parents said i could make my move after registering.

i saw the stack of handbill invitations to my very first public talk although i can't remember its title.

ElderEtta

I had just turned 18 and was a young mover in our congregation, vac pioneering on summer vacation, instruction talks in the KM school and at local circuit assembly, plans to serve where the need was greater in a different state. I was also engaged to be married in the following spring to a girl in that distant state.

This was November and I had just registered for the draft having turned 18. My parents said I could make my move after registering.

I saw the stack of handbill invitations to my very first public talk although I can't remember its title. I remember that my head was about to explode I was so full of myself. Then, that fateful Saturday evening, 8 days before delivering that hour long lecture. My reconditioned Chevy was finally ready to make that 2,000 mile trip to my pioneering destination and I had finished most of my packing for the move and my only obligation was the lecture. I needed to unwind so I headed for the local drive-in fast food place where I knew a few worldlies from high school.

We'd talk cars, check under the hoods to asmire the latest souping-up techniques on tight budgets, and talk girls. Here, I was mainly a spectator and always felt a tinge of guilt at topics of sex. Yes, it was titillating I concede.
Then, one of our buddies showed up and he had a strange girl in the front seat. He hopped out and bragged how this girl was ready for some action if we knew what he meant. We all knew and I started to back away. But two of the guys tugged at my coat and told me to come along. I didn't want to appear like a prude so I told myself I'd just go along for the ride, just be an innocent spectator.
Long story short, I ended up in the back seat with Elizabeth.
I now was no longer a virgin thanks to Elizabeth.
When we returned to the drive-in, they told me that Elizabeth wanted to go home with me. I was scared, felt dirty, suspected that I had some type of STD, and wanted to crawl into a hole someplace.
Somehow I escaped, free from Elizabeth and the guys, never to see any of them again.
But what could I do about that talk that was only days away? Could I fess up to the Congregation Servant and renege on my obligation? What would everyone think? What would my parents think? What would my fiancee think as word would certainly and somehow make it to her?
It was all too much for this 18 year old to bear. I chickened out about confessing. I figured if Jehovah's holy spirit would allow me to go through with this discourse then that would be my answer. His forgiveness and approval.
The talk went fine, with all types of accolades that such a young man displayed such talent from the platform. My trip to the midwest went fine, my fiancee and I got married the following spring, we had children, I got appointments as MS and elder ensued and 20 years later I became POMO.
That loss of virginity episode was one of the things that convinced me that Holy Spirit has nothing to do with anything, that God doesn't even exist. Thank you, Elizabeth.