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  What if there was "new light" that the 144,000 was symbolic?

  by Sour Grapes in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i really think that if the watchtower had an article.

  that had the new light that the 144,000 was a symbolic.

  number that the majority of jw's would accept this.

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  I have a question. What is the reason that the Witchtower Babel

  and Trick Society post larger numbers of the anointed every year?

  Wouldn't it keep the flock all hyped up if they reported smaller

  numbers every year? 8,500 in 2010, 8,300 in 2011, 8,150 in 2012, 8,000 in

  2013, etc. They could drop 200 a year and go on for 40 years.

  That would keep everybody in expectation because the number

  of anointed is getting smaller. I guess the real problem is in 40 years

  when then are only 10 remaining.

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  What if there was "new light" that the 144,000 was symbolic?

  by Sour Grapes in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i really think that if the watchtower had an article.

  that had the new light that the 144,000 was a symbolic.

  number that the majority of jw's would accept this.

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  You know what is really sad is that we on JWN know more about

  the JW teachings and what is going on, than those who go to

  every meeting. Maybe we are the future "new light" source.

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  What if there was "new light" that the 144,000 was symbolic?

  by Sour Grapes in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i really think that if the watchtower had an article.

  that had the new light that the 144,000 was a symbolic.

  number that the majority of jw's would accept this.

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  I really think that if the Watchtower had an article

  that had the new light that the 144,000 was a symbolic

  number that the majority of JW's would accept this

  hook line and sinker and just be in amazement of

  how the light keeps getting brigher and brigher.

  I think that the ones on the fence may fall off but

  that is about it. These fools (myself included) thought

  that the end was coming in 1975 and 35 years later it

  is just around the corner.

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  questions from starting to look into the pedophile scandles

  by Aussie Oz in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  first off, possibly like most first looking into this, i feel nauseous.

  a month ago i would have thought that ok, sure, like any organization the jw must have some pedophiles.

  and that obvously they would be rooted out double quick.

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  JW's don't think that they have or had a pedophile problem.

  Only the Catholics have the problem.

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  The Impact of Being a Jehovah's Witness

  by Sour Grapes in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as i sit here at work and reflect upon my life, i realize.

  how different my life would be if my mom were not home.

  when the jw's came a knockin and mom fell for their story.. 1. i would not be married to my wife.

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  I am not unhappy with my life but I envy those who had

  a normal childhood and celebrated Christmas, and had

  birthday parties, and got to sleep in on Saturday mornings

  instead of being draged outside to sell Watchtowers and

  Awakes.

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  The Impact of Being a Jehovah's Witness

  by Sour Grapes in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as i sit here at work and reflect upon my life, i realize.

  how different my life would be if my mom were not home.

  when the jw's came a knockin and mom fell for their story.. 1. i would not be married to my wife.

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  As I sit here at work and reflect upon my life, I realize

  how different my life would be if my mom were not home

  when the JW's came a knockin and mom fell for their story.

  1. I would not be married to my wife. (marry only a JW)

  2. I would not have the children that I now have.

  3. I would not have the job that I now have.

  4. I would not be living where I am now living.

  5. I would not be writing this.

  How my whole life would be changed if my mom was not

  home on that fatefull Saturday morning when she bought

  the Watchtower and Awake for $0.10 each.

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  I don't want to die.

  by paul from cleveland in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been conditioned since childhood that i'm going to live forever.

  i'm having a hard time contemplating the fact that i'm going to die.

  i'm so afraid of death that i can't enjoy the life i have now.

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  About 5 years ago I had the same problem that you are

  now feeling. For 90% of my life I thought that I would never

  get old and die. Once you realize that this life is all that you have

  you will begin to appreciate every day as a gift. Life is not always

  tied up in a pretty bow, but it is still a gift. I am growing

  old and I am thankful because it beats the alternative of

  dying young. Being raised as a JW has been a real blow

  to who I am and what I could have been. Yes life is not

  fair but it is still good. Please make peace with your

  past so it will not screw up your present.

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  I overheard a nauseating conversation . . .

  by 144001 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was in the produce section of a local market, when i happened to overhear the following comment: "we celebrate christ's birth every day of the year, not just on christmas!

  " i turned and knew the nature of the source of the comment immediately, judging by the polyester pantsuit and delusional "deer in headlights" look on her face.

  her companion replied, "but i like celebrating christmas and don't see anything wrong with it.

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  My mom always used to tell neighbors that we do not need

  excuses or reasons to give gifts in nice packages. The only problem

  is that as a child I never rememer receiving any of these from mom.

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  Come all Ye' Faithful... and tell us how God has answered

  by AK - Jeff in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  prayer.. billions of people have been praying for hundreds of years for peace.

  other billions pray for happiness for mankind.

  not one evidence exists that he hears or that he cares.. can anyone provide solid evidence that god answers prayers.

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  I prayed that I would survive the great tribulation in 1975 and I am still

  here which proves that God answers prayers.

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  Facebook condemned

  by straightshooter in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my wife told me that at the last meeting, the elders announced that youngsters going to the skateboarding park were no longer to have any privileges in the congregation.

  this is to prevent jw youngs to be rounded up if a drug raid was made at the skateboarding park.. also because of individuals requesting that they be friends on facebook that contain bad pictures, that anyone with a facebook account will automatically have their privileges removed.. sounds like the pharasees protecting the people by adding additional traditions upon them.. .

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  I betcha that the teenagers wish that they could loose their priviledge of going to

  the meetings, going out in service and commenting at the meetings.

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