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  Whatever Happened to the Remnant?

  by snugglebunny in

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  back in the 50's, when i was just a skinny kid, my father became po of a new congregation.

  he'd only been baptised for around 4 years, so his rise was quite remarkable.just one of his flock in the new cachement area was of the "remnant".

  this lady was well into her 60's, childless but married.

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  The old remnent appeared less narcessistic probably because they were effectively 'told', en masse, that they were. Prior to a certain date all witnesses were of the 144,000 hence the lot caught up in that didn't decide themselves they were anointed, thats what I reckon.
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  Worldwide Litigation Fund

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  God they look so healthy...but then, I am British.
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  Baby Dies Ghana - jw.org bloodguilty?

  by mana11 in

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  mother refuses blood to her baby and then runs away with baby in ghana.. the pressure to conform to jw.org in ghana must be extreme!.

  http://www.jwblood.org/another-jw-dies-in-ghana/.

  meanwhile, the tarkwa divisional crime officer, superintendent augustine anyarah told adom news the parents are currently on bail.

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  Now THAT is when there will be 'new light' on the blood doctrine...when they start finding the wtbt$ culpable of manslaughter and sueing the board of directors...corporate manslaughter is already a crime in the uk.

  I am raging right now.
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  Abuse of a Slow neighbor.

  by Protarded in

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  i figured relationship would be appropriate.

  so my next door neigbor is, not slow.

  she's pretty sharp.

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  Call up and watch them do nothing. If its legally the sisters money there is nothing to be done.

  Also...do you KNOW that these "druggies"are indeed what you say they are or do you surmise it because of the way they dress/look.

  Incidentally..beer is alcohol, alcohol is a drug.
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  Wonderful video resource which has to be seen in full to be appreciated.

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  i highly recommend you watch this video.. it is superbly researched.

  you know all the things in this video already--but.

  watching it will create an impression on you which.

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  Terry, I get all fired up about wtbts, and want to scream from the rooftops....until..comes along my 87 yr old diabetic, slightly confused neighbour (who knows nothing about my background )but lovingly comes around for a feed once a month and brings me the watchtower and awake.."oh its wonderful being a witness...you get to know EVERYTHING when you are a witness, the society took me to see the garden of eden..we saw this little pool, all thats left, yes!" . Actually she really has been to every continent bar the south pole with "the society" and it must be said its not bad for an immigrant seamstress from Jamaica who came over in the 50's, how many of her generation are so well travelled?I can barely list a country she hasn't been to (and has an anecdote about). Anyway, how do I tell one who has lost everyone in death including a beloved daughter, whose health is failing fast that its all claptrap??

  I agree with you wholeheartedly...I could not begin to replace what I would take from her..really, what would be the point at this stage?
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  Resistance is NOT futile!

  by Bonsai in

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  all i want from this life is to be able to wash windows at bethel.. my story.. when i was fresh out of high school and pioneering, i said those exact words to my friends and family.

  all i wanted to do was be at the core of the organization where it was the safest.

  i gleefully told people that i'd gladly spend the rest of my life washing windows, waiting tables, doing laundry or cleaning bathrooms.

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  Interesting that buddhist tradition is considered the source of the flower on the casket , it seems to me it is a very ancient universal homo sapien act of love and reverence for the departed.
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  Witnesses and anxiety disorder

  by mana11 in

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  i saw this on a public user group for jw's .

  the librarian [email protected].

  the caption reads:.

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  Religion (and specially this one) is great at giving you a disease so that they can sell you their cure.

  Best one sentence description of religon I've read.
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  Name "UNWRITTEN" Rules That JWs Are Supposed To Follow

  by minimus in

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  as with the scribes and pharisees, there are a number of unwritten rules that witnesses are supposed to follow.

  here's a couple : "worldly" kids in society depictions are shown quite often wearing their baseball caps backwards.

  jehovah's witness youths would not want to imitate that "look".

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  Lieu20 days ago

  The problem with JWs is that it is an US American religion. One that got stuck in the fabled 1950s television land. A complete life of make believe.

  Couldn't agree more, hence the NO BEARD RULE, VERY UN-AMERICAN NOT UNCHRISTIAN to be specific, very unamerican 50's macarthy no commies here clean cut preppy look. I had a best friend whoose father had one , a liberal intellectual in the early 70's when his teacher wife converted. Clever man, designed aircraft but so clever he knew to keep his marriage happy he would have to convert. So. How to keep the vultures at bay?KEEP THE BEARD. GENIUS. When his beloved wife died a horrible death youngish of lung cancer having given her all to the org he fell apart.

  Love thy neighbour? Never was there a religon that cared less about one's neighbour. In pain? Armaggedons coming. Worried sick? Forget it big A's coming. Child dead? Stop moaning armaggedon comin'. And the worse thing is it made genuine good people feel like they were sinning if they gave time or money to good causes, but gave a pat on the back to the meanies who only flogged their mags.
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  Name "UNWRITTEN" Rules That JWs Are Supposed To Follow

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as with the scribes and pharisees, there are a number of unwritten rules that witnesses are supposed to follow.

  here's a couple : "worldly" kids in society depictions are shown quite often wearing their baseball caps backwards.

  jehovah's witness youths would not want to imitate that "look".

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  minimus8 years ago

  Sisters shouldn't wear too much makeup or jewelry Years ago, I bought my wife a full length mink coat, a dazzling diamond to go with the other jewelry and she always had designer handbags. "

  Good taste has never been on the list of rules for JW's - written or unwritten!
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  Hitchhiking robot embarking on coast-to-coast tour across US

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  2. beliefs

  hitchhiking robot embarking on coast-to-coast tour across u.s.. .

  did you hear that, honey?

  i dont have time for tv!

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  But I like your idea of Chris Hitchens voice- the shock value, the dicotymy between the silly benign face and the intellectual *Mick McManus-ness of Hitchens voice!

  *Mick McManus was a fearsome no holds barred British wrestler