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  was there a 1975 "scare"

  by Lotus65 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ive heard through different research ive done along with people ive talked too that there was a 1975 "scare" in which the time was supposed and the end was at hand

  is that true

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  The Finger

  I thought it was just my computer, evidently not.
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  Did you ever do something for this religion that now makes you shudder ?

  by man in black in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  back in the early 80's right after i was married the main driving point i kept hearing at the meetings was "do more,,, pioneer ".. well being the young impressionable jw couple that we were, .

  my wife is a speech therapist, so working pt was no problem, but i ended up working construction, cleaning carpets, and shoveling snow at all hours with the brothers, and i worked like a d*** fool at all hours.. funny how there was so much support for me to work with the witnesses, but once the decision was made work could be very iffy at times.. and the main thing that just causes me to cringe now is how so many of the witnesses in charge of the congregation thought that we did not need insurance, my wife had a policy with her school district, but my son and i did not.

  granted medical expenses were not as bad then, but just the idea of thinking that we did not need it that god would watch over us just embarasses me to no end now.

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  The preaching
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  Children of 1975

  by d in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what was it like to live in the 1950's 1960's and early 70's as a jehovah witness.when they started to push the 1975 date..

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  The Finger

  debator,

  " '75 it is only slightly refered too at best"

  That is utter rubbish.
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  What Did You Expect to Do During the 1,000 Years?

  by Ding in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for those who were jws, what did you expect to do during the 1,000 year reign?.

  since only loyal jws would survive armageddon, it seemed to me that field service and tms would be eliminated.. so what did you expect to do with your time, besides getting rid of the dead bodies and petting lions?.

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  The Finger

  Wishing I'd never made it.
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  Did You Have a Favored Place to Sit in the KH?

  by snowbird in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  did you sit to the right, left, or in front of the podium?.

  just curious.. syl.

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  The Finger

  As near to the back of the Hall as was possible. Sometimes sitting in the room where the 2nd school was held and sometimes sitting outside in the car.
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  ...Stuff that Actually Works...

  by OUTLAW in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  do ever see something on tv buy it and it`s crap?...

  this isn`t a thread about that..lol!

  !..this is a thead about stuff that actually works... i was in the fitness industry for years..i saw gimmicks come and go..i tried everything... it was at my finger tips,so why not?...

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  The Finger

  Outlaw, does it really help your back? (AB circle Pro)
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  We Women Know How to Stretch a Dollar!

  by snowbird in

  1. social
  2. family

  something burn linked to on the thread about gender equality got me to thinking.. the statement was made that it is mostly the woman who is in charge of the family budget, and she knows instinctively that you can't spend your way out of debt.. i know that, but this basic fact seems lost on some.. for example, i see my oldest daughter making financial blunder after financial blunder.. she has, in effect, told me to stay out of her business, yet it is i to whom she comes begging for help when her money goes south.. my maternal g'mother, who lived to the age of 104, had a favorite saying: "root, hog, or stay poor.

  swim or sink.".

  i've decided to let her stay poor or sink - whichever comes first.. syl.

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  The Finger

  My wife has never done the weekly shopping in over 25 years, she didn't even come with me. Having said that she doesn't do the cooking and when she did shop years ago she was totally broke until she met me. I think it should be "Some women know how to stretch a dollar"
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  The old big orange "Paradise" book

  by aquagirl in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  anyone remember that?

  i learned to read on that book.there were some very disturbing images,like the earth opening up and people falling into it.like upside down ladies and hippies.id love to get a hold of one and peruse it with a friend and some herbal medicine.maybe there is one in the attic?anyway,that and the image of the snake talking to the beautiful,bare shouldered eve,who was holding an apple,made a big impression on me.any else have any faves from that book?is it still being used?.

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  The Finger

  We studied the Paradise book when I was about 3/4 then it was Your Will be done. That was a bundle of laughs.
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  How credible is the wt claim to be chosen by Christ in 1919.

  by coffee_black in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i brought this up to debator on another thread... and he/she ignored it... thought the subject deserved its own thread...for anyone who has never read the finished mystery.. .

  the watchtower claims that jesus inspected the churches in 1919 and chose the watchtower to represent god on earth, based upon the spiritual food they were dispensing at that time.. .

  note:.

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  It's totally false. Just like the new generation teaching.
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  ...Who is the "Bilderberg Group"?...What effect Do they Have on your Life?...

  by OUTLAW in

  1. social
  2. current

  this thread is your chance to participate in an investigation... google is your friend..use it... .

  the "bilderberg group" is a publicy known group..they don`t hide... they are the worlds "most" powerful people.. they influence your life everyday... they will influence your future... they have an agenda..and..have made a public statement about it... i will make the 1st post... of a public statement made by the "bilderberg group"... .

  denis healey.

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  The Finger

  So maybe the Nephalim weren't sons of Angels