Posts by joenobody

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Does the Watchtower Society claim to be ?divinely appointed? and inspired?

by Daniel Michaels in

3. who speaks in his name, .

4. who speaks by his authority,.

12. and who have been divinely appointed and is the organized channel of communication.

joenobody

I thought it was well put together as well.

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~Post your favorite Conciousness Raising song lyrics here~

by FlyingHighNow in

don't we all love our freedom of speech?

i miss the days when i was growing up when rock groups, singer/songwriters and other types of entertainers spoke out against racism, the vietnam war, etc.

it felt to me like people were more passionate about making the world a better and more fair place.

I backed my car into a cop car the other day
Well he just drove off sometimes life¹s ok
I ran my mouth off a bit too much, oh what did I say?
Well you just laughed it off, it was all OK
And we'll all float on OK
And we'll all float on OK
And we'll all float on OK
And we'll all float on anyway.
Well, a fake Jamaican took every last dime with that scam
It was worth it just to learn some sleight of hand
Bad news comes don't you worry even when it lands
Good news will work its way to all them plans
We both got fired on sadly the same day, that we were going to quit it anyways
And we¹ll all float on OK.
And we'll all float on OK
And we'll all float on OK
And we'll all float on OK
And we'll all float on
Alright already, we'll all float on
No don't you worry we'll all float on
Alright I¹m ready. We'll all float on
Alright don't worry we'll all float on
Alright, alright, we¹ll all float on.
Alright already, we¹ll all float on OK.
Don¹t worry, we¹ll all float on.
Even if things get heavy, we¹ll all float on.
Alright already, we¹ll all float on alright.
Don¹t you worry, we¹ll all float on.
We¹ll all float on.

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The 333....

by year2027 in

god first.

three heavens, three earths, three parts of the body, three comings of jesus christ, and three rising from the dead.

i cane to talk about how things come in threes the bible talks about the first heaven, the second heaven and the third and finale heaven the number three stands for complete in the bible.

joenobody

What is the over/under on the amount of time it will take JCanon to post on this topic along the lines of: "Nice analysis! You are on the right track, but you must remember to account for..." blah blah blah...

Let the avalanche begin!

I say before 11 AM EST.

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How many CDs do you own?

by Nosferatu in

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i started buying cds back in 1991. i haven't counted them lately, but i believe my collection is hovering somewhere around 500. how many do you own (not including burned ones)?.

i've also got about 100 (prerecorded) cassettes, about 150 lps, and 100 (pre-recorded) 8-tracks.

joenobody

Approximately 750. I buy about 20 new albums per year and the same number of backcatalogue items.

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Simple Questions that Jehovah's Witnesses cannot readily answer...

by joenobody in

some do not like to discuss doctrinal issues with elders etc.

when leaving the org or studying feeling inadequate.. .

i present for your consumption some very simple questions to ask that reveal motives and objectives to use in lieu of doctrinal debates.

joenobody

Jim_TX

I guess I meant what I thought, not what I wrote. You're supposed to read my mind.

Sorry

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Favorite Fast Food

by RR in

jw
friends

okay, let's take a poll.

what's your favorite fast food?

mine is:

joenobody

Since reading Fast Food Nation and watching "Super Size Me" I really haven't eaten any fast food in a long time. But if I had to it would be this Canadian chain.

Their fries suck though.

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Shocking picture!!! JCanon identity revealed!!!!

by joenobody in

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just kidding jcanon... i'm pretty sure you aren't that buff (yet) and don't have dreads (yet).

joenobody

Just kidding JCanon... I'm pretty sure you aren't that buff (yet) and don't have dreads (yet).

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Simple Questions that Jehovah's Witnesses cannot readily answer...

by joenobody in

some do not like to discuss doctrinal issues with elders etc.

when leaving the org or studying feeling inadequate.. .

i present for your consumption some very simple questions to ask that reveal motives and objectives to use in lieu of doctrinal debates.

joenobody

Jim_TX the point about the Internet is that they would potentially give this information out to MORE people. I didn't say replace the mags - rather that they should augment their distribution with internet publication if they are "giving life's water free". Oh wait, Jesus does that, the WTS charge$.

Scully - nice going. Now the Bethel spies will have a revelatory idea that they will bring back to the GB for more revenue stream opportunities. ;)

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Idea for when "Beware the Voice of Strangers" is studied

by joenobody in

jw
friends

after reading the "beware the voice of strangers" article, a thought occurred to me.

it has been suggested in the past that a number of board members ought to attend a particular meeting all on the same day.

why not on the sunday when this article is studied?

joenobody

I like SeattleNiceGuys placard silent comments idea!

Farkel - you nailed in on the head too about the GB being total strangers to the Rank and File.

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Simple Questions that Jehovah's Witnesses cannot readily answer...

by joenobody in

some do not like to discuss doctrinal issues with elders etc.

when leaving the org or studying feeling inadequate.. .

i present for your consumption some very simple questions to ask that reveal motives and objectives to use in lieu of doctrinal debates.

joenobody

Itsallgoodnow while I do think having printed literature does help to badger their Bible Studies, I think the greater reason is simply that they need to maintain a paper for paper exchange (paper magazines and books for the publisher paper money).

Think about it - if you were a JW in North America where most of the donations come from, and you could just download the magazines in PDF format or read them online, would you be as inclined to worry about donating for them?