IMO, don't take additional responsibilities. Stay under the radar and fade away.
My 2 cents.
Posts by Gerard
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181It looks like I will become an elder this week!
by outofthebox inthat's right guys.
as i told you before, they boe have been considering me for the eldership.
which i don't care for, but since my family is stuck in this cult, i guess i can use the new position to help them see that the holy spirit has nothing to do with me being an elder.
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Sea Monkeys
by RAYZORBLADE ini am not sure about the uk and other english speaking nations around the globe, but i can tell you this: sea monkeys were all the rage for a brief period of time in the united states and canada.. why?.
check out this ridiculous advertisement from the back of one our comic books that anyone of us would view in the late 1960s and early 1970s.. sea monkeys.. do you remember them?
do you remember the advertisements in marvel and dc comics?.
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Gerard
Do you mean you didn't get to train a shrimp to fetch a ball? Not even ride a bicycle????
I and every single kid in my block got taken. I think I may have seen adds on TV too.
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On Saturday... I decided to dump all my literature
by tak init felt good!
i took that huge plastic bin that contained multiple copies of all the books given out by the society, all the old wt and awake's that i had, the year books, etc..... and threw into the city dump.
my boyfriend thought i should maybe bring the literature back to them and i said "hell no.... so they can give it out to more innocent people.. he agreed.
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1914- What's the big deal if it's the wrong date?
by cognac ini hear it a lot on this board that the 607 date is wrong... i figured that out while i was a jw... never really thought much about it though.
just thought, ok, if it's wrong then everything is moved up about 20 or so years.... and for that matter, why is it such a big deal to the society?
why can't they just fix the date so it's right.
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Gerard
Most likely the story will change claiming "new light", or even better: "We never said THAT. Publishers misunderstood the message and need to study harder."
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bone marrow for dummies
by loosie inplease forgive my ignorance but i need to know.
when someone gets a bone marrow transplant does that involve a blood tranfusion?
my friend (who is still in and doesn't know i am out) has a friend who is getting a bone marrow transplant.. i was wondering how much icky worldy blood she will get from the bone marrow donor?.
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Gerard
Blood, bone marrow, transfusions or anything else involving blood is no longer an issue to the Faith and any disciples that now exist in it.
Somebody needs a reality check.
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bone marrow for dummies
by loosie inplease forgive my ignorance but i need to know.
when someone gets a bone marrow transplant does that involve a blood tranfusion?
my friend (who is still in and doesn't know i am out) has a friend who is getting a bone marrow transplant.. i was wondering how much icky worldy blood she will get from the bone marrow donor?.
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Gerard
Thing is, when a patient needs bone marrow transplant is because there is something already wrong with her blood so may need transfussion(s) while the progenitor marrow cells reproduce in correct proportions.
If she is OK now, most likely she won't need transfusion after the transplant. It depends on individual cases and blood cell counts vary within days and even hours.
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1914 and 1919 have to go!
by Mickey mouse ini was reading an interesting thread in the "best of" sub forum about how the wbts are referring to 1914 less and less in the literature.
this thread was from 2001 (would love to paste the link here but i have serious technical difficulties with this site .
i definitely see the society using the "silent dropping" technique referenced by ray franz and expect to see 1914 discounted completely in the near future.
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Gerard
The 1916 generation are all but dead. Of course the Ivory Tower has to change its story! It has changed stories many times before in order to survive and adjust its mind control techniques.
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Dishonesty - The Awake's selective quotation concerning Carbon-14 Dating
by VM44 inhere is how the awake!
reported on a news story concerning the "inaccuracies" in carbon-14 dating.
compare it with the actual new york times article from where the story was obtained.
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Gerard
The day a WT "writer" obtains a degree in organic chemistry and a degree on physics, then I may give 3 minutes attention to his assessment of the already proven technique.
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Eighth Wonder of The World...Italian Underground Temple
by skeeter1 inhey bethel, here's the ultimate, armegheddon proof church.
look carefully, no windows here either!
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Gerard
Beautiful! I wonder what is the purpose of it, as it seems to mix art of different cultures and religions.
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Can someone explain Paradise earth for me.
by Guest with Questions inmy mother has brought up this issue a few times lately and i'm a bit confused.
actually she says she's confused about it and doesn't know what to believe; that what she reads in the bible contradicts what the elders say.. she said that if you die before armegeddon you become an angel, so i assume that they will never marry or have children?
if you and your current spouse both survive armegeddon you continue to be married and have children?.
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Gerard
Can someone explain Paradise earth for me.
It is the carrot in front of the mule; A trick.