hey kids, what's doing?.
i sent off an email to a relative and asked if she heard anything about the big announcement this sunday.
i told her what i heard about it and here is her response.
You all know they will take anything in. Remember the novel "1984", where the chocolate ration is cut by half but in print they published it was increased and everybody believed it. One day they were at war with China and the other day were told they have always been at war with Europe. No problem then.
Most JWs would receive a kick on the nads and say thank you, if it came from Brooklyn. Very sad....
i remember about twenty years ago some teenagers were caught fornicating in one of the additional schools.
the schools were downstairs, essentially separated from the rest of the kh.
they weren't just happened upon, though.
Hi, this is Gerry's wife, Rowan.
When I was in my early teens, back in the old hall in the city where I grew up, the hall had two levels, the main one, with a central platform and a second floor that was like a balcony (it was an old hall from the time when the society didn't hand out the blueprints, it later had to be remodeled). the people in the second level could participate in the meetings just fine, as long as they raised their voice (no sound equipment).
well, for like a month, we had this bum coming to the meeting every sunday and sitting in the first row of the main level. and one sunday this VERY emphatic brother that sounded pentecostal whenever he comented gave a 5 minute diatribe that sounded like a political speech from the balcony. the bum stood up, looked back and up to the balcony and started applauding and yelling "BRAVO, BRAVO". He was escorted out and never graced us again with his presence.
another time, a newcomer had a fit during the final prayer, her eyes went out and she started screaming. we all thought she had demons. I was a kid then, and it was scary.
did you know that some of the "blood fractions" actually kill people?.
anderson_info brought this up in another thread (but the thread was hi-jacked).
this is dangerous medicine the watchtower society is touting, and not telling people the risks.
Want me to ignore the millions lives saved? I hope they improve their quality control.
Driving to the market can kill you. Should we ban motor vehicles? Yes, let's start with ambulances and fire trucks!
bomb explodes at mosque in iraneight people were killed in the blast, iran's state-run television reports.
at least 66 people were wounded.
the explosion happened in the southern iranian city of shiraz.
Nathan, you got it!:
However, the official Islamic Republic News Agency offered a conflicting report about the explosion.
It quoted the governor general of Shiraz as saying, "Initial surveys about the cause of the blast have proved there has been no bomb involved in the incident and, therefore, there (are) other probable causes."
bomb explodes at mosque in iraneight people were killed in the blast, iran's state-run television reports.
at least 66 people were wounded.
the explosion happened in the southern iranian city of shiraz.
Bomb explodes at mosque in Iran
- Eight people were killed in the blast, Iran's state-run television reports
- At least 66 people were wounded
- The explosion happened in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz
(CNN) -- A bomb exploded during evening prayers Saturday at a mosque in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, killing eight people and wounding 66, Iran's state-run television reported.
The blast rattled buildings more than half a mile away from the explosion site, The Associated Press reported, citing local media accounts.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/12/iran.explosion/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
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recent discoveries indicate native american were present from 14,300 years ago.. what do jws make of that?.
As far as I know, the entire issue of when and how the Native Americans first came to North America is totally "off the radar screen" of the Witnesses, that is to say that they are utterly unconcerned with the question.
I think that makes it a powerfull catalist to stimulate JW thinking.
As a non-JW i was under the impresion that blacks and natives don't count as people under WT's early doctrine.
i was reading the thread about revelation, and some research i did on the beginning of chapter 10 of the apocalyptic book came to mind, so i thought i'd share it here in case anyone's interested.. as an ignorant jehovah's witness, i had no idea of the real literary structure of the book.
the watchtower society makes out the mighty angel in 10:1 who stands on the sea and earth is jesus christ, and that the contents of the little scroll he hands john is a prophecy to be fulfilled after 1914. to grasp the simple truth that the strong angel in 10:1 is the angel alluded to in 1:1, and that the little scroll is actually the scroll which has been progressively unsealed in 6:1 to 8:1, was very satisfying.
it describes the revelation being given to john, which contains the main content of the prophetic work!.
Very intersting. And all these years I thought that the Book of Revelation was a foreign cooking book with strange spices listed.
i often read comments like this about the bible here:.
well, the bible is the only source we have for guidance and direction.
if you read it you will know that such knowledge and wisdom could not have originated with man because more times than none, man acts in opposition to what is written in the bible.. it also foretells the future.
Why would the big enchilada Jeehover pussyfoot around with predictions? .Why can't he spell it out? Here is a perediction that would have cought my attention:
"Internal combustion engines will be invented and they will contribute gto global warming. Catie Couric will be thrown on her fanny. The Sarkoski dude will marry a babe and Al Qaida will never be defeated by the force."
i often read comments like this about the bible here:.
well, the bible is the only source we have for guidance and direction.
if you read it you will know that such knowledge and wisdom could not have originated with man because more times than none, man acts in opposition to what is written in the bible.. it also foretells the future.
You are mistaken. Some prophecies cannot be fulfilled without the INTERNET or modern inventions like the TV.
You can make the bible say anything, if you torture it long enough.
dolphins that create dancing ring-bubbles .
in the water, and then playfully chase them around.
so cool.
lovely. magical. enchanting.
