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  2034 - A Future History of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by slimboyfat in

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  i don't know what i am talking about... read this post at your peril.

  back in the 1960s there was, seemingly, a brief period of relaxation in authoritarianism among jehovah's witnesses.

  those who have read raymond franz's 'crisis of conscience' will have heard the story about dan sydlik's remark about the need to 'open some windows to let some air in here'.

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  Anthony Morris looking for members with construction skills..Now and after Armageddon

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  here is a screenshot from a youtube video (521 and the circus continues) where anthony morris blasts post-secondary college & university education.

  ''we will not need doctors or lawyers after armageddon.

  so, anthony...what occupations do the society need '' today'' and after armageddon?

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  Plumbers, electricians and liquor shelve stockers
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  What REALLY defines a person as being anti-Semitic?

  by The Fall Guy in

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  does criticism or opposition to the israeli government's zionist agenda legitimately constitute someone being branded as an anti-semite?.

  is it this definition which is actually being targetted at certain members of the labour party?

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  You can spot anti-American sentiment when you see people dancing in the street after 9/11

  Similarly you can be sure you are looking at anti-Semitism when the person you are talking to

  - denies the holocaust

  - thinks Israel has no right to exist

  - supports rocket attacks on Israeli citizens

  - believes Israel does not have the right to defend itself.

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  BAD, BAD Christendom - the coal calling the kettle black!

  by The Fall Guy in

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  w02 12/1 p. 3 giving until it hurts - “organized religion seems to be able to survive only with sizable financial support.

  (lol – aren't jw's an “organized religion, and how the hell do they survive - on marshmallows?

  )..how is the necessary money to be found?...most likely you agree that giving should be part of christian worship.

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  Rampant hypocrisy or total delusion... but definstely absolute irony.
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  Electric Cordless Yard Tools - Does Anyone Else Use Them?

  by RubaDub in

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  2. friends

  i must say, i have had my battery mower, trimmer, blower for about a year now and could not be happier (ryobi 40 volt stuff).

  the same battery works in everything.

  just plug and play.. yes, they are more expensive to purchase, probably 30% to 50% more than gas.

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  I have the ryobi lawn mower and whipper-snipper. 2 batteries are great.

  My daughter has a hedge trimmer and a whipper sniper from Black and Decker. Light weight and powerful batteries.

  Goodbye clumsy cords.
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  Impeachment hearings ...

  by mikeflood in

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  watched a little bit the famous impeachment hearings....the witness sometimes when they were put on oath were with a smiled in their faces, others insecure, and the rest rightly totally outraged.... i turned it off.

  too much time on the media for nothing.

  it's like the russian thing didn't work to oust trump, and now ukraine maybe.

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  I'd like to know what Trump is being accused of that he hasn't already admitted.
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  Did The Witnesses Predict the United Nations in Advance?

  by TD in

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  it's been reported on this forum that bethel speakers at this summer's conventions are asserting that the establishment of the united nations in 1945 was predicted in advance by the witnesses.

  this is being presented as validation of the claim that the witnesses are god's one true organization directed by holy spirit.. .

  the basis for this claim originates with a public address entitled, peace - can it last given by n.h. knorr at the new world theocratic assembly, on september 20 of 1942. .

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  I am a Watchtower survivor

  by Sour Grapes in

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  i really like calling myself a watchtower survivor.

  it is not demeaning to other people and is not a negative statement.

  when a jdub sees that term it may make them think about why i would call myself a survivor.

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  An important and effective distinction SG
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  First On-Screen Crush?

  by Simon in

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  2. entertainment

  many years ago, we lived in a world where the one tv in your house might be black and white, perhaps color if you were lucky, but either way the screen was small and the arial on your house would struggle to deliver a decent signal but often fail in a fuzzy mess.

  most of the movies you saw were old, there was no home video or rental - you got a chance to see something and then it was gone.

  planning your viewing was important to make sure you didn't miss something so you'd carefully scan the tv guide to pick out your favourites ... good job there were only 2 or 3 channels to look through.. but you could still see quality if you went to the movie theatre and there you got to see glorious film on a giant screen (which is only now being equalled quality wise).

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  Doris Day in Whip Crack-Away.

  https://youtu.be/x_xmujSyxkU
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  Underming the Watchtower Video Clips

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there are a few video clips or short videos that serve to undermine watchtower beliefs and practices.

  i'll post one animated one that hits home rather successfully regarding baptism.

  there is another one that shows a cartoon jehovah changing his mind again and again about whether or not he will resurrect the people of sodom and surrounding cities.

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  Here is a rather revealing one

  https://youtu.be/jBPZL2SiNj4