Posts by MeanMrMustard

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Behind the Scenes: An Elders Point of View

by WTLies in

jw
friends

i've been a member of this fourm for quite sometime although i rarely post.

i do however, have my story posted on shauns' site http://jwfiles.com/jws-leaving/william.htm i also wrote and article for that site comparing the prophecies of 1925 and 1975. http://jwfiles.com/1925-1975.htm just a little background on me: i served as an elder in philadelphia.

i was the cong sec.

MeanMrMustard

*sigh*.. last post another cat post... damn things are always in my face... sorry everyone.

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Behind the Scenes: An Elders Point of View

by WTLies in

jw
friends

i've been a member of this fourm for quite sometime although i rarely post.

i do however, have my story posted on shauns' site http://jwfiles.com/jws-leaving/william.htm i also wrote and article for that site comparing the prophecies of 1925 and 1975. http://jwfiles.com/1925-1975.htm just a little background on me: i served as an elder in philadelphia.

i was the cong sec.

MeanMrMustard

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I Was Offered A Bible Study By The Elders

by minimus in

jw
friends

2 elders, the cobe and his sidekick, a former bethelite and a young ms (elder in waiting) stopped by my mom's home while i was visiting with her.

they were very congenial and eventually asked me if i got invited to the memorial and whether they could arrange a future visit with me and a possible study.

i thanked them and told them i appreciated their invitation but that i was going to "pass at this time" but thanked them for their concern.. they recited a "wonderful experience" about a young man that was raised in the "truth" but wanted out so he decided to go to asia where he could not be found by witnesses.

MeanMrMustard

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Do you stil have Jw stuff

by d in

i still have jw stuff like bibles and watchtower i have to get rid of.

do you any of you guys and girls here have stuff you to get rid of..

MeanMrMustard

I have a lot of the larger books - they work really well on top of the kitchen cabinets as platforms to boost the base for the decorative plates level with the top molding...

Also, up until 3 months ago I had boxes of old WT magazines and brochures... but then I needed some kindling to start a fire...

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Surprise biblical discovery

by stillstuckcruz in

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/investigators-may-discovered-earliest-evidence-christian-iconography-jerusalem-231736336.html.

MeanMrMustard

...nice! marking for later reading...

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evolution

by inbetween in

since my awakening from the mind control of the wts, it has been an exciting also frigthening journey of exploration and free thinking.. i would say, today i try to be open to anything, i ll go whatever direction facts show.

while i`m no scientist, i think i have a glue about the scientific method.

i also agree with the statemant, that some extraordinary claim needs extraordinary proof.. so far, it is a difficult question whether god exists or not, and probably in my lifetime i will not get a conclusive answer.. however, my concerns are about evolution, since even a confirmation of evolution does not necessarily exclude the existence of a god, it just proivdes an alternative explanation, in case there is no god.. even though i did not really read a book yet about evolution, i read other books of people, whose reasoning i can agree to, and they believe in evolution.. .

MeanMrMustard

@NewChapter:

What would be a good term to contrast that difference?

"natural algorithm" ?

MeanMrMustard

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"Awake" 1973 says Witnesses should not play CHESS it's EVIL!!!

by Witness 007 in

awake 73 march 22 p.12 "the spirit of competition between players can lead to unplesant circumstances...in some homes tensions linger long past checkmate...chess has been a game of war since it originated...the games conection to war is obvious....a play substitue for the art of war...there is a danger of stirring uo competition with one another even developing hostility with one another something the bible warns against....what effect does playing chess have on one?

is it a wholesome effect?

....there are questions regarding it that each one who plays chess should consider.".

MeanMrMustard

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Finally an Article About Unthank!

by jamiebowers in

http://www.latrobevalleyexpress.com.au/news/local/news/general/private-prosecution-gets-thrown-out-of-court/2468225.aspx?storypage=2private prosecution gets thrown out of court.

by louis nelson.

27 feb, 2012 01:00 am.

MeanMrMustard

There is one comment left to the article that states this (sounds like a pretty good summary to me):

Although the Prosecutor did say that proceeding is 'not in the public interest', this should not be misconstrued to mean that protecting children isn't. He was referring to the fact the case was unwinnable, given the Watchtower had in fact complied by that time. He meant that funds spent prosecuting the Watchtower would be wasted.
I'd point out that Mr. Unthank's efforts were instrumental in forcing the Watchtower Society to change course. Unable to justify their position any longer, they caved because Mr. Unthank held their feet to the fire.

The WT was forced into changing its course, and elders are now required to get these checks.

MeanMrMustard

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