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  Countdown to 2014

  by Alfred in

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  to the governing body of jehovah's witnesses..... the 100th anniversary of jesus' taking the throne is 40 months away.

  this means you have less than 40 months to dazzle us with your verbal gymnastics and explain why armaggeddon hasn't started yet.

  we realize that freddy is no longer with us, so before releasing any "new light tm" regarding 1914, please endeavor to be a lot more creative and make an effort not to insult our intelligence... (we now have more ways to call you out on your bs, so you'll need to really put your heads together on this).

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  Alfred

  Stuckinamovement...

  Did you open my mail? I got an almost identical letter about 7 months ago from the Patterson, NY branch...

  I guess the Service Dept really does cut/paste responses to correspondence....
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  Countdown to 2014

  by Alfred in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  to the governing body of jehovah's witnesses..... the 100th anniversary of jesus' taking the throne is 40 months away.

  this means you have less than 40 months to dazzle us with your verbal gymnastics and explain why armaggeddon hasn't started yet.

  we realize that freddy is no longer with us, so before releasing any "new light tm" regarding 1914, please endeavor to be a lot more creative and make an effort not to insult our intelligence... (we now have more ways to call you out on your bs, so you'll need to really put your heads together on this).

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  Alfred

  To the governing body of jehovah's Witnesses....

  The 100th anniversary of Jesus' taking the throne is 40 months away. This means you have less than 40 months to dazzle us with your verbal gymnastics and explain why Armaggeddon hasn't started yet. We realize that Freddy is no longer with us, so before releasing any "New Light TM " regarding 1914, please endeavor to be a lot more creative and make an effort NOT to insult our intelligence... (we now have more ways to call you out on your BS, so you'll need to really put your heads together on this). Surely you can pull this off within this 40-month time table. But don't even consider changing the definition of "generation" again since you already used up your last mulligan on this already early last year.

  We'll be waiting... Again, please try to be a little more creative this time. Your time starts..... NOW...... Tic-Toc-Tic-Toc-Tic-Toc......
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  Where the need is great

  by noontide in

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  wow, havent been around here in a while and it's nice to see some familiar names as well as new ones.. .

  well, its that time of year again when some members of my family decide that they need to go preach where the need is great.

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  Alfred

  Not only is the GB deliberately ignoring areas WHERE the need is greatest... they also ignore WHEN... I mean seriously, unless you're working a retirement communities, why would you expect to find people in their homes 9AM-11AM on week days or even awake at 10AM on a Saturday... if the GB really wanted to reach people with this "door-to-door" method, they'd be scheduling field service after dinner time (MON-FRI) or Sunday afternoon... but that ain't gonna happen...
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  Why are men not allowed to do the bible study parts at the service meeting?

  by garbonzo in

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  i know why they do it, because the women would complain, but it's not logical, the men need to be trained on how to conduct a bible study with a student, also.

  if it doesn't matter, why are the sisters doing it?

  just to give them something to do?

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  Alfred

  My father only reached the 9th grade as he had to drop out after his mother died to provide for his brothers... My mother wrote all of his talks...
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  Lies about Suicides in Congregations

  by EXMS in

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  have you ever noticed what the elders say when a depressed person commits suicide?.

  i unfortunately knew of two people in my area, one a guy about my age, the other was in his mid 40's that commited suicide.

  both times, at their memorials, the elders from stage said that they were home alone and was cleaning their hand gun/ rifle when it accidently fired and killed them.

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  Alfred

  Talesin and Dissed: Thanks for clearing that up (about the right to bear arms)... I guess it IS a local thing as there's no sport hunting anywhere near my area (that's all I'll say about that, for now).

  Please excuse my complete ignorance, but I assume Canadians are also allowed to use their fire arms in self defense (against humans)?

  Steve 2: I thought this story seemed quite odd also, but I've heard a lot stranger things come out of elders' mouths at the most inappropriate times in the past.
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  Lies about Suicides in Congregations

  by EXMS in

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  2. experiences

  have you ever noticed what the elders say when a depressed person commits suicide?.

  i unfortunately knew of two people in my area, one a guy about my age, the other was in his mid 40's that commited suicide.

  both times, at their memorials, the elders from stage said that they were home alone and was cleaning their hand gun/ rifle when it accidently fired and killed them.

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  Alfred

  EXMS... Did I miss something here? When did the WT start allowing brothers to own fire arms?
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  [2nd attempt] "We missed you SO much at the meeting...."

  by Duncan in

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  how do some people *effortlessly* control others?.

  and then there comes that first meeting they miss.. .

  naked baby!

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  Alfred

  Duncan... your "second attempt" at this thread was worth the wait... spot on... thanks!
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  Who wrote the May 22, 1969 Awake article "What Future for the Young"?

  by VM44 in

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  does anyone know who wrote the may 22, 1969 awake!

  article, "what future for the young?"?.

  i wonder if they still are at bethel.. .

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  Alfred

  That article sure has a Freddy Franz style to it, but who knows?

  If anyone has an actual copy of that magazine, I'd sure be interested in buying it... please PM me... thanks
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  "We missed you SO much at the meeting...."

  by Duncan in

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  Alfred

  Snakeface... you nailed it...

  I mean, really... where is it written that you have to approach an elder to find out about someone versus calling that person yourself? Also, why would you miss someone at a meeting where there is really no genuine exchange of ideas, feelings or experiences? It's basically your run of the mill bland and boring "business meeting" with no real "To-Dos" aftwerwards except regurgitate the magazine presentations in the KM...

  I'm keeping it real here... unless you have close childhood friends in the KH, how can you possibly miss anyone in this kind of environment?
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  What do you think about the "United Church of God"?

  by tia.dalma in

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  here is a link to their main site.

  http://www.ucg.org/.

  i've read a little about them and they do not believe in trinity, and have similar believes as jehovah's witnesses.. they also try to keep all ten commandments, in addition to that.. i did not research all their doctrines, but a lot of them look familiar to me.. what do you think?.

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  Alfred

  Mad Sweeney.... wow! that video really had me floored!... there should be a separate thread on it... the similarities between this "radio minitry" and the WT are numerous! pretty scary stuff!

  I need to watch it a second time and take some notes...

  thanks for posting it