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  Further proof of no real message in OCCUPY

  by free2beme in

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  i went by a protest today.

  someone was holding a sign to "stop big banks now," basically saying they agree with the government taking control of the banks and what they do.

  next to this person, was a person holding a sign that said, "make marijuana legal!

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  I'm very conservative, but I am all for people protesting. The Wall Street protestors, though, do not have a message. There is no clear, understandable message they are articulating. It's an amalgam of viewpoints and isn't really effetive.

  Actually, many of them have more in common with the tea party than a lot of people seem to think. The tea-party doesn't like government intervention, and basically developed in response to Obamacare and TARP and the bail outs. The Wall Street protestors may be in favor of Obamacare, but many seem to be opposed to the TARP and the bank and automaker bail outs. Just like the tea party.

  Their biggest problem is they've attracted a bunch of people who have their own fringe agendas they are trying to pursue. From anti-semetic rhetoric to legalizing marijuana to animal rights activism, they are offering no solutions, and all the differing views being shouted are just creating confusion and no focus.

  I wonder how many of the occupiers actually pay income taxes themselves. Is there data on that?
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  Is it possible for an apostate to get reindoctrinated?

  by foolsparadise in

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  and if so why?.

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  drewcoul

  Don't forget about our friend MLE (Miseryloveselders) I think he went back just recently.
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  Book study potlucks/treat-nights/ice cream soicals, etc.

  by Joliette in

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  did any of you guys have these at your book study?.

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  drewcoul

  yeah, those were the good old days................... along with competitive basketball games.

  Those are the only things I miss.

  DA CHEECH:

  DITTO! We used to play b-ball about twice a month or so with brothers from about 4 or 5 congregations. We'd rent out a gym and everybody paid 2 bucks and winner stayed on the court......I Definitely miss those good times.

  Treat night was really something to look forward to. Especially when Sister Matthews would make her no-bake cookies......I don't know what she did to those, but they were the best!
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  I'll Be Leaving Here

  by minimus in

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  in case you don't see me here, i thought you should know that i am done here!

  why??

  because i'm going on a cruise to bermuda tomorrow for a week and i will be fondly thinking of each and every one of you while i bask on the beaches and enjoy the weather.. bye..

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  Have a great time!!!! Please don't think of me. That would be kinda creepy.

  ENJOY
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  The Watchtower Loses Action Against Bank (Fifth Third Bank)

  by TJ Curioso in

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  the watchtower loses action against the bank "fifth third bank" - ohio, usa.. .

  see here all the details and the final verdict:.

  http://www.leagle.com/xmlresult.aspx?xmldoc=in%20ohco%2020111006735.xml&docbase=cslwar3-2007-curr.

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  drewcoul

  Yeah, I agree with Sweeney......I think it's kind of a win for the WTS. They won their appeal and were granted legal fees from 5/3 bank. The case was remanded back to the lower court to reconsider. We'll have to see if they can get their hands on this deceased brother's money.

  This is the type of thing that disgusts me with the WTS.
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  To SO CAL: What CO's and DO's do we all know?

  by IreallydidwalkoutofaKH in

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  okay, in order it goes like this for me............brother peace 1980-83, brother rose 1984-86, brother yasko 1986-88, brother sekella 1988-91, brother billy ford 1992-95, brother davis 1996-99, brother irskin 2000-03 and then it gets kinda blurry....brother burge and another, brother hairston.

  okay, that just about does it.

  i have this topic becauce i tried reading the favorite co and do thread, but did not recognize any names......

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  Brother Davis 1996-99

  Was this Mark Davis?
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  The seven trumpet blasts of Revelation & the “Millions” campaign.

  by transhuman68 in

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  one of the jehovahs witness doctrines that many of us have had trouble believing is that the seven angels trumpet blasts described in revelation applied to events that occurred in the 1920s at seven assemblies held around the world at the time when judge rutherford was the president of the watchtower society.. the revelation climax book (1988) contains this summary on page 173:.

  highlights of jehovah's trumpetlike judgment proclamations.

  1922 cedar point, ohio: a challenge to christendom's leaders in religion, politics, and big business to justify their failure to bring peace, prosperity, and happiness.

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  I have wondered about this in the past. I attended a talk by Fred Franz in Indianapolis in 1982 or so when I was just 10 years old. I was able to find a recording of it online, and listened to it again. He mentioned that it was in Indianapolis in "Nineteen hundred and twenty fiiiiive" that the fourth trumpet blast was made, and a bowl was poured onto the sun and it became scorching hot.

  It's been 83 years since the last trumpet blast......I wonder if they're going to change this in the near future.

  There is virtually no one alive who was alive when these trumpets supposedly blasted. How do they explain this?

  Does anyone know if they're planning a revised Revelation Climax book?
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  Phil Donahue at kingdom hall

  by loosie in

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  omg, one of my friends who hasn't removed me from her list eventhough i shoot down all the jw propaganda she sends me, sent me an email about phil donahue visiting a kingdom hall, with pics and all.. they claim he said that jw have done more for human rights during ww2 then any other group in america.. is this true?

  has anyone else heard about this?.

  i want to send phil the letter where the jw's wrote to hilter to tell them they don't like the jews either.. .

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  I remember the same as NC. I remember watching him and the few times JW's came up, he was always postitive about them. Especially the flag salute issue.
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  Why Are So Many Witnesses So Weird?

  by minimus in

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  i believe that in every hall there are a number of weird jws.. we had some that were (and still are) 65 year old mama's boys.

  they never got married, weren't gay, just weird.. we had old brother stevenson that used to yell at everyone if they didn't accept a book!.

  we had our share of weird elders that were always looking into world events and saying this proves bible prophecy--when in fact, it had nothing to do with it!.

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  I don't think there are any more weird JW's than there are in the general population. However, as JW's we had limited contact and association with the general population. We associated with witnesses because we could only associate with witnesses, even though the people we associated with weren't necessarily people we would choose as friends if we could associate with anyone we wanted........

  Not sure if that made much sense, but it's my $.02
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  Overlapping generation segment on the new Circuit Assembly program

  by traveb in

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  so there i was at the circuit assembly sunday morning with my eyes glazed over as usual when all of a sudden, bam!

  a demo with two brothers talking about the new overlapping generation teaching.

  the reason it took me by surprise was because it occured during the second talk of the sunday morning symposium, "sanctify god's name by your speech".

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  drewcoul

  At the end of the demo:

  Brother weak: "Thanks brother ******, this makes it clearer. I guess I need to do a little research on my own to really fully understand this"

  Brother understanding: "Well good."

  Is the society sanctioning JW's researching this subject on their own?