Posts by paladin

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Parroting in the meetings

by dgp in

in the one meeting i attended, i noticed that some witnesses were creative in the answers they gave to the questions, while others were simply repeating what the magazine said.

i remember that, at the time, i thought the creative ones were also the smart ones, while the others were lazy, and that no doubt the creative ones would rank higher in the watchtower.. well, i think i have changed my mind.

it seems to me that those parroting the questions are, in a way, the smart ones.

paladin

We were asked in our congregation to keep our comments short due to time limits. So, parroting seems to be common.

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586/587 the K.I.S.S. approach --- no VAT4956, Ptolemy, Josephus needed

by Alleymom in

nabonidus -- 17 years.

nebuchadnezzar -- 43 years.

nabonidus -- 17 years

paladin

I just completed my own list of the six Neo-Babylonian Kings. Evidently the 607 BCE year lines up perfectly with Nabopolasser's 19th regnal year. Simply amazing what basic math can do. Thanks to the K.I.S.S. approach and a good read.

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Are more long standing JW's leaving?

by cantleave in

jw
friends

at one time, it seemed that the majority of those leaving, were young ones brought up in the cult.. from what i can see now (at least on here), there seems to be a high number of 20+ baptised members years leaving.. has this always been the case?

it might be i just didn't notice from my parochial view from the kingdom hall!.

or are there really more long standing jw's leaving now, than ever before?.

paladin

I had posted on a prevoius thread that I was visited by two elders in the hospital after having a mitril valve heart surgery. They asked me if I had at least 15 minutes of service time to report. They don't care about your health, just the numbers and your hard earned money.

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Are more long standing JW's leaving?

by cantleave in

jw
friends

at one time, it seemed that the majority of those leaving, were young ones brought up in the cult.. from what i can see now (at least on here), there seems to be a high number of 20+ baptised members years leaving.. has this always been the case?

it might be i just didn't notice from my parochial view from the kingdom hall!.

or are there really more long standing jw's leaving now, than ever before?.

paladin

I 'm in the 60+ class and have mentally left and feel like making a jump out of the closet so to speak. My stomach hurts. I'm still in for my family for now, but I have a plan I'm working on.

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May 21, 2011 - The Rapture Cometh!

by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

harold camping has promised that the rapture will be on may 21, 2011.. .

they've put it on this van that "the bible guarantees it", so it must be true!.

after all, would this face lie?.

paladin

I would like to get together with some friends and have a pizza and a few drinks. What do you think?

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Is Armageddon a REAL EVENT to the GB like 9/11 is to the rest of us?

by Terry in

all of us are aware of the startling and terrifying events of 2001, or 9/11 as it is commonly termed.. airplanes were hijacked and flown into the world trade center killing over a thousand innocent people.. this experience is vivid enough in our memory and consciousness so that it can serve as a significant illustration of what follows.. .

now i want you to imagine that you and a group of your friends received ironclad evidence ahead of the 9/11 event.

the evidence is from.

paladin

It seems like the big 'A' is used to create fear and in turn generate money for the GB business end of it. The GB talk like the big 'A' is a real event.

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The GB tightening their grip! Straw to break a camel's back?

by punkofnice in

i post on a couple of forums and read and lurk and all that stuff.. a theme that seems to be gaining momentum is about how the gb are 'tightening their grip' and 'becoming more cultish'.. i don't read the publications anymore and oddly i read extracts of them on the forums.. punk is babbling now.............sorry...................my questions are (sorry if they're a bit long.

sorry if i sound like satan: 'is it really so?

' but then i am a mentally diseased apostate).. 1. are the gb really tightening their grip or is it just the same as it ever was........but..........we just notice the propaganda more now we're out?.

paladin

I have had enough of control freaks. I want out.

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The GB tightening their grip! Straw to break a camel's back?

by punkofnice in

i post on a couple of forums and read and lurk and all that stuff.. a theme that seems to be gaining momentum is about how the gb are 'tightening their grip' and 'becoming more cultish'.. i don't read the publications anymore and oddly i read extracts of them on the forums.. punk is babbling now.............sorry...................my questions are (sorry if they're a bit long.

sorry if i sound like satan: 'is it really so?

' but then i am a mentally diseased apostate).. 1. are the gb really tightening their grip or is it just the same as it ever was........but..........we just notice the propaganda more now we're out?.

paladin

I'm still in the Borg. If you miss handing in your field service report (no boxes for FS), an elder will approach you quickly now and you will be asked for your slave time. How's that for control and privacy. The WT$ has no book study groups but now has control groups for FS.

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