If it is the truth, be a good JW, obey the org and you can spend eternity singing kingdom songs and shoveling lion poop
pontoon
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Many Car marques are astrological/pagan/sex connection therefore JW must abandon them or walk
by mP inheres something i love to tell jw which nearly always stuns them.. nobody would buy a car called the satan, or if its logo was phallic, or was named after baal, but the facts are nearly all three of these are present in a vast majority of todays cars.
as one can examine there are a lot of things present that a good xians should avoid.
in many cases there are puns on names, but still.. toyota.
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pontoon
Back in the 70's elders didn't like it much that I was driving a '71 Dodge Demon
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Tell me---We all have regrets about being in the organisation,what's yours?
by MsGrowingGirl20 inwhat is/are your regrets?
do u wish that you'd have pursued something or dealt differently with a situation?.
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pontoon
Having now to play "catch up" in preparation for retirement and old age. Should of went to college, should of worked at my career as if the future depended on it, should of stayed with a worldly girl that I was crazy about, should of, should of, should of.......all we can do now is move on making the best of and improve if we can whatever circumstance we find ourselves in. Enjoy life.
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It was "evidence" of holy spirit that got me
by irondork inwhen i got disfellowshipped at age 19 for alcohol and sex with, uhm... several others, i deserved it.
after that i took a nose dive into drugs and alcohol and the whole nightclub party scene in wash. d.c.. it didnt take long for my life to start falling apart.. .
eveidence that leaving jehovahs organization was the wrong thing to do.. .
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pontoon
And AA has worked for lots of people. Doesn't prove anything except that their program works for some people, great you worked it out for you, irondok
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The "invisible" Elephant in the room: ELDERLY JW's nobody provides for
by Terry inquestion: how does the leadership of jehovah's witnesses instruct its members to prepare for the eventual elder care of its members?.
answer: it pretends it will never happen!.
is this responsible leadership or some kind of cognitive dissonant malfeasance?.
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pontoon
Official WT policy is to use all available government resources first. Irony is they pay no taxes. Bethel heavy weights have nothing to worry about for the rest of thier live.
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Drawings of NEW Watchtower World Headquarters in Warwick, New York
by Alfred inscroll down to last few pages to see the drawings.... http://www.townofwarwick.org/wt_con/_appendix%20m_swppp%20&%20drawings.pdf.
among the ammenities are a sand volley ball court, two tennis courts and a full basketball court.... there's also parking garages and picnic areas for visitors.... by the way, not sure exactly what this is but you'll notice a shaded area labelled "undergound chamber"... interesting.... (i wonder if moving out to the middle of nowhere was intended to keep bethelites from sneaking out at night and going to the liquor store... just saying).
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pontoon
If they reason all this construction is for post armegeddon, just point out that it shows a lack of faith in Jeh. The bible ex. to support that is in the Hebrew scriptures when the Jews were finally taking the Promised Land, it wasn't just real estate, it was cities, vineyards, heards, homes, everything Jeh took away from the inhabitants that built it all to give to the Jews. All the Jews had to destroy were the highplaces, alters, places of worship to false gods. So, just question the dub, "don't you think Jeh will provide just what we need?"
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Our door to door activities were a personal ministry and not recognised as representatives or volunteers of the Watchtower Bible And Tract Society
by smiddy inhow do you feel about that ?were you misled (again) after all these years ?
this article from the newspaper in the latrobe area reffering to steven unthanks case is truly disturbing.
its an affront and an insult to any and everyone who has participated in the ministry of jehovah`s witnesses over many, many years.talk about being thrown to the wolves.how low can this organization go in saving face at the expense of those whose loyalty and devotion is discarded for a perceived image.absolutely shocking.
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pontoon
I've said and others have said in various posts that the borg is run by their lawyers. This is further proof. No reliance on Jeh. I would bet that anything even a little bit dicy for publication has to be OK'd by legal dept. first. Their smart and sneaky. Real reasons for all these "refinements" in the organization is solely for their legal protection which is understandable, we all want to be protected legally, but they lie to the flock as to why changes are made, they have no loyality--they'll hang you out swing on your own, and if this is the spirit directed organization God is using today why is all this legalizee necessary taking resources and manpower away from the preaching work?
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Drawings of NEW Watchtower World Headquarters in Warwick, New York
by Alfred inscroll down to last few pages to see the drawings.... http://www.townofwarwick.org/wt_con/_appendix%20m_swppp%20&%20drawings.pdf.
among the ammenities are a sand volley ball court, two tennis courts and a full basketball court.... there's also parking garages and picnic areas for visitors.... by the way, not sure exactly what this is but you'll notice a shaded area labelled "undergound chamber"... interesting.... (i wonder if moving out to the middle of nowhere was intended to keep bethelites from sneaking out at night and going to the liquor store... just saying).
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pontoon
At least they won't be building it with our money
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Every day that goes by in this rotten old system is just one day closer to Jehovahs new world.
by life is to short ini grew up hearing this all the time.
it made me wish my life away, not look at the small joys every day of life brings to all of us.
instead i looked at all the bad there was in the world, my life, etc and blamed it all on satan.
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pontoon
Interesting discussion, I feel the same as what has been said. I'm almost 59, regret I didn't get more education when I was younger because '75 was so close. Still, I never thought life was so bad, too many good times and things to do, didn't want Armegedon to come yet,------and felt guilty for feeling that way. As far as paradise is concerned, when the friends think about it, their minds eye goes to petting lions, learning musical instruments, bountiful food, beautiful homes,------ all the good stuff. They foget that as we are, were taught, Jeh is this "humble" god that requires his SERVANTS to worship and praise and obey him. What's that going to take, 10 hrs a day? Then 144,000 kings, why? Then "princes" on the earth--todays elders. All this music we learn will only be songs of praise? I think paradise may not be all it's cracked up to be.
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Dragons? Satan? Really Now?
by mrbunyrabit inin the bible satan is likend to a dragon.
and in reading the revelation book, i can clearly remember images of a big red dragon being cast to earh.
what i want to know, is if there were never any bones or evidence found that dragons existed, how the hell did the people of old know what the bible was talking about if they didnt know what a dragon was?.
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pontoon
Funny I was just remembering a buddy of mine that had a dragon. It's name was Puff, and it was a magic dragon. They lived down by the sea and they used to frolic in the ocean mist........