Posts by manthedan

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Re: Will you attend the Memorial this year? Why? Why not?

by check in

jw
friends

you all had some interesting thoughts on that jw memorial thread.

some of you mentioned that you are going so that you can set some sort of example.

i gather that some of you believe that by going and eating, you are somehow showing them they can (or should) do it too.. that really confuses me.

manthedan

I've been debating whether or not I should attend, not because I believe any of it but more of if i should partake, kind of a kiss my ass and to your ceremony.

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Will the Watchtower Society benefit from the looming financial collapse?

by redvip2000 in

if you have your eyes and ears open and can put 2 and 2 together, you have like many of us, have figured out that there is an impending financial collapse in the united states.

the type of financial collapse that likely has never been seen.. whether you believe this is being done intentionally by global power hungry groups bent on bringing us to our knees, in order to push their agenda, or whether it is being done out of carelessness and stupidity is hardly relevant at this point.. the writing is on the wall.

experts (and all who want to) can see it , high level officials expect it, and are already implementing the contingencies that are needed in order handle the civil unrest that will ensue.

manthedan

I think as if anybody, you put your money in the right investments then sure you can benefit profitably in such a volatile economy; my faith is in the power of the internet to thwart any advancement made by the WTS.

As for the stock market, well its no secret the amount of currency being printed and pumped into the banks with little to no intrest being charged; in turn these same intuitions are essentially speculating with this free money hence gains in the stock market. But looking at inflation just as recent as this morning when I went to buy some milk and OJ, and then pumping a few gallons of gasoline; tells me also that the stock market dont mean sh*t to me.

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RELIGULOUS...Please watch it.

by Fed-up in

i know it's been commented on before here.

if you haven't seen it (i'm sure it's on netflix) please take a look.

it's the other side of the coin, presented in a funny way that really makes you think about religion and worship.

manthedan

I watched that movie when it first came out. I heard about it listening to the sean hannity radio show, so I thought it to be very left biased propaganda and not very funny. But it was somewhat informative and I would buy it for that reason.

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Whatever happened to the "Fall of Babylon the Great" and the "drying up of the churches?

by villagegirl in

i am from the era of the babylon book, and all the wt predictions that the churches of christendom would "dry up".

the book babylone the great has fallen god's kingdom rules, said people would leave the churches of christendom, in droves and the ministers would have no more people in their churches while "god's organization" would see a tremendous increase, a huge overflowing great crowd, all streaming into the watchtower and coming to the "faithful and discreet slave" for instructions.

thirty years ago there were six million jw's , today after the "great increase", and " great crowd" is now ?

manthedan

I had really bought into the fall of babylon scenario when I was in a couple years ago. I would even play out in my head various scenarios of this happening, shoot I even thought that the latest star wars movie had biblical references in it, the over throw of the jedi in a twisted coup symbolized religions near overthrow. I left the wt prior to the arab spring and had struggled with inner thoughts that this would soon culminate into religions destruction. Even now with the popes recent departure I still entertain the thought... What if the nations take the vatican now that there is no leader, a coup of some sort.

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A very long time elder post this on his facebook page, he is not one of my fb friends

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manthedan

There was one trying to get me to enter into selling Organo Gold Coffee. He bragged all over his Facebook page about how wealthy he was and how god was blessing him. He claimed to be a pioneer with his wife. It disgusted me.

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Jaydub thoughts from FB....

by manthedan in

it drives me crazy what they say and how i used to think and talk like them!!!

does anybody have the photo from the article they are talking about?manthedan.

did you noticed the picture of noah and his sons in the watchtower study today?

manthedan

It drives me crazy what they say and how i used to think and talk like them!!! does anybody have the photo from the article they are talking about? manthedan

Did you noticed the picture of Noah and his sons in the watchtower study today? One son's head was toward what was going on in the street. Noah's face was very stern and was looking at this son who was not paying attention to the building directions. He may have been telling him in a stern voice that the business at hand is on the desk.
May 22 at 2:07pm
- Susan we also mentioned that he might have been afraid that the violence would come into their house. I was noticing the 1 nephilim standing at their doorway, perhaps Jehovah's angel was not allowing him in so that Noah could do his work. May 22 at 2:08pm ·
- ‎@barbara,excelent observation..thats exactly what Noah ws telling his son.if we dont take care the happenings in the world would make us loose track of the most important things May 22 at 2:44pm · ·
- UR right Barb! A sister commented on this 2day as well . She also noted what the Nep's were doing in the background. (dragging 2 women; hitting a man; and blood on the front of one's clothes) The slave truly shows us how to compare then and now. May 22 at 3:31pm ·
- haha, i just commented to someone else the same thing, very good pictures and so much to gleen from them, amazing. May 22 at 5:56pm ·
- one picture is worth a thousand words---and it is so true---people see different things in the same picture--that is why they are fun to talk about and share our thoughts. May 22 at 6:10pm ·
- children.To put them on the right! May 23 at 9:33am ·
- All good comments--Sometimes even though we are in the "ark" observing the wickedness of the giant evil world outside-- May 23 at 10:40am ·
- sorry--to continue my thought--violence will find a way to make us a victim through no fault of our own. Satan is out to get us no matter what---but as the lesson brought out --we don't voluntarily go out into the "realm of the nephlim" lo ... See More May 23 at 10:55am ·
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Today's WT lesson: Desperate for more MS. How many get appointed 1 yr after baptism?

by Open mind in

today's wt lesson: serving jehovah with all seriousness, excerpt from paragraph 11:.

"if a brother has been baptized at least one year and to a reasonable degree meets the scriptural qualifications for ministerial servants outlined at 1 timothy 3:8-13, he can be recommended for appointment.".

how often have you seen someone become a ministerial servant one year after baptism?

manthedan

It took me almost two years till I was appointed a MS, I was 21. this was back around 2006

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I'm new to the whole JW religion - Can someone please explain the basics?

by Jackals in

i recently began a wonderful relationship with a guy who also happened to be a jw.

i have learned alot about him and how the religion effects his life and now i am interested in learning more about the religion - but from a beginners' point of view.

could anyone give me an idea of the basic beliefs and practices of jws?.

manthedan

http://www.watchman.org/jw/1404-1.htm I was reading this about the Secret Elders Manual, you should read this and see how the handle you if you ever disagree with any of their policies.

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Another newguy here

by shakyground in

jw
friends

hmmm where do i start?

well, i have been lurking on here for about 6 months.

i was raised around the witnesses all my life.

manthedan

Welcome Shakyground. Your experiences remind me a lot of what I went through. It was a confusing, scary time for me when I realized that the "truth" was not the Truth. I constantly feared that Armageddon would be here very soon and that I would die a scary death from the hands of Jehovah. Once your eyes are open completely, you'll see how silly it all is. Embrace the "world" and embrace life or it will pass you by. Surround yourself with positive people good people and things will go smooth.

…..Weed isn’t that bad, it helped my mind think spiritually and much deeper after I left the Org. Like all things, never overly abuse. That’s just my own opinion.

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Where do you think the US is headed?

by 2pink in

since you all are a critical thinking bunch...i thought i'd put this question to you.. i'm a born and raised us citizen as is my husband.

ever since we left the borg almost 2 years ago (wow, time flies when you're finally having fun!

), we've paid more attention to politics.

manthedan

war and economic collapse...but i am not afraid anymore