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Who really is the FDS?!?!?!?!?
by LDH in
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hey all, hope you're having a great year so far.. before witnet was closed down, there was an interesting discussion regarding the fds and their failed prophecies.

i asked a question, but unfortunately there wasn't enought time to get everyone's view.. so i'll rephrase my posts, and wait to hear from y'all.. if we are so quick to say that the fds is a false prophet because of some failed prophecies (even tho they say they don't prophecy, we all know better) then how would you explain the bible book of jonah?.

a faithful prophet, jonah, followed (after much trial and tribulation to himself) jehovah's command to declare destruction on the city of nineveh.
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Other Life
by Angharad in
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2. friends
sorry if this topic has already been posted.. looking at size of the universe i cannot belive that we are the only life in it.

why would god create this enormous universe and then only use one minute planet?.

does anyone have any thoughts?.
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Jehovah's Organization
by Sassenach in
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2. friends
i've recently had a discussion with a witness friend in which she said that jehovah had to have an organization.

if not jehovah's witnesses, then who else could possibly have his approval?.

what i would like to know is if jehovah has always had an organization, who were they?
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Why do they have clothes on?
by Simon in
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2. friends
just a thought.... in most of the publications that have pictures of people in the new order / new system / paradise earth - why do they have clothes on?

not only that, but they usually wear their national costumes !.

i guess the practical reason is that if everyone was naked then the watchtower would be classed as soft-porn and could only be sold from top shelves.... anyone have any thoughts on this?
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Have a Happy Day - Whatever.....
by waiting in
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2. friends
hey y'all,.

for whatever reason we find ourselves not working on this upcoming monday - have a good one, ok?.

i cannot bring myself to utter the words "merry christmas" just too foreign.
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Interesting website (maybe)
by m2u in
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2. friends
an unusual site i just came across.... http://www.tsl.org.

m2u
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JW Decline
by larc in
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2. friends
i found some interesting statistics, some of which you may know, that indicate that the wtbts is in decline.. 1. in the twenty years from 1970 to 1990, the rate of yearly increase dropped from 10% to 6%.

in the last 10 years it has dropped from 6% to about 2%.

since the world population growth is about 1.5% they are only growing at about 1/2 of 1% faster than the population.. 2. in 1999, there were 21 large countries that showed a decline.
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God's Kingdom-Can Its Coming Be Pre-Announced?
by MDS in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the kingdom of god -- is it pre-announced with outstanding, observable events going before its coming?

jesus said the following,.

at luke 17:20, 21 we read:.
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Great Tribulation
by Friend in
1. watchtower
2. bible
great tribulation.

the biblical text of matthew 24:21 speaks of a great tribulation that, unless cut short, no flesh would be saved from.

jehovahs witnesses have often applied that scriptural text as having a major and minor fulfillment; one fulfillment associated with jerusalems destruction in 70 ad and a later fulfillment just prior to the end of this worlds system of things.
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"Hey there all you lurkey ones..."
by Simon in
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2. friends
hmmn, doesn't quite work does it?

ok...we'll stick with 'thirsty' then .

why not register and make a post or two...ask a question...make a statement...whatever !.