Posts by jean-luc picard

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Does the Governing Body (or past presidents) members have (or had to) have body guards?

by Joliette in

was watching a biography on the history channel about presidental securities and secrets, how the president is guarded just in case of an attack, an assaination attempt, etc.

it got me to thinking about if any of the past or current gb members (or wt presidents) have ever had any death threats?

do they have a specific plan for a gb member when they visit a city or country?

Has there been any recent counsel or articles advising JW's to avoid associating with 'inactives'?

by nicolaou in

i ask because over the last few weeks i've noticed a marked 'cooling off' from my brother and sisters.

i don't think i'm being paranoid - has anything specific been printed lately?

bloody faith!.

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Flyinghighnow:

I notice that my sister and younger brother have dropped their facebook accounts.

I've noticed that there is a sort of urgency at the moment. The end IS very near.

Probably all the earthquakes! though my mother has started mentioning the violent storms as well. ( never seen that in the bible!)

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Has there been any recent counsel or articles advising JW's to avoid associating with 'inactives'?

by nicolaou in

i ask because over the last few weeks i've noticed a marked 'cooling off' from my brother and sisters.

i don't think i'm being paranoid - has anything specific been printed lately?

bloody faith!.

jean-luc picard

This stuff comes and goes in waves. One year inactive ones are "diseased" and not to be associated with, a couple years later there will be talk of getting them back to the KH and they will be issued invites to stuff. Then, a couple years later, they'll dig up all the "diseased" BS again.

I think its psycological. "Punish" us and then hold out the hand of welcome, hoping we've understood.

If we haven't understood, then we go back to another cycle of punishment.

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When you step down...

by MrFreeze in

when you step down is it announced at the hall?

ive never seen anyone step down when i went to the hall.

im wondering if they announced when i left..

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They announced "Brother OTWO is no longer serving as an elder in the Buttpuppet Congregation" I was there.I made sure I commented in the "service meeting."

I made sure that I commented too. Didn't want rumors spreading. (Not that there is ever gossip at the KH.)

In my experience , everybody knew already, why, when, what for. No need to make a point. There were even some who were "pleased" for the person concerned. What insight!

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Please help

by etna in

i was discussing how to prove that the f d s was chosen by christ and a jw said one of the reasons was they did not go to war.

i said so did many other religions, but i just couldn't remember where i read it or saw it, and i just said the "christedephians"(i think that how its spelt).

but couldn't remember the others, can anyone please help me so i can get back to him and tell him?

jean-luc picard

Seventh day adventists for example. And there are about 14,000,000 members in the world.

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How I see myself (Part IV) - the last part

by bottleofwater in

http://mybrainwobbles.com/2011/06/16/how-i-see-myself-part-iv/.

jean-luc picard

I greatly hope that my future keeps on leading me to success.

Thanks for reading.

Thanks for writing, bottleofwater, and good luck with your future.

jlp

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Elder on my JC Killed in Warehouse Accident!

by jookbeard in

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almost chocked on my cornflakes this morning reading the story in my local paper, not too sure how to embed the link but the sutton guardian.co.uk will have the story now.. basically dave churchill worked for a local catering company and was moving a stack of tables with some sort of trolley and they toppled down landed on him he died 2 days later in st george's hospital.. i'd known him most of my adult dub life and he was an elder in my ex wifes congregation, he also gave our wedding talk, he is survived by his wife elaine , they never had kids.. during my dissent into "apostasy" he was selected as one of the elders on my jc because he knew me but during my jc he came across and as an arrogant,self righteous,argumentative down right rude pos certainly showed characteristics that i had never experienced before and along with his "mate" on my jc another bellend named stan rogers started this bad cop/good cop shit on me during the 2 weekends on meetings, the other 2 on my jc chairman geoff woodfield and rensford ming showed themselves to be decent men.

3 amazing incidents have be felled these 2 men in the years that followed my jc, events that i've rarely mentioned much over the years.. isn't karma an amazing thing.

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You realize that if the boot was on the other foot, an exjw under the tables,

they would have said that it was Jehovahs justice,

even citing the example in a study article

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How many will Jehovah KILL at armageddon?

by jean-luc picard in

well that depends on the world population.. .

if he had done it it 1914, he would only have killed 2 billion.. if he had done it in 1960, then he would have killed 3 billion.. if he had done it in 1975 ( so now we know why he didn't) he would only have had 4 billion to kill.. so is the question of when armaggedon will come, related to how many he wants to kill?.

interestingly this site ( but dont bother reading it all, its......well you'll see).

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Troubledmind: I think your answer is the correct one.

Inbetween: Interesting what you said about Noah. I used to do a bit of carpentry myself. He had his work cut out just building the Ark!

The chart dipicts the time it took to reach billion milestone. Thats why it apears to have a wrong scale.

I posted this thread because I am really took with their idea of him exterminating so many billion people,and they can except it just like that: a normal action for a god of love. But I never gave it a thought when I was connected to the collective.

wobble: thats why it isn't worth even bothering to try and convince them.

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How many will Jehovah KILL at armageddon?

by jean-luc picard in

well that depends on the world population.. .

if he had done it it 1914, he would only have killed 2 billion.. if he had done it in 1960, then he would have killed 3 billion.. if he had done it in 1975 ( so now we know why he didn't) he would only have had 4 billion to kill.. so is the question of when armaggedon will come, related to how many he wants to kill?.

interestingly this site ( but dont bother reading it all, its......well you'll see).

jean-luc picard

Well that depends on the world population.

If he had done it it 1914, he would only have killed 2 billion.

If he had done it in 1960, then he would have killed 3 billion.

If he had done it in 1975 ( so now we know why he didn't) he would only have had 4 billion to kill.

So is the question of when armaggedon will come, related to how many he wants to kill?

Interestingly this site ( but dont bother reading it all, its......well you'll see)

puts the world population at 3 billion in Noahs day.

http://ldolphin.org/popul.html

Should he call the Guiness Book of Records?

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An unfair test...

by MrFreeze in

according to the holy wt, satan and his demons influence humans to do bad things.

as a result of the bad things that satan makes us do, we are going to be judged.

is that really fair?

jean-luc picard

Good point MrFreeze.

Unfortunately, the test master is an all powerful allknowing, always right god who plans to kill off 7 billion people,

(even more with the growing world population, if he doesnt hurry up).

I dont think he'll listen to your arguement.