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  A Dummy's Guide to the 'This generation' doctrine

  by Honesty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a jehovah's witness explains the watchtower society's 'this generation' doctrine..... .

  http://www.topix.com/forum/religion/jehovahs-witness/t3heh0tafiuk6f9t3.

  what do you think about his explanation?.

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  mynameislame

  My head now hurts.....

  It only seems to have bought them 10 years.

  2024 brings the great tribulation by this time the youngest of the generation is 80..

  Was this guy being sarcastic?

  Priceless.
  I got it.
  So will everyone who reads the opening post.
  You don't know just how much you have helped people understand with this thread.

  Here's his proof from the bible:

  EX 1:6 Eventually Joseph died, and also all his brothers and all that generation.

  I suppose the oldest brother may have been 40 years older than the youngest?

  I like the judging icons at the top, 3 nuts, 2 funny and 2 spam
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  When do Auxilliary CO's go out in field service?

  by Quarterback in

  1. jw
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  i moved into this new cong for over two years now.

  we have this younger couple that are part time co's.

  i know that they would be busy serving a cong when they are asked to do so, but that is not too often.

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  mynameislame

  The only way it can be done is with creative time keeping.

  I used to have a "friend" who regular pioneered without going out in service by using that method.

  I'm sure he's an elder by now.
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  A contribution from one of the members!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  a contribution from one of the members who doesn't get to post very often.. ... .......... ........................ ......... ..........atlantis

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  mynameislame

  I like the bible truth or pagan scare picture considering their propensity for using scary pictures.

  Wonder what their scary pictures and tactics are called? Spiritual scare-fare I guess.
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  Israel National News reports a most amazing story about JWs

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/flash.aspx/288677#.ux9165ao7l9.

  court rejects missionary lawsuit against netanya schools for voiding leasethe tel aviv magistrates court has rejected a claim by a missionary group, saying that the school they had been renting space in unlawfully voided their contract , and asking the court to instruct the school to pay nis 108,000 in compensation and mental anguish, as well as legal expenses.. it began when a missionary group, via a non-profit organization called "mitzpe l'yisrael", rented space at the raziel school in netanya to conduct daily afternoon activities.

  shortly after signing the rental agreement , the school authorities discovered that the group was, in reality, the notorious missionary sect of "jehovah's witnesses".

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  mynameislame

  also asked the court to order Netanya to pay NIS 108,000 in mental anguish and legal expenses

  Mental anguish, Seriously? They should be paying the courts for the help they are giving to keep JWs under the delusion that they are being persecuted.
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  scarcity and the watchtower bible and tract society

  by hoser in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  scarcity value is the economic factor that increases an items relative price based upon it's relatively low supply.. .

  toy makers and the apple corporation are masters at using this marketing tool.

  create artificial shortages of a toy before christmas or the latest ipad and consumers will physically fight over these products and pay what ever the asking price is just to get their hands on it.

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  mynameislame

  I wonder if they even know why they are doing these things anymore?

  The extra training is probably just ritual at this point.
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  Where Do You Think That Plane Is?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what do you think happened?

  ?.

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  mynameislame

  With Hurley on some strange island where mysterious things happen.

  Thats what I came to say...
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  Who are those young JW SKINHEADS ?

  by aligot ripounsous in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  at the latest circuit assembly, i noticed that quite a few young male jws (or at least attending youths), say sixteen upward and mostly mixed race, are skin headed.

  apart from that, they are quite well dressed.

  that way, elders won't reprove them for their long hair ... looks like an obvious defying message to a rigid organization.

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  mynameislame

  It seems like one of those "fads" they would councel against. I remember I wasn't supposed to wear my hat backwards for who knows what reason.

  Is Kurtbethel's comment accurate?

  "It is a good way to cover up past drug use that would be screened by a hair sample."

  Either way it seems more worldly than a beard.
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  Jeep ad

  by why144000 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there is a new jeep ad here in australia, probably all over the place.

  two women are reading their fortune cookies and one reads it is time for her to take control of her life.

  she says "glad i got a jeep' funny thing is the registration number for her car in the cut away shot is xjw - ***!

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  mynameislame

  Hmm can't seem to add the little thumbs up icon.

  I guess you'll just have to imagine it here --->
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  Ever feel like you were faking it as a JW when you weren't?

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i guess this is cognitive dissonance calling loud and clear!.

  i remember being proud to be a jw yet at the same time i felt that i was just fooling myself.. i think this also applies to the stupid doctrines of the watchtower(r).......they made sense but at the same time they didn't.. i had secret self loathing for not being 'zealous(tm)' enough but on the other hand i didn't.. seems to me i had a separation of authentic persona from cult persona.. anyone else get this?.

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  mynameislame

  I don't know if it is the same thing but I was always trying to find the thing that was holding me back. I was always a little depressed and figured it was something I was doing wrong. Blamed the usual suspects, my Led Zeppelin albums, watching the Simpsons, having too much fun doing something non JW related. Funny how the "mature" members were quick confirm these beliefs by being judgmental whenever you had fun. Looking back I wonder if they were jealous.
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  JW children attending birthday party

  by Gorbatchov in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here in the netherlands (extreme liberal) i hear more and more jw children about having attended a birthday party.. it seems that the more liberal jw's here have no problem with it.. gorby.

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  mynameislame

  I’ve come to the conclusion that Dave Barry has correctly interpreted the scriptures that the JWs use to warn against celebrating Birthdays.

  There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. 
  That time is: age 11. -- 
  Dave Barry, "25 Things I Have Learned in 50 Years"