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Masterji
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Former Poster (TMS) Returns During Coronavirus Lockdown
by ReinventedTwice inmy old user account says i joined this forum 19 years ago, an intermittent poster starting 102 topics, the last about 12 years ago.
with my community under a volunteer stay-at-home policy and a mandatory curfew, i took the time to read all of my old posts and the replies, reminding me of how informative and therapeutic this forum was during my jw to ex-jw transition.. in 2018, my life took another turn with the death of my wife of 49-1/2 years after a long illness.
my writing, according to observers, lost its edge and purpose.. i travelled to asia, meeting a beautiful, intelligent woman in cagayan de oro, philippines, 33 years my junior.
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My Pseudo-Education Hasn't Hurt Me None, I Can Still Read the Writing on King Belshazzar's Wall~Part II
by TMS inwhat a risk; installing part ii before determining if anyone ever cares for part i. .
joe b. barnett, a cool, charismatic jw, married my aunt doris.
he sold his '55 orange and white chevy convertible, bought a vw bug and pioneered.
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Masterji
Witnesses are frustrated athletes, frustrated businessmen, frustrated men, whose belief system stymies, stifles and squelches their aspirations, dreams, goals.
Such a large blanket!
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THE PLEDGE
by Masterji into make a pledge of any kind is to declare war against nature;.
for a pledge is a chain that is always clanking and reminding the wearer of it.
that he is not a free man.. .
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Masterji
To make a pledge of any kind is to declare war against nature;
for a pledge is a chain that is always clanking and reminding the wearer of it
that he is not a free man.
MARK TWAIN
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Why are some of you guys calling this new arrangement tithing?
by neverendingjourney inat the risk of being shouted down, i thought i'd point out that "tithing" means giving 10 percent of your income to a church.
it comes from the old english word teogotha meaning tenth.
i've seen nothing that establishes tithing in the watchtower.. while i'm all in favor of pointing out the watchtower's lies, hypocrisies and faults, the language we use matters.
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Masterji
"So the tithe represents the portion of what is ours that we bring to Jehovah,
or use in Jehovah's service, as a token of our love for him and of our recognition
of the fat that we belong to him.
The modern-day tithe does not haveto be just a tenth.
In some cases it will be less. In others it will be more.
Each individual brings what his heart impels him to bring
and what his circumstances permit."
WATCHTOWER 92 12/1 p. 15 par. 14
Masterji
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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 02-16-2014 WT Study (MAKE SACRIFICES)
by blondie incomments you will not hear at the 02-16-2014 wt study (december 15, 2013, pages 11-15 (make sacrifices).
review comments will be in black.
wt material from today's wt will be in a quote box.
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Bobcat
THE NEW CREATION book has the quote. Page 345
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BUM WITNESSES
by The Searcher incan anyone save me the stress of listening to the self-appointed faithful & discreet slave for 3 hours, and give a clue as to roughly at what point in the proceedings was the derogatory term 'bum witnesses used, and by whom?
i'd really love to extract that comment and send it to a weakening witness, to highlight the judgmental arrogance and name-calling being displayed.. many thanks in advance folks!.
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Masterji
caliber
Yes.
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BUM WITNESSES
by The Searcher incan anyone save me the stress of listening to the self-appointed faithful & discreet slave for 3 hours, and give a clue as to roughly at what point in the proceedings was the derogatory term 'bum witnesses used, and by whom?
i'd really love to extract that comment and send it to a weakening witness, to highlight the judgmental arrogance and name-calling being displayed.. many thanks in advance folks!.
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Masterji
The word "none" was used.
Masterji
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A little bit of news about WT selling high-speed presses
by AndersonsInfo insome news someone out there might be interested in - i have copied it as i received it from a former jw in spain.
"watchtower, through an australian witness and its staff in the .
branch offices in germany, is selling high-speed presses, including that .
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Masterji
Randy,
Archibal Reginal DeWar the III...
Is he still among us?
Denise must be 60+ years old now.
Masterji
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Looking for transcript of the "Miracle Wheat" trial
by Doug Mason inas the title of this thread says, i am looking for the transcript of the "miracle wheat" trial.. any clues?.
thanks,.
doug.
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Masterji
Alleymom--
Are you sure the book is The Way to Paradise? Not in mine.
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If the Governing Body had candor ....
by wannabefree inanother newbie thought ... i believe i saw another recent post mention a similar thought ... it is about the candor of those eaking the lead of jehovah's wintesses, namely, the governing body.. i have been bothered by this for some time now.
our publications point out one of the reasons we trust the bible's accuracy is the candor of its writers ... (yes, our publications, it is the natural was for me to speak at this time).. if only.
i really don't think i would have gotten to the point i am at if the organization was candor about mistakes.
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Masterji
This was posted a long time ago.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/19294/1/CANDOR-AND-THE-GOVERNING-BODY
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