Posts by millie210

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Couple questions....like if JW's not the right way then what is?

by world in

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new member here so don't attack :d here is a couple questions i have been contemplating lately.. .

if jw isn't the right religion, then which one is?

or is it basically believe in god, the bible and you'll be fine?.

millie210

Wekome BeFree!

There are a lot of smart people here that will patiently answer your questions and reason with you kindly.

At least that has been my experience.

Draw up a chair and read the threads that interest you. Or start your own if you like!

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Why JW marriage is a huge problem for the organization.

by kneehighmiah in

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the difficulty of finding a marriage mate is well known for sisters.

but i would say it's hard for brothers also.

i was talking to a jw last night.

millie210

kneehimiah!

Never lose your honesty.

It is refreshing and the "right" women will find it attractive also.

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Today's wt "study" obfuscations

by prologos in

paragraph 9 : " jesus blood validates the new covenant -- makes posiible the forgiveness sins for all time#.-- [and]--.

god could apply the value of jesus' shed blood to adams descendants--*.

--he could** also adopt certain --humans "as sons"--".

millie210

Wow prologos a thread I wont have to have you explain to me while I remain obtuse (unfortunately) like our conversation on Terrys thread!

I follow what you are saying and in fact ended up throwing the magazine down in disgust and going for more coffee.

One thing though...

why dont more people see this? Like the people sitting there covering it in the KHs paragraph by torturous paragraph?

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When will the JW's start reversing?

by runForever in

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i think this sucker could start reversing membership within a few months..

millie210

When I first saw the title of this thread I thought it was referring to teachings....

they reverse them all the time!

Then I read the OP and realized it had to do with numbers!

Sad to say, I think sloppyjoe is right.

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HELP ME COMPILE A LIST OF DISCARDED WORDS AND PHRASES from the WTS

by Terry in

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in fort worth, texas around 1959. gradually i became aware of the argot.

special, private language).

jw's had these phrases they used over and over again.. upon first hearing, these words and phrases stood out as odd, weird or awkward.. however.

millie210

How about all the weird words in some of the songs?

Remember the song that had the phrase mendacious men" in it?

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yesterday the co went 3 times to our house for an encouragement visit.. gorby's wife noticed him and the elder just on time to keep the door closed.. after 7 years of fading we are on the radar again.. g.. .

millie210

There was a mandate to look up the ones who are no longer active and "visit" to "encourage" during the C.O.s visit.

Hes only there a week - it will pass. Hang in there Gorby.

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I tried to make an elder feel guilty for shunning his 2 children.

by Jeannette in

i ran into an elder the other day at walmart.

he's a fairly good man and has a wife that is very sickly.

so sickly in fact i don't know how she's holding on.

millie210

Tell him to just try it...let the children visit the mom...then tell him to watch her mood and health improve.

That might speak louder than anything.

Good for you for trying Jeannette!

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This religion is about to be toast.

by kneehighmiah in

the governing body is preparing to take a major hit.

this recent watchtower shows it.

not the new understandings, but the article on marriage.

millie210

She has Witness "friends"

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THE IMPONDERABLES TOPIC (Enter at your own risk)

by Terry in

i suggest taking this slowly .

.. consider the difference between taking a poll about an upcoming election and the actual vote itself on the day of the election.. the information gathered about what the vote will be is provisional.

the vote on the day of the election is actual and official.. it is the one that counts.. now, carefully ask yourself what the specific difference--if any--there is between the poll information and the election result as an identical knowledge of.

millie210

I understand about the effect of gravity on the speed of light. Dense enough, gravity can slow down the speed of light.

I saw a demonstration of that one time at a museum exhibit.

Thats about it for me splashing around in the deep end of this intellectual pool.

you keep pondering and I will keep reading~

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THE IMPONDERABLES TOPIC (Enter at your own risk)

by Terry in

i suggest taking this slowly .

.. consider the difference between taking a poll about an upcoming election and the actual vote itself on the day of the election.. the information gathered about what the vote will be is provisional.

the vote on the day of the election is actual and official.. it is the one that counts.. now, carefully ask yourself what the specific difference--if any--there is between the poll information and the election result as an identical knowledge of.

millie210

You didnt miss anything not reading Kurt Vonneguts novel.

He does have a character that moves through time therefore the tie in.

Wouldnt it be more incorrect to NOT allow that there is time before the beginning of what we might consider the beginning?

Does that sentence make sense? I guess what I mean is wouldnt a blank drawing board where we are inquisitve and allow what IS to reveal itself rather than assuming we know with our limited tools be better?

Dont feel obligated to anwer - just musing here.

I dont have the intellect to add much and dont want to derail this thread.