Sometime in the fall of 1982, I was 18. Didn't want too, but Dad threatened not to go to my wedding if I didn't. My baptism was obviously not heartfelt. Still isnt'.
PaintedToeNail
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I can't remember the 'Most Important Date of My Life!' Can you?
by Diest ini honestly cant remember the exact date when i was baptized.
it does not bother me one bit.
i didnt have it stamped in that shitty reasoning book/babel that i got at the time, so i guess the only place i could find it would be my cards, which are far away..
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Has Anyone Been Present When a Dissident Spoke in KH?
by Band on the Run ini know some dissatisified members have planned to "throw caution to the wind" when they exit and break the news as a stunning revelation of lies.
some of my funniest memories were of teachers and others terminated but since they had to finish their contract, they decided to share their insights and horrors.
in normal life, there is a certain allowance made under the circumstances.
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PaintedToeNail
These are great stories!
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Help! Strange request for info I heard in a Recorded (gasp!) Talk.
by PaintedToeNail ini heard a recording of a talk by a bro.
who's topic was something to the effect of 'coincidences in the history of wtbts and jehovah's direction'.
i believe it was an american bro., who claimed that a woman who owned a mansion in atlanta, at the time of general sherman's march to the sea, and subsequent burning of atlanta, had her mansion saved.
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PaintedToeNail
jwfacts-you are very correct. He does agree with me on lots of things, but still insists that it is the 'Truth', no matter what, who or how. It is very absurd!
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Help! Strange request for info I heard in a Recorded (gasp!) Talk.
by PaintedToeNail ini heard a recording of a talk by a bro.
who's topic was something to the effect of 'coincidences in the history of wtbts and jehovah's direction'.
i believe it was an american bro., who claimed that a woman who owned a mansion in atlanta, at the time of general sherman's march to the sea, and subsequent burning of atlanta, had her mansion saved.
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PaintedToeNail
Leolaia-Thanks! You definitel are a researcher extraordinare! I read portions of the Berta & Bonnie thread, but it seemed to be the wrong time period. Most likely, the person giving the talk was just spouting off something he was told, and as JW's, all trust what is told, with nothing to back it up.
Thanks again!
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Some Witnesses Seem To Relish Bad News
by EmptyInside init may be just my imagination,but sometimes i think witnesses get overly excited when a natural disaster or some violent event happens.
i guess they feel it proves their point on how awful things are.. my mother seems to be this way.
she seemed elated to tell me about a couple shootings that took place in our city today.
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PaintedToeNail
designs-very nicely put!
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Help! Strange request for info I heard in a Recorded (gasp!) Talk.
by PaintedToeNail ini heard a recording of a talk by a bro.
who's topic was something to the effect of 'coincidences in the history of wtbts and jehovah's direction'.
i believe it was an american bro., who claimed that a woman who owned a mansion in atlanta, at the time of general sherman's march to the sea, and subsequent burning of atlanta, had her mansion saved.
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PaintedToeNail
diamond-I sure they didn't know what they were talking about. But, unfortunately, it sounds so wonderful to those still 'in' and spouse keeps using this example as proof of God being with the 'org'. I just wish I could remember the blasted woman's name! What I found is that more places than what was indicated by this 'bro.' survived the march, but whole neighborhoods were wiped out by Sherman.
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Help! Strange request for info I heard in a Recorded (gasp!) Talk.
by PaintedToeNail ini heard a recording of a talk by a bro.
who's topic was something to the effect of 'coincidences in the history of wtbts and jehovah's direction'.
i believe it was an american bro., who claimed that a woman who owned a mansion in atlanta, at the time of general sherman's march to the sea, and subsequent burning of atlanta, had her mansion saved.
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PaintedToeNail
I'm bumping this thread. The info people have provided above has been very interesting...but, it seems that what I heard from this recording, which has disappeared from my home, seems to date from before the Rutherford era. I believe Russell was the one to make the Photo Drama of Creation and supposedly spent his fortune on it with the help of this alleged heiress whose home survive Sherman's March. Weird, yes...of course, at the time of my listening to this talk, I was duped into how Jah provided. (Stupid, stupid me!)
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Tomorrow is a big day for me
by coffee_black ini will be 60 tomorrow.
on the one hand, it's just a number.
on the other hand, it's a big number.... .
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PaintedToeNail
Happy, Happy birthday!!
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Is Biblical Morality Situational, Based Upon the Arbitrary Whims of Yahweh?
by leavingwt inis biblical morality situational, based upon the arbitrary whims of yahweh?
murder is wrong... if god orders it however, then murder is right, and failing to murder is a sin.. .
exodus 20:13 versus 1 samuel 15:1, 7-11. .
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PaintedToeNail
I've heard the following explaination given regarding David and Bathsheba: God personally judged them, knowing they were both very repentant, he was the one deciding judgement, not some human. He could read their hearts and knew they were repentant. A descendant also had to come from David to be Jesus ancestor. The baby was collateral damage, it should have never been conceived, therefore, didn't really have a right to life, besides which, God can resurrect it.
I do not agree with the above paragraph. Why couldn't Jehovah have used another of David's sons to be the ancestor to Jesus? If he could read David's heart, why didn't he read the hearts of everyone accused of adultery and make the decision whether to kill or not? If this baby had no right to life due to not being lawfully conceived, can women who were raped have abortions without being disfellowshipped?
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Rutherford Exposed: The Story of Berta and Bonnie
by Farkel init was made by a women who in later years wore crotchless panties and bras which had holes in the nipple areas.
he not only knew the woman in question (she's now deceased), he has met her numerous times.
up until recently this secret of her year's long sexual affair with rutherford was kept by the family.
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PaintedToeNail
Bump