i 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.
iamwhoiam-thank you, I knew I wasn't hallucinating! But I still need to find out if and who she was.
NewChapter-Too funny-yes I guess they should be thanking her parents for sex. lol.
p oopsie & diamond-I will check out those links when I don't have family lurking about.
Thanks to all for the responses!!!
i 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.
I 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. This was divine direction because she later became involved, somehow as a relative, with the Coca-Cola company, received a ton of money from them, and helped finance the making of early 'Creation' film made by Russell.
Does anyone know anything about this? I can't seem to find out if she existed. I cannot remember her name. I've tried various websites of Coca-Cola history and which buildings survived in Atlanta, but no luck. My hubby is using this point to help prove god is with the org.
Any help is appreciated.
PTN
you might be a jehovah's witness if .
you know when nisan 14 is but you forget you own birthday.
you wash windows for a living but you own five suits.
You read the list of ingredients on the pet food bag, hoping it doesn't contain 'animal by-products'.
You wear skirts to picnics, the beach, or to clean your house, because the magazines show women dressed like that.
You don't serve alcohol at your wedding, because you don't want to stumble anyone.
you might be a jehovah's witness if .
you know when nisan 14 is but you forget you own birthday.
you wash windows for a living but you own five suits.
You find yourself putting on pantyhose in a campground shower room, because your family can't afford a room for the convention.
You are the only people at the campground dressed in 'church' clothes.
You think camping means going to a convention.
gosh i wish i was better at having religious discussions with jws.
this evening, as i am at home trying to relax, i get a phone call from the local jws who are evidently sitting in their kh dialing out.. i got this man who starts off by asking me if he can ask me a question.
"okaaaaay..." i say slowly.... "do you think..." he starts... and then stops... obviously losing his place in his pre-prepared sermon....
Kudos to you Jim, although they probably rushed to the bathroom to flush out their ears, then they congratulated themselves on winning the discussion.
blood issue www.ajwrb.org.
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john 17:17.. .
Blondie, Interesting as usual. Regarding paragraph 18, does it state in any early record from the time, that the 'sincere bible students' were only men? The ending of paragraph 18 seems to indicate men only, but I thought women were early bible students too. Were they to be seen and not heard?
they warn the person actually reading the book that they should heed their warnings of armageddon, as it "will come in your lifetime".
since they now pin it on the life of anybody who reads the book, only one of those who read it needs to die to prove them wrong.. if i die it didnt come in my lifetime neither!
don t these clowns really think about some of the stuff they print?.
Very interesting, I'll have to remember this for future use!
for all the criticism of jehovah's witnesses' shunning policy, if one (an ex jw) were to deliberately avoid contact with witnesses and, dare i say, shun them, does that mean that one is just as bad?.
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No.
question: how does the leadership of jehovah's witnesses instruct its members to prepare for the eventual elder care of its members?.
answer: it pretends it will never happen!.
is this responsible leadership or some kind of cognitive dissonant malfeasance?.
Terry-good points, all of them. My parents are rapidly approaching this, father is on medical retirement, mom gets so little retirement money from her back breaking and disgusting labor of working in a medical facility laundry, that it is laughable. They are often telling me how no one ever visits or phones them. They are constantly being asked to ferry people to and from meetings and assemblies, even though they can barely drive themselves in the best of conditions, much less winter or night driving conditions. They own their own home, but can't care for it properly, and I live hundreds of miles away in another state. They've managed to alienate my only sibling remaining in their area by JW ordered shunning.
I have begged them for years to move near me, but they are sincerely incapable of making decisions, as the end is nigh, and should they uproot themselves with armegeddon right around the corner.......
i need advice..
I ask my spouse questions, he has no answers and often agrees that I am right. Yet, he says he will always remain a JW. He is a 3rd gen born-in...there are none so blind as he who just won't see.
