Posts by bats in the belfry

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...What do you Do,when People Ask You for Spare Change?...
by OUTLAW in
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.. .........................some people are truly in need..some are not... a man passing by on his 10 speed bike,asked me for $2.00 for a cup of coffee... .................................................."uhhh,no"... ............another asked me for spare change outside a super market... ......................................i said i didn`t have any... ...................so he say`s "how about a credit card?!"......lol!!...

.. ....................what do you do,when people ask you for spare change?...

..... .. ..........................................whats the most outrageous thing... ......................................you`ve been asked forby a stranger?...
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzgzim5m7oU
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How long before they back track on the internet
by joe134cd in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was just thinking today.

how long will it be before the watchtower back tracks on its internet bashing, and finally allows it's publishers to set up internet sites.

how long before the wt joins up with the likes of face book /twitter.
bats in the belfry

Outlaw >> The WBT$ Has Always Supported the Internet!..

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Satan's organization is lining up with God's organization (JW.org)

Pope Francis Declares the Internet a 'Gift From God'

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Billy's Comments You Won't Hear at the 01-19-2014 WT Study (7 Shepherds, 8 Dukes)
by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in
1. watchtower
2. bible
16-20. we shall also have to raise up against him seven shepherds, yes, eight dukes of mankind.mic.

what is the most important thing that you can do now to prepare for any future attack on gods people?.

all of us must be ready to obey any instructions we may receive, whether these appear sound from a strategic or human standpoint or not.. .
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Cross-referencing:

As said before, the WTBTS will twist and turn the 7 shepherd and 8 dukes story whichever way they need it to bend.

The identification of these "characters" was changed - 70 years ago the WTBTS had a different interpretation of them.
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Why would Adam or Eve choose the tree of knowledge instead of the tree of life.
by smiddy in
1. watchtower
2. bible
please help me out here .. in genesis 2:16 it says " and jehovah god also laid this command upon the man: from every tree of the garden you may eat to satisfaction.

17 but as for the tree of the knowledge of good and bad you must not eat from it , for in the day you eat from it ,you will positively die.. ok we get that , but what about this ?.

wouldnt it make more sense to forbid the eating of the tree of life first ?
bats in the belfry

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One wonders: How does the WTBTS gain knowledge to these things?

Yet, these trees were planted with man in mind.

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1932 The Watchtower, July 15, page 222

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1953 "New Heavens and A New Earth, page 72

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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 01-19-2014 WT Study (8 DUKES)
by blondie in
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2. bible
and princes and mighty men.. *** w97 5/15 p. 19 par.

shepherds and eight dukes.

upon the words of hezekiah the king of.
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. . . guess what? The identification of these "characters" was changed - 70 years ago the WTBTS had a different interpretation of them.
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The "Assyrian", the "seven shepherds", the "eight dukes"
by bats in the belfry in
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2. bible
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will become whatever the wtbts needs them to become.. .. once upon a time they said this:.

1943 the watchtower, april 15, page 124.
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NeverKnew >> this insightful article is in the April edition of the 1942 Watchtower

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Correct, everybody doing research on this article: It is in the 1942 Watchtower, page 124, or here (pdf download)
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The "Assyrian", the "seven shepherds", the "eight dukes"
by bats in the belfry in
1. watchtower
2. bible
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will become whatever the wtbts needs them to become.. .. once upon a time they said this:.

1943 the watchtower, april 15, page 124.
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. . . will become whatever the WTBTS needs them to become.

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Once upon a time they said this:

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1943 The Watchtower, April 15, page 124
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Super Tasty Kool Aid Flavored WT Study this Weekend!
by LostGeneration in
1. watchtower
2. bible
would love to hear comments on what is being said on the paragraph which states that if the wt demands you drink the kool aid, you should do it - even if you don't understand why!.

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look forward to any replies..
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DesirousOfChange >>> What % of JWs remember Jonestown 35 years ago?

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Possibly not too many . . . but the new kids can look it up on WOL

http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102003482?q=Jonestown+%22Hate+groups+and+cults%22+%22These+examples+illustrate+the+powerful+influence%22&p=doc

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The 1995 nerve-gas attack in a Tokyo subway; the Jonestown , Guyana, mass suicide; and the deaths in Switzerland, Canada, and France of 69 members of the Order of the Solar Temple were all cult inspired. These examples illustrate the powerful influence that certain groups have had on the thinking of some people. Charismatic leaders have got people to do the “unthinkable” by tempting them with some supposed benefit. < g03 7/8 pp. 5-9 >

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Who knows what the WTBTS teachings will morph into in half a century's time?

Who will guarantee they won't end up like the above mentioned? By jogging scriptures the way they want them to go?

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Titbit from April Awake
by konceptual99 in
1. jw
2. friends
the latest awake is online.

there is a story about a nun who became a communist and then got disillusioned with that.

here's a quote.... .
bats in the belfry

konceptual99 >> Woudn't that be the story in the Watchtower, April 1, 2014, magazine?
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Article: Humanity Becoming Less Violent, Except Religious Violence
by AndersonsInfo in
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2. friends
end: byline .

http://www.alternet.org/print/belief/humanity-becoming-increasingly-less-violent-one-exception-religious-violence start: headline .

humanity is becoming increasingly less violent, with one exception -- religious violence alternet by cj werleman published on alternet (http://www.alternet.org) <div id="sticky-social-sidebar"></div>
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Finkelstein >>> The JWS may not go about killing others who are not of their beliefs

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. . . and never forget:

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*** w52 11/15 p. 703 Questions From Readers ***

We are not living today among theocratic nations where such members of our fleshly family relationship could be exterminated for apostasy from God and his theocratic organization, as was possible and was ordered in the nation of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai and in the land of Palestine. “Thou shalt surely kill him; thy hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people. And thou shalt stone him to death with stones, because he hath sought to draw thee away from Jehovah thy God, . . . And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is in the midst of thee.”—Deut. 13:6-11, AS.

Being limited by the laws of the worldly nation in which we live and also by the laws of God through Jesus Christ, we can take action against apostates only to a certain extent, that is, consistent with both sets of laws. The law of the land and God’s law through Christ forbid us to kill apostates, even though they be members of our own flesh-and-blood family relationship.