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  Something different about the memorial invitation

  by days of future passed in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i found this memorial invitation quite different than the previous ones.

  i couldn't find a more recent posting about the invite, so i may be going over old ground.. at first i just looked thru it.

  but then on second look, i realized there was more going on than i thought.

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  Nathan Natas

  John.prestor said, "Nathan Mayas..."

  May The Invisible But Ever-Present Axolotl smile upon all your efforts, but never giggle.
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  Holy Spirit - Present or Gone in the Congregations?

  by BourneIdentity in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was doing some reminiscing and remember the days back in the late 80s and early 90s where i truly could say the meetings were so encouraging and that i felt the holy spirit present and operating on all of us.

  today when i attend, there is nothing of the sort.

  is it because jehovah has withheld it?

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  Nathan Natas

  Here's the flaw in your analysis, BourneIdentity: someone who was an active JW in the 1960's (like me) could say, "I truly could say the meetings were so encouraging and that I felt the Holy Spirit present and operating on all of us, but not so much after 1975."

  Likewise, someone who was an Earnest Bible Student in Germany in 1925 could look back longingly to the guidance of Pastor Russell prior to his death and say, "I truly could say the meetings were so encouraging and that I felt the Holy Spirit present and operating on all of us, but not so much after 1918." If you were to read the book by the Sadlack brothers from Germany titled "The Desolation of the Sanctuary" this was exactly how many Bible Students felt about the leadership of "Judge" Rutherford. The book is still available today in English fro LULU.com.

  I'd be willing to bet a nickel right now that JWs in 2050 will look back longingly to 2025, when the Watchtower meetings were so encouraging and so evidently filled with Holy Spirit.
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  Something different about the memorial invitation

  by days of future passed in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i found this memorial invitation quite different than the previous ones.

  i couldn't find a more recent posting about the invite, so i may be going over old ground.. at first i just looked thru it.

  but then on second look, i realized there was more going on than i thought.

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  Nathan Natas

  Why Did Jesus Die?

  Because God needed another angel.
  
  
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  Preparing the sheeple for finally abandoning the significance of 1914

  by under the radar in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we all know the society would love to get rid of all the problems caused by clinging to 1914 and all they claimed it meant for the last 100+ years.. it looks like they are laying the groundwork for easing away from the whole concept of 1914. this would also let them do away with the ridiculous "overlapping generation" bullcrap.

  what a diaper load that has been.... anyway, the following is from their super secret marching orders for april, 2019. draw your own conclusions.... "3.

  “100 years of faithfulness”: the coordinator of the body of elders, or another elder, should be invited to read the following special announcement.

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  Ah! Such Wonder!

  The POPCORN industry must love the 'Dubs!

  Maybe an angel whispered "If you love a date, set it free..."

  This reminds me of Rutherford's "An Altar in Egypt" article in which he shot down Pastor Russell's love of the Giza Pyramid. I would not be surprised if the Study Article made reference to this progressive light theory.

  Once the WTB&TS knocks the pins from under 607 BCE, 1914 will float up into the air like a red circus balloon.

  99 Red Balloons
  
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  Something different about the memorial invitation

  by days of future passed in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i found this memorial invitation quite different than the previous ones.

  i couldn't find a more recent posting about the invite, so i may be going over old ground.. at first i just looked thru it.

  but then on second look, i realized there was more going on than i thought.

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  Nathan Natas

  Experience GUILT! SHAME! and later, ANGER!

  Come to the Memorial of Christ's Ransom Sacrifice and learn why YOU DON'T QUALIFY!
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  Something different about the memorial invitation

  by days of future passed in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i found this memorial invitation quite different than the previous ones.

  i couldn't find a more recent posting about the invite, so i may be going over old ground.. at first i just looked thru it.

  but then on second look, i realized there was more going on than i thought.

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  Nathan Natas

  The traditional Memorial didn't have a Pizza Buffet either or offer a "Red, Rose, White" wine choice.

  Looks like the Dubs are getting with the program!
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  Greetings to all

  by Dmitry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my name is dmitry!

  (i apologize for my english.

  i am from ukraine and wanted to expand communication with exjw.. well, what about yourself?

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  Nathan Natas

  Greetings, Dmitry!

  Welcome!

  Make yourself comfortable! Relax! You are among friends!

  (Although sometimes we bicker like wolverines, we are the happiest people on Earth!)
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  Movie Review -- "The Endless"

  by Nathan Natas in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  wazzup, cultists?.

  today i am very pleased to suggest for your viewing pleasure the film the endless, by the directoral team of moorhead & benson.. .

  a synopsis?

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  Nathan Natas

  Thank you, ZNMD, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

  Is "Calibre" the 2012 movie "Calibre 9"? and is "Apostle" the 1997 "The Apostle"?

  I've seen both "The Apostle" and "As Above So Below" - both are excellent. Keep the suggestions coming!
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  The Atlantic Magazine: A Secret Database of Child Abuse

  by Pants of Righteousness in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i haven't seen reference to this article on the forum, so would like to post a link to an article that was published by the atlantic on 22 march 2019.. .

  https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/03/the-secret-jehovahs-witness-database-of-child-molesters/584311/.

  only factual matter that i could correct is the number of gb members at the time of the australian royal commission - i'm pretty sure it was 7 at that time..

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  Nathan Natas

  Thanks! I'm going to share this with "people of goodwill."
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  Movie Review -- "The Endless"

  by Nathan Natas in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  wazzup, cultists?.

  today i am very pleased to suggest for your viewing pleasure the film the endless, by the directoral team of moorhead & benson.. .

  a synopsis?

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  Nathan Natas

  Wazzup, Cultists?

  Today I am very pleased to suggest for your viewing pleasure the film The Endless, by the directoral team of Moorhead & Benson.

  
  

  A synopsis? Sure! Following their Lovecraftian modern cult classic SPRING, acclaimed filmmakers Moorhead and Benson return with this mind-bending thriller that follows two brothers who receive a cryptic video message inspiring them to revisit the UFO death cult they escaped a decade earlier. Hoping to find the closure that they couldn t as young men, they re forced to reconsider the cult s beliefs when confronted with unexplainable phenomena surrounding the camp. As the members prepare for the coming of a mysterious event, the brothers race to unravel the seemingly impossible truth before their lives become permanently entangled with the cult.