Topics Started by lastchance

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the level of disapointment
by lastchance in
1. jw
2. friends
as i look at the members in my area, i see alot of fustration and disapointment.

those who still beleive 100%, are sending there kids off to college( to live on campus),there is no rush to send there kids off to bethel and others are just going through the motions just so they wont be questioned.

in the last 7 years i've been in 2 congregations, in 2 different states, and the level of tension and in fighting in both, has made the isreali/ palistani conflict look mild.
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does the watchtower still believe this?
by lastchance in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
questions from readers ?

some animals have characteristics that seem especially suited to killing, such as lions and poisonous snakes.

how can this be, if they were all vegetarians at one time?l.
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does the watchtower still believe this?
by lastchance in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
questions from readers ?

some animals have characteristics that seem especially suited to killing, such as lions and poisonous snakes.

how can this be, if they were all vegetarians at one time?l.
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Believers, your understanding on how old is the earth.
by jam in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
lets forget about the creations of man, animals and.

light and darkness.

focus on the period when the earth.
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Higher Education Defined
by lastchance in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in a new letter to all b.o.e., higher education has been defined as any education that leads to a bachelor's degree, or to postgraduate studies for careers in medicine, law, engineering and so forth.

the letter is to be used to determine if an elder, ministerial servant or pioneer still qualify if they or someone in there family, that they care for, is pursuing higher education.. so getting your associates must be fine then?.
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My Last Day In Field Service
by finallysomepride in
1. jw
2. friends
was in november 1981, 30th anniversay coming up wohoo.

date: not sure but it was a saturday.

time: 4pm aprox last house.
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Witness plays Gov. Body Samuel Herd talk for me.....is he mentally ill??
by Witness 007 in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
governing body member samuel heard talk -are you ready for the finishing line?.

so my witness "friend" plays this talk to show how near armagedon is.

his 18 y.o daughter said "it was scary" well shocking!
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Clifford Olsen dies.
by Beth Sarim in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this monster who molested then killed 11 children in the early 80's died today.

something with the jw mindset which has always confused me is with the resurrection.

so they claim that there will be a resurrection of the righteous and unrighteous to a resurrection of judgement.
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Local Needs: Low Hours
by breakfast of champions in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the local needs was about low fs time in the cong.

about 1/3 of publishers are averaging 4 hours per month.

that is unprecedented in our cong, a usually 'zealous' congregation.. my take is this: if you don't believe it yourself, why are you going to waste valuable time telling others?
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EXCLUSIVE NEW LIGHT! How to calculate the length of the overlapping generations - SCRIPTURALLY!
by agonus in
1. watchtower
2. bible
ok, so the one scripture that supports the "overlapping generations" doctrine is the one about joseph having brothers, right?.

well, then, logically, if that scripture buttresses the glorious new light - and we know how long that "generation" was - we should be able to calculate the date for armageddon, no?.

allowing for a maximum period starting with the year of the birth of the eldest brother (reuben if i'm not mistaken), and ending with the year of the death of the youngest (benjamin, correct?