We should definitely have a 'like' button on here cos I haven't had such a laugh in ages.
No badgers!!!
Posts by erbie
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44BADGES COMING TO LOCAL KINGDOM HALLS, FINALLY RESPECT I DESERVE!
by AuntConnie inbadges are coming to distinguish real christian effort!
1. badges: i want my badge to be different from the other brothers and sisters badges coming!
the society has realized they can't live without us and now they are giving us a little something extra ,it's going to be a blast!
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Fascinating 1914 exchange between CT Russell and a colporteur
by cedars ini'm just doing some research for my book, and i uncovered a real gem from the watch tower of july 1st 1914 - published three months before the "gentile times" were due to end climaxing (as they thought back then) in armageddon.. a rather brave "colporteur" (pioneer) wrote in to the magazine asking whether the studies in the scriptures series of books advocating 1914 to be the end of the world should cease to be circulated after october.
not only does the question itself prove that the expectations of publishers back then were entirely contrary to what the society repeatedly implies them to be, but the answer given by russell shows the same arrogance and evasiveness that we see in modern literature from the society, showing how little has changed since those days.. here is the clipping.... .
notice how russell falls back on the same line of argumentation used by the society, namely "we have not attempted to say these views are infallible.".
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erbie
Its interesting how he had the affront to draw a parallel between his own writings and the bible.
He had some ego!!!
So many people misled by one man's lies.
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BADGES COMING TO LOCAL KINGDOM HALLS, FINALLY RESPECT I DESERVE!
by AuntConnie inbadges are coming to distinguish real christian effort!
1. badges: i want my badge to be different from the other brothers and sisters badges coming!
the society has realized they can't live without us and now they are giving us a little something extra ,it's going to be a blast!
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erbie
Tater-t...priceless!!!
We don't need no badges
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Are we on the brink of another world war?
by slimboyfat ini don't want to be an alarmist or anything... .
but i read this article in the economist today that argued it is only a matter of time until china and japan exchange shots over some small islands in between the two countries, it could escalate to full scale war, and the united states is treaty bound to come to aid of japan.
on top of that the united states is making diplomatic visits to various countries borderning china in a move that is viewed extremely negatively in beijing.
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erbie
Well, I guess that whichever way you look at it this old world is going down the toilet.................but hopefully the New Cistern will be here before that happens
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What Status are you? Ex JW, Inactive, elder, MS...etc
by enigma1863 ini am technically inactive.
i was just curious if there are many people on the inside.
are there any within bethel itself?
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erbie
Inactive.
Generally thought of as 'apostate' but managed to slip through the net somehow despite certain individuals calling for me to be dfd.
Have family still in so its easier this way.
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This just new: Thirty-hour quota for auxiliary pioneering (letter)
by pixel ini just wanna post post this.
to all congregations.
re: thirty-hour quota for auxiliary pioneering.
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erbie
Why not just do thirty hours ministry because you want to?
Why only do it to gain a label?
My goodness they're cynical!
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Another sad non jw falling for a baptised jw girl story
by spirituk inok ,so this is my story , this jw girl came on vacation in my country as a friend of my girl-cousin who is not a jw but were classmates at uni .
my cousin introduced her to me but she didnt tell me that she was a jw from the very first moment we flirt each other.we went on beach ,on bars ,cafes etc and she acted so wordly ,in fact i thought she could be a good one night stand with her behaviour .never saw anything weird about her that could lead me to question something, with the peak in the club where we danced together while hugging very passionatly .
i tried to kiss her that night but she kept her distance , i didnt notice any bad on that.anyway, next day we flirt again at the the beach and at night too .
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erbie
I've heard it said many times by JW women that they prefer non-JW men because they are more 'manly'.
I can understand that.
Unquestioningly following what another man tells you and allowing your wife and kids to do the same is not a very manly or masculine way of going on is it. I've even heard sisters exclaim that there are no 'real men' in the congregation.
I am certain that this is why so many JW women/girls look 'outside'.
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"I just want to keep them alive."
by cedars indoes anyone ever feel this way when they see older family members (parents, grandparents etc) growing old or experiencing failing health?.
do you ever feel that you should be able to somehow keep them alive - and feel frustrated and hopeless that you can't?.
cedars.
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erbie
Yes Cedars, I do know.
I lost my mother to cancer not long ago.
Watching her suffer and being unable to do anything about it made me feel worse than useless.
For all my strength and determination I was powerless against it.
I know that I will carry it for the rest of my life and in some ways I am pleased to do so as I will never forget.
I think that being brainwashed into believing I would never see my parents grow old and die made it harder to accept. The realization that I had been lied to is a bitter pill to swallow I'm afraid.
A beginning has an end of course.
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Impossibility for the Garden of Eden, the rivers do not match up.
by jam ingenesis identifies four rivers that went out of eden, pishon,.
gihon, tigris and euphrates.
clearly known to us, but the gihon is described as being in.
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erbie
What about Father Christmas, are we to believe that he also is just a work of fiction?
I just don't know what to believe anymore!
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Are you now ashamed of how gullible you were as a JW?
by biometrics innow that you realise how idiotic some of the jw beliefs are/were, do you feel ashamed of how gullible you were to believe them?.
if anything my past as an adult jw makes me understand how easily manipulated people are by the people and environment around them.
and that even intelligent people can be influenced beyond what is rational..
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erbie
Yes, I guess I do feel ashamed of being so gullible. Worst of all, I let my children go along with it but at least they were happy when we left-better than a trip to Disney World I would imagine!
Anyway, yes, second paragraph: agree with you entirely. It has nothing to do with intelligence so none of us must doubt ourselves. I know people who are still following the WT who are seemingly very inteligent. Perhaps they all are.
I think of it this way; a mule is supposedly an animal of fairly low intelligence yet is very difficult to manipulate or train. Hence the saying 'stubborn mule, digging its heels in'.
A dog, on the other hand, supposedly highly intelligent, is very easy to manipulate the behaviour of, not stubborn but always eager to please its master for the reward of 'food at the proper time'.
Maybe the mule is actually more intelligent and consequently won't alllow itself to be manipulated and thus made a fool of