Posts by NewYork44M

But it is such a privilege to be a cart captain. Only a select few spiritually worthy brothers and sisters are able to work the cart. That is worth any potential humiliation.

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Does the Bible Teach...?

by Vanderhoven7 in

questions to ask witnesses.

1. does the bible teach when the great crowd of revelation 7 started forming?.

the watchtower had expressed the hope that a convention scheduled for may 30 to june 3, 1935, in washington, d.c., u.s.a., would be “a real comfort and benefit” to those pictured by jehonadab.

This is my point. The bible does not speculate. It can't because it is simply a book. Religions, such as the JWs, use the bible to justify their own speculation. So, don't blame the bible - in fact the bible has no relevance to the speculation.

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Does the Bible Teach...?

by Vanderhoven7 in

questions to ask witnesses.

1. does the bible teach when the great crowd of revelation 7 started forming?.

the watchtower had expressed the hope that a convention scheduled for may 30 to june 3, 1935, in washington, d.c., u.s.a., would be “a real comfort and benefit” to those pictured by jehonadab.

NewYork44M

"Does the Bible Teach" is an example of an anthropomorphism. The bible is simply a book and has no ability to do anything other than to sit on a shelf.

What you really mean is do individuals use the bible to justify their position about..(fill in the blank)...

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Happy Thanksgiving 2017

by EverApostate in

once upon a time, as a jw, i was afraid to buy turkey during thanksgiving time.

while attending the thursday night ministry school meeting (on thanksgiving day), i was cautious not to mention the word thanksgiving, for fear of bringing reproach to bigj.. now, free at last, my happy thanksgiving wishes to everyone who celebrate this holiday..

NewYork44M

Happy Thanksgiving.

I always enjoy a turkey on Thanksgiving. This was one holiday that my family never missed - even as a JW. While we did not call it a holiday, the turkey on our table was just as tasty as what was on the table of a pagan.

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Are Beards becoming more acceptable due to decline in membership?

by UnshackleTheChains in

i noticed a young brother with a beard being given more privelages within our hall.

when he first grew his beard, he lost his privelages.

but more and more recently he has been helping out a lot more.. the cobe is old school and a stickler for rules, but with the hall becoming more empty these days, and the need for young brothers, he seems to have relaxed on this particular watchtower/man made rule.

NewYork44M

Beards? I just realized that I don't give a shit.

Wow! This is exactly how I feel.

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1975... the year that keeps on giving.

by silentbuddha in

so i recently moved back to my really really really small hometown in the south.

it was the place that my parents moved to from a major city up north in the early 1970's.

when we lived here times were very tough financially and i was always told that the reason we did not attend meetings was due to the fact that we had no car / no gas for the car / could not afford repairs for the years we were there.

NewYork44M

This is a very sad story. I wish you the best.

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stupid questions

by road to nowhere in

paragraph 4 today: "what are we gonna consider?

" maybe that is the article title?

the other is: "what will we consider next week?

NewYork44M

next week we are gonna learn how to speak English without sounding like a moron.

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stupid questions

by road to nowhere in

paragraph 4 today: "what are we gonna consider?

" maybe that is the article title?

the other is: "what will we consider next week?

NewYork44M

What? Does the text in the Wt state: "What are we gonna consider?" Can you clarify? This is beyond dumbing down. I can see the R&F say this, but it couldn't possibly be in the text.