Posts by notjustyet

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Jehovah intervened in Russia

by Sour Grapes in

i saw the recent video that the borg put out about the trial in russia and how pleased the russian brothers were that a member of the gibbering booty, brother sanders, came to support them for six days.

well, there was a one-day delay in the trial which enabled the russian witnesses to have the memorial in their kingdom halls.

well, brother sanders was very quick to point out that it was very evident that jehovah intervened to enable the brothers to celebrate the memorial.

notjustyet

Would love to see what Hotel Sanderson was staying at, if he was staying st a Hotel, as I'd imagine it was classy.

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22,000 years of arctic ice cores melt, and wash the YHWH/JESUS concept down the sewer

by fulltimestudent in

the full story, as told in the uk guardian can be found at: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/apr/16/arctic-ice-cores-melt-university-alberta-canada.

and briefly it tells of an equipment failure at a storage facility for ice cores that had been extracted from the polar ice cap in various locations.. but note, that the layers of ice evident in the cores covered a period of 22,000 years.

and from the christian/jw perspective, that's impossible, for the bible story of the flood (verified by jesus and sundry other biblical writers) maintains that 4000+ years ago, the ice caps would have melted during the period when the earth was covered by the divinely caused deluge.

notjustyet

This was like only 160 or so years ago. Wouldn't there be some evidence if we had an ice age so recently?

It was the Swiss researcher Louis Agassiz who first determined that there had been an ice age back in the middle of the 19th century.

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warwick is having an open house! here is your chance people

by nowwhat? in

don't know which saturday it is but it's an open house for the surrounding community.

while on the your tour group , ask tough questions about the organization's policies on pedophiles and shunning.

do this as a concerned citizen and not a "raging apostate" .

notjustyet

If in the tour with local officials you could mention "doesn't the wtbts teach its members that politicians are under the control of Satan?"

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"It is BECAUSE I value Truth and Honesty that I have chosen to no longer attend"

by stuckinarut2 in

yes, i used that line when questioned by someone as to why we no longer attend.. it needs to be used calmly and without any arrogance.

then this direct, yet simple comment can't help but make the person think!.

notjustyet

It's because I want to believe as many true things and as few false things as possible. (Matt Dillahunty)

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Prince’s Wife Tells All About The Star’s Involvement With Scientology

by oppostate in

according to prince’s wife, mayte garcia’s new tell-all book, even though the late star identified as a jehovah’s witness, he was also quite interested in scientology in the 90s!.

the woman who was married to the rock icon for 4 years until 2000 revealed that another celebrity tried to convert him to the controversial faith.. however, it turns out that the singer chose to step away from the religion.. according to garcia, he thought scientology was “intriguing,” but ”i don’t need somebody telling me how to believe in my god.”.

“he was always a spiritual seeker…he was way too smart to be sucked into something just because he was vulnerable in that moment,” the wife stated.. furthermore, garcia, who is now 47 years old, revealed that prince became a jehovah’s witness as a coping mechanism following the death of their baby boy, amir.. prince’s friend, bassist larry graham was the one who introduced him to the religion that soon took over every part of his everyday life.. because of that, he changed so much his marriage with garcia was ruined.. the woman explains in the book that prince was so much into the religion that he thought god was punishing him for the type of life he used to lead and that his infant’s death was the greatest price to pay for his reckless existence up to that point.. garcia, who was a born catholic, could not see things the way her husband did, no matter how much she tried.. “i…refused to embrace the gospel according to graham.

notjustyet

Did anyone hear his last song?

"purple thousand year reign"

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I'm 90% PIMO but events in Russia made me stop and think maybe Jehovah is real and helping

by Isambard Crater in

jw
friends

i'm at the stage where i'd love a big scandal to come along showing clearly that the j.w's are not the true religion, but sometimes i get touched inside by various thoughts or events, the russian court trial being one of them.. i mean, j.w's are understandably fixated with attending the memorial, so why didn't the court say it will resume on monday or tuesday, instead setting wednesday 12 april as the date?

part of me believes the comments from pro-j.w's that jehovah moved events so they could attend the memorial.. it seems the j.w's will not be banned, which makes my mind and heart wrestle between thinking jah's behind it, or maybe the ministry of justice is just woefully prepared compared to the superb australian royal commission team who did their homework.

it surprises me the russians seemingly haven't done any homework..

notjustyet

Imagine if Bernie Madoff, the worlds biggest Ponzi scheme architect stating "Someday,.. the authorities will come after me and make claims about the way I conduct business and will try to stop me from doing what I do" and when this happens it will prove that I was correct in making this statement and this will shore up your belief in me"

This works on those that that have not done their research on Bernie Madoff.

Also sometimes a persons belief in whether the wtbts is backed by a supreme being does not flip over instantly. It can be a transition. Sounds like your somewhere in there moving toward figuring it out but still have some residual cobwebs that need to be rooted out. I think most of us have/had a little bit of "what if"

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Jw in booth being interviewed for local monthly farmers market.

by notjustyet in

jw
friends

passing through and saw this blip on fb and thought you'd enjoy.

check out the bottom left pane where a jw is manning a jw booth.

https://www.facebook.com/passchristiandan/posts/1451362721549850.

notjustyet

Passing through and saw this blip on FB and thought you'd enjoy.

Check out the bottom left pane where a jw is manning a Jw booth.

https://www.facebook.com/PassChristianDan/posts/1451362721549850

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A quick Biblical question....

by dubstepped in

my wife and i were talking about how religions claim to be directed by god, yet god never seemed to let any of them know about the danger of sexual predatora to children.

the it hit me, does the bible say anything on the subject?

is there a thou shalt not diddle kids scripture?

notjustyet

",...out of the mouth of babes" is the only one I can think of.

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Kingdom Hall Master Plan. - letter - Consolidation.

by Lostandfound in

just seen reference to a recent letter read to congregations about this, anyone got more info please?.

notjustyet

"Oh,.. we almost forgot,.. you can pay us some money too"

Wondering, since they don't need as many Kingdom Halls as planned, if they will allow congregations to amend the amount being donated monthly.

Also is there any way to find out what what Kingdom Halls will be sold as compared to who holds the title?

I imagine the ones being sold might lean heavily toward one side or the other.

Would they want to sell the ones they have title or deed to or would they want to force the sale of the ones where the local body holds the title or deed?

Not sure which one would benefit the WTBTS better.

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January 16, 2017 BOE US, PUERTO RICO, AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS Re: Real Property Tax Exemption Verification

by wifibandit in

january 16, 2017 to all bodies of elders in the united states, puerto rico, and the u.s. virgin islands re: real property tax exemption verification.

and.

annual real property tax exemption verification record and instructions.

notjustyet

I thought all title were within the control of the WTBTS. Didn't know that local kh had control anymore.