My mother was four years old in 1922 hardly old enough to understand what was being said. She is now 97.
Who is still alive who attended and remembers it?
Posts by 3rdgen
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16Cedar Point 1922 convention attendees, are you still happy?
by Nambo in“happy is the one who keeps in expectation* and who arrives at the 1,335 days!.
we all know the climax of the book of daniel, the fulfillment of all god's prophetic promises to mankind found their fulfillment at the 1922 cedar point convention, nothing more ecstatic will ever befall mankind as this wonderful convention.. those of us born after 1922 are so jealous that we missed the only "happy" event that would befall gods people in the end times.
can you guys tell us about it before you await the resurrection as there is nothing "happy" promised for us to look forward too.. or has "new light" been shed on my favourite jw claim of scriptural fulfillment being realised in themselves?
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JW Expressions We Hate
by Socrateswannabe ini was browsing through stuff on jw.org recently and ran across some expressions that really grate on my nerves: loyal love, loving-care, and loving-kindness, as in: "please exercise loving-kindness toward your servant.
" who talks like that?
they must be relics of the fred franz era.
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The "privilege" of.......
cleaning the KH
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JW Expressions We Hate
by Socrateswannabe ini was browsing through stuff on jw.org recently and ran across some expressions that really grate on my nerves: loyal love, loving-care, and loving-kindness, as in: "please exercise loving-kindness toward your servant.
" who talks like that?
they must be relics of the fred franz era.
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going where the need is greater
undeserved kindness
good for nothing slaves
Jezzebell influence
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Bob up and down Naked.......Really???
by Giordano inafter meticulous research here are the documented scientific pronouncements of the wtbt$.
“air baths are good for preventing colds.
what you do is strip naked mornings and evenings and then bob up and down for a while.” golden-age feb 1926 pg 310. .
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All this is proof positive that the "Most High" selected this group and "poured our his holy spirit" to enlighten and select them to be his "faithful and discrete slave" in 1919. -
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Should doctors tell JW patients that there is disagreement about Watchtower's blood policy.
by Lee Elder inthis has been a controversial issue among doctors and medical ethicists.
i think it basically comes down to the fact that physicians have a responsibility to establish the presence of informed consent.
is it really possible for a person to give informed consent if they are not accurately informed?.
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Ucantnome, I too, as a believing active JW had to make a decision about blood and made the identical decision as you for the exact same reasons.
As it turned out blood wasn't needed at all so things turned out fine. However, with my husband and my family and friends ALL being JWs it would have taken more courage to accept blood than to refuse it.
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"Marked" for association with "worldly guy"
by Anon_SA1 inmy best friend has recently been "marked" for associating with a "worldly guy" what advice can you give me to pass onto her?
i am not a jw, never been one, so looking for guidance.
thank you in advance.
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3rdgen
Several here have said that she is probably being marked for having a worldly *boyfriend* as opposed to *friend* such as yourself.
Here's the thing. The JW definition of *boyfriend* includes what anyone else would consider just friendship. For example, if just the 2 of them eat out at a restaurant- that's a *date*. If the two decide to go for a bike ride- it's a date. etc. etc. Simply spending any time alone, even if it is in public is considered *dating*.
The JW view of dating is so narrow that even telephone conversations and emails can and will be considered *dating*. The religion even strongly discourages platonic friendships such as yours. They quote 1 Cor. 15:33 as their reason. As long as your friend is an active member she will be held to these ridiculous standards.
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GodZoo, Whoever looked at my data would be bored out of their minds! -
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I have had mine almost 2 years now and absolutely love it. Never have had a virus or any other trouble. 2 hours a month of free internet is built into it so when traveling you can be in the middle of nowhere and still use it. Same thing if your internet is down at home.
I am a complete novice when it comes to computers but this one is the most user friendly I can imagine.
Oh, and it's pretty too- bright aqua! :)
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What did being a JW teach you?
by punkofnice inthese are some of the things the wbt$ 'taught' me:.
dishonesty is fine if it's to trick people into joining the cult.. if your spouse stops believeing, the best thing you can do is break up the family.. the laws of the governing body overrule any other laws...or else!.
my friends are conditional.. avoid loving people, they'll only let you down or get df'd.. unintelligent dumbos are better than intelligent ones if the dumbos are elders or above.. hate is better than love.. i am not good enough and god will probably enjoy killing me.. demons will appear in my room at night.. ignore practicallity if being practical or loving prevents the leaders getting money or praise.. god hates.
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In addition to the things mentioned by the other posters as a JW I learned that:
The true God demands that I let my children die rather than allowing a life saving blood transfusion.
If I cave and allow it, God will destroy both the kids AND me.
If you genuinely need help you will not receive it even if you offer to pay.
The WTBTS refused to pay back a relatively small loan to an elderly faithful (to them) widow even though she had donated millions of $$.
My ex was appointed an elder even though at the time he was an adulterer, abused alcohol and illegal drugs, and a criminal. (I didn't find out until 24 years later) The Holy Spirit missed it too.
Pedophiles get promoted as well.
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Predictions for 2016
by LevelThePlayingField inso, it's that time of year again.
here's a few of my predictions.
) no armageddon.
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ttdtt, here's another one:
The USA will elect a new president. His/her election will be proof positive that the world is going to hell in a hand basket and a sign of how close we are to the end.
He/she is THE one Jah will use to turn on religion. This is not me talking here it is the holy spirit.