Posts by Londo111

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Rumor: New light comes from outside marketing consultants

by Londo111 in

this is a rumor i heard back in november, it comes to me third or fourth-hand.

feel free to poke holes.

i have many doubts about this myself.

Londo111

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/286263/1/AGM-2014-Detailed-Highlights-including-talks-summary

By eliminating types and antitypes, I wonder if they are manuevering to gradually drop 1914...

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Speculation: Female Ministerial Servants coming soon

by Londo111 in

ive no source for this, just personal speculation.. * there is a good case to be made that there were female deacons (ministerial servants) in the bible.. * there is a lack of qualified brothers for basic assignments such as microphones, accounts, literature.

in some cases, elders have had to do double duty because of a lack of ministerial servants or qualified brothers.. * women outnumber men in the organization.. * there is supposedly a surprising change coming "down the pipe".. perhaps the only difference between male and female ministerial servants is that women will still not be allowed to teach..

Londo111

Yep, my guess was way off.

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Coming out to the closet to your family as an "apostate". Any experiences? Your input would be greatly appreciated.

by im_free in

so it's been about 10 years since i have faded out and have stopped believing in the jw teachings.

since then, i have accepted jesus and have experienced an amazing tranformation in my life and have been freed from the jw prison mentally and spiritually.

a more detailed thread about my journey is here if you are interested.. anyways, my jw family lives in another state so they are unaware that i am no longer "in the truth" since i have not told them.

Londo111

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/277373/1/Newcomers-to-TTATT-Beware-of-New-Study-Mode

You're not a newcomer, being out for 10 years, but I think the above applies.

Your loved ones authentic selves’ are trapped by the cult identity. The best approaches to helping them can be found in Steven Hassan’s books, starting with Combatting Cult Mind Control.

Think of it this way: Imagine a person shot with a poisoned arrow. Before you can start to remove the poison, you have to remove the arrow. If you tried withdrawing the poison first, you would meet with failure. The arrow is the undue influence of the cult, the indoctrination. It isn’t easily removed.

Of course, the answer isn’t “do nothing”, but there is no silver bullet cure that works for everyone. Therefore, use extreme caution. It’s a difficult task to remove the arrow of undue influence.

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AGM 2014 Detailed Highlights - including talks summary.

by Da.Furious in

it is more likely to be one attack under different names.. gog of magog is not satan but a coalition of nations.

1. what do talents represent?

so who has the 5 talents?

Londo111

Wow. The talk “TYPES AND ANTI-TYPES” is a significant shift, a further distancing from the Millerite mindset. This opens the door to all type/antitype interpretations, even Nebuchadnezzar’s tree dream.

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can anyone verify the new "basic pioneer" rumor?

by Chris Tann in

so it's rumored started by one member that there is a new pioneer rank called basic pioneer, announced at annual meeting.

can anyone verify this is true?

everything else presented at the meeting has been verified except this.

Londo111

marked

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The Gentile times have ended; their kings have had their day.

by Londo111 in

dear jw,.

on october 2, 1914a hundred years ago todaycharles t. russell announced, the gentile times have ended; their kings have had their day.

for almost 40 years, among other predictions for that year, 1914 had been looked to as the end of armageddon, false religion, and all governments, and the beginning of paradise on earth and the resurrection.

Londo111

Of course, Chuck and Maria were divorced in 1908...but funny!

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tv.jw.org is for the haves and not for the have not

by Gorbatchov in

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the new tv.jw.org tv-religion is typically for the western jw's and will at a time be used for money collecting.. but the have not?

they have no internet in africa.

so the difference between the western and the southern jw will rise.. .

Londo111

I want my Dub TV....NOT!

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Is the AGM today?

by hamsterbait in

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anybody going or who can give us the noolite hot from the gb a$$?.

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Londo111

Thanks, Absalom!

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The Gentile times have ended; their kings have had their day.

by Londo111 in

dear jw,.

on october 2, 1914a hundred years ago todaycharles t. russell announced, the gentile times have ended; their kings have had their day.

for almost 40 years, among other predictions for that year, 1914 had been looked to as the end of armageddon, false religion, and all governments, and the beginning of paradise on earth and the resurrection.

Londo111

baldeagle, punkofnice, heartofaboy: thank you.

Ann: Good point! Watchtower dates can be very malleable when needed. Likely after the death of Freddy, there is nobody else that will posit a new chronology.

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The Gentile times have ended; their kings have had their day.

by Londo111 in

dear jw,.

on october 2, 1914a hundred years ago todaycharles t. russell announced, the gentile times have ended; their kings have had their day.

for almost 40 years, among other predictions for that year, 1914 had been looked to as the end of armageddon, false religion, and all governments, and the beginning of paradise on earth and the resurrection.

Londo111

Thanks, Magnum.

NewYork44M: Thanks for the link!