just to let everyone on here who knows my dad, that he is seriously ill, and unfortunately on life support.
he has renal and respiratory failure as a result of the quickest onset of pneumonia i have ever seen... it came on in the early hours of this morning.
he is waiting for an intensive care bed but the nearest one is 200 miles away.
" Dear Heavenly Father. we come before you & ask that your hand be on Ian,Help him through this dificult time ,what ever your will is let it be.Keep him covered with the HOLY SPIRIT to guide ,lead, & direct his thoughts at this time, Keep him from pain I ask , Let him know his place with all his many friends was greatly respected & we are all pulling for him . Please Lord I ask this in the name I believe to be above ALL others Jesus Christ Amen "
To Claire,Ian, & YOU!!!!
Amen.
does anyone know if the gb members in brooklyn have bodyguards?.
if so, how many?
and....do they carry any protective devices or weapons?.
At "Special Meetings":
1. Yes
2. One or rwo young fellas from Beffel
3. No, unless you include their walkie-talkies!
i have updated the information at http://www.jwfacts.com/index_files/statistics.htm to include the 2008 figures.
here are a couple of the more interesting charts.. the following shows the increase in memorial partakers, which has been discussed at length in other threads.. .
the following two are my favourites.
Must be alot of sinful anointed being replaced
How true! I like it..
anything that you used to raise your eyebrows to, biblically speaking?
?
The seven bowls of Revelation ~ those pesky resolutions!
my cousin passed away last week from cancer at the age of 49. the cancer spread so fast it took our family by surpise.
we figured she had a couple of years instead of months.
she left 4 children(3 were baptised and 1 was disfellowshipped a couple of years ago).
Even more terrible is knowing that this is not an isolated event. It's happened so many times and in different parts of the world so there's no way that Borg apologists can make the defence that it's an isolated event, it isn't, it's part of WT behaviour.
someone just sent me a link to the 2008 annual report.. haven't read it yet.
randy .
http://www.4shared.com/file/75568905/6c852737/2008_annual_report.html.
Will they ever figure out that the 144,000 are figurative, like the rest of Revelation?
They're between 'a rock and a hard place' on that one. If they did acknowledge that the number 144,000 was symbolic then the whole "Great crowd" doctrine falls. Remember that Joe Ratherflawed introduced that doctrine to meet the embarrassing position they were in when it was obvious that the number of JWs was fast approaching that number, so what did he do? Voila! A new class apart from the heavenly one. Simple, a sleight of hand worthy of Houdini.Never mind that it also made sacrilege an art form in the Borg, the most heinous being the Great Rejection Feast held each year when they sanctimoniously reject Christ!!!!!!!!!!!
as i sit here addressing my xmas cards for this year and think of all the people who have helped me on my jouney this past 7 years and especially the past 3, i thought i would post a thread letting people who knew me know how i am and what i have been up to this past year.. .
it will soon be 2 years since i moved from florida to atlanta, ga. even though it was going back to full time work, i love my job and am glad i have one.. .
i acknowledge that my therapy has helped me to get my mind untangled from being raised in a high control group and from being married to an alcoholic.
G'day from downunder!
Glad that things are going well; thanks for the update.
Have a Happy Christmas and a simply great New Year!
Cheers, ozzie
has anyone heard of asperger's syndrome?
i was doing research the other day, for someone, and came across this disorder.
in reading it, i am positive both my youngest son and his wife have it.
Back to topic please.
in today's news, it seems our populist pm is behind the bid for the world cup coming downunder.. govt commits $45m to 2018 world cup bid aap - december 10, 2008, 9:26 am .
the federal government will spend $45.6 million on a bid to bring the soccer world cup to australia in 2018.. the commonwealth says the money will be spent over three years in an effort to bring the world's biggest sporting event down under.. "today's announcement sends a clear message to the football world that australia is serious about hosting the 2018 fifa world cup ," prime minister kevin rudd said in a joint statement with sports minister kate ellis and tourism minister martin ferguson.. the government will work in partnership with the football federation australia (ffa) and state and territory governments in a united approach to building the strongest bid possible for the 2018 event, they said.. the ffa will formally lodge the australian bid by the end of 2010 with a decision regarding who will host the 2018 world cup expected to be made in 2011.. .
that'd be nice if it happened.
In today's news, it seems our populist PM is behind the bid for the World Cup coming downunder.
Govt commits $45m to 2018 World Cup bid
AAP - December 10, 2008, 9:26 am
The federal government will spend $45.6 million on a bid to bring the soccer World Cup to Australia in 2018.
The commonwealth says the money will be spent over three years in an effort to bring the world's biggest sporting event Down Under.
"Today's announcement sends a clear message to the football world that Australia is serious about hosting the 2018 FIFA World Cup ," Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said in a joint statement with Sports Minister Kate Ellis and Tourism Minister Martin Ferguson.
The government will work in partnership with the Football Federation Australia (FFA) and state and territory governments in a united approach to building the strongest bid possible for the 2018 event, they said.
The FFA will formally lodge the Australian bid by the end of 2010 with a decision regarding who will host the 2018 world cup expected to be made in 2011.
That'd be nice if it happened. Then, all youse lot would have to do the travelling!
i received the following emails, one yesterday and the other today and thought you'll like to see an example of the positive and the negative messages i regularly receive through webmaster at my website, watchtower documents, llc, www.watchtowerdocuments.com.. .
here's the negative message:.
"i must say that after reading your biography, i am shocked.
My response: Thank you so much for your thoughtful expressions. I see that you want to be a spiritual Christian and this certainly is a wonderful thing.
You are perplexed by the fact that I was so deeply involved in the Organization and yet I left. You are disturbed because you feel after learning about Jehovah and his purposes, it is so wrong to just up and leave. In all honesty, you probably would have said the same thing to the Apostle Paul. He too learned that what he was taught was not right. He made it his mission to spread the truth about what he knew to be truth. He was "compelled" to speak up even when others like the Apostle Peter was in fear of men.
Paul would not just leave those he had once taught alone either. He was directed by Jehovah's holy spirit to expose the hypocrisy and untruth that many, even in the Christian Congregation accepted because of their past theocratic heritage.
The Apostle Paul was a fine example of someone who wanted the truth to be made known. He acted like his Master, Christ. Both were persecuted and mocked for telling the truth, so when you speak ill of me, I don't take it personal. I know that I'm imitating them. Perhaps when you mature, you too will see that it is a Christian's duty to act as watchmen so as to save any who do not understand what God's Word teaches. Remember, we are not in fear of man that can kill the body but we are in fear of the One that can kill the soul. I am most concerned that I have my Creator's approval for I love Him.
Please take care and I hope that you consider the scriptural references that I have supplied.
Well said! Nicely put, Min.
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