How things have become....the original Paradise book, the one with the rugged cover is now is a collectible..... specially in the borg. I remember one that my father had...one 'prominent charge' said to him, I'm gonna take this book from you...long time ago.
mikeflood
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Paradise Lost
by galaxy7 indoes anyone remember the book paradise lost to paradise regained?
i was made to study the scary parts evertime i misbehaved which must have been all the time as the book imprinted into my brain.all i wanted in life as a child was to join the girl guides go hang out at the ywca with my friends and take part in sports day at school.so my mother asked the then congregation servant if i was demonized,they decided i would be fertalizer for my mothers pear tree.
anyway i grew up fairly normal,took me ages not to be afraid of lightning.had children who never entered a kingdom hall.most of my family served in some capacity at bethel so they dont talk to me.since then i have been a searcher looking for somthing to fill the void.has anyone found anything??
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Stock market 2018 turbulence
by mikeflood inlast week was awful for the stock exchange..... do you guys think something like the 2008 crisis could happen again?
the prophets of doom are talking about a 10 % correction....
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mikeflood
All the economic fundamentals are good...and the stock exchange keeps sinking....why?
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Typical Antitypical and 1914
by Finally Left incould someone help me with this question please as it has been on my mind for sometime.
watchtower comes along and changes the typical anti typical beliefs and with a stroke of the pen eliminates years of books and teachings.
why does this not apply to 1914?
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mikeflood
Yea, you it a nail here, it should be treated the same and scraped right away but it seems for the WT land is a 'ghost of Christmas past'
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UK Prime Minister about to get booted out?
by The Fall Guy inhttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-46532747.
changing the driver of a runaway (brexit) train which is speeding towards a broken down bridge over a chasm is going to do a lot of good.
why not just stop the train?.
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mikeflood
British government always wanted all the European Union benefits without adopting the euro. Maybe they are gonna be better just with an association agreement, like Norway. Meanwhile is a mess.
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Cold war 2.0
by mikeflood incanada arresting the daughter of china's huawei telecomunications conglomerate with the intention of extraditing her to the us for "violations of sanctions to north korea & iran", navy ships sailing for first time in 30 years near of russian bases "to challenge excessive russia maritime claims" , us secretary of state speech saying that "the multilateral approach is not working anymore".
maybe the last is the most worrisome.
it looks like the us know something that we don't know, that they are weak like banana republics, going to comply to whatever demands they make, or that this is the last real chance to stop them.....one little miscalculation and this takes fire...hope not, it's lot more funny talk about the borg.
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mikeflood
Canada arresting the daughter of China's Huawei telecomunications conglomerate with the intention of extraditing her to the US for "violations of sanctions to North Korea & Iran", Navy ships sailing for first time in 30 years near of Russian bases "to challenge excessive Russia maritime claims" , US Secretary of State speech saying that "the multilateral approach is not working anymore". Maybe the last is the most worrisome. It looks like the US know something that we don't know, that they are weak like banana republics, going to comply to whatever demands they make, or that this is the last real chance to stop them.....one little miscalculation and this takes fire...hope not, it's lot more funny talk about the Borg. -
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Foreign holidays now expicitly forbidden too
by George One Time inhttps://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/jw-celebrate-holidays/.
mostly we read about the regular holidays in the western world.
now the other ones are also named, because some witnesses could be in doubt .
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mikeflood
Well, if the Borg don't want any fun, why they don't create a festival of their own....after that the Israelites had in ancient times three main festivals.... festivals that involve pilgrimages, food, rejoicing, etc.....that could make Borgland not soo boring. Make the Spiritual Paradise Great Again. !
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What Do You Think Will Be The Next Big Change In The Watchtower?
by minimus ini think there will be a change in the 144000 belief.
too many witnesses think they have a heavenly hope.
maybe 1914 will be discarded too.. what is your watchtower prediction?
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mikeflood
Make Elders and MS report the time spend shepherding and taken care of Cong. activities so the RF take note and appreciate it more ....but wait....they have put emphasis on simplification -
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Can you ever see a time when Govt`s of this world will attempt to abolish all religions ?
by smiddy3 inwe are now in the 21st century of our common era with its insights into the potential of what can be achieved in the near future to benefit mankind for years to come .. the co-operation of governments around the world on so many levels has never been better than it is today and it is at least encouraging to see this .. whether it has to do with the climate , the environment ,food production ,safe water for all ,and the better health for all in the near future, and in the future space exploration.
however the problem today is still religion !
in its many extreme forms that divides us in no ways that politics divide us .. politicians learn how to compromise and work with their opponents for the greater good ,whereas religions don`t.. religions divide humans like no politicians ever did well not to the extremes religions will go anyway.. is their going to come a time in history when governments politicians say enough is enough and try attempt to abolish religion ?.
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mikeflood
I was reading Revelation, and, spoiler alert, found some crazy things.
Anyway, it says that, as we all know, 'the beast is the eight king, the beast and the ten horns (the kings) are gonna receive authority for one hour with the beast, the beast and the ten horns are gonna hate and destroy Babylon the Great, eating her flesh and burning her with fire in just one hour, leaving her naked and ruined'.
On a contradictory note it also says that 'the kings of the earth will weep and mourn over... Babylon the Great destruction'. Is it repentance over the hour they had with the beast? WT never have dare to explain this.
By the way, as it says there, it is not abolishing religion it's destruction.
Lot's of scholars say that this applied to Rome, so don't worry so much.
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What Do You Think Will Be The Next Big Change In The Watchtower?
by minimus ini think there will be a change in the 144000 belief.
too many witnesses think they have a heavenly hope.
maybe 1914 will be discarded too.. what is your watchtower prediction?
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mikeflood
Changes at WT land?
Getting rid of regular preaching.... let's say, stop bothering homeowners in a regular basis...and make a big campaign only by Commemoration time. All duds in good standing should participate, that means less paperwork. Concentrate efforts in all the rank and file, make the thing less rigid and more social. Tell them you're gonna testify by living an exemplary Christian Life.
Maybe by 2075, if they still around.
Don't give them ideas BTW.
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Stock market 2018 turbulence
by mikeflood inlast week was awful for the stock exchange..... do you guys think something like the 2008 crisis could happen again?
the prophets of doom are talking about a 10 % correction....
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mikeflood
Last week was awful for the stock exchange....
Do you guys think something like the 2008 crisis could happen again? The prophets of doom are talking about a 10 % correction...