Posts by Betheliesalot

it seems everyone is being exposed except the org...oh yes it's mentioned here and there but then it fades away...many celebrities are being exposed....& gov't officials and even our president, but not the org...ummmm.... thoughts ?.

Betheliesalot

I saw a 2 minute story on One America News Network about the JW,s owing $2million in fines but didn't hear the story cause we had company and I was unable to turn it up. This news channel usually repeats its stories , so I set the dvr to record and as yet 9 days later have not seen a repeat of the story, odd indeed .

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What phobias do you have?

by stuckinarut2 in

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so this is just a general question.

call it curiosity.. what sort of phobias do we have?

heights?

Betheliesalot

I have a phobia of seeing Watchtowers and Awake mags in public places like laundromats and Hospital waiting rooms. My BP goes up and the only way I get it to go away is to approach the offending magazine, pick it up and dispose of it in the nearest receptacle.

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Thanksgiving Eve--Misadventure at the Airport

by TerryWalstrom in

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friends

thanksgiving eve episode____it's every man's fantasy getting to lure his ex-wife out into oncoming traffic.i, my friends, am here to tell the story.___outside the airport terminal, where the hurly-burly of the madcap pre-holiday passengers, reunions, luggage, and shoving clash;there, in a frenzied, herculean effort to get into and out of the hell-zone of airport chaos; my former spouse and i (hefting a 90lb chunk of luggage with it's too short "long handle" and "rollers" (probably square wheels) had but one simple task to accomplish.. "what is this task", i hear you asking?.

my ex and i had to cross the kill zone of traffic which loops around the airport (craftily named "terminal") like the river styx, and reach the "garage a" parking lot to fetch the car and go back into the hellish nightmare to retrieve her parents.sounds pretty simple, eh?you fools!

!____my brilliant plan was noble, altruistic, and lunatic.by saving her parents the ridiculous journey to the garage on foot, through trial and travail, we could escape the riot of airport insanity faster than otherwise.

Betheliesalot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnOPMKz1CdY

And that,s my friend is why we started using this service each time we fly to and from DFW, to save aggravation from all involved. It,s amazing how they know their way around the multiple "terminals" and we can sit and relax as they smile and work us for a good tip...

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Anybody know about this one?

by careful in

a new book has just been published called the oxford handbook of the bible in america.

in it is an article by michael gilmour, professor of new testament at (the evangelical) providence university college in manitoba, canada, on jws and the nwt.

that's chapter 41. but that is not the only time jws are brought up.

Betheliesalot

Finally some concrete usefulness from the silver sword, the light gets brighter and brighter with each drag!

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How many faithful old JW`s are now living in Christendoms retirement homes not being cared for by the religion they gave their life for.

by smiddy3 in

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it must be pointed out in favour of christendoms religions that they do not discriminate against people regarding their religious beliefs.

many old age jehovah`s witnesses are residents of christendoms age care homes.. isn`t this a conunudrum ?

they, jw`s condemn christendom as part of the world empire of false religion and they cast off their old faithful members to their enemy christendom , to look after them without lifting a finger themselves.. in the meantime they are raking in millions of dollars $$$$ in selling off real estate properties in new york and elsewhere around the world.

Betheliesalot

I know a JW lady in her 80,s with dementia that I observe when I visit my mom, who now enjoys participating in singing Methodist,s hymns ( most seniors enjoy this). Last visit I went to youtube and played a popular JW cult song and played it near her, then showed it to her and she showed no signs of recognition. Just shows there is hope for those still in ( if you get dementia).

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"we would never deliberately distort a quotation"

by ttdtt in

omg my head exploded!in this months broadcast - splian goes off on how much care the wt in making sure its facts are correct, and how they make sure their quotes are not taking from people who have a bad reputation or have an agenda.

and that the make sure its always in context!.

they are such liars!.

Betheliesalot

Ironic that one of his first stories is one that can't be verified was about someone who studies trees and thought a story in the awake was so accurate that he assumed everything else they print must be accurate too, so he came into the troof. These kind of "stories" are so shallow that the only ones to believe this are the R&F. After this fabrication, Splain started another "Lets Suppose" tale (like his explanation of the overlapping generation) and I had to just turn it off, sorry.

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True or False did the Watchtower Corporation create false doctrines intentionally to enhance the proliferation of their own publications ?

by Finkelstein in

much as been revealed over the years to the date setting doctrines made by the wts.

such as ( 1874, 1914, 1925 , 1975 this generation, the last days, the end times etc.... which were not created by other christian based faiths.. as to critically examine why might reveal a hidden agenda to all these date setting proclamations.. the point in question is did the wts and its leaders intentionally manipulate or exploit the preaching of the gospel to enhance the proliferation of their own printed publications ?.

i would say convincingly yes, no question.

Betheliesalot

I remember reading years ago maybe it was William Schneil,s book "30 years a watchtower slave". Where Russell was quoted that if 1914 did not usher in the end of gentile times, that it would be an "iirrepairable wreck" if the end did not come in 1914.

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Can all 7 members of the Governing Body ride in this elevator at the same time?

by Alfred in

in case the picture didn't load.... i'm referring to an elevator with a (quite common) weight capacity of 1,500 lbs.. would the 7 members of the governing body exceed this weight limit??

david splane: 195 pounds.

stephen lett: 205 pounds.

Betheliesalot

They should pray for enlightenment...110 pounds worth.