Haven't been yet. Later today. But, reading over the article, I couldn't help but wonder: In what universe do slaves force their friends / acquaintances to do their work for them? If the "slaves" represent "anointed followers", then how is it that those NOT commissioned have to do THEIR work?
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Any good answers at this Sunday's WT?
by Lemonp inobviously this weeks' wt has been part 3 of big changes in the doctrine.
at the end i answered up saying along the lines of: "as we can see from the illustration box, when it comes to the reward being given to the slaves, divine appointment was not given in 1919. this will happen in future when the anointed get taken before armageddon".
i couldn't bring myself to say "raptured at armageddon" as i think people might have taken a closer look at me...but it felt good to call out publicly the bull sh#t date of 1919 .
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Everything seems to be changing... why not birthdays?
by StarTrekAngel inif we look at all doctrines, we see an overall effort to conserve unity and control.
- assuming most birthdays, if allowed, would probably be oriented to children, then that means 40 celebrations per year.
so all in all, this give a total potential attendance to a birthday of 30 families (120 attendance / 4 family members).
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Funny thing about birthdays that the normal R&F don't know: you can't be DF'd for celebrating. That was mentioned at the week-long elder school a couple of years back. Why can't you be? Birthdays are neither pagan, nor political. The only holidays you can be DF'd for are those that are pagan in nature or political in nature. It's in the elders' secret book.
The two b'days in the bible that ended in deaths? One was someone in prison who was getting executed for whatever crime he committed. The other was "a convenient day" for Herodias' wife. (Mark 6:21) Neither should be construed to say b'days are bad. So silly. -
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NH Knorr and his marriage
by moggy lover ini have heard anecdotal evidence about the marriage of nh knorr to audrey monk [i think that was her name] and how it had never been consummated, in other words that it was a sham.
but does anyone know the facts about how this marriage ended?
did knorr engineer a divorce at some time, and if so, on what grounds?
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I knew Audrey personally. Lovely person. She remarried after Knorr died. Sadly, she passed away a few months back. I never heard her marriage to Knorr was a sham. Doesn't mean it wasn't, just that I never heard that. -
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Lets have some fun, pick out the books in the Bible.
by James Mixon infind them.. this is a most remarkable puzzle.
it was found by a gentleman in an airplane seat pocket,.
on a flight from los angeles to honolulu, keeping him occupied for hours.
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This is a most remarkable puzzle. It was found by a gentleman in an airplane seat pocket,
on a flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu, keeping him occupied for hours. He enjoyed it
so much, he passed it on to some friends. One friend from Illinois worked on this while
fishing in his john boat. Another friend studied while playing his banjo. Elaine Taylor, a
columnist friend was so intrigued by it, she mentioned it in her weekly newspaper column.
Another friend judges the job of solving this puzzle so involving, she brews a cup of tea to
help her nerves. There will be some names that are really easy to spot. That's a fact. Some
people, however, will soon find themselves in a jam, especially since the book names are
not necessarily capitalized. Truthfully, from answers we get, we are forced to admit it
usually takes a minister or a scholar to see some of them at the worst. Research has
shown that something in our genes is responsible for the difficulty we have in seeing the
books in this paragraph. During a recent fundraising event which featured this puzzle, the
Alpa Delta Phi lemonade booth set a new record. The local paper, the Chronicle, surveyed
over 200 patrons who reported that this puzzle was one of the most difficult they had ever
seen. As Daniel Humana humbly puts it,"those able to find all of them will hear great
lamentations from those who have to be shown". One revelation that may help is that books
like Timothy and Samuel may occur without their numbers. Also, keep in mind, that punctuation
and spaces are normal.
A chipper attitude will help you compete really well against those who claim to know the answers
Remember, there is no need for a mad exodus, there really are 30 books of the Bible lurking
somewhere in this paragraph waiting to be found.
I will give you one clue "Honolulu, keeping" the book of Luke....
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A lesson on bitterness
by FlyingHighNow inponder, contemplate, discuss.
this is a public service announcement.
https://www.facebook.com/ariannahuffington/photos/a.158003868278.115593.17893008278/10152529838228279/?type=1&theater.
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It's just a link. The meme wasn't there when I posted. Maybe you edited your post after me?
Anyway, I have little bitterness toward the organization anymore. I'm mostly past that stage. I'm in the "acceptance" stage. Thus, I've contemplated my next move (OUT of the organization.) And discussed that with my spouse. As I explained to my spouse: the organization is just background noise to me.
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Witnesses called for a bible study
by umbertoecho inhello all.. i haven't been here for some time to post as mainly i read the comments and such.
yesterday was a really interesting, unnerving experience though.
two sisters had called last week when i had an abscess on my tooth and was sort of sick from it.
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Adding , if I may to FayeDunaway`s comment quote the Kingdom Interlinear Translation of The Christian Greek Scriptures published by the WTB&TS , the word for word translation states in John 1:1 In the beginning was the word and the word was with god and the word was god.
Actually, @smiddy, the word for word translation is: "In the beginning was the Word and the Word was toward the god and god was the Word."
kai theos he ho logos
and god was the Word
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A lesson on bitterness
by FlyingHighNow inponder, contemplate, discuss.
this is a public service announcement.
https://www.facebook.com/ariannahuffington/photos/a.158003868278.115593.17893008278/10152529838228279/?type=1&theater.
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I've pondered my bitterness, contemplated my next move, attempted to discuss it with my spouse. Didn't go over so well. -
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No mention of DF in new brochure?
by thedepressedsoul ini went on my tablet today and clicked "yes" that i attended the convention (they probably tracked my ip and two elders will show up on my door step).
i scanned through the new brochure on bringing those who have left back.
i noticed that not once they mentioned anyone who was df!
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I skimmed it over last night. There is an experience related in the brochure of someone who was gone from the org for 40 years, celebrated holidays and went to another church. I was surprised because this person wasn't DF'd or DA'd.
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RC 2015 Book "Jesus—The Way, the Truth, the Life"
by wifibandit inhttp://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/jesus/.
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non jw download - all formats & audio.
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My goodness! Most of the artwork is re-used from past books or WTs!!! I'm not sure there's even one original picture in there. I'll have to do a comparison. I'm betting I can find at least 90% of the pictures in previous literature. This is going to be a HUGE letdown for many of the convention attendees. -
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" Special " one day convention! What's the breakdown??
by DATA-DOG ini was just curious if anyone has had their "special" convention.
is it uber-watchtarded or just the normal propaganda, followed by the solicitation of funds??.
dd.
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My elder brother-in-law had no clue when I asked him because he didn't go to the elders meeting at lunch time. Ridiculous amount. And, yep, a WT-owned facility.