Posts by sarahsmile

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Harry Pothead

by Strangelove in

my apologies, but there actually is no refference to marijuana in this post.

i just needed an attention grabbing title to get at least one person to answer the question i am to...ask.

i left the orginization only a few months ago.

1914 vs 2014

by ILoveTTATT in

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it's amazing to examine the watchtower of 1914 now in 2014... 100 years later.. .

here are some of my comments on the watchtower of 1914:.

second article in january 1st.

sarahsmile

Good! You noticed how they operated, good point on Photo drama.

Crazy how the Insight book states,"The stones would surely cry out if it were not for Russell" see Russell. Yet the JWs can not go read his writings because it is old light!

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My quest for knowledge "Can birds Fart"?

by jam in

i think i'm going over the edge with my quest for knowledge.

lol.

but there was a research on this subject and finally science answers.

I've got a Problem - exam tomorrow, and I can't get interested

by fulltimestudent in

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by 09:20 tomorrow morning i've got to front up for an exam ( in my study unit, the new testament in its times).

and, even though two of the questions are known to me (and all the students sitting for the exam) - i'm finding it hard to concentrate.

the problem is not helped by having a dose of the flu - but i'm just finding it so hard to focus..

sarahsmile

Study very hard and study your notes.

You need to get to bed early take some night time liquid flu medicine.

Wake up have a cup of coffee! Have one to go!

Focus! Shut your mind off and get off the computer.

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Harry Pothead

by Strangelove in

my apologies, but there actually is no refference to marijuana in this post.

i just needed an attention grabbing title to get at least one person to answer the question i am to...ask.

i left the orginization only a few months ago.

sarahsmile

Here something odd! read the following, yet the JWs think reading Harry Potter is wrong! :-)

Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had lamented for him and buried him in Ramah, in his own city. And Saul had put the mediums and the spiritists out of the land.

4 Then the Philistines gathered together, and came and encamped at Shunem. So Saul gathered all Israel together, and they encamped at Gilboa. 5 When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly. 6 And when Saul inquired of the Lord , the Lord did not answer him, either by dreams or by Urim or by the prophets.

7 Then Saul said to his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, that I may go to her and inquire of her.”

And his servants said to him, “In fact, there is a woman who is a medium at En Dor.”

8 So Saul disguised himself and put on other clothes, and he went, and two men with him; and they came to the woman by night. And he said, “Please conduct a séance for me, and bring up for me the one I shall name to you.”

9 Then the woman said to him, “Look, you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off the mediums and the spiritists from the land. Why then do you lay a snare for my life, to cause me to die?”

10 And Saul swore to her by the Lord , saying, “As the Lord lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing.”

11 Then the woman said, “Whom shall I bring up for you?”

And he said, “Bring up Samuel for me.”

12 When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice. And the woman spoke to Saul, saying, “Why have you deceived me? For you are Saul!”

13 And the king said to her, “Do not be afraid. What did you see?”

And the woman said to Saul, “I saw a spirit [a] ascending out of the earth.”

14 So he said to her, “What is his form?”

And she said, “An old man is coming up, and he is covered with a mantle.” And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground and bowed down.

15 Now Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?”

And Saul answered, “I am deeply distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God has departed from me and does not answer me anymore, neither by prophets nor by dreams. Therefore I have called you, that you may reveal to me what I should do.”

16 Then Samuel said: “So why do you ask me, seeing the Lord has departed from you and has become your enemy? 17 And the Lord has done for Himself [b] as He spoke by me. For the Lord has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, David. 18 Because you did not obey the voice of the Lord nor execute His fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore the Lord has done this thing to you this day. 19 Moreover the Lord will also deliver Israel with you into the hand of the Philistines. And tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. The Lord will also deliver the army of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.”

20 Immediately Saul fell full length on the ground, and was dreadfully afraid because of the words of Samuel. And there was no strength in him, for he had eaten no food all day or all night.

Now, that was a nice story! Samuel prophesied beyond the grave! Nothing like a little Seance to speak with Samuel.

Bring that to your families attention.

1 Samuel 1:28

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THE PERFECT MAN!

by The Searcher in

the perfect man.

he gets into the taxi, and the cabbie says, "perfect timing.

passenger: "who?

sarahsmile

Lol!

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My quest for knowledge "Can birds Fart"?

by jam in

i think i'm going over the edge with my quest for knowledge.

lol.

but there was a research on this subject and finally science answers.

sarahsmile

No wonder at Thanksgiving it smelled a little foul! Turkey farts!

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How We Come Across On The Board

by minimus in

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most people here have never met you.

we converse, discuss, argue, laugh, agree, question, share our lives..... quite often, you kind of get to know what a person is like.

some people, we tend to gravitate to and others, we shy away from.. how do you think you come across to other people?

sarahsmile

LOL!

I can imagine everyone answering questions at the same kh! What a great group!

Min- Why ask questions!

You said," Some posters like me and others aren't too fond of me. That's ok. As a whole, I get along with most everyone I meet. I have a good sense of humor and I can see bullshit very clearly."

I thought your smiley face had sunglasses on! Oh they are reading glasses!,

What are you trying to do bull shit all the above bull shitters?

Maybe you need help writing your singles ad?

Maybe everyone should help you out some!

I will help some here it goes:

Hot Red M&M looking for tea and sympathy from any color M&M.

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How We Come Across On The Board

by minimus in

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most people here have never met you.

we converse, discuss, argue, laugh, agree, question, share our lives..... quite often, you kind of get to know what a person is like.

some people, we tend to gravitate to and others, we shy away from.. how do you think you come across to other people?

sarahsmile

Kind of funny because I thought you were a senior women! :-)

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Need To Upgrade Captives of a Concept?

by Cameron_Don in

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captives of a concept is based on the governing bodys pre-2012 interpretation of the most important scripture in their theology matthew 24:45-47. the book shows that when that interpretation is compared to the organizations history that relates to it, it becomes evident that the watchtower society has never been gods organization.

see chapter 3. their old interpretation was that the society had been so faithful and discreet about what they had provided in the way of spiritual food at the proper time that jesus appointed rutherford and his associates over all his belongings in 1919. therefore the society has been gods organization ever since.. their new interpretation is that the society had been so faithful and discreet about what they had provided in the way of spiritual food at the proper time that he appointed rutherford and his associates over his domistics in 1919. and therefore the society has been gods organization ever since.. notice that it doesnt make any difference which interpretation is used.

in order to qualify for the belongings appointment in verse 47 or the domestics appointment in verse47 the society had to have been faithful and discreet about what russell and rutherford had provided in the way of spiritual food at the proper time down till 1919.. but as captives of a concept clearly shows, they had not been either faithful or discreet which is why raymond franz expressed it this way.... it would be an insult to christ jesus to say that he (appointed) the society (over his belongings or domestics) on the basis of what it had been teaching as of 1919.. and so even though captives of a concept focuses on the pre-2012 interpretation and the belongings appointment in verse 47, what it says also applies to the post-2012 interpretation and the domestics appointment in verse 45.. and therefore the conclusion of either interpretation remains the same.

sarahsmile

I could care less about Captive of Concept. The old books are enough to make you so angry about food at proper time.

Consider the Wt stated that pyramidology is food from demons and Jesus came to the earthly temple to throw it out in 1919! Why would they celibrate Jesus invisible enthroned in 1914! After all it is part of the pyramid measurement give or take a year. It kind of throws out the last volume of the Study of the Scriptures and every book after that!

Flash forward all the junk you read that is strange is most likely borrowed from these old books. You see a WT declaring a light illuminating and flashing bright. Illuminating always makes me wonder. There is always some off the wall qoutes in a new WT that has not one thing to do with the subject. Borrowed! :-)

Whats fun is trying to figure out when a doctrines begin and how it changed through out time. That is what many here have done so newbies can find it through search.

All books exposing JWs do not hold a candle to one of Rutherfords old books. :-)

Rutherford books just make you laugh until the shock sets in, who really supplied demonic food! Get ready for crazy doctrines, yet you will find them changed a little and re qouted in WT.

Anything typical and anti typical! WT seems to think they are fullfilling old testament scriptures. Why do you think they are going door to door! Fullfilling the Secretary with an inkhorn! Oh give me a break! :-) Marking and more marking. We marked peopla as righteous and the ekders mark people as unrighteous. Lol.

I went through a book called Insight on the history of JWs. There are people mentioned in there you could actually find. Strange religion history.

I am off!

Anyhow, I am taking a break!

One more thought Rutherford during assemblies thought ones doing utterances was so good he said that he was going to use it! Yet they stopped utterance at the assemblies. Utterances, speaking in tongues! Now what were you saying about food at proper time oh yeah it was food from demons!LOL

Your right!