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  Apostate Presence Rattles World Conference on Religion

  by SickofLies in

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  i know many of you probably never saw my post a few days ago inviting everyone to the world religions conference where i was a key note speaker.

  i'd like to send a big thank you to kwintestal and mincan for showing and giving their support, surfice to say it made quite an impression that the three people standing up and defending atheism at the event were all ex-witnesses.

  the theme for the event was on the topic of morals and modesty.

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  Sorry I could not make it.
  
  I am of mixed feelings that a world religions conference had a portion on atheism, since that may confirm, in some people's mind, the incorrect idea that non-beleif in (insert deity of your choice here) is, in itself, a religion. (Indeed, some of the posts here seem to be repeating that canard).
  
  OTOH, it is good that you were able to present the evidence-based view to people that, I suspect, would never hear it otherwise.
  
  ~Q
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  End of the World Tomorrow!!!!!!

  by Elsewhere in

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  i figure that if i keep posting this every day i will eventually be right!

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  Eventually it will be the end of each of our "worlds" Although not necessarily all at the same time. I hope I go with a smile on my face when my world comes to an end. Hopefully, about 150 years from now. ;) ~Q
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  Need 1975 Material for Relative

  by skeeter1 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have a relative who was around in 1975, but now thinks that our mother "was just making up" hysteria about 1975.. i know i saw some kingdom ministries & other material on the web about 1975. please p.m./post me a link to it.. skeeter.

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  When defending the 1975 mess, WTS always, and I mean *ALWAYS* quotes those one or two cautionary sentences in the WT mag. In fact, the quote they now focus on was virtually buried in page-after-page of 'near certainty' and 'highly appropriate' and 'part of gods wonderful plan' quotes that filled many articles and even public talks at assemblies. It is being totally disingenuous for WTS to only "remember" those few-and-far-between cautionary notes.
  
  They entire book "Life Everlasting In Freedom of the Sons of God" dealt with 1975 more than anything else. What's that? Never heard of that book? Yeah, that's because the WTS has virtually expurgated its existence from their history. They are hoping that everyone forgets that it ever existed.
  
  Furthermore, there is a big flaw in the "it was only some brothers and some congregations, it wasn't the Society's teaching or fault" argument. The flaw is: don't all JWs speak with "one language"? Don't they all preach and teach the same thing? If that is the case, how could "a few brothers, at some places, on their own" cause this mistaken 1975-ism?
  
  Furthermore, the large drop in JW adherents post-1975 demonstrates that their was a wide disappointment and falling away. This was not a minor blip at just a couple of congregations, despite what WTS would like to have you believe. The expectation was source from the WTS hierarchy, and the blame for the resulting disappointment belongs there as well.
  
  ~Q
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  Was the WTS correct?

  by chappy in

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  2. friends

  based on current events, do you think the wts could be at least partially correct on their prediction about organized religion being banned by many governments or even some future un mandate?

  what about the western governments (us, britain, france, germany etc)?

  think it could or even may happen?

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  Only correct to the same level that I was correct in my prediction that monkeys would fly out of my butt.
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  My Opinion: The Majority of ExJWs Are Quite Reasonable!

  by minimus in

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  thankfully, as a group, we're pretty normal, don'tcha think??

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  Yes, taking the average of the group, I would say this group is rather average. We can reasonably expect a large group of people to be quite, erm, reasonable. ~Q
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  J-Dubs in music (references)

  by Burger Time in

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  anyone know of musical references?

  one of my favorite bands the eels has a song called "jehovah's witness"...here are the lyrics (oh and i am not making this up i swear)

  jehovah's witness leave me alone jehovah's witness i'm not at home keep on a-knockin' and ringin' the bells knockin' your way straight to hell

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  My favorite JW reference in music:
  
  by Paul Thorn:
  
  "Joanie [the Jehovah's Witness Stripper]" which I think was on this album: http://www.paulthorn.com/store/cd/hamnail.html ~Q
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  ARMAGGEDDON 2008!

  by badboy in

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  someone is predicting 2008 as end of the world.. what do you think?.

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  Once upon a time...

  There was a poster on this board who predicted Armageddon by a certain date. That date came and went (several years ago now). That poster (I can't remember the name) quietly disappeared from JWD. I always imagined the reason was because they could not get online because they have already given away their computer, thinking that they wouldn't need it. I guess I'll never know for sure what happened to them.

  For the record, I will personally wager ANY amount of money to ANYONE that ANY date of YOUR choosing is NOT armagedon. Anyone care to bet?

  ~Q
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  Updates to my WT Organization Chart

  by Doug Mason in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  following recent communications, i have updated my wt organization chart.. http://au.geocities.com/doug_mason1940/org_chart.pdf.

  apart from making minor changes to the layout, i have amended the section dealing with the local congregation.. i will appreciate any help and advice, but when you make them please remember that i do have space limitations.. doug.

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  Where you have "World Wide Order" I thought it should read "Special Order of Full Time Servants" -- unless the name has changed in the recent past.
  
  Nice chart! Good to hand to JWs when the brag about the supposed lack of clergy/laity distinction. In fact, they have more levels than the Catholic church. ~Q
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  Parody of Song 113: "We're No Longer Witnesses!"

  by TJ - iAmCleared2Land in

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  being in "the truth" forever, i keep (frustratingly) finding myself humming kingdom songs unintentionally.

  it frustrates me when i find myself doing it!.

  so today i got this song in my head, and couldn't get it unstuck, so i decided to write alternate lyrics to it... when i get that tune in my head now, i'll have words that work!

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  Nicely done! ~Q
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  Anyone Else from Canada?

  by Miss 8572 in

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  i'm really intrigued by that fact that i may know some of you and yet not know that i know you.

  i just want to know how many people from canada are here.

  if you don't mind and don't care about posting your province (cause i'm too timid to) we could all get an idea of just how many canucks are really out there.

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  I live in Don Mills (Toronto). Wasted my youth in the Hague Park congregation (459 Birchmount Road, Scarborough). Wasted more time in the Morningside congregation (Morningside Road and Sheppard Ave). ~Q