In a JW funeral, a brief mention of the deceased such as: "She served Jehovah faithfully for 25 years" is enough to call it a "personalized" funeral talk...
However, 99% of it is merely a Watchtower Corporation recruitment talk. Nothing has changed.
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Baffling comment by my JW parents about non-witness funeral
by joyfulfader inmy parents attended the funeral of an elderly family member today.
being out of state i was unable to attend.
i asked how it went and was told that "worldly" people don't care enough about anyone to mention anything personal.
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Elizabeth McFarland child abuse lawsuit on the news
by cedars inhi folks.
i'm aware that there is already a thread on the newly-announced elizabeth mcfarland lawsuit, but i thought i would start a new thread for the benefit of lurkers showing the newly released news videos more prominently.. here they are.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfhrhrvm2c4.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xegm1gunz2c.
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It's incredible how the WT can easily say:
"Elders are appointed by holy spirit"
But when an elder is caught committing atrocities, they're quick to say that
"evil people have snuck into our organization"...
So which is it ??? Did they "sneek in" or were they appointed by holy spirit?
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HELP NEEDED for the book I'm writing!
by Terry ini'm about 90% finished on a book i started nine years ago.
it will deal with jehovah's witness policy on conscientious objectors during war time.
from the 1800's through the end of the draft in the early 1970's.. i am also giving a personal biographical account of my own introduction to the religion, process of assimilation and ministry experience.. additionally, i'm working in timelines connecting the 2nd adventist teachings with russell, rutherford and mainstream watchtower doctrines.. .
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Terry... I would love to know a little more background about John Aquila Brown... After all, isn't he the guy that started all the dooms-day nonsense in the 19th century after writing "The Even Tide" in 1823 ?? .. Also, he came up with the 2,520-yr Gentile Times calculation that the Watchtower is claiming exclusive rights to... just saying...
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Wizard of Oz Parody.... WT Style! ....enjoy!!!
by Calebs Airplane inhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh8t7xybl04.
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classic ending
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Less than one third (1/3) of Jehovah's Witnesses will survive Armageddon
by Calebs Airplane inin the early 80's when i was just a teen, i was out in field circus one day when i overheard our cobe (called president at the time?
) telling another elder that, if armageddon were to come tomorrow, less than 1/3 of the congregation would survive.
this was actually in a bakery as we were just finishing up and they didn't even notice me standing in line as they were too busy drooling over the pastries and talking trash about a ministerial servant who decided not to go to field circus that day for whatever reason.
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Vikes Girl... I've heard the equivalent expression in Spanish ... batata (literally sweet potato) which in my region means "useless or having no worthwhile skills"...
but I agree, some elders do tend to talk trash about the "batatas" in the congo just to give themselves more importance...
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Less than one third (1/3) of Jehovah's Witnesses will survive Armageddon
by Calebs Airplane inin the early 80's when i was just a teen, i was out in field circus one day when i overheard our cobe (called president at the time?
) telling another elder that, if armageddon were to come tomorrow, less than 1/3 of the congregation would survive.
this was actually in a bakery as we were just finishing up and they didn't even notice me standing in line as they were too busy drooling over the pastries and talking trash about a ministerial servant who decided not to go to field circus that day for whatever reason.
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In the Spanish congos, Presiding Overseers were called "Presidents" (presidente)...
By the way, back then, less than 10 hours of FS was considered "left-overs" and a lack of respect towards Jehovah...
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Less than one third (1/3) of Jehovah's Witnesses will survive Armageddon
by Calebs Airplane inin the early 80's when i was just a teen, i was out in field circus one day when i overheard our cobe (called president at the time?
) telling another elder that, if armageddon were to come tomorrow, less than 1/3 of the congregation would survive.
this was actually in a bakery as we were just finishing up and they didn't even notice me standing in line as they were too busy drooling over the pastries and talking trash about a ministerial servant who decided not to go to field circus that day for whatever reason.
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In the early 80's when I was just a teen, I was out in Field Circus one day when I overheard our COBE (called President at the time?) telling another elder that, if Armageddon were to come tomorrow, less than 1/3 of the congregation would survive. This was actually in a bakery as we were just finishing up and they didn't even notice me standing in line as they were too busy drooling over the pastries and talking trash about a ministerial servant who decided not to go to Field Circus that day for whatever reason. The other elder responded by saying something like: "Oh yeah, that explains Matthew:7:13-14" (the text about the narrow gate).
The conversation went on about how most of the brothers in the congo put in less than 10 hours a month yet they have time to take their families out to amusement parks, beaches, and other activities knowing that "The End" is just around the corner. They even mentioned that other congos in the area have the same issue. Eventually, they noticed me waiting in line and lowered their voices considerably. I just pretended not to hear anything, paid for my soda and casually walked out.
At the time, I think there were maybe 3 or 4 million JWs (I can't recall)... All I remember is not being able to sleep for days doing math and thinking: "How can God kill everyone on earth including 2 million JWs???". After that, I made sure I put in at least 10 hours per month until I got baptized a few years later.
What a wasted childhood! And what a f**ked up cult!
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Wizard of Oz Parody.... WT Style! ....enjoy!!!
by Calebs Airplane inhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh8t7xybl04.
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Whiskey with Cigars
by confusedandalone ini know a few folks here are huge cigar fans, i am asking if anyone can tell me a good whiskey to go with cigars.. i am sure this is kind of a broad question but i ma having some folks over for poker this weekend and i am trying to set things up real nice like... lol.
i have the cigars ready - but i don't want to break out the cheap crown royal... any suggestions.
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I've tried Johnny Black with cigars... it's ok... I know people who love it...
But I enjoy Hennessy Cognac with Padron 64 cigars or Arturo Fuentes...
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New Child Abuse lawsuit to be filed tomorrow in Ohio against WT and congregation
by AndersonsInfo inmedia alert: press conference wednesday, july 31, 2013, 11:00 am .
civil lawsuit filed against ohio jehovahs witnesses congregation and national organizations by sexual abuse victim .
childhood victim suffered sexual abuse from congregational leader over a four year period .
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Looks like the tower is starting to crumble... Look out below !!!
