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  put youir thinking caps on.

  by zeb in

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  this was sent to me from doug shields blog.

  for those who like stats and numbers may find this of interest.. 1914 – recognizing the ”the elephant in the room”.

  the problem with the date ”1914 ad” lays with the two calendars that are involved – jewish and gregorian.

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  waton

  no wonder the end and rapture did not happen in 1914 in Brooklyn. carpentry was so simple in the middle east. make the joints fit, this does not.
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  Or was it Designed???

  by Slidin Fast in

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  awake!

  1 2017 says on its back page.

  the saharan silver ant (cataglyphis bombycina) is one of the most heat-tolerant land animals known.

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  waton

  perry, how are you connected to the commercial 8 posts ago? and: that is an impressive list of Dino DNA related information, but the bible is so wrong in other aspects than this narrow bio/timing field you presented. (not that the preserved bio matter would prove Dinos lived during the 49 000 years that Gen 1-49 partially covers. (according to the jubilee year theory adherents )
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  God’s silence teaches more than what the “revealed scriptures” do!

  by anointed1 in

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  objective reading of scriptures can see many human thoughts in them.

  objective analysis of religions would show that they exist primarily for their own benefit.

  is science too travelling in the same direction?

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  waton

  "Science" is so many specialties, and getting more so. how it is used though, is another matter. Science needs money and that comes from politicians. sad to be a driven genius, but ending up as a fundraiser, even prostituting your services to do your stuff, see W. von Braun, the other expat working on the east coast.
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  Spiritual paradise or proverbial straitjacket?

  by UnshackleTheChains in

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  2. experiences

  noas a current or past jehovah's witness, do you / or did you feel part of a spiritual paradise with full liberty in christ as the watchtower society/organisation describes?.

  or do you / did you feel you were wearing a proverbial straitjacket in the sense you feel / felt restricted and controlled by the watchtower society / organisation?.

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  waton

  bunch of stunted clones" half banana:

  
  When I think of paradise Eden, a garden, I think of gorgeous variety,

  Trees to grasses. Flowers; -- spiritually, Wt land is like a single crop GMF field stretching to the horizon.

  case in point. listen to the conversations after the meeting. Indoctrination over, all subjects are broached,-- except spiritual ones.
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  Is the Mid Week Meeting shorter or longer than before they stopped doing the book study at homes?

  by Iamallcool in

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  any takers?.

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  waton

  wow! to add, brothers now do sit down conversations too, like sisters, funny without the skirts. No more stand up talks for up and coming young males , no need to train them, clicking on tablets is all that is required to serve. .
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  Or was it Designed???

  by Slidin Fast in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  awake!

  1 2017 says on its back page.

  the saharan silver ant (cataglyphis bombycina) is one of the most heat-tolerant land animals known.

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  waton

  Yes, Genesis, 1-49 is history. period.

  not to be taken seriously, proven wrong by research, evidence. Latter day photo dramas notwithstanding.
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  Is the Mid Week Meeting shorter or longer than before they stopped doing the book study at homes?

  by Iamallcool in

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  any takers?.

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  waton

  It might be shorter looking at the starting and finish times, but as a sales training and indoctrination session, it is longer, dragging on and on and on.

  For those with no social life, the separate book study was better, an enforced shower and dress-up, closer personal contact and deeper discussions, delicious goodies, beverages at the end.
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  Spiritual paradise or proverbial straitjacket?

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  noas a current or past jehovah's witness, do you / or did you feel part of a spiritual paradise with full liberty in christ as the watchtower society/organisation describes?.

  or do you / did you feel you were wearing a proverbial straitjacket in the sense you feel / felt restricted and controlled by the watchtower society / organisation?.

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  waton

  My early years in wt, the 1950s were not filled with a seeking or living in a spiritual paradise but living out a war-like campaign against the anti-life forces at work on this planet, as a special pioneer not even "planting and watering" but plowing a then hostile field.

  The shock came when the controlling nature of wt became apparent in the new congregations emerging out of the work we did. Not that it was difficult to fall in line after having experienced Nazi and Commi herding.

  There is among some of the lowest ranking naive JWs the glow of the ideal Christianity, but wt methods totally squelch that. There is no spiritual paradise in wt land, it is a bunch of stunted clones producing the seedless fruit of more wt herders and salesmen / women.

  Bible writer had some insight when they encouraged the approved sheep to look after the "least of my brothers" and not the brass.
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  JW Convention 2017

  by Disassociated Lady 2 in

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  I'm not sure what the reason the WT$ set it up like this. Is this happening in other regions? paladin:

  Among the reasons might be:

  1) making a bigger show, jw crowds with lapel cards walking in crowded cities like Vancouver . publicity, advertise, advertise.

  2) in the disenfranchised assembly cities, sending a message to local elders, who are the stars of the yearly boost fest, that they are dispensable . (that is why that these are lukewarm , if not also unsympathetic to plight of the many marginalized elderly, families, that do not want to waste the energy, the thousands of $$ for what will turn out to be nothing more than a linked video event. The R &F already fell used as mere props. extras.

  3) keep churning among the jws at a maximum, to prevent time for thoughtful reflection.

  Not to say that the 1958 conventions were not notable events, but this is 60 years of unfulfilled promises later.
  
  
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  Or was it Designed???

  by Slidin Fast in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  awake!

  1 2017 says on its back page.

  the saharan silver ant (cataglyphis bombycina) is one of the most heat-tolerant land animals known.

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  waton

  wonder what exactly it was like before the naked lady ate the apple. Cofty:

  Adam was hiding from the lions, because these vegetarians would find his carrot- like appendage appealing, ready to pounce. This lasted until the flood, fast evolution (your forte) only started after ~2700 BC. Then lions made such mistakes not any more,

  
  t's a good thing God designed cheetahs who could run 70 mph. Sometimes that vegetation really moves! sir82

  Yeah, try catching a fast tumbleweed.

  steve2 you underestimate the speed of evolution, that switch to predation only happened after the flood, when snakes had stopped talking. Even bacteria and viruses must vegetarian then, how else could Methuselah dodge them for 969 years?