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Yet one more thread on the new "generation".... Oh, Joy!

by undercover in

i know, i know... some of ya'll are gettin' sick of this "generation" thing... .

but for whatever reason, i had not seen this actual quote from the dc talk (that or had not paid much attention to it until now).

seeing it in print really brought home how desparate they are to try to hang on to 1914 in whatever way they can.

somebody

Just the "two groups of anointed" gets me going!

How many "groups" and how many "separate and distinct classes"will there be among JWs in years to come? And how many times will JWs continue to say that have no class distictions in their "group" ? One JW I know claimed that JWs believe in the ONE HOPE spoken about in the Bible, and corrected herself only AFTER I showed that the WT does ,and has for YEARS, taught that there are TWO HOPES?

Now it seems that the WT may refer to "two groups" whenever they speak about the "faithful and discreet slave class".

I can hear it now. One will be the "modern day faithful and discreet slave class of our day"!

Happy you brought up the "generation" again!

peace,

somebody/gwen

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DO you follow any of these quacks, charlatans, liars, mystics or self-promoters?

by Terry in

jw
friends

don't try to lie about it.

you accept some of these people as an authority.

you listen to them.

somebody

Hi Terry,

I never knew that mind over matter was considered to be "supernatural nonsense" to anyone.

I ,personaly , am not a follower of any of the above mentioned people.

I'll have to search what mind over matter REALLY is. Maybe it's not what I thought it was.

Still learning something new everyday!

Thank you for your post!

peace,

somebody/gwen

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Long Time No See!

by faundy in

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friends

wow, it has been an age since i've been on here!

for those of you who remember, i'm steph, dansk's daughter.. .

it's been 18 months since he passed away and for some reason i am feeling it more now than i did at the time of his death.

somebody

Here is info on the book, faundy.

http://www.amazon.com/Ghosts-Among-Us-Uncovering-Truth/dp/0061553395

May peace be with you and your family, and congrats on the new member of your family!

somebody/gwen

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Long Time No See!

by faundy in

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friends

wow, it has been an age since i've been on here!

for those of you who remember, i'm steph, dansk's daughter.. .

it's been 18 months since he passed away and for some reason i am feeling it more now than i did at the time of his death.

somebody

Hi faundy!

I have been away from the board for too long ( about 6 years or so it seems) and I made a "HOWDY" post earlier today too. I only learned THIS MORNING about your dad, and I cried and cried that I wasn't here 18 months ago! I'm SO sorry for your loss. Right away, I started reading his "torn apart" post and I'm only on page 2 of it, so I wasn't even sure if his daughters ever got out of the Watchtower. I was PRAYING that you did before he passed on. And I pray that your sister is out too.

((((((((((faundy)))))) and hugs to your family too.

If I were you, I would buy the book titled Ghost Among Us. It is NOT a scary or morbid book. I found it to be of much comfort. You can search it on the net and read reviews if you wish before you buy or order it. It may be the comfort you need ! The auther is James Van Praagh.

I'm SO glad I popped in today to see your post and read it. For now I know who you are! Is that strange or what? !!!

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HOWDY!

by somebody in

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friends

just popped in to say hello.

i hope you all are doing well.

tons of new people!

somebody

Hi jourey-on,

I haven't posted reguarly since about I duuno....6 or 7 years maybe? I thought about the board last week ( because a certain person crossed my mind at the time) and this past Sunday I came to the board and actually read older posts ALL DAY LONG into the night. I had both tears and smiles reading posts.

So today I came back and decided that I may participate again. It's changed SO much though. It's busy busy busy! I registered her a few months after Simon left what we called witnet ( which was for JWs only, but anyone could read the posts) and opened his own discussion board. That was years ago!

It's amazing how many new ones are here, and how many are still here from years ago. I'm glad the board didn't close!

peace,

somebody/gwen

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Did You Know Any Jehovah's Witnesses That "Did" Drugs?

by minimus in

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friends

my teenage daughter suggested to me that certain kids in well connected families were regular pot smokers.

it was always hush hush because of their connections but evidently it was common knowledge within the "in" crowd.. i knew some adults that were on prescription pills but they had legitimate excuses for being "happy".

of course, most jws i know of, medicate themselves on booze..

somebody

Hi minimus!

We had teens ( three that I knew of) who both smoked weed and drank, but I don't know about any adults. We teens avoided the adults as much as we could. And the teens who were thought to tell on us( I was in with the "in" crowd for a few months), just werent invited to "hang out" with us. I never smoked weed ( did cigarettes though) back then but I did drink. I never ratted on anyone who I knew was toking, nor drinking. The teens who were in the "out" crowd may have been doing the same things that the "in" crowd were doing for all anyone knows!

peace,

somebody/gwen

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HOWDY!

by somebody in

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friends

just popped in to say hello.

i hope you all are doing well.

tons of new people!

somebody

Nice to meet you too Lozhasleft!

Hi Blondie! I'm doing very well, thank you!

I see you are still doing the Watchtower commets every week. That's is cool!

Hope all is well with you and yours.

I find that I don't rmember how to use the discussion board options, such as how to quote and stuff. I need to learn all over again. DOH!

peace,

somebody/gwen

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HOWDY!

by somebody in

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friends

just popped in to say hello.

i hope you all are doing well.

tons of new people!

somebody

Just popped in to say hello. I hope you all are doing well. TONS of new people! Greetings all!

peace,

somebody/gwen

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Most-Ignored Scriptures by JWs

by Mad Sweeney in

the watchtower has been known for over 130 years as a great scriptural cherry-picker.

they pick out disparate unrelated verses and combine them to support the wackiest of wacky doctrines.. on the other hand there are many scriptures they almost never address, whether because they contradict wt doctrine or because they simply don't have a clue what they mean or how to spin them to the wt advantage.. one of these is revelation 19:1 that mentions a "great crowd" "in heaven.

" the only time it is ever brought up it is dismissed.

somebody

LUKE 8:39 NWT

Mark 5:19,20 NWT
19 However, he did not let him, but said to him: “Go home to your relatives, and report to them all the things Jehovah has done for you and the mercy he had on you.” 20 And he went away and started to proclaim in the De·cap′o·lis all the things Jesus did for him, and all the people began to wonder.
peace,
somebody/gwen

39 “Be on your way back home, and keep on relating what things God did for you.” Accordingly he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city what things Jesus did for him.

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How Long Were You Mentally Out Of The "Truth" Before You Left?

by minimus in

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friends

i was totally spiritually and mentally out of it at least 2 years before i resigned as an elder.

it was actually a long process but i can say it is a complete one.

somebody

4 years.

HAPPY NEW YEAR, minimus!!!!

peace,

somebody/gwen