Posts by Saename

this was first said in 1918 and adjusted to "will never die" in 1920. of course, the wts taught that the anointed had to die to go to heaven; but there was no great crowd teaching then, so they were talking about all non-anointed people on earth.

the wts members were known as bible students then and had been expecting the end in 1914 and it was adjusted.

one date that was stressed at that time was 1925. so i think they idea was that people living in 1918 would be alive to see the end in 1925, which of course did not happen.

Saename

What is dead may never die!

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The Times they are a'changin (indeed)

by JeffT in

bob dylan has been awarded the nobel prize in literature.

i wonder if they'll let him sing at the ceremony.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/bob-dylan-wins-2016-nobel-prize-in-literature/ar-aaitpmb?li=bbnb7kz?ocid=ansmsnnews11.

Saename

Huh. Times are indeed changing. A songwriter wins the Nobel Prize in literature...

Maybe Armageddon is coming after all.

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Trump supporters want to repeal 19th amendment

by keyser soze in

seriously, you can't make this shit up.

and these same people will accuse hillary of rigging the election after she wins:.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/trump-supporters-repeal-19th-amendment-article-1.2828571.

Saename

Repeal the 19th Amendment? What for? What the hell? So that women couldn't vote again?

Who's that stupid?

Edit: After reading the news article, I realised we have women to thank that Donald Trump isn't going to win.

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Been witnessing today - first time in over 2 years!!

by The Searcher in

and it felt wonderful!!.

i went into the city to where i knew there was a "cosmopolitan witnessing" trolley, because i wanted to ask a simple bible-based question.

the trolley was attended by an elder and a sister who was another elder's wife.

Saename

How are Rev. 18.4–8 and Matt. 8.11 seeds of doubt? I don't find anything so crucial about those verses...

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Article: Are There Contradictions in the Bible?

by ttdtt in

when online looking at the recent wt there was a link to this..https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/questions/are-there-contradictions-in-the-bible/.

here are the "big" ones they disproved - though not really:).

if god rested on the seventh day, how has he continued working?where did jesus heal the blind man?will the earth be destroyed?in capernaum, who brought the centurion’s request to jesus?do we all sin?is jesus equal to god or lesser than god?.

Saename

Are you sure...? It seems like they covered everything.

Oh, wait...

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Introduction

by robrog8999 in

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friends

hello all.... i am new here so i figured i'd make a quick post introducing myself and giving a brief intro as to who i am and what i'm here for... as well as to hopefully meet others.. so, i made a profile and in it i gave a pretty detailed explanation as to my intent here and exactly why i decided to participate in the boards.

in case you don't read it, i'll give a brief summary.

the name is robert.

Saename

If you're still visiting the website, which I assume you do not since you learned its users are mostly ex-Jehovah's Witnesses, try to learn about child sexual abuse in the religion. I understand that child sexual abuse can happen in every religion because of bad individuals who happen to be sexual predators; however, it is not the case with Jehovah's Witnesses. The problem in this religion is not that certain individuals abuse children; the main problem is that the religion itself and its administrative policies are there to protect paedophiles.

I suggest you to learn about the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse and what it has determined in regards to the Jehovah's Witness religion. If you do not have time, check those clips available on Youtube that show what happened in court: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpziVM4MyTEDLQh8vvbWcllzSqaiI12JD

If, however, you do have time, watch all 8 days of interrogations and investigation. All 8 days are available on Youtube also. Here is a playlist of all days: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPQ6KZ-AGhVQbadlzMQN26dvMPzddxlui

In addition to the above, a similar investigation is being led in the UK. In the UK, the organisation of Jehovah's Witnesses were told and directly ordered by the Charity Commission not to destroy any evidence in regards to child sexual abuse situation in the religion. However, the leaders of the organisation, called the Governing Body, sent a letter to the elders in the UK commanding them to destroy all evidence of child sexual abuse. You can find everything in the news. Here is one article: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/jehovahs-witnesses-paedophile-sex-abuse-7278824

You may also read this Wikipedia article in regards to this issue, and remember to pay attention to the section on the topic of the two-witness rule, which is especially troubling: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehovah%27s_Witnesses%27_handling_of_child_sex_abuse

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Big Day fast approaching Letting go

by rebelfighter in

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friends

the big day is two days away when she will say "i do".

i knew this day would come someday but as a mom you just want to hold on even though i did everything to train her to be very independent.

she has been making most of her own decisions since middle school.. she moved away 5 years ago but still was totally mine till 2 years ago when mr. wonderful appeared in her life.

Saename

Hope he really will be Mr. Wonderful :)

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Impact of NWT

by menrov in

hi all, just recently i was thinking about the period of my study and eventual baptism as jw.

it took many years, i guess in all about 10 years.

various times i stopped the study but after a while it started again.

Saename

Chook - then out comes the white rabbit out of Tony Morris pants.

Wrong. The white rabbit comes out of Tony Morris's tight pants.