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  A Korean Tragedy

  by fulltimestudent in

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  the modern history is full of deep, dark tragedies.

  and, my intention, as i sat down to write of those tragedies for a fb page i look after for a macquarie university student society, was to tell the story of these very dark contemporary events.

  but east asia history is complex and i think its helpful to try to have an overview of that history to understand what has happened in the recent past.

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  I look forward to the next installments fts.
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  Quotes where Watchtower claims inspiration

  by krismalone in

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  http://www.eaec.org/cults/jw/jw5.htm.

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  If by their own words they are "neither inspired or infallible" in what they say, then why in the world would anybody pay any attention to whatever comes out of their mouths?

  And what is more sadly those who put their life in their hands by refusing a potentially life saving blood transfusion ? because by their own admission they are neither inspired or infallible ?
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  Question for SBF

  by Fisherman in

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  slimboyfat, it appears that wts is going, gone digital.

  can you show your view what is wts next move after they are completely gone from kings county and settled in warwick?

  - this thread is your if you want it..

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  An organization that is doing well Financially expands its organization with growth and adding more people to handle the growth and invests in real estate and human resources ,people for the expected growth .

  An organization that is having difficulties ,downsizes ,cuts costs ,and cuts staff ,sells real estate , equipment etc. to minimize their losses .

  I think it`s obvious what side of the equation the JW religion is on ,it`s just a matter of time before they are just a fringe religion with very few members compared to their heyday.
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  Some Things Just Dont Add Up, How Did We Miss This???

  by pale.emperor in

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  some things i just didnt notice at the time which now seem so obvious:.

  the bible tells us that the end will come like a thief in the night, when we least expect it.

  (matthew 24:44).

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  Never let us forget though that "the women declaring the Good News are a large army" but apparently an underrated army at that by the JW`s.

  It amazed me how women could have have a place in heaven ruling with Christ Jesus for a thousand years because of their anointing on earth prior to their death ,yet while alive in there respective congregations they had no authority or say simply because they were women.?

  On the one hand they were "a large army of faithful witnesses" (anointed ones included ) yet had no say in congregational matters on earth ,yet on death the anointed women could now rule with Jesus for a thousand years ?

  As a side note :Illustrations of those anointed women gaining heaven by the WT are never depicted as women somehow they are always portrayed as males with a beard.Why is that ?

  I was always led to believe from WT teachings that Angels were neither male or female .

  Are the anointed who gain heaven to rule with JC Angels ? If so why are they all depicted as having beards ? A male trait.

  If the anointed who gain heaven are not classed as Angels then what/who are they ? and why do they all have a beard ?
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  What exactly is grieving gods Holy Spirit?

  by Chook in

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  i had an elder tell me once i was grieving holy spirit but i’m not sure how this dickhead knew..

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  If the WT is right and holy spirit is an impersonal force, how could it experience an emotion like grief?

  I like your reasoning Ding
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  
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  Was there really a specific request for money in this week's meeting?

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  i have seen a few comments about this week's meeting.. was there actually a part that specified an actual per-publisher amount that should be donated regularly?.

  can this be confirmed please?.

  i truly cant believe just how brazen the society seems to be getting - and how desperate they are!.

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  Correct me if I am wrong I have been out for over 25 years ,so instead of just asking for members to just increase their contributions they have all these different projects they want you to contribute to ?

  How many different projects are they requesting members to contribute to as opposed to the one general contribution we had 30-50 odd years ago.?

  Remember how they challenged Christendom for putting ATM machines in churches and now they do the same thing .

  How they challenged Churches for having big TV screens in Churches? and now they have the same thing.

  And how can they say with a straight face they don`t beg for money .....when they do ?
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  Killers of The Flower Moon by David Grann

  by smiddy3 in

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  i am presently reading this book and so far have read only 100 pages and it boggles my mind !!.

  has anybody on the board read it ?

  if so i would like to hear your views on it,if not now after i have finished reading it myself lol.

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  Having finished reading this book ,the old saying "truth is stranger than fiction" certainly rings true .It almost defies belief that such crimes could be committed against so many victims for so long a time and covered up by so many prominent people in a civilized society in Oklahoma America during the 1920`s against the Osage Indian people.

  It also gives insight into the early years of the FBI and J.E.Hoover

  This true story would make an excellent series for such as Neflix or Hulu or Foxtel or some other network it certainly is too big to be made into just a film to do it justice .

  I highly recommend you read it .
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  Question for SBF

  by Fisherman in

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  slimboyfat, it appears that wts is going, gone digital.

  can you show your view what is wts next move after they are completely gone from kings county and settled in warwick?

  - this thread is your if you want it..

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  I think that`s a great analysis slimboyfat

  The elimination of print literature really signals the demise of JW culture to a significant degree.

  I think you have hit the nail on the head with that statement

  The demise of the literature is a huge development.

  Well said.I couldn`t agree more
  
  
  
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  Creation proves JWs system is wrong

  by venus in

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  to revolt is a natural tendency of life.

  even a worm turns against the foot that crushes it.

  the vitality and relative dignity of an animal can be measured by the intensity of its instinct to revolt.

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  All life on earth depends on the destruction/devouring of any other life on earth .

  This fact proves their is no loving creator .

  Which also proves JW`s are wrong.
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  Do they take the GB seriously?

  by Tech49 in

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  2. friends

  so this is an honest question that i have been thinking about for some time.. do regular jehovahś witnesses in other countries (other than the usa) take the governing body in new york seriously?.

  i mean, i cant help but wonder about the publishers in japan, or south africa, or mexico, or new zealand, or even the uk, or spain, or italy...... or russia?.

  not you and i (we know what you think of them), but the regular jwś...... do they take these american buffoons seriously?

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  DOC I sincerely hope they keep him on JW.Org TV channel , if anything should wake up a JW it should be watching this guy and his facial contortions.

  He missed his vocation ,he would have been a hoot on the comedy channel .