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So who knows/knew William Malenfant?

by L3G in

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since a previous thread is getting comments that this guy may become a new gb member, the topic above is worth pursuing.

here's what i found out by searching so far---in other words, not much.

surely others must know something about the guy.. http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/198944/1/william-malenfant-learn-from-me-mp3-trinidad-2010-zone-talk.

BettyHumpter

"He and his wife (name esacpes me) were both warm and quite interested in the young people at the gathering we were attending."

"Interested in the young people"? in 1968? That gives me the impression that he was NOT young at the time? So how old IS this man? 105?

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107 Year Old Horse Shit

by BettyHumpter in

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BettyHumpter

As Russel blathers on about the "Creative Day' nonsense, I realized that the sound of his voice is the same voice I hear in my head when reading anything from Sea Breeze. LOL

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Joseph and the 1000 Year Rule.

by waton in

this is big, jw org is a comedy channel, or someone high up in the helpers sends a message via wt dramas: .

the resurrected "joseph" is an impostor.

his high position was not in giza, egypt but in berlin germany.

BettyHumpter

Joseph invited to dinner with 8-10 people. Telling the same story. Assuming a saturday night function is at minimum 2 hours if you're just making a presence and possibly till the wee hours if you have a good time......he has thousands of years of the same weekend plans before he concludes speaking to everyone. And thats assuming Noah or Moses don't butt in and overtalk.

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Joseph and the 1000 Year Rule.

by waton in

this is big, jw org is a comedy channel, or someone high up in the helpers sends a message via wt dramas: .

the resurrected "joseph" is an impostor.

his high position was not in giza, egypt but in berlin germany.

BettyHumpter

"King Tut himself"

The image you posted is the mummy of Ramses II, not Tut.

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107 Year Old Horse Shit

by BettyHumpter in

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why did Jehovah create flightless birds ?

by stan livedeath in

ostriches, chickens, emus, penguins, ...the dodo + others i cant remember.. it seems a bit mean..

BettyHumpter

In the New System, sharks will look like this, since they will eat kelp. Those serrated, razor sharp teeth they currently have are no good for chewing plants all day....

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Did you ever meet someone born in the 1800’s?

by Fisherman in

i met freddie franz who was born in the 1880’s and many others from the 1880’s.

but as a very small child i remember someone very old aged 106 and that person was born around 1856 which means that he was around people from the 1700’s..

BettyHumpter

Oldest verifiable person ever was Jeanne Calment. 1875-1997. I remember her starting to get quite a bit of publicity in the mid 1990's and thinking how cool it would be if someone who was already an adult at the end of the 1800's lived to see the start of the 21st century. She died a little over 2 years short of that mark. She had memories of meeting Van Gogh when she was a teenager.

At age 90 she did the equivalent of a reverse mortgage on her flat. The man agreed to pay her until she she died upon which he would inherit the place. Must have seemed a no brainer to him. Make payments for just a couple of years and receive a paid off home. How much longer is it likely for a 90 year old to live? She lived for 32 more years. He died before her, still making monthly payments and was never able to occupy the place.

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why did Jehovah create flightless birds ?

by stan livedeath in

ostriches, chickens, emus, penguins, ...the dodo + others i cant remember.. it seems a bit mean..

BettyHumpter

Yeah. And why did he create aquatic mammals?

And why did he create exposed testicles, a backwards retina and arteries that meander?

And why did he combine the reproductive system with the waste elimination system?

Maybe, just maybe......

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Naked in the New World

by neat blue dog in

i know there was a painting of a woman being resurrected naked and someone coming to greet her holding clothes, but what about after perfection, after the thousand years?.

the idea is we're supposed to achieve what adam lost by returning to human perfection, so wouldn't that include not wearing clothes, especially as the act of adam and eve hiding in the trees and sewing fig leaves signified shame, and imperfection passed on through the reproductive organs.

has the wt ever addressed this?

BettyHumpter

Welcome to the forum, Bettyhumpter, are you an ExJW?

Yes. 4th generation. Began having doubts as a teenager. Knew it was complete nonsense by age 18 and was completely away by age 20. It was a 2 year fade mainly because of friends and family ties. Those 2 years after high school I was making friends outside of the organization while still trying to maintain some ties within but by 20 I knew the jig was up.

I never got disfellowshipped. I don't live in the same city I grew up in and I guess I never gave them any reason (that they knew of) to pursue it.

About half my family are JW's and half not. I rarely see or hear from the ones who are still in. On the occasions I've had to go back to that town i've had interactions with them and they've been cordial. A couple of uncles are elders. I guess after 2 decades i'm almost seen as a never was a JW and what would be the point of pursuing the matter. I don't bring up religion and they don't either.

I know other former JW's have had a rougher time of it. Perhaps my family was slightly less hardnosed or maybe they liked me too much....lol.

But the ones who are in a very much still in. Speaking at conventions, elder'ing, pioneering etc.

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Naked in the New World

by neat blue dog in

i know there was a painting of a woman being resurrected naked and someone coming to greet her holding clothes, but what about after perfection, after the thousand years?.

the idea is we're supposed to achieve what adam lost by returning to human perfection, so wouldn't that include not wearing clothes, especially as the act of adam and eve hiding in the trees and sewing fig leaves signified shame, and imperfection passed on through the reproductive organs.

has the wt ever addressed this?

BettyHumpter

"Well that would tie into the theory I've also heard that the water canopy would go back up, making it warm worldwide."

Yeah, but why go through the motions of putting a water canopy up? If you're God and magically making a water canopy stay in orbit, why not just skip it and snap your fingers and make it the same temp everywhere because you said so? The water canopy is just hand waving to explain magic. Like 'Pattern Buffer' in Star Trek or 'Midichlorians' in Star Wars. :)