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  Another massive Watchtower FLIP-FLOP!

  by Focus in

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  the great pyramid of giza (isa.

  1880 - symbolizing jesus (1880wtwr 09 01 02).

  1881 - commands respect but is a poor and weak foundation for hopes (1881wtwr 05 01 04-5).

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  Elders- "Trained or UnTrained- WHICH IS IT??

  by JT in

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  the biggest error wt has continued to make for the last 120yrs is they leave a wonderful paper trail behind - where a serious student of study will have no problem following and seeing that so many of their lofty claims simply don't fly .

  case in point - are the elders trained or untrained clergymen as it were?.

  well for those of you who have never served as an elder allow me to share with you what elders are told about their training.

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  Family dynamics and the Org.

  by LDH in

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  i have made a couple of remarks regarding family dynamics on other threads, but i thought it's be nice to start a new thread.... i'm no psychologist, but suffice it to say i see some similarities here.

  (please add to/comment on these thoughts).

  the organization wishes to be seen as our mother.

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  Waiting for an apology?

  by LDH in

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  i was recently talking to a friend, an ex-admin from witnet, who said that they felt i was 'owed' an apology because of an offensive remark made on this board.. i didn't give it too much credence, since from time to time we all say things we shouldn't, but it did start a dialogue between us about things we would apologise for if we could.. on a really 'general' note, i mentioned i would apologise to every householder to whom i might have came across as being god's finger on their doorstep.

  for people who are supposed to be humble, when you are told every day of your life that you have the 'truth,' it becomes obvious that everyone else has a 'lie.

  ' therefore, it's not too hard to picture yourself being sanctimonious at the door while preaching the gospel of our lord jesus.. i really can't comment on what he said because i would reveal his identity and don't have his permission to do so, but suffice it to say he wanted to apologise for pushing off his personal preferences on others (which he didn't even believe but which were being taught as the word of god).

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  TOLERANCE

  by Frenchy in

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  tolerance.

  i think the appearance of the now infamous danielle gives us reason for pause.

  i admit that at first i took her at face value which is what we are all supposed to do.

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  Who really is the FDS?!?!?!?!?

  by LDH in

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  hey all, hope you're having a great year so far.. before witnet was closed down, there was an interesting discussion regarding the fds and their failed prophecies.

  i asked a question, but unfortunately there wasn't enought time to get everyone's view.. so i'll rephrase my posts, and wait to hear from y'all.. if we are so quick to say that the fds is a false prophet because of some failed prophecies (even tho they say they don't prophecy, we all know better) then how would you explain the bible book of jonah?.

  a faithful prophet, jonah, followed (after much trial and tribulation to himself) jehovah's command to declare destruction on the city of nineveh.

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  Hello Hello (Continued) Intros ....

  by Roamingfeline in

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  hey, nice to see you again, kismet!!!

  where ya been?

  i do agree that the other thread was getting a bit long, and totally lost it's original purpose!

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  Judicial Defense ?

  by thinker in

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  it occurs to me that this forum has a vast resource of knowledge and experience.

  i'd like to suggest we put our heads together and find possible defenses for active witnesses facing a judicial committee.

  with frenchy's intimate knowledge of committee rules and rr's huge library, along with everyone's individual experience; we we should be able to build a logical defense (assuming logic is a useful tool to jw's).. from my own research, i have put together a logical defense for an active jw who wishes to associate with a da'd friend.

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  Just stopping by to say hi....

  by LDH in

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  hello everyone, especially from witnet.

  as long as i have been on the net, i hadn't used it for anything remotely related to jw until earlier this year.. i was looking into bb software for our company's site, and on the infopop site i saw a link for witnet!

  since witnet closed, i have seen so much online, it's been a little overwhelming, lol.. i really enjoyed my time there, and i'll stop in here from time to time, if you can handle it.

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  Witnet closes its Door for good...

  by Pathofthorns in

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  kind of a sad but inevitable end to a special and unique place on the net.

  free speech is severely limited in the truth, and the wide range of opinion and viewpoint between the old school and the new school i'm sure made operating such a site a challenge.. for me the most facinating thing was the way one could see thinking troubled witnesses contrasted with the ones who were the mindless products of an organization.

  i think it was a valuable window into the worldwide picture of what is happening today in the religion.. the site was helpful to me, and for that it holds a special place with me.

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