Posts by baker

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Will they change the Yearbook format?

by freddo in

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pure speculation here but i'm wondering if - with the numbers flat-lining - that the gb will stop giving country by country stats, or perhaps at least some of the statistics.. we used to get a monthly stat in the km - then that was "simplified" to "highlights".

only the "good" stuff.

then with the new clam workbook, no stats at all.. i wonder if the yearbook will soon only contain "positive" spun stats.

baker

The videos they showed this summer "prove" that the big A is not just around the corner, but it is banging on the basement door.

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What is the purpose of life?

by slimboyfat in

while reading the magazines the other day it occurred to me that jws never really had a very good answer to that question.

because it was aimed at young people and it said something along the lines, "if you believe in god you have a purpose, but if you don't believe in god your life has no purpose or meaning".

i think that is a faulty analysis of the situation.

baker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFVzql3qoe4

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any Near death experiences any one can relate

by baker in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbkgj5j91he.

this is as close as it gets to the other side....

baker

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/12/seeing-god-in-the-third-millennium/266134/

Its all created in the brain...

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What's Is The Goal Of This Religion?

by pale.emperor in

what's is the goal of this religion?.

i mean, if it's for money they could do a lot more like other religions do: tithing, paying for prayers from the gb, selling "miracles", selling "blessed" items, selling courses.. if its for power then what are they hoping to do with that power?

they dont seem to do anything.

baker

Ken’s Bag of Rice

Ken, who is six years old, lives in Haiti. He was happy to learn that soon a new Kingdom Hall would be built for his congregation. He decided to make a secret con- tribution box and hide it in his room. Instead of spend- ing the allowance his parents gave him for school, he put it in his box. He did this faithfully until the King- dom Hall construction group arrived to begin work on the project. He then gave them his secret box, which contained enough money to buy a large bag of rice. For many days, Ken’s rice was served at the work site during the noon meal.

A yearbook story one of many, that cannot ever be verified. How poor children in destitute areas give all to the Hall, so you well off folks should give till it hurts, speech. Barbara Olsen commented in the past that lot of "stories" were found to meet the situation at hand.

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What do you think would have happened to you if...

by LevelThePlayingField in

you found out about ttatt way back in the 70's or maybe the 80's (basically before the internet) and you thought that you were all alone in this knowledge?

what do you think would have happened to you?

no jehovahs-witness.com, no john cedars, no arc, no jwfacts.com and no crisis of conscience to fall back on.

baker

I use to go to the library and use the reference library to find articles about "the Cross" and other items . purchased books from a church book store, the 1st one was "30 years a watchtower slave" and another book was by a writer named Martin. They were the way then to find out about the T., but I knew that were off because of the 1914 belief, and I use to say, all I have to do is just wait till say 2000 and this will be proved wrong and it will fall apart. They really held strong to this belief and I was sure if this proved wrong, it would be the end of them. wrong.

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Circuit ASSembly low-lites

by FedUpJW in

so in an effort to relieve some pressure here are what i term the low-lites of yesterday's assembly that i had to endure for the sake of family still in and my progressing fade.

apologies in advance for being pretty long winded.. these may not all be the actual words used, but the ones i use are close, and they pretty well say what was said from the platform.. right off the bat in the opening prayer the praises of the governing body were spoken.

thanking the g.b.

baker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APb1RpfjCrA

I found JT,s explanation interesting as to why there is always a deficit.

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My Favouite Inappropriate Watchtower Pictures

by pale.emperor in

i'd love to see you're favorite wt illustrations/photo's that they think are fine to print - but are actually kind of creepy/wierd.. .

here's my three fave from my book of bible stories (yes, a book for children!)..

man gets his head nailed into the floor with a tent pin by a good jehovah worshipper:.

baker

This one shows it like it already happened

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The Real Reason why the WT predicted Armageddon in 1975

by OrphanCrow in

i am of the opinion that the wt doctrine is influenced more by external factors that it is by internal ones.

one of the doctrines that has puzzled me for some time is the armageddon prediction of 1975. why would the wts make this prediction?

what was their real purpose?.

baker

The slogan I remember in the 60,s was "Drive the USA in a Chevrolet".. and was promoted on Bewitched

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This week's WT study article "Keep on the Watch" - the latest dumb article from the Gang That Couldn't Think Straight

by sir82 in

ok so this week's wt study article is entitled "why must we keep on the watch?"..

it is filled with statements on the importance of "being watchful" for the beginning of the "great tribulation".

paragraph 2: “keep looking, keep awake, for you do not know when the appointed time is.”after that, jesus admonished them repeatedly: “keep on the watch.”.

baker

Well, every day that passes, we all are closer to whatever is coming, including death...

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Stocks and Shares of the WTB&TS

by Truthexplorer in

watch the following video from 6 minutes 50 seconds to find out.. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i0lrdx3vpug.

a woman wrote to the guy refuting his research.

here is his reply to back up his proof.. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=woqjxehuppq.

baker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1A_zkUtGvw

Cigarettes were so valuable they were kept in a safe.