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Rattigan350
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http://www.theocraticcollector.com/
by wordyword inhi all, came across this website, ran by steve searles.
i believe he comes from carlisle, england.. it contains all sorts of "goodies" - talks, dramas, district conventions, old watchtower publications, videos etc.
he charges a "membership fee" for folks to download ripped off youtube videos etc.
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Why does god kill children?
by Comatose ini was thinking about all the accounts in the bible that indicate god kills children as a punishment or teaching experience.
1. kills all of egypts firstborn sons, who were innocent kids who did nothing to him or his people, who had no control over the decisions pharoah made.
how many times have you read that account or thought about it without realizing the devastating pain dealt to all those parents, and remembered those were innocent kids?.
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Rattigan350
Because it is more cost effective than waiting until they become adults.
Seriously, what is the problem? Isn't it better that they die as children before they get too much life going?
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2013 District Convention God's Word Is Truth MP3 is ready!
by OneDayillBeFree inalright.
so i got a sendspace and uploaded the whole thing except for the songs and morning music.. the link to all the mp3's is here!
for some reason it starts with the last talk first but they're all numbered and titled according to the convention so it should'nt be too hard i hope.. do with them what you please, upload them to youtube, send them to friends & family, or just see how far you can stomach some of the "fine spiritual food that the faithful and discreet slave has prepared for us this year".. some key talks you might wanna listen to are 12 symposium: the truth sets us free, 16 believe inspired truth, not inspired error, 20 symposium: reject what is false!
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Rattigan350
What I noticed is that the convention has nothing to do with the theme.
No teaching about God's word being truth.
It is all about conduct.
The obligatory: Marry only in the Lord and don't associate with disfellowshipped family members, talks. Same things from the Needs of the circuit parts. Like,why do they care except that such things won't help people stay in the congregation and a solid congregation is what they want.
Scripted demonstrations on studying and internet interruptions, and commenting at meetings.
That one about the progressing of the organization in the last few years from the literature changes is just lies. Why can't they just say that revenue is down and expenses are up so they are cutting back, instead of stating that with the cuts they can do more translating, etc. They are so fearful to where it becomes dishonest.
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I was wondering why the WT society does not want us to discuss business before and after the meetings at the Kingdom Hall?
by Iamallcool ini know their answer.
i think it is all bs.
lets discuss!.
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Rattigan350
Because they only care about promoting their business. I.e. what leads to more in the donation box.
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Deuteronomy 18: 20-22 and the FDS's failed prophesies.
by braincleaned inwhen jw's come to my door, i don't tell them i am an ex, just because they will move on and you will not have helped them see the obvious.. so i show them this scripture, and the new wt of july 2013 makes it even easier to confirm that new light is just moving the goalposts.. if jehovah really exists, they are in for some heavy crapstorm from him!.
deuteronomy 18: 20-22:.
20however, the prophet who presumes to speak in my name a word that i have not commanded him to speak or who speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet must die.. 21and in case you should say in your heart: how shall we know the word that jehovah has not spoken?.
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Rattigan350
I am so tired of this scripture being used as an attacking point.
That scripture was originally meant as a way to identify the messiah and the false messiahs,
and was not meant for after that time.
It told them to look for one like Moses and can do more than Moses.
There would be many that would claim to be him and even do signs like Moses, so that was to tell them to believe them all.
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Symposium with a talk about "Human Apostates"
by Prime in"there is a symposium with a talk about "human apostates" that is very slanderous and defamatory and has the ex-jw blogosphere up in arms over it.".
if a person doesn't fit the description outlined in this talk, the talk isn't referring to you.. .
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Rattigan350
Not so fast.
One thing that I noticed is that it says apostates stop and discourage the preaching work.
However the point of that statement is that the preachers are their sales force. One way to not get people to drop off the sales force, is to get them to believe that stopping or slowing down is a sign of apostacy and they don't want that.
It's all about keeping the sales force active.
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Rattigan350
The point, Giordano, is that they are hypocrites just loving the titles for the congregation's sake but going against it the rest of the time when it does not suit them. Maybe you had such a simple life that it would not factor in.
I said wife, because you would not know what they are like at home otherwise.
She said to me that we will never get ahead in this system. So, typical, blaming the system and not the actions of an anchor just dragging us down.
When I was single, I was ahead.
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Former Long Time Elder: Why I am still in
by James Jackson ina customer on my route with whom i have had some lively debates was his number 1 complaint is that "the witnesses have so many rules".
last month i agreed with on this issue.
he asked why the change, i told him that i have been doing some soul searching.
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Rattigan350
Something that is right is right because it is right, not because the Watchtower or the Bible says so.
And vice versa.
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Rattigan350
I started this thread because my PW has been making congregation territory wall maps and for their cards. They are paying for that. While she was traveling from the KH after a congregat's memorial service to where they had the get together, she got a speeding ticket (I was glad I had to work that day until that happened, made it so I worked for nothing.) Thereafter she stated that she needed a new computer for her designing. I told her, no you have to save for your ticket. She bought one without asking me (It was a good deal anyway). Now the credit cards are maxed.
Today the bossman called me in to work. The convention at least twice mentioned that we should not miss meetings for work or overtime. I saw screw that, hypocrites. Listening to what they say, pulls one out of the faith more than direct negative talk.
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Rattigan350
The Pioneer Wife:
In Public -
She is active in service,
used in demonstrations and other meeting parts,
helps at Kingdom Hall builds and other projects,
There for all of the social occasions,
At home -
Disrespects husband of any status,
runs up the credit card,
neglects the home,
teaches the kids only to count time.