Posts by Rattigan350

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December 1,2014 watchtower saying buying house is bad

by hoser in

page 15.

"take for example a christian couple in asia.

in their younger years, they admired those who could afford to own a house.

Rattigan350

So, if they sell, where will they live? Apartment? Rent is more than house payments.

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One Day Assembly Costs How Much, WTF?

by NoMoreHustle in

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the recent circuit assembly day cost get this... $17,0000 in an assembly hall that they own!

this was announced during the assmbly at the 3/4 mark of days activities.

after he said how much the assembly cost, he then proceeded to say that we have recieved $6,000 in donations up to this point of the day.

1914 or 1934 ?

by Chris Tann in

i have thoroughly researched the watchtower doctrine of 1914, and am convinced it is neither biblically or historically correct.

but every now and then i wonder how ironic it is that world war 1 did start in that year, also pestilence and famine perused.

maybe, just maybe the witnesses are correct.

Rattigan350

"I have thoroughly researched the Watchtower doctrine of 1914, and am convinced it is neither biblically or historically correct."

No you have not thoroughly researched it.

And it is biblically and historically correct.

"Watchtower time prophecy of 2,520 years and apply it to the true historical date when Jerusalem fell to the Babylonians; 586/587 b.c.e.."

If you thoroughly researched it, you would understand that the 7 times does not start at the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians. It starts when the kings in the line of David lose their sovereignty. That happened in 607 though Jerusalem fell in 587. They continue to hold that 607 was the fall

of Jerusalem because if they change it, it would be too embarassing.

"Now to be clear, I do not believe in the 2,520 year time prophecy. It is not in the scriptures or in history"

Yes, it is. Otherwise how can it be explained that the kings in the line of David stopped servicing on Jehovah's Throne when the prophesy of Nathan

said they would. How can it be explained that Jesus did not become king when he was on earth.

Here's an idea. Open up your mind to more than what The Watchtower teaches.

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WT for this Sunday...You are My Witnesses

by Legacy in

wt 7/15/2014....page 27...question # 17...what will we consider in the next article...paragraph 17...but how can we be jehovah witnesses and at the same time be witnesses of jesus....well well well...i think they really got the point...all through the greek scriptures, that's what jesus has been saying...we are to witness about him....in the hebrews scriptures was about jehovah god, most of the world got that.

now jehovah, put another spoke in the wheel his son...jesus...that's who paul has been talking about all along...that he was witness of jesus, paul knew who god was.

i think the society monitors sites like these & others & found out....they may have been, uh...wrong....wonder how are they going to spin this one off....i won't read the next article just yet... comments anyone ..... legacy.

Rattigan350

Blondie: "If it was so important, why can the concept, "Jehovah's witnesses" or "witnesses of Jehovah" not be found in the NT......."

Right. Paul was such a quoter of the prophecies, why didn't he quote that and refer it.

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Who left or got stumbled over the 1995 generation thing?

by Julia Orwell in

or the 2000's generation thing?.

how did you feel?

how did it help you wake up?

Rattigan350

I wish I had stumbled over that and the Sheep and goats change when I was single and not married a Witness.

Unfortunately the internet was in its beginning stages and information was not as available.

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Why do people support abusers in the NFL?

by Simon in

i really don't get it.. in most sports in most countries your career is rightly over if you commit certain crimes.. but not in the good old nfl !.

it seems players can rape, beat women, abuse children, fight dogs ... and they will not only be allowed to play but they will have an army of fans wearing their names on their shirts and cheering them on.. the abuse and arrogant attitudes seem to exist at all levels - it seems like there is an endless feed of news stories where some high-school or college football players have abused or raped girls and they end up being allowed back to play and people rallying round as though *they* are the victims.. surely, whatever someone's skills as an athlete are, there are some things that simply can't be excused?.

or is winning truly 'everything' and it doesn't matter the cost?.

Rattigan350

Because the sport is about violence, so how do they know where it stops?

What do they expect from a musclehead?

And why is the public judging them rather than the one's involved?

What brought the issue on, the video or the woman's complaint and filing of charges?

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Scottish independance in two days what do you think?

by barry in

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one thing i would like to say is will the union jack be changed because the scottish flag is incorpreted in it.

if the union jack is changed will we change our australian flag because the union jack is in our flag?

even hawawi has the union jack also fiji and many other commonwealth countries.. .

Rattigan350

Independant thinking again. Always bad.

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If money were no object where would you live?

by usualusername in

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my money is on tuscany, italy at the moment..

Rattigan350

Aspen or Crested Butte Colorado

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Why are alot of JW's Fascinated with Sci-Fi?

by NoMoreHustle in

i am still in & gradually fading.

i have always wondered why alot of jw's that i know are really into alot of sci-fi stuff like star wars, i robot, x-men stuff etc.

i mean they take it another level with this fantasy stuff.

Rattigan350

This is a dumb topic.

Because Sci fi is cool.

What else is there?

And Star Trek is real... it just has not happened yet.

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What does semimonthy mean

by bobld in

yes,i know what it means however,the gb of the wbts does not.they said the study edition apears once a month and is not offered to the public.the study edition(has 32 pages) and the public edition(has 16 pages) of the watchtower are not two different magazines.per their wt of jan.15/2008.. on page 2 of their oct.15/2014 public wt they say it is published semimonthy.

page 3 they say nearly 46 million copies of each issue are printed.also their study edition is published semimonthymy understanding, the public issue is on the 1st of the month and the study is on the 15th month only one copy of ea issue.someone please explain the discrepancies.. .

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Rattigan350

The study edition was done so that it is needed only by the 12? million who attend the watchtower study to cut production costs.