There is one thing we can be sure of, we will die, some early, some later. After that no one knows what happens. I think I will just wait and see or not see, whatever.
Ken P.
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A QUESTION FOR THE CHRISTIANS ON THIS BOARD
by vitty inwhat is the second comming of christ, i mean what will happen...............armageddon??????????
destruction for anyone who isnt a christian ?.
he he going restore paradise on earth ????????.
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Kind of Funny
by Undecided ini carried my wife and her sister out shopping.
i was about 35 miles from home and it was raining.
i dropped them off at the door of the store and parked the car so they wouldn't get wet.
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I carried my wife and her sister out shopping. I was about 35 miles from home and it was raining. I dropped them off at the door of the store and parked the car so they wouldn't get wet. I walked up to where they were shopping so I could know when to pick them up. I went to get the car and it wouldn't start, not even click or make any noise at all. I went bonkers. I cussed and lost it for a few minutes. I finally thought about the little electronic thing on the key that tells the computer that it's legit. I think maybe it got wet, anyway I cleaned it and it started up OK.
They thought something had happened to me since they couldn't see the car. When I picked them up my wife's sister listened to her messages on her cell phone. A preacher friend of her's had left a message that his car wouldn't start and he had to have it towed.
She said it's strange, he was praying that his car would start and God didn't help. You were cussing and the devil helped you. I couldn't stop laughing.
Ken P.
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Never knew there were apostates until I quit the borg. myself.
Ken P.
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How many individuals did you help
by sspo inhow many people did you study with to the point of baptism when you were a jw and how do you feel about that.. in 30 years fortunately never brought anyone in except my kids even though i was very active in service.
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Nine that I can remember.
Ken P.
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JW article "Armageddon, Inc." in the Saturday Evening Post
by Wild_Thing inhas anybody ever seen the article in the saturday evening post called "armageddon, inc"?
i can't post it due to copyright issues, but if you have access to a library or university archives, it is definitely worth it!
it was printed in 1940, but other than the references to the "judge" it reads like it was printed yesterday!
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I remember those phonographs well. I could barely carry one. You had to wind up the spring to make it run. It had a 78 rpm plastic record that would break if dropped.
Something funny happened one day when my dad played it to a black family. My dad was darked skin and had a good tan in summer. He had talked about where he was raised in Virginia during the conversation.. One of the housholders said to him, "What are you Virginia Nigers gona think of next". He came back to the car laughing.
Ken P.
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JW view of Worship is the problem
by Amazing inin some private discussions with ex-jws over the years, i have boiled down some of the disagreements to a different view of what worship is or is not.
this view often unwittingly affects ex-jws, and underpins their arguments, even though they do not realize it.. to a jw, worship of jehovah is done by going out door-to-door, attending meetings, commenting, singing, and prayer.
these are acts only done to and for jehovah.. to a protestant, going door-to-door is nice, vene being at church is nice, but not worship.
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Little Toe,
My wife is a devout Christain and prays for all the things that she can't contol, like sickness and other things. She get's upset when I question things of religion but we tolerate each other's views very well. I even go to church with her when she can find a church that isn't too hypocritical. I'm just not sure religion is anything but a way to deal with reality, what ever that is. I'm still waiting for God or Christ to convince me that they are real.
Ken P.
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JW view of Worship is the problem
by Amazing inin some private discussions with ex-jws over the years, i have boiled down some of the disagreements to a different view of what worship is or is not.
this view often unwittingly affects ex-jws, and underpins their arguments, even though they do not realize it.. to a jw, worship of jehovah is done by going out door-to-door, attending meetings, commenting, singing, and prayer.
these are acts only done to and for jehovah.. to a protestant, going door-to-door is nice, vene being at church is nice, but not worship.
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To me religion is just our imagination trying to deal with what we can't understand about life and the universe, and especially death. It is probably good for some people to give them peace but for others it's a reason for war and death to those who don't accept their God. I think religion has caused more trouble than good down through the ages. I've have decided to just wait and see what happens at death, if anything.
Ken P.
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HOW THE JUDGE STOLE CHRISTMAS
by Mary inde judge hated christmas!
"i must find a way to keep christmas from coming!
i must stop christmas from coming!
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He said religion is a snare and a racket. He just might be right about christmas. This year it seems like a big chore, especially when you don't have any money for presents.
Ken P.
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1/15 WT: The Watchtower's Sick Social Order
by metatron ini just got done reading the latest watchtower and it reinforces any notion that the old men who run this religion.
want nothing to do with ethical reform of their cult.. the magazine gives an effective look at the way that the watchtower hierarchy maintains their sick social order.. first, women are inferiors, period.
nevermind the fact that women can manage/run/ or lead an organization equally as.
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Can a sister have a bible study with a man? I don't remember it's been so long since I was the PO.
Ken P.
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Suicide is a VERY bad thing.....
by lonelysheep inthat is the conclusion i've come to.
up until then, and because of my own depressed feelings, i have felt differently.
this changed for me last night, though.
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I know the feeling, you will get over it but never forget it. It will come back to haunt you occasionally but not all the time. One of my good friends killed himself. My boss back when I was young killed himself and also his brother did also. I know of several others too.
All we can do is live our lives the best we can and try to accept whatever comes along.
Thinking of you,
Ken P.