Posts by label licker

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The real reason for the push to get children baptized.......

by EndofMysteries in

i think the real reason is that many when they are in their teens and able to start thinking for themselves end up leaving by the time they get out of home, never baptized, and still continuing assocation with their family.

the wt doesn't like this loophole, so they are hoping to get them baptised before their teen years so that if they wake up and decide to leave, they will be dfed.

hoping to keep them trapped and be trapped before they understand the religion.

label licker

Which makes me wonder about the kids I use to see get baptised at eight and nine years of age. No doubt they are given their blood cards right away after their baptisims so therefore it's official. The refusal of blood will look more "legal" to those on the outside meaning a tiny bit less headaches for the society's lawyers if something were to happen to the child. It would also keep them walking a straight line with their school mates. Get them talking at the doors sooner. A protective snare.

I wonder how that would work if a child is unconscience and needed a blood transfusion, and if the parents were the childs living power of attorney and they said no to the blood transfusion, could a doctor go over the parents authority? If it were an adult there would be no questions as to their request of how they would want to be medically treated. Would the blood card be enough with the childs request on it along with his signature?

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GAH!! AGM!!! >:( (Or "Grumblecakes is Disgusted")

by grumblecakes in

first of all, big "thank you's" to everyone who put up the goods after attending!

why im disgusted.

the new bible (no, it doesnt have a new name, for all who are asking) is a huge f**king monstrosity!

label licker

So if it's true that they changed the word bread to the word food then why at 1 Kings 13:15-19 the word is still bread and not the new word, food? When Jesus said man must live not on bread alone,(Matt 4:4) he was quoteing from the Torah.(Deut 8:3) I just noticed it on your pic that you sent. Bread is bread. It's the same in all three scriptures yet they focused on the one in Matt 4:4 to change its word to food. Makes me wonder what their new agenda will be with this certain scripture and its new word, food.

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AGM Release: The New, Improved New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures

by Oubliette in

this just in from the annual meeting: a new release of the new, improved new world translation of the holy scriptures.

(reposted from http://m.imgur.com/a/crap8):.

.

label licker

Yes, New Light becomes lighter(less scriptures)! Will make you think less

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Recording meeting

by Fading Begins in

first 30 min announcing a collection of bibles collected from r & f that is to go on display at bethel.

also accounts of how they "miraculously" received bibles that they didn't think they could get - eg.

geneva bible.. now - watchtower study review as there is no meeting tomorrow..

label licker

Not only is this bible the new light but with less scriptures it's also lighter. They might have to give a new meaning to the word light

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Recording meeting

by Fading Begins in

first 30 min announcing a collection of bibles collected from r & f that is to go on display at bethel.

also accounts of how they "miraculously" received bibles that they didn't think they could get - eg.

geneva bible.. now - watchtower study review as there is no meeting tomorrow..

label licker

Start with the english speaking ones(where the most money is) and then next year they'll go to another country that has the most money and print the bible in their language and so on. When I inquired three years ago why they didn't have a bible in Hmong, I was told there weren't enough people which meant there wasn't enough money to print it in their language. It wasn't worth their while, Gods honest truth!

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Recording meeting

by Fading Begins in

first 30 min announcing a collection of bibles collected from r & f that is to go on display at bethel.

also accounts of how they "miraculously" received bibles that they didn't think they could get - eg.

geneva bible.. now - watchtower study review as there is no meeting tomorrow..

label licker

Curious as to what Acts 18:21 says in the new bible if you have time.

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A Taste Of Their Own Exclusion Medicine

by metatron in

jw
friends

ah, the pleasures of shunning and exclusion!

the thrilling self-delusion that god loves you but really hates others.. except....... that it cuts both ways.. witnesses get to exclude people thru df'ing and general shunning (oh, what fun!

) but must also exclude themselves from halloween festivities, thanksgiving dinners, some weddings, christenings, christmas celebrations and , of course, birthdays.. "what's that, grandma?

label licker

How true!

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What am I going to wear to the AGM?

by sherrie11 in

this is what some spiritual women in the troof and that have been honoured with an invitation to the historic agm will be thinking.. i am going to admit one of the reasons i enjoyed the meetings was getting to dress up.

how many women out there found the meetings an excuse to dress up.

how often did you shop or co ordinate outfits so you looked great every meeting.. .

label licker

Had a poor lonely young woman walk off the streets on memorial evening and wanted to start a study so I did. During the memorial she told me there's just no way she could afford to look like some of these bobbleheads. Shortly after she was gone. She was too intimidated just by outward appearances alone. What was really sad was you couldn't get an educated conversation out of some of these sisters. And they were always the first not to be seen with the poor. They only hung around with those that had the same outward appearances. I don't even know how some could have afforded their outfits.

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Jesus Christ is King even before 1914 so Why the Need to...

by ProfCNJ in

good morning folks!

i have believed in the 1914 jw core teaching for more than 20 years.

but now, after seeing much about this date, i find it uncomfortable and odd to believe it unquestionably, much less defend it against opposing thoughts.

label licker

This one is for sure a keeper! Society would definetly call you a critical thinker and that you shouldn't be so dogmatic. At least that's what they told me when I would pick out scriptures that they couldn't answer. That's what I love about this site, it makes you dig and think. Thanks

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David Splane and "THOSE TAKING LEAD

by belbab in

jw
friends

i am reposting this topic, that was posted on this board a couple of months ago.

i am posting this as my part of my message to the governing body, in support of silent lambs and barbara anderson.

i will also add further comments to this post shortly.. re: who are the governing body?a true story.

label licker

WOW! This is what I'm saying, we need you guys to hang in there and stay on this site. Much, much appreciated. Love to read up on the history. When I joined here, there were so many smart folks that seem to have faded from here and it's ashame. For new ones it's like we've faded twice. First, getting away from a world of make believe(the org) and then suddenly the people we had learned the truth about the truth from are fading.

I know it's our turn to help others see it for the older ones have moved on or just tired out but it feels more like family when one of our "old relatives" (no pun intended) write to us on here. Nice to meet you and hope to hear more from you, Belbab