Posts by Separation of Powers

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Watchtower Dec 2014 page 4

by Mr Fool in

wt dec-2014 page4: "a bulgarian woman named irana rigthly observed, -it is not posspible to be close to god if you don t know his name.

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if so many know his name, why this debate "jehovah vs yahweh" then?.

Funny quote, what about those that abuse the name? I mean, I will stand there at attention in the hall when someone opens or closes the meeting with prayer and they repeat the name JEHOVAH as if it were a mannerism, like "uh" or "hmm" or, I don't know, "like."

If you know his name, doesn't he know it as well? Why repeat it 5000 times? If you meet the Queen, do you call her by her name? No, you say "Your Highness" or "Your Majesty" she knows who you are talking to and, guess what, so do you! God, if there is one, is not petty. If you choose to call him "frying pan" and you do it with reverance, then who's to say he doesn't accept that?

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Why I hate Tuesdays

by kneehighmiah in

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all throughout my life tuesdays were my meeting nights.

well tuesdays and thursdays to be more precise, when we had book study but book study was at my house so it wasn't terrible.

anyways as a kid i hated coming home from school, doing homework and then going to the meetings.

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SOA

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I am sooo screwed

by Yondaime in

so last night i was talking to my sister about how i admired president obama's speech to the u.n that happened earlier that day.. i then compared the extremism of isis to how much of a fanatic my jw bil is.. at the end of the statement , my mom walked in to the kitchen.

she was standing in the living room and she heard everything i said.. she called the elders that night to tell them what i said so they can counsel me.. i'm going to meet with them after the meeting on sunday!.

what do i do?!!!!!.

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"My mom has a tendency to overexagerate. She does not listen to the context of what is said, just snippets." Leave it at that....all of us have a mother.

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Mom Not Happy About JW.org

by Nosferatu in

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saw my parents yesterday, and i brought up the subject of the jw.org signs with my mother.

her response blew me away.

"this is getting stupid".. what?

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@ Heaven

What are you talking about? You say that Jesus Christ has not done a "damn thing." What about JW.ORG?!?! He's done that hasn't he? That's better than any other single thing he could have done! Wipe out death? Not even close. Wipe out sickness? Why when you can look at JW.ORG all day when you're sick? Wipe out poverty? You can afford to be poor in a world filled with JW.ORG.

It is the panacea that Jesus assured his followers. Remember what he says in Matthew 5, "Happy are those who yearn and cry out for wisdom, for JW.ORG belongs to them."

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Armageddon is next week... Are YOU prepared?

by Calebs Airplane in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjppkvhy79k#t=82.

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I am....The Governing Body was SOOO loving because they urged me to prepare a "Go-Bag"!!! When the you-know-what hits the fan, I know that although people will be clamoring in the streets and neighbors will be killing each other and people will be eating their own children because no food will be available, I will be ok cause I have a small first aid pack, soem bottled water, and a few energy bars, along with matches, a flashlight, hand sanitizer, and plastic bags to store my poop.

Thank you Governing Body for keeping my prepared!!!

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Mom Not Happy About JW.org

by Nosferatu in

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friends

saw my parents yesterday, and i brought up the subject of the jw.org signs with my mother.

her response blew me away.

"this is getting stupid".. what?

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The die-hard are loving it! JW.ORG is the solution to the JW's crying out...."Give us a King!!! Give us a King!!!"

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My Mom Hopes I Die Before The Great Tribulation Comes

by minimus in

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she told me that yesterday and i just chuckled.. .

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Just a sign of the end...."having no natural affection"

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What does the Bible REALLY teach?

by Separation of Powers in

really: "in actual fact, as opposed to what is said or imagined to be true or possible".

that is the definition..... now, if this book, as others posters have mentioned, is going to be updated to reflect "new doctrinal changes" then the book should be rejected on its lack of merit.

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Really: "In actual fact, as opposed to what is said or imagined to be true or possible"

That is the definition....

Now, if this book, as others posters have mentioned, is going to be updated to reflect "new doctrinal changes" then the book should be rejected on its lack of merit.

I mean Really?

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Goal for new service year

by Daniel1555 in

the secretary of the congregation said in a talk, what the congregation should have as goal for the new service year: attend field service meetings!.

he explained in a sad tone, that he visited all of our 3 or 4 service groups.

and what happened at the field service meetings.

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My goal for the next service year....don't go out for another service year.

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BORG running low on $$$??

by fader77 in

dear brothers:.

re: personal literature supply.

reducing existing stock at the branch office before the revisions are released.

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It is all about control. Publishers are tossing literally hundreds of thousands of dollars in literature every month. How do I know this? Well, I am extrapolating so bear with me.

I went to the dump to drop off some yard waste. I had to drive through the garbage area to get to the recycle, compost area. As I am driving through my kid says, "Dad, check it out. A ton of JW stuff!" Well, lo and behold, there is a pile of old mags and tracts, newer ones mind you, almost two garbage cans full just dumped out next to a bunch of other trash. I thought it was a great visible metaphor.