Posts by Separation of Powers

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Unity or Uniformity?

by stuckinarut2 in

the feb 2015 broadcast finishes with a stupid "reminder" to remain united in worship etc.... the real definition of witness life though should be : uniformity!.

there is no room for individuality....there is no room for anything except complete mindless adherence to whatever the 7 in power dictate!.

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1. the meeting notes (which seem to be genuine, several sources now) for the ldc roll out talk about the need for 500, yes, 500 new halls.. 2. they are not interested in what property is available, but instead what is 'optimal', and are training couples to search for 'optimal' property.. 3. if the buildings did not have a sign that said jw .org (i refuse to give them a free link) and kingdom hall of jehovah's witnesses, you could not tell it from a small bank or office building, just check the pictures.. .

this makes me think that a) they either need to build and sell commercial property very quickly, or they just want to build and sell commercial property very quickly.. .

think about this: to build a kingdom hall (church), you need a variance, whether commercial or residential.. i predict they will put these in primarily commercial locations, ie, 'optimal' locations.. .

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The ORG is experiencing in the US the same thing that other industrialized nations are experiencing, namely, an abandonment of rural living by succeeding generations. I would imagine that many rural halls are sparsely filled and probably with older witnesses. The young are moving to larger cities in droves and this is making many of the rural properties available to sell.

This is just an assumption, mind you. But, although I wasnt part of the privileged few that were invited to this once in a lifetime "historical" meeting, I did hear that many of the "needed" halls were in large metropolitan areas. So, it appears my reasoning may be sound.

If this is the case, expect that, as some have said, these smaller rural groups will start using grange halls and VFW buildings with piped-in ORG based programming and their halls will be sold off. This makes perfect sense from a financial perspective.

We shall see.......

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Well folks it looks like September 23, 2017 will be the new date of Armageddon, the Rapture or whatever.

by donny in

well folks you had better get your act together because there is only about 2.5 years before you are held responsible for your way of life.

according to "rapture watch", things are really going to start happening in 2017.. i am already asking the lord for leniency.

http://www.rapturewatch.net/timelines.htm .

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Good, I was planning on purchasing the new Virgin Air Space Travel package, but if I can get it for free......

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Why is Paradise Earth to be taken literally?

by I_love_Jeff in

why do the jehovah's witnesses feel that paradise earth is a literal place?.

i posted this question in yahoo answers if anyone is interested: https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20150125163818aatmbtr.

why believe poetic promised land prophecy is to be taken literally, but scriptures saying the earth will end must be taken figuratively?

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Because it helps to distinguish the ruling GB from the rand and file to be ruled over....if they both lived in the same place, there would be revolution...ANARCHY!!!!

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Last nights meeting...

by DATA-DOG in

i know dubs are delusional.

i know dubs don't reason well.

i know dubs are a bit off, like many groups.

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What are you all talking about?!?! The quality of those videos is as good as anything that Pixar ever made!

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good afternoon

by mouthy in

good bye

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Good evening, and Good Night

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Who is your favorite "Apostate"? Who helped you see the truth about "The Truth"?

by minimus in

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i would have to say that ray franz was the biggest influence for me.. when i first got on this board, a poster by the name of james, a former bethelite and organization heavy, helped me understand a lot of the inner workings in the upper echelons of the society.. .

and of course, farkel's common sense approach was (usually) helpful..

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Whoever the guy that came up with the overlapping generation....I don't know who he is, but he is my favorite....in one fell swoop he forever altered their doctrine and it was the final straw to my overloaded back.

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Woke up this morning to the realization that the future is now

by campaign of hate in

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as the title of the thread says, i woke up this morning realizing more than ever that we should, each and every one of us, live for today and what we can accomplish today, rather than constantly looking toward the future.. i'm not implying we shouldn't make plans, plans are healthy and advisable, especially if you have healthy commitments.. but i realized the reason why nothing in my life ever seems to get done, is because i put things off, and look ahead 10 years down the line, then a few days later realize how much work needs to be put into that said task, then i don't do anything.

and so the cycle seems to repeat itself.. what i think i'm trying to say is that worthwhile endeavors that have a reward at the end, but take many years to get there, need to be challenged one day at a time.

i now understand that to get to where we want to be 10 years down the line, we need to focus on today and the hard work that needs to be out into a task one day at a time.

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Be here now......

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How did you get through mind numbing meetings?

by minimus in

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friends

as an elder, i used to find a legitimate reason to wander.

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Seated meditation. Concentrate on my breathing. It is a real opportunity to practice my zen state in the face of mind altering drivel.

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GB says, "Our way of worship will soon be altered."

by Separation of Powers in

my mom called me yesterday to ask how i was doing.

i hadn't seen her in a while, so it was nice to hear her voice.

we went through the motions of jw small talk and then she started telling me about her co visit from last week.

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My mom called me yesterday to ask how I was doing. I hadn't seen her in a while, so it was nice to hear her voice. We went through the motions of JW small talk and then she started telling me about her CO visit from last week. She said that her CO is some older guy, "real grandfatherly" and "even the little kids like him." So, I guess she was impressed.

She then reminds me how much Jehovah loves me and the urgency of the times. She says, "The brother said that the GB want us all to know that soon, very soon our way of worship will be altered by this wicked world."

What do you make of that?