Posts by wannahelp

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Preparing for Armageddon!

by Mindchild in

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friends

what was the silliest thing you ever did to prepare for armageddon?.

way back when in my pioneering days, when we were out in service we would often talk about what to do when the great tribulation came along.

one of my pioneering buddies told me that he was so sure the gt was around the corner that he went and buried some food for the bros and sis to eat when we fled to the hills.

wannahelp

Skip,

Are you sure you aren't the professor :-)

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How Do We Respond to the WTS on the UN?

by hawkaw in

oh hello, just little old me.. i want to talk about and ask a question about the watchtower's "spin" in the un fiascao.. based on my review of the case, there are 2 "spins" that need to be "counterspinned".. these wts "spins" that deserve responses are:.

1) the watchtower did not keep this un "association" a secret and the leaders were not hiding anything.. 2) the watchtower used this "association" to help promote its educational and voluntary work through out the world.

we only considered the support of the un charter in help our brothers get their religious freedom.

wannahelp

Dunno Hawk...

I still maintain my original thoughts on the subject:

1.) If a JW is really curious about the truth, he will see the UN issue for what it is, and we won't have to counteract their spin.. He will see the hypocrisy no matter what the WT officials say.. This information can only help JW's that want help...

2.) If a JW isn't looking for the truth, but is still fully indoctrinated in the JW mindset, he'll take anything that the GB says (Including something like; God told us to do it) as gospel, and not even think twice about it. His mind will be closed, and that will be it!!! At best, it may plant a seed that later may grow in this case..

3.) This information needs to be somehow presented like the Dateline show on their Child Abuse stuff... Then the information will be of the most help, it will warn unsuspecting 'worldlings' or the dangers of this religion... Open up the eyes of the 'targets' and the witnesses will have a problem converting new people. Once that starts to happen, the WTBTS will modify their tactics, and as a result, their doctrines, and maybe just maybe be forced to be a little more 'main-stream'..

I can picture in my mind what would happen if people found out about their 'theocratic warfare strategy'..

Knock-Knock..

Hello, can I help you..

Good morning, I'm here to tell you about the promise of everlasting life...

Oh, are you Jehovah's Witnesses?

Yes maam, we are.

Oh, I saw something on TV about you.. It said something about the fact that you practice this weird form of 'rationalized' lying called 'theocratic warfare strategy'. It's where you lie or don't tell the whole truth to me in order to teach me the truth... Thanks, but no thanks <door slams in face>..

After a rash of these occurances, the GB will be forced to do something.. And considering that telling the whole and real truth would send any rational human being screaming, "Huh? You call this the good news? I have to shun my family, ditch my friends, can take blood depending on what the latest 'light' says, can't have a beard if I want to be a MS or Elder?... No Thanks, I'll choose door #2"

So, the only way the GB would be able to address this issue would be to evolve, much like the Catholic Church did in the 14th century.. In the 14th century, the catholics used to DF and shun people, too!!!

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if i may ask....

by gotcha in

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friends

what's the meaning of life for you?

what's the point in living?

wannahelp

Hmmm,

Very good question..

For me, the meaning of my life is to love, and share as much with others as possible, for

We were all born alone, and we will all die alone, but it's what you do together in the time between that counts...

23

A special announcement

by Jehovah_God in

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friends

due to your abuse of the privelege, all fun has been forbidden until further notice.

that is all..

wannahelp

I don't know who you think you are, but the WTBTS hasn't made an official ruling on fun yet.. And only they can talk to the real Jehovah, so you must be a false god.. The WTBTS says so!!!!

I'll wait for the new light :-)

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What is up with my toaster.....be ready for pics

by msil in

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wannahelp

It's possessed.. You obviously put in demonized wheat bread, and now when you try to toast anything, the toaster just sits and spins on the table, right?

That's a sure sign that it's time to get a new toaster :-)

19

How to shower like a woman.

by nicolaou in

posting and running very quickly for cover!

have a good weekend all.. .

nic'.

wannahelp

Your post is riddled with inconsistency's and lies... I've never pissed in the shower... You are an apostate, trying to sway me from my beliefs, that of men being very courteous while taking a shower..

I refuse to read this rubbish.. Please don't send me any more email on the subject, my mind is closed.. I will now pray to the shower god and the GB for questioning my shower ethics in the first place..

It is true what everyone says about apostates

-- Very good, pretty close!!!! ---

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Steve Bates Article on UN/WTS in Tablet newspaper

by hawkaw in

steve's article has just been released.. i have posted the particulars and links on the big un thread and linked below.. ( http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=13530&page=22&site=3.

the tablet is a clergy newspaper that is read by a lot of high up people in both main churches in britian.. congratulations steve.

his article is front and centre.. .

wannahelp

Go Steven Bates...!!!!

GREAT ARTICLE!!!!!!!!!

I'm sooo happy he mentioned the spiritual warfare stuff!!! COOL!!!!

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WT Resolution regarding UN

by messenger in

the resolution.

we jehovah's witnesses, met together in [city, state, country], in one of the "everlasting good news" assemblies being held in a continuous chain around the whole world this year of 1963, do this day declare and resolve as follows:.

2 that the one living and true god, the creator of heaven and earth, whose name is jehovah, is the only god whom we fear and glorify.

wannahelp

"5 THAT, in order to prevent the destruction of the nations by their own means in war, the nations further refused the surrender of their sovereignty to God's Messianic kingdom by setting up a society of nations, which, since 1945, has taken the form and the name of the United Nations, with international headquarters at New York city. This international organization stands for world sovereignty by political men. For years men without faith in God's kingdom have endeavored to get all people to worship this international image of human political sovereignty as the best hope for earthly peace and security, in fact, the last hope for humanity. To date 111 nations have given worship to this political image by becoming members of it. However, we, as witnesses of the Sovereign God Jehovah, will continue refusing to engage in such idolatrous worship, for we see, under angelic enlightenment, that God has smitten such idolaters with a malignant ulcer, symbolically speaking, that will spell death to them as spiritually diseased image worshipers who worship a man-made political creation rather than the Creator of heaven and earth;"

Hmmm, me thinkist that they forgot about this one...

After all, if for nothing else, they certainly seemed to want to worship a "library card" <ROFL>...

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digital cams now

by gotcha in

do u have a digital cam?

are u contented with it?

thanks....wanting to shift to digital now..

wannahelp

I just bought a Sony DSC-F707 last night.. So far, so good.. Excellent picture quality, doesn't seem to be tooo much of a battery hog, and it has a neat infared system so you can use it at night (Way cool)... [Lots of pictures of my niece and nephew in their holloween costumes at night]

I did buy a couple of 128MB memory sticks, however.. Like Cecil said, the stock 16MB stick that came with it won't even allow me to take a picture at it's highest setting!!! (5.24 MegaPixel 2560x1920 resolution)

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Armageddon has arrived

by Kent in

jw
friends

i just got this email.

it's strange - but some people never learn :) .

i am a jehovah's witness, i am writing to tell you that there has been .

wannahelp

Kent,

<sniffle, sniffle>.. I got choked up when I read that loving message to you by the people of god.. Kinda makes ya wanna puke, doesn't it <G>