Will Power

Joined

• started 54 topics
• posted 2,270 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by Will Power

• 
  13

  Awake! Less Emphasis on the Bible!

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i picked up the march copy of the awake!

  magzine, looking to find more "emphasis on the bible.

  to tell you the truth, there is absolutely nothing of the kind!

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Will Power

  Piggy backing is right - they are preying to catch someone depressed, lonely, recently dumped, cheated on
  and more likely reacting to feelings and unable to think clearly.
  
  and they practice every week to hit the cords just right.
  
  
  wp
• 
  36

  Who will be resurrected according to the WTS?

  by M.J. in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was wondering what the wts's stand is on who will be resurrected into the "new system".

  because of the assertion that people have been "freed from sin" upon their death, shouldn't just about all people who ever lived deserve a resurrection?.

  the only ones who won't be resurrected, according to the wts, are those who commit the unforgiveable sin:*** g75 10/22 p. 12 how can you benefit from this hope?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Will Power

  I appreciate the thread MJ - thanks
  When you haven't officially been taught what the official stance is - its hard to know.
  Even the official teachers don't have a straight answer.
  
  so at the end of the voting day, when the verdict is in, resurrected or not.....
  the question now becomes - resurrected? or re created?
  
  it never ends eh? so little time?
  
  wp
• 
  73

  Nearly a week smoke-free, and I am MOODY!!!

  by AlmostAtheist in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been off of cigarettes for almost a week now.

  i'm chewing nicotine gum like mad, but i can still feel myself melting down inside.

  the world seems like such a crummy place to be right now.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Will Power

  ps:
  
  
  An article I read really helped set my mind right. "Why bad beliefs don't die".
  
  
  If you're interested, I think I still have a copy, or maybe even a link.
  
  
  basically it explains how the addictive cycle works.
  
  
  when you deprive your body from the drug (or whatever) your brain goes into survival mode.
  
  
  it will do just about anything & everything to get what it needs cause it thinks it'll die without it!
  
  
  did you see Trainspotting? yuck -
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  wp
• 
  73

  Nearly a week smoke-free, and I am MOODY!!!

  by AlmostAtheist in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been off of cigarettes for almost a week now.

  i'm chewing nicotine gum like mad, but i can still feel myself melting down inside.

  the world seems like such a crummy place to be right now.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Will Power

  Dave - keep up the good work.
  
  I tried to quit many, many times. so many times that I got sick of trying! So I quit!
  
  wonder who else can relate?
  
  you make the decision, you plan for it, psyche yourself up, finally set a date, change it to the next day, go without for a day or 2 (I couldn't even go a day!) for the whole time all you think about is smoking til you break down bum one, 2, then ooops its off the the corner store. Then you have to hide for about a week or 2, then once you're caught, you're officially smoking again.....how long this time?
  the whole cycle starts all over again.
  
  so I DECIDED, not thru "willpower" thats it. Didn't even do the gum. Vigorous exercise really helps - esp cause if you have a patch or gum you risk heart attack.
  
  whatever you do Please do not smoke & chew.
  
  willpower!
• 
  27

  Guardian site

  by Peppermint in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1687735,00.html

  edited to make link clickable ~ scully

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Will Power

  the quote...... 13.8 million-strong worldwide faith
  
  could be a normal person's assumption, using memorial attendance numbers.
  
  Most "faiths" don't keep such strict membership numbers. Whereas it is very important to high control groups.
  Like alot of houses of worship who swell during Christmas or Easter, hannakah, ramadam, ede, just because they don't go every week or are classed as "ministers", they are still counted as belonging to the "faith" - Christian, jew, muslim, hindu .....
  
  I think its an innocent assumption.
  
  wp
• 
  27

  Guardian site

  by Peppermint in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1687735,00.html

  edited to make link clickable ~ scully

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Will Power

  bttt
• 
  16

  Guardian Article on Watchtower vs. Quotes

  by sixsixsixtynine in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  .

  this has already been mentioned on another thread, but thought i'd start a new one dedicated to the story:.

  http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1687735,00.html.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Will Power

  I'm a little surprised at the lack of enthusiasm to these threads?
  Here we have Stephen Bates, an "outsider" spending his time & energy to publicize the injustices of the WT,
  where this board, for the most part, shares & suffers in secret.
  
  bttt
  wp
• 
  27

  Guardian site

  by Peppermint in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1687735,00.html

  edited to make link clickable ~ scully

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Will Power

  bttt
• 
  27

  Guardian site

  by Peppermint in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1687735,00.html

  edited to make link clickable ~ scully

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Will Power

  Excellent article - would other papers pick this up?
  
  wp
• 
  11

  Found a "Jesus Christ Who Is He?" tract at my apartment's bulletin board.

  by Elsewhere in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  .

  what shall i do with it?

  medium size - side 1medium size - side 2. large size - side 1large size - side 2

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Will Power

  did you notice it was printed in Canada?
  
  wp