Posts by William Penwell

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KM in 1974 praising people for selling all their stuff and pioneering?

by ithinkisee in

someone on this site mentioned they got a km off ebay that praised those that sold all their belongings and preached.. does anyone know which km that was?.

interesting, when going through the society's cd-rom i noticed that the drama for the district convention in 1975 was about noah's ark and was something along the lines of "there's still time left!

" (i'm paraphrasing).. -dm

William Penwell

I also know one couple that the brother studied with me. He was adamant that the end was right around the corner and that Ii had to get baptised as soon as possible. Well a few years after 1975 their marriage ended up in divorce, they both turned to alcohol and he ended up dying a bitter person. My dad also sold our house just before 1975 as his reasoning was the system end was so near. He sold it to a brother that only kept it a few years and that brother sold it and made a tidy profit on it. If my dad would have kept it till he retired in the mid 80's he would have got almost 10 times as much money and would have set my parents up for the rest of their lives.

Will

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KM in 1974 praising people for selling all their stuff and pioneering?

by ithinkisee in

someone on this site mentioned they got a km off ebay that praised those that sold all their belongings and preached.. does anyone know which km that was?.

interesting, when going through the society's cd-rom i noticed that the drama for the district convention in 1975 was about noah's ark and was something along the lines of "there's still time left!

" (i'm paraphrasing).. -dm

William Penwell

GetBusyLiving,

I was one that lived through the 1975 hype and no matter what any dub tells you to the contrary, it is true. I recall studying with some good dubs in the late 60's early 70's and the push was definitely on to do more in the troof as the end of the system was only a matter of months or weeks away. Most of those good dubs now are either dead or no longer practicing dubs. It is sad to see these zealous faithful people get sucked into the BS. I have kept the proof. I have most of the KM from the late 60's and early 70's. If anyone ever wants a certain article scanned I would be happy to do it.

Will

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Declining Meeting Attendance-CO visit

by TheListener in

so we have our circuit overseer this week.

we're getting the crap kicked out of us (figuratively) for our meeting attendance.

we have attendance in the 70% range for some of our meetings.

William Penwell

Same recycled crap from meeting to meeting. I guess even the average dub is starting to get tired of the same garabage over and over again. I haven't been to a meeting in years and if I went to one tomorrow, I would hear nothing new. I guess its time for another new "end of system" date.

Will

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EX JW who are now Born Again Christians?

by imnottheonlyone! in

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i am pretty sure this is what i am.

i would love to chat with anyone else who might want to sort some stuff out with me.. many thanks!.

William Penwell

Why does a person that has left one dysfunctional religion want to gravitate to another dysfunctional religion. A friend gave me a book by a Born Again Christian. I am not at home right now and I can't recall the name of it but I am sure if I said mentioned the name many Born Againers would know what book I am talking about. Being an open minded person I read the book and highlighted a few points in it. I have to disagree with ones that posted on here saying that being Born Again is not controlling theology. The theme through the whole book is all to do with making one feel guilty if they do not do what the book says. Also through the book they mentioned about "tithing" 10% of your money to their church. It would be a cold day in hell before I would give 2 cents to any religious cause.

Will

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EX JW who are now Born Again Christians?

by imnottheonlyone! in

jw
friends

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i am pretty sure this is what i am.

i would love to chat with anyone else who might want to sort some stuff out with me.. many thanks!.

William Penwell

I consider myself non Christain in the sense I don't believe Jesus was the Christ. He was just a man that made a few good points. I think the important thing is what Jesus said as to loving one another. One does not need a religion or a label to be a better human being. If you choose to be born again, that is great, just leave your beliefs to yourself.

Will

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Watchtower Magazine to be Published Monthly

by slimboyfat in

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i heard from my bethel contact that the magazines are to be published monthly from 2006 and 2007. only 12 mags a year, but 46 pages each with no colour illustrations.has anyone else heard about this cut back?

i also heard there is to be a new song book in the summer so that witnesses no longer sing about "sheep and goats" and other "old light".

William Penwell

Only 12 mags a year, but 46 pages each with no colour illustrations.Has anyone else heard about this cut back?

I didn't think they could majke that rag anymore boring than it already is. Sounds like the WT has to kind of tightening the belt.

Will

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OMG!! TURN ON YOUR TV NOW!! Michael Jackson being chased by POLICE!!!!!

by SixofNine in

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made ya look.

William Penwell

I wonder who's 5 year old he stole the tricycle from?

Will

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Big News on Shroud of Turin

by Amazing1914 in

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yes, in 1988, jws were so happy to learn that carbon dating proved the shroud of turin was a fake from the middle ages ... yes, once again, jehovah's alleged organization was forward moving in its truth ... ahhhh ... but wait!

it turns out, that while the carbon dating was accurate, it was not understood that the 1988 test inadvertantly used a repair patch from the 1300's.

so, yes, the carbon dating would show this date.

William Penwell

The bottom line is even if you can prove the shrouds age, it still comes down to faith. Wasn't it the Catholics that were worshipping some piece of cheese toast because it had the image of the Virgin Mary? I wonder if a person whipped their butt on it, would it cure their hemorrhoids

Will

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Big News on Shroud of Turin

by Amazing1914 in

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friends

yes, in 1988, jws were so happy to learn that carbon dating proved the shroud of turin was a fake from the middle ages ... yes, once again, jehovah's alleged organization was forward moving in its truth ... ahhhh ... but wait!

it turns out, that while the carbon dating was accurate, it was not understood that the 1988 test inadvertantly used a repair patch from the 1300's.

so, yes, the carbon dating would show this date.

William Penwell

Even if it is proved to be 2,000 years old, there is no proof it was actually the shroud that Jebus was wrapped in. Actually one can't even prove Jebus exists.

Will

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When do you think NHL hockey will resume?

by JH in

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although i didn't watch hockey that much, it's really weird not having hockey on tv this time of year.. how and when do you think this lock out in hockey will end?.

William Penwell

The NHL wants to think that they are comparable to the MLB, NBA and NFL, when in reality they do not have the TV revenue. It is the number one TV viewing sport up here in Canada but in the US out side of northern cities, it rates way down on the TV viewing list. The NHL has never being able to get that major US network TV contract. The NHL players just don't get it, the money is not there. Plus they expanded to quickly to US cities that really couldn't care less about hockey. I understand that 30 years ago the NHL players got the shaft from the owners but in the last 10 to 20 years the salaries have gotten out of hand.

Will