Posts by observador

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Just got back from the 2004-2005 circuit assembly here are a few thoughts.

by PaNiCAtTaCk in

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friends

upon arriving i ran into lots of old friends and really enjoyed seeing everyone and visiting.

they dont know that im currently struggling with doubts about the organization and they think that im the same old zealous brother.

i couldnt help but feel a sence of guilt visiting with them about our current number of publishers and how many we had pioneering ect.

observador

Hey kingdavid,

calm down, my friend! First of all welcome to the forum.

Listen, you started your first post saying that people here are all gullible for believing what another newbie told about his experience in the assembly, and even suggested that he might be making this all up.

Now please, since you said you've been to the same assembly, please tell us what he might be making up, please please...

Remember, I don't want to hear your arguments on whether or not JW is the right religion etc. Forget about that, ok? Just stick to the facts and show how that newbie could be a liar, alright?

I'll be eargerly waiting for your reply. Thanks...

Observador.

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Some christian consciences have allowed

by IP_SEC in

atrolling we will go atrolling we will go.. another subject of this post could be: the devaluation of christian conscience in jehovah's witnesses.. you ever notice that the wt will sometimes print things that some christians can do with a clean conscience.

things that in the past were a big no no but now are ok?

since there are a lot of things i could do with a clean conscience: birthdays; smoke; oral sex; bla bla bla, could i use this reasoning as a defense?

observador

No doubt about it: Jehovah's Witnesses have freedom of conscience once in a while.

Observador.

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Kingdom Hall Annex Fire

by Kenneson in

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friends

the killeen, texas kingdom hall was vandalized last month and an annex building set on fire last week.

someone apparently doesn't like jehovah's witnesses.

but they are expressing their anger in the wrong way and sooner or later it will get them in deep trouble.

observador

Not meee....!

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1919 Cleansing

by IP_SEC in

ok, according to the rigcah, patdp, and ipalfam i and ii the jewish restoration prophecy fulfilled in 537 bc has an antitype in 1919 ad when the wt officers were released from prison.

this is obviously a central teaching of the slave.

they say they were exonerated of all the charges that caused them to go to prison, and because of their faith they were accepted as the slave at that time.

observador

Oh yeah!!! In 1919 there was a cleansing in the penintentiary when they were released.

Observador.

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National ID Cards

by RescueMe in

the u.s. house of representatives approved on thursday a sweeping set of rules aimed at forcing states to issue all adults federally approved electronic id cards, including driver's licenses.

under the rules, federal employees would reject licenses or identity cards that don't comply, which could curb americans' access to airplanes, trains, national parks, federal courthouses and other areas controlled by the federal government.

the bill was approved by a 261-161 vote.

observador

"The measure, called the Real ID Act, says that driver's licenses and other ID cards must include a digital photograph, anticounterfeiting features and undefined "machine-readable technology, with defined minimum data elements" that could include a magnetic strip or RFID tag."

Nothing new here! A lot of states do this already!

"States would be required to demand proof of the person's Social Security number and confirm that number with the Social Security Administration. They would also have to scan in documents showing the person's date of birth and immigration status"

States has been doing that for a long time now.

The only thing that seems to be new is that States would have to share their database now (?)
I don't see exactly what else is new in this Act.

Observador.

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What is the GB tellin us?

by IP_SEC in

i?ve been reading some posts about the future of the whole governing body and fds doctrines and have come to notice something.. it seems like recently the literature has been focusing more on personal bible reading and understanding.

oh they still spew crap about how great the publications of the fds are, but i notice a little bit of a trend away from that.

for example: the bible reading highlights on the school.

observador

I guess thats why they print this crap in the same book.
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cl chap. 22 p. 228 Is "the Wisdom From Above" at Work in Your Life? *** 22 How can we safeguard practical wisdom? Not only must we regularly read the Bible and the Bible-based publications provided by "the faithful and discreet slave" but we must also endeavor to apply what we learn.

Absolutely! So, you don't even have to wait for the next day...

This is what I think, having looked at how the organization was 6 or 7 decades ago: the WT is very good at adapting and surviving; there has been a constant trend, over the decades, for changes and people sometimes don't even notice them.

But major changes to really shake things up, I don't know... I'm skeptical about that.

Observador.

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What is the GB tellin us?

by IP_SEC in

i?ve been reading some posts about the future of the whole governing body and fds doctrines and have come to notice something.. it seems like recently the literature has been focusing more on personal bible reading and understanding.

oh they still spew crap about how great the publications of the fds are, but i notice a little bit of a trend away from that.

for example: the bible reading highlights on the school.

observador

IP_SEC,

I think what you read is nothing new!

One day they say "love";
the next, "hate";
the following, "love";
the next, "hate all those apostates...";
the following, "are we really loving our neighbours?".

So, what are the JWs to make of that?

Observador.

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Upcoming: Discovery Health Show about a JW blood situation

by M.J. in

here's the schedule for the upcoming show, "the critical hour: to live or die":.

edited to add: here's the description and the schedule, since i'm having trouble with the link:.

discovery health channel:.

observador

"More people die by accepting blood thatn by refucing it,that is a fact."

Pericusmeus, you're right!

What you stated is basic statistics, though.

Of course more people die by accepting blood, since the vast majority do accept it. If it was the other way around, you could invert your sentence and it would be true as well.

Observador.

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OK, So I'm thinking about becoming a witness.

by MarkAnthony in

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friends

i was raised roman catholic but stopped going about 25 years ago.

i was talking with someone i work with who is a jw and suggested i might look into it.

so here i am.............

observador

MarkAnthony,

what say you? :)

I would bet money MarkAnthony has accepted a "bible study" with "one of Jehovah's Witnesses"...

Observador

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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.

observador

"In your photo I see a piano on the left of the stage! Wow, does someone actually get to PLAY it?"