received "thy kingdom come" in the mail today.. (i had told my wife about russell using pyramid measurements to come up with 1914. she essentially called me a liar, so i bought the book on ebay).
"a few year's (sic) after prof. smyth's return, came the suggestion that the great pyramid is jehovah's "witness."".
(probably old news on this site, but new to me).
Magnum: I still can't believe there are so many JWs who know so little about the history of JWdom
It's precisely this ignorance, along with a morbid fear of investigating what is in their own literature, that keeps JWs completely (and voluntarily) in darkness.
Researching WT literature was singularly the greatest factor in waking me up to what this religion (cult) is all about and my immediate exit.
hello all, as you know, when jw tv was announced, our board went wild.
many comments, much speculation and alot of negative feedback on the quality, etc.
well, what has me concerned is that i have not heard a peep from any of my connections left in kingdom-land.
Heaven: Lett speaks to his audience as though they are all 5 years old.
Actually, this isn't too far from reality...
is there more info on which funds go to pay settlements?
is khaa the main one?.
http://imgur.com/a/bulyz.
Just a guess, but charging $17,000 per day for JWs to use a mortgage-free Assembly Hall adds up quickly...
suppose a jwombie gets ebola and the only treatment is a blood transfusion.
will that person die because they want to please there god the wtbts or.
die a spiritual death because they wanted to save there life and get df'd?.
JWs don't need to worry about it. As long as they attend all the meetings, go out in service regularly and pray, Big J will save 'em. Death by Ebola is only for "worldly" people.
we are skeptical of claims for the ability of random mutation and natural .
selection to account for the complexity of life.
careful examination of the .
Coded Logic: 900 you say? Well that represents less than 1/50th of 1% of the worlds scientists.
Practically the majority in Perry World.
punkofnice: So what? There's still a flat earth society.
Are you suggesting the earth is not flat, punkie?
we are skeptical of claims for the ability of random mutation and natural .
selection to account for the complexity of life.
careful examination of the .
MG: Lately, you are posting articles without any kind of backup or support for their claims. You are coming across like a dishonest person.
It seems Perry has not distanced himself from WT mentality as far as he thinks he has...
we are skeptical of claims for the ability of random mutation and natural .
selection to account for the complexity of life.
careful examination of the .
how can you not understand the basic arguments of the people who disagree with you?...can you not think at all skeptically about what you are presenting as 'evidence'?..
"You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it's based on a deep-seated need to believe." - Carl Sagan
i heard from a reliable source that a one-day assembly in arizona last weekend had a "cost" to the publishers of $17,000.. predictably, the elders were nice enough to obligate the attendees to a $6,000 donation to wt before the assembly "costs" (i.e.
"rent/extortion) were even met.
$11,000 rent plus $6000 in extra "donations".
This goes back to there is a per publisher cost added to the overall cost of the assembly.
Since the circuit seems to always send any bank balance/excess funds to WT, and the elders always vote to send several thousand dollars to WT every assembly, the "per publisher" charge is almost moot. The way WT has things arranged, beginning and ending any assembly with a deficit is business as usual and there's simply no arrangement for carrying a surplus of funds to be applied toward the next convention.
I wish JWs would begin to vote with their wallets and just quit donating...
i heard from a reliable source that a one-day assembly in arizona last weekend had a "cost" to the publishers of $17,000.. predictably, the elders were nice enough to obligate the attendees to a $6,000 donation to wt before the assembly "costs" (i.e.
"rent/extortion) were even met.
$11,000 rent plus $6000 in extra "donations".
The interesting thing is that many of the congregations in the northern part of the state have opted out of using the Ass Hall-it's too far to travel. They still have their assemblies in rented facilities like high schools, etc.
Guess what? No annouincement is made at those assemblies stating a specific cost for the facilities and what is expected for donations.
I speculate this because if they announced a cost of $17,000, too many JWs would simply ask the school administrators what the real rent cost is and easily expose the scam WT pulls every assembly at its own facilities. WT has total control and zero transparency at its own ass halls..which is the way they like it.
not my cup o tea for sure, but i found out my nephew is a regular zombie on the show.. anyone here like the show?
i'm kinda afraid to even watch it ...my imagination is a bit to active.. .
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I do wish they would get the physics right, ... you cant poke a blunt crowbar thru a zombies head with just a moderate thrust.
Yes you can.
