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  Is there a difference between a "wrong expectation" and a "false prophecy"?

  by booker-t in

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  as many of you posters know by now that my mom has been a devout jw for 40 years and just cannot accept the fact that i am no longer a jw and feel that i am being deceived by apostates and will be destroyed at armaggeddon.

  well the other day we had another knock down debate about "false prophecies" and the wts.

  my mom insist that the wts are not false prophets but merely had many "wrong expectations" the same as other bible writers and disciples of christ.

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  Have scientists found "a new earth"???

  by Nathan Natas in

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  http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/science/story/0,12996,1293976,00.html

  earth-like planet could harbour life .

  tim radford, science editor.

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  Letter From WTBTS Evidence of Mind Control Tactics

  by Corvin in

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  the following is taken from ray franz's book, crisis of conscience, pages 341-344. this letter, sent out to all traveling representatives, circuit overseers, by the service department of the international headquarters, shows the society's demand for comformity no matter the cost to the rank and file.

  jw lurkers: please read carefully.

  the portion of the letter in blue is of particular interest, and franz's comments nails the governing body's intent.. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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  Animal Farm....

  by Xandria in

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  have you ever notice how the wts is like animal farm ???.

  then, as usual, the sheep broke into "four legs good, two legs bad!

  " and the momentary awkwardness was smoothed over.

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  Wasting Time In The Ministry--How Did You Do It??

  by minimus in

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  i know of a couple of elders that regularly went out in the ministry throughout the week.

  no matter which street they were on, they always seemed to be near the same spot.

  someone here talked about the michael jackson moonwalk.

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  They did not even use the library!

  by GermanXJW in

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  mir, a participant in german board http://www.infolink-forum.de reports that he contacted the dag-hammarskjold-library and got the following reply from [email protected].

  1. can anybody - following a request and explanation as set out above - use.

  the library?

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  14 Minutes and you are not a Servant of Jehovah

  by JT in

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  last night we were discussing the "new light" that was revealed to the gb recently from jehovah.

  many of us recall all the co talks and elder parts based on the bible text of how a true servant of jah would not be "inactive or irregular" for years one was required to have at least one hour to be considered a servant of jah.. as the sec in my hall i recall so many times calling up friends to get thier time and hearing them break crying cause they didn't have 60min only about 45min- and they knew that it meant they were not servants of jah.

  now with the new light from jw a person with only 14 minutes of time will now be disqualified as being a servant of jah.. it is amazing how many jw will view this arrangement as a "loving provision from jah" instead of realizing that thier service to thier god has been reduced to whether they get 15min or 14 min.

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  Usefuly defining and using the term 'Cult'.

  by nicolaou in

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  the following material was prepared by herbert l. rosedale, esq.

  and michael d. langone, ph.d.. i've highlighted the section i found most interesting.. nic'.

  review of definitions.

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  Secrets to getting along with practically anyone:

  by Roamingfeline in

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  thought you all might enjoy this, i sure did!

  hugs, .

  rcat.

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  My Love

  by Frenchy in

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  this is my one and only attempt at free style (no rhyme) tell me what you think.... my love seeketh her in the wind and trees and the valleys and mountains... through waist deep streams of crystal waters dashing upon smooth pebble i search for thee.

  oh but to hold thee and to feel thy warm embrace... .

  for the fires of the sun would be naught to compare with thy love... thy embrace.... the flames of love thrash about like a thousand tempests in an ocean of fire.... into the cool blue skies they thrust upwards, reaching, searching to consume.

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