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  The Finished Mystery on Amazon Kindle for 99 cents

  by airborne in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i learned yesterday that the finished mystery (studies in the scriptures vii) by charles taze russell and published posthumously in 1918 is now available on amazon kindle for 99 cents.

  this is the quality spiritual food that the governing body claims is the basis for jesus appointing it as the faithful and discreet slave in 1919 according to peter gregerson in his talk on youtube.. from what i understand there are some really fantastical claims and ideas in it.

  there is no way they are appointed by god if this is the basis for the appointment.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Does this mean that WT gets a portion of that 99 cents?
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  Terminology the Society Hates?

  by toweragent in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in my most recent talk, i got counseled for using some terms that were not prefered.

  for example i said "new testament" rather than "the christian greek scriptures".

  i also used the term "gospel", but even worse, i made reference to the "synoptic gospels" and the "gnostic gospel".. i guess i never thought of it before, but when i looked at the societies information on the matter they always say things like, "the so-called new testament..." or "the so-called synoptic gospels..." why with all the "so-called?".

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  AD to designate years.They prefer CE, common era. I guess Anno Domini sounds too Catholic.
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  Sleep Problems

  by lambsbottom in

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  2. friends

  so, about a week and a half ago i finally realized that i am not longer one of jws, since i don't believe they are god's organization.. however, for two weeks, i have slept horrible!

  my spouse thinks its stress.

  i sleep all night but just don't feel that rested in the morning.

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  GrreatTeacher

  I tend to agree that it's related to the stress of your new realization. If your mood is on the depressed side, you could be suffering some nonrestorative sleep issues. When you are depressed, your sleep patterns are off and you tend to feel fatigue.

  Take care of yourself in general. Eat well, maybe take a vitamin and try to get some exercise every day. Also, work through the shock of learning TTATT. I'm willing to bet that this problem will subside when you get over the emotional shock and your personal life is back into some semblance of a (new) routine. If it lasts longer than a month or two, consider going to the doctor and getting screened for depression.

  Until then, the advice given is good. Avoid computer screens before bed, get exercise, shut the bedroom door to avoid interruptions, keep the room very dark and run a fan for white noise. Benadryl is an effective medication if you really need help sleeping.

  I really believe this is about your psychological and emotional needs right now during your transition. The body responds to the mind. And, it's okay to get a little extra shut eye right now. We process things during sleep. You're just mentally overloaded right now.
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  Pedophilia: A Disorder, Not a Crime (NYTimes)

  by NewYork44M in

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  GrreatTeacher

  No, dude, calling someone 'immoral' is passing judgement. Why aren't you cool with that? Isn't that what christians are supposed to do?
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  AFFECTATIONS of INTEGRITY and other steaming piles of Poo

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there is a marvelous greek word for what an actor does in a play as he assumes an identity other than his own.

  and proceeds to affect behaviors which convince an audience every word and deed performed is the gods' honest truth.. do you know the word?.

  the word is ??

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  The greek word for witness is martyr.

  Well, you could've bowled me over with a feather. That connection is astounding.

  Rutherford was an evil man.
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  So who knows/knew William Malenfant?

  by L3G in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  since a previous thread is getting comments that this guy may become a new gb member, the topic above is worth pursuing.

  here's what i found out by searching so far---in other words, not much.

  surely others must know something about the guy.. http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/198944/1/william-malenfant-learn-from-me-mp3-trinidad-2010-zone-talk.

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  You just beat me to it, Apog!
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  Things WT has condemned other religions for doing...only to eventually do themselves!

  by androb31 in

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  Begging for money.
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  Implications of Dropping "Types/Anti-Types"

  by Antioch in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i've seen this part of the agm folded in with other topics and poked around, but no really critical discussion of the implications.. .

  the hermenuetics of the type/anti-type practice was a big deal to me in realizing the tatt.

  i searched high and low for a rational basis for concluding that god was communicating in a type/anti-type format that wasn't special pleading and circular.

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  Do you mean in the new bible, Sloppyjoe? I haven't seen it.

  I remember leaving in 1991 and predicting a generation change which happened in 1995.

  I want to know how long in advance they work on these things, plan these incremental changes that prepare the rank and file for big new understandings. Are there Strategic New Light Teams? Fiduciary Doctrinal Consistency Committees? I mean how does this actually work?

  And, do they plant seeds for more than one possible doctrinal outcome?
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  Implications of Dropping "Types/Anti-Types"

  by Antioch in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i've seen this part of the agm folded in with other topics and poked around, but no really critical discussion of the implications.. .

  the hermenuetics of the type/anti-type practice was a big deal to me in realizing the tatt.

  i searched high and low for a rational basis for concluding that god was communicating in a type/anti-type format that wasn't special pleading and circular.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Yes, the first thing I thought when I heard they were back pedaling on the type / antitype stuff was that this is the beginning of the end for 1914.
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  Evidence of life after death?

  by little_Socrates in

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  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/life-after-death-largestever-study-provides-evidence-that-out-of-body-and-neardeath-experiences-may-actually-be-real-9780195.html.

  "experts currently believe that the brain shuts down within 20 to 30 seconds of the heart stopping beating and that it is not possible to be aware of anything at all once that has happened.. but scientists in the new study heard said they heard compelling evidence that patients experienced real events for up to three minutes after this had happened and could recall them accurately once they had been resuscitated.".

  how are people having "experinces" while there is no evidence of heart or brain activity?.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Isn't the keyword in near-death NEAR?

  All of these accounts are from living people. They may have been NEAR death, but no one actually died.