Posts by Roddy

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How do you feel about your "Bible studies" now?

by ohnightdivine in

jw
friends

i'm not sure how best to ask this question because of my personal experience-- long story short, i was discovered through informal witnessing back in college.

i was lonely, away from family, and was touched by the attention and care that was shown to me.

during the course of many years i became very very close with the sister conducting the study even though we were thousands of miles away.

ohnightdivine, what did you say to her or ask of her that caused this change?

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Christmas Beliefs!

by J-DUBBED in

do jehova wingnuts believe jesus birthday isn't dec 25?

or do they just plain and simple not believe in any birthday?.

Roddy

<<Wasnt it Daniel chap. 9 that talked about Jesus being cut off in the half of the week (year).which would equal 6 months.

Since the date of his death was definitely spring (Easter) that would make six months prior the fall of the year.

Someone else can come along and explain it better - !>>

I heard similarly.

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Christmas Beliefs!

by J-DUBBED in

do jehova wingnuts believe jesus birthday isn't dec 25?

or do they just plain and simple not believe in any birthday?.

<<I attended Christmas Mass with my mother at her Catholic Church (not as a believer, just to sit with mom) ... interestingly the priest gave two possible reasons for the Dec 25 date, the first he spoke about the early Roman church and the Saturnalia. I was impressed that he addressed it and actually made it sound reasonable that they adopted it into Christianity. If the Catholic Church was more up front about such things in the past, it would take away some of the ammo of the JW's.>>

I'm impressed that the priest admitted that about the Dec 25th date. Still doesn't look good that the basis for Christmas is the Saturnalia.

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Forum shuns me!

by stillin in

the forum has signed me off twice.

glad i got the sign in thing worked out!

also, my pm alert says there is mail for me but there isn't.. simon, are you down under?

Roddy

I guess the forum disfellowshipped you. LOL

I'm slowly getting used to this new format. I guess somebody figured this is an improvement?

I'm one of those people who thinks that you should not fix what isn't broken.

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Consolidating of Circuits Coming?

by The Searcher in

i heard a local needs item last night which is not only adding different congregations to a different circuit, (to balance the numbers attending) but also moving all of the congs in that circuit from a relatively nearby rented venue to an assembly hall more than 4 times the distance away!

how loving of the glorious ones!

what a blessing they are giving to the flock!.

Roddy

It makes sense for them to do that. Drop the rented hall and use the hall that is fully owned. Too bad for those that live further away but I'm sure it balances out as a boom for those that live closer to it.

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Will firing the DOs be the first step to a new Watchtower?

by Juan Viejo2 in

against my better judgement, i've decided to share the following as a response to guy pierce passing and the announcement of the elimination of district overseers later this year.. late in january (2014) i got an email from one of my contacts (a fader) who served at bethel for several years, but is no longer at wt hq.

he still has a lot of close contacts within the service department and in other departments at patterson and knows people in all of the ny offices.

i kept this email set aside on a flash drive and haven't shared it with anyone - figuring i'd publish an article about it later this year when i had more time to do it right.

Roddy

I've always felt that the 144,000 number was symbolic given the context of where it was mentioned in Revelation. The pressure must be really high for them to flip this key doctrine.

I don't buy the notion that the DOs will be retired early or made into COs. It is not in their best interests to de-centralize or weaken their bureaucracy.

Dissolving the DOs means dissolving the districts too. Dissolving the districts into circuits will make the zones unmanageably large, and the ZOs overworked and spread thin. Unless they want to dissolve ZOs and their zones as well. Either way it will cause the COs to be more affiliated with the congregations than with the WTS company, the congregations to becoming more autonomous, and the local body of elders to becoming more powerful and autonomous within their congregations. A real political power shift!

If the COs are made to fend more on themselves, they are going to court more favor with the congregations and build allies with those that will support them later in their old age. After all, they have their wives to consider too.

It's not going to look very good. So I'll be surprised if this DO thing happens.

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Serena Williams admits to being possessed by demons?

by Dis-Member in

ala beyonce & lady gaga?.

http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2013/05/serena-williams-explains-multiple-personalities/47701/.

http://www.christianpost.com/news/serena-williams-reveals-split-persona-tequanda-is-not-christian-102329/.

Roddy

I agree. Serena Williams is Queen of tennis.

I guess she'll always have detractors. Especially those that want to mix her religion as part of what makes them grind their axes.

I think we can admire the talent that Serena Williams is and keep her religion out of it.

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who left the BORG after finding out about "Conspiracy Theories" ???

by crossquestions6995 in

im new here on the forum.

i been "dissasociated" for about a year n a half.

i left after reading the bible cover to cover and discovering the truth about 9/11, illuminati, masons, witchcraft, new world order, paranormal activity, ufos, etc.

Roddy

The UN fiasco was shocking to me. Then the silent exit and cover-up was disgraceful. I couldn't believe it - it was that shocking. Then I waited for the offical explanation on this that never came.

As far as I know there has never been an acknowledgement of their UN membership to date. They really think nobody noticed.

There is nothing to hide or suppress if you have the truth.

The way they handled this stumbled me greatly.

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