Posts by Junction-Guy

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JWs and socio economic status

by greendawn in

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do you think that someone's socio economic status determines how they get treated (behaved to) by the jws?

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can someone high up the ladder get away with more things especially if he made big donations to the society and do they look down upon those lower down?

So this begs a question, where do all those rich witnesses come from? I mean if everyone is supposed to be putting kingdom interests first and foregoing college educations, then where are they getting their money? I know alot of rich witnesses came into the religion after they had made their money, I wonder if rich JW's search out other wealthy kingdom halls.

The kingdom hall I picketed in Knoxville had several lincoln town cars, a mercedes, lexus suv, and even a hummer--WOW, so much for putting kingdom interests first!!!

Dave

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King James - why ?

by Ramblin_rose in

i trust the following links will prove very enlightening regards the subject of bible "translations" and why it is very important to ensure that you are studying god`s pure word, and not a translation which was put together to suit the whims of those whose interests it best suited.

al cuppit .

http://www.dccsa.com/greatjoy/alcuppit.htm.

Junction-Guy

Oh and somewhere in the NWT in the old testamesnt, there is a scripture that mentions a marshmallow, now who the heck thinks they had marshmallows back in bible days? LOL

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King James - why ?

by Ramblin_rose in

i trust the following links will prove very enlightening regards the subject of bible "translations" and why it is very important to ensure that you are studying god`s pure word, and not a translation which was put together to suit the whims of those whose interests it best suited.

al cuppit .

http://www.dccsa.com/greatjoy/alcuppit.htm.

Junction-Guy

What can I say, I guess I'm a little partial, but I love the King James Bible, When I read it it just seems like a word of authority, it used to be the most highly regarded Bible, but so many people are against it nowadays, call me old fashioned, but I love the KJV.

Dave

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2005 Convention Season - Let's Get 'em!

by EscapedLifer1 in

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well the 2005 us convention season gets rolling in a couple weeks, lasting until september.

check out the schedule at:.

http://www.jw-media.org/newsroom/index.htm?content=/region/americas/usa/english/releases/events/usa_e050527.htm.

Junction-Guy

Thats a good idea, I may contact the local news media in some of the area convention locations.

Dave

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Who's picketing a convention this year?

by Junction-Guy in

i will be, i just cant decide where.

im trying to tie it all into my vacation, but i might just have to drive a ways for a 1 day picket within my region.

some locations i have considered are amarillo tx, cleveland oh, duluth ga, biloxi ms, columbia sc, huntsville al, little rock ar, and possibly johnson city tn, but kinda doubtful there.

Junction-Guy

Yeah but those 100,000 witnesses will eventually die out, and if they arent replaced, then the religion will die off with them. I have had tremendous success from my picketing especially from the passerby's, besides my objective is not to pull people out of the WT Society, but to keep them from joining in the first place. I usually have a very clean cut look, high and tight haircut, law enforcement look. When they see me out there picketing they will think guy next door, mom,apple pie, and the flag, I dont look homeless or deranged. Besides many people picket abortion, the president, and other causes.

I have website addresses for silent lambs and freeminds on some of the signs, and there are many many people who are unaware of the pedophile problem, it may just get someone to go online and research things.

I love picketing and feel honored to warn people about this family destroying religion.

Dave

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Without the Internet. Would you still have been a active believing dub??

by Samuel Thorsen in

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perhaps i would.. struggeling with doubts of course, but going to the meetings and turning in 2 or 3 hours on my report every month like i used to.... what about you guys?

Junction-Guy

Well I was already out before I came online, but I was just prepared to die soon at Armageddon, I thought the JW religion was stupid, but I still believed that Armageddon was coming, I just didnt want to pretend to serve Jehovah any longer in order to survive the big "A". I was never baptized and struggled with it tremendoulsy, until 1993 when I just said "the hell with it" and just made up my mind I was doomed for destruction. Even though I resented that religion back then, I still didnt know the real truth about the "truth" until I came online Christmas Eve 1997, and boy what a Christmas present that was, I nearly had a nervous breakdown knowing that everything I was taught and every emotional and psychological problem I went through was all for a lie, the grief soon gave way to anger, and I've been on these XJW boards ever since.

Dave

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WTBS planned 9-11?

by TadSexington in

ok, so i was on quotes.watchtower.com and i found this pic from watchtower 1975 february 15 p.100 .

http://quotes.watchtower.ca/scans/1975_wt_feb_15_100_large.jpg.

freaks me out..... but then again i remember an article in newsweek that there were like 3 musical groups that had upcoming albums pulled because they had the wtc on fire on them..... .

Junction-Guy

Tad, interesting you brought that up. I was showing those same pictures to people at work a couple of months ago and one of my fellow officers exclaimed out loud "Thats the Iranian arms dealer I have seen on TV" He swore that was him, but granted that watchtower pic was 30 years ago. The pic does show what appears to be a plume of smoke coming from the WTC behind the man's head.

Dave

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Some 'Apostate' Inspiration ( from Freakonomics)

by metatron in

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if you haven't read freakonomics, by all means do so.

it's a fascinating book.. one particular story concerns one brave man who defeated the klu klux klan.

and came from a long line of racists.

Junction-Guy

Wow, maybe I can be that one man.

Think about it though, if once a year we organized a national picketing day and called the media we would see the amount of new converts drop drastically. There must be at least 1 million XJW's living in the USA who have left the WT in the last 30-40 years. If we could organize just a fraction of that number and gather at every kingdom hall on that one particular day, you talk about a major news story! But one person alone cant draw that much media attention. There is strength in numbers.

Dave

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Im in Dayton

by Junction-Guy in

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well i made it to ohio yesterday evening, i will be in dayton all week.

i am gearing up for the aposta-pizzafest, its less than a week now.. i am all excited.. .

dave

Junction-Guy

Well Java, I do live in the city (Knoxville) so they wouldnt know a poke there either, but my people are from Kentucky so we are all familiar with those country expressions.

Honesty-- I will have to give that some thought, it could backfire and have serious consequences.

Dave

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grabbing the magazines

by Junction-Guy in

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well i kinda started a new tradition last year.

sometime last year i stopped off at a gas station in london kentucky and i noticed watchtower and awake magazines laying on a brochure rack, and i promptly removed them.

well yesterday on the way up to dayton i stopped off at that station again, and sure enough there were 6 magazines there, 3 watchtowers and 3 awakes.

Junction-Guy

You're right Roybatty, so should I leave some kinda flyer in their place, or just let them hope that an "interested one" picked them up?

Dave