I was just a kid, but I was convinced the End would come in 1986. I read somewhere that the United Nations had declared 1986 to be the International Year of Peace and Security, and I thought "OMG, OMG, this is it!!!!!"
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15What was your deadline?
by JH inwhen you joined the jw's, what year did you set in your mind as the latest date for the new system?
we were all told that the end was very close, but how close did you think it was, when you joined?
if you would have known that the end was atleast 30 or 50 years away, would you have pioneered as much, or would you have given as much time to them, or would you have kept much more time for yourself?
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Did you ever get put on the spot?
by Soledad inby that i mean from the platform at the kingdumb hall?
i remember some study conductors who had the habit of calling on people in the audience that seemed distracted or unprepared--on purpose so as to embarass them.
some were so out of it when the mic was handed to them they had to ask what was the question, why did you call on me i didnt have my hand up, etc.
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So I paused. Big mistake. I started giggling. Not the sort that you can carry on but the sort you have trouble breathing with.
I remember seeing that happen to an elder once, in the middle of a public talk. He was reading Luke 21:1, which says "Now as he looked up he saw the rich dropping their gifts into the treasury chests". He accidentally said "...saw the rich droppings..." and he must have got a pretty vivid mental image too, because he spent the next minute and a half with tears streaming down his face, laughing, and desperately trying to compose himself.
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"Things you hate the MOST"
by breeze indon't you hate those radio commercials for automobile dealers that scream at you very loudly, and always say the have the cheapest deals in town.
i also hate it when the say that their prices start at invoice cost.....do they think all consumers are just total idiots..... .
edited by - breeze on 5 january 2003 12:37:34.
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- Telemarketers
- People who honk their horn every time they leave their driveway (there's always one in every neighbourhood)
- Boneheads who wear backpacks on crowded trains
- McDonalds advertisements
- Computer programs that ask "Are you sure?" every time you try to do anything
- TV producers who insist that 50% - 75% of every News report must be devoted to sport
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Did you ever get put on the spot?
by Soledad inby that i mean from the platform at the kingdumb hall?
i remember some study conductors who had the habit of calling on people in the audience that seemed distracted or unprepared--on purpose so as to embarass them.
some were so out of it when the mic was handed to them they had to ask what was the question, why did you call on me i didnt have my hand up, etc.
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talks... I remeber at 10 years old having to give that bible reading inSong of Solomon, you know, the one about the 'breasts like towers' and all that jazz. Man!
I had to do the one in Genesis 38 about Judah and Tamar.
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Zen Creationism
by Ed inif a universe comes into existence and there is no god around to hear it, does it make a big bang?
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If a Universe comes into existence and there is no God around to hear it, does it make a Big Bang?
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Were your JW parents spirtually weak or strong?
by moreisbetter ini was a 3rd generation witness on both sides of the family.
even my great-grandomthers were considered witnesses, but i don't know if they were baptized.
my parents however were always considered weak and still are even though my mom has become more involved & for longer periods of time in the last 15 yrs.
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I'm not sure what category my parents would fall into. They were both active members of the congregation, but they were not nearly as "ritualistic" about it as most JWs. If I had a question about something, I could ask them and then we'd sit down and research it and find out what we needed to know. And that's how we "studied". A lot of other kids' parents were like "Okay it's time for our weekly study, and by golly you're going to sit down and study right now." That always amazed me. My parents tried to make study a regular thing occasionally, but it was never a big deal. Nothing was ever a big deal. I was never pushed into anything or told what my goals should be. Consequently, I missed out on a lot of the terminology and catch-phrases that get hammered into a lot of JW kids. You know, the ones they use for demonstrations at assemblies, who say things like "My... goal... is... to... have... a... greater... share... in... the... ministry... and... progress... spiritually... so... I... can... Pioneer... and... then... reach... out... for... Bethel... Service..." I never knew what the hell they were talking about.
So I do understand the feeling of not fitting in and being somewhat "doctrinally illiterate". That's quite a good way of putting it, actually. I don't know if this makes any sense, but when I heard people spouting cliches that I didn't understand, I often secretly felt pleased that I didn't know what it meant.
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IME NOT AN APOSTATE. I BELEIVE IN GOD
by nightwarrior ini am not an apostate .
i just reasoned from a human point of view ,i love jehovah i want life eternal with my family and friends ,short & narrow is the road leading to life,are you sure your on it, find out what road the society is leading you down .jump of,while you canyour like a bunch of lemmings headed where????????
?not to life ime sure .
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I AM NOT AN APOSTATE .
I JUST REASONED FROM A HUMAN POINT OF VIEW ,I LOVE JEHOVAH I WANT LIFE ETERNAL WITH MY FAMILY...
Apostate != Atheist
The word apostate just means someone who has abandoned their former religion. It could just as easily be used to describe a Jehovah's Witness who used to be a Catholic.
JWs seem to have re-defined the word to mean "anyone who says something negative about the Watchtower".
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Ed,
I heard that Burt and Ernie are gay.
So . . . does anyone know . . .is Sesame Street banned by the jws?
I wouldn't be surprised. Although the gay thing is largely based on rumour, Bert has admitted on a number of occasions to "doin' the pigeon", a clear bestiality reference. So who knows what sort of things they get up to...
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"Choking the Smurf"... isn't that a euphemism for something?
I knew it. They're evil. EVIL, I tells ya...
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Int'l Convention Qualifications?
by Jourles indoes anyone know who approves candidates to attend the international assemblies and what the qualifications are?
i know of a family that was "approved" to attend one of next summers international conventions.
all but one family member was invited.
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My former employer, who was an elder, went to an international convention in New York (from Australia) a few years ago. He was more excited about getting a free tour of NY than anything else. He spent the next two years trying to impress everyone he met by casually mentioning that he had "just got back from the U.S...."