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  Who are the 24 Elders?

  by LittleToe in

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  revelation 4, 5, 11 & 19 talk of twenty four elders, before the throne of god.. the wts interpretation has them as the anointed in heaven, but that just doesn't wash, as they are seen to be observers of events that apparently involve folks still on earth.

  by their account they have 23.5 elders in heaven and half a body on the ground, so to speak.. any ideas who these are?.

  (i have an speculation, which i'll mention later).

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  I would like SWORD OF JAH'S comment on this.
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  Speaking of the latest magazines...

  by Odrade in

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  2. bible

  did anyone see the recent questions from readers that cautions against about using gift registries for you wedding?

  no joke.

  sept 1, 2003.whether a couple who are getting married wish to use a gift registry is a matter for personal decision.

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  I knew that suzi-creemcheez was a writer for the Watchtower...
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  Can we get to know each other now?

  by waiting in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've picked up a little about each of us on the db, but we're a reclusive little group, aren't we?.

  well, my picture won't be going up any time soon, but i'll put out some personal information and hopefully others will too.

  makes chatting more fun, don't you think?.

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  I am a member of the Governing Body of Jehovahs Witnesses. I am 120 years old, I pee in my pants, drink prune juice, have visions, take anti depressants, masturbate frequently, think it's funny to make up new rules for my 6 million worshippers to follow, don't know much about this new internet thing, and I think vibrating butt plugs are the best thing since inflatable gay jay dolls. Nice to meet you.
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  Will the Internet bring down the watchtower Bible and Tract Society

  by frankiespeakin in

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  2. friends

  in the united states i keep hearing about how nobody sees the witness is going door-to-door and more, or at least not as often as they used to.

  i also heard a report from england recently which stated to the same effect.. what do you think?

  do you think the internet is the watchtower society's worst nightmare?.

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  YES. It's starting to unravel. I can feel it. I did'nt before. Now I do.

  In talking to people from the hall lately I am noticing a huge amount of sarcasm in regards to the Org. People are behaving a lot differently than before. Attendance has been dropping lately, a lot. In fact I was told there was a special needs talk given the other night on the attendance issue. Attendance was up from what I could tell just a few months ago, but for some reason it's apparently dropped a lot. In fact, there was a witness friend who referred to a "jw discussin board" during a conversation we were having over the weekend. I looked at her quizically, and said nothing. She paused and resumed the conversation, but it was weird. If you're out there, you know who you are, and it's cool. I won't tell on you(lol).

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  How Extreme Will Witnesses Become?

  by metatron in

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  2. friends

  i think this is a question worth considering - just how extreme will witnesses become?.

  first, the hierarchy: there are numerous accounts stretching back for years of gb members skipping meetings,.

  ignoring field service and treating "vital" doctrine in a cavalier fashion.

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  preaching door to door with guns,

  Shamus,

  You crack me up....

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  Why So Many False Alarms?

  by garybuss in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  someone asked me for this back in a 1975 thread and i just found it.

  awake!

  1993 march, 22 why so many false alarms?

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  I haven't yet determined if that is a bad thing or not .

  What?????
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  WATCHTOWER IS DUMBING DOWN

  by integ in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  from what i've noticed lately, the wts seems to be explaining everything away with a new approach; that of dumbing everything down to just a couple of key points in their everchanging, contradictory, edicts and doctrine.

  they seem to be avoiding 'deeper' scriptural interpretations that invariably get them into trouble with people who actually don't take everything the fds say as absolute truth, and instead are feeding the rank and file and the "doubters" that dare question the changing doctrine, with a couple of what they feel are key "truths".. 1) who else is using god's name today?

  2) who else are doing "god's work" of preaching the good news of the kingdom?.

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  From what I've noticed lately, the wts seems to be explaining everything away with a new approach; that of dumbing everything down to just a couple of key points in their everchanging, contradictory, edicts and doctrine. They seem to be avoiding 'deeper' scriptural interpretations that invariably get them into trouble with people who actually don't take everything the fds say as absolute truth, and instead are feeding the rank and file and the "doubters" that dare question the changing doctrine, with a couple of what they feel are key "truths".

  1) Who else is using God's name today?

  2) Who else are doing "God's work" of preaching the good news of the kingdom?

  I realize that the Tower still engage in scriptural jibber-jabber in the magazines, but these are the pat answers i've been getting when i've inquired of our "Gift's in Men". And who ever i'm lucky enough to engage in any kind of discussion (that by some miracle may contain an exchange of free speech).

  There you go, that's it, . What else can you say?. I'm so happy that now all I have to do now is consider those two fine points, and everything makes sense again.. Thanks Watchtower.

  Any thoughts?

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  Did you really believe?

  by barbar in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i am interested to know whether jw's or ex jw's on this board really did believe 100%.

  did you have doubts all of the time, did you have some confusion or did you never doubt at all?

  i recognise that most on this board will have had doubts at the end but was this always the case when you were a good dub?

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  yes
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  Was Jesus and Mary Magdeline married?

  by Victorian sky in

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  okay don't pelt me with stones for asking and nobody laugh.

  for those of us who still believe in the bible - i recently read the novel, "the da vinci code".

  great work of fiction but i was wondering if anyone ever heard of the plot's basis.

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  no
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  Are those out of the org. in better mental health than those in?

  by JH in

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  i was wondering if those in the jw organization would be in better or worse mental health than those who quit the organization?

  any thoughts?

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  yes