i guess it's the covid-19 thing.
but very little news from a couple of people i know well there.
they can't leave the "compound" or much of anything else.
As for those bethel ‘lifers’ you know who have ‘no other options’:..what happens if the JW religion decides to let another group of bethelites go like they have done over the last decade or so?
LongHairGal ...
The "lifers" I know and was referring to are ones that my family have known since the time of Christ and don't have much life left ... if you get my drift.
i guess it's the covid-19 thing.
but very little news from a couple of people i know well there.
they can't leave the "compound" or much of anything else.
while at the same time they speak/describe the many restrictions they're forced to live by. It's a long list of do's and don'ts...or else!
@JW GoneBad ...
Yes. A few of the people I know there are Bethel "lifers." What options do they really have? You just smile and as you say, put on a happy face. Their options are very limited. Perhaps more correctly to say, they have no other options.
i guess it's the covid-19 thing.
but very little news from a couple of people i know well there.
they can't leave the "compound" or much of anything else.
I guess it's the COVID-19 thing. But very little news from a couple of people I know well there. They can't leave the "compound" or much of anything else. Just walk around on some nature trails in the area.
It's very strange. Even they tell me it is strange.
please share this question.
why is he spiritual israel not innumerable?.
the literal seed of abraham was innumerable (heb 11:12; gen 22:17; 1ki 4:20).
Perhaps the one counting only has 144,000 fingers and toes. Jesus would be the thumb.
So we end up with the 144,001 number we have read about many times.
Not rocket science.
Apparently I have a red flag for posting anything of descent on the Don.
@Wasanelder ....
Yes, I understand. We're in the same line. We just need to keep at a social distance and wear a mask when posting. I put on my MAGA hat to be on the safe side.
Just be careful with your keyboard. I am on my third one since I keep spraying sanitizer on them so I don't infect myself.
what are the craziest books or magazines the tower ever printed?
i know of the millions now living is crazy the finished mystery.
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Linking the first convention in 1922 at Cedar Point Ohio and the proclamation made then
@smiddy3 ...
I wish people here would not screw around with the 1922 Cedar Point Ohio horn-blowing.
It's what keeps me in.
"victims say cash moved offshore".
i just thought you might be interested in how widespread this article has been taken up by the media in australia.. west australian newspaper , herald sun sunday victorian newspaper ,the daily telegraph n.s.w.
newspaper,.
I initially thought this might have been JW's merging with Chrysler.
the september 2015 broadcast had david splane explain matthew 24:34 “truly, i say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place”.
his explanation of this scripture was by means of a chart to indicate an overlapping generation.. .
no scripture was used to show the overlapping generation concept, and as a result it makes no sense.. to illustrate how crazy this concept is, look at the lyrics of the song my generation.. my generation.
That whole "Splane" thing when he tries to "splain" the overlapping generation made as much sense as having MisterRodgers explaining to children of how clowns have sex with circus animals.
hi therei've tried with various browsers on two different occasions now - but my profile cannot be updated.
i can't upload a new avatar image, i can't update my bio - nothing.. could you look into it please?.
mario.
Is this forum even maintained? I think I may be leaving soon
SuperMarioDiMaggio ...
Have you thought about creating and investing in your own forum?
Let us know how you make out.
Just don't piss on something that you can't do better yourself.
Send us a link when you are up and running.
there was a 50 year gap between the failed dates of 1925 and 1975.. memories fade, people die, and who cares what was said 50 years ago.. most jw's now in the religion werent there when 1975 was a thing.
even my mother who was baptized in 1974 who i do remember speaking about it back in the day, can barely remember what the fuss was about.
for active jw's who are doing all there studying online now, its practically impossible to find any wt contemporary reference to 1975.. i read recently (sorry i cant source it right now) that at the time, even watchtower may have taken the view that even if they knew 1975 was wrong, the short term gains would far outstrip those who left leading to an overall net gain so it was a risk worth taking.
They would need a scholarly type like Franz to get back into the date business. They do not have anyone like that now.
Franz could discuss dates, times, half times, weeks of years and various historical events, blend them together, and "prove" to you that your birth date hadn't happened yet.
And then you would nod your head in agreement.
