What bearing on our lives, whatever happened we are all the result.Its surely more important how we exist NOW , and our dealings with our fellowman for the good.
But this is not really an either/or proposition now is it?
Posts by Laika
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81The Birth of the Universe - Scientific Breakthrough
by cofty inresearchers working with a telescope at the south pole beleive they have glimpsed light from the first "trillionth of a trillionth of a tillionth" of a second after the big bang.. a lot of work has still to be done to confirm the findings, but if it holds up it is one of the biggest discoveries ever.. _________________________________________.
...inflation came with a very specific prediction - that it would be associated with waves of gravitational energy, and that these ripples in the fabric of space would leave an indelible mark on the oldest light in the sky - the famous cosmic microwave background.. the bicep2 team says it has now identified that signal.
scientists call it b-mode polarisation.
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What do you think are the future doctrine changes will be?
by thedepressedsoul inthe whole organization is going through huge and big changes.
it can be seen by names of departments, to how things function and teaches.
my questions to you is, what do you think the future changes will be, both in teaching and organizational matters?.
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Laika
They need to do something with the 1935 date. Current doctrine is that you're a member of the great crowd only if you make it through Armageddon, you get a resurrection if you die before Armageddon, unless you died as part of a few unfortunate exceptions, and that the earthly hope was opened in 1935.
So now there's no difference than a JW who served faithfully for 90 years dying last night, and a worldly who has just died after years of debauchery. You both get the same resurrection and the same chance, no added benefit to being a JW. Since 1935 was nearly 80 years ago it means Jehovah opened up the earthly hope to people who had no chance of ever being part of the great crowd.
(Except that I can imagine barely anyone has noticed the above problem)
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Laika
So is there someone ready to take over?
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Thanks WTBS for changing the Kingdom Songs, you freed me!
by StephaneLaliberte inyesterday, i saw a picture of a family signing kingdom melodies together.
it made me realize a fact that i am somewhat ashamed to admit:.
for over a decade, i have been aware of the false prophecies, the deceptive statements, the lack of scriptural support for many core practices and other issues with the witnesses.
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Laika
There must be a lot of talented JWs who could write great (or at least better) songs, but JWism is so tightly controlled they prefer to have everything written from the top, even when they're clearly not capable.
'We thank you Jehovah' is the song they used to finish off almost every Convention and it always created a special atmosphere, which I think is because it was an actual song of praise to Jehovah, whereas most of their songs are more about doctrine than worship.
Not any more though, they mangled that one too. *sigh*
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Thanks WTBS for changing the Kingdom Songs, you freed me!
by StephaneLaliberte inyesterday, i saw a picture of a family signing kingdom melodies together.
it made me realize a fact that i am somewhat ashamed to admit:.
for over a decade, i have been aware of the false prophecies, the deceptive statements, the lack of scriptural support for many core practices and other issues with the witnesses.
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Laika
And then there's Song 87, the wedding song, Now we are one:
This is at last bone of my bone,
Flesh of my flesh; now I'm not alone.
God has provided a partner,
Someone to call my own.
Now we are one; now we can be
All that Jehovah made us to be.
As man and woman together,
We are a family.
Ev'ry day we'll serve our God above.
As he shows the way,
Unfailing love we'll display.
As we have vowed, so may it be.
Seasons of joy, may we come to see.
Oh, may we honor Jehovah,
And may you always be my love.
Because there's a way to make people in an 'unwedded state' (Ref: Song 85) feel good at a JW wedding.
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Are they down to two meetings a week and standing mute next to a literature trolley one hour a month?
by Xanthippe intrying to get a handle on what they do now, my two sisters and brother and families.
a three day convention in the summer is it, circuit assembly twice a year?
when i was in people were supposed to do ten hours field service a month at least.
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Laika
Only pioneers get to do tthe trolley thing right?
At the station near my work they do 8 hours a day by the trolley, which is easy but must be very dull.
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Are they down to two meetings a week and standing mute next to a literature trolley one hour a month?
by Xanthippe intrying to get a handle on what they do now, my two sisters and brother and families.
a three day convention in the summer is it, circuit assembly twice a year?
when i was in people were supposed to do ten hours field service a month at least.
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Laika
Edit:double post, oops!
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worldly women don't all ask you to see her aquarium
by suavojr inlast night i was watching the secret elder's video about the jw who sleeps with a worldly women and i could not stop laughing.. when i was 17 i thought that all worldly women would sleep with anyone, i remember a beautiful neighbor who i tried to kiss and she just flat out said no.
i tried twice to make out with this girl and i just could not understand why she would not say yes .
she did not have an aquarium.... .
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Laika
The person who wrote that script must be very odd.
And aquariums are awesome.
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Jesus is his earthly name, Michael is his heavenly name
by bruh2012 ini know this topic has been discussed before on this forum, but as it goes in jw world we need reminders.. co said in his last talk i can't remember the title in speaking about jesus, that when jesus returned to heaven he resumed his name michael.
jesus was his earthly name.. through the entire rest of the bible after his ressurection not one reference is made about this.
case in point----when jesus oh wait michael pulled saul over and talked to him, he introduced his self as jesus.
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Laika
JWs have a very odd obsession with names don't they?
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DC Follies: Will SOMEBODY please come to Atlanta? Anybody? Pretty please? Don't make us beg!
by sir82 in"a friend of a friend" applied to go to an international convention this year.. they have not heard anything about whether they were accepted or not.. but recently, they received this e-mail:.
brother xxxxx:.
according to our records, you applied and were approved by your body of elders to be a delegate to international conventions outside of the united states, but were not selected.
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Laika
Anyone who can fit the word 'contiguous' into an email is wasted at Bethel.