the org is powerful because people think it is.
Got it in one, Teejay! Dansk
Posts by Dansk
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28The Power Of The Organization
by minimus in.
what do you think makes the organization so powerful in the lives of people??
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Dansk
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Does anybody know what this is
by toddy in.
it just flew in my bedroom and scared the life out of me .
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Dansk
Hi Toddy,
Definitely a cockchafer beetle. It's one of our (Great Britain) largest beetles and is harmless. Look at the antennae. A male has seven divisions and a female has six. I hope you let it go.
Dansk
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New to the board
by susie inhi my name is susie.
i was a jw never baptized though for 12 years until my aunt was d'fed and my mother said she would not stop talking to her sister.
so she has disassociated herself at the smae time that is now going on 12 years ago.
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Dansk
A GREAT BIG WELCOME! Dansk, Physio and Boys
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Has England got Spiced yet?
by Brummie inhave the ladies arrived ok?
xena, viv, spice...???.
btw look here:.
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Dansk
We had a really wonderful time. Great meeting everyone, especially Vivamus, Xena and Spice who travelled far.
Eman and Trucker had some wonderful tales to tell. Got back with Little Toe in time to hear the dawn chorus (around 4.00 a.m.) Still waking up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A GREAT BIG THANK YOU to our hosts!!!!!!!!!
Love to all,
Dansk & Physio
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Historical Problems in Bible
by IronGland inhistorical problems, inconsistencies, and contradictions comprise a significant part of the bible: .
(1) "thirty and two years old was he (jehoram--ed.
) when he began to reign, and he reigned in jerusalem 8 years, and departed without being desired.
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Dansk
Hey City Fan,
I received the following from a brilliant academic friend of mine in Australia:
The size of armies is important, as
1. 80% of the population at any one time in the Ancient Near East was likely to
have been non-combatant peasantry.
2. Of the 20% of the population not engaged in direct food
production, 2/3rds would have been engaged in industry, commerce,
bureaucracy and the priesthood, and given that 50% of the population
was likely to have been under 15 years of age
Bbased upon this we can use some interesting figures.
Naram Sin of Akkad, had an army of 360,000 men - the biggest
then seen. This would give us a total population of the Akkadian
Empire of about 4 million people. This figure had been roughly
confirmed using density of settlement patterns.
Given the figures for 2 Chronicles 13:3 and the formulae above, this would
give a total population of Palestine as being far greater than
settlement patterns would allow.
City Fan, using the above formulae I estimate the total population of Israel would have to have been 20,000,000! Could you imagine, LOL, with those numbers Israel would have been THE major power in the Middle East for centuries right up to our day (but who on earth could feed them?)!Therefore, the combined number of soldiers mentioned at 2 Chronicles 13:3, i.e. both kingdoms (Israel and Judah), is incredibly exaggerated which IMHO, therefore, brings into question all other cited numbers in scripture. In other words, the Bible contains statements that are totally untrue.
Dansk
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Venting.........uurrgghhh
by nightwarrior intoday nw and i were out shopping with our two youngest (14,15).. well i got chatting to someone, and then realised that a group of about 20 or so young people had gathered close by, and then the clapping and singing began, and then, each one would take centre stage to shout about the lord!!
fine, everyone is allowed freedom of speech.. the thing is, today i realised just how angry inside i am regarding all religion, because as i am stood chatting, my two kids are stood behind me, and were being spoken to by one the group, and so i was listening with half an ear, then begged to be excused, as i turned around and explained that really we as a family were jws for 30 odd years, and we have had enough of religion, so kindly back off.
i returned to chatting, and still this woman continued chatting to our daughter, who has been brought up to be polite, and not to be rude!!!
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Dansk
STILL this woman continued chatting to our daughter, who has been brought up to be polite, and not to be rude!!! Well, our daughter was then told that she was going to Hell, unless she repented and turned to Christ
Sad!
Dansk
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I am going back to the Kingdom Hall......
by ColdRedRain in...just to watch my aunt get married.
had you fooled there, huh?.
a few people who i know on the board know my family irl.
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Dansk
CRR,
If you don't want to be a JW and don't agree with the teaching then why even go to a wedding in a KH?! I swear, even if my daughter invited me to her wedding in a KH I wouldn't attend. Why? Because I couldn't sit with a bunch of hypocrites and listen to any more of that vomit. I've vowed never to enter a KH again (unless it's to pull it down forever).
Do I feel bitter? You betcha! And not just for myself. There are countless thousands of injured souls out there and any meeting in a KH, be it a public talk, wedding or funeral, is Watchtower. I utterly detest anything connected with it and I refuse to have my presence be used to boost numbers or elicit opinions I no longer wish to hear. If you are honestly against the teachings then don't be a hypocrite - because the wedding talk will be Watchtower-based vomit!
Dansk
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Reliable stats about the mormons???
by Nicolas inhi, i would like to find a website with the statistic of the growth within the mormons church.
do they grow quicker than the jehovah witness?
my guess is that they grow a little bit quicker but it would be fine to have some proofs of that.
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Dansk
Hi Nicolas,
It's worth noting that the Pentecostals are the fastest growing Christian group worldwide. Watchtower always advertises that it's themselves, but the evidence to the contrary is there if you look for it.
Dansk
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Birthday!
by Ravyn inwell, actually my birthday is sunday, may 18th.
but i was born on a friday night at 9:57 pm eastern time us and it was a full moon...so i guess technically my birthday was last night's full moon.
my new friends at the local sca group(re-enactors)are having a barbecue on sunday and i am going to bake a cake and we will all celebrate.
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Dansk
basically I am a mess!
Well, if that's your real photograph, Ravyn, you look gorgeous!
Dansk
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O-My!
by Xandria in.
well folks as many of you know we are fighting to save a cemetery that is 150 years old.
weeelll..we have a rally and i just found out that all the news stations are going to be there, as well as the papers.. anyway... the saga continues.. x.
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Dansk
Far too nerve wracking and on top of which one good shot of my face might break the camera lens!
Oh, come on Big Tex. Xandria looks a doll!
Dansk