Posts by eyeuse2badub

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Number of anointed partakers in new yearbook?

by JWOP in

i haven't seen the 2014 yearbook on the jw site yet.

i'm looking to see if the number of partakers has increased again (as it has for many years now).

anyone have a scan of it yet?.

In effect the GB says the new testament was only written for the 144k - right?

by Comatose in

because if you just read it then its plain that all should partake of the emblems and go to heaven etc.

they get around that by saying it only applied to those when written who all anointed and then a small group today.

so they take away the bible for the average witness.

I've noticed over the 50+ years I was a JW that JW's really only know about 75-80 scriptures from the Bible. These 75-80 scriptures are used in their literature and at meetings and in FS about 80% of the time. JW's use these 75-80 as 'proof texts' to prove THEIR beliefs. And, of course, these 75-80 scriptures are usually taken out of context or give a 'figurative','symbolic', or 'prophetic' meaning depending on the circumstances. Just recycle it and say it over and over and it becomes TRUTH.

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Nelson Mandela - comments of what his life meant to you

by MMXIV in

nelson mandela has passed on.

he was a symbol of hope and peace to many.

has his life and achievements meant anything personal to members of jwn?.

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If only Nelson would have been on the GB when released from prison. Instead we got Rutherford.

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HELP: the cross or the stake

by never a jw in

jw
friends

just asking for help from the vast number of very knowledgeable people here.

when was the "stake" doctrine adopted by jw's and what publication contains that information.

thank you..

eyeuse2badub

The ONLY reason JW's dug up stuff about 'stake verses cross' was because of Rutherford. He was forming HIS own religion and needed to be different in everyway from all others. Didn't make any difference if HIS doctrines were believeable or reasonable, they just needed to be different.

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The Governing Body Have Stabbed Many Old Bethelites In The Back By Not Taking Care Of Them In Their Old Age

by frankiespeakin in

these guys are real company men when they have mass lay off of older bethelites tossing them to the curb and making the congregation they are assigned to carry some of the load, so that the watchtower corporation can cut costs of providing for these nolonger young people who have devoted theirs lives to the corporation.. they are heartless bastards aren't they?

i wonder what kind of undercurrent this is causing at headquartes?.

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When Organized Religion Becomes a Cult

by dazed but not confused in

i saw this mentioned in a post.

i thought it deserved a thread of its own.

i liked how this article reasoned with the reader how a religion can cross over into cult territory very quickly.. "the harm stems from a system that shuns and ostracizes adherents that don't accept their exclusive claims to truth.

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What was the mark of Cain in Genesis 4:15? & what the hell was it for?

by cantleave in

i would love to hear the views of believers on this subject.. the mormon cult used to say this was black skin, and was one of the reasons why that cult would appoint black men to the preisthood.

but they weren't the only ones who considered this to be the case.. the interesting thing is this mark offered cain god's ordained protection despite his killing his brother.

why would god afford him protection when murder was punishable by death?

eyeuse2badub

The 'mark of Cain' was the ancient equivalent to the modern English letters "H" and "S". IMHO, I think Cain was the very first member of the Humane Society. He probably became indignant at Abel for slaughtering innocent animals. Did Abel slaughter sheep just for the purpose of sacrifice? They didn't eat flesh at that time, right? So why did Jehovah want blood sacrifices so early in mankind's history? It seems to me that Abel was the first to shed innocent blood mentioned in the Bible. Just saying.

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Interesting changes for the 2014 service meeting...

by OneDayillBeFree in

if you look at the first page of the kingdom ministry for december (link here), read the talk entitled: "the theocratic ministry school for 2014".

here is a copy of what it says (bold & red mine).

talk by the school overseer.

eyeuse2badub

The only way to 'update' the "Truth"(tm) is with truthier truth (aka nu lite). Everybody knows that.

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I just don't get it.

by quellycatface in

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i know....i'm new to this set up.

apologies for being a dumbo.

eyeuse2badub

Londo hit it right on the head. It's cult behavior plain and simple. DA'ing is essentially the same as DF'ing. The main difference is that one who DA's himself is taking preemptive action and not allowing the WTBTS to exercise the power that they think they have.

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24 hour field service marathon ??

by gingerbread in

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friends

field service for up to twenty-four hours non-stop.... it's a bit of a fad in our area with pioneers - the twenty somethings especially.

we've heard from other family members and a jw friend that it's a thing in their part of the country as well.. it sounds like a group decides on a day and then piles into a van or suv to 'work' the territory - 12, 18 and even 24 hours.. anyone else hearing of this?.

ginger.

eyeuse2badub

FS is so futile and worthless. Just another social event for most JW's. Ride around in vehicles making the occasional RV and thn off to the coffee shop for more socializing. Run a few errands in between and hope like heck that no one answers the door so they can spend 2-3 minutes recording the not-at-home. BUT it's sacred service and that's what counts.

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