Here's the Jan. 1 1989 Watchtower that shows the change in the bound volume.
Walter
it would seem that after 1914, 1918, 1925, 1975 that jw's would do as judge rutherford said and stop fixing dates but i was told they suggested other dates since 1975 failed prediction.
do any posters out there know of other dates suggested for armaggeddon that jw's claimed after 1975. i was talking to an elder the other day and he still insist that "apostates" started the 1975 rumor and some dedicated jw's fell for the rumor and that the wts never said 1975 was the end of the world.
he also claims that the wts only said that maybe the world would end but that they never said point blank that 1975 armaggeddon was arriving.
Here's the Jan. 1 1989 Watchtower that shows the change in the bound volume.
Walter
i figured since there was a rate your wife topic, i would do the other.
if it has been already done, please disregard this.
what number 1-10 is your hubby?
applicants must be employed, clean, wellhungbuilt, and like my cooking.
I'm employed and my stomach is very well hung.
Walter
just trying to be like minimus a little.
;) how am i doing?
Yep, but I won't do it on weekends. Weekends are my slob time.
Walter
i just dont get how people can stay in a religion that constantly changes the "truth".
never mind the scandals, that is a seperate issue.
but the foundation of a religion is its doctrine, how can you believe an organiztion that constantly changes it.
Especially people like elders, bethelites etc,
Where else can uneducated people wield power and authority over others?
Walter
one reason is that you don't have to go to boring meetings 5 times per week and field service where you knock on doors knowing no one will answer.
I have an amazing life now!!!!! I no longer have to sit in the congo and despise everyone
That's right! We can despise them from the comfort of our own homes! Walter
i am just giggling myself inside out with the stupid antics regarding the march 20 release of the new org book.. of course, in great irony, only the apostates seem to know what's going on.. meanwhile in the congregations, a excitment tinged with mystery and suspense is tweaking the r&f.
my entire book study was just about begging the conductor for any hint.. to emphasize the surprise, congregations that meet on saturday (march 19) are actually moving their public/wt meetings to sunday just for the event.
just imagine the drool letdown when they find out the truth, that old br.
I wonder if they'll call this release another "trumpet blast" from the book of Revelation.
Walter
No dogs or cats in this house! I'm a bird and turtle man!
Walter
cleaning the toilet?.
doing dishes?.
mopping?.
I hate shovelling snow or mowing the lawn.
Walter
for years, the watchtower drilled into us that we are just specs of unimportant dust.
personal pride was touted as being something wrong and a trait of the devil.
that mentality stifles creativity and initiative, which i suppose is what they want.
I'm not doing much now that's different from when I was a JW. After a few years as a JW it became obvious that I'd never make progress? in the congregation, so I began to put my energies into furthering my education and career. The biggest difference is that now I can do this without the congregation laying a guilt trip on me.
Walter
one reason is that you don't have to go to boring meetings 5 times per week and field service where you knock on doors knowing no one will answer.
Now I can loot and pillage as much as I want without worrying about the elders counselling me.
Walter