Posts by Syme

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Steven Lett asks for money again

by Gorbatchov in

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the 2016 january tv.jw.org broadcasting has a clear message: jw.org needs more money!.

the 2 months of donation increase is not enough: the thousands of projects are not a 2 month project.. so: thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you (heh heh heh) and send us more!

personal conclusion: if i had any doubts that the society is sincere, this openly money grabbing has made my perception complete.

Syme

The late George Carlin put it so wonderfully https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RT6rL2UroE

Somehow, God of every religion is almighty and needs no-one, but constantly asks for MONEY.

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1783 Laki eruption....theory did this cause the 1800's religious revival J.W Mormon Aventists??

by Witness 007 in

laki iceland 1783 for 7 months millions of tons of toxic gas and lava spewed from volcanic fissures.

this blanketed all of europe killing thousands and turning the moon blood red for a year.

many said hell had come to earth.

Interesting idea. I don't know if something specific as this caused the millenarian revival of the early and middle 19th century. Since that revival took place mainly in the US, I think a reason was the immigration of European zealous protestants to the US in the 18th and 19th centuries, like Priestly. Many of them believed in the millennium and the second coming, and had often unorthodox ideas, which were persecuted in Europe, but welcome in the New World. The newly founded States proved a fertile ground for those ideas to spread freely.

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2016-01-01 BOE Re: 2016 Memorial and Special Talk

by wifibandit in

pdf.

thank you atlantis / wtunderground !.

Syme

in addition to visiting inactive ones, you should make a special effort to invite dis-
fellowshipped ones to the Memorial

Lol, they are scared by the steady decline in memorial attendance!

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"Theocratic Warfare" still alive and well within Watchtower in 2016!

by ILoveTTATT2 in

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it seems like the watchtower is still encouraging "theocratic warfare".

in the no.1 watchtower of 2016, they (ironically) printed an article on honesty.here is something they said:"lyingwhat is it?

saying something false to someone who is entitledto know the truth.

Syme

So, by their own definition, if one does not consider himself part of this structure, and has gone inactive for instance, he does not have to tell things to the curious elders, even if he hasn't DA'ed.

That's nice.

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The new Star Wars movie reminds me of TTAT

by Barrold Bonds in

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not really.

i just wanted to post this because it's funny.. .

Syme

Duh, thanks for the spoiler, moron.

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Youths planning for the future leaflet

by slimboyfat in

does anyone remember around the tear 2000, maybe just before or after, there was a leaflet released at the summer convention aimed at teenagers called something like, "planning for a worthwhile future"?

basically it argued that you shouldn't go to college or university and put your trust in "the world".

instead you should trust in jehovah, pioneer and reach out for bethel or missionary service.

Syme

Man, I liked so much that darn leaflet! It made me fantasize about MTS, Bethel, everything. I achieved some of those later, so I guess that little piece of S has a portion of blame for my wasting of my best years...

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No One on GB Anointed

by TakeOffTheCrown in

what if no one on the governing body is truly anointed?

what if they just proclaim they are anointed and partake in order to gain authority, but they are not anointed?

what will happen to them when they die?

Syme

Of course they're not anointed. There's no such thing as "anointed". There's no resurrection, there's no Heaven and no New System of Things(tm).

Now, let's get on with our lives.

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Has anyone watched the movie "Stigmata"?

by WireRider in

interesting movie about biblical cover-ups.

"no gospels in jesus's own words.

" the vatican, admittedly the largest collection of all christian scrolls and documents, would split up pages between translators to keep it secret.. theme: "split a piece of wood and i am there.