Topics Started by Bonnie_Clyde

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Do any of the 144,000 in heaven take part in the destruction at Armageddon?
by Bonnie_Clyde in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i wondered about that when i heard garret loesch state that shortly before the tribulation the governing body would be taken up.

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if this is the case, it seems like garret and the other seven would be there just in time to help out in the killing of billions.. i thought they used to say that some would survive armageddon before they were taken up..
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Advanced Hearing Aid Technology for less than $200
by Bonnie_Clyde in
1. social
2. family
hope i'm not out of line asking this question...just want to know if anyone has had any experience with this.. i just saw an ad in popular mechanics about "mdhearingaid".

it says it uses the same kind of technology that costs thousands more and is less than $200.

it's "high-quality fda-registered, is medical-grade offering sophistication and high performance, and works right out of the box.
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Need WT article on being a homecoming queen
by Bonnie_Clyde in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i remember an article many years ago...i think early 60's or even in the 50's.

it may have been questions from the readers.

i ask because our granddaughter has been selected to be on the homecoming court.
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Just heard that the WT sent money to help brothers in Russia
by Bonnie_Clyde in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
clyde and i had lunch with a friend who attended the assembly with his wife.

he told us that he was sure he heard that the wt had sent money to russia to help the brothers financially.

i told him that i heard the opposite....that they are directing witnesses to meet in private homes and set up a donation jar for the sole purpose of sending money to the wt, giving explicit instructions on how to transmit the funds.
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$25,000 for one-day assembly in our area
by Bonnie_Clyde in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
they started out with a $3,500 carry-over but by the end of the day they were short $25,000.

the speaker eloquently beseeched the audience to go the atm machines and give their generous contribution or at least their widow's mite.

after the sessions were over, our friend who attended walked from one end of the assembly hall and then to the other end and noticed long lines up to both machines with people who couldn't wait to run up their credit cards.
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1914 in the revised NWT ?
by Bonnie_Clyde in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
just awhile ago i saw someone mentioned that 1914 made it's way into the revised nwt.

if this is true, will someone tell me where?.
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A better way to ask questions - Anybody remember "Amazing"?
by Bonnie_Clyde in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
first of all, i wonder whatever happened to jim whitney (aka amazing).

when i first joined this forum, i remember being so impressed by the way he got his family out.

instead of knocking the organization head-on, he would ask questions that can't be answered during his family study, such as, "how would you answer someone if they said we were false prophets?
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Christian Longo on death row – is he up for a new trial?
by Bonnie_Clyde in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
for those who don’t remember, longo was a life-long witness (even a one-time ministerial servant) who strangled and/or drowned his wife, mary jane, and their three children, zachery, sadie and madison.

longo has been on death row in marion county, oregon, since 2003.. http://www.biography.com/people/christian-longo.

well, yesterday i talked to a woman who works with one of mary jane’s sisters who told me that longo was coming up for a new trial.
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Extreme rules on Dating – is this for all congregations?
by Bonnie_Clyde in
1. jw
2. experiences
just found out that in the congregation we used to attend there are two young brothers, both are sons of elders and recently engaged to girls in neighboring congregations.

instructions are that they may not sit together at assemblies or meetings.

but get this….they can’t even ride in the same car even if their parents are also in the car.
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60th Anniversary today - I was baptized 9-01-56
by Bonnie_Clyde in
1. jw
2. experiences
60th anniversary – i was baptized 9-1-56 .

my parents weren’t witnesses at the time, but my witness uncle studied with my brother and i. i think the only reason my parents let him was because my brother was having mental issues and were hoping it would help him.

my father surprised me a few years later, started studying and was baptized in 1961, later appointed an elder.