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CONGREGATION FLEECING RESULTS?
by The Searcher in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
how much did your congregation and its bank account get taken for?

share your horror story!.
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The List, by "Prominent Bethelite"
by morloc in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i occasionally pop through here to catch up on the latest, but this time i'm going to pop my own post on here.. some of you internet oldsters may even remember this.

my first experience on the internet regarding discussions about jehovah's witnesses and the watchtower took place on a now-obscure usenet group, before i eventually stumbled across hourglass2.. during those days, there was a poster who went by the name "prominent bethelite," an otherwise anonymous individual whom i remember most for an extensive, exhaustive compilation of date-oriented remarks, predictions, and expectations by the watchtower organization down through the decades of its history.. it became known as "the list" and it's definitely lengthy... but a fascination look at the abundance of errant statements made through the watchtower's history.. if you're curious, it's been available for a long time on hourglass2's site, and can be seen using the link provided below.. the list, compiled by prominent bethelite (1999).

that's about it for this stop through here.
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Today's wt study! Notice the faults?
by stuckinarut2 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
did we all notice the way in which this weeks wt study (how to maintain a positive viewpoint) was all about keeping the flock positive even if they feel they are not doing enough in 'service'?.

the irony is that the very reason they feel stressed or worthless is because of the pressures the org puts on them to perform!!!.

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QFR August 15, 2014 - Resurrection and Marriage
by wisdomfrombelow in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the article addressed luke 20:34-36 and now they finally admit jesus could have been referring to the heavenly resurrection.

they said "put simply, the answer is that we cannot say" which is surprising because they have something to say about everything.

perhaps all the old people who are waiting the new world as widow and widowers want to know if they have a chance to be reunited with their dead loved one.
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Why does the new NWT not say outright that Jesus began to rule in 1914?
by yadda yadda 2 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
why???????.

http://www.jwstudies.com/2013_nwt__pages_1766__1767.jpg.
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C.T. Russel IS burried UNDER the pyramid
by FFtruther144 in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
russel is burried under the pyramid.

according to none other than frederick franz himself, in his own words!.

i read some wt trolls on here trying to say that he is under the marker a few feet away.. that is not true.
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Sister kills a boy in an accident! A sad, sad story in more ways than one.
by DATA-DOG in
1. watchtower
2. bible
http://www.kansascity.com/2014/03/22/4909006/youth-struck-killed-in-kansas.html.

a buddy of mine told me about this story.

a sister driving through a neighborhood struck two children, killing one.
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WTS buys £1,000,000 luxury sea-front property in Wales, UK
by Simon in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
shower room.

office.

games room.
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JW.ORG signs to be put on all Kingdom Halls! New directive.
by stuckinarut2 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so i have been told that all kingdom halls are to have a large jw.org sign placed prominently out the front..... can anyone confirm this?.
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Supreme Court ruling- refusing to photo gay wedding is discrimination
by SadElder in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
according to bloomberg news:.

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-07/wedding-photographer-rebuffed-by-top-court-on-same-sex-ceremony.

"the u.s. supreme court turned away an appeal from a new mexico wedding photographer found to have violated a state anti-discrimination law when she refused to take pictures of a commitment ceremony for a same-sex couple.. the photographer, elaine huguenin, argued unsuccessfully that she was being unconstitutionally forced to convey a message conflicting with her religious beliefs.