We don't have that service here... but it would be fun to call and ask them to explain the "2.520 days"... then wait for their answer and ask: "I missed something here! Can you explain it over again?".. and so on...
melmac
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I just called the new 800# for da Dubs...
by upside/down ini left a brief message with my # - they actually called me back, in less than 24 hours.. we talked for about 30 minutes.
i laid all my "gripes" right out on the table.
the brother listened only offered me 1 scripture and even dignified me by saying i probably already knew it, but he would like to read it anyway.
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God's chosen people are always very bad...?
by Gill inif i remember the bible accounts of god's chosen people, the jews, they were always bad, disobedient and up to no good.
because of this they were alway being punished severely for their thoughts and actions.. since this is the case, could it be that the jws really are god's chosen people?
i've never met such a naughty lot!.
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melmac
I always wondered how Jehoober almost always made a bad choice of servants. Apart from some like Job (and even that is not a very strong example), the ones chosen eventually went astray.
Guess He should've know better that we are "just flesh" (and how about that "Jehoober won't tempt you beyond your capabilities"?).
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A Powerful Anti-Doom n' Gloom Fact
by metatron in"worse and worse" - so the witness mantra goes.
are things really worse?.
consider a recent quote (the herald examiner pg.
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melmac
The WT is going to say that just as the wordlies are saying "peace and security", then Jehoober's day will come as the pains of birth...
You just can't win with those people.
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Have you been saved?
by melmac in.
this i took from http://www.humaniststudies.org/~funnies/nearing%20zero/nz20040721.jpg.
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Stupid questions require stupid answers
by Norm inchristians always tell us how loving, caring and just god is, how he never ?forgets?
they also claim that god is omnipotent and everything that happens is his will and that it has a ?purpose?.
lets pay attention to what the watchtower say next as we will come back to it later:
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melmac
This bit is taken from http://www.biblicalperspectives.com/endtimeissues/et_124.htm . Although the article presents a lot of BS to justify the Tsunami, some points are interesting:
From a biblical perspective the Tsunami tragedy is purely an act of God, because there are no human factors to blame. There are no loggers to blame for clearing forests, no engineers to fault for poor design or construction, no government planners to call to account for allowing urban development in risky places. The slipping of the tectonic plates on the ocean-bed off Sumatra, cannot be blamed on global warming or on the lack of adequate precautionary measures. What happened is beyond human capacity to influence or control.
Some Christian wish to blame the Devil for such natural disasters, but nowhere the Bible attributes to Satan power over weather, natural phenomena or disastrous events. Satan is sometimes called the prince of this world (2 Cor 4:4, John 12:31, 14:30, Eph 6:12), but his power appears to be limited to tempt and deceive.
For Christians who believe in God as Creator and Controller of this world, there is only the difficult conclusion that the responsibility for the Tsunami disaster rests directly with God. Scripture tells us that God controls the rain (Deut 11:14-17, 28:12, Job 5:10, Matt 5:45, James 5:17-18), lightning (Ps 97:4), thunder, snow, whirlwind, flood, clouds Òto accomplish all that he commands them on the face of the habitable world, whether for correction, or for his land, or for love, he causes it to happenÓ (Job 37:12-13; cf. Job 28:10-11, Ps 107:25, 29, Nahum 1:3-4).
God causes earthquakes (Job 9:5, 28:9, Ps 18:7, 77:16-18, 97:3-5, Isa 2:19, 24:20, 29:6, Jer 10:10, Nahum 1:5, Heb 12:26), and the mountains to be thrown down and the valleys to fill (Ezek 38:20). The forces of nature never spiral out of GodÕs control. They are controlled by God who Òshakes the earth out of its place, and its pillars trembleÓ (Job 9:6). God Òlooks on the earth and it trembles, touches the mountains and they smoke!Ó (Ps 104:32).
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Your biggest discovery of 2004?
by Pole inwhat was your biggest intelectual/philosophical/psychological/religious discovery of the year 2004?
was there anything new that you "understood" about our existence?
did you learn something new about human relations or your spirituality?
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melmac
2005's gonna have to really kick butt to cover the ground 2004 did!
I couldn't say better myself! What a nice year that was!
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Do you still Pray?
by Dustin insince i stopped being a jw i haven't prayed.
so the other day i went to supper at my parent's house who are still jw's, and they prayed before we ate.
it was a very strange feeling, and it stirred up alot of weird feelings.
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melmac
I do! And even if I didn't believe in God, I would... like Narkissos. Maybe there's a God in each of us...
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Unofffical Jehovah's Witness Website Censured
by Kenneson inthis poor fellow got in trouble with the watchtower society over copyright laws and got reprimanded.
instead of standing up for his rights, he just "kisses xxx.
" read his acquiescing response.. http://www.desinger.com/scriptures/conclusion.html
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melmac
SOOO!!! The witnesses want the whole world to know about the good news.... BY HIDING THEM?
I agree with b12: their attitude is like shooting their own foot.
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Lost, Confused, and Hurting .....
by Daizzy inhi everyone, i don't mean to burden anyone with my problems, but hope that i can get some feedback.
in sept. i met a guy whom i assumed was happily married.
we worked together for 4 weeks at the first job and became pretty close friends.by then i already knew how much i was liking him.
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melmac
I don't know much what to say, just my 2 cents:
- I don't think he's being as honest to you as you are to him!
Some (many?) witnesses act totally different when they're among their peer witnesses and when they think they are in a "worldly" ambience. The fact is, they try to appear "normal" to non-witnesses, but in fact they hide their true self.
He's probably afraid of the congregation's response when they find out what happened! He will be on his way to disfellowshipping (which means the witnesses won't even TALK to him anymore) and is possibly looking for a way to get away with it lightly.
For good reasons he has been hiding many things from you: because if you knew better about the witnesses' cult, you would not give him any chance! For instance: witnesses oppose blood transfusions, even in situations where they may be the only chance of survival. Witesses oppose higher education in Universities. Witnesses say that the celebration of birthdays, Christmas, new year, Easter, Valentines, etc. is derived from pagan and demonic sources... Can you imagine what your life will be like after he opens up to you and tells you what he REALLY believes?
The real problem lies nowhere in living together. Or in divorce and remarriage. I guess no one here believes that God requires people to be imprisoned in a bad marriage. The problem is: your life is probably going to turn into hell if this guy intends to marry you AND keep his beliefs as a witness.
Get informed! Your life is on the line!
Otherwise, I truly hope it'll all end well for you.
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melmac
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