School Brochure & Your Youth - Getting the Best Out of It: I personally want to hold a public book burning with those 2 pubs. Singlehandedly, skewed the lives of millions of jw-youth, who are just now recovering from the after-effects.
Black Man
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The Society's worst release
by Nosferatu inwhat, in your opinion, is the worst thing that the society has released?
(book / tract / video / audio cassette)
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The Idiocy of the Universal Sovreignty Issue
by Black Man indoes anyone else have trouble processing the logic behind the wts issue of universal sovreignty?
why empower satan to make claims and give him the time and circumstances to prove his claims?
why have a bet between 2 people decide the fate of the universe?
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Black Man
Hamas:
That's true, but why do so many people fall for it? That story has soooo many pot-holes and pitfalls for it to really be taken seriously.
Jessica R:
Yeah, it seems as if the whole situation is the result of one big ego-trip and we're just pawns. And you're right, I can't draw close to someone so quirky and illogical.
Gopher:
WTS always goes to Revelation to talk about how God will just wipe everything away, but nothing can wipe away thousands of years of pain on billions of people. To attribute this mindset to God sure makes him seem aloof, naive, and out-of-touch with the human experience. It's so true, what you said......if it was really about a sovreignty issue, it would've been settled by now. In my opinion, God should've showed his SOVREIGNTY back then, now that would've been impressive. All we have left with now is a non-sensical story fit for the funny pages.
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The Idiocy of the Universal Sovreignty Issue
by Black Man indoes anyone else have trouble processing the logic behind the wts issue of universal sovreignty?
why empower satan to make claims and give him the time and circumstances to prove his claims?
why have a bet between 2 people decide the fate of the universe?
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Black Man
Does anyone else have trouble processing the logic behind the WTS issue of universal sovreignty? Why empower Satan to make claims and give him the time and circumstances to prove his claims? Why have a bet between 2 people decide the fate of the universe? Why let the fate of the universe be determined by munchin' on some fruit? Why allow billions of people suffer in agony and die. Why let the world be racked by war, strife, corruption, hunger, bad economy, crime, etc.? To any sensible person the issue of universal sovreignty could've been settled right at the time of the uprising...........by using a little...well....sovreignty. Either this God is one of the most quirky, illogical persons ever or we just don't have the full story. The only person that seems to get any love out of the whole thing is SATAN.
Even early on, this whole story never seemed logical and yet it is at the crux of the WTS teachings because it makes christ's ransom sacrifice necessary. But the whole story is UNNECESSARY. Thoughts?
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Do demons flee from the name of God?
by ClassAvenger inalright, i need a question answered, if possible with bible versicles.
do demons flee when someone pronounces god's name, jehovah?
i know this is a belief from the jws, but i don't know on what it is founded, or if it is.
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Black Man
My thing is, if JW's aren't completely sure that Jehovah was indeed the name of pronunciation of God's name, why would the demons fear that?
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Things That Can't Be Reconciled by a Loving God
by Black Man inmy list:.
(1) mass genocide.
(2) slavery.
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Black Man
My list:
(1) Mass genocide
(2) Slavery
(3) Choosing to let Satan have carte-blanche control of the earth
(4) Allowing Satan to raise issues and have time to prove them, while not according humans those same options
(5) Choosing not to foresee Satan raising said issues
(6) Allowing so many religions to interpret him and confuse people
(7) Human Suffering
(8) Wars
(9) The Tree of Knowledge of Good/Bad & the Adam & Eve Debacle
(10) Kingdom Melodies
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"We're Asking You to Leave"
by Black Man inthat's bethelite speak for "you're fired".
it's false advertising, that if you make it through your first year there, you're home-free or off probation.
you're being watched at all times, unless you're a heavy or have been there for years.
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Black Man
That's bethelite speak for "you're fired". It's false advertising, that if you make it through your first year there, you're home-free or off probation. You're being watched at all times, unless you're a heavy or have been there for years. If Bethel wants you gone, they can and will manufacture reasons to kick you out. I would give a second thought to that if I were them, because ex-bethelites = future-apostates. They been there, seen it all and are disillusioned. In fact one bethel heavy once told me "many brothers that leave bethel are never heard from again." That's true. I wonder about exact figures on what the turnover is at Bethel. When I was there, it seemed to be more "being asked to leave" then were coming. Makes you wonder..................
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The WTS, Downsizing and Contributions.
by hillary_step inas most of you may have gathered, the past couple of years have seen some major downsizing in wts expenditure, not just overseas but in the us and canada, including the sale of some buildings.
building projects have been shelved, some half-way completed.
every congregation around the world was instructed to upgrade kindgom halls, probably for the purposes of asset protection, as the trustees of khs are only trustees *for* the wts.
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Black Man
I hate to rain on everyone's parade, but the society isn't as broke as one would be led to believe. I can't comment on the other branches, but the U.S. branch has so much capital/equity/assets, that they won't go broke for a long time............
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AlanF, I just wanted to say.........
by WildHorses ini really admire you.
you care so much about helping jw's to see the truth that you spare no personal expense to do so.
i hope to one day be half the person you have proven yourself to be.. shari
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Black Man
yep........ditto on everyone's sentiments......
Alan, you've helped more than you'll ever know......thanks for all your hard work.............
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Armageddon & 9/11
by Black Man inwhat's up, people?
been a while since i've posted.
anyhow, just thinking about 9/11 the other day as i was watching a special on tv which has made me realize that for years we were part of an organization that has looked forward to the death of the vast majority of mankind in much the same manner as the 9/11 tragedy (check out some of the pictures and witness porn from older publications especially).
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Black Man
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Armageddon & 9/11
by Black Man inwhat's up, people?
been a while since i've posted.
anyhow, just thinking about 9/11 the other day as i was watching a special on tv which has made me realize that for years we were part of an organization that has looked forward to the death of the vast majority of mankind in much the same manner as the 9/11 tragedy (check out some of the pictures and witness porn from older publications especially).
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Black Man
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