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  JW.org: " One Hundred Years Ago—1914"

  by rebel8 in

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  http://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/2014-yearbook/one-hundred-years-ago-1914/.

  all links and content are posted here for critical review in compliance with copyright laws.

  the be thou faithful unto death countdown card was used by some in their resolve to remain faithful to the end.

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  rebel8

  Basically a santized article talking about how great they were back then, that zinger of a death countdown card, with the disclaimer that "some" did this.

  Interestingly, they state this. Not sure I've seen this in print ever?

  On the morning of October 2, 1914, Brother Russell entered the Bethel dining room and announced to the Bethel family: “The Gentile Times have ended; their kings have had their day.”

  So we all know this was part of a larger quote whereby he gives a pep talk to a very disappointed group who thought they'd be in Heaven by yesterday.
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  Nimrod: Fact or fiction

  by dugout in

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  nimrod and the tower of babel-is this history or biblical myth.

  god confused their lauguges?.

  sounds quite comical when you think about it.

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  rebel8

  he did not want them to conquer the atom until the earth was populated

  What does that mean? Wait until there's more people to annihilate with a bomb? Until then, remain a prescientific, ignorant race.
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  JW.org: " One Hundred Years Ago—1914"

  by rebel8 in

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  2. friends

  http://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/2014-yearbook/one-hundred-years-ago-1914/.

  all links and content are posted here for critical review in compliance with copyright laws.

  the be thou faithful unto death countdown card was used by some in their resolve to remain faithful to the end.

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  I wonder who published the countdown card?

  Yeah you're right NY44M. It is quite shocking they'd show this, but I wouldn't be surprised if some r&f member made these up and this is the Borganization's way of blaming them for being too eager.
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  JW.org: " One Hundred Years Ago—1914"

  by rebel8 in

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  2. friends

  http://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/2014-yearbook/one-hundred-years-ago-1914/.

  all links and content are posted here for critical review in compliance with copyright laws.

  the be thou faithful unto death countdown card was used by some in their resolve to remain faithful to the end.

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  Thanks for posting the image of the countdown card. I embedded the image but now it's gone!

  I googled “Be Thou Faithful Unto Death” countdown card and found out that it's been on the Internet for a few months. So my guess is, as another poster mentioned, the wts is trying to take the wind out of the sails before it goes viral.

  omg...what about all those dubs who claim there was no false prophecy back then? This is huge.
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  JW.org: " One Hundred Years Ago—1914"

  by rebel8 in

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  2. friends

  http://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/2014-yearbook/one-hundred-years-ago-1914/.

  all links and content are posted here for critical review in compliance with copyright laws.

  the be thou faithful unto death countdown card was used by some in their resolve to remain faithful to the end.

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  http://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/2014-yearbook/one-hundred-years-ago-1914/

  All links and content are posted here for critical review in compliance with copyright laws. :)

  

  The “Be Thou Faithful Unto Death” countdown card was used by some in their resolve to remain faithful to the end
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  Not on JW.Org: Will Armagedon arrive for Jehovah's witnesses before 12:00 Pm EST 10/2/2014 ??

  by Balaamsass2 in

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  well it will be 100 yrs for jehovah's witnesses on 10/2/2014 12pm est.

  will armagedon happen?

  100yrs is a very long generation, two or three.

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  Except omg it IS on jw.org.

  http://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/2014-yearbook/one-hundred-years-ago-1914/

  omg it has a pic of an armageddon countdown card. I'm starting another thread if it's not being discussed.
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  Not on JW.Org: Will Armagedon arrive for Jehovah's witnesses before 12:00 Pm EST 10/2/2014 ??

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. watchtower
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  well it will be 100 yrs for jehovah's witnesses on 10/2/2014 12pm est.

  will armagedon happen?

  100yrs is a very long generation, two or three.

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  Why est?

  Jehovah likes the Eastern Standard time zone best. Also whites, Americans, and men. That is who founded and run his super special organization, so he likes them best.

  
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  JW's and depression

  by FeelingFree in

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  i was wondering how many of you suffered badly with depression when you were in "the truth" and if you feel your depression was related to being part of the organisation?

  are you better now you have left or still have issue's?

  whatever your experience's i would be very intrested to know (if you feel you can talk about it.).

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  Yes and no. I struggled with a lot of emotions and difficulties in understanding how life works, thanks to the cult brainwashing and lifestyle. To say it was hard seems to vastly understate it.

  I wouldn't say I was clinically depressed. What helped is getting out. The sadness lifted immediately and vanished after a year or so.
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  Spiritually strong people don't care what others think of them.

  by hoser in

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  jesus is a good example of this.

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  As a mental health professional (former clinician), I guess I've been thrown into the group that allegedly has consensus on this subject, so I would like to comment.

  "Not caring what others think is a hallmark trait of antisocial behavior, sociopaths and psychopaths"

  Yes. It is also a trait of other things, such as a balanced self concept, healthy coping skills and some normal personality types such as INTJ.

  Pathological or criminal disregard for the rights and wishes of others, in the context of DSM criteria for Antisocial Personality Disorder, is an entirely separate thing from "not caring what others think of them" as described in the OP.
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  Craziest demon/magic/supernatural stories you heard when you were a JW

  by EndofMysteries in

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  share yours, i'll start if off, i have a few i heard from the platform or from other jw's.

  one from the platform, a witch was studying with jw's, and she had a relationship with demons/spirits.

  when she was studying they turned on her and threatened her if she didn't stop.

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  rebel8

  My mom use to tell us about the little Cupid that was a foot tall that raped a woman over and over until she threw away a necklace that was under the carpet.

  I was going to respond to this thread with the general topic of demon rape. I don't remember anything specific other than demons attacking women in their beds at night. OMG I believed that when I was a child. How preposterous!

  Anyway, your story takes the cake.

  Now for the mechanics of a 12-inch-tall being successfully and repeatedly attacking a full-grown adult is hard to compute. How did he subdue her? With his little arrows?

  Not to mention penis size. This is Cupid, so let's be generous and say it was 4 inches. Even so...how does that even work as a weapon on an adult woman...

  With these demon rape stories, why do none of the women get pregnant? And what would this one give birth to, Cupie dolls?

  The publications used to say it was fornication if you did not call for help and fight back during a rape attempt. Did that happen in these cases? I don't remember any of them claiming to have called out.