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Can someon explain the 70 years prophecy to me?
by ithinkisee ini am reading gentile times reconsidered.
great book.
but when you read it you definitely have to have a clear understanding of the 70 years prophecy as interpreted by the society - otherwise the explanations sound just as garbled as the society's (except reconsidered has a lot more actual references).. can someone explain it in simple terms?
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Sitting in the parking lot reading Gentile Times Reconsidered when ...
by ithinkisee ina "sister" from a neighboring hall started walking up to my window with her bible and the magazines.. i didn't know who she was, but i said "oh shit!
" and dropped the book.
she came up and i did the friendly "hahah .
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Looking for Society quotes on discipline . . . .
by ithinkisee inone of the traits of a cult is as follows (from hassan's book).
group members cannot see the control by guilt and like other abuse victims are conditioned to blame themselves when things are wrong, even grateful when a leader points out their transgressions.. .
i am looking for society articles with examples of people grateful for the discipline they received and how we should also have that attitude.
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Crazies in the kingdom hall ... but I understand them.
by ithinkisee inthere are some people (ex-elders) in my hall that are turning really creepy ... falling in and out ... in their 50's ... .
people say they can't understand how they used to be these cool elders, and now they are totally weird.
their kids are around my age and it is killing them to see their "previously elder father" falling in and out of the truth.
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Scariest FDS "AUTHORITY" articles ...
by ithinkisee in.
one of the traits of cults is that they constantly have to re-assert their authority and remind people that they are the boss and to listen and not question.. what are the scariest examples of authority articles to you in the society's publications?.
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Ex-Bethelite search - Anyone know Brian Fallon?
by ithinkisee inhe worked in purchasing in brooklyn in the late-80's through mid-90's.
anyone who knows his whereabouts or status, please pm me.. thanks,.
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Lazarus question - was he snatched back from heaven when Jesus raised him?
by ithinkisee insomeone used this logic in a talk about the "resurrection hope" at the kingdom hall last week:.
"if people go to heaven, then when jesus raised lazarus from the dead then does that mean jesus grabbed lazarus back from heaven and put him back in his body?".
how would those in this forum respond to this?.
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White Blood Cells, Red Blood Cells both pass between mother and baby.
by ithinkisee inthe society claims that certain components of blood will not violate conscience because they already pass naturally between mother and fetus.
(funny how they tell me what violates my conscience, but that is another story) anyways, here is their reasoning:.
watchtower of june 1, 1990, pages 30 & 31 .
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Requesting books from UN libraries, etc?
by ithinkisee infrom time to time people mention getting books sent to them from un libraries or university libraries, etc.
there are a couple of books i would love to get a hold of - or at least scans of a couple of pages sent to me.. is there a turorial or primer out there on how to go about doing this?
or can someone point me to some help sections on their respective websites on how to do this?.
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Excommunicated From Church for not voting for Bush
by ithinkisee inhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/06/ar2005050601317.html
waynesville, n.c. -- a pastor of a small baptist church led an effort to kick out church members because they didn't support president bush, members said.
the nine members were voted out at a monday meeting of the east waynesville baptist church in this mountain town about 120 miles west of charlotte.