Ran into a witness I knew who had been near death with a unknown serious illness. He had lost 50lbs and was quarantined for a while as it was touch and go. I asked if they ever figured out what was wrong and he said, "I have faith in the healing power of Jehovah. Jehovah was my only hope." I asked if the doctors were able to figure out what was wrong. He said, "Jehovah was there for me. If it weren't for him I'd be dead." So I asked if the doctors gave him medication? He said yes. I asked if Jehovah helped them get a diagnosis? He said they did tests. So, this guy sounded like the PTL club or something. Have you found that there are pockets of Witnesses that attribute health cures to "Jehovah's power"? Discuss.
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Did you know Witnesses that were more like Pentecostals, sort of?
by Wasanelder Once inran into a witness i knew who had been near death with a unknown serious illness.
he had lost 50lbs and was quarantined for a while as it was touch and go.
i asked if they ever figured out what was wrong and he said, "i have faith in the healing power of jehovah.
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Exclusive interview with a prosecutor, Steven Unthank, February 21, 2012
by AndersonsInfo ininterview with a prosecutor .
background: on july 26, 2011, the entire worldwide religious and corporate hierarchy of jehovahs witnesses was charged in the magistrates court of victoria, australia, with 35 serious criminal breaches of the states mandatory child protection laws (working with children act 2005).
among the legal entities charged were the watch tower bible and tract society of pennsylvania and the governing body of jehovahs witnesses.
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Wasanelder Once
Does Watson have a Basil Rathbone to pick? Always loved Nigel Bruce.
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Exclusive interview with a prosecutor, Steven Unthank, February 21, 2012
by AndersonsInfo ininterview with a prosecutor .
background: on july 26, 2011, the entire worldwide religious and corporate hierarchy of jehovahs witnesses was charged in the magistrates court of victoria, australia, with 35 serious criminal breaches of the states mandatory child protection laws (working with children act 2005).
among the legal entities charged were the watch tower bible and tract society of pennsylvania and the governing body of jehovahs witnesses.
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Wasanelder Once
Rick misses being an elder and having the sheeple lick his boots and grovel at his magic voice as he lulled them into creature worship with his annointed ramblings. Now he's just another fat guy in a bad suit with a website that shines real purty. The truth is he always was a fat guy in a bad suit and all that attention meant nothing. I hear he's still annointed and that's a break anyway. He'll be meetin Jesus in the air soon enough! Go get 'em Kool-aid man. They say to hitch your wagon to a star, but poor Mr. Unthank has unknowingly hitched his to a block of cement.
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Don Cornelius Dead
by doinmypart indon cornelius, of soul train, was found dead this morning apparent suicide.
sad.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/02/soul-train-creator-don-cornelius-dead-in-apparent-suicide.html.
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Wasanelder Once
I'm thinking he won't be conducting the "Soul Train" any more now that his "soul" is dead. Brother ain't got no soul. Loved his voice.
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Disney lifts beard ban. When will WTS?
by doinmypart indisney has finally lifted their 55-year beard ban.
in conversations, an elder/relative would use disney as an example of a business that prohibited beards to help justify the wts anti-beard stance.
i wonder if the wts will ever lift their beard ban in the u.s. and other places.. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/24/disney-lifts-beard-ban-workers?newsfeed=true.
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Wasanelder Once
Disney did it because of lawsuits. WT won't be sued by the bearded among them.
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My 18-yr old college freshman nephew has just been cut off for leaving the JWs...
by Alfred ini spoke about him in a previous thread... he's the nicest kid you'll ever meet... smart, humble, shows respect and is very kind to everyone around him... except for one minor thing... you guessed it... he no longer believes in the jw religion.
also, he feels it is simply a place for hopeless people to gather and give each other moral support without actually doing anything productive to better their lives... i won't get into the details on how he arrived at this conclusion... suffice to say, he did not want to be a part of this crowd any longer.. incredibly, when he was a lot younger, he was able to convince his jw father (a po) and his jw mother (my sister) that they should let him go to college when he turns 18 (and help him pay for it!!!).
so they started putting some money away and my nephew has been in college since september!.
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I hate to break it toyou but its a small percentage of parents who save for their kid's college education. Though that's a nice thing to do it shouldn't be his only means of support in the venture. He needs to be proactive in getting financial aide and work. It's not easy but most people find thier future jobs by means of that route. Good luck with the journey grasshopper!
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Is it possible to be friends with a devout Jehovah's Witness?
by losthobbit injust wondering if it's possible for a non-religious person like me to be friends with a devout jehovah's witness.
as i understand they don't like to mix with us lower life forms.
any thoughts?.
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Wasanelder Once
it depends on if you have something that they want. It wown't be you, just what you have to offer. If you are a plumber or electrician or are somewhat wealthy there will be one who will like you. They are like anyone else, prone to selfishness and the like. Most will follow the party-line in spirit but do what it takes to get what they want. They are a bunch of users.
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Test your biblical skills
by jam in1) what is the shortest book in the bible?.
2) what is the longest chapter in the bible?.
3) what is the shortest chapter in the bible?.
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Does this help with the Generation thingy?
by watson inhttp://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/former-president-john-tyler-1790-1862-grandchildren-still-191230189.html.
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Wasanelder Once
That is incredible. Thanks for posting this. I love this sort of wacky stuff.
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Which generation do you belong to ?
by edmond dantes inask a witness which generation do you belong to and see if they really know how to answer.. i have decided that every time i hear a true definition of the meaning of a generation i will post it here just to reinforce the true meaning just in case a stray jw happens to look in on here.. yesterday evening i was watching an antiques programme on the television and under discussion was a very well made baby high chair from about the nineteen thirties and the approximate date of manufacture and the length of time it had been in the family.
the expert then went on to confim how old it was and in doing so said that considering who first purchased the chair and the length of a generation that it was from the thirties and went on to say that we consider a generation to be about 25 years.. that is a truer definition of a generation than a watchtower definition.. .
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The PEPSI Generation of course!