the "bible teach" book, on p.89 says:millions of people have been killed in wars during the past century.
one british historian wrote: "the 20th century was the most murderous in recorded history...it was a century of almost unbroken war, with few and brief periods without organised and armed conflict somewhere.
" a report from the worldwatch institute states: "three times as many people fell victim to war in [the 20th] century as in all the wars from the first century ad to 1899.
Another quote from the same British Historian (Eric Hobsbaw):
A tentative forecast: war in the 21st century is not likely to be as murderous as it was in the 20th. But armed violence, creating disproportionate suffering and loss, will remain omnipresent and endemic - occasionally epidemic - in a large part of the world.
Source (bottom of page)
at the end of this years memorial talk, the speaker gave an announcement that a "special talk" will be given by jehovers witnesses through the world on april 30th, 2006. here is the outline for that talk.. credit for bringing this to us goes to a person who must remain anonymous.
to download the talk outline in pdf format: click here.. .
is god still in control?.
Ain't this site just a damned fine resource?!
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my thoughts are with you on your first birthday as a free person.
So I have a question:
If Richie resigned as a JW before he was an adult, does that mean that the rules of disfellowshipping do not apply to him because he was baptised and quit as a minor?? No legal contract can be binding on youth you know...
Anyway HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
i haven't been involved with the jws in nearly five years now.
i was raised as a witness from the time i was seven until i was 17 and a junior in high school.
i don't have any particularly sad stories to tell, really, except that the process of leaving the organization--even though i was never baptised--was the hardest thing i've ever gone through.
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april 2006 km:
accidents and emergencies: emergency-response services have complained that they receive many cell-phone calls over minor matters.
if a medical emergency arises at the convention site, please contact a nearby attendant, who will immedietly notiy first aid so that our qualified personnel on site can assess the seriousness of the situation and render assistance.
WTS is also concerned with disruption during the program. I remember when an EMT crew burst into the convention centre and proceeded up an aisle while the speaker blandly rattled on. Trust me, no one was paying attention.
We can't have that.
i am looking for a detailed description of the blue envelope that df forms are mailed in.. what is the size, brand, is anything pre-printed, etc?.
if at all possible provide a scan.
pm me for details.
I am looking for a detailed description of the blue envelope that DF forms are mailed in.
What is the size, brand, is anything pre-printed, etc?
If at all possible provide a scan. PM me for details.
imagine!
they have lost 2 in the past couple months.
they say things happen in three's.
Herd winning and kicking as*.
A black man will never hit #1 spot on the GB, sorry.
My bet is that Jacarz (did I spell that wrong?) has already picked the next leader of the Service Department...from the newbies.
picture five or six apostates filtering into a kingdom hall where none are known.
they do not visit with each other, but just mingle in the crowd.
when the time comes to sit down and listen to the sales pitch, they all sit in seperate areas of the kh.
Good stuff! Would love to see that happen!
our good friend dan sydlik died today about 2 pm eastern time.
he was the last of the moderating forces on the gb.
lately he has had little influence among the ted (aka the boss) jaracz (head of the bethel cia - the service department) henchmen and loyalists.
And then there were 10...
i realize that randy watters is not the type of person to want to worry others, especially when it come to his own health.
and i also realize that randy might want to kick me in the backsides for posting this little message.
thats ok, i'll even buy him a new set of boots to kick me with, but for right now if we could take a few moments to send our prayers, thoughts, and perhaps ecards for randy's swift recovery, then i know that randy would certainly appreciate it .dear friends of randy, due to some complications from a pain medication randy was using during an attack of his crohn's disease last week, he became seriously dehydrated and was hospitalized this past thursday, april 13th.
Good luck Randy!! As they say, "this too shall pass..."
