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Blondies Comments You Will Not Hear at the 3-23-08 WT Study (Constantly)
by blondie incomments you will not hear at the 03-23-08 wt study (february 15, 2008 wt, pages 3-7)(constantly).
review comments will be in red and in parentheses.
wt material from today's wt will be in black.
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sport vs religion
by smiddy init came to me while i`m watching afl today ( ozzie football ), back in the 60`s / 70`s during the football season many bro`s elders and ms plus the r&f would have transistor radios glued to their ears listening to the commentary of the main game with one ear and the other taking in the scheduled program.
of the district assembly .was this just an ozzie experince ?
or did it happen in europe (soccer ) & usa (baseball / gridiron ) i know i did sneak out to a pub to watch the grand final one year then came back for the final program a little guilty.
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Jesus temptations
by smiddy ini have a few questions regarding the temptations of christ.in my association with the jw`s(33yrs) i remember the wbts commenting on the disfellowshiping of bros.&sisters was primarily of a sexuall nature.
(that was b4 the net ,now maybe it`s apostasy) so my question is why would satan tempt jesus with things he already had or would be given in the future(he could perform miracles and he would rule over the nations in the future,and in the case of the christian congregation almost immediately)if it was so successfull to use sex as a way of bringing gods people undone since adam (he might have lost his dues if he didn`t follow his wifes lead)samson is another one,and of course let`s not forget about king david,to name a few.wouldn`t it be more in line with satans schemes to use a beautiful woman to tempt jesus ?according to the wb&ts it`s been tremendously successfull with modern day jw`s and let`s face it jesus was a man for christ`s sake.what are your comments,thoughts about this subject.is that an unreasonable question to ask?
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Barb's response to the WT's Media email and site
by Dogpatch inanyone else care to comment on the watchtower's media site response to the pedophile issue?
i know this has partially been covered, sorry.
randy.
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JW`s and the "NAME"Jehovah
by smiddy inwhen the "aid to bible understanding"first came out their was a lot written as to why jw`s settled on the name jehovah.i found it curious,they leant heavily on the acceptance of biblical scholars common usage of the name".it was the most widely accepted form in common use by christendom".on the one hand they claim christendom is the anti-christ,the whole world outside jw`s is under the control of satan the devil,and yet they quote these sources to back up their use of jehovah in spite of the fact,the same "aid" book admitted that yaweh was more nearer the correct pronunciation.at the time i thought that was curious.also that first printing of the "aid" book had no reference to "elders"and yet it was only a few months later that the elder arrangement came into force.divine inspiration ?
i dont think so!
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I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO GROW UP IN THIS "SYSTEM"
by rache31 inoh, how many of us heard that we wouldn't make it to graduation or get married in this system?
i thought i wouldn't grow up.
no one talked about preparing for the future.
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WHEN DID 6,000 YEARS DOCTRINE ORIGNATE
by badboy ini unerstand that in the 1975 runup, they said 6,000 years were almost ending.. however in the wayto paradise by van de amburgh ,it says 7,000 years have passed..
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Here's the reason for the 3% jump in publishers for the past year
by sir82 init is immigration that explains the vast majority of the increase.. who is it that immigrates?
the poorest of the poor, the desperate ones that would be dead from starvation or execution by gangs/guerillas within 5 years anyway.
these were not the ones being converted in their home countries - when you have to work 14-18 hours a day, 7 days a week just to feed your family, there is no time to "study", attend meetings, go out in field servce, etc.. so, they go to their new country.
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The Average JW WILL NOT Leave!!!!
by minimus inyou could have stupid new light every week published and the vast majority aren't going anywhere.
you could see proof of contradiction after contradiction right in front of your nose, if you're a witness.
and you still won't budge.. the reason: mental and spiritual laziness.
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What Do YOU Think Is The BIGGEST Revelation That Has Gotten JWs Exposed???
by minimus infor me, it was the un debacle.
their association and weak retreat was priceless.
after that, silentlambs ranks right up there.. of course, if it were not for ray franz, many of us would've never even thought about leaving!.