Nosey bastards. This is just another insidious way to get into JW's minds and emotions so they feel inseparably psychically bound to the Watchtower idol.
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special announcements in NYC
by heyfea inmy jw mom lives in nyc and she said that her cong.
gave out forms from the borg.they want to know where each person would go for refuge in case of a disaster like katrina.
it was suggested that each make arrangements to stay with a relative,(no objection to wordly company there), a friend,(yes, like they have any), or another jw who lives away from the city.
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Were You Ever Snubbed In The Hall & Didn't Know Why???
by minimus inwere you ever treated by the elders, their families and "the friends" in a way that made you feel you were unwanted?.
there's probably nothing worse than realizing that you are not being treated with the same dignity and love as others.
once we come out of the organization, we expect better but sadly the real world can be cruel too.
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Yeah some of the eligible sisters in my congo kinda snubbed me in a new congo cuz I was missing meetings and there had been gossip about me being reproved and disfellowshipped (separate occasions) for fornication a few years earlier. Bitches lol.
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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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The WTBS is a monstrous energy vampire that sucks natural & healthy ambition away...
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Finally got Medication for Depression/bipolar
by KW13 inthey've finally given me medication - i am on a low dosage now, usually its 20mg but i am 10mg to see how it goes and then step it up in a week if i feel i need more, but sometimes it can take a month before your body tells you whats happening anyway.. whoo.. had my first tablet this morning, didnt feel brilliant but at least i know i'm not rolling on the floor and stuff lol..
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too much of that kind of medication can stuff you up even more in the long run dude. It's loaded with fluoride, for example, to dull certain parts of your brain/emotions. Work hard at other ways to get your mental balance.
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My ny resolution was to stop surfing JW related websites for juicy goss about the org but so far I'm failing miserably
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Special announcement next week?????
by seek2find init was announced at the meeting last night that next week all should be in attendance at the service meeting as a special important letter will be read.
this is in addition to the letter about the district convention.
any idea what it's about?
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Yeah same, LOL at bizzybee hehe.
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WTF with jesus christ .............
by grewupJWnoselfesteem78-95 inby jesus returning in 1914 by only directing his attention towards earth...(flip flop flip flop) what does his actual presence consist of?
is he projecting his spirit from heaven..... .
what do they mean by presence now ?
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U ask a very good question and the fact there is absolutely no sensible answer just shows how utterly false the Society's teaching on this is. This teaching is a huge insult to one's intelligence, which doesn't say much for 6.6million JW's intelligence.
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John 19:14, a devastating contradiction?
by DT inmatthew, mark and luke claim that jesus died on passover (nisan 14) john, however, claims that jesus died on the day of preparation for passover (nisan 13) "now it was preparation of the passover" -john 19:14 nwt (it helps to read the context, several verses before and after.
) john also doesn't mention the lord's evening meal with his his apostles on passover.
it would have been impossible, because he was already dead, according to john.. the bible contains many contradictions that can possibly be reconciled if you have enough imagination, but this contradiction seems pretty blatant.
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Why should John have to mention the passover meal? His gospel was written some time after the others, so the writer may have felt it wasn't necessary to go over old ground. The Johannine gospel differs markedly from the synoptic gospels in any event. It has a different purpose to those gospels. NT 101.
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The Bible admits it is errant
by heretic5 inaccording to the bible, the bible contains "leaven".. matthew 13:33 another parable spake he unto them; the kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.. luke 13:21 it is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.. .
according to the bible, "leaven" is to be avoided.. matthew 16:6 then jesus said unto them, take heed and beware of the leaven of the pharisees and of the sadducees.. mark 8:15 and he charged them, saying, take heed, beware of the leaven of the pharisees, and of the leaven of herod.. .
according to the bible, "leaven" can be avoided by sorting the bible.. deuteronomy 19:15 one witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.. matthew 18:16 but if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.. 2 corinthians 13:1 this is the third time i am coming to you.
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Hate it when posters quote the old archaic KJVstyle bibles. I never bother reading past the first line. This is the 21st century folks...we are no longer speaking medieval english!
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The 144,000 is symbolic - it makes so much sense!
by cultswatter inthe wts says that the 4 living creatures around god's throne are symbolic and the 24 elders are also symbolic but the 144,000 are literal.
in the vision john is merely describing what he saw.
john does not make a distinction in the way he enumerating the persons/creatures of the vision.
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Yep, it's totally symbolic.
12 x 12,000 is merely a symbolic representation for a state of heavenly completeness or fullness. It represents the full number of Christians who are resurrected to heaven, which is probably millions. The overall scriptural context makes this the most sensible interpretation by far.