Deidra
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The 70 years of devastation--as revealed by the Bible
by AddaGirl inwatchtower teachings say this period is from 607 bce to 537 bce.
most of the documentation relating to the seventy years indicates that period to be 609 bce to 539 bce, the rule of the babylonian empire.
i wrote to headquarters, because as a bible study student i knew i could ask questions about certain doctrines that those baptized cannot without consequence and some of the information i received from them was very helpful especially when it was used to verify the chronology of the kings of judah and israel through the bible.. the bible says there are actually (2) 70-year periods.. the first being one of servitude to the babylonians of both israel & judah from 609 bce to 539 bce.
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I have to go to a JW funeral
by Mrs Smith ina very good friend of mine's brother passed away yesterday.
the funeral is on friday and i really feel i need to be there for my friend.
she lives out of town and does not have many friends here that can be with her in her time of need.
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How have you benefited by leaving the WT Organization?
by Quirky1 inthis is just a curious study.
i would love to get everyone's input on how each individual or couple has benefited from leaving the jw/wtbs as well as how their life is currently vs. being part of the organization.. eyes wide open .
quirky1 .
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First missed memorial
by metaspy inthis past weekend (as we all know) was the memorial for jws.. this year marked a huge step for me.. i didn't go.
ever since my mom got baptized, i think i have gone every year.. .
when my mom asked if i went, i simply told her no.. i had gone over my aunt's house and didn't attend the memorial.. she gave me an earful, but i didn't find it intimidating.. .
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Well, we went out after the memorial....
by megawatt inafter the memorial, we decided to go out and grab a bite to eat.
my family and i went out with a witness couple that we consider close friends.
for the last couple of weeks, i've expressed my views re: wts to my good friend openly and turns out he had the same thoughts and doubts as well.
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How did you spend the memorial?
by sinis inpersonally, i stayed at home (my wife went), made steaks, drank beer, and watched several vulgar/demonic movies in the world of the jw's (halloween, the eye, hitman, no country for old men, saw iv).
i later went over to my mother in laws house to meet up with some other in laws - who i saved from the jw's - and talked about how the memorial was a waste of f@cking time... then drank more beer waiting for my wife to come back...
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My Memorial Experience
by oneairhead infirst of all i noticed that this just seemed like another meeting.
when we drove in we had people parking us in strange ways, not to mention that the amount of cars there was just as many as a highly attended sunday meeting and we do fine then when we have no one to park us.
they had more seats set out and there were no new ones just people who had not come in awhile.
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Wonderful Anti-Witness Opportunity at Work...
by AK - Jeff ini realize that i am out of time - gotta go.
but i shall return and post the experience i had on saturday.
in the meantime, anyone have any good anti-memorial stories?