I was going to make a crack about the new song book......
The new songs are nothing but mumbling since no one knows the songs....hahaha
lepermessiah
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A legendary vocalist interprets a classic!
by lepermessiah insingers like this come along once in a generation!.
(unless you are the wt, then they overlap) .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf3bnrf9icc.
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What Are Some Ridiculous Things JWs Have Said?
by minimus in....either in publications, during talks or by individual witnesses?.
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lepermessiah
1) Holding hands and embracing during prayer could STUMBLE others....
2) A Generation can span centuries.....
3) Elders and MS could come forward and admit a wrongdoing, as long as it was 3 years ago or longer, Hey, all is forgiven!
4) Any letter they have sent out regarding their care and compassion of young children and protecting them from pedophiles.
5) Organ transplants are cannibalism
My personal favorite platform experience:
We had this whack-job of an elder, and he was an embarrassment of a speaker, even by WT standards.
He was giving a talk about bible reading and went on and on how we should read the Bible on every occasion possible.
"Even while we are sitting in the bathroom, taking care of business, we should be READING OUR BIBLE!" he thundered.
I almost crapped my pants from laughing.
There were a number of new ones in attendance - never to be seen again - LOL!!
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Charles Taze Russell: His Life and Times: The Man, the Millennium and the Message
by RR incharles taze russell: his life and times: the man, the millennium and the message by fredrick zydek is the latest biography on pastor russell, and i must say i am very impressed.
i have read other historiees on the pastor russell by zydek (all unpublished manuscripts) but this one is far better than the last one authored by charles redeker aq few years ago.
zydek is a catholic.. the author is neither a bible student or a jehovah's witness.
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lepermessiah
Thanks RR, I have looking for a good book on Russell from an outside source!
Do you think the book would appeal to current JW's as well? The reason I ask is that I would love to read it in front of my family under the guise of wanting to learn more about Russell from an unbiased (or at least outside) source.
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German media (Der Spiegel) "The World Bids Farewell to Obama"
by Nathan Natas inlink: http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,673192,00.html.
the world bids farewell to obama.
us president barack obama suffered a painful defeat in massachusetts on tuesday.
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lepermessiah
I dont think the significance of this can be downplayed.
Obama just lost his fillibuster protection on his magnum opus- this thing may not be completed in his first term, and if the trend continues, his first and last term.
I am not anti-Obama, I actually respect him on many levels, just dont agree with much of his politics.
This is really fascinating - a Republican senator in Massachusetts in 2010?
Taking the seat of fellow Health Care champion Teddy?
You couldnt write a script like that!
Wow....even if the democrat came across like an idiot (which she did), I would have thought she would have won in a landslide.
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A legendary vocalist interprets a classic!
by lepermessiah insingers like this come along once in a generation!.
(unless you are the wt, then they overlap) .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf3bnrf9icc.
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lepermessiah
Singers like this come along once in a generation!
(Unless you are the WT, then they overlap)
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how much longer do you give it?
by agent zero inhow much longer do you think it will be til the borg implodes?.
with april's rediculous generation renewal, the hyped 2012, then the 100th aniversary of 1914 two years later, the continued increase and spread of internet use, the age of the gb, and the lackluster of the rank n file, i give it 8-10 years before the whole show collapses.. .
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lepermessiah
Unfortunately, I believe the WTBS will be like Rasputin and Detective John McClain.....it will Die Hard......
The main thing is that its importance in my life expired in 2008 - in that case, TIME'S UP!
It has very deep pockets, and some dedicated followers - it isnt going anywhere soon......
It would be fun to see another post-Russell type uprising in the organization, or a post 1975 defection.
I would love to see that in my lifetime.
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Letter from WT's Haiti Branch Committee re: Society's relief response
by Dogpatch injust got this in, don't know if it was mentioned here yet, but this illustrates how the watchtower views/responds to emergencies.
note the dig on university and "higher education" (especially sad for a poor country like haiti with poorly educated masses).. randy.
it was a terrifying moment for all!
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lepermessiah
We suspect not a few of our young brothers and sisters attending
universities may have died when those buildings crashed to the grounds
with everyone in them. One nice experience--one sister was scheduled to
attend a lecture on pyschology and she decided she did not want to hear
that stuff. As soon as she got outside the entire structure collapsed
before her eyes! Visible proof where 'higher learning' takes you--right
into the ground!! Now if any want to attend university--they will have to
move to another country--as all their bldgs crashed to the ground!! And
believe me--their parents will work to send them there--that is the god
they have confidence in--Jehovah is a sideline one!Those comments regarding those who are in university are just ridiculous and stupid, especially in a country where many cannot read or write.
If that is the case, why doesnt Jehovah collapse university buildings around the world to punish the EVIL ones who pursue higher education?
What a thoughtless, self-righteous ASS!!
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Let's get the emblem partaker up to 12,000 this year
by semelcred ini am calling all who are willing and able to partake at this years memorial.
the figure is growing and if reports are to be believed the numbers are made up mostly of experienced and long serving bros and sis!
the numbers for last year have not been as high as in 1967. with the youngest gb for decades!.
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lepermessiah
Hey, the count is a big joke anyway!
In the last 3 halls I have attended, the only partakers (there were several) were people who had massive mental issues.
Many times the elders would determine "well, I am not going to report him/her"
Not to make light of a serious and horrible illness, but based on my experience all the anointed are all Schitzophrenics who are really out of their right mind................
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a BIG shoutout to jwfacts
by poopsiecakes inim sure this has been mentioned many times on this site but i wanted to express my personal feelings of gratitude to paul at jwfacts.com.
paul, your site changed my life.
even though i discovered it when i was already disfellowshipped and really didnt have the intention of going back, i was still a fierce jw apologist.
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lepermessiah
Agreed!
Paul's site is excellent, along with many other of the great resources on the Web.
I love how Paul presents the information in a way that you can reason with yourself and others on it. He got me to examine a lot of things closely that I had always accepted at face value.
Plus, he always uses the WT literature to back up his information - sometimes I read something and think "Wow, I never picked up on that"
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The Rise of the Conscious Class
by truthseeker in"i believe in one god, and no more; and i hope for happiness beyond this life.
i believe the equality of man, and i believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow-creatures happy.
but, lest it should be supposed that i believe many other things in addition to these, i shall, in the progress of this work, declare the things i do not believe, and my reasons for not believing them.
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lepermessiah
Well written!!
I would like to turn in the following service report:
Hours Spent on this Forum = too many to count
Hours Spent in the ministry and reading WTBS literature = 0
AKA "The I Am Mad As Hell and I am Not Going to Take it Anymore" Class!!