Posts by mentallyfree31

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Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great!

by sacolton in

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$79 million tax demand on jehovahs witnesses threatens freedom of religionstrasbourgon september 21, 2010, the european court of human rights (echr) ruled unanimously that the complaint filed by jehovahs witnesses in france is admissible regarding alleged interference with their freedom of religion.. the government of france had imposed a retroactive 60-percent tax on all religious offerings donated to association les temoins de jehovah(also referred to as the christian association of jehovahs witnesses of france) over a period of four years from 1993 to 1996. the government initially demanded a total payment of about 45 million euros.

the amount demanded is now more than 57 million euros (more than $79,000,000 usd), which far exceeds the assets of the association.the echr took note of the fact that throughout the court proceedings within france, jehovahs witnesses had consistently maintained that the contested tax was a direct attack on their religious freedom.

in fact, it had been imposed on them within the context of the france governments fight against so-called sects.

mentallyfree31

Evidently, the governmenet of France is run by apostates, and they are seeking to destroy God's organization.

:-)

-MF31-

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12/15/10 study WT page 10, more 'faithful slave' stuff

by EndofMysteries in

page 10, par 14, (get a bucket incase you get sick).

14 in prayer to god, jesus clearly stated:.

your word is truth.

mentallyfree31

Thanks EOM, for breaking this down. I never know what's in the current magazines, unless somebody does a recap on here.

Funny stuff. Amazing that we ever believed that stuff.

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http://www.jw.org/index.html?option=QrYQCsVrGZNT

by booby in

page 16 paragraph 18. .

"the wrath of god is coming" upon all who unrepentantly engage in such practices.

as fornication, obscene jesting, and "uncleanness of every sort," which would.

mentallyfree31

Uncleanness = a hard workout at the gym, followed by not taking a shower for the rest of the day. Gross uncleanness = wearing the same clothes as worn at the gym without washing them..

LOL

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How credible is the wt claim to be chosen by Christ in 1919.

by coffee_black in

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i brought this up to debator on another thread... and he/she ignored it... thought the subject deserved its own thread...for anyone who has never read the finished mystery.. .

the watchtower claims that jesus inspected the churches in 1919 and chose the watchtower to represent god on earth, based upon the spiritual food they were dispensing at that time.. .

note:.

mentallyfree31

I think "the finished mystery" should be moved to the comedy section. If you read it, it is some crazy stuff. It will make you laugh.

-sb-

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Was the Circuit Oversear treated like "a god" in your Congregation!!!

by Witness 007 in

many ass kissers would put their name down so they could have him over for dinner......"okay now, they can't eat milk products,red meat, white meat, flour, sugar, salt, water...." .

mentallyfree31

I don't know if they were treated like God, but they sure thought they were God. LOL

But, yeah they were pretty highly esteemed in my former congregation. I used to be all into getting to be their friend and such. Until the last 3 years or so before I woke up. The last one I never even met over two visits. I stayed away from the last couple, as I didn't really want to be asked to accompany them in service.

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Special edition Watchtower / Awakes for the spring

by dozy in

heard a few rumblings from my jw contacts that there are special public edition watchtower & awakes to coincide with the memorial / easter time 2010. the theme is very much jesus oriented - picture of him on the front cover etc.

publishers will be encouraged to order extra copies for the field.

i don't think there is any memorial invitation distribution planned - this seems to replace that.

mentallyfree31

A special magazine huh? I'm trying to remember what was in the regular WT's and Awakes. I quit reading them so long ago. I was a ministerial servant, and quit reading that stuff years ago.

LOL

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Do you think the Governing Body is having internal conflicts?

by stuckinamovement in

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i ask because the number of gb is lower than any time in history.

basically with the 7 (8 counting barr, is his head frozen?

) currently on,you have an average size elder body.

mentallyfree31

Their internal conflicts make me smile really big. And breathe a sigh of relief that I don't have to worry about any of their bullsh** anymore.

:-)

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Jehovah - The Hearer of Prayer?

by Had To Go in

hey!

i made my intro post this past weekend and briefly mentioned my dilemma.

here is a link in case you are interested or need to refresh your memory.. http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/members/private/199811/1/introduction-warning-its-complicated.

mentallyfree31

Good point. I remember Ray Franz's second book shows that point about Jesus never using the name Jehovah in prayer, but rather using the expression Father. Ray even tells how many times Jesus uses Father. I can't remember the number.

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Reading the Book: Karen Armstrong - The Bible

by mentallyfree31 in

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hey everybody.

i just started karen armstrong's book the bible last week.

i have found it quite interesting.

mentallyfree31

Thanks for the other suggestions from Karen Armstrong. I will try to check out some of them also in the future.

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Randy Watters -- WT admits 144,000 may not be the limit

by FatFreek 2005 in

i, along with many others, received our latest freeminds email.

i was shocked at the following underlined statement.. the second thing they are emphasizing is that those who claim to be of the "anointed" (now that they have admitted the number may not be limited to 144,000) not only have no say into what goes into the watchtower magazine, and have no special knowledge or place in jehovah's organization, so don't look to them for answers.

the governing body is the faithful and discreet slave as far as the jws are to be concerned.

mentallyfree31

Yeah, I'm very curious about this. We know that the 144,000 will be dropped, or converted to a figurative number, but I didn't know it was already happening..