Intersting thread cameo-d. He's right. In greek it's 'topon kaloumenon hebraisti', which reads as 'place being called in hebrew'.
definitely a place NOT an event.
Mary? Dagobah System? So does Yoda allude to Jova'?
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An Overlooked Detail of Armageddon
by cameo-d inwhy has it been passed down to us that the word 'armageddon' refers to meggido?
who came up with that and stamped and approved it as a translation?
i am not sure if jws buy into that same interpretation...so maybe you all can fill me in.. .
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Legacys, wills and bequeathments to WT$
by oldlightnewshite inany body ever heard of the wt$ backing down on a contested will or bequeathment?
seen a similar thread, but thought a more direct headline would get more responses.. cheers x.
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Any body ever heard of the WT$ backing down on a contested will or bequeathment? Seen a similar thread, but thought a more direct headline would get more responses.
Cheers x
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how many in your cong had nervous breakdowns?
by highdose inof the congregation i spent my life in i would say a good 75% had nervous breakdowns at some point.
and often there was never really a obivous reason for it.
well not that we jw's could understand at the time.. even the queen bee's/ elderettes were not immune to this.. what about you?.
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oldlightnewshite
I know 4 off the top of my head... there's probably more. All are now free because of it.
To any lurkers reading this, just sit in the KH car park eating the daffodils and remark how everything's shiny.
You won't regret it.
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Please join in praying the freedom of Jehovah's Witnesses. Part one
by Marie B. Paraison ina pastor of the seventh-day adventist church asked me what babylon the great is.
i would like to share the answer with you since this is in the interest of every bible student.. .
he answered and said, " i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel" (matthew 15:24).. jesus/yeshua also said: "and other sheep i have which are not of this fold; them also i must bring, and they will hear my voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd: ( john 10:16).. the jews found quite a number of the remarks uttered by jesus/ yeshua repugnant.
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oldlightnewshite
As a recovering J-Dub, getting over being in a cult, I feel I need to read more religious bollocks.
More please.
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I am an uggerly bugger. Me as a 3D cartoon is far more easy on the eye.
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Highlights of Annual Meeting 2010
by elderelite infor those who are interested, the following changes were announced yesterday at the agm.
1) mts school has been done away with.
a) in its place two new schools have been formed.
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Hmm, MTS replaced by single bros and couples? That's gonna seriously knacker some congregation schedules. The congs I went to would be buggered by this. Some dubs are gonna have a lot to do on the platform, while lots can rest easy.
Good Job, Governing Body
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What has Worked for You When Trying to Reason with Witness Relatives?
by flipper inhello folks.
a loaded question for sure.
after being out of the org.
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In my experience, yeah, planting little seeds is good. I've approached helping my family by taking the atheist angle. JWs are, and so was I, so thoroughly convinced that other religions are off the mark. Anybody who spoke to me about other religions were blanked by my brain. I've spoken to my family about atheist ideas, and I have been listened to. The list I've used is as follows:-
Lions are perfectly designed to catch prey, crunch bones etc. If you fed a lion grass it would die as it cannot digest cellulose. New system? WTF?
A giraffe has a 15 foot long laryngeal nerve which need only be a couple of inches long. Intelligent design? I think not.
Whales, Dolphins and snakes have vestigial legs and pelvises which aren't connected to anything. Evidence of evolution. Who put them there? Satan?
The bible contradicts itself in John and Mark over when Jesus was killed, day of preparation vs passover day. Jehovah is the author of the bible, yet inspired two spirit-appointed writers to screw up.
When the ark landed on mount arrarat, the animals got off the ark. How come certain animals live exclusively on certain islands. e.g. kangaroos on australia. How the hell did they get there? By boat? Especially as the waters were higher and still receding. How far would Australia have been from the mainland?
I've got a collection of photos of missing- link bones, skulls, etc on my PC which I showed them. Told them the watchtower lies about there being no bones. The Creator Book says there's not enough to fill a coffin. Bullshit.
Limestone deposits on top of cave paintings in france show they are at least 40,000 years old. Scientists know for a fact that limestone has a build-up rate which is constant, nothing to do with carbon dating.
You will be confronting them with new information which is outside their comfort zone of the bible as presented by the WTB$. I believe this is the only way to go. It is of course gonna be like watching an ice age. It will take time. Another thing I've done is to freely admit that I have no hope for the future. That really freaks them out when you admit that, and you seem okay about it. That really makes them think of the possibility.
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What's your pet-hate Witnessisms? Mine is 'in the truth'. Blegh!!
by oldlightnewshite inwhat's your pet-hate witnessisms?
mine is 'in the truth'.
blegh!!
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Good one, Thinkaboutit, 'A spiritual banquet' ... Headship, yeah. It used to amaze me that no women got pissed about that one. Another one of my gripes is 'rich spiritual blessings'. I mean, who even talked like that in the 1950s??? What about 'the elder arrangement'. That used to really confuse me. Sounds like when you're organizing a wedding. "we've sorted out the flower arrangement". "Hmmm, what about the elder arrangement?" "Let's see, we could sit one there...and there..." oh yeah, and "reaching out".
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What's your pet-hate Witnessisms? Mine is 'in the truth'. Blegh!!
by oldlightnewshite inwhat's your pet-hate witnessisms?
mine is 'in the truth'.
blegh!!
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What's your pet-hate Witnessisms? Mine is 'in the truth'. Blegh!! Another is 'coming along nicely'. Like a bloody cake in the oven.
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To Those Still Going To Meetings---How Do You Still Do It?
by minimus ini have to hand it to some of you!.
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I don't think we should take the piss out of Elderelite, or any elders or active JWs on this site for that matter. I dunno, I thought most people posted on here to encourage and help our fellow man out of a deep pit. I think it's admirable that they continue with their 'spiritual' lives in the bOrg, to be able to help their family or friends that might be 'searching' for the exit door.
The thread was 'how do you still do it?' Personally, after years of exposure, I'm allergic to bullshit and could never go back
Some just got better immune systems, I s'pose.