Topics Started by 00DAD
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QUERY: Los Angeles area Custom Guitar Amp Maker Fraud
by 00DAD inhas anyone in the la/san fernando valley area of california been defrauded/ripped-off by a local custom amplifier maker with the initials rl?
a couple of years ago, i gave this joker a good faith deposit of over $1,000 for a custom guitar amp.
this was based on a recommendation of a mutual friend.
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The Trinity Doctrine, the Governing Body & Disfellowshipping
by 00DAD inpossibly you thought this might be about something else ... but since you're here, why not keep reading!
jws are taught certain "reasoning" skills for use in the field ministry.
in reality, these "skills" are really more like debating tactics or techniques, short scripts of verbal jiu-jitsu designed to throw the uninitiated off balance and attempt to force them into a position of mental submission.. when you consider the fact that, as jws, we got up early, had our coffee, thought about what we were going to say and how we were going to say it--sometimes practicing these scripts for years--it's no surprise that we could often walk away from a door "victorious" over the poor, unsuspecting householder that was still in their pajamas, probably only 1/2 way through their first cup o' joe and still wondering whether or not they should venture outside to get the morning paper!
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Are JWs like Pakled? (STNG)
by 00DAD insometimes witnesses just seem like such pakleds .... they think they're smart, but really they're not!
pakleds.
(if you're not a fan of stng you probably won't get this).
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GB Backgrounder Information
by 00DAD indoes anybody know how to find out specific details about the current gb members, such as: .
educationemployment history bethel or relatedsecularmilitary experiencemarriage(s)criminal and/or civil convictionsfamily background: childrenfamily members that are jwsreligious backgroundhow they "came into the truth"theocratic record: when baptisedpositions heldjudicial matters - were any of them every reproved or df'dnotable talents, skills or accomplishmentsqualifications - what, if anything, specifically and uniquely qualifies them to be a gb member please, do not say, "holy spirit appointed them!
"any other similar items of interestvirtually every other organization on earth puts out at least a "for public consumption" bio or resume sketch.
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JWs Depression and Suicide
by 00DAD insince jehovah's witnesses supposedly have "the truth" and are part of god's visible organization living in a "spiritual paradise" you would naturally expect that they should be the happiest people on earth!
this clearly is not the case.
wha happened?
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Jesus of Brooklyn: Invisibly Present Since 1914
by 00DAD ini was thinking it would be informative and fun to start a thread comparing the jesus of wt theology with what can be factually stated about the historical jesus of scripture.
in particular, how jw doctrines misrepresent the christ in both what they do teach about his as well as what they do not teach.
i know, there's lots to debate about who and what is the real, historical jesus, but at least try to stay on topic (the comparison) and let's not get all "born again" on me!
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Disfellowshipping Rescinded!
by 00DAD inhas anyone been successful in getting their disfellowshipping rescinded?
i specifically do not mean getting reinstated.
i want to know if anyone that was disfellowshipped was able to officially and through the congregation and/or the organization have their status as a "disfellowshipped person" changed without getting "reinstated" through the normal procedures?.
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Do the Governing Body members ever go Door-to-Door?
by 00DAD inin his book, in search of christian freedom, ray franz wrote that that gb members for the most part never participated in door-to-door work.
they were "too busy with more important things.
" (gee, how come that excuse wouldn't work for the rest of us?
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In Search of Christian Freedom - Missing Images in pdf version!
by 00DAD ini'm reading a pdf version of "in search of christian freedom" and got to pages 182 - 183. apparently there are supposed to be some digital images (photocopy) from the "commentary on the letter of james" but the pages have huge blank spaces where the photocopied text presumably should be!?!.
this is an authorized pdf which i purchased legally from commentary press.
has anyone else had this problem?
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The Faithful and Discreet Slave - A JW Myth
by 00DAD inprobably this topic has been dealt with before, but i'm relatively new here, so perhaps y'all will be willing to indulge me in my pursuit for clarity.
regarding the anointed, the gb recently said this: .
"we thus have no way of knowing the exact number of anointed ones on earth; nor do we need to know.