John Aquila

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  We were duped just like you!!

  by John Aquila in

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  if the gb finally gets caught in their devious shenanigans dont think they dont have a plan.. they are always way ahead of the game.

  all the governing body has to do to escape repercussions from an angry mob of jws, .

  is play the victim card.

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  Perhaps they could even come up with new revelations, as the Mormons did.

  
  

  Please don't give them any ideas!

  
  

  
  
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  We were duped just like you!!

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  if the gb finally gets caught in their devious shenanigans dont think they dont have a plan.. they are always way ahead of the game.

  all the governing body has to do to escape repercussions from an angry mob of jws, .

  is play the victim card.

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  If the GB finally gets caught in their devious shenanigans don’t think they don’t have a plan.

  They are always way ahead of the game.

  All the Governing Body has to do to escape repercussions from an angry mob of JWs,

  Is play the “Victim Card”

  Example,GB statement;

  It was the Bible’s fault; it’s not inspired from God

  

  But to be honest, we did tell you that it was not inspired.

  w96 4/15 p. 19 Why True Worship Receives God’s Blessing

  Bible translations themselves are not inspired by God. Translations, by their very nature, may reflect variations of the understanding of the original tongues in which the Bible was recorded.

  
  

  But you wanted to believe so we supported you!

  
  

  
  

  Good luck we wish you the best!!

  
  

  
  
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  Plastic surgery prize for beauty pageant winner?

  by Simon in

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  2. current

  this is a bizarre story where a university held a beauty pageant in a night-club and the winners received vouchers for plastic surgery.. ok, apart from the wildly out of date neanderthal concept of lining girls up to rank their attractiveness and treat them as objects, the prizes simply make no sense.. surely those ranked right at the bottom should be the candidates for cosmetic surgery?

  if someone is already beautiful, don't mess with it!.

  the world is just bonkers..

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  Winners received vouchers for plastic surgery….Surely those ranked right at the bottom should be the candidates for cosmetic surgery?

  Most people these days that enter beauty contests are extremely concerned with personal features that were not even considered in the past. Like a different nose, different chin, more defined cheekbones, fuller lips, and of course the big bosom. So to the winners it's a big deal because now they can get lips like Angelina Jolie. Sad but true.

  
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  Switching Halls

  by the comet in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it's time for me and the mrs. to get the hell outta dodge.

  recently my hall has undergone major management changes and the atmosphere is..less than ideal.

  i'm getting multiple calls a week asking to set up a time to meet, i've politely declined but these guys aren't taking a hint.

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  You could also do the maniac card. Awhile back, a publisher told the body of elders that he had to change congregations because he was getting "weird thoughts" of buying a gun and shooting all the elders and their families when they least expected it.

  They never bothered him after that.

  He just disappeared!
  
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  Switching Halls

  by the comet in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it's time for me and the mrs. to get the hell outta dodge.

  recently my hall has undergone major management changes and the atmosphere is..less than ideal.

  i'm getting multiple calls a week asking to set up a time to meet, i've politely declined but these guys aren't taking a hint.

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  When I switch, I went across the city to a different language. I introduced myself to the elders and told them how happy I was to be attending ":Their" KH. I told them that at this point I do travel quite a bit for work. (Which was a fake out) Made sure my Publisher cards were transferred, after about 5-6 weeks of attending only on Sundays, I stopped and never went back, changed my phone number and It's been almost 2 years. Make sure they transfer your cards or they can still get a hold of you.
  
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  My Parents Lost Forever?

  by Hold Me-Thrill Me in

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  my father served in the second world war.

  he served in the south pacific.

  he loved his time in the military and my mother was more than supporting.

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  Sorry for your loss.

  He was a good man. She was a good woman.

  Are they truly never to be seen again?

  You never know what can happen or is going to happen. I would say that what ever makes you feel comfortable is a go.
  
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  OMG, I’m gonna get Old and Die.

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when it finally clicked,.

  and you realized there was no 1914, there was no generation that would see the end of a wicked system, there was no paradise around the corner, .

  what went through you mind?.

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  Hey Pete Zahut

  You basically described my feelings, with the exception that I did lose my wife and I also don't have a network of friends, but I would never go back to that hell. It's been almost two years since I've left but for some reason it seems like decades. I still can't figure that out. Maybe it's because I've done so much and learn so much.
  
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  OMG, I’m gonna get Old and Die.

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when it finally clicked,.

  and you realized there was no 1914, there was no generation that would see the end of a wicked system, there was no paradise around the corner, .

  what went through you mind?.

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  Is this the fruit of evolution? Is this what lurkers should look forward to? Dark days in sad thought with no hope?

  I see no benefit to atheism.

  Actually atheism has nothing to do with

  "Dark days in sad thought with no hope"

  Over 40,000 people commit suicide each year in the U.S most of which are Christians and have a wonderful "Hope"

  Sadness and despair is the result of "many" other reasons besides a belief in God or No belief in God. Most Atheist lead a very normal lives with a deep appreciation for everything they observe in life.

  People here are upset not because they don't believe in God, but because they were lied to by Whom?

  By people who believe in God and supposedly had a wonderful hope.
  
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  OMG, I’m gonna get Old and Die.

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when it finally clicked,.

  and you realized there was no 1914, there was no generation that would see the end of a wicked system, there was no paradise around the corner, .

  what went through you mind?.

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  LisaRose

  But losing my faith was hard. The Watchtower belief system is a way of explaining all the bad in the, world, a security blanket of hope that was suddenly gone. I felt a loss and it was hard realizing that there were just bad things in the world and no one was coming to fix it.

  That is probably the hardest thing to lose. No one is flying down to rescue us. We have to make do with what we have. It's up to us.
  
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  OMG, I’m gonna get Old and Die.

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when it finally clicked,.

  and you realized there was no 1914, there was no generation that would see the end of a wicked system, there was no paradise around the corner, .

  what went through you mind?.

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  I used to have ALL the answers, now I'm not sure if I have ANY answers.

  Answers come in everyday, you just need to wait for them.