konceptual99
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What were the Bible Students expecting in 1914, after all?
by EdenOne inskimming through old watch towers, i encountered this statements on the 1914 january 1st edition of the watch tower (vol.
xxxv, p.5373), in the article "views from the watchtower":.
"so far as our judgement goes, the year 1914 is the last of what the bible terms "gentile times" [...] the end of their "times" marks the date for the beginning of messias' kingdom, which the bible declares is to be ushered in with a great time of trouble, just such as we see impending.
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JWs destroy archaelogical artifacts
by John Doe inthousands of years old.
this makes my blood boil.. http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/jehovahs-witnesses-destroy-ancient-indigenous-temple-in-mexico-20160628-0009.html.
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konceptual99
Really? I am surprised as it's virtually unheard of for Witnesses to take any kind of direct action like this.
Are there any corroborating sources or anything that adds further information that confirms it's proper JWs?
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No Wonder That the WT Bean-Counters are Scared
by berrygerry inhttps://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=exjw.
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https://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=jw.org.
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konceptual99
mmm - interesting. I wonder if dubs will be shouting these figures out like they did when they boasted about how much traffic JW.ORG was getting a couple of years ago.
JW Library has also slipped down the iTunes ranking as well. There are several Bible and Quran apps ahead of it. How to Tie a Tie is also doing better...
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Terrorist attack in Turkey leaves 28 dead
by ILoveTTATT2 inhttp://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36658187.
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konceptual99
Just a few years ago I visited Turkey and things had been safe and relatively calm. Then they open their doors to hundreds of thousands of refugees and now terror attack after terror attack. If the left had their way, all of them would have been in the USA already.
The political situation in Turkey is far more complex than that.
For a start, they have a leader, Erdoğan, who is taking the country backwards in terms of secularism and religious separateness from politics. There is open conflict with the PKK. They cross the divide between the West and East in many ways which encourages extremists to focus on soft targets in the country. They were the first country to declare ISIS a terrorist organisation and have provided open support to the USA (e.g. allowing the US to operate within Turkish airspace) in action against ISIS.
There is no doubt that the Turkey/Syria border is ineffective in stopping arms and people crossing either way but that's not because they opened their border, it because (a) there is a war next door to them and (b) they have sided against ISIS who are sitting pretty next door to them. It's true to say that terrorists have made use of the refugee crisis but to tar a group of vulnerable and needy people with the brush of extremism is unfair.
Turkey is still safe IMHO. It's a large country and the risk of being caught up in an attack is slim. In most of the country westerners can walk the streets safely and be welcomed. Of course one needs to be sensible but it's not like the place is a war zone. Even the UK FCO, who advise on travel for UK citizens, say it's generally safe.
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Terrorist attack in Turkey leaves 28 dead
by ILoveTTATT2 inhttp://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36658187.
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konceptual99
Personally JWDaughter I am glad to hear of any Muslim condemning terrorist acts.
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The 1975 Generation---are they still around?
by minimus ini was raised as a jw and 1975 expectations were pretty intense.
as i recall, most people did not leave after the failed expectations but many s l o w e d down.
now, i think most of the 1975 witnesses are gone or barely in.. is the older generation still around in the kingdom halls or are they much gone?.
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konceptual99
Hahaha Terry! Wrinkles and a flabby dick! I'll have to remember that one next time someone is lamenting whatever false expectation they built up.
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Brexit...
by The Rebel inthe london stock exchange up, every share index up, the pound up against the dollar.
where is the fire and brimstone?.
the rebel..
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konceptual99
You mean, how does global politics fit in with a fairy story?
Answer - it doesn't.
To your average dub however any and all political shenanigans are evidence of the nearness of the end and fulfilment of prophecies like KOTN even though the WTS has no fecking clue who the KOTN is.
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So Are Inactives officially SHUNNED?
by minimus ini've read here that inactives are the same as disfellowshipped, treatment wise.
is that correct or did i misread it??
thanks......
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konceptual99
So while complaining there is no way out except being df'ed, you are complaining you are left alone and unbothered while not being df'ed?
There is a difference between being left alone and being actively shunned. Most people who no longer want to be involved with the religious aspect of being a Witness would like to keep family relationships and would like to keep some of the people in the congregation as friends or be able to feel comfortable bumping into them occasionally.
Countless people are having to hide behind subterfuge and lies so they can keep some kind of normal human relationships alive. The media friendly statements from HQ that no one is held a slave to the WT and can leave at anytime are bullshit. There is a high price to pay even for simply saying "I don't want to do this anymore".
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One Thing I Don't Get About Brexit
by JW_Rogue inhow did such a weighty decision get put directly in the hands on the average citizen?
and with only a simple majority required?
in the usa the biggest thing that people vote on directly is city building projects or infrastructure.
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konceptual99
Perhaps. Part of the reason for the vote gong the way it did is people feeling the political elite in Westminster were too detached from reality.
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Mark Sanderson Talk re Belgium visit
by Listener inthe degradation of the governing body members continues on.
mark sanderson gives a talk regarding his visit to belgium for the memorial this year and was travelling from korea to munich to brussels, belgium on the day of the belgium terrorist attacks.he cannot wipe the smirk on his face as he relates his experience, with no regard whatsoever of all those unfortunately affected by the attacks.
in fact, he personally found god's hand affecting him personally, allowing him to attend the memorial as planned and a kh dedication.he is that privileged during his flight travels that internet was available to him, enabling him to catch up on current news and to contact branch's.
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