I've always wondered WHY we didn't have a ZERO-FINGER.
NN: well, men at least have a reasonable facsimile. it is the little things that counts. 0, 123
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49Jehovah's Witnesses: remembering the weird and wacky!
by Vanderhoven7 indo you remember some of the weird and wacky stuff emanating from the watchtower society?
let's make a list from memory that we can use to inject a little humor into our discussions with jehovah's witnesses.
- venus may be an enormous jurassic park.. - germs don't cause disease.. - no beards allowed.
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waton
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How far do we get away from 1914
by PimoElder inhow far do we get away from 1914 before they have a new light and admit it was all wrong?.
they cling to the old theory of the 77 week prophecy from the wrong date that jerusalem was destroyed .
with the overlapping generations nonsense still we are getting too far away from 1914. what will they say if we get to the 2030s and they still cling to 1914?.
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waton
Wt writers' big mistake was to make the 1914 generation the "anointed". Had they stuck with the likeness of the first fulfilment, namely the general public, some of who survived the end [of jerusalem], watchtower could have coasted to 2032 , because there is always a certified 118 year old on the guiness book of records. 1914 + 118 = 2032.
wt anointed on the other hand, have to be ~20 year olds, like Fr. Franz was in 1914. Therefore, wt's "anointing" mistake lopped off 20 years of the generation, which is fine if you gun for a "ssooon" armageddon date. so:
it was the wt's anointing of the 1914 generation that required the overlap grouping. but
The real big, real mistake in the "anointing" is of course that in detail it is absolutely unscriptural.
The bible generation can only pass after all has occurred. The wt generation, the partakers, has to pass before everything serious occurs, to be in heaven to cause the havoc. aka GT.
no wonder they now work on a personal relationship with the deity, because their ever tacking, tacky doctrinal ship is shipwrecked
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How far do we get away from 1914
by PimoElder inhow far do we get away from 1914 before they have a new light and admit it was all wrong?.
they cling to the old theory of the 77 week prophecy from the wrong date that jerusalem was destroyed .
with the overlapping generations nonsense still we are getting too far away from 1914. what will they say if we get to the 2030s and they still cling to 1914?.
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waton
This is a new idea, as far as i am concerned. lnp
Yes, i specialize in new ideas, very profitably. Even a wt "anointed" might discover only retroactively that the event happened in her past. It is after all not the act of partaking (everybody should, as a potential anointed)
The apostles were only potential anointees when they partook!. Church members become anointed (christians) at baptism. anyway,
A truly devoted nearly adult of 20 to 21 years of age could have been legitimately considered her/ himself destined for heaven, and shared Fr. Franz's timeline. so,
2075, 2132 stand.
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How far do we get away from 1914
by PimoElder inhow far do we get away from 1914 before they have a new light and admit it was all wrong?.
they cling to the old theory of the 77 week prophecy from the wrong date that jerusalem was destroyed .
with the overlapping generations nonsense still we are getting too far away from 1914. what will they say if we get to the 2030s and they still cling to 1914?.
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waton
I see Waton posted a possible time line. He likes the perfection of 2075. I think this is too long. I thihk we have a significant change in the next 10 years.
I use Ken Cook as a modelThe wt 1914 generation is not only about the GB, as D. Splane stated, but about any of the anointed Class.
any 20 year old that had the anointing potential could have worked with Fr. Franz or the like (as I did) before his death, and still carry on today. She would be only 48 years old today. ( I am nearly twice that age). The potential super centenarian "overlapper" that D. Splane mentioned would be only ~ 100 by 2075,
If wt would revert back to the natural lifespan,generation 1914 + 118 would give them 2132, so
that are the current upper limits, The "soon," last days are" are wt diversions.
Rev 11:18 is the only realistic trigger for a quieter planet. the math is in the missile algorithms.
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How far do we get away from 1914
by PimoElder inhow far do we get away from 1914 before they have a new light and admit it was all wrong?.
they cling to the old theory of the 77 week prophecy from the wrong date that jerusalem was destroyed .
with the overlapping generations nonsense still we are getting too far away from 1914. what will they say if we get to the 2030s and they still cling to 1914?.
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waton
How far will the overlapping groups in the 1914 generation take you?
according to D. Splane in his official broadcast, charts and all, with the example of overlapping centenarians like his predecessor, Fr. Franz, until 2075.
do the math. 2 centenarians, overlapping by 20 years each, starting at a 1894 birth, 200-40=160 + 1914= 2074 +
1 year for a shortened Great Tribulation (so flesh could be saved), == 2075 a perfect wt centennial, now,
there are always the 118 year olds around, that will give wt to 2032, with an overlap another 30 years, into 2150.
wts problem is not the overlap, but the anointing, because they have to go to heaven before the great tribulation, but Jesus said : they would not pass away, until all has happened. so, feel sorry for the
hapless wt proclaimers, it is not going to happen.
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The Sanitizing of David
by Doug Mason inthe bible depicts king david as a deeply flawed, unsavory character, the perpetrator of evil acts including: murder, insurrection, adultery, banditry, and extortion.
the sanitizing of david’s character during the following centuries and millennia created an image that idolizes him as the paragon of virtue, closely associated with the promised messiah.
my study identifies the davidic sanitizing process.. https://www.academia.edu/s/390a7ba170?source=link .
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waton
Power gives the opportunity, then and now. rtn
then from a slingshot, now from a kalashnikov
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The Sanitizing of David
by Doug Mason inthe bible depicts king david as a deeply flawed, unsavory character, the perpetrator of evil acts including: murder, insurrection, adultery, banditry, and extortion.
the sanitizing of david’s character during the following centuries and millennia created an image that idolizes him as the paragon of virtue, closely associated with the promised messiah.
my study identifies the davidic sanitizing process.. https://www.academia.edu/s/390a7ba170?source=link .
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waton
wt writers by parading out david, their posterboy as often as possibly, are implying, that their deeds also will be overlooked by the deity, that they have god's unwavering approval, because they see themselves , like jesse's shepherd boy, as anointed to rule.
wt also learned from the story, that might makes right.
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What are Jehovah's Witnesses' stance on home ownership?
by timothytha inwhat do people usually think of when they buy a house?
"i will probably live here for a long time" (you're invested with your time), "i will save money by building equity over time".
(you've invested in yourself financially for the long run) of course, i wouldn't be able to list the numerous reasons why people want to buy a house.
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waton
the more houses you own, the better, and charge max rent for investment properties, keep new homebuyers, young couples off the market by out bidding them. . capitalism at its most rampant. btw: the bible and wt.Bible t.s. never abolished slavery.
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TIME MAGAZINE -Cult article - singles out Judge Rutherford
by Terry inhttps://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,738983,00.html.
big, blue-eyed judge joseph frederick rutherford, 60, lives in a ten-room spanish mansion, no.
4440 braeburn road.
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waton
how about a modern day Abishag for the returned david? should be easy to find among the budding new stars in Hollywood just up route no. 5. so
he can shack up with Abishak again, keep warm at night
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Science News article: ‘Case closed’: 99.9% of scientists agree climate emergency caused by humans
by Disillusioned JW ina news article has the headline of " ‘case closed’: 99.9% of scientists agree climate emergency caused by humans"; see https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/19/case-closed-999-of-scientists-agree-climate-emergency-caused-by-humans .
the article says in part the following.. 'the scientific consensus that humans are altering the climate has passed 99.9%, according to research that strengthens the case for global action at the cop26 summit in glasgow.. the degree of scientific certainty about the impact of greenhouse gases is now similar to the level of agreement on evolution and plate tectonics, the authors say, based on a survey of nearly 90,000 climate-related studies.
this means there is practically no doubt among experts that burning fossil fuels, such as oil, gas, coal, peat and trees, is heating the planet and causing more extreme weather.. a previous survey in 2013 showed 97% of studies published between 1991 and 2012 supported the idea that human activities are altering earth’s climate.. this has been updated and expanded by the study by cornell university that shows the tiny minority of sceptical voices has diminished to almost nothing as evidence mounts of the link between fossil-fuel burning and climate disruption.. the latest survey of peer-reviewed literature published from 2012 to november 2020 was conducted in two stages.
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waton
ncc, that looks like fun, when it does not rain or snow, and you travel solo, light. but
even using our standard implements can become much more energy efficient, hence cooler.
drive so as to never have the use the brakes. with foresight, coasting in neutral, super insulate your house, particularly windows, doors. use renewable energy for heating, cooling, cooking. Hydro electric over natural gas,
avoid food waste. eat or use it all.