Posts by waton

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Why are there more sisters than brothers at the Kingdom Hauls?

by Sour Grapes in

i have always wondered why there are more females than males in all of the congregations that i have visited?

some of these females are in their 70's so maybe their husbands have died and women just live longer.

or could the reason be that years ago men were the breadwinners and women stayed home to raise the children thus they were home during the week when the jdubs came a knocking?

waton

Acluetofindtheuser said:

Males are more inclined to be independent. An independent person is not welcome in JW land. Independent thinking is from the devil as they would say.It appears women also seem more submissive than men. When males preach from the platform what other males need to do then an internal hard-wired war takes place in the congregant.Males preaching from the platform are the winners in a tooth and claws fight for dominance.

Females love the amplification that their orders to the congregations get through the wt sound system. so: you might have the situation that the husband, elated at the "privilege" of handling the mike, holds it more than twice for his wife during a meeting, quietly.

1 Cor 14 notwithstanding.

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Do any of the 144,000 in heaven take part in the destruction at Armageddon?

by Bonnie_Clyde in

i wondered about that when i heard garret loesch state that shortly before the tribulation the governing body would be taken up.

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if this is the case, it seems like garret and the other seven would be there just in time to help out in the killing of billions.. i thought they used to say that some would survive armageddon before they were taken up..

waton

The Hateful 8 are looking forward to having a share in the butcher job that the desert god will do as billions of innocent men, women, children, and babies die for the crime of not being a JDub
waton: "Not to sure about the fate of the 8, but seeing that to rule with Christ, you have to be a male virgin,( Rev. 7) and be hacked to death for Christ's sake, (Rev 20), there might be some pent up anger to be released before settling down to married life!"
sorry about the yellow

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Do any of the 144,000 in heaven take part in the destruction at Armageddon?

by Bonnie_Clyde in

i wondered about that when i heard garret loesch state that shortly before the tribulation the governing body would be taken up.

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if this is the case, it seems like garret and the other seven would be there just in time to help out in the killing of billions.. i thought they used to say that some would survive armageddon before they were taken up..

waton

Many cultures have customs, bachelor parties as a preparation to a marriage.

which for the "bride" will take place at the start of the 1000 year rule, so:

who would want deny the "anointed" a little prenuptial fun, like killing a few billions non wt adherents?

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Daily Text

by Sauerkraut in

jw
friends

sometimes i still take a quick glance at the daily test, usually to remind myself what i don't miss.

yesterday's and today's texts caught my eye, they were both very guilt inducing, as usual.. yesterday's text:.

"thursday, october 18- here i am!

waton

- Let us also put off every weight . . . , and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.—Heb. 12:1.

This is the current title of the CO's Tuesday talk, so:

since god's people as a group are protected, what is a protected running like? easy, on a treadmill, hamster cage (protected from the big cat, roaring lion) . with the masters re-setting forever more distant goals, time on the track. busy, busy, going nowhere fast.

Sunday's talk: "How to survive the end of the world". easy again. We, as a group, survived 1914, 1925, 1942, 1975, the end of the century, and will survive the end of the overlapping generation* too. wt.

PS: * but it, the generation, will not survive, by their own admission.

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How did ancients know entire Earth was covered by water?

by Bad_Wolf in

entire world used to be covered by water.

i am not talking about the 'great flood', but on earth's formation itself.

the bible talks about earth being only water and then god making dry land appear.

waton

bad wolf: "--it was a much more quiet and dull place,”

with >100 meter tides it would not be.

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Oprah For President!

by minimus in

jw
friends

i hope hollywood helps make her the democratic nominee.

she sounds like she’s testing out the waters.

good luck ms. winfrey.

waton

Trump real estate, Oprah? talkshow? I am with problematicct 2: get a specific education. remember the paperhanger.

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The ~160 year long David Splane /GB Generation.

by waton in

2 groups 87+, yes!

listen to him and prove it to yourself.

be obedient, listen to the gb, f&ds.

waton

his CHART that showed the BIG A was way in the future, the next round of CO visits included a section blaming publishers ttdtt

it is so far in the future, not because of the time, but because of the the anointing.

Math 24:34 reads for the generation to not pass away. The chart shows it passing away before the Great Tribulation and Armageddon.

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The ~160 year long David Splane /GB Generation.

by waton in

2 groups 87+, yes!

listen to him and prove it to yourself.

be obedient, listen to the gb, f&ds.

waton

All of your posts seem to be about 2075 Franz-t-one.

surprised? wt teachings, when examined, have profoundly affected my generation.

Then, Wt gave us ~ 6 years.

Now they give the followers ~60.

let it not be said that nobody was watching.

Happy cenntenial.

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Why the meetings are boring and uninspiring

by UnshackleTheChains in

each individual may have their own views as to why they feel the meetings are boring and uninspiring.

in my case i find the midweek meeting so, because of the constant emphasis on pitching watchtower literature.

its just monotonous and one big yawn.. i watch other christian faiths where they open up a chapter of the bible and discuss it's contents.

waton

JV2:--I know a very young speaker who in the last, no. 5? talk, (that has now been eliminated) yielded to his father's advice, admonition. The talk was on "The meek will inherit the earth- 144 000, New world etc." but he finished with the conclusion : " and is it not pleasant, desirable to have meek people around us today? " a rare quality in that congregation. scrubbed from the list. too entertaining.

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Will #metoo have an affect on forcing changing attitudes at Watchtower?

by jwfacts in

despite decades of the feminist movement, watchtower's attitude of woman being inferior has changed little, with pauline sexism justified as inspired, on the basis that women are lesser emotionally, intellectually and physically.

jehovah's witnesses seem to accept this with little resistance.

is there anything about the #metoo movement that may wake followers up?

waton

As you are deeply familiar with a matriarchal society, the coming posts should have neutral treatment by you.

Humanity seems to have been struggling for a long time how to fit the aggressive sexual nature of males into an acceptable harness, and a new standard in western societies seems to tip into a total reversal, where it is only the female that is allowed to show readiness to get the ball rolling on the gentlest of slopes. Joseph's story a precursor of that. (slave ordered to a command performance).

I would be very surprised if there is a recent "brother Weinberg" in the closets of the wt hierarchie. But yes, there is at least one female in my immediate family that has been seriously propositioned in bethel. Never a thought of me too ing that.

This question of yours would not involve minors, therefore not have a criminal / police dimension. so, keeping them hushed up, would be so much easier. Theocratic me-tooers would not exist.