And that was mainly because of the failed 1975 prediction / evident expectation ? of Armageddon.
Was it not ?
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Hip Replacement Surgery
by titch ini'm not really sure where to put this post or "thread", so i'll just put it in the physical activities area.
i just want to know if anyone on the forum has any experience with having a hip replacement surgery done on them, or perhaps a friend or relative.
what was your experience, if it was you?
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smiddy3
Hi, titch,how about telling us about your hip replacement ? As I am about to receive one on the 26th of Feb.2021.
I have had a problem with my hip for "god knows" how long with osteoarthritis and it has deteriorated a lot these last few months in both pain and mobility I am 81 years old .And I appreciated the comments to your post about this.
But if you can add your experience I would appreciate it.And anybody else who might like to respond.
Thank you.
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Its not my fault
by incognito2014 inassume for a minute that god created everything.
there was nothing before him and everything is because of him.
every single thing in the universe he is directly responsible for.. somehow the good stuff we should thank him for but the bad stuff is nothing to do with him, it is our fault.. this world that he created that was “good” has turned in to a right shitshow but despite being absolutely responsible for it from start to finish it is not his fault and in fact he has somehow turned this round so that instead of being to blame he is the person who is going to sort the problems and we should be thankful..
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Just about every living thing on this earth lives off the death of some other living thing to survive ,always has been and always will be.
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So what have the rank and file been saying now that a vaccine is being given. What happened to Armageddon
by goingthruthemotions ina vaccine is here!!!
the light at the end of the tunnel is visible!!!
so what happened to armageddon?.
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The bible is like a musical instrument that you can play any tune upon .And the JW`s have mastered playing it.
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April 30, 1993
by pistolpete inthis year was actually “the beginning of the last days for the watchtower.
before this year, there were very few that questioned the watchtower.
they were truly god’s only channel.
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1993 was about the time I left the religion .Then the next few years with the help of the internet I cemented that break with facts about the cult that I would never have known otherwise.
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Time, times and half a time - nerd time
by Anony Mous inso, the famous 607 calculation to 1914 involves the above prophecy.
the common explanation is that time is one unit, times is an unsubstantiated number of units.. to prove you can make it say any date, we must write it as a formula:.
date = t + nt + 0.5t where n >= 2. so simplified:.
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Remember in WT land a creative day is 7000 years long or so they said some time ago.
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Jesus-------What were you thinking!
by pistolpete inmost of the sermon on the mount, matthew 5-7 - is bizarre, vague or barbaric.
it actually smacks stupidity and not wisdom..
if you lust after a woman, you’ve committed adultery (thought crime) .
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Don’t swear an oath (our entire judicial system is dependent on the idea of oaths)
Geoffrey Jackson swore an oath on the Bible at the ARC to tell the truth and he never did.
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Reading the Watchtower publications will give you an university education.
by Overrated inthe watchtower said that reading their stuff would get you a college education.
can anyone recall that gem?
my parents sure bought into that crap.
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smiddy3
I remember an elder in my congregation who would hone in on some "special word" and use it in a sentence that just didn`t make sense, no doubt he thought he was getting a college education.
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Christmas star of Bethlehem to appear for 1st. Time in 800 years
by nowwhat? inas spock would say " fascinating".. with 2020 being such a terrible year.
are people of the christian faith going to look at this as a sign of god, to give them hope and renew their faith?
coincidence?
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watchtower says it was Satan that provided the star so herod would find the baby Jesus. So They are saying Satan is powerful enough to move planets?
Sorry nowwhat planets are not stars ,stars are suns. And they are light years in distance away from us here on earth.
It`s absurd to say that a star could move over the sky that would pinpoint a geographical location on earth.
If an apparent light moved some distance above a dwelling to pinpoint it`s location then it certainly isn`t / wasn`t a star .
Another Bible gaff ?
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Before 1990 did the watchtower magazines have a Price tag
by Hotpepper ini forget ?
did the awake and watchtower magazines have a price tag on the front page saying .25 cents or one quarter dollars in print.
i remember they we're 25 cents americans dollars.
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Publishers bought the magazines over the literature counter and then charged a few cents more to cover their expenses in delivering these magazines to the public.
I remember specifically selling a couple of Mags to a householder who then tore them up in front of me hoping to get a reaction ?
If i remember correctly I said something like ,"no loss to me you just paid for them " and walked off
.A specific price was indicated for all JW publications prior to the Jimmy Swaggart case regarding taxation on religious literature.
As Jeffro says , that`s when it all changed , the WTB&TS went to bat for Jimmy Swaggart`s religion as a friend of the court , trying to protect their own interests and supporting one of Christendoms religions.
Don`t believe me ? Do your own research .! lurkers ,and any who just take the G.B.at their word .!