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  Did Jesus COME with the clouds of heaven in 1914?

  by Fisherman in

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  take for example revelation 21: 10. .

  “….and he showed me the holy city jerusalem coming down out of heaven from god.

  here john sees something happening, action.

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  Jesus said he is coming quickly ? ......2000 years ago ,need I say more ?
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  OPINIONS PLEASE: I propose a new strategy against the Watchtower policy of DISFELLOWSHIP

  by Terry in

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  i need your opinion and a discussion...tell me what you think, both pros and cons...the governments of norway and russia have both targeted watchtower's severely inhumane policy of disfellowship separating and isolating members by ostracizing them and labeling them as 'mentally diseased", etc.

  dis fellowship.is a mushy concept unfamiliar to non-jw's.that word doesn't convey brutal, cold, and uncaring shunning and the impact on vulnerable persons cut off from family and friends.i propose swapping the phrase "religious apartheid" for the term "disfellowship" because it is significantly more impactful, familiar, and gut-wrenching.jw's teach practice and promote discrimination, opprobrium, and animus in punishing by isolation those who disagree with their doctrines.

  moreover - it is a de facto death sentence both spiritually and (according to the expectation of armageddon) literally as well.

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  Why not be more blunt ,religious hatred of former members or spiritual hatred of former members ,because that`s what it boils down to isn`t it ?
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  My experience as a JW for 37 years. I dogded the bullet that many of you experienced .

  by smiddy3 in

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  hi friend`s ,i just had to share my experience ,and surely there must be others on this board who had similar experiences that i had.. i was a jw for 37 years ,been out for about 20 years or so .however we as a family never had the problems that so many of you seem to have had .. none of our, my wife and i , immediate families have ever been jw`s.. i converted when i was about 20 years old in about 1960 and as i say remained in converted my wife and brought up two sons in the "truth" for about 37 years .. my 1st and 2nd congregations i attended in melbourne aust.

  were very conservative and not very wholesome looking back.. however moving interstate to s.e.queensland in redcliffe was a whole new experience.. it was far more liberal and relaxed.. i befriend a couple of elders and ms `s who enjoyed an ale or two which was right up my alley.. and we went on camping expeditions on both fraser and moreton islands ,both just off the coast of brisbane.. i was a ms for many years there never pioneered or served where the need was great and always had steady employment in the world which probably kept my head above the clouds so to speak.. none of my family ,wife two boys and their wives are jw`s ,we have all left many years ago.. anybody else had negative effects of being a witness for many years ?.

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  smiddy3

  Thanks for sharing Smiddy. Can I ask what drew you in at 20 years of age?

  Sure listener,

  I left school at 14 years of age and went to work ,in a factory of leather workers who took me on as an apprenticeship.

  In my work i met up with a fellow, a little older than i who seemed a little bit different than anyone else i had met.

  He rode his bicycle to work each day and this bike ,I kid you not, looked like it had just come out of the showrooms , after many years.

  He was of Spanish decent ,and after being inactive after may years was trying to get back in the "truth"

  And I was the victim.

  
  
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  My experience as a JW for 37 years. I dogded the bullet that many of you experienced .

  by smiddy3 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi friend`s ,i just had to share my experience ,and surely there must be others on this board who had similar experiences that i had.. i was a jw for 37 years ,been out for about 20 years or so .however we as a family never had the problems that so many of you seem to have had .. none of our, my wife and i , immediate families have ever been jw`s.. i converted when i was about 20 years old in about 1960 and as i say remained in converted my wife and brought up two sons in the "truth" for about 37 years .. my 1st and 2nd congregations i attended in melbourne aust.

  were very conservative and not very wholesome looking back.. however moving interstate to s.e.queensland in redcliffe was a whole new experience.. it was far more liberal and relaxed.. i befriend a couple of elders and ms `s who enjoyed an ale or two which was right up my alley.. and we went on camping expeditions on both fraser and moreton islands ,both just off the coast of brisbane.. i was a ms for many years there never pioneered or served where the need was great and always had steady employment in the world which probably kept my head above the clouds so to speak.. none of my family ,wife two boys and their wives are jw`s ,we have all left many years ago.. anybody else had negative effects of being a witness for many years ?.

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  smiddy3

  Hi friend`s ,I just had to share my experience ,and surely there must be others on this board who had similar experiences that I had.

  I was a JW for 37 years ,been out for about 20 years or so .However we as a family never had the problems that so many of you seem to have had .

  None of our, my wife and I , immediate families have ever been JW`s.

  I converted when I was about 20 years old in about 1960 and as i say remained in converted my wife and brought up two sons in the "truth" for about 37 years .

  My 1st and 2nd congregations I attended in Melbourne Aust. were very conservative and not very wholesome looking back.

  However moving interstate to S.E.Queensland in Redcliffe was a whole new experience.

  It was far more liberal and relaxed.

  I befriend a couple of Elders and MS `s who enjoyed an ALE or two which was right up my alley.

  And we went on camping expeditions on both Fraser and Moreton Islands ,both just off the coast of Brisbane.

  I was a MS for many years there never pioneered or served where the need was great and always had steady employment in the world which probably kept my head above the clouds so to speak.

  None of my family ,wife two boys and their wives are JW`s ,we have all left many years ago.

  Anybody else had negative effects of being a witness for many years ?
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  Bible MIRACLEs!! Are they a Myth or Emeth?

  by Fisherman in

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  the bible records miracles such as resurrections, angels, prophecy and destructive acts of god to mention a few.

  are these all a pack of lies?

  how do you explain them?

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  Do historical records corroborate those claims ?

  Are their archaeological records backing up those claims ?

  What evidence is there outside of the Bible that supports those claims ?

  To my knowledge there is none whatsoever.

  My understanding is, it`s all down to having faith in what the Bible claims , facts are not necessary .

  I look forward to what other folk have to say on this subject also .
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  New GB

  by XBEHERE in

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  gage fleegle.

  jeffrey winder.

  anyone know them?

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  Nostromo

  ,Can someone paraphrase what that is all about ? There is no way I could sit and watch an hour and more of that video .

  I`m sorry ,I just couldn`t do it.
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  Do you know of any church that KNOWS God?

  by the-MadJW in

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  i mean, the jws have many faults, as each of us have.. do you know any other group that does?.

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  I know that every Church that claims to know GOD doesn`t exist .

  How can you know something or some being that doesn`t exist ?

  You can`t ,so stop wasting your time ,and get with the real world .

  The concept of a GOD is an illusion and a delusion.

  Their is absolutely no evidence that such a being ever existed in the history of mankind.

  Prove me wrong and I will join you.

  And please don`t fall back on having faith, as that is not proof .
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  King of the North

  by pontoon in

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  i've been out for 13 years.

  just wondering who the society is identifying as the king of the north?.

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  Who said the world wont end with a wimper but a bang ?
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  New GB

  by XBEHERE in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  gage fleegle.

  jeffrey winder.

  anyone know them?

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  smiddy3

  Isn`t there 10 GB members now and not 12 ? Not that it matters much as they are all full of shit ?

  And they have no influence in the greater scheme of things on planet Earth ,except in their own minds.

  Delusional ,al of them.
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  King of the North

  by pontoon in

  1. watchtower
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  i've been out for 13 years.

  just wondering who the society is identifying as the king of the north?.

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  Russia is by no means a world power now by any stretch of the imagination.

  They certainly are not King of the North . in Bible prophecy.

  If anyone is emerging as the King of the North it would have to be China .

  But then again it`s all a lot of bunk.