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  why are all pictures of heaven in wt all white males?

  by Yomama in

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  is that the ultimate for anyone going to heaven?.

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  smiddy3

  And they have all got beards too. It makes you wonder if they all have penis`s also .LOL
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  Feels more like a cult

  by Walrus in

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  so i grew up around this religion and never liked it.

  nothing ever made sense and nobody ever clarified anything if i asked them a question.

  i'm 17 right now so you'd figure oh only one more year until you can leave.

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  smiddy3

  good advice from people who have been there done that .Do not underestimate having a good ( higher ) education that JW`s frown upon.

  It can set you up for life ,living in style and comfort if you put the effort in .

  Don`t waste your youthful years in a cult.
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  R I P Jeanne Little Australian Entertainer .

  by smiddy3 in

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  she was an icon of the australian entertainment industry for god knows how long.. she will be surely missed ..

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  smiddy3

  She was an Icon of the Australian Entertainment Industry for god knows how long.

  She will be surely missed .
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  Eliminate the Oil Industry?

  by Anony Mous in

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  a lot of countries are on the side of eliminating the oil industry altogether as well as zero-emission alternatives like nuclear power.. in the us, biden has promised to eliminate all federal lands oil production when he takes power in 2021 (30% of the united states) as well as native american tribal lands which account for 8 percent of all oil, 9 percent of all natural gas, and 6 percent of all natural gas liquids from 96,000 wells (10% of the total wells in the us).. in europe, oil and gas production has been largely eliminated except for the nordic countries and the uk (which the eu recently lost access to), germany is funding a major oil pipeline as is china from russia and russian-controlled portions of ukraine, even after trump cut off all builders from russian oil pipelines, the russian government is now trying to build the pipeline themselves with potential disastrous results.. venezuela's economy collapsed largely due to the government taking over and eliminating the oil industry companies.. in the mean time, control for most non-us energy sources is now wholly dependent on russian and middle eastern governments.. california and germany eliminated oil-based energy sources and now mandate 30% of their power from 'green' wind and solar alternatives.

  germany energy costs now hover around 25c/kwh and california is not far behind with 16c/kwh both experiencing rolling blackouts in major cities and importing 60% of mostly coal and gas energy from their neighbors.. the world currently has 300 years worth of oil at the current rates of usage which have stagnated due to improved efficiencies.

  co2 emissions in the us have dropped in the last 3 years for the first time in decades despite (or because) reduced oil and gas regulations.. do you think given the above facts, eliminating the oil industry is a good thing?

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  smiddy3

  I don`t think the average Joe or Jane appreciates how much they are reliant on the oil industry and it`s by-products to keep them in the luxury they enjoy in this modern world we live in.

  Ignorance is bliss I guess.
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  The most thrilled topic but why dont people reply with facts/ figures

  by Ardian in

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  the watchtower and awake have been listed as the most popular magazines.the figures are astonishing.

  i am not sure whether it is based on reality or not.. source: https://tingtopten.com/2020/01/top-10-most-popular-magazines-in-the-world/.

  i have seen the link on many social media networks.

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  smiddy3

  Someone gets confused with the most popular magazine with the most distributed magazine ,don`t fall for that one Ardian.

  Or for that matter the most printed magazine purchased by volunteer Jehovah`s witnesses , for the most part don`t even get distributed.

  The amount of magazines that get printed by the Watchtower publishing organization has nothing at all to do with the most popular magazine read by the public or even Jehovah`s Witnesses themselves .

  The most printed / distributed , and the most popular can mean three entirely different things.
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  Another CO leaves the Org.

  by HiddenPimo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  anyone hear of a derek gertzen?

  he was a co that was fresh out of bethel a few years ago and now is df'd...he was my co when i was still in and he was an awesome person.

  no idea if he woke up?.

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  Marvin Shilmer website : one of the best contra-Watchtower sites of all time

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if you haven't been around for 16 years in the ex-jw community you've probably neverseen or heard of marvin shilmer or his wonderful website.just before he closed down i downloaded everything i could.i believe this link should still work.https://drive.google.com/file/d/0b6a8sp5_psf-utdbaxy5zfhqnms/view?usp=sharing.

  give it a look-see!.

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  I have also just downloaded it , thanks Terry
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  But you told us about those dates.

  by Lost in the fog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  you couldn't make it up!

  saw this wt quote on a friend's page.

  it is from the awake magazine of 1993, march 22nd apparently.

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  smiddy3

  As the I.B.S.A. they predicted that the period of 1914-1918 would see Armageddon and the rapture of the faithful to heaven ,or words to that effect.

  They said, 1925 the faithful men of old such as Abraham, Isaac ,and Jacob , would be resurrected and live in Beth Sarim .

  They claimed that 1975 was the end of 6000 years of human history and it would be appropriate for Jesus to start his 1000 year reign ,

  They had also claimed years before that the late 1800`s was the end of 6000 years of human history. 1975 was a correction.

  They also claimed that the year 2000 would likely see when the 1000 year reign of Jesus Christ could begin.

  And they are not False Prophets ?

  Anybody remember the Books , "Your Will Be Done On Earth "

  "Babylon The Great Has Fallen Gods Kingdom Rules "

  "The Revelation" books ?

  If they weren`t false prophecy`s ,i`d like to know what is .
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  Funnies : Mr. Deity

  by Diogenesister in

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  hi this guy is a classic.

  if you have a few mins he's well worth checking out, highly recommended!.

  another guy i love on youtube is pinecreek....he has a wonderful, gentle manner as he gets into discussions with christians about god, atheism etc.

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  smiddy3

  Well it`s probably closer to the truth than many people will admit.
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  Members or Individuals

  by Dazed_Confussed in

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  2. beliefs

  any truth to the thought that instead of being considered "members" of the jw organization, that they will shortly be considered only as "individuals" of the organization?.

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  smiddy3

  I thought they changed members to volunteers .No longer being members or publishers just volunteers.?