sosoconfused
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Why didn't the angels already know that Jehovah should rule everything and not Satan
by sosoconfused inwhen i would go out in service and discuss the issue of "universal sovreignty" i always wondered why in the back of my mind why the angels needed to have proven to them that jehovah was worthy of worship alone and not satan.
no doubt they would have known he was aall powerful.
he created everything... and most importantly he was god.
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Joy based upon faith is just not enough
by sosoconfused inat the hieght of my jehovah's witnessness like most people it seemed that everything that i found joy in was always bookmarked with the "new system" that i was eagerly awaiting.
if i went on vacation and i was truly enjoying a moment in the sun and total peace the first thought out of someones mouth was always, "just imagine(i am sure everyone knows what is coming next) in the future when everyday will be like this in the new system!".
then there were those anniversary parties when you are so proud someone made 20 or 25 years and the next word out someones mouth inevitably was, "this is a great milestone... but just imagine in the new system when we will say how proud we are we made it to 1 million!!!!..
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1914 must go... they have no choice now (at least it would seem)
by sosoconfused ini am sure this may have been discussed previously and if so just disregard this.. .
as a born-in 1914 is a date stamped into my head that is pretty much the foundation of our religious beliefs.
nearly everything that sets jw's apart from everyone is this date of 1914. forget all the chronology that proves that daniels prophecy and the 2520 years is incorrect - there is far worse damning evidence that makes this date useless and in error.. with the magazine that shines new light on the whole faithful slave thing - charles taze russell is no longer a member of that faithful slave class that jesus is using to feed his people./ by getting rid of russell the no doubt were able to distance themselves from all his crazy ramblings and teachings that are appearing all over the internet.
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Gifts for C.O.'s and D.O.'s
by sosoconfused indoes anyone else find it funny that the circuit overseers and district overseers go to a new congregation every week, have all their bills paid and then for some odd reason the elders always find a way to give them extra money.
on top of that there are atleast 10 families in every hall that give them a green handshake.
then the people who give them expensive gifts (i am ashamed to say i participated in this) like watches etc... yet these guys still act like they are giving up so much.... .
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Since Great Crowd has no mediator
by sosoconfused ini am thinking that maybe i missed this discussion or something.
now for years in the org i never ever paid attention to the article that says jesus is the mediator for the 144000 alone.
yesterday talking to my 70+ year old dad he got violently angry with me and threw his cane at me because he said i was a liar.. .
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Racist ideas still present in the org.
by sosoconfused inanother thread on this board recalled to my mind the various thoughts and ideas in this organization that are still very prevelant among many.. .
for instance i already mentioned the late 70's to early 80's segregation in the kingdom halls, but in the 90's clear through to now for instance:.
at bethel in the mid 90's if you listened to or were found with rap music you were gone, no questions asked.
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Antitypical Meanings?
by sosoconfused inback in the late 80's and early 90's this term flew around all the time it seemed.. every publication and magazine at the time was always spouting this term to the point that it became annoying.
i would hear this in talks all the time etc.... .
te question i have is, where in scripture is this whole "anti-typical" thing mentione?
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Has anyone listened to Reggae / Rastafarian religious music?
by sosoconfused ini am sure that none of you here are rastafarians and neither am i. i have just noticed however that their religious music is soo freaking moving!.
i guess after years of kingdom melodies that had absolutely no form of feeling in them and were pretty much some guy plucking piano keys anything would be better.
but i literally sit here listening to some of these and almost break down crying.. .
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So the renovation in my old territory is kinda odd...
by sosoconfused inso my old area back east was looking for property to build a new hall for literally 30 years but could never procure anything.. well after constantly trying and getting nowhere they decided to just renovate in a major way the old hall.. the old hall could seat 135 in the front and about 20 in the second school.
for a totally of 150+ people.
the only issue was there was no real "elders room" to meet in.
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Me and the woman...
by sosoconfused insmoked our first cigar today!.
i know most of you probably see this as a "who cares" moment - but after 13 years of marriage - both of us fading over the last 5 months or so she finally out of nowhere said "i really have always wanted to smoke a cigar!".
i have many times before but it was a first for her.