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  GB Doesn’t Believe in 1914 Anymore – My reasoning

  by thedepressedsoul in

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  i have heard a lot of talk over the last year or so if the gb will eventually ditch 1914 and some have even made the claim that most, if not all of the gb do not believe in 1914. ive given this some thought and in the past i wasnt sure.

  this annual meeting puts 100%, without a doubt in my mind that the gb do not believe in 1914. id even go as far to say that they talked about that date and have a game plan in mind.. here is why i feel this way:.

  there were a lot of changes with the parables at this annual meeting.

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  DP...sorry
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  GB Doesn’t Believe in 1914 Anymore – My reasoning

  by thedepressedsoul in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have heard a lot of talk over the last year or so if the gb will eventually ditch 1914 and some have even made the claim that most, if not all of the gb do not believe in 1914. ive given this some thought and in the past i wasnt sure.

  this annual meeting puts 100%, without a doubt in my mind that the gb do not believe in 1914. id even go as far to say that they talked about that date and have a game plan in mind.. here is why i feel this way:.

  there were a lot of changes with the parables at this annual meeting.

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  1914 is integral to the hype and thus cannot be changed. It may be marginalized, but changing it means that the organization was never imbued with supernatural, "we know and you don't" capability. The GB flourish because of that date. They thrive on the succession of know-it-alls and thus, "LISTEN (to US) OBEY (US) and be BLESSED (by GOd).
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  Orwellian Attitude to Old beliefs - Letter re old Lit

  by BluesBrother in

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  2. beliefs

  the b o e letter about returning old field min.

  supplies and , in particular , the future of their revisionist publishing put me in mind of my literary hero george orwell.

  they said this : (dated sept 10.

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  "When a publication is revised, the older stock on hand is generally used first before intro- ducing the revised publication."

  If there is one quote that screams "PUBLISHING EMPIRE" it is this....If the "truth" were so important when revised, why would you knowlingly continue to disseminate information that was not "truth." Unless, of course, you were more worried about the cost of the publication than the soul of the recipient.
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  Does money buy happiness and a longer life? You decide...

  by Brock Talon in

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  i poured over time magazine's sep 8-15 2014 edition article "who we are" and put together this spreadsheet on the results from their poll.

  i found the statistics quite fascinating.. most people would say that "money doesn't buy happiness", but this poll seems to me to indicate the exact opposite of that.

  it also correlates education levels with higher earning that result in that happiness.

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  Money doesn't buy happiness but it makes it a lot cheaper
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  Sleep Paralysis - YOUR EXPERIENCES

  by Black Man in

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  2. friends

  so what have been your experiences with sleep paralysis?

  any connection to astral projection?

  this has interested me recently as i used to have sleep paralysis quite often years ago.

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  Grandmother used to talk openly with us about how the "demons" used to hold her down and she would fight and wrestle but to no avail. Only years later did I realize that she suffered from sleep paralysis and whatever "demons" she experienced were in her mind.
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  My appeal was successful. Now what?

  by noonehome in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  faders: why do we bother staying in?.

  we cling to some false hope that people we love will accept us despite our not believing, even though its as much a fairytale as the dogmas based on untruths.. ive never been anything but a good friend and human being and would do anything for the people i love; i couldnt dream of shutting out someone i care about.

  and its not like theyd revel in the idea of doing it either, yet its seen as not just the only choice, but also as undoubtedly the right thing to do.

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  Fortunately you are in a better position now. Be very careful however as the disfellowshipping body will have a bone to pick and someone or all will be looking for something to ratify their previous decision. No appeal committee ever likes to overturn the previous decision unless 1) they think the disfellowshipping body is a bunch of baffoons or 2) the lack of judgment is so egregious that there is no alternative. That being the case, I would imagine the second is the reason. You are now in the right, and they, in the wrong. You have the capability of claiming that they are harassing you if they start putting you and what you say under a microscope.

  I think Terry sums it up well, you must have quite a delivery. Good for you.
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  JW.ORG REPORTS THE WATCHTOWER RESPONSE TO EBOLA

  by NAVYTOWN in

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  2. friends

  i just checked the jw.org website and noticed an article about the jw response to ebola.

  as i suspected, the entire focus was on alerting and educating jw members about ebola.just like in other disaster situations, the jw organization almost exclusively assists it's own members, ignoring the general public.

  it seems their main concern is keeping their members healthy so they can continue to spread the jw message door to door!!!

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  The fact that they only help "their own" is another aspect that draws people in. When the world is crashing around you and you realize that nobody but the Red Cross is helping the general population but the JW's are getting help from their people, you may well see the need to become a JW.
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  TV.JW.Org - Streamed to KHs via the New Projectors

  by passwordprotected in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i read here recently that the khs are being instructed to buy and install projector systems.. now that we've seen the launch of of tv.jw.org we can fully expect public talks to - on a monthly basis at least - be replaced by content streamed from the site to the screens in khs.. .

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  The KH where I live has purchased and installed theirs. The big screen is up. Can't wait to see how well things go at the Regional meeting in November in the US. It will be a sign of things to come.....
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  Early Evidence for 1 John 5: 7

  by Perry in

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  2. bible

  italic 4th and 5th century.

  629 in the 14th century.

  429 in the 14th century (margin).

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  I appreciate your research Perry. There is also considerable research that demonstrates the spurious nature of 1 John 5:7. The ORG is not the only religion that rejects this passage. Most scholars agree with them is this regard for a reason.
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  NEW WATCHTOWER society image vs. CLASSIC

  by Terry in

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  on the 100th anniversary of coca-cola, the company's marketing division made a bold move.. trends in the sales of coke were headed in the wrong direction.

  competitors were eating away.

  at the soft drink market once dominated by coca-cola.

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  Good analogy and comparison Terry.

  @Sir82- I agree, the effect is not the same. But, one can only hope that the outcome is.