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  David Splane in Pictures

  by VM44 in

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  David Splane was a missionary in Africa - learned French - was sent by the WT to Quebec - served as CO - wowed the brothers by speaking without notes, talking in an intense voice, while looking everyone in the eye. He received his calling at the time everyone who was being called were being told by their elders that it was very unlikely God would pick some ordianary person to replace an unfaithful king/priest. Rumour had it that his wife was devastated that they would not be together in the NS. Not long after he was scooped up by headquarters.
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  I made this for PropagandaTechniques on youtube but the folks here might like it...

  by Tuesday in

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  i told propagandatechniques that i would make him this shirt based on one of his videos.

  if anyone's interested to take a look.

  the 144,001 shirts seem to be the most popular ones at the moment.

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  If I had a grandkid I would get 2 t's made up - mine: I'M ANNOINTED - the kid's: I'M ANNOINTED TOO and underneath I'd have: WE'RE FROM THE SAME GENERATION printed on each shirt. Then I'd walk around at a DC and lead the WT security around the stadium. I think it would be great fun.
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  I need you to pray for me, I absolutely want to die right now. I feel so horrible right now.

  by miseryloveselders in

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  i just massacred and entire bag of oreo cookies and quarter gallon of milk.

  my stomach is killing me.

  ohh, i just want to croak right now.

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  My advice:

  1. Resign - if you really believe it's a cancer, how can you get on the stage or knock on a door wearing your JW suit? Don't you realise you're a hyprocrite and you're helping the cancer grow?

  2. Continue your education - you won't regret having more but probably will regret having less (look at your boss's situation)

  3. Ask your superior out - what's stopping you? Get to know her better. It's the JW mindset that has you believing you are inferior and she is out of your league.

  4. Get moving - what are you waiting for? Are you planning on just piddling through life waiting for Armagueddon to work everything out for you. That's your old JW solution to everthing. One day, like all JW's, you're going to wake up an old man and it will be a lot sooner than you think

  Finally... you have spent years preaching to others that they need to make changes in their lives. Change their beliefs, distance themselves from worldly parents, siblings, relatives and friends. And live with the consequences. Are you ready to practice what you preach?

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  I need you to pray for me, I absolutely want to die right now. I feel so horrible right now.

  by miseryloveselders in

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  i just massacred and entire bag of oreo cookies and quarter gallon of milk.

  my stomach is killing me.

  ohh, i just want to croak right now.

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  Misery

  IMO spending Friday night with an old bag is not good. You need to be out with someone hot. I think you're stuck in neutral. Get on with life. Resign as an elder. Get 'r done. Make plans to ask your boss out for a drink next Friday night. Give her a few days notice, so she can think about it if she needs to. If she dodges it politely don't be too upset...she may just feel it's inappropriate. Don't take it necessarily as being personal.

  Remember however this could compromise your fade. There is always a JW around at the wrong time. If you feel you must play it safe, ask a few co-workers along as accusation protection.

  But if you are feeling adventurous just prepare a good story in case you are seen. It shouldn't be difficult to find an excuse. After all, she's your boss.

  Just my take on the Oreo binge but it is your Friday to live as you like. But remember there are just so many Fridays in a lifetime.

  Wheels
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  This is my story

  by XPeterX in

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  born in.20 years old.only mom is in the truth.i have 2 sisters the one studies occasionally.dad agrees with jw stuff but won't join.i am unbaptised publisher since i was 12,i used to read from the bible and comment but not anymore since february.i seldom miss meetings and go door to door often (well not as often as i should).few or none will call me out of the 125 persons of my congregation and i can't say i know them at all (except 2 persons) even though i 'know' them since 1998.i try to stick to the rule "no wordly friends" but when it comes to friendships in the jw world i end up alone.i honestly know that this situation is encountered by many teens in the org.

  globally.maybe that's what jesus said about the absence of love in the last days..

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  A friend who had left the J.W’s used to believe he and would die at Armageddon. Then he read Crisis of Conscience and changed his mind.

  I assure you that if you don’t die of a disease, accident or natural disaster, you will die of old age. Armageddon is a much an illusion as 1914 is.

  If you’re not convinced after reading C of C, read Russell’s books. There are digital copies on line that you can download. Here’s what he puts forward as proof for his 1914 date:

  The " Descending Passage," from tlie entrance of the

  Great Pyramid, leading to the " Pit " or " Subterranean

  Chamber," represents the course of the world in general

  (under the prince of this world). into the great time of

  trouble (the " Pit "), in which evil shall be brought to an

  end. The measuring of this period and determining d e n

  the pit of trouble shall be reached are easy enough if

  we have a definite date-a point in the Pyramid L-om

  which to start. We have this date-mark in the junction

  of the " First Ascending Passage" with the "Grand

  Gdery." That point rnarks the birth o£ our Lord Jesus.

  as the " Well," 33 inches farther on, indicates his death.

  So, then, if we measure backward down the "First

  Ascending Passage" to its junction with the " Entrance

  Passage," we shall have a fixed date to mark upon the

  donnward passage. This measure is 1542 inches, and

  indicates the year B. C. 1542, as the date at that point.

  Then measuring abwn the " Entrance Passage" from that

  point, to find the distance to the entrance of the "Pit,"

  representing the great trouble and destruction witb

  which this age is to close, when evil will be overthrown

  from pomer, me find it to be 3457 inches, syrnbolizing

  3457 years from tlie above date, B. c. I 542. This calculation

  shows A. D. 191 5 as marking the beginning of the

  pkod of trouble; for 1542 years B. c. plus 1915 years

  A. D. equals 3457 years. Thus the Pyramid witnesses

  that the close o£ 1914will be the bea&ning of the time .

  of trouble such as was not since there was a nation-no,

  nor ever shall be afterward. And thus it will be noted

  that this " Witness" fully corroborates the Bible testimony

  on this subject, as shown by the "Parallel Dispensations"

  in SCRIPTUSRTEU DIESV,O L. 11.. Chap. vii.

  Nor should any doubt the fact that the forty years

  o£ "harvest" began in the Ea11 of 1874
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  America's Got Talent and the G.B.

  by wheelwithinwheel in

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  the beginning of the a.g.t.

  season always gets me shaking my head in disbelief.

  i am amazed at the number of people who have extreme delusions of their talents and capabilities.

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  The beginning of the A.G.T. season always gets me shaking my head in disbelief. I am amazed at the number of people who have extreme delusions of their talents and capabilities. My wife believes these people have to be planted by the producer, to amuse the public, but I’m not so sure. I wonder about Russell, Rutherford … and the current G.B. They all believed(believe) they are extremely gifted. They are absolutely convinced they are capable of explaining Bible symbolism (Revelation and company). But obviously they are not even qualified to explain Jesus’ meaning of “a generation”

  If they were to strut their stuff on A.G.T, how would things turn out?

  Pierce has no patience for juggler’s who drop the ball and magiciens who mess up on their illusions.

  Would they be X’d off immediately or allowed to move on to Vegas?

  Would things be clearer for current J.W.’s if they were sitting in their living rooms, instead of at their KH’s?

  Would the G.B. get their vote?
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  Please post your comments on this pro-JW article

  by Nathan Natas in

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  link: http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/features-the-religion-world/2010/05/19/jehovahs-witness-magazine-is-worlds-most-widely-read/comment-page-1/#comment-439.

  jehovah's witness magazine is world's most widely read .

  jehovah - posted by anika palm on may, 19 2010 2:02 pm.

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  "Despite rumors to the contrary, women can write for The Watchtower, but not on scriptural matters. “That’s what the Bible indicates according to our concept of it,” says assignment editor John Wischuck. “If they wanted to write something about dressmaking, a sister could do that. It might be in another case that she interviews another woman and writes up her life story. That would go through an editor or a rewrite.”

  Yes JW’s get lots of important WT articles on dressmaking. Isn’t this comment the equivalent of saying, “Despite rumors to the contrary, Blacks can write for The Watchtower…"If they wanted to write about picking cotton, a Black could do that.”

  “If you believe angels get upset when sisters don’t wear hats…you’re probably a J.W. male”
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  The evidently thread

  by JeffT in

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  since the term "this generation" evidently means "two generations" i think we should have our discussion of things that are evidently true.

  no need to limit it to the bible, but i'll start off with one.. 1 tim.

  3 "2now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife" evidently means everybody else can have as many wives as they want.

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  Since the generation explanation is constantly changing, the governing body is evidently confused.
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  Wow, it works

  by sd-7 in

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  i got a new gravatar.

  no more purple alien for me.

  time to get back to meaningful discussions about the watchtower society.

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  How about all the dads, included “WT stamped approvies” being permitted to watch on their flat screen, and even actually attend, pretty much all types of competitive sporting events. You can go with your BOE buddies or even bring your J.W family along.

  But J.W kids can’t even participate in local school sports. If you think about it, it’s not the “competition” that bothers the WT. That spin is put on to keep the kids and their parents away from the “worldlies”.

  If you believe competition is wrong and forbid your kids to play sports at school but watch all kinds of sporting events on T.V. you’re probably a J.W dad.
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  Newspaper article collection, 1950's onward

  by TJ - iAmCleared2Land in

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  interesting collection of old newspaper articles about witness conventions and such in the 1950's onward:.

  http://ia331426.us.archive.org/3/items/watchtowernewsscrapbook/watchtower_news_scrap_book.pdf.

  the articles and pictures are revealing..

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  Thanks!