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Keep in Expectation! - (w2015 8/15) - A Commentary
by Oubliette ini know there have been a couple of other threads on this article, but when i read it i just had to share a few comments of my own: .
(the number before each quote refers to the paragraph from which it was taken: .
1 - for centuries, gods servants also lived in expectation of the fulfillment of prophecies concerning the messiah, or christ.. 2 - gods present-day servants also keep in expectation, for prophecies about the messiah are still undergoing fulfillment.
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Abuse of Power - Today's WT Study, May 10, 2015 (w2015 3/15)
by Oubliette inok, so i only read the wt study articles to keep up with the indoctrination that my two "still-in" children are being subjected to.
when i read this in today's wt i nearly blew a gasket: .
[naboth] held to jehovahs law in the face of horrific abuse of power.
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Nothing Says, "I Love You!" Like Institutionalized Shunning!
by Oubliette inwhy disfellowshipping is a loving provision.
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may 15, 2105 watchtower, pp.
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JW Broadcasting Monthly Programs
by Oubliette inatlantis posted a new boe letter on this thread: new!-2015 april 10, boe!
here's an excerpt from that letter:.
to all congregations re: jw broadcasting monthly programs .
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Happy Easter! (A Poem)
by Oubliette inhappy easter!
i suppose you think it's funny,this eating little bunnies!it's something of a habit,to dine on chocolate rabbit.in mexico it's holy,they call: conejo mole.but here we have to beg,just to find an easter egg!it's an enigma, a riddle, an ancient springtime curse;a question i must beg,propounded thus in verse:which came first: (tick, tock)the rabbit or the egg?- - - - - - - - - - -at first i was just sad,but now i'm really mad.in fact, i'm very, very cross,so for chrissake: knock it off!
oubliette.
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LDS Church: No tolerance for sex abuse in scouting
by Oubliette inshare this with your jw friends and family: .
lds church: no tolerance for sex abuse in scouting.
i predict they would all respond with, "see, that's just proof that they are false religion!
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Awake! Quotes a Well-Known ex-JW Apostate in Support of Their Beliefs!?!
by Oubliette inkonceptual99, referenced this article on another thread: .
was it designed?
the inverted retina.
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Minister Creflo Dollar asks for $60 million in donations for a new jet
by Oubliette inminister creflo dollar asks for $60 million in donations for a new jet.
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in related news, seven other televangelists seek untold millions to build a religious compound in upstate new york: .
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I Haven't Missed a Meeting in Years!
by Oubliette ini recently ran into a jw i knew from a few years back.you know how it goes, a few pleasantries that always seem much more awkward than they really should (not for me, mind you--for him).and then the question, "so what congregation are you attending?
are you able to make the meetings?
"i'm thinking: do you always start conversations this way?so anyways, knowing full well the jw-mindset, i decided to have a bit of fun.furrowing my brow, i said, "that's an odd question!
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What if JWs Viewed Disfellowshipping and Excommunication as Radical Islamists Do?
by Oubliette ini found this statement from a recent article about isis to be quite interesting in view of the way that any jw can be accused of apostasy with little or no possible repercussions or consequences for the accuser: .
in islam, the practice of takfir, or excommunication, is theologically perilous.
if a man says to his brother, you are an infidel, the prophet said, then one of them is right.