Posted by disko [disko] on November 09, 1999 at 07:37:54 {4Hfg918T5gfATafDXDog9T6zjmfbsw}:
In Reply to: *****For Greg Stafford posted by Tantalus on November 08, 1999 at 14:52:11:
Tantalus - thanks for your support. it means alot, being new at this sort of thing. i'm 22, and have been in the WTS since i was 2 years old. i've never done any in depth research into the background of the org., or into the teachings that seem unique to the WTS. some things just don't feel right, so i hope to converse and learn. some of my questions off of the top of my head - (1) how can a figurative 144,000 in Revelation then be applied to a literal number - and if so, wouldn't it have been filled in the 1st century? - and (2) we claim to not celebrate birthdays because of the attrocities associated with it in the bible. but - what about jesus's birthday? that certainly was a blessed event. anyway - thats it for now. thanks.