What will the elders think?

by TMS 21 Replies latest jw friends

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  jamiebowers

  I hope he learns that he can "straighten out his life" without the borg.
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  restrangled

  Thanks Blondie!

  r.
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  TMS

  I just knew Blondie would step forward with the appropriate quote. That was my recollection that it was considered defacing the body, although, as with everything the Wt tries to rule on, an exception has to be made, like pierced ears in some cultures for females. Thanks, Blondie.

  OTWO, I'm no longer in the business of influencing belief systems, although I'm very comfortable answering any questions. What works best anyway if for folks to learn for themselves.

  tms
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  freddo

  I'm pretty sure that tattoo = no MS or eldership if you have it done after baptism.
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  Tristram

  I'm pretty sure that tattoo = no MS or eldership if you have it done after baptism.

  Time to get inked!
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  Bonnie_Clyde

  Leviticus 19:28: "You must not make cuts in your flesh for a deceased soul, and you must not put tattoo marking upon yourselves. I am Jehovah."

  I like the preceding verse: "You must not destroy the extremity of your beard."
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  Masterji

  There is still hope.

  M
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  Farkel

  :What will the elders think?

  Beware of the oxymoron. "Elders" and "think" never belong in the same sentence unless one is trying to draw a contrast!

  Farkel
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  TMS

  :What will the elders think? Farkel: "Beware of the oxymoron. "Elders" and "think" never belong in the same sentence unless one is trying to draw a contrast"

  Farkel,

  Perhaps I should have phrased it " How will the elders react or respond?" The likely scenario finds the alpha male "elder" locating a Watchtower quote that most fits his personal point of view and coercing the other two to enforce it.

  think (thngk)

  v.thought (thôt) , think·ing, thinks v.tr. 1. To have or formulate in the mind. 2. a. To reason about or reflect on; ponder: Think how complex language is. Think the matter through. b. To decide by reasoning, reflection, or pondering: thinking what to do. 3. To judge or regard; look upon: I think it only fair. 4. To believe; suppose: always thought he was right. 5. a. To expect; hope: They thought she'd arrive early. b. To intend: They thought they'd take their time. 6. To call to mind; remember: I can't think what her name was. 7. To visualize; imagine: Think what a scene it will be at the reunion. 8. To devise or evolve; invent: thought up a plan to get rich quick. 9. To bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation: He thought himself into a panic over the impending examination. 10. To concentrate one's thoughts on: "Think languor" (Diana Vreeland). v.intr. 1. To exercise the power of reason, as by conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and using judgment. 2. To weigh or consider an idea: They are thinking about moving. 3. a. To bring a thought to mind by imagination or invention: No one before had thought of bifocal glasses. b. To recall a thought or an image to mind: She thought of her childhood when she saw the movie. 4. To believe; suppose: He thinks of himself as a wit. It's later than you think. 5. To have care or consideration: Think first of the ones you love. 6. To dispose the mind in a given way: Do you think so? adj.Informal Requiring much thought to create or assimilate: a think book. n. The act or an instance of deliberate or extended thinking; a meditation tms
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  Farkel

  :Perhaps I should have phrased it " How will the elders react or respond?" The likely scenario finds the alpha male "elder" locating a Watchtower quote that most fits his personal point of view and coercing the other two to enforce it.

  Which, of course, defeats the whole idea of "think", doesn't it? it also removes the whole notion of "thinking" from Watchtower justice.

  Farkel