new anointed rejected by the wt-society.
i listened through the lates download wt, june 15, 2009. www.jw.org there is an article: the faithful steward and its governing body.. this article makes it clear that new anointed will not be consulted in preparing spiritual food.
other sheep are also told in other words not to listen to the opinion of new anointed in the congregations.. .
Where is that line in the sand? They have touted I believe, in the past, that when an annointed one is DFd or DAd that their "position becomes open" to another to keep the 144,000 make believe number filled? "Im sorry Brother Noob, tell me again how long have you been of the annointed? Let me consult my CHART here to see whether I should believe what you say 100% or maybe 60% depending on the length of time you have actually had your calling. BRB."
Oh what a tangled web we weave...
much is being made of the recent downturn in property values throughout the us.
i have read media reports of overseas buyers snapping up property for very little money.
the most recent article i read was in reference to property in detroit.
I live in SE Florida and homes all around me in what used to be a really lovely neighborhood in the heart of Palm Beach county (yet we are still unincorporated here) have gone back to the banks. But the BANKS arent keeping the properties up and so they look like nature reclamation projects with vines and weeds and long grass. It looks hideous and that by itself brings down the value of MY house. So anyone who is willing to come in and purchase those properties and maintain them I am all for it.
I hate that people had to lose their homes...I am not of the delusion that it wont or cant be me next...but its a process and a cycle. That whole buying frenzy a couple of years ago is what CAUSED this current forclosure slump. People bought ANYTHING for inflated prices thinking they were gonna flip em and make a quick buck. Well they got stuck with them and the banks got stuck with a boat load of bad loans because they participated in this frenzy as well, loaning money to people who were NOT qualified for it in the first place. Now the banks are stuck with a lot of bad properties, huge outstanding loan debt and homes worth a third of what they wrote mortgages on them for.
Its a life lesson for damn sure.
blue whale is the largest animal on earth,.... it would take huge cranes and a lot of manpower to carry one of those animals,.... how did noah achieve this?.
did he have cranes and chains?.
did he have a large enough aquarium on board, with salt water?.
Forget all of that... how did eight people repopulate the entire world?? How did we end up with all these races if we are all middle eastern?
Bad visuals. Did God make gestation for humans the length of a fruit fly's for awhile to produce more humans quicker?
a jw relative of mine died last month.
i believe he was 80 years old.
he knew he was going to die and said all his goodbye to family and friends.
By their love you will know them.
Or in the case of the JWs...know who they are NOT
hello and thanks for letting me be a part of this board.
i look forward to some lively and informative discussions.
i know some people from other boards in my area, but thought i would introduce myself and see anyone else is from the chicagor suburban area.. thanks.
Welcome! Im in S. Florida now but born in Cary, IL, lived in Arlington Heights, Schaumburg. Went to the AH and Palatine halls and then Elgin for awhile while Schaumburg Hall was being built.
A bit COLD up in those parts still! :)
some witnesses are making sure they're ready for the great day.
i've heard certain family members are getting supplies ready including 5 gallons of water, cans of food that can be opened without a can opener, and other "survival" stuff.
they have figured that since the awake (i think) reported how the "friends" got ready for hurricane katrina, they too must be ready for survival when the storm of armageddon rains down.. what will they think of next?.
Im sure my mother still has canned goods in her basement from the Cuban Missile Crisis in like 1961 LOL. Id be happy to donate it to their cause.
so i'm daydreaming through the service meeting last night, (the end of the "supermeeting") and the ms is giving a part on always being ready to defend our faith.
blah blah blah.....you know the drill.
so he invites up a brother to do the demo part.
The only thing they got right about 1975 was that it came after 1974 and before 1976.
some jehovah`s witness are a lot of trouble.....especially family members..... regardless of how you try to avoid them,they are always causing trouble in your life and with your family..the grief is endless..it literally goes on for years,then decades..untill they die.....then all of a sudden there is peace in your life..the trouble is gone!...........were you ever happy a jehovah`s witness was dead?..or..permanently out of your life?.
...outlaw.
However...if all of the governing body members dropped dead today, I doubt I would shed a tear over it.
hello everyone hope there is room for another newbie.. i feel like i know all of you from reading your posts over the last months.. and i must thank you all for your great and very informative posts.
it has really reinforced all the things that i had been feeling for years.
my husband and i were both raised in the "truth".
Welcome!! Come on in and SIT awhile! I was in 13 years and decided I couldnt raise my children in this unloving cult and it was the best thing I could ever have done for them! My husband is still in...his family are in and they shun me. but my kids who were never baptized are BLOSSOMING. I never looked back!
jws brag that they have no clergy, yet this elder is claiming clergy privilege in a murder case:.
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http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/pe_news_local_s_clergy09.3c06480.html.
Sir82...that having been said, my best friend was getting "sheparding calls" from a married elder who was giving her "marital advice" and he ALWAYS came alone to her home. And of course, they ended up getting hooked up. So they do that partner thing when its convenient. When I was not yet a baptized JW and was sleeping with the JW who introduced me to the troof (not my future husband) the elder I was talking to with all my gory details insisted that another elder be in the room when we talked. Some comply some dont to suit themselves.
