Posts by sparrowdown

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Can & Do j.ws receive Welfare payments?

by Composer2005 in

can & do j.ws receive welfare payments?.

i would especially appreciate watchtower publications, articles etc if available, no matter how old?.

thank you.

sparrowdown

I agree with Blondie. If you are too sick to work you are definitely too sick to pioneer. If you pioneer the way they tell you to it is hard work. And expensive.

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The Golden Rule, proof that a higher intelligence did NOT write the Bible

by jws in

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the golden rule, matthew 7:12:.

so in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the law and the prophets.. .

a whle back i had a management course.

sparrowdown

But how do you find out how someone would like to treated. What would be the baseline for people you don't know.

For eg you might decide to start from" most people respond to kindness" and go from there.

Sometimes it is not how we like to be treated that we respond to, but rather what's familiar-even if that would be considered dysfunctional to someone else.

Like you compared people who like small talk and people who prefer getting to the point quickly. How do you know which type they are before speaking to them. There has to some assumptions made at first. Could that be where "golden rules" come into play?

As far as disproving the divinity of the bible I'm not sure. Maybe yes, maybe no.

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Satan's tic tacs or GB kool aid?

by sparrowdown in

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anyone that has been a jw would be familiar with any or all the following scenarios.. 1. you get offered a full time position or promotion after submitting a pioneer application.. 2. a really great bible student you have gets offered a job which means they have to move or have no time for study anymore.. 3. a promising return visit begins a new relationship and the new bf/gf is'nt favourable to jws so the great rv backs off.. 4. a married sister falls pregnant right after her and her husband are invited to bethel or circuit work or gilead.. 5.a couple needs to start caring for an aging parent right after they decide to move to where the need is greater.. etc, etc, etc.

most if not all jw's would tell you satan is to blame,.... or is he?.

satanic pattern of sabotage or blind superstition?.

sparrowdown

Anyone that has been a JW would be familiar with any or all the following scenarios.

1. You get offered a full time position or promotion after submitting a pioneer application.

2. A really great bible student you have gets offered a job which means they have to move or have no time for study anymore.

3. A promising return visit begins a new relationship and the new bf/gf is'nt favourable to JWs so the great RV backs off.

4. A married sister falls pregnant right after her and her husband are invited to Bethel or circuit work or gilead.

5.A couple needs to start caring for an aging parent right after they decide to move to where the need is greater.

etc, etc, etc. Most if not all JW's would tell you satan is to blame,.... or is he?

Satanic pattern of sabotage or blind superstition?

An illusion of pattern in a string of random events?

Satan's tic tacs or GB kool aid?

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A useful comment on free speech from XKCD

by JeffT in

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sparrowdown

The right to free speech comes with the right to not listen or agree. Fair enough, good point Jeff.

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Here is my prediction.

by Iamallcool in

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i think next year they will have the memorial at a larger event space like where they held their circuit assemblies.

i noticed each first congregation at each kingdom hall has to leave immediately because each 2nd congregation is coming afterwards.

the first congregation does not really have the time to greet new people after the memorial.

sparrowdown

There is nothing personal or intimate about the memorial experience so a larger venue won't help that aspect.

But for logistical reasons I can see your prediction becoming more common place as more congregations merge.

But riddle me this; Did Jesus intend for the occasion to become "bigger than Ben Hur" ?

If so, why did he only invite his closest companions, not all and sundry?

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Here is my prediction.

by Iamallcool in

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friends

i think next year they will have the memorial at a larger event space like where they held their circuit assemblies.

i noticed each first congregation at each kingdom hall has to leave immediately because each 2nd congregation is coming afterwards.

the first congregation does not really have the time to greet new people after the memorial.

sparrowdown

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Defending JW Child Abuse Policy at blogspot

by Iown Mylife in

this website has been mentioned on previous topics but i just happened onto this current article "elijah" has posted.

you have to scroll down to get to thursday's article (yesterday), titled jehovah's witnesses child abuse policy.

it's at defending jehovahs witnesses dot blogspot dot com and there's no where to comment that i could find.

sparrowdown

May be we should ask all our in house elders to comment on the truth if that naive statement?

How about it His Excellency and Committee Chairman.

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Your Experience with Resigning as an Elder

by committeechairman in

i'm considering resigning as an elder.

i'm not planning to fade or stop as one of jehovah's witnesses, just stop serving as an elder.. i have responsibility in the congregation and in circuit, district, rbc, etc.

and i'm completely exhausted.

sparrowdown

So do you still believe the GB are the FDS?

Do you still believe the WT interpretation of the Bible to be the only correct one?

Do you still agree with WT rules?

Does the thought of being "persona non grata " if you step down worry you?

How many disfellowshippings have you been responsible for?

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What TV Show(s) Do You Just Love?

by minimus in

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i regularly watch family feud.. homeland is a great show i watch every week, when it's in season.. metv has so many great programs---from taxi to the twilight zone.. what do you like watching?

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