I believe it to be genuine.
DY
a pioneer sister just emailed me a new experience this morning.
i just wanted to post is to see if anyone recognized it as a generic jw experience or if it was genuine.
how are things...i hope all is well with each one of you.
I believe it to be genuine.
DY
just curious......
Skeptic Christian.
DY
this what jesus said about mercy (matt.
"hence when you go making gifts of mercy, do not blow a trumpet ahead of you, just as .
the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be glorified by.
The WBTS is anti-charity. However, they want more and more each day for their coffers.
If JWs go out to eat during the assembly break, they spend more hence less for their coffers. What do they do about this? Behind the mask of Christian association, encourage the R&F to bring their food so that they can have more time to mingle with the other brothers and sisters.
It's so clear to see their real motives!!!
DY
hello jwd board community.
just wondering.. has anyone ever heard of a person being disfellowshipped for the terrible sin of gluttony?
isn't it ranked right up there with drunkeness, adultery, murder, etc.?.
There is this prominent brother up in New England, with his whole family, that it's of public knowledge that they're all gluttons. There are even stories of how they've been asked to leave from certain eating places because they've abused the buffet lines.
They show it physically too! I'm talking about grossly and morbidly obese, huge as a house, every single one of them!!!
We would think that for their public display of gluttony they would've gotten at the very least privately reproof. NOPE! Instead the head of the family heads some department in the assemblies and all the others are elders and regular pioneers. All are loved and regarded very highly within the Hispanic JW community up in the Massachusetts area.
Talk about a double standard!!!
DY
since the rise of biotech, the possibility of eternal life and an easy cure for cancer have been widely discussed and speculated about.. .
now, however, it looks like the cancercells themselves are teaching scientists how to stop the agingprocess and bringing us closer to eternal life.
millions living now will never die!!!.
Let's not kid ourselves. Millions now living will die just the same as other millions have in passed times.
Therefore, and be .
DY
ive been here for sometime now.
long enough to know that some peoples hatred toward th wtbts and some of its members are based on wrong information.
for instance: ive read on hear many times that the wt promotes the idea that everyone whos not a witness are not friend material or will be destroyed at armageddon.
defd,
The WBTS does not promote/encourage association of any kind with non-JWs. It's pounded into us at every single meeting I've attended.
Yes, JWs do voice the opinion that they're God's chosen people and everyone else will die in Armageddon. However, they do say that even inside the congregation can be people that are considered 'bad association'.
DY
would you ever get married to a person of a non christian background such as moslem, hindu or jewish?
Never.
I did administrative support for an company filled with engineers that were predominantly muslim and hindu. So much so that the company had certain times of the day that they would go to a room and do their worshipping.
Also, I went to school and attended college with a few girls that wore that burka outfit.
By what I saw and heard through these experiences, there'd be no commonality for a dating/marriage relationship with anyone from the Jewish, Muslim or Hindu perception. It's all completely too weird and off the wall for me.
I befriended this co-worker, a white girl, that found some commonality with one of these Hindu engineers. She was very voiceful and outgoing with the group of us; all very nice. Next thing I knew, a few months had passed by and she became very subdued/contained/low tone of voice and even wearing typical Hindu attire at times. We were all like "what ever happened to the Susan we knew?!"
DY
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http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/2001/8/22/article_02.htm
of course they do their normal song and dance about spiritual help being more important, but still they do come out and state "consult with a competent health professional".
This is great news!!!
I told you all they're evolving, didn't I?!
As times passes by they'll become more and more reformed. Great!!!
DY
well, they came magazine selling door-knocking ingathering and judgeing witnessing today.
but first, a quick background.... my wife and i have a investment property 90 minutes away from our home (a mistake btw; always invest closer to your home!
) and we've been there (here) full time for the past several days doing some renovations.
Quotes,
Dana knew she was talking to an apostate. JWs get enough training to understand where the person at the door is coming from. By your comments at the door, she must've understood you had some prior JW knowledge and now have turned against it.
If she's a good, well-trained JW, you should not be seeing her ever again. Unless of course she's back with a much more knowledgeable JW (elder or CO type).
She knew. She definitely knew.
DY
after meeting a wonderful fella who also is jw.
i've never felt this way about anyone before in my life.
the only thing is i don't know if its possible for us to have a stable relationship, as i am r.c, not actually i'm irish roman catholic which is a little bit "stricter".
Penton,
JWs have very nice qualities that make them seem ideal for a loving and lasting relationship. However, soon the religion will become an issue. The non-JW will have to assimilate the JW's religion in order to keep the peace.
The JW will not be upfront about his/her condition of the other becoming a JW. This is a process that will happen slowly when the mate is already into the relationship wholeheartedly.
It's an entrapment type deal. Proceed with extreme caution.
DY