Posts by berrygerry

God did not approve of those who naively trusted in gadh, or Lady Luck, to solve their problems. Relying on luck was equated with leaving the true God, Jehovah.

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every meeting there's a new plea for money?!

by purrpurr in

wow!

i haven't been here for a while and everything's changed!.

anyway i've been really noticing how at every meeting it seems there's yet another new thing that needs funding or another reminder to donate.

berrygerry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJIqZ9OL

0:30 "Stop thinking in terms of Bible-peddling"

1:40 "I wouldn't want to place it if you couldn't afford it."

2:22 " I wanna go on record, and I wanna tell you all, the next man goes off base with me, I'm gonna tag him out."

"A painfully truthful film." NY Daily News

The Kingdom of God Does Not Mean Eating and Drinking

by berrygerry in

further to a post with the tribute to led zeppelin in 2012 at the kennedy center - finally watched the whole show.. the ballet is amazing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=im86gynu97o.

got to thinking about life in the jw new world.. there are never pictures of the arts, sports, or anything of merit.. then reflect on the verse that the kingdom of god does not mean eating and drinking,.

and yet, conversely, jesus and solomon talked of food and wine as being given to make the heart of man rejoice.. wth?

berrygerry

Further to a post with the tribute to Led Zeppelin in 2012 at the Kennedy Center - finally watched the whole show.

The ballet is amazing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im86GYnu97o

Got to thinking about life in the JW New World.

There are never pictures of the arts, sports, or anything of merit.

Then reflect on the verse that the kingdom of God does not mean eating and drinking,

And yet, conversely, Jesus and Solomon talked of food and wine as being given to make the heart of man rejoice.

WTH? Is this contradictory?

BTW - "He built his first guitar with wires from the screen door."

Seriously !!!!

34:43 of the vid - Did ZZ Top listen to this or what?

"The funny thing is - when you sing the blues, you lose them. And ain't that a beautiful thing."

And then, Tracy Chapman, Jimmie Vaughn, Jeff Beck, and Bonnie Raitt.

(Sweet Home Chicago - shout out to John Belushi.)

Groovin' Obamas. Never seen Letterman actually real and actually happy.

God bless rock and roll (including the blues).

(Better listen to them while you can, because they will be executed soon, and there won't be none of this idol-worship nonsense in the new world.)

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I need a flux capacitor.,....

by snare&racket in

.....i have -5 emails.....?

berrygerry

Darn.

Wish you would have posted earlier.

I had 2 on ebay for the longest time, and ended up just tossing them

Sorry.

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Please post new forum feedback or questions here

by Simon in

well, the switchover happened - there were a couple of things i had to fix which meant the posting was disabled for longer than i planned but it's now enabled and some people have already posted.. if you have any questions about the new format or suggestions on how to improve it, please post them here.. if you are having trouble signing in or posting then you'll need to email me instead.. many thanks to everyone for their patience during the changeover !.

berrygerry

I am going to wait to post my thoughts, as I HATE global change (GENUINE incremental improvement - YES).

I cannot login on my android phone, and it crashed my android browser (which peeves as I leave certain pages open as a quick reminder instead of bookmarking every page).

Also, could not access original email - fortunately username did work for me - not complicated Simon, to insert Sign-in "Enter username or email."

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Any news from the elder schools held this month in Canada& USA

by wannaexit in

jw
friends

......inquiring minds want to know.

berrygerry

They're hoping lawyers won't sue a broke CO that took the "vow of poverty".

Though I still think a jury would find that the CO is working in behalf of the WTS/GB.

It will be interesting in the future pedo cases with the appointment procedure change.

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Festivus - Revisited

by berrygerry in

i have been a devout promoter for many years.. sadly, today, of all days, i was forced to re-examine some of the practices involved with the celebration of this holiday.. i was leaving a store, and was stunned to see a festivus pole struck down and abandoned.obviously, this must have taken place at night, and the culprits were hunting poles without a license or permit, and were interrupted at the last moment, and then fled.what a senseless slaughter!how often is this happening?.

and then, i got to thinking.how many festivus poles are left outside - vulnerable?how many of these poles then wander the neighbourhood in search of prospective mates?currently, in my city, there are no by-laws regulating pole mating behaviour.. and poles being poles, baby poles are thereby brought into this world, and tragically abandoned (and in winter, no less).is there a worse sound than a pole cub mewling for its mother?

i think not.. so, festivus people, if you keep your poles outside, please, please, at least have them spayed or neutered.. happy festivus!.

berrygerry

I have been a devout promoter for many years.

Sadly, today, of all days, I was forced to re-examine some of the practices involved with the celebration of this holiday.

I was leaving a store, and was stunned to see a Festivus pole struck down and abandoned.
Obviously, this must have taken place at night, and the culprits were hunting poles without a license or permit, and were interrupted at the last moment, and then fled.
What a senseless slaughter!
How often is this happening?

And then, I got to thinking.
How many Festivus poles are left outside - vulnerable?
How many of these poles then wander the neighbourhood in search of prospective mates?
Currently, in my city, there are no by-laws regulating pole mating behaviour.

And poles being poles, baby poles are thereby brought into this world, and tragically abandoned (and in winter, no less).
Is there a worse sound than a pole cub mewling for its mother? I think not.

So, Festivus people, if you keep your poles outside, please, please, at least have them spayed or neutered.

Happy Festivus!

LET'S RUMBLE !!!

Festivus Pole

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How do you overcome this JW excuse?

by EdenOne in

during one of those meetings that took place before my jc, one of the elders, who was a good friend of mine back then and used to come up with a few outlandish personal views about some teachings, attempted to counter one of my arguments like this:.

eden - "well, if the truth doesn't change, why is it that what we teach as 'truth' has changed over the years (several examples given)?

how can we dogmatically claim at any given moment that we have 'the truth' if our teachings keep changing?".

berrygerry

Ditto your card Oub.

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Men are not looking forward to becoming Elders or Ministerial Servants

by Hidden-Window in

jw
friends

i have noticed an apparently increasing number of men who are not interested in becoming ministerial servants or elders.

i also know of some that have voluntarily stepped down (which is my case) for no obvious solid reason.. i remember, during my teenage years or even during my twenties, the brothers were always looking forward to being appointed... although many still do, i have noticed there are many others with whom you do not know what the deal is.. since there is no freedom of speech within the organization, we remain in the dark about the motives and desires of everybody else.

i attend a congregation with only two ministerial servants, while it is full of men who do not seem to be willing to do more.. it is hard to tell exactly what is going on, since honesty is not possible while you are inside, but i am starting to think that more and more are becoming disillusioned.... .

berrygerry

There is no upside to these appointments, only negative.

The only people these days who would want appointments are those unable to obtain a sense of achievement elsewhere in life.