Posts by berrygerry

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This Week's Service Meeting

by berrygerry in

"or perhaps there is an adult brother who is restricted from conducting the meeting or offering congregation prayer for reasons known by the elders.

without revealing confidential information, the elders should let the assigned sisters know that they should conduct and pray even if he is in attendance.".

too funny..

berrygerry

Would love to listen to the cargroups following that meeting.

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Why Jimmy Kimmel is one of my faves

by berrygerry in

i am a major fan of late night.. johnny, nbc letterman, craig kilborn were my faves.. with craig ferguson packing it in, i loved him hosting jkl.

http://www.gossipcop.com/jimmy-kimmel-craig-ferguson-late-late-show-video-interview-leaving-watch/.

never mind with sandy hitting nyc when jkl went to ny, including his awesome/awkward interview with letterman.. .

berrygerry

Okay, just saw Kilborn doing an Ooma commercial.

Waste of talent.

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This Week's Service Meeting

by berrygerry in

"or perhaps there is an adult brother who is restricted from conducting the meeting or offering congregation prayer for reasons known by the elders.

without revealing confidential information, the elders should let the assigned sisters know that they should conduct and pray even if he is in attendance.".

too funny..

"Or perhaps there is an adult brother who is restricted from conducting the meeting or offering congregation prayer for reasons known by the elders. Without revealing confidential information, the elders should let the assigned sisters know that they should conduct and pray even if he is in attendance."

Too funny.

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What is the youngest age you know of being DF'd?

by berrygerry in

i doubt that nothing has greater impact then a person being df'd - reading the current thread.. i have known many kids df'd at 15, and many baptized at 10 or 11, but none df'd.. i would imagine that the minimum must be about 13.. any younger than 15?.

berrygerry

I doubt that nothing has greater impact then a person being DF'd - reading the current thread.

I have known many kids DF'd at 15, and many baptized at 10 or 11, but none DF'd.

I would imagine that the minimum must be about 13.

Any younger than 15?

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Just found out about a pedophile elder in my old Cong.

by marmot in

http://www.hebdosregionaux.ca/monteregie/2007/11/24/simonin-purgera-sa-peine-dans-la-communaute.

i could only find the article in french, but you can use google translate.

i remember this guy vividly and it churns my stomach to think of what he did to that poor girl.

berrygerry

Article from 2007, mind you.

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James 1:27, Widows, Orphans, Religion - Worship

by berrygerry in

what bothered me in the past few years prior to departure was the lack of caring for widows and orphans.. two days ago, i discovered that james 1:27 uses the word religion - even though the reference bible has it as a footnote, as does the gray bible.. there was a study article in 1991 which boasts that the nwt is consistent in translating threskeia all 4 times as "form of worship," whereas other translations also use "worship" at col. 2:18.

(check the context and greek - nwt is quite off.).

the article does not refer one to vine's, which is usually the go-to reference book.

berrygerry

What bothered me in the past few years prior to departure was the lack of caring for widows and orphans.

Two days ago, I discovered that James 1:27 uses the word religion - even though the Reference Bible has it as a footnote, as does the gray Bible.

There was a study article in 1991 which boasts that the NWT is consistent in translating thre·skeiʹa all 4 times as "form of worship," whereas other translations also use "worship" at Col. 2:18. (Check the context and Greek - NWT is quite off.)

The article does not refer one to Vine's, which is usually the go-to reference book.

Vine's has a good explanation of the translated word "religion."

1 question and 1 point:

- Is the refusal to translate James 1:27 as "religion" a carry-over from Rutherford's days when religion was a snare and a racket? (EVERY translation on BibleHub uses "religion.")

- Usually, the WTS emphasizes the order of entry in a verse as consequential. Eg., Jesus prayed about God's name FIRST, etc.

So, James mentions orphans and widows first, and, as an add-on, keep without spot.

Search WT Library for articles using James 1:27 and orphans.

Scant. Token drivel about "remember our single moms."

Now search for James 1:27 and "spot"

Endless FOG.

(If they were smarter marketers in their attempt to mimic McDonald's Happy Meal, they would actually institute some form of orphan program. Much greater retention rate.)

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Tony's life story

by life is to short in

so i finally read tony's life story and this one point really hit me where he was talking about his son's.

on page 7 he say's "because they made the truth their own, they make susan and me look good.

so those who children leave the "truth" look bad?.

berrygerry

Are these stories not usually published when someone is just about to kick off and then off to collect their heavenly reward?

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Tony's life story

by life is to short in

so i finally read tony's life story and this one point really hit me where he was talking about his son's.

on page 7 he say's "because they made the truth their own, they make susan and me look good.

so those who children leave the "truth" look bad?.

berrygerry

Well "Jim" found out and got Tony in touch with 'a sister who owned a boarding house.

Was she unmarried?
If so, DF'ing offense.

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Those darned apostates

by berrygerry in

july 15, 1992 wt.

"apostates capitalize on errors or seeming mistakes made by brothers who take the lead.

our safety lies in avoiding apostate propaganda as though it were poison, which in fact it is.".

berrygerry

July 15, 1992 WT

"Apostates capitalize on errors or seeming mistakes made by brothers who take the lead. Our safety lies in avoiding apostate propaganda as though it were poison, which in fact it is."

I don't know where to begin with those two sentences.

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Wife fully awake.

by cappytan in

i learned this past week that my wife is now awake.

i just shared the pbs newshour segment with her with no comment other than something along the lines of, "jw story on pbs.".

she is furious at the arrogance of these men.. thats what happens when you get a momma angry!.

berrygerry

I know how lucky I am. I hope for every dude out there waiting for his wife to wake up gets to someday experience this feeling.

So sweet for you. (Much envy here.)

Congrats to you both. (You have a second anniversary to commemorate.)