I accept the quote as being real, but you aren't gunna tell me thats a genuine Watchtower front cover are you? I certanly don't remember it, but i never read them anyway.
Might want to learn about a program called Photoshop and the amazing things you can do with it :)...no, cover isn't real.
Great quote, I still can't see how the devout witnesses can ignore all the insane advice doled out by the Soceity....
kingdom hall goes 'condo' .
published: wednesday | may 4, 2005
liz levy, gleaner writer
Amazing...they call Catholics & Protestants ostentatious for the beauty they incorporate into their structures but they saw nothing wrong with that ugly watchtower?! Jeez...
i've just signed up for rhapsody, the online subscription music service, and i have to say, it is pretty cool.
for those that are unfamiliar with the service, in a nutshell it is this:listen to any music you want streaming to your computer from their collection of 1 million songs and 60,000 artistsmonthly fee is $9.95purchase tracks to burn to cd for $0.79 each.
first, i have to say that i have never been a fan of real networks, and had i known that rhapsody was their invention before i downloaded, frankly, i may have let that prejudice affect me.
First, I have to say that I have never been a fan of Real Networks, and had I known that Rhapsody was their invention before I downloaded, frankly, I may have let that prejudice affect me. And, I should complain that their client is quite processor intensive (my task manager shows my proc hovering at 40% when the app is open). However, the service is so compelling that none of that really matters.
Just to let you know, Rhapsody isn't a Real Networks invention...Real just happened to buy the company a year ago. I have had the service for two years (since they switched from their original classical music only format) and I love it because I can listen to new singles & artists who don't get any radio airtime. If I like an artist after listening to some of their music on Rhapsody then I will buy their CDs....Rhapsody has helped me learn about a lot of different genres and I would recommend it to anybody who likes to listen to all types of music. It is especially great for stuff like Jazz & Classical music...
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vin diesel is the actual head of the watchtower bible & tract soceity but if this was open knowledge then too many fakers would join the jws so they keep it secret.. more fun facts about vin diesel...just keep refreshing for a new one.
Vin Diesel is the actual head of the Watchtower Bible & Tract Soceity but if this was open knowledge then too many fakers would join the JWs so they keep it secret.
More fun facts about Vin Diesel...just keep refreshing for a new one.
let's hear the weirdest comment or suppossed logical thought you've ever heard a witness say.. i'll start: out in service once a sis and her son were in the same car group as i was.
he was having a nose bleed and told his mom that the blood was running down the back of his throat.
his mother said " well don't swallow it yo uknow how jehovah feels about blood don't you!".
When I told the brother that had studied with me that the WTBTS had been an NGO/UN member for almost 10 yeras he said it was a lie. I told him it was on the UN official website and had been there for over a year he said the apostates had infiltrated the UN. When I told him the WTBTS had admitted to it but only for a library pass he said SEE, I knew it was all twisted out of proportion by the apostates. When I told him I had government transcripts of some brothers we both know testifying as NGO representatives of the WTBTS he said I was an apostate. When I told him it was from different governments around the world he accused me of traveling abroad to spread apostate ideas to discredit the Faithful Slave. With that kind of blind loyalty I sure wish he was my employee instead of an unpaid one with the WTBTS.
At that point, I would of stopped reasoning with him and start feeding his conspiracy complex...
"Yea, Brother [insert name here], I am actually part of Apostate Brotherhood Of Evil! Next week, I am on my way to Canada to make sure that a sickly 14 year old sister has a blood transfusion forced on her; my diabolical plan to spread false information about the UN is merely a side hobby. MUHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
letter read tonight.
said that the "watchtower bible and tract society of canada" will change its letterheads and signature to "christian congregation of jehovah's witnesses".
jez
Sounds like the Society is trying to get away from being called a publishing cult...
i remember going to sunday meetings...the public talks went by fast (sometimes).
but the watchtower study to me was so boring and not interesting at all.
it felt longer than the public talk.
My favorite variety of this was when the paragraph used a word the commentor was not familiar with, but they would go ahead and say it anyway. But in their reworded version, it didn't make sense.Paragraph: "It behooves us, therefore, to act in accord with Jehovah's organization."
Parrot: "Acting in accord with Jehovah's organization is certainly behooving to us all." (Followed by nodding heads of agreement from the rest of the sheeple that also have no clue what was just said, and a few chuckles from those that do!)
Dave
Hilarious...I used to love the confused look on people's faces when someone said an answer that was wrong or the wording was botched. The conductor can't outright say "WRONG, jackass!" but he always gave a chuckle and quickly took another answer...
That reminds me of one sister in a congregation down here in Atlanta...she is one of the younger "anointed" ones (in her early 50's) and the study conductor absolutely hated for her to answer because she refuses to use "paragraph" answers. Instead, she would make mini-talks complete with alternate scripture references...gotta love those sisters who always wanted to give the Sunday Talk :).
tonight i was out having dinner with a friend/colleague i've known for five or six years.
the conversation turned to religion: first religion in politics, then his general distaste for religion, and then his lack of a religious upbringing.
there was a lull for a moment, and then i said "it was pretty much the reverse situation in my household.
I felt the weirdness as a JW. I never admitted it to anyone else. Especially after getting beaten up in Gr. 1, from then on I was psychologically ashamed of being a JW (which was exacerbated by the fact I couldn't defend myself without displeasing Jehovah).
I felt the same way and it was magnified when I was a teen because I was so different (couldn't do sports, dances, parties). I was never beat up but I just hated feeling so left out both at school and in our congregation since we were "spiritual orphans" (my dad wasn't a witness)...
I still bring up that I was a JW if it is appropriate to the conversation though because it explains a lot about my feelings on politics & religion. And the longer I am away from it the less I am embarrassed about it...in fact, seems like something out of a sitcom now.
this idea came to while i was in the chat... i got a couple... you guys chip in with whatever ya got.. "i'd rather be posting on jwd" and.
"my other car is an office chair".
i know those are weak- but somebody's got some good ones...
Michael Jackson is a Jehovah's Witness...'nuff said
Have an aversion to science? The Watchtower Bible & Tract Soceity wants you!
ranked #1: roman catholic church - 66,407,105. .
see: http://www.ncccusa.org/news/04yearbook.html.
ranked #1: roman catholic church: 62,391,484. .
I think part of the reason for the growth of the RCC community in the USA is because of the influx of Hispanic immigrants into the country in the last decade. Either way, I like these numbers for the irony since the WTS for years has convinced JWs that they are growing much faster then any other religion but I'm no more happy for the RCC gaining followers then if they became JWs...meh to all of it.
