Posts by Fisherman

i saw an article in the news yesterday that laws are going to be passed subjecting the police to being recorded by anyone while performing their duty or enforcing the law and encourages citizens to sue if they interfere.

some law enforcement agents become angry and confiscate recording devices from people recording them while making an arrest, etc.. it does seem that the work that the police and other government agents do is public and not private or confidential so there should be nothing to hide from the cameras.

on the other hand, how can one distinguish being shot by a camera or by a weapon until one is hit?.

Fisherman

I saw an article in the news yesterday that laws are going to be passed subjecting the police to being recorded by anyone while performing their duty or enforcing the law and encourages citizens to sue if they interfere. Some law enforcement agents become angry and confiscate recording devices from people recording them while making an arrest, etc.

It does seem that the work that the police and other government agents do is public and not private or confidential so there should be nothing to hide from the cameras. On the other hand, how can one distinguish being shot by a camera or by a weapon until one is hit?

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Is this life all there is?

by Fisherman in

jw
friends

what do you sincerely think?

do you nurture any hope?.

Fisherman

I have listened to testimony from people about things and personal experiences but that was never enough to convince me. I always figured it was emotion, indoctrination or fooling oneself into into believing, or lies. --But I could not believe it.

Empirical evidence convinces me that something is real. With everything else, I just don't know. --I would have to take the measurement myself. I would have to hear the talking horse myself.

Has anyone at least sincerely tried to ask the horse directly to talk? Just curious.

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Is this life all there is?

by Fisherman in

jw
friends

what do you sincerely think?

do you nurture any hope?.

Fisherman

What do you sincerely think? Do you nurture any hope?

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Do they officially give marking talks without telling the one marked?

by Wakanda in

my pimi (physically in, mentally in) friend believes she was marked without them telling her.

i believe her, and she has been making work for the elders.

she is a pain in their arse, and they are a pain in hers, which is great.

Fisherman

It depends on what you mean. The congregation must first attempt to counsel the person.

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Higher Education

by Brian J in

just spent 8 hours in a 1 day elders school last weekend.

clarification given: "moving forward any elder, ms, or pioneer who themselves or someone under their roof enrolls in higher education, may no longer qualify for privileges in the congregation.

their qualifications will have to be reviewed by their boe.".

Fisherman

OR because they don't want to invest time or sacrifice in education but that is their choice.

It is because JW believe that their time belongs to God based upon their dedication to God. It would be challenging to take an elder seriously if after becoming an elder and teaching from the platform not to pursue higher education that he went or that he sent is family to college.

I know JW that went to college and then pursued a career and later got appointed as elders or went to Bethel and got management jobs. There are 2 elements here 1. WT discourages higher Ed and 2. Elders and those holding office or positions in the Cong can loose their appointments for going or for sending their kids. It ain't that JW don't want to go, sure they would go and it would be easy for them to pass the courses and make more and easier money. --But they listen to the counsel for the reasons I gave.

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Mark 8:36 "What profit a man to gain the whole world...

by kepler in

... and lose his soul.

" when jws came to my house years ago to instruct me on "what the bible really teaches", i gathered from the text that doctrine made a distinction between humans and spirits such as angels.

the belief in a bodily resurrection made the notion of a soul either redundant or something that would be extinguished.

Fisherman

you could argue

Ressurection again to human life from bare bones is shown in the bible so is living 900 plus years. The only transformation shown in the bible is Jesus resurrected to spirit.

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My Father passed away & i'm suicidal. I want to talk to somebody

by Qrystal in

in summary, my dad passed away not to long ago, 8 months ago, on april while i was 12. i'm 13 and i've been grieving for 6 months now and im suicidal.

i'm not doing this to get attention, but to talk to someone.

my dad was a jehovah's witness and i want to talk to all of you.

Fisherman

Life is hard but you must be harder! Your dad gave you life, how sad it would make him if you lost your life and how happy he would be if you continue to live, the gift he gave you. Don't despise the gift your dad gave you. Make your dad happy like the day he saw you for the first time. LIVE!!!!!!!!!!

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Higher Education

by Brian J in

just spent 8 hours in a 1 day elders school last weekend.

clarification given: "moving forward any elder, ms, or pioneer who themselves or someone under their roof enrolls in higher education, may no longer qualify for privileges in the congregation.

their qualifications will have to be reviewed by their boe.".

Fisherman

They are just too lazy and never wanted to be part of the workforce.

I don't think so. JW work harder to support themselves without a higher education but financial security is not what they trust in. -----Everything considered, some people are just lazy or suffer from depression but that is another topic and doesn't truly represent the spirit of JW who pioneer full time and work to support themselves. Other JW too that don't pioneer because of financial obligations too don't trust in financial security. I can tell you stories of wealthy people who's finances and circumstances changed on a dime. --From riches to poverty overnight.