i just got hold of a copy of the jws' recent 32-page brochure keep on the watch!
i'm surprised at some aspects of it, and not at others.. i'm not surprised that it contains much of the same old clap-trap about "the urgency of the times" and "we're so close to the end now!
" -- the same nonsense they've been spouting for well over a hundred years.
Great thread, Alan!! The WT is becoming evermore Orwellian...
I did notice the lack of 1914 and Armageddon references. Not quite sure what this means, though. Is it because they're really heading away from using the date?
Please check my post about this subject at the On the fading of 1914 thread.
Neo
for going to my kid's wedding.
he was told he was not "serious", had no "self-control" and "did not work well with the body".
My friend told me that Brother ** LAST WEEK went to his DISFELLOWSHIPPED sister's wedding ! He was the Service Overseer in our congregation. Now he and his wife are serving where the need is greater and learning a new language by means of the Society's program. My friend knows of it but won't say anything. I do respect this "older man".....I would've made sure it got out.
Talk about DOUBLE STANDARDS!!
Neo
many change their avatars on here quite regularly - minmus keeps the same one - any of you any suggestions of anew one for him
Hehehe!
meaning of limbo
[n] the state of being disregarded or forgotten
disregarded, forgotten.
Suggestion for Minimus' new avatar:
meaning of limbo
[n] the state of being disregarded or forgotten
disregarded, forgotten.
Limbo,
WELCOME ABOARD!!
Have you ever heard of Kama-Loka in Buddhism? Pretty much the same thing as Limbo...
Min,
Limbo, if you hang out here, you might reach purgatory and eventually heaven. What the hell, go for it!ROFLOL!
for going to my kid's wedding.
he was told he was not "serious", had no "self-control" and "did not work well with the body".
Minimus,
As many have said, maybe his "deletion" wil turn out to be an excellent opportunity for him to grow.
These elders really don't understand what mercy is all about. The WT indirectly teaches them to be modern day Pharisees.
doinmypart,
Of course I don't have that letter since it was read by the CO. Many of the CO letters have been stricter over the past 3 or 4 years.
Since the BOE letters started being published in the internet, they restricted the number of letters that go straight to elders' hands. The juicy ones go only to the CO, who reads them to the Bodies of Elders.
At the last CO & DO meeting w/Elders at the Circuit Assembly Elders were told we have been mistakenly shown mercy on judicial committees and not to be quick to reinstate someone DF.
I remember that post you've made. That's clear evidence that the Bethel hardliners are the ones in charge. No room for the moderate ones. They are too Christlike...
Neo
just a quick pole - who gives you the biggest laugh on this board - you have only two choices brownnose brownboy or scholar?
Where are Fred Hall and You Know when you need them?
if you live outside the u.s. and haven't seen season 4 this post contains spoilers.. do you watch fox's 24 with kiefer sutherland?
the first two seasons were excellent; seasons 3 & 4 are still entertaining, but not quite believable.
that aside i noticed some similarities in recent shows.. the muslim immigrant parents forbid their teenage son from dating an american girl.
doinmypart,
Great quote!!!
education for tolerance should aim at countering influences that lead to fear and exclusion of others, and should help young people to develop capacities for independent judgement, critical thinking and ethical reasoning
Simply unbelievable. Judged by their approval of the above words.
Neo
the demonic dates of 586 or 587
ROFLOL!!
So, Neil, why are you running away from threads like Research on the validity of 1914 and Pivotal Date Stuff? Why do you always avoid a thread when you are cornered? When will you provide the answers for the questions that are being asked? Why, under a little pressure, do you forget attacking the argument instead of the person making it?
Neo
a couple years ago, i bumped into a chronically ill brother in a store.
he was friendly initially but backed away from me quickly.
when he heard i barely attend any meetings.. i ran into him again last week.
That really works! Everytime I stumble by a dub and they ask about me, I say I'm doing wonderfully fine! By the way, that's 100% true; I've never been better since I faded.
By saying this, they have a lot of food for thought. Cognitive dissonance shows up and they have to deal with the fact that there is Happiness outside the so-called "happiest people on earth."
Neo
