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Prince Gets Hip

by ezekiel3 in

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source: http://music.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1054458.php/prince_is_facing_painful_hip_surgery.

pop superstar prince is facing painful hip surgery to help him cope with discomfort brought on by years of performing in high-heeled boots.. the pint-sized when doves cry singer is thinking twice about a full hip replacement, according to sources close to him, because, as a jehovah's witness he's against the blood transfusion part of the operation.. the 47-year-old star is on medication as he attempts to battle the pain of his bad joints, according to us tabloid national enquirer.

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Prince Gets Hip

by ezekiel3 in

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source: http://music.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1054458.php/prince_is_facing_painful_hip_surgery.

pop superstar prince is facing painful hip surgery to help him cope with discomfort brought on by years of performing in high-heeled boots.. the pint-sized when doves cry singer is thinking twice about a full hip replacement, according to sources close to him, because, as a jehovah's witness he's against the blood transfusion part of the operation.. the 47-year-old star is on medication as he attempts to battle the pain of his bad joints, according to us tabloid national enquirer.

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Source: http://music.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1054458.php/Prince_is_facing_painful_hip_surgery

Pop superstar Prince is facing painful hip surgery to help him cope with discomfort brought on by years of performing in high-heeled boots.

The pint-sized When Doves Cry singer is thinking twice about a full hip replacement, according to sources close to him, because, as a Jehovah's Witness he's against the blood transfusion part of the operation.

The 47-year-old star is on medication as he attempts to battle the pain of his bad joints, according to US tabloid National Enquirer.

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I bought a utilikilt

by cyd0099 in

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and i really love it as does my girlfriend.

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i get a lot of attention from the average passerby and i got to thinking, what kind of reaction would somebody get from wearing one to a meeting [do you think]?

ezekiel3

Wearing a Utilikilt to the meeting would be like wearing jeans.

What you need for the meetings is a proper formal kilt (not that I am opposed to Utilikilts). No one can complain with this, I saw a visiting brother from Scotland wear a kilt to the district convention for his experiences!

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Women sperm

by peacefulpete in

it was believed by many ancients that women had sperm emissions at orgasm.

(alcmaeon (about 500 b.c.

) believed the sex of a child was determined by whose semen was most abundant.

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WTS Version:

*** it-2 p. 887 Seed ***

Figurative

Use. In the majority of instances in which the word ze´ra` appears in the Bible, it is used with reference to offspring, or posterity. Animal offspring are designated by this term at Genesis 7:3. Human offspring of Noah are referred to at Genesis 9:9; those of the woman Hagar at Genesis 16:10. God commanded Abram and his natural "seed" to be circumcised as a sign of the covenant God was making with them.—Ge 17:7-11.

The Greek word sper´ma is used in the same applications as the Hebrew ze´ra`. (Compare Mt 13:24; 1Co 15:38; Heb 11:11; Joh 7:42.) Jesus Christ used the related word spo´ros (thing sown) to symbolize the word of God.—Lu 8:11.

New World Translation:

(Hebrews 11:11) 11 By faith also Sarah herself received power to conceive seed, even when she was past the age limit, since she esteemed him faithful who had promised.

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No Children

by joelbear in

my mother made an interesting observation this morning.

she said there were not as many kids in the congos as there used to be.

lots of single sisters but not many single brothers to marry.. if true and widespread, this could create a huge sociological shift in the make up of witness congos.

ezekiel3

You hit on a real symptom in long-developed JW countries.

IMO its not the lack of 'mating males' that is causing the absense of youth -- its the awareness of JW youth at a younger age that the religion is a crock.

There are very few kids "in the truth" even if they were raised a JW.

Less JW kids are getting baptised, which is ironic because most baptisms are JW kids. Do the math...

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Reveal something "weird" or "unusual" about yourself

by JH in

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whatever i drink from the fridge, i put it into the microwave for 10 seconds so that it won't be too cold to drink.. .

whenever i drink ice cold liquids, it irritates my tongue/mouth and often triggers a sore throat.

now you have additional proof that i'm weird .

ezekiel3

I know my fate.

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Where we got the term 'honeymoon', another not do for jw??

by orbison11 in

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it was the accepted practice in babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink.

mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month .

which we know today as the honeymoom.

ezekiel3

Just to add to your description, the 30-day period was also a consideration for maximum chance of pregnancy. The moon cycle often coincided with the "magic" of the female reproductive system.

Get her laid, get her pregnant.

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Astounding proof of the existence of God!

by AlmostAtheist in

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perry marshall has done what no one else could do -- he has proven that god exists!

he points out that dna is a language -- a message -- and messages always originate with a mind!

of course, it's so simple.

ezekiel3

I don't see DNA as any more evidence of "God" than that we are all just a construct of Magrathea.

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Service Meeting For Week of Sept 26th to Oct1st?

by ackack in

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does anyone have the schedule handy?

thanks.. ackack

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Week Starting September 26

Song 122

10 min: Local announcements. Read accounts report and donation acknowledgments. Remind publishers to turn in field service reports for September.

15 min: Local needs.

20 min: Making Known the Good News With Magazines. During October, we will be offering The Watchtower and Awake! In an introductory talk, discuss the following suggestions from the February 2005 Our Kingdom Ministry, page 8, paragraphs 3-6: (1) Offer the magazines as a set. (2) Schedule one day each week to share in magazine work. (3) Set a personal monthly goal of magazine placements. (4) Take advantage of every appropriate opportunity to offer magazines. (5) Make good use of older issues. Make local application of these suggestions. Then demonstrate how to present the October 1 Watchtower and the October 8 Awake! using the suggestions on page 8 of this month's Our Kingdom Ministry (if appropriate for your territory). Other realistic presentations may also be used. In addition, draw attention to secondary articles that may appeal to people in the local territory, and demonstrate a presentation that features one of those articles. After each demonstration, highlight some good aspects of the presentation.

Song 3 and concluding prayer.

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Why Does The WTBTS Really Require JW's To....

by Honesty in

turn in a field service report each month?

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Elsewhere: Agreed it's a good marketing report.

But why the hours? If you took away the hourly count do you really think field service would increase? JWs need their conscience pricked in order to motivate them to knock on doors.

The official reason below:

Organized to Do Jehovah's Will page 83-90:

REPORTING ON THE PROGRESS OF THE MINISTRY

Reports on the worldwide expansion of pure worship have been a source of genuine encouragement for Jehovah's people over the years. From the time Jesus first told his disciples that the good news would be preached throughout all the earth, true Christians have been vitally concerned with knowing how this would be accomplished.—Matt. 28:19, 20; Mark 13: 10; Acts 1:8.

Early followers of Jesus Christ took an interest in reports of progress in the preaching work. (Mark 6:30) The Bible book of Acts tells us that there were about 120 persons present when holy spirit was poured out on the disciples at Pentecost. Soon the number of disciples grew to 3,000 and then to 5,000. The encouraging report was made that "Jehovah continued to join to them daily those being saved" and that "a great crowd of priests began to be obedient to the faith." (Acts 1:15; 2:5-11, 41, 47; 4:4; 6:7) What fine encouragement the news of these increases must have brought to the disciples! How these exciting reports must have impelled them to move ahead with their divinely commissioned work, in spite of severe persecution spearheaded by the Jewish religious leaders!

About 60-61 C.E., Paul reported in his letter to the Colossians that the good news was "bearing fruit and increasing in all the world" and had been "preached in all creation that is under heaven." (Col. 1:5, 6, 23) The early Christians had been obedient to the Word, and holy spirit had empowered them to accomplish a worldwide preaching work before the end of the Jewish system of things in 70 C.E. A seemingly impossible task had been completed. How encouraging it was for those faithful Christian workers to hear reports of what was being accomplished!

In like manner, Jehovah's modern-day organization endeavors to keep precise records of the work being done in fulfillment of Matthew 24:14, which says: "This good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come." As dedicated servants of God, we have an urgent work to do. We must be personally interested in seeing that the ministry is accomplished thoroughly before the end comes. Jehovah will see to it that this work is completed, and if we have a share, we will receive Jehovah's smile of approval.

YOUR PERSONAL FIELD SERVICE REPORT

What exactly are we to report? The Field Service Report slip provided by the organization indicates what information is to be included, but perhaps the following general comments, along with additional clarifications that are set out from time to time in Our Kingdom Ministry, will prove to be helpful.

In the columns titled "Books," "Booklets & Brochures," and "Individual Magazines," list the total number of any of these publications that you placed with people who are not dedicated, baptized Witnesses.

In reporting "Return Visits," count the total number of return calls made for the purpose of further stimulating interest previously shown by someone who is not a dedicated, baptized Witness. In order to count a return visit, you need to contact the particular individual who previously showed interest. When you conduct a home Bible study with an inactive brother or sister at the direction of a member of the Congregation Service Committee, you should report a return visit. You may also report return visits for studies conducted with a newly baptized person who needs temporary assistance. A return visit can be made not only by calling on someone at home but also by writing a letter, making a telephone call, or delivering some literature, such as the latest issue of a magazine. Each time a home Bible study is conducted, it should be counted as a return visit.

Although Bible studies are usually conducted each week, they are reported only once each month. In lands where the Study Report slip is used, publishers should report each Bible study conducted during the month with people who are not dedicated, baptized Witnesses or with others as explained in the following paragraph. After filling out each slip completely and accurately, write the total number of different Bible studies in the box at the lower right-hand corner of your Field Service Report slip. The number you indicate on the Field Service Report slip and the number of Study Report slips you turn in should be the same.

It is important to submit an accurate report of "Hours of Field Service." Basically, this is the time you spend participating in the house-to-house ministry, engaging in street witnessing, making return visits, conducting Bible studies, or otherwise witnessing informally or publicly to people who are not dedicated and baptized Witnesses. You may also count a Bible study that you conduct with an inactive brother or sister at the direction of a member of the Congregation Service Committee. Additionally, you may continue reporting time used in conducting a study with a newly baptized person who needs temporary spiritual help. If for some reason two publishers are working together, both may count the time if both share in giving a witness. There are essential activities for which time is not counted, such as getting ready for field service, attending the meeting for field service, and traveling to and from the territory.

Your field service time should start when you begin your witness work and end when you finish your last call in each witnessing period. Time used for having refreshments or meals during a period of field service is not to be counted. Auxiliary, regular, and special pioneers as well as missionaries have hour requirements to meet. Congregation publishers are likewise encouraged to put Kingdom interests first and exert themselves in the ministry to accomplish all that they can in the field according to their individual circumstances. All of Jehovah's dedicated servants endeavor to be whole-souled in the ministry. (Col. 3:23) Those giving public talks may count the time spent delivering these, and a parent may count up to one hour each week when studying with his or her undedicated children.

Time spent in the field service should be reported in full hours. An exception to this is made when a publisher is very limited because of advanced age, is shut-in, is confined to a nursing home, or is otherwise incapacitated. Such a publisher may report field service in 15-minute increments rather than in full hours. Even if he gives a witness for just 15 minutes during a month, he should report this time so that he can continue to be counted as a regular Kingdom publisher. This arrangement also applies to a publisher who is temporarily limited, perhaps unable to move about during a month or so because of a serious illness or injury. This provision is made, however, only for those who are very limited in their activity. The Congregation Service Committee will determine whether a publisher qualifies for this arrangement.