Posts by AvailableLight

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Have WTS officials read CoC and/or other material?

by AvailableLight in

jw
friends

what are your thoughts?

have the officials of the wts read coc?

do you think or feel that they read "apostate" material regularly?

AvailableLight

For me, it's somewhat hard to believe, but at the same time, the points made here are well taken.

What changes in doctrine (if any) do you think have come as a direct or indirect result of Ray's and other's books?

I won't pretend to know any individuals on the GB well as I do not. However, I've been acquaintances with one member and find it difficult to believe that at least some wouldn't be moved to question, just as we have, WT dotrine. Maybe they are just to caught up in the machine. Maybe they choose to ignore it, suppress doubts and fears.

What do you think will happen as some of the older members pass away and the non-anointed are forced to step in?

Judging by many recent articles and talks and the DC this year, it doesn't appear that much change is on the horizon, at least to me. Although things can and do often happen overnight, so I guess time will tell...

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Monogamy

by AvailableLight in

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i'm fairly new to the board, so i apologize in advance if this subject has previously been beaten to death.. what do you think about historical individuals in bible history and the their (in some cases) excessively non-monogamous marriages?

some of these individuals continued to be favorable in god's eyes, such as abraham.

david and solomon also practiced polygamy.. according to wts belief, god "allowed" this to take place either for political reasons or for the propogation of the human race.

AvailableLight

Resurrecting...

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Have WTS officials read CoC and/or other material?

by AvailableLight in

jw
friends

what are your thoughts?

have the officials of the wts read coc?

do you think or feel that they read "apostate" material regularly?

AvailableLight

Didn't want this to die just yet.

Resurrecting...

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Your alternative choice of music at the KH is ????

by alliwannadoislive in

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friends

oh ... sitting there ... waiting for the interminable end of the dreary and elongated rambling of someone with no public speaking skills at all ... please end ... anything to break this monotony is welcome ... even singing about 'christian youths' would be more welcome ... music pllllllease ... ahah 'now brothers, we will move into the service meeting with song number 47' ... and out blares ... guns'n'roses 'black leather' .... what cd would you like to sneak in there huh ?

AvailableLight

alliwannadoislive,

Can't seem to make an association to your username. Is it a musical reference?

AL

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What are the most stupid JW rule?

by beroea in

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friends

what are the most stupid jw rule?.

what do you consider to be the most stupid rules or tradition of the jw lives?

im thinking about any kind of rule or regulative that only has one answer to the questions why:.

AvailableLight

Anyone here ever attend a congregation whose elders did not permit colored shirts on the platform?

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Your alternative choice of music at the KH is ????

by alliwannadoislive in

jw
friends

oh ... sitting there ... waiting for the interminable end of the dreary and elongated rambling of someone with no public speaking skills at all ... please end ... anything to break this monotony is welcome ... even singing about 'christian youths' would be more welcome ... music pllllllease ... ahah 'now brothers, we will move into the service meeting with song number 47' ... and out blares ... guns'n'roses 'black leather' .... what cd would you like to sneak in there huh ?

AvailableLight

How about the ominous classic "Witch Hunt" by Rush? Although not directly relating to religion, the lyrics strangely enough remind of an elder body forming a judicial committee and JW mentality in general:

Witch Hunt
----- ----
The night is black,
Without a moon.
The air is thick and still.

The vigilantes gather on
The lonely torchlit hill.

Features distorted in the flickering light,
The faces are twisted and grotesque.
Silent and stern in the sweltering night,
The mob moves like demons possesed.
Quiet in conscience, calm in their right,
Confident their ways are best.

The righteous rise
With burning eyes
Of hatred and ill-will.

Madmen fed on fear and lies
To beat and burn and kill.

They say there are strangers who threaten us,
In our immigrants and infidels.
They say there is strangeness, too dangerous
In our theatres and bookstore shelves,
That those who know what's best for us
Must rise and save us from ourselves.

Quick to judge,
Quick to anger,
Slow to understand

Ignorance and prejudice
And fear
Walk hand in hand.

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Monogamy

by AvailableLight in

jw
friends

i'm fairly new to the board, so i apologize in advance if this subject has previously been beaten to death.. what do you think about historical individuals in bible history and the their (in some cases) excessively non-monogamous marriages?

some of these individuals continued to be favorable in god's eyes, such as abraham.

david and solomon also practiced polygamy.. according to wts belief, god "allowed" this to take place either for political reasons or for the propogation of the human race.

AvailableLight

I'm fairly new to the board, so I apologize in advance if this subject has previously been beaten to death.

What do you think about historical individuals in Bible history and the their (in some cases) excessively non-monogamous marriages? Some of these individuals continued to be favorable in God's eyes, such as Abraham. David and Solomon also practiced polygamy.

According to WTS belief, God "allowed" this to take place either for political reasons or for the propogation of the human race. Either way though, is this in your opinion an example of God exhibiting flexibility of morality and standards?

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Your alternative choice of music at the KH is ????

by alliwannadoislive in

jw
friends

oh ... sitting there ... waiting for the interminable end of the dreary and elongated rambling of someone with no public speaking skills at all ... please end ... anything to break this monotony is welcome ... even singing about 'christian youths' would be more welcome ... music pllllllease ... ahah 'now brothers, we will move into the service meeting with song number 47' ... and out blares ... guns'n'roses 'black leather' .... what cd would you like to sneak in there huh ?

AvailableLight

How about Tool's sarcastic anti-ode to religious dogma, "Opiate"?

*That* would truly rock, from the stinging, unmistakable bass guitar intro riff to the (quite) fitting and unrelenting chant of:

"Deaf and blind and dumb and born to follow / What you need is someone strong to guide you..."

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Have WTS officials read CoC and/or other material?

by AvailableLight in

jw
friends

what are your thoughts?

have the officials of the wts read coc?

do you think or feel that they read "apostate" material regularly?

AvailableLight

What are your thoughts? Have the officials of the WTS read CoC? Do you think or feel that they read "apostate" material regularly?

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Change in WTS doctrine under way!

by biblexaminer in

a "significant re-adjustment" in watchtower dicta is in the works.

is it important?

if you do want to know, then take the time to read the following information, for doctrine is the motivation behind everything that is "watchtower", and recent happenings within watchtower-world shed light on the future course of the great ship watchtower.. [hr].

AvailableLight

Prisca,

Good point, I was about to write the very same thing but you beat me to it!

BE - Interesting post, I look forward to hearing this supposed talk being given by C/Os. It is indeed a major doctrinal change and negates much of what has been written in previous literature, such as the Revelation and Daniel books.