when you think of how much talent and creativity young people have, isn't it a shame that the watchtower bible & tract society has done absolutely nothing for the development of young people?.
they can print a'young people ask' article on the use of cellphones, they can produce a video on how to make friends, and they can release a glossy tract about what will youths do with their life, yet they do nothing to promote 'youth' in the organisation.. generation after generation of young people are subjected to 5 boring meetings a week, an endless supply of doors to knock on and an endless amount of literature to read, study and mediatate on.. i'm not sugessting for one moment that all jw youths/young adults are miserable and bored in the organization.
some seem to have gone through life with ready made friends in their congregation, no bullying at school, steady jobs and some sort of 'career' in the organization, whether it be pioneering or bethel service.. but there is a saying that ignorance is bliss and this is true of the religion a lot of us were raised in.. how may churches do you know have services for young people?
So many other religions focus on the youth and fellowship. I was talking to a girl at work yesterday who said they have "Community Of Christians Kamp" or COCK as she called it, and the youth go for some fellowship.
If you think about this is where the youth go and communicate with others who have similar interests and really it promotes there church, great marketing I say!
Beans
my sister told me shae gave the talk about christmas this week at the meeting, she said how great it was that the watchtower cd was so easy to research for her talk.
i asked her to send me the scriptures she based her talk on but in the mean time i sent her this!.
in the time is at hand, vol.
My sister told me shae gave the talk about Christmas this week at the meeting, she said how great it was that the Watchtower CD was so easy to research for her talk. I asked her to send me the scriptures she based her talk on but in the mean time I sent her this!
In The Time is at Hand, Vol. 2 of the Studies in the Scriptures on page 61 it discusses the date of the birth of Christ. It says "...we could not be certain that the exact day might not be in September about the 27 th , but October 1 st , B.C. is about correct. Nine months back of that date would bring us to about Christmas time, 3 B.C., as the date at which our Lord laid aside the glory which he had with the Father before the world was made and the taking of or changing to human nature began. It seems probable that this was the origin of the celebration of December 25 th as Christmas Day. Some writers on Church history claim, even, that Christmas Day was originally celebrated as the date of the annunciation by Gabriel to the virgin Mary." the Watchtower at one time agreed with Church history that the origin of Christmas was the celebration of the gift of God's son from his conception. Just because this conception happened around a pagan celebration does not make it pagan. If celebrating the gift of God's son is so wrong, how come God allowed the celebration for so long before the Watchtower ever declared it wrong?
In the December 15, 1903 Watchtower, Charles Russell wrote concerning Christmas that even though he did not agree with the date which he said wasn't important, he said "..we may properly enough join with all whose hearts are in the attitude of love and appreciation toward God and toward the Saviour." Both Charles Russell and Joseph Rutherford your first and second presidents celebrated Christmas and even encouraged others to participate in the celebration and to give Watchtower books as gifts. All this was at a time when the Watchtower says that Jesus was inspecting all churches to see which he would pick as the only "faithful and wise servant". How is it that celebrating the gift of God's son was alright back then but now is such a bad thing that a person can lose his everlasting life? How is it that God allowed Christians for almost two thousand years to honor the gift of his Son and then suddenly changed his mind? Take a look at the Book of Esther. You remember the story - God's people were faced with complete annihilation shortly after Esther became Queen. Without regard for her life Esther approached the king and plead for the life of her people. But the law that called for the death of the Jews had been signed with the king's name and signet ring and could not be revoked. In order to save the Jews, Queen Esther was given the king's signet ring and permission granted for her to write a law that would protect them. The new law allowed the Jews to gather together to protect their lives. Read what happed from Esther 9:1 from the New World Translation. The Jews were so happy that they were saved from their enemies that they instituted their own holy day or holiday and called it Purim. In Esther 9:9-31 it says "Therefore the Jews...celebrated the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a day of gladness and feasting, as a holiday, and for sending presents to one another...And Mordecai wrote these things...to establish among them that they should celebrate yearly the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, as the days on which the Jews had rest from their enemies, as the month which was turned from sorrow to joy for them, and from mourning to a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and joy, of sending presents to one another and gifts to the poor. So the Jews accepted the custom which they had begun...they called these days Purim...the Jews established...that without fail they should celebrate these two days every year...they had decreed for themselves. Was it okay with Jehovah that the Jews created their own holiday, gave it a name and accepted the custom to celebrate Purim every year? The Jews celebrated Purim in Jesus time and still do to this day. Jesus never condemned the celebration. Purim was instituted by the Jews and the very day that Satan instituted as a day of death for the Jews was turned around as a victorious celebration for them. In the same way Christians have the freedom to chose to celebrate the marvelous gift of God's Son. The Christians who originally instituted the celebration of the conception together with the birth of our Savior believed that it was right to honor Jesus on any day, and Christians throughout the centuries have agreed. As a result December 25 th the day that pagans worshiped the sun in the sky, was victoriously taken back for God in order to honor and adore God's gift of His Son. The victory of light over darkness has been so outstanding that the pagan worship of the sun on December 25 th has long disappeared. If anyone has more info for me I would appreciate it! http://Quotes.JehovahsWitnesses.com Beans
http://www.skype.com .
quotes was telling me about this, as msn you need to use a headset, with skype you can use your mic on the computer and have a conversation.
its great for talking to friends around the world.. beans.
Quotes was telling me about this, as MSN you need to use a headset, with skype you can use your mic on the computer and have a conversation. Its great for talking to friends around the world.
Beans
Canadian District Overbeer
Mega, I have been there, it is an awesome beach! The hamburgers were $10 American and only $8 for a hot dog, what a bargain!
i made our local news yesterday morning...to my surprise, i won the christmas give away, live on t.v.. i was so surprised..they drew my name and i had 10 mins to call in and answer their skill testing question.
to win...i was a mess...the question was.....drum roll............................................................................ .............................................what is your phone number????
?..i could not believe it...after sweating it out and .
You rich Apostate!
the last church i attended is probably one of the largest in the so-called bible belt in the southern united states.
i enjoyed attending there for a number of reasons: relaxed attitude, no dress code, the music was superb, and i always felt uplifted after i went.
one of the classes you take prior to membership is about tithing where they tell you it is expected you will give 10 percent of your gross income.
I could preach for $100,000 max. Any more and I'd feel guilty!
Where are the best beaches? Here are a few of my favs!
Wasaga Beach
dave and i went grocery shopping today, and after we came home, he noticed the propane tank cover for our rv was on the neighbor's front lawn.
on closer inspection, he discovered someone stole one of the propane tanks..............the full one, of course.
the trailer is only a year old.
Thats the first thing I did when I got my trailer, put a lock on the tanks! I always bring the battery in too!
what's your favorite junk food???
some time back i decided it was time to get healthy, and i eliminated most junk foods from my diet.
no more chips, dip, pop, chocolate, etc!.
Liquid bread also known as beer!
this is freaky for me, i have no belief that there is god but i wanted to have a bible for refrence so i picked up the kjv.
i think it is a good version to have as some jw's like to quote from it and is good for solving arguments and answering questions.. i have not had a bible since i was 15 and don't even know where my green book went after i quit.
funny thing is when i open it up i really have no idea what to look at or look for because i really have no interest in any of it's content.
Luke 12 19 And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry." '
