Ridiculous! Absolutely absurd! I could understand if they were to make a blanket prayer for "the jews" or "the [non-mormom group]" but to read a list of names? That's a little over the top.
Mike.
this week on the radio, i heard that the jewish higherarchy is all full of piss and vinigar because the mormons apparently aren't holding up their end of a bargan reached several years ago.
seems that mormons believe that posthumus baptizing (i think it's just a verbal thing, i doubt they pour water over corpses) allows the individual the choice of chosing the right faith (theirs of course) after mortal death.
because of this belief, they were posthumusly baptizing jews who died in the holocost.
Ridiculous! Absolutely absurd! I could understand if they were to make a blanket prayer for "the jews" or "the [non-mormom group]" but to read a list of names? That's a little over the top.
Mike.
yeah?
the dog.
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What is your real name (first and last)? Mike Ganas
What is your gender Male and age? 31
"Do you believe that the anointed Slave Class has been appointed by the Lord Jesus Christ to guide, direct, and feed the modern day congregation?" Hell No!
When were you baptised as one of Jehovah's Witnesses? When I was a minor
Are you now attending our meetings? Hell No!
What congregation? (country, city, state) n/a
Are you active and in good standing with your local congregation? hahahaha yeah right!
Do you participate at the meetings? I don't go, see above.
What motivates you to go out in field service? I don't go
Does service play a meaningful part in your life? Nope.
What part of this week's Watchtower Study did you appreciate the most? The fact that I wasn't there.
And what was the title of the article studied? Probably something with the word "organization" in it
What is the first song in the Kingdom Ministry for last weeks meeting? Probably one that doesn't mention Jesus
(If for any reason you can't answer the previous 2 questions, (You couldn't
find your KM for instance.)What is the name of the last song in our Song book
and it's number. <yawn>
What spiritual goals have you set for yourself? to think for myself
What do you appreciate most about being one of Jehovah's Witnesses? the fact that I'm not one
What do you love most about your Heavenly Father? his mercy. after all, he puts up with you doesn't he?
awwwww....poor thing!
Mike.
what?! I like snakes! now spiders on the other hand.....
i just bought a sharp compact digital viewcam, and i cant get it to transfer the pictures onto my computer.
i am not too computer savy, so that is part of the problem.
i've gone over and over the manual, but i still can't get it to transfer!
LD, I've got a Hewlett Packard digital camera and ran into the same problem. In fact I still do and have yet to find any solution. Here's what I do: plug in the usb cable to the camera and pc and turn the camera on (in this case flip the switch down to "pc"), the pc gives a tone recognizing that something has been plugged in but nothing else happens, turn the camera off then back on again, after a few times the pc finally responds the way it's supposed to and loads the pictures from the camera.
Mike.
there have been many postings regarding the possible war with iraq.
there are many strong apposing views, as to be expected.. i personally am going to thank all those who are in the military; my hat is off to you, and i respect what you do, and i am very thankful.
you are the ones that must go out there and defend our freedoms.. i don't think most people desire war, but sometimes there seems to be little choice.
We understand violence and those like Saddam that use it. His type understand only SUPERIOR force.
Very well said Yeru. I only wish more people could grasp that concept. No amount of diplomacy is ever going to change anything in the Middle East. They fear one thing, the brute force of the U.S. Military. After 8 years of Clinton, likely none of them expected the response to 9/11. They were expecting a brief show of force that would placate the American people and then everything would quietly go back to normal. What they got was a president who would not "let it go", a president who will not stop at just launching a few Tomahawks and bombing a couple of aspirin factories in the middle of nowhere. Everyone over there knows that hell is about to be unleashed and that it's all their own fault.
Mike.
i am saving up to buy a porche 911,. .
please send checks to .
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i used to get into trouble for making light of the these phrases that some elders have told me are to be used only gods people.
lol that you all may know maybe:.
"well, brother that is very "commendable," just before the meeting ends the po says to those in attendance "brothers the time left is reduced," i once heard a co say to those seated during one of his talks "well now, we don't want to die at armageddon now do we, well of course not.
"Is that scriptural? Would you watch that film/TV programme if Jesus was in the room?"
Hmmm...the way I always heard that one Rebel was "would you watch/listen to that if the Circuit Overseer was in the room?".
Oh boy goofy phrases. I remember this one teacher in high school. He had an algebra class, not taught just had. That's why to this day algebra is still lost on me, he confused me that bad. Anyway he had his little catch phrases too. A few of us sat there one day and listed them. But that's another story.
Terminology of The Empire.
Spiritual -- All-encompassing adjective granting official approval from The Governing Body, hence from Jehovah himself.
Non/Un Spiritual -- All-encompassing adjective implying lack of approval from The Governing Body and Jehovah.
Weak -- Misses some meetings, puts in less than the minimum required congregation average hours in field service, doesn't comment at every meeting, owns a 2-door car, isn't "reaching out", etc.
Faithful -- lives on a minimum-wage income while pioneering, MS/elder if a male, has kissed and continues to kiss the asses of everyone in authority
Token Service -- puts in just the amount of hours as the congregation average and is not in the "in" crowd
Doing More -- accepted by the "in" crowd and auxilliary pioneers once or twice a year
Reaching Out -- sucks up to the CO
Zealous -- puts in more than the required number of hours as a pioneer
Marked -- not part of the "in" crowd
Matter of Conscience. Always used right along with the words "however" and "avoid".
Generation -- ???
Worldly -- Ubiquitous adjective denoting disaproval
Demonic -- More ominous adjective denoting disaproval
Satanic -- Adjective denoting ultimate disaproval
Bad Association -- Any contact with other people not approved by the local elders, CO, DO, or GB
Good Association -- The "in" crowd
Theocratic -- Officially sanctioned
Wholesome -- Approved by the GB
Upbuilding -- JW-sanitized, restricted, restrained, repressed, controlled, and boring
Good Comment -- Read the answer from the paragraph in your own words but saying the same thing as the paragraph says
Young People -- This is one I actually don't have a problem with. Better than calling them kids or children. They're young, they're people, why not? Yeah I know it's dub-speak but kids are people right? Young people. I'll let that one slide.
Ministerial Servants -- wanna-be elders going through the process of major ass-kissing to acheive the rank of elder.
Attendants -- wanna-be MS's going through the process of major ass-kissing to acheive the rank of MS.
Annointed -- takes a bite of stale crackers and washes it down with cheap red wine once a year.
Spiritual Paradise -- over-exaggerated description of happiness within The Empire
Materialism -- when a Witness who isn't in the "in" crowd buys a house, especially one that doesn't come on wheels.
Independent -- doesn't follow the Society's publications to the letter
Stumble others -- don't follow the Society's publications to the letter
Rebellious -- says "no" to an elder/CO/etc.
Mike.
Edited by - bendrr on 7 December 2002 21:42:17
the enduring human spirit of humor never seems to let me down.
please read the story below.
what do you all think of a jw action doll set?
my wife told me that last night a letter was read from the society, explaining how all printing operations in brooklyn were being moved to either walkill or patterson, and that worldwide there would be consolidation of the printing operations.
i know there have been rumors like this floating around here for the last month or so, but now it seems there is confirmation.
has anyone else heard about this letter being read?
Actually since the sale will bring in tens of millions of dollars, the Society will be distributing that cash to all current witnesses who have a publisher card on file. Because it was only by contributions of all of Jehovah's people that made it possible for the Society to be as rich as it is, they only thought it was fair to give back to the people that gave money to them.
You're totally wrong Jimbob! I have it from inside sources that even Metatron doesn't have what's really going to happen. The Brooklyn Heights properties will be sold very quietly and the proceeds deposited into a bank in the Cayman Islands. In order to avoid any taxes, the money must then be laundered back into the U.S. To accomplish this, the GB will use their branch in Nigeria. From Nigeria they will send emails to selected Witnesses with internet access. These Witnesses will be asked to provide their bank account numbers for the purpose of depositing some of the money, in return for which they will receive a small percentage as a reward. The GB will then use those bank account numbers to drain dry the accounts of the Witnesses and retire somewhere in the Carribean.
Mike.
anybody have any crazy stories about roommates from hell?
i had one who refused to move so i finally had to.
For a while I had kind of an "open door" policy. People crashed at my place all the time. One was this total loser who I found sleeping in his truck in my driveway one morning cause his parents kicked him out. So I felt sorry for him and took him in. He ended up mooching off me for 2 months or so. I finally kicked him out after seeing the phone bill he'd run up and finding out he'd stolen money from my truck.
After talking it over with the one legitimate roommate I did have (who actually paid his bills) I walked back into the living room where the mooch was laying on the couch, drew my pistol, and said "get your shoes and get the hell out of my house". He left crying.
Funny thing. A few years ago I ran into this loser again. I was at the counter at Meineke at the time and he comes in with some other low-life. This guy just starts smiling and says "hey man remember me?" I said in front of a waiting room full of customers "I sure do Tracy, you owe me $200 in rent, $800 for your phone bill, $300 for the money you and Jason stole from my truck, and about $100 for groceries". He stopped smiling and quickly left. My customers laughed their asses off.
Since then I've only had one other roommate and that only lasted a little over a month. The sex was great but this chick has got some major bats in her belfry and her kids were driving me nuts. I finally got tired of it and moved myself out. She came home one day to a big suprise, an empty house.
So I've learned my lesson: no roommates.
Mike.
p.s. Also learned another lesson: don't date chicks with kids.
Edited by - bendrr on 6 December 2002 20:13:8