i know there's no such word as "witnessy" but this can be a fun thread.
Ever notice how they (we!) would enunciate all the buzzwords, too? As if to stress how down with the lingo they (we!) were?
"Yes, well that was before the new understanding of the term 'generation.'"
"Afternoon arrangements are at 12:30 for service."
"Unfortunately, some suffer from fear of man."
i just watched "saved" with mandy moore and makauley culkin, about some kids in a so called "christian" high school.
some of the kids are very, very zealous, others quieter, others openly rebellious.
as the story unfolds, it becomes apparant who those are who are actually observing the teachings of jesus, and who are just giving lip service.
I didn't care for the movie. The triangle with the gay boyfriend, pregnant girl, and minister's son wasn't believable. What did the Jewish girl expect going to a private, religios school other than to subject herself to non-stop preaching? So I didn't feel sorry for her. She was quite nasty to Mandy Moore's character, who was only doing what she thought was right until she couldn't take it anymore and did something very human to absolve the problem. So overall, I just didn't buy it, although I do agree there were similarities.
Plus, and this is ironic coming from an atheist, it was rife with the same anti-religious cliches that have been around for ages: everyone's a hypocrite, the "heathens" are all good people, Christianity and homosexuality don't conflict, etc. That's every bit as slanted as the black-and-white worldview the writers were trying so hard to satirize.
frequently, in coming to this site, i have to laugh.
we read and carefully study much of.
the society's literature to a degree that vastly exceeds most witnesses.
Yeah, I've laughed a few times at the irony of it all.
We can't wait to get our hands on the newest literature, can't wait to comment on what we read, speak to others about leaving false religion and seeing the truth, and the most important bit of research we can do is read publications made by a (former) member of the Governing Body.
The more things change...
(this topic was first posted on google groups) .
well, not long after we got here, everyone was glad to see us.
joe had not gotten much sleep because it was two days travel and he.
kay_kay, there are so few decent women out there, no woman should ever have to settle for a guy who treats her like property. Not ever. I don't know you, but I've known many women who have been abused by men, and every single one of them has extremely low self esteem, and for no reason. They're all beautiful people, as I'm sure you are too. So treat yourself like the goddess you know you are!
i know there's no such word as "witnessy" but this can be a fun thread.
Setting: District Convention
Tone of Voice: Bombastic
Time: Second to last talk, and you're bored as hell
"...IN THESE CRITICAL TIMES HARD TO DEAL WITH, LET US BEWARE THAT 'THIS WHICH WE ARE REAPING, WE SHALL SURELY SOW.' NO, NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO 'SHRINK BACK IN DECLARING THE UTTERANCE OF THE SOVEREIGN LORD JEHOVAH.' SO LET US DO OUR UTMOST AS WE SPREAD THIS 'GOOD NEWS OF THE KINGDOM' IN EVERY LAND."
>>applause<<
"YOU PARENTS!! DO YOU NOT WISH TO INCULCATE IN YOUR YOUNG ONES A SENSE OF URGENCY REGARDING THE PREACHING WORK, AS WE BEHOLD THIS DAY DRAWING NEAR?"
>>applause<<
"YOU CHRISTIAN YOUTHS!! DO YOU NOT ALSO WISH TO SHARE IN THIS HEARTFELT, NEVER-TO-BE-REPEATED IN GATHERING WORK OF SUCH SHEEPLIKE ONES?"
>>applause<<
"YES, LET US ALL, YOUNG AND OLD ALIKE, TOGETHER JOIN IN THE MINISTRY, BUYING OUT THE OPPORTUNE TIME IN THESE CRITICAL LAST DAYS!!"
>>applause<<
i don't have too many crumby experiences, but i was just sitting here thinking about when i worked as a hostess at a local restaurant.
it was kind of a family-owned restaurant, and whoever had worked there for a long time still worked there no matter how @$@#^ their attitudes were.
i tried and tried to just be polite and have conversations with them but they didn't like me and were antagonizing me to the point of being in tears from the start.. there was one particular waitress who the men would walk in and specifically ask for..like walk up and whisper in your ear..."put me at a----'s table, please"..it wasn't too big of a mystery why all the men asked for her.. and one particular waitress made a habit of throwing the menu's at me when she wanted them put back after being used...like walk by me and throw them over her shoulder and i would be trying to catch them all.. there was also alot of he-said-she-said bullcrap.
Truth be told, I had alot of good times there. I got my hands on the keys to the electrical room and used it to have some fun of a carnal sort with the receptionist!
i was going to add this to a comment to a post of mine in rune's topic "why?
" (if anybody was paying attention to it) but i figured i would start my own thread on it.. i have always liked quotes, especially very profound life lessons revealed in a short quip.. one of my favorites is by michel de montaigne: .
"man is surely stark mad.
Here's my favorite God quote from Hollywood:
First Blood
Sheriff Teasle: Why would God in Heaven make a man like John Rambo?
Col. Trautman: God didn't make Rambo. I did!
And a close second:
Are they profound? No. But fun to say. Try it; you'll see what I mean!Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Kirk: What would God need with a starship?
i was a witness for over forty years and for most of that time the "new world" "paradise" was not a place i ever wanted to live in.. there are many aspects of life in the 21st century that are great and i wouldn't want to give up.
tv, internet, blues/jazz clubs etc etc.. i may be shallow.
but there were other better reasons millions of people would have gone, wiped out by god: this never sat easy with me.. i told my elder father that i wouldn't want to live five minutes in god's new system, knowing that people i loved, had been killed by god because they didn't love him in the way he wanted.. just telling my father that has made me really wake up to how i really feel about my ex religion.. does a paradise earth as jw's depict appeal to you?
Can you imagine?
"Goddammit! The lion is hogging all the bird seed again. >>banging on window screem<< GET OUT OF HERE!!! Go on!"
Yeah, I remember coming to that epiphany at a circuit assembly once. In a crowd of 1,200 people, I never felt so alone. I looked around and thought these are the people I want to spend forever with? No way.
i don't have too many crumby experiences, but i was just sitting here thinking about when i worked as a hostess at a local restaurant.
it was kind of a family-owned restaurant, and whoever had worked there for a long time still worked there no matter how @$@#^ their attitudes were.
i tried and tried to just be polite and have conversations with them but they didn't like me and were antagonizing me to the point of being in tears from the start.. there was one particular waitress who the men would walk in and specifically ask for..like walk up and whisper in your ear..."put me at a----'s table, please"..it wasn't too big of a mystery why all the men asked for her.. and one particular waitress made a habit of throwing the menu's at me when she wanted them put back after being used...like walk by me and throw them over her shoulder and i would be trying to catch them all.. there was also alot of he-said-she-said bullcrap.
Actually, I had a similar experience at Target and walked out one night after two years, which I understand got me blacklisted from working at the company. Big deal, right? In the mean time I went to and graduated college, and guess what? All kinds of good corporate jobs in my field keep appearing at Target Corp, Target.com, etc!
periodically, we post about what we realize were good fables that were spoken as "gospel".
smurfs running up and down the aisles of the hall is a well known one......any you remember???
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The guy who could use the force to open his drapes got that way reading about UFOs, if I remember correctly. When I heard that story, I thought, "Cool!" -Source: Public Talk
On a variation of Winston Smith's story, a group of elders approached the owners of a stadium to rent it for a DC. When the time came they found a large Satanic banner for an upcoming rock concert. The owners refused to take it down. Well, along came a thunderstorm and "ripped the banner in two." -Source: Circuit Assembly
A sister in Japan was preaching alone and came upon a bar known as a hang out for a motorcycle gang. Bravely, she went inside, and the response was so great that she didn't have enough literature to place. So, one ofthe gang members offered her a ride on the back of his motorcycle to the local branch office to get more books and magazines. When the branch office was unable to help, the motorcycle guy slammed his fist down and demanded they give the lady some decent customer service, much to the amusement of the Jainseville Assembly Hall. Of course, most of the gang became Witnesses in short order. -Source: Circuit Assembly
In another incredibly foreign country, a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far, away, once upon a time, Brother FakeName witnessed to the local prison population. Sure enough, the biggest, meanest, nastiest prisoner on death row became a die-hard JW. Special permission was given by the warden to baptize him. Well, he apologized to the guards for his former behaviour, but the sentence was never commuted. The Brother FakeName accompanied the prisoner to his hanging, and as the trap door fell away, the prisoner whispered, "Jehovah, help." BUT... the guard closest to him heard what he REALLY said, "Jehovah, help Brother FakeName." Aww. -Source: Circuit Assembly
EDIT: Blondie, you are so awesome for finding that Rwanda story! Once again you've demostrated your reputation.
