They are forbidden??? Forbidden?? That is truly the first time I hear they are forbidden. At the KH where I go, most buy them and talk about them. Talk about which flavors they like and how they are eaten best when you pull them right out of the freezer. I'm serious. After reading some of the things on this site, I am starting to think that people at our KH are pretty lenient about many things.
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Have you purchased your Girl Scout cookies?
by Thechickennest ineven when i was active with the cult i always bought the forbidden cookies....my mother-in-law a lifer in the borg, always forbid my wife to even take a bite of one, let alone purchase them!
my wife works in a small doctors office everyday with two witness gals.
gets real dicey at times with my wife being dissassociated.
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Did YOU Ever Experience A "Spiritual Paradise"????
by minimus inthe watchtower society regularly talks about how jehovah's witnesses are unique.
so unique----they alone enjoy a "spiritual paradise".
while you were a witness, were you ever in "spiritual paradise"??
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fairchild
A spiritual paradise? Would be nice. I seem to be experiencing the opposite. A constant guilt, and I really mean a constant guilt. Guilt about smoking, guilt about missing a meeting, guilt about not looking up every scripture for the WT study or the book study, guilt about being on this website, guilt when I fall asleep without finishing my entire bible reading for the day, guilt about buying a raffle ticket to support a poor family whose house burned down, guilt about feeling good when I am with my 'worldy' friends, guilt about not being baptized after an eternity of personal bible study, guilt about not putting Jehovah first in my life. Okay, I'll stop here, but I could go on for a very long time.. I used to be happy and I'm serious. My spiritual paradise used to consist of a feeling that God was ever present in every hour of the day. It seems lately, I don't feel His presence anymore and it saddens me. It saddens me more than I can say.
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Women in the congregation
by fairchild inthe fact that women are not allowed to address the congregation directly is something that really bothers me.
is there a bible scripture, indicating that such should be the case?
furthermore, something as simple as passing a mike cannot be done by a woman.
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One assigned to this privilege should also be a good example in the congregation. Must the reader be a baptized brother? This is preferable but not a requirement. If none of the baptized brothers in the group are good readers, the book study conductor may decide just who in his group would be able to read in a way that would be of the greatest benefit to all in attendance. At times this may require using sisters at the book studies. It is helpful to assign readers in advance.
Wow, this is definitely NOT the case in our book study.
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Women in the congregation
by fairchild inthe fact that women are not allowed to address the congregation directly is something that really bothers me.
is there a bible scripture, indicating that such should be the case?
furthermore, something as simple as passing a mike cannot be done by a woman.
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Country girl, your post made me smile. Here they don't use napkins, they usually bring an oversized hat.
Peppermints, I understand that we are subject to men, but I can't help wondering how not passing a mike shows that subjection. As a matter of fact, wouldn't it make more sense for women to pass a mike? (Like serve the man by handing him a mike when he wants to say something?) Obviously, I'm kidding here, but it makes sense, doesn't it?
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Women in the congregation
by fairchild inthe fact that women are not allowed to address the congregation directly is something that really bothers me.
is there a bible scripture, indicating that such should be the case?
furthermore, something as simple as passing a mike cannot be done by a woman.
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Thanks, under74. That's kind of what I thought. Drawing attention to oneself is probably not a good thing to do. But would that be the same, for males as well as for females?
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Slow to help....Quick to punish!
by FreedomFrog inok...thought this was interesting.. mom called this morning practically begging me to go to the jc meeting that's coming up this weekend.
i explained that i had asked 6 different elders to get a study started with me within a span of 4 years because i was "feeling weak".
each time i asked for a study i would say "i need help because i'm losing faith".
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Sorry for barging in here, but what exactly is a JC meeting?
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What is your favorite sandwich?
by Jez in.
ok, mine is either:.
peanut butter and mayo or cheez whiz and mayo
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fairchild
White bread, swiss cheese, acocado and tomato.
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Women in the congregation
by fairchild inthe fact that women are not allowed to address the congregation directly is something that really bothers me.
is there a bible scripture, indicating that such should be the case?
furthermore, something as simple as passing a mike cannot be done by a woman.
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The fact that women are not allowed to address the congregation directly is something that really bothers me. I don't know exactly why, but it does. Is there a bible scripture, indicating that such should be the case? Furthermore, something as simple as passing a mike cannot be done by a woman. Why not? A woman reading a paragraph during the bookstudy seems out of the question. Why?
This reminds me, we have a small book study group, consisting mainly of women. With only 3 adult males, it is needless to say that there isn't much choice as to who is going to read. The guy who usually does the reading has a very hard time doing it. He hopelessly stumbles over every word that consists of more than 6 letters. On the other hand, there are several women present who are excellent readers, but they are not allowed to do it.
I really would like to know the biblical grounds -if any- for the participation (or lack thereof) of women in the congregation.
Let me add a personal dilemma to this. I live in a small town and write for a local paper. My first book will be on the market in 2006. Because I like to stay ahead of the game, I have already started the promotion of my book, through local TV and papers. Being female and a regular at the KH, I have been trying to find out how the JW react to this. Believe it or not, I can't figure it out. It seems every time I bring up the subject of my book being published, they start talking about something else, but this might be coincidence. Does anyone here think that being a (female) published author would cause a problem for me in the congregation?
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Loving This Winter
by Carmel inwish i could share with you all the joys of a new natual gas insert in the fireplace!
dang!
sitting here watching the wind and rain and storm outside with the warmth of a fire without having to cut wood and pack it up the stairs and get wood scraps all over the carpet!
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Enjoy your fire. I hate winter with a passion I can't even begin to convey. Of course, living in the mountains in one of the coldest parts of the US doesn't help. The 6 months of snow each year don't help either.
Anyway, enjoy your fire.
*We're only 64 days away from springtime.
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Drinking
by peggy ini went to the meeting today.
i had to force myself to go.
i entered late, sat with a friend.
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fairchild
I wanted to see and hear how the watchtower on alcohol was handled.
Yes, I went to the WT study as well this morning. In the KH where I go, I thought it was handled very well. However, I know for a fact that some people in the KH drink too much. (More than the average person I know). I used to run a restaurant, and many people from the KH were regulars there, so I know about their (ab)use of alcohol.
The article brought up the scripture in 2Cor. 7:1 which is usually used in regards to smoking. Although I hate myself for it, I am a smoker, but I don't think it is fair that people would use that scripture on me, while they go out on the weekends and drink too much.
As for alcohol, it destroyed my whole family to the point where my siblings and myself spent half of our youth in orphanages. Later, my fiancee was killed in a car accident, he was too drunk to drive when his car hit that tree. My best friend is going through an ugly divorce, his wife has been an alcoholic for about 10 years, destroying his life and preventing their two beautiful children from having a normal childhood.
I truly believe that alcohol has destroyed many more lives than smoking has. Let's not only consider drunk related fatal accidents, or drunk related fatal illnesses, but we should also consider the millions of innocent children of alcoholics, who see their childhood destroyed by the unfortunate drinking habits of their parents. And let us not forget the close family and friends of alcoholics, who often suffer tremendoulsy.
If anything should be forbidden for a true Christian, it should be alcohol. Everyone hides behind the fact that Jesus had an alcoholic beverage now and then, so it should be okay. Fact is, that it is obviously NOT okay.
Needless to say, I don't drink. Never have and never will.