They can't go streaking in public. Or have oral sex. lol This one was already mentioned but what a dumb freaking rule, I mean for god sakes who the heck would be against oral sex? Only some grumpy old farts at bethel who can't get it up anymore I guess.
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it'd be easier to post what JWs can do:
I definetly agree. lol Ummm they can't burn all their JW books and magazines and roast wieners and marshmallows.
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i say it was j.r. rutherford and i sum up my reason in one word as follows;
greed
greed for power and money.
Well so far we have Old Drunken Brother Rutherford in the lead by a mile, followed by the Slick Policy man Knorr, a close third being Franz, then Russell and last place going to Adams. But I agree on the point that they are all corrupt but I still think the Judge takes the prize. lol Let the votes continue.
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i say it was j.r. rutherford and i sum up my reason in one word as follows;
greed
greed for power and money.
Yep besides of all them. lol But I know what you mean Ohio Cowboy.
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so today, after the meeting, one of the elders from my jc walks up to me and my mother and asks if we had time to talk.
thankfully, i had to get to work, and mom wasn't feeling great.
we said today wasn't good.. so basiccally he said that he and another brother want to meet with us on wednsday night, after the tms, to "see how things are going".. so here's quandry:.
This is where you make or break my friend. Many of us faced this same circumstance and my advice is the same as the rest here don't back down one bit but make your stand.
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at the meeting sunday that i visit this site.
and man we had a long heated discussion.
after about three hrs of going back and forth i just left and man, do i have some great news!!!!!!!!!!!!
Welcome DEFD. I have to say that was friggin funny. Didnt think you would argue with the elders but made me laugh pretty good this morning. I can picture the geico commercials in my head. lol
Were the 'other woman'. Watch out, were gonna phone you while youre at the meetings and whisper dirty things down the phone to you like '1914', 'crisis of conscience' and 'silentlambs'.
Damn Katie where were you when I was a good witness boy studying my sunday morning watchtower.
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i say it was j.r. rutherford and i sum up my reason in one word as follows;
greed
greed for power and money.
I say it was J.R. Rutherford and I sum up my reason in one word as follows;
GREED
Greed for power and money. Who do you all think was the worst, cruelest, or most corrupt?
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what does roflmfao mean?
i know lmfao...but what does rof mean?
stop laughing at me
ROTFLMMFAO
Id type out what that one abbreviates but I think I would get in trouble. lol
I think that I know all these terms means I chat way too much.
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edited because my format was all messed up. Argggh puters.
who made up the words "the truth" .
if this was an invention, they would be millionaires.
being called the truth really sets the statement apart from lets say.....the lies.
Again their use of the term is due not because they claim to be in possession of absolute Truth but because they are under the belief (mistakenly in some instances) that their faith is entirely "bible based" and therefore is the "Truth" since the Bible itself is viewed as the "Truth."
I don't totally buy this explanation. Their is to me a definate psychological factor that plays out in their use of such jargon and its a common practice used by cults and high control groups. I also agree with Doofdaddy point on it stops one from seeking further knowledge since it has already biased in their minds that they have the truth. No further searching would be necessary in the witness mind. Ticker
who made up the words "the truth" .
if this was an invention, they would be millionaires.
being called the truth really sets the statement apart from lets say.....the lies.
I did some searching for another thread which kind of answers this. The term "the truth" has been used for centuries. Used by such ones as George Fox founder of the Quakers, and on and on. It's not an uncommon term and nothing new.
while generally feeling and claiming that their views and beliefs, etc. are "correct," they do not claim that their faith is the Truth in the absolute sense of the word.
Maybe they don't officially claim that but try and show a JW mistakes from their own literature and see if they agree on this.
Theirs logical reasoning behind using such terminology, it sets up a loaded language or jargon that is unique within the group, that is used to set up a bias in the R & F's mind that the JW's are the only true religion. It manipulates their thoughts and further distances them from the norms of society, effectively giving them a feeling of elitness and seperatism.
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