persecution: sometime around late 1973 early 1974, when jws everywhere were in eager anticipation of armageddon breaking out, we also feared something else.
prior to armageddon, there would be the great tribulation, and just about this time we expected heavy persecution, so much so, that is was hard to help bible studies (newbies) to get over this fear.. service meeting part: during a service meeting, the elder giving the part was speaking about such persecution and of course all this was prefaced with our obedience to jehovah and his organization, doing all the works, meetings, etc.
.... ... as he spoke, there was suddenly loud banging on all of our entry-exit doors.
Hi AMAZING.
Yes, fear is the name of the game! I remember elders using fear to boost meeting attendance.
For example, I remember hearing it suggested that we may need to hear special instructions from the WTS at the onset of the Great Tribulation, and the likely place would be at the KH. Those who were not in attendance may end up losing their lives.
FEAR!!! A powerful tool of the WTS.
Boozy
i know this is kind of like shooting fish in a barrel, but i just have to share this email i got a few minutes ago.
i think it encapsulates the response many will have, no matter what is said about the molestation issue.
i invite you read it, put yourself in my shoes, and see how you might offer a response.
Such IGNORANCE!!!
It is amazing how the JW hierarchy will "sacrifice" an R&F member to "make a point", but will overlook, er, COVER UP the actions of their "elite" members for the sake of not looking bad.
The writer of that email needs to wake up and smell the crap that the BORG is shoveling.
Pedophilia is NOT a simple "mistake." It is a disgusting, premeditated act in that a person must constantly surround themselves with new victims, trick them into trusting them, and then "strike."
And who the hell is looking for perfection in an organization? How just holding to the moral standards that they preach so vociferously about? Their claims of being such a morally abiding "people" has been severely compromised when it comes to this subject ALONE.
All I can say is UGHHHH!!!!!
Boozy
hey, i thought these were cute!!!.
100 tips for moms .
mom's hint #001: cut off the crusts.. mom's hint #002: make real cocoa.
Hey, I thought these were cute!!!
100 Tips For Moms
MOM'S HINT #001: Cut off the crusts.
MOM'S HINT #002: Make real cocoa.
MOM'S HINT #003: Hang their drawings on the fridge.
MOM'S HINT #004: Say the clay ashtray is what you always wanted.
MOM'S HINT #005: Sing silly songs.
MOM'S HINT #006: Make goofy faces.
MOM'S HINT #007: Let them take off the training wheels.
MOM'S HINT #008: Remind the Tooth Fairy about inflation.
MOM'S HINT #009: Buy a good stain remover. MOM'S HINT #010: Let them keep the kitten. MOM'S HINT #011: Remember when YOU misbehaved.
MOM'S HINT #012: If you don't know, say so. MOM'S HINT #013: Let grandma spoil them. MOM'S HINT #014: Let them stay up just a little bit longer.
MOM'S HINT #015: Lock up the good china. MOM'S HINT #016: Tickle.
MOM'S HINT #017: Be a good sport.
MOM'S HINT #018: Be a good friend.
MOM'S HINT #019: Smile when your mother-in-law gives you advice.
MOM'S HINT #020: ALL mothers are working mothers.
MOM'S HINT #021: Ultimatums don't work.
MOM'S HINT #022: Bribes work.
MOM'S HINT #023: Hysteria will get you nowhere.
MOM'S HINT #024: Their first summer at camp is murder.
MOM'S HINT #025: Let them lick the spoon. MOM'S HINT #026: Learn lots of lullabies. MOM'S HINT #027: Breastfeeding in public goes over better in Europe.
MOM'S HINT #028: Learn to handle sleep deprivation.
MOM'S HINT #029: Have an answer ready for "Where do babies come from?"
MOM'S HINT #030: Don't flinch when they grow taller than you.
MOM'S HINT #031: Going to college don't mean they won't come back.
MOM'S HINT #032: Don't teach them to parallel park.
MOM'S HINT #033: Be consistent.
MOM'S HINT #034: Think quick.
MOM'S HINT #035: Improvise.
MOM'S HINT #036: Sympathize.
MOM'S HINT #037: Remember: It's just a phase.
MOM'S HINT #038: "Wait till your father gets home" is a cop-out.
MOM'S HINT #039: "Because I said so" is a good reason.
MOM'S HINT #040: Never tell them how much they'll inherit.
MOM'S HINT #041: Teach them four precious words: "We can't afford it.".
MOM'S HINT #042: Carry Wash'n Dri.
MOM'S HINT #043: Smile when you change that diaper.
MOM'S HINT #044: It's absolutely okay to say "No".
MOM'S HINT #045: Buy chunky peanut butter in jumbo jars.
MOM'S HINT #046: Run a credit line at the toy store.
MOM'S HINT #047: Forget suede.
MOM'S HINT #048: Teachers ARE underpaid. MOM'S HINT #049: Learn the rules of football. MOM'S HINT #050: Teach them to write thank you notes.
MOM'S HINT #051: Your teenage daughter WILL find you embarrassing.
MOM'S HINT #052: Cheese food is not cheese. MOM'S HINT #053: Thirteen is too late to put them up for adoption.
MOM'S HINT #054: Potty training builds character (yours.)
MOM'S HINT #055: Sibling rivalry builds character (theirs.)
MOM'S HINT #056: Worry, worry, worry.
MOM'S HINT #057: Childbirth is not for wimps. MOM'S HINT #058: Stretch marks are a badge of honor.
MOM'S HINT #059: Half your brain leaves with the placenta.
MOM'S HINT #060: Donate pre-pregnancy jeans to charity.
MOM'S HINT #061: Don't read the label on baby formula.
MOM'S HINT #062: With luck, they'll call you once a week when they leave.
MOM'S HINT #063: With luck, they won't call collect.
MOM'S HINT #064: With luck, they'll pay for their own therapy when grown.
MOM'S HINT #065: No matter what, they'll always be your babies.
MOM'S HINT #066: The older they get, the wiser you'll seem.
MOM'S HINT #067: Just when you've got them figured out, they change.
MOM'S HINT #068: Kiss it and make it better. MOM'S HINT #069: Make ice cube popsicles. MOM'S HINT #070: If you promised, do it. MOM'S HINT #071: Watch what you promise. MOM'S HINT #072: When in doubt, say "We'll see."
MOM'S HINT #073: Bunk beds are cool.
MOM'S HINT #074: You'll sometimes act just like YOUR mother.
MOM'S HINT #075: Buy Permapress.
MOM'S HINT #076: Use the honor system.
MOM'S HINT #077: You can only shoot so much videotape.
MOM'S HINT #078: Pose good questions.
MOM'S HINT #079: Colic happens.
MOM'S HINT #080: Cowlicks happen.
MOM'S HINT #081: Look what being a martyr got Joan of Arc.
MOM'S HINT #082: A dishwasher is not a luxury.
MOM'S HINT #083: The new math is harder than the old math.
MOM'S HINT #084: Let's hear it for leftovers. MOM'S HINT #085: Don't leave their teddy bear behind.
MOM'S HINT #086: Learn to make daisy chains.
MOM'S HINT #087: Not everyone can be a valedictorian.
MOM'S HINT #088: They're never too old to scold.
MOM'S HINT #089: They're never too big to hug.
MOM'S HINT #090: They're never too smart to receive some good advice.
MOM'S HINT #091: They're never too rich to take home your leftovers.
MOM'S HINT #092: Don't remind your grown son you changed his diapers.
MOM'S HINT #093: If they grow up to be doctors, take the credit.
MOM'S HINT #094: If they grow up to be lawyers, don't take the blame.
MOM'S HINT #095: If they become pro-athletes, take the house & car.
MOM'S HINT #096: If they become politicians they were switched at birth.
MOM'S HINT #097: Don't teach the kids your fear of bugs.
MOM'S HINT #098: Take them to a petting zoo. MOM'S HINT #099: Don't use a pediatrician who isn't a parent.
MOM'S HINT #100: You can never have too many Kleenex.
Boozy
(more to come)
well, here it is, after almost 20 years 12 of those serving in position of responsibility it comes down to my spiritual execution(jw style).
allow me to explain.
for those who you who still remember me from h20 under the name truthexodus i came to post my experience as an elder of local congregation in nyc area.
Hi Exodus.....YES, you are FREE AT LAST!!!
On behalf of my brother, WORF, I say, you are welcome!!! I am sure when he viewsthe board he will continue to lend you his unwavering support.
Boozy
the whole idea of disfellowshipping someone from the congregation has always been a source of contention with me.
maybe it's because they disfellowshipped my husband a month before we got married for something totally lame (i would go into it but then it would give my identity away).
just trust me when i tell you that it was only done out of jealousy.
Isnt it funny how often the magazines tell JWs that humans are gregarious by nature, that is, they naturally desire the association of other humans? Also, the oft quoted scripture about isolating oneself?
Of course, these things are FINE as long as you are attempting to associate wih JWs. But, when they decide to pull the carpet out from underneath you by DFing, you must accept "discipline", suck it up, and live as a f-----g hermit until you get reinstated.
Yes, when THEY decide, you must go against your God-given natural desire for human association.
Such HYPOCRISY!!!
Boozy, whos made lots of good griends since being DF'd, and who decides for himself who to associate with-using my brain as well.
i noticed a common link in several pictures from recent mags...ok the only mags i have read recently:.
what's with yellow turtle-neck sweaters?
does the wts have a small wardrobe of "modest" clothes for sisters to wear in the photos?
Perhaps theres a surplus of Yellow Turtleneck Sweaters(YTS's). and the WTS got a a good wholesale deal. Maybe they invested some poor elderly sisters life savings in a YTS factory. Or just possibly, these are YTS's back from a leasing deal, and they are creating a market by showing them in every magazine pic they can.
Boozy, who with comments like these, maybe needs to stop sampling the goods.
LOL
dear fellow witnesses of the true god jehovah,.
with all the anti-watchtower information that has been spreading all over the world via the internet, it becomes all the.
more important to stay close to jehovah and his organization.
Carlo is right. Ray Franz can be much more helpful if he repents and returns to the "troof". Come to think of it, I will write my request for reinstatement also, and wait in line behind Ray.
Oh, how I do miss "NEW LIGHT"!!! This is sooooo exciting!!!
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Boozy
*** w97 4/15 23 weddings that honor jehovah ***.
i simply love reading the watchtower.
there is so many fine, timely advices to get, and i simply cants understand all the people here whining about the watchtower being a mind controlling cult.
Speaking of weddings, my first wife insisted on an all-out bash. way too many people for my liking. YES, it was a JW wedding. In retrospect, it was just plain GAUDY, LOL.
Anyway, in my last congregation, I was telling my best friend about the wedding, and he produced a WT article which pretty much summed up some pretty unique details about my wedding. He said, "So, they were writing about YOUR wedding!!"
WoW!! I got dis-HONORABLE MENTION in a WT.
WOOOOHOOOO,
Boozy
alejandro n. mayorkas .
united states attorney .
central district of california .
Charitable causes? It seems his favorite charity was HIMSELF!!!
Boozy
this summer i wanted to give my son a religious education.
by "religious education" i mean that i wanted to educate him about various religions without indoctrinating him to believe any specific way.
i want him to be knowledgable enough to be culturally literate and able to make an informed decision about his spiritual needs.. we have been reading together in genesis, but i also browsed at the library to find a book that might give us more detail about specific religious beliefs.
Hi Ginny,
Its funny, you could JW's for "religion" & "good people" in those excerpts and it will seem like a WTS book.
Boozy
