one of my pet peeves is being behind a too slow driver.
it "drives" me crazy!
Mobile phone ringtones - remember when mobiles first came out? They sounded like phones. NOW they sound like anything BUT phones. And there are constant TV and magazine adverts for ringtones....
..oh and those people in supermarkets who are communicating on their mobile what is on the shelves...you know them, '''I'm by the frozen fish, they haven't got what's on yor list - how about a bit of haddock instead....?''
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if it can be proved the gb of jw's is not a false prophet in 50 words or less i will grovel at their feet and beg them to let me back in.
Last conversation I had with a JW about 1914, was that they prophesied that year CORRECTLY, as that is when, totally unexpectedly, World War I (which signalled the Time of The End) broke out.....can't argue with History.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/ebayisapi.dll?viewitem&category=366&item=6157457202&rd=1&sspagename=wdvw
you will have to copy and paste the link into your address bar..
i thought the starting bid was a nice touch !
IP_SEC - don't you think the vendor has already done that? lol
rwagoner - I can't wait! Hurry...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/ebayisapi.dll?viewitem&category=366&item=6157457202&rd=1&sspagename=wdvw
you will have to copy and paste the link into your address bar..
i thought the starting bid was a nice touch !
Very naughty! - and very funny........I wonder if The ''Brooklyn Brothers'' have seen this?
hello everyone, you have probably read some of my posts but i wish to tell a little more about my story, not all of it but just to give a mindset of where i stand and how i feel.. i had been a witness since childhood as i had been indoctrinated at a very young age by a zealous grandmother who had devoted her life to an organization.
like i had stated before i have come to realize she was serving a image of god created for her consumption by imperfect men, but none the less i know she meant well in her actions.
i have always had a good heart toword others and god, and though at times it troubles me to think of how i used to carry the jw mindset of judging others viewpoints and faith, not intentionally but because of being molded into such a form through misdirected thinking.
I read every word, welcome Ticker. I sometimes think (and perhaps it's just me, it usually is), that those who have to ''fake'' showing Love feel threatened by, and are envious of those who genuinely do show Love. Actions are greater than words...
i would think with all that the governing body is faced with that they must feel some form of isolation even at bethel.
they must worry all the time that soon thier little world will come crashing down especially with the brutal exposer the internet is providing.
i'm also sure that they wonder who will be the next to turn states evidence against them in some legal case they face now or in the furure.. with all the very clear information on the internet exposeing the governing body thate soon some higher up will get deprogramed that have been privy to some very damaging information perhaps from the accounting or the legal department that could send thier asses to jail.
Exactly Badboy - and if Faith is lacking (ie, trusting in Jehovah to keep the Organisation ''clean''), then paranoia will surely take its place.
so how's things?
been really humid in new south these past few days with afternoon storms.
right now the refreshing rain is falling and mrs ozzie and i are enjoying a(nother) box of ferrero rocher chocs.
That's so sad alw - what I want to respond is a tad harsh, so it's better that I keep quiet, lol!
For me (lots!) but The Revelation Book sticks in my mind - not the contents, but the disclaimer at the beginning - and it was as if I was the only person to see it!
so here comes patdp very soon.
it's not as bad as ipalfatn i & ii, but still its based on the idea of 607 and 1914.. how have any of you ex or current book study overseers handled this problem.
i'd like not to conduct but thats not really an option.
I think it's great what you're doing IP_SEC, Willy and doin - God gave us the ability to reason and question, the ''Society'' have taken that from us.
often these would reveal how flimsy their thinking was, or how much it had changed
Sadly, though, I don't believe the average JW will notice anything amiss - because they accept what is printed in the literature, they don't have to give it any 'thought' - it's God's Word. Any changes they MAY notice, are just perceived as 'amendment'.
the wts & its various corporations are a behemoth, rudderless ship with no one at the helm; only concerned with self-preservation.
the result is an inflexible organization slow to make change and not interested in the welfare & rights of individual members.. the internet and boards such as this allow for excellent communication and freedom of information.. because the internet is free and provides relative anonymity it has proven to be one of the greatest threats to the wts.. the wts leaders could be proactive and act in an ethical way, but they'd rather react when a perceived "threat" arises -- telling members to avoid the internet, shun family members, do more/stay busy, and so on.. as jt used to say, "i love this 'net thang".
dmp
.....Imagine, you could full time Pioneer from the comfort of your own PC, lol...
the wts & its various corporations are a behemoth, rudderless ship with no one at the helm; only concerned with self-preservation.
the result is an inflexible organization slow to make change and not interested in the welfare & rights of individual members.. the internet and boards such as this allow for excellent communication and freedom of information.. because the internet is free and provides relative anonymity it has proven to be one of the greatest threats to the wts.. the wts leaders could be proactive and act in an ethical way, but they'd rather react when a perceived "threat" arises -- telling members to avoid the internet, shun family members, do more/stay busy, and so on.. as jt used to say, "i love this 'net thang".
dmp
Good posting Rosemary - maybe ''J'' was 'counting time' Witnessing in chat rooms?
