Tristram

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  In the Interests of Unity Between us Brits and You Yanks...

  by creativhoney in

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  tally ho!

  i thought it might be jolly nice to have a thread that dispels the myths about each others cultures.

  so from little britain i hope y'all respond and we can turn this into a nice chat.

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  Warning: F-bomb inside:

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  Wish I could find the clip where Avi says "How about English, Tony? I thought the country spawned the f-ing language and so far no one here seems to speak it."
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  What's the worst you ever experienced while preaching?

  by Newborn in

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  i was once threatened with a rifle.

  that was scary...but hey...what didn't we suffer for the good news.

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  Asked for a cogent explanation of JW beliefs...
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  Which sex is most faithfull?

  by highdose in

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  out of the brothers and sisters, which sex is most likely to leave the jw's?

  does anyone have any theorys?.

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  Deleted - didn't read the original post carefully...thought we were talking about "faithful to each other."
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  How Many JWs Stay In & Are Not "True Believers"?

  by minimus in

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  how many are simply there because they don't care about religion and "where would they go"?.

  how many have sold their souls just to remain in "friendships" and "family"?.

  i think there are tons of jehovah's witnesses in name only.. .

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  Methinks 60/40 "true believers" (lock, stock and barrell everything that is taught is 100% true.)

  The other 40% is a mix of downright nonbelievers who stay in it for the friendship, family and social structure. Then there are those on all levels of the org. who question certain doctrines, positions or interpretations of scripture. Then there is that large cadre of "believers" in the doctrine and that it is the truth, but with the secret lifestyle that belies what they should be doing if they were 100%. Stuff like getting drunk, rated R movies, "questionable" rock concerts, extending to more "serious" wrongs.
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  A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. From the Nov 1 WT

  by life is to short in

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  the november 1st public wt has an article on "do you need to learn hebrew and greek?

  " funny is it not that they feel we do not need too.

  anywho on page 21 of said wt.

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  Blondie said:

  The WTS is always encouraging jws to move to a foreign-language congregation to help out. Why is learning a new language in this case not discouraged? Does this mean no one should apply to Gilead?

  Exactly what I thought when I read this. There are classes for Russian, Chinese, whatever foreign language is prominent in any given area. Using the WT logic, wouldn't learning these be considered time consuming and difficult (especially Chinese!) Why is doing this encouraged yet not learning Biblical languages?
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  Funny password...or whatever it is

  by Tristram in

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  this is not a joke...though i found it humorous.. logging in this morning, in that field where you type the squiggly words after your password...the first word was "tristram", my user name.

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  to quote stewie, "it's funny to me.

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  Hah, cool. One of my favorite books. That's where I got my name.
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  Funny password...or whatever it is

  by Tristram in

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  this is not a joke...though i found it humorous.. logging in this morning, in that field where you type the squiggly words after your password...the first word was "tristram", my user name.

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  to quote stewie, "it's funny to me.

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  This is not a joke...though I found it humorous.

  Logging in this morning, in that field where you type the squiggly words after your password...the first word was "Tristram", my user name.

  To quote Stewie, "It's funny to me."
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  Is it alowed to watch / read Harry Potter movies (books) in your area?....

  by Albert Einstein in

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  is it alowed to watch / read harry potter movies (books) in your area?.

  in my country (eastern europe) it is viewed mostly as "unexemplary" , although many kids have harry potter dvds at home, but nobody talks about it .... at circuit assembly one speaker warned, that "some might be tempted to watch a movie, with a little witch .... (of course it is very dangerous and we must stay away!!!)".

  when i started my departure several months ago, i made sure my son has all movies on dvd and i openly talk about it with dubs who visit our home - how nice the movies are - ... nobody so far dared to react.... albert .

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  In this area:

  Harry Potter: No! Demonized!

  Lord of the Rings: Yay! Let's all go see it!
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  Elders and texting

  by Iwonder17 in

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  not sure if this was caught on in your cong or not, but now our service overseers text everyone in their group for their field service time.. now i understand that texting and email are good tools, i use them everyday.

  but how impersonal can you be.

  espicially when it comes to "life saving work".

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  That is, until they start mentioning the "danger" of texting at the next Big Boasting Session. Already I am hearing talks about this issue (look for them at your a$$embly hell). At which point, they will lump texting along with the other social networks as rendering one "bad associations".

  There was a part at the D.C. about texting a few years ago. It seemed rather silly to me to be gathered for "spiritual edification" and then hear 15+ minutes on texting and not showing proper appreciation for the spiritual provisions at hand. But that was the last I ever heard of it. Maybe the GB realized that is one thing that they cannot, and never will be, able to control.
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  Did the elders ignore you when you need their help?

  by asilentone in

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  Tristram

  When you really, really, really need some help or guidance, you may get a shepherding call once. They may be fairly sincere in seeming like they want to help. However, if the problem persists, most will throw up their hands as if they've done all they can do and walk away.

  However, if you have violated the most minute JW letter of the law, you will be pounced on by a pitbull who will not let go until the smallest detail of your infraction is uncovered and exposed.

  Speaking from personal experience. I am sympathetic to a point with them as they are run ragged by the organization and can simply do so much to the point of exhaustion. Whenever the topic of "elders" is addressed in a publication or at the meeting, though, the emphasis is always placed on "shepherding the flock." There is very little of that, but a lot of policing.