I think we all liked the COC book much more because we could all relate to it, but ISOCF is just another view of Christanity.
The Lone Ranger
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HELP ME, HELP ME...PLEASE!!!
by Quentin interry gave me a copy of "in search of christian freedom"...no disrespect to ray franz...i am bored to tears....can't get past the frist chapter...soaked up coc, turned around and soaked it up again.... highly recomend coc to any jw (one that's not brain dead) or ex-jw (also not brain dead) who needs to know something about how the tower works....great book.... sigh, i seem to no longer have the attention span it takes to read a book of this depth....a sad commentary on me...has the internet dumbed some people down to the point that they can no longer read a book?
if that's what's happended somebody shoot me please... .
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by QuestioningEverything ini am having trouble getting my posts to show up, guess i'll get better with time.
i have a question- ray franz wrote his book in the 1980's.
he said that the gb used a 2/3's vote to enact new policies, etc.
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The Lone Ranger
I am certain that nothing has changed, about a month ago we had a WT on "Yielding" which basically means "give way" "Surrender". The WT conductor mentioned that in an Elders meetings (or committee) an Elder will yield if the other Elders agree on a matter.
Basically it’s another way of Voting, I find it almost amusing how they make their actions look theocratic but if someone else does it, they make it look worldly.
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by QuestioningEverything inso, i've been reading and looking up stuff.
i haven't had a chance to read the "crisis of conscience' yet but was wondering something.
franz wrote that book back in the 1980's right?
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The Lone Ranger
I am certain that nothing has changed, about a month ago we had a WT on "Yielding" which basically means "give way" "Surrender". The WT conductor mentioned that in an Elders meetings (or committee) an Elder will yield if the other Elders agree on a matter.
Basically it’s another way of Voting, I find it almost amusing how they make their actions look theocratic but if someone else does it, they make it look worldly.
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favorite place you would go for that nice long break from Field Svc
by megaflower ini thought i would lighten things up.
how about it, any good places with nice memories.
i always enjoyed star bucks.
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The Lone Ranger
I used to bring a picnic basket with coffee and biscuits for everyone, they all loved it and looking forward to it, but there was an Elders wife who always make it uncomfortable for us by nagging us about not counting our time during the break, as if it was any of your business! , I once told her off, the silly cow .
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I am going to expose the WTS to my son....
by nomoreguilt inthis friday, my younger son and his new girlfriend will be coming by for a visit.
now, i haven't seen him in almost a year, and have only spoken to him once on the phone since.
we kinda had a rocky road after my ex and my divorce 6 years ago.
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The Lone Ranger
go for it! it sounds like the WTS has done half the job for you allready.
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Holy ****...woman sat dead in front of tv since 1966....
by chrisjoel inwww.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/05/16/woman-sat-dead-in-front-of-tv-for-42-years-86908-20419070/.
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The Lone Ranger
Was the TV still running?
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Is it wrong to burn people to death?
by DoomVoyager ini'm an avid reader of steve wells' blog on religion and atheism.
this article discusses the hebrew god (we all know him as joe hoobie) and his propensity for burning people to death.
http://dwindlinginunbelief.blogspot.com/2008/06/is-it-wrong-to-burn-people-to-death.html .
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The Lone Ranger
Yes it is wrong.
People will do the most cruel thing to other people, as long as they believe they have no Man to answer to.
And if they believe they have God's approval then God help us !!!!!!
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Men. In poistions of authority. Where does it all go wrong?
by jambon1 inin the congregation.
why do so many of those in authority go so badly wrong?
like, really badly wrong.
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The Lone Ranger
When it comes to giving men authority, you need to ask, what real qualifications do they have in the first place.
Most are uneducated, and all you really need to do to become an elder is to stay out of trouble and stay in the good books with the other elders.
As far as doing Good is concerned, you need to ask yourself, how many really are God fearing? Do they really believe that God will one day examine what they’ve done or do they believe that God approves of whatever they do just because they are elders?
The more you study the Pharisees the more you can see how an Elder thinks.
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New York Post article: Study shows you're born that way (gay or straight)
by feenx in(sorry about that last post peeps, silly mac's sometimes fight with this forum :/)
brain study proves 'you are born that way' post wire services .
june 17, 2008 -- the brains of gay men and women look like those found in straight people of the opposite sex, research suggests.
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The Lone Ranger
I think people will find what they want to find.
But if you beleive in God then a Gay can't be born that way, because God can't condem what he created.
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Australia District Convention Dates
by sass_my_frass ini want to make sure i don't accidentally call mum in the middle of a session.
i also want to know when the rest of the family get their hands on the new book about gods loving rules; eg, before or after my next visit?
there's a reprint of the info re how to treat your disfellowshipped family like shyte in it, it's going to set my family back another five years.
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The Lone Ranger
reading your Nickname are you from sassafras??