MidwichCuckoo

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  Preliminary report: 58 JWs died in Haiti

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  http://www.jwbrothers.org/play.php?vid=2080.

  among jehovahs witnesses, congregation elders work tirelessly to make contact with all members of the congregation to ensure that they are safe or can get to a safe place.

  also, the elders check to be sure that each one has lifes necessities, such as clean drinking water, food, clothing, and essential medication.

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  The food has been sent to the Assembly Hall disaster centre close to Port-au-Prince, where they have a kitchen in order to cook and provide the food to the brothers and sisters there.

  Are they only giving shelter and food to fellow JWs as this implies?

  These brothers have been guiding the vehicles through as the streets are full of people, and this makes progress more difficult. As there are still 15-20 aftershocks every night, even those who still have their houses standing feel safer out on the streets than inside a building. Therefore it has been slower getting through the country.

  Maybe it's just my interpretation, but this reads as though actual victims were hindering them...I know it isn't possible to help everyone, but I can't help thinking that non-JW victims really do not matter.
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  Preliminary report: 58 JWs died in Haiti

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.jwbrothers.org/play.php?vid=2080.

  among jehovahs witnesses, congregation elders work tirelessly to make contact with all members of the congregation to ensure that they are safe or can get to a safe place.

  also, the elders check to be sure that each one has lifes necessities, such as clean drinking water, food, clothing, and essential medication.

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  Just seen on News that UK charities will be helping fund relief in Haiti...the WT being a registered charity here, I wonder what its contribution will be..?
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  Preliminary report: 58 JWs died in Haiti

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.jwbrothers.org/play.php?vid=2080.

  among jehovahs witnesses, congregation elders work tirelessly to make contact with all members of the congregation to ensure that they are safe or can get to a safe place.

  also, the elders check to be sure that each one has lifes necessities, such as clean drinking water, food, clothing, and essential medication.

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  MidwichCuckoo

  Meanwhile, Witness families in safe areas open their homes to fellow Witnesses among the evacuees. Such love truly is “a perfect bond of union.”

  I've never understood this...how is this loving..? Can you imagine any other religious group specifying only 'taking in' their own 'kind' when faced with such an awful tragedy (the WT would slate any other religion as being unChristian)..? It's just human kindness to help anyone who is in dire need.
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  NEW GENERATION DEFINED -- April 15, 2010 Watchtower

  by Ultimate Reality in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  from jw.org, here is the new definition of the generation from the april 15, 2010 watchtower.. .

  article: holy spirits role in the outworking of jehovahs purpose.

  13 third, holy spirit is at work in bringing bible.

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  Once again, the WT presumes to interpret what Jesus 'evidently' meant. What does it say in the Bible about 'interpretations'? As far as the 'generation' definition, everyone knows what a generation is. The WT not only changes the Bible to suit its doctrine, but it seems is willing to change the dictionary (written by apostates, so important words like 'generation' are misdefined in order to stumble True Christians)
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  Have a laugh at these cringe-worthy Watchtower interpretations. JW's must be so embarrassed.

  by yadda yadda 2 in

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  2. beliefs

  utterly embarrassing.

  how many jw's honestly believe these daft interpretations?

  hard to believe these are actually held out as current truth lol.

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  I could never get my head around all the dates/numbers - it's only since being de-dubbed that I know why.
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  Just stopping in to say Hi....guess what I have.....

  by whyamihere in

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  2. friends

  yes, it's been awhile, as you can see, i've been a little busy....lol.

  anyway, i named him cash (i love his name), he will be 3 weeks old tomorrow.

  i forgot how much work it is to take care of a newborn, but it's all worth it.

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  Many Congratulations to you and Mr Whyamihere
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  My mom died

  by twinkle toes in

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  2. experiences

  she has past in the last month and i have been trying to decide when i would post this development in my life for privacy reasons.

  realizing this is quite ridiculous i am posting it now.

  how sad!

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  MidwichCuckoo

  Sad news Twinkle Toes.
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  Stumbling Your Fellow Brothers

  by dig692 in

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  2. friends

  i just felt the need to express my thoughts on the matter of "stumbling others" in the congregation.

  they tell you that you are accountable for your own soul and responsible for your own spirituality, and then they tell you that you can't do something if its going to stumble your brother.. if a brother/sister sees me doing something not condemned in the bible but maybe is a matter of conscience and he/she is stumbled...why is that my fault?

  what makes me accountable for that?

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  Also, to add (sorry) - I have noticed a 'blame culture' amongst JWs. When Worldly people do 'wrong' (eg., adultery) it's because they are sinners/part of Satan's System etc...when JWs do the same, it often isn't their fault - they (often) do not take responsibility for their sins. As in my example.
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  Stumbling Your Fellow Brothers

  by dig692 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just felt the need to express my thoughts on the matter of "stumbling others" in the congregation.

  they tell you that you are accountable for your own soul and responsible for your own spirituality, and then they tell you that you can't do something if its going to stumble your brother.. if a brother/sister sees me doing something not condemned in the bible but maybe is a matter of conscience and he/she is stumbled...why is that my fault?

  what makes me accountable for that?

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  Do you think JWs can be ''stumbled'' so easily as they have no Free Will of their own? They are 'programmed' to follow others (GB etc, and that's why they are discouraged from making friends outside the Cong) ?
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  Stumbling Your Fellow Brothers

  by dig692 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just felt the need to express my thoughts on the matter of "stumbling others" in the congregation.

  they tell you that you are accountable for your own soul and responsible for your own spirituality, and then they tell you that you can't do something if its going to stumble your brother.. if a brother/sister sees me doing something not condemned in the bible but maybe is a matter of conscience and he/she is stumbled...why is that my fault?

  what makes me accountable for that?

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  MidwichCuckoo

  Not sure as this is same, but you'll LIKE this...one evening, long after I'd left the Org (except for the obligatory 'Memorial' lol)...I organised a 'cocktail party' at my home. All the guests were non-JW with the exception of one (who actually invited herself when she heard I was holding it). As hostess (and not drinking myself), I was busy serving cocktails etc for my guests. Unbeknownst to me, the JW guest had snook a bottle from my kitchen (and had it concealed beside her seat) and was drinking it steadily all night. There was only ONE drunk at end of party - the JW whose husband (non JW) had to fetch her as she was in such a state (and unable to get to Sunday meeting next morning). The next morning I also found out that this JW had been plying my underage daughter (age 17 at time) with booze. Guess whose fault it was? YEP, MINE!!! It was MY fault because I should have been making sure she didn't drink too much!!! Amazing how the other (Worldly) guests managed without being supervised.