i have been a serious lurker here for about a month--addicted, as it were.
here's why: i have been on a quest to learn about jws.
seven years ago my son started dating a df'd jw.
The Rapture is what Evangelical Christians call the time when they expect that everyone who is saved will go straight to heaven, mid day, without passing go or collecting their $200. This leaves the rest of the world with problems such as how to deal with suddenly driverless busses filled with non-believers.
I agree that the phrase Rapture is clearly non-Witness speak, and is as out of place there as pork ribs at a Bar Mitzpha.
last night i printed out an announcement about the nbc dateline show, and a silentlambs tri-fold flyer off the website.. armed with these flyers, my motorcyle .
i went on my "mission" this morning, to hit as many windshields in the local lincoln, rhode island, and pawtucket, rhode island parking lot as possible.. i managed to hit about 20, before i noticed one of the elders driving up, i was on the street at this point, and i recognized him, and he kept taking double takes at me.
(it was norman barone, for those of you locals who might know him.
One thing for sure, Norm Barone isn't going to chase you down if you can move faster than a slow walk!
cd
several enemies of the watchtower have ebulliently expressed the sentiment: let the games begin.
indeed, i too share that desire to let the games begin, so-to-speak.
but, what exactly are we to expect when once the games commence?
Well?
< sounds of crickets chirping >
several enemies of the watchtower have ebulliently expressed the sentiment: let the games begin.
indeed, i too share that desire to let the games begin, so-to-speak.
but, what exactly are we to expect when once the games commence?
Robert,
I asked this question of you a while back, and received no reply.
Do you have children of your own?
For the record, I do; a 19-yo son majoring in engineering at Northeartern University, and a lovely 22 year old daughter. I am as proud as could be of them both.
Chuck
i went to a dinner party tonight that had about 100 people, all non jws.
laughter and merriment and a good time was had by all.. these were good honest hard working people who have no clue as to what jws believe or that they are going to be judged according to whether they believe like witnesses do.. it impressed on my mind just how unknown witnesses are and how little people pay any attention to their message.. witnesses think they are the center of the universe.
non-witnesses don't even think about them at all.. joel
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cd
i went to a dinner party tonight that had about 100 people, all non jws.
laughter and merriment and a good time was had by all.. these were good honest hard working people who have no clue as to what jws believe or that they are going to be judged according to whether they believe like witnesses do.. it impressed on my mind just how unknown witnesses are and how little people pay any attention to their message.. witnesses think they are the center of the universe.
non-witnesses don't even think about them at all.. joel
Joel,
So very true. I remember how ego-deflating it was as I moved from the shell of the society's world-view into the "real" one. After a childhood of being told that the world revolves around your select group and that the activities of this group somehow were Earth-shattering in their importance, learning that the world writ large could not give a fiddler's fart about anything the organization did. Aside from seeing them as a minor annoyance, no one pays them all that much attention. One woman I dated a few years back who happened to work at a hotel only knew the organization as "those creepy people who cooked in their rooms."
I always had a bit of a hard time swallowing the teaching that some obscure biblical prophicy was fullfilled by a resloution passed at an assembly in Ohio.
several enemies of the watchtower have ebulliently expressed the sentiment: let the games begin.
indeed, i too share that desire to let the games begin, so-to-speak.
but, what exactly are we to expect when once the games commence?
That is a beautiful spot, Englishman. I haven't had a proper vacation in some time, and owe myself one soon.
What a beautiful day this has been here in RI. My son came down for the day from college, and joined me for a movie and dinner. I am so proud of how he is doing at school.
Do you have kids, Bobby?
several enemies of the watchtower have ebulliently expressed the sentiment: let the games begin.
indeed, i too share that desire to let the games begin, so-to-speak.
but, what exactly are we to expect when once the games commence?
I know what you mean, Joel. Here, the lilacs are just coming into full bloom and the smell is intoxicating. Sorry, YK, I just can't get too wound up about any doom right now - life is too good.
Chuck
several enemies of the watchtower have ebulliently expressed the sentiment: let the games begin.
indeed, i too share that desire to let the games begin, so-to-speak.
but, what exactly are we to expect when once the games commence?
Though I am certain that they just beam with pride seeing who their defenders are.
Announcement at Bethel breakfast: "Brother YK is certainly laying down the law today, isn't he?" (round of polite applause)
several enemies of the watchtower have ebulliently expressed the sentiment: let the games begin.
indeed, i too share that desire to let the games begin, so-to-speak.
but, what exactly are we to expect when once the games commence?
That's been making the rounds for a while.
