just wanted to know if any of you have read the entire bible?
- i remember that it was mentioned in the congregation many times that this would be a requirement that we were to read the bible in its totality at least once and especially as elders!.
i myself never had the time (or energy) to read the scriptures from cover to cover.
Yes, three times: once before becoming a witness and twice during, thanks to the regular bible reading which I kept up as a matter of personal pride.
I would not place reading the entire bible in the same category with bungee jumping, hang gliding, sky jumping and spending a weekend camping completely alone, as one of those things a man ought to do at least once in his life, purely for the experience.
COMF
while there are many popular customs in the world.
that appear innocent, mature christians always put.
jehovah's view of matters first in their lives.. in recent times, it has been reported that some.
(trig is bad, too!)
"The sine of [Christ's] presence" warns that now is not the time to be involving oneself in matters tangential to the fulfilling of his glorious will for the earth. Trigonometry is simply Satan's means for filling the minds of his victims with complex, oblique and obtuse information. By using our time wisely in service of Jehovah's visible organization and striving to reflect his radian glory, we will be enabled to avoid the snare of trigonometry and escape the hypotenoose!
COMF
i moved to my current location, a house in a quiet, friendly, family-oriented neighborhood, in july of this year.
i've been here five months.
i'm usually home on saturday mornings and sunday afternoons.
I'm with you, Flip. I don't understand the "don't call here" mentality. They are no threat me or my wellbeing, and I feel empathy for the individuals who call. I remember my own misery as a witness, and I am happy to be a ray of sunshine in their drab lives: a householder who really listens, an invitation inside, the offer of a cool glass of water or, if it's cold, a cup of coffee; permission to make the entire presentation without interruption; and, if they can keep up, stimulating conversation afterward.
Sadly, I've only gotten to do this once since I left. But I'm hoping for more opportunities.
And too, as you intimated, it's a challenge and an entertaining psychological exercise. Let the games begin, indeed!
COMF
it seems to me that we are searching continually for newer and better dirt on the wtbts.. now we hear about jw child abusers.
child abuse is still a newish thing in the public eye.
we see the same mistakes .
Boy, are you ever not getting it.
COMF
i moved to my current location, a house in a quiet, friendly, family-oriented neighborhood, in july of this year.
i've been here five months.
i'm usually home on saturday mornings and sunday afternoons.
I moved to my current location, a house in a quiet, friendly, family-oriented neighborhood, in July of this year. I've been here five months. I'm usually home on Saturday mornings and Sunday afternoons. I haven't had a single call from a JW. Not so much as an invitation or tract stuck in my door.
Actually, I've been looking forward to their visit. I want to strike up a friendly conversation, full of wide-eyed innocent questions on my part, that leads to a return visit in which I have "taken time to look you up on the internet, and I have some questions..."
So, where are they? I thought these big-city territories got worked every two weeks or so.
COMF
i don't feel like i am a mindless robot and i resent the implication.. most jws try their sincere best when it comes to practising godly devotion, but isn't the 1000 yr. reign supposed to unroot all our bad tendencies?.
here in new york and across the usa racial tensions between 'blacks and whites' are very strong.
for some of that to spill into our brotherhood is natural.
Sounds like vintage BITT to me, right?
COMF
what do you regret not doing before you left the "truth" for good.. some of us who have families still in have our hands tied as to what we could have done.. is there anything you would have done differently looking back.. also those who are dissasociated do you now wish you werent so you could have more accsess to friends and family?
When confronted by the arrogant, self-righteous, judgmental asshole PO I would like to have answered with a loud, prolonged fart, complete with raised leg and pained expression.
COMF
i feel like i am a moderately patriotic person.
i bought old navy flag tee shirts for my whole family.
i wore mine the day of the memorials shortly after sept 11. i have a flag sticker in my car window.. my husband told me of an article in usa today regarding the flags everywhere.
It's the times, Princess. Stuff like this comes and goes. A favorite flash-animation cartoon website (jibjab.com) has taken down its cartoons that poked fun at the US administration, with the explanation that "none of us at JibJab felt comfortable broadcasting our library of political parody animations. We hope you understand our decision to temporarily take them off line..."
If it's wearing thin to you, you can be sure it's wearing thin with everybody else, too. A lot of this is just commercialism. These days it's sometimes difficult to distinguish genuine patriotism from jumping on a bandwagon to make a fast buck. The message is, "Hey, lookitus, lookitus, we're patriotic, buy our stuff!"
Just do what seems good to you, and don't worry. The rest will take care of itself in the natural ebb and flow.
COMF
we heard this author speak at a conference last may.
please note randy watters comments & recomendation for this newly released book.
"injustice will continue until those who are not affected by it are as outraged as those who are.
In a publication of this nature, accuracy is going to be a crucial and pivotal matter in the acceptance of the book's material. But simply from the images given here I've seen two instances of carelessness with wording that give wrong impressions.
The comments refer to "these excerpts from the July 1, 1973 Watchtower" and then follow up with, "The April 1, 1972 Watchtower adds..." I realize that it's unintentional and just a poor word choice, but the fact is that a magazine published in 1972 cannot "add" anything to one published in 1973.
Of greater concern to me is the impression given by the following:
"In 1972 the author published... the book received good reviews, with Prof. M. James Penton stating: [quote snipped] (Apocalypse Delayed. 2nd ed. 1997."
This comes across as saying that when the book was published in 1972, Jim Penton gave it a good review. (cough) Seems unlikely, since he was a solid high-ranking Bethelite at the time and didn't leave until the Bethel witch-hunt occurred several years later.
It disturbs me that a book perporting to expose falsehoods has such careless phrasing in the minute parts of it that I have seen. It makes me wonder how carefully the rest is documented.
COMF
