well.. its only days away from when i begin all my christmas decorating... and i just found this brilliant (in my opinion) idea for decorating.... .
it can be found here: http://www.amazing-christmas-ideas.com/christmas-tree-decorating-birds-beads.html.
she uses doves which she hangs from the ceiling with garland beads glued to their beaks......and it appears as if the doves are decorating the tree... .
Heya, Sassy! How ya doin', you pagan you? LOL
We put up our outside lights yesterday, and hung some cool little blinking-light things in the windows, and bikerchic is redecorating the Xmas tree...just the "usual" stuff.
Needless to say, my folks won't be coming over to visit for a while.
i just found this out, i don't know how many of you already know this but the pentagram was used by christians as the symbol of the five wounds of christ.
ironic.
AC, thanks for tolerating my perverted sense of humor! LOL
One reason I felt compelled to c/p that spot was that it was the only time the WTS has ever said anything about the pentagram (at least as far as the 2001 CD contains). Considering that they have a propensity to talk at length about everything from Barbie dolls to body piercings to the dangers of aluminum cookware, it struck me as odd that they devoted only this one little parenthetical statement about such a pervasive religious symbol.
But, since you mention it...what is a satanist? Do they typically "use" the pentagram?
a common theme among theists, is the accompanying veiled threat, that if you don't believe in their god as they do, there will be dire consequences.
it could be hellfire torment, separation of some kind, or nonexistence.
w tinkerbell, it was not the nonbelieving kid that would suffer, but, tinkerbell herself.
Remember that Star Trek episode, where they happen upon a planet where this being exists who was the "Apollo" of Greek mythology? The crew refused to believe in him, and after much resistance, he vaporized himself and went away to be with his fellow "gods." Kirk's final words were to the effect (and not without a degree of remorse): "We've outgrown the need for gods...but, perhaps it wouldn't have been too much of us to offer just one fatted calf for Apollo."
i just found this out, i don't know how many of you already know this but the pentagram was used by christians as the symbol of the five wounds of christ.
ironic.
AC, you are so wrong...
*** g94 9/22 pp. 7-8 Satanism’s Handmaidens—Drugs and Heavy-Metal Music ***
Last year in New Jersey, U.S.A., two 15-year-old boys brutally killed a family’s pet Labrador dog named Princess. "It was a sacrifice for Satan," they claimed. They held the dog up by her chain, kicked her to death, ripped her tongue out and used it in a satanic ritual. They impaled the mutilated body of the dog on a large metal hook and hung it in a neighbor’s yard. Satanic markings were found on the dog’s head, and a pentagram (a five-pointed star in a circle—a Satanic symbol) was etched on the ground beneath the dog’s body. On the night of the killing, they were listening to Deicide (which means murder of God), a death-metal band, whose lead singer boasts of torturing and killing animals.
...and I'll bet you listen to heavy-metal and kill your neighbors pets!
is this allowed?
i am being ignored by my neighbours and have been gingerly waved to by an elder.
now i haven't heard anything from anyone but is it possible to be disfellowshipped without my knowing?
Organized to Accomplish Our Ministry (1989 edition, pp. 147-148)
IF THE DECISION IS TO DISFELLOWSHIP
When a judicial committee handling a case of wrongdoing reaches the conclusion that the unrepentant person should be disfellowshipped, how should they deal with him?
It is appropriate for the committee to speak with him and let him know of their decision to disfellowship him from the congregation. They clearly state the Scriptural reason(s) for the disfellowshipping action. When informing the wrongdoer of their decision, the judicial committee should tell him that if he believes that a serious error in judgment has been made and he wishes to appeal the decision of the committee, he may do so by writing a letter clearly stating his reasons for the appeal. He will be allowed seven days for doing this. If such written appeal is received, the body of elders should arrange for an appeal committee to rehear the case. They may use local elders or elders from nearby congregations; they should be men who are experienced and qualified. The body of elders should request one of the traveling overseers to suggest who might serve on the appeal committee. Every effort should be made to conduct the appeal within one week after the written appeal is received. If there is an appeal, announcement of the disfellowshipping will be held in abeyance. In the meantime the accused person will be restricted from commenting and praying at meetings or enjoying special privileges of service.
If the wrongdoer does not indicate that he wishes to appeal, the judicial committee should explain to him the need for repentance and what steps he can take toward being reinstated in due time. This would be both helpful and kind, with the hope that he will change his ways and in time qualify to return to Jehovah's organization-2 Cor. 2:6, 7.
Related to this:
*** w87 9/1 p. 14 "A Time to Speak"—When? **
If Mary had reported first to the body of elders [regarding knowledge of a JW having had an abortion], they would have been faced with a similar decision. How would they handle confidential information coming into their possession? They would have had to make a decision based on what they felt Jehovah and his Word required of them as shepherds of the flock. If the report involved a baptized Christian who was actively associated with the congregation, they would have had to weigh the evidence as did Mary in determining if they should proceed further. If they decided that there was a strong possibility that a condition of "leaven" existed in the congregation, they might have chosen to assign a judicial committee to look into the matter. (Galatians 5:9, 10) If the one under suspicion had, in effect, resigned from being a member, not having attended any meetings for some time and not identifying herself as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, they might choose to let the matter rest until such time as she did begin to identify herself again as a Witness.
i have three today.
pick as many as you want.. .
jk666 - he is a person of great character.
OUTLAW...because he finally took a shower.
the "water delivery pipe" burst on the well again..so..yesterday we dropped new heavy duty pipe 350ft below the ground..that took most of the day,but we were done before dark.....finally!..i can shower,flush the toilet and run the dishwasher!..no more paper plates on what seems an endless picnic!..lol!
!..so..i go to the power box and turn on the pump..we have running water!.......about 5 minutes later we notice water coming from the main floor,running down the wall and over a light switch....and..the water is frigg`n bright blue!!..wtf!..lol!
!..it`s the toilet over flowing..i`ve got bright blue toilet water all over the bathroom floor and pouring over a light switch in the basement!..this isn`t good..so,i turn the water off to the toilet..i`ll fix it later....it`s time for my workers to leave..i wander down the ranch driveway with a flashlight and the dog to open the ranch gate..i get the gate open and the truck and trailer pass through the gate..i figure the trailer is through the gate and let the gate swing shut.....bam!!
Finally!..I can shower,flush the toilet
Absolute proof that there is a God who cares about Canadians!
i'm really sick and tired.. yes, sick and tired of the weirdos, sickos, the mentally ill that need to be institutionalized for their own good, the homeless, the beggars, the drug addicts, the free clinic waiting rooms full of sick people who could be carrying tb and the like.. so i quit my job, and i'm starting a new one tomorrow.
i'm leaving one job for another.. actually, seeing all those things was too painful after a while.. what, you think i was leaving jwd?.
warlock .
Dang! And here I was thinking that I could adopt your bat.
when you used to go in the field service, did you go out to have 2 more hours on your report, or did you really want to save somebody's life by preaching a message of salvation ?
JK666:
This is one of my biggest regrets, is two studies that I had are still in, One is an elder, the other one is working on it. I feel responsible for getting them into that cult. Now I am out, and can't help them because I am DF'ed and shunned.
I wish I were half-assed about the ministry back then.
Again, as with my response to oompa, I beg to differ.
I can't count the number of people I "helped" to become, or stay, JWs. But that was what I was at the time, with the best understanding I had at the time. Was I a fool? Yes! But was I an honest fool? Yes.
imvho, beating ourselves up for what we did that we thought was right is useless, and self-defeating.
Our compensation to our fellow human beings is best served by being honest about what we did, and why we did it...and then know that each person we impacted must live with the consequences of their own decisions.
when i was a bachelor, i had a very simple life: a bed, a tv, a computer, a stereo, and a couch.
no storage rooms, no closets full of stuff: everything i owned was straightforward and functional.. now?
well, bikerchic is having me haul around all these boxes and totes and piles of stuff for christmas, and i swear we must have about 47,000 tons of stuff that even she doesn't know where some of the stuff came from.. it must be genetic.. .
Well, now, HappyDad, there ya go and make me have to get out more stuff.
I'm setting up my computer, and don't have all the media installed yet...but I have it all stashed away somewhere here (shuffling, shuffling...rather like OUTLAW's penguins) LOL
