betterdaze
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My children's grandmother tries to keep them from getting their burned home repaired....
by HappyGuy ini knew that jehovah's witnesses were callous and cruel but this just takes it to a new level.. my children's house was burned in a fire and their idiot mother (my ex wife) did not have insurance on the house.. home depot is trying to help them and has offered to donate materials to repair the house and has asked habitat for humanity to get involved to supply the labor.. the habitat for humanity district manager came to my children's house and met the home depot district manager and my children.. after they left my children's grandmother (who lives in the house) told them that if habitat for humanity is involved in fixing the house that she will refuse to live there any more because they are involved with christendom.
so, she is putting pressure on my ex wife to leave the house burned and leave my chlidren (her grandchildren) homeless.. my middle daughter said "well, we will miss you when you leave".
my youngest daughter said, "well i guess i won't be seeing you any more because i refuse to live in a burned house when people are offering to help fix it but you and my mother are so stupid and retarded that you won't let them help".. please tell me that my ex wife won't be stupid enough to go along with this nonsense.
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God Cares for the Elderly – Jehovah's Witnesses Official Web Site
Love in Action
Among Jehovah’s Witnesses, congregation elders take the lead in showing regard for the elderly. They take seriously the apostle Peter’s admonition: “Shepherd the flock of God in your care.” (1 Peter 5:2) Caring for the elderly in practical ways is part of taking care of God’s flock. What, though, might this involve?
It takes patience and possibly a number of visits and chats to ascertain the full extent of the needs of an elderly person. Perhaps assistance is needed with shopping and cleaning, with transportation to Christian meetings, with reading the Bible and Christian publications, and with a host of other things. Wherever possible, practical and reliable arrangements should be worked out and implemented.%
What, though, if an older brother or sister in the congregation is in dire straits, perhaps needing financial assistance? First, it would be good to find out if there are children or other relatives who can help. This would be in line with what is stated at 1 Timothy 5:4: “If any widow has children or grandchildren, let these learn first to practice godly devotion in their own household and to keep paying a due compensation to their parents and grandparents, for this is acceptable in God’s sight.”
It may be that the elderly one needs assistance in determining if he or she is eligible for any provisions that the government makes available. Perhaps some in the congregation would be able to help. If none of these avenues are open, the elders could determine if the individual qualifies for assistance from the congregation. In some cases, this was permitted in the first-century congregation, for the apostle Paul wrote to his coworker Timothy: “Let a widow be put on the list who has become not less than sixty years old, a wife of one husband, having a witness borne to her for fine works, if she reared children, if she entertained strangers, if she washed the feet of holy ones, if she relieved those in tribulation, if she diligently followed every good work.”—1 Timothy 5:9, 10.
% For further consideration, see the article “Meeting the Needs of Our Older Ones—A Christian Challenge,” in the July 15, 1988, issue of The Watchtower.
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Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk
by Rabbit innow...this guy has the ring of truth in his words, as i remember it.
i wonder, too, is tony 'present' here ?.
http://www.sfweekly.com/2010-02-03/culture/awkward-armageddon-confessions-of-a-teenage-jesus-jerk.
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I wonder, too, is Tony 'present' here ?
He posts as mutinyinheaven.
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Unitarian Universalist Church, does anyone here have any experiences?
by cyberjesus ini found a dvd about evolution and great ways to teach it to children, i discovered that is promoted at uuc, it seems that the group is oriented towards acceptance and not totalitarianism.
since i like to associate with others who think the same way i would like to know what do you think about them?.
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I wanted to show both sides... so here is the raving militant Fundie opinion, too long to post it all.
~Sue
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Unitarian Universalist Church, does anyone here have any experiences?
by cyberjesus ini found a dvd about evolution and great ways to teach it to children, i discovered that is promoted at uuc, it seems that the group is oriented towards acceptance and not totalitarianism.
since i like to associate with others who think the same way i would like to know what do you think about them?.
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Principles
There are seven principles which Unitarian Universalist congregations affirm and promote:
• The inherent worth and dignity of every person;
• Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;
• Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;
• A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
• The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
• The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;
• Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.
Unitarian Universalism (UU) draws from many sources:
• Direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder, affirmed in all cultures, which moves us to a renewal of the spirit and an openness to the forces which create and uphold life;
• Words and deeds of prophetic women and men which challenge us to confront powers and structures of evil with justice, compassion, and the transforming power of love;
• Wisdom from the world's religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life;
• Jewish and Christian teachings which call us to respond to God's love by loving our neighbors as ourselves;
• Humanist teachings which counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of science, and warn us against idolatries of the mind and spirit.
• Spiritual teachings of earth-centered traditions which celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature.
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Favorite Love Songs?
by Robdar inuntil recently, i have never been in love.
oh, i had lots of lust, but i cannot say honestly that i was in love.
silly love songs made me roll my eyes heavenward.
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Oh my gosh, 9 pages already!
Alicia Keys – If I Ain't Got You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhPAK8HjcPIGeorge Harrison – My Sweet Lord
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wynYMJwEPH8&feature=related
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Watch Tower Humanitarian Aid in Haiti
by betterdaze intop story at jw-media.org:.
witnesses' relief efforts in haiti continue in the two weeks following the devastating earthquake that paralyzed the small island nation of haiti, jehovahs witnesses have been maintaining the intensity of their efforts to render assistance.. here is a truck.. .
here they are unloading a truck.. .
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Top story at jw-media.org:
Witnesses' relief efforts in Haiti continue
In the two weeks following the devastating earthquake that paralyzed the small island nation of Haiti, Jehovah’s Witnesses have been maintaining the intensity of their efforts to render assistance.
Here is a truck.
Here they are unloading a truck.
Can anyone confirm if the boxes on the truck bed are literature shipments? (Not the blue packages, the cardboard boxes.)
Thanks.
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Tell me about your avatar(not the Gravatars)
by asilentone inmy avatar is a pic of a cool car, obviously.
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Hi leec, we can't change our avatars just yet. Here's an alternate method to display the image of your choosing:
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/forum/announcements/186156/1/Gravatar-MonsterIds-now-supported
Welcome and best regards,
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Tell me about your avatar(not the Gravatars)
by asilentone inmy avatar is a pic of a cool car, obviously.
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Sylvia, thank you for the reminder to "remain upright, in these, the last daze."
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Tell me about your avatar(not the Gravatars)
by asilentone inmy avatar is a pic of a cool car, obviously.
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Casper, re: history and meaning. Those heels in your sophisticated (I must say) avatar remind me of a "worldly" boyfriend I brought into "the Truth" over 20 years ago. He had a wicked women's shoes fetish. It was a little weird at first but I could not complain... what girl can say No to, "Hey, let's go to Garden State Plaza and look at shoes for you"?
Sexiest high heels in every color of the rainbow... supporting dowdy floral prairie garb befitting a modest "sister." Gotta love the '80s.
If/when he shows up here, he'll PM you post-haste, before ever posting a word in the forums. Let me know, okay? He still has half an ass cheek left I want to kick.
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