Posts by RULES & REGULATIONS

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witness thanksgiving!

by inkling in

lets hear it for witness thanksgiving parties!

my wife and i got invited to an elder's house thursdayevening for a full turkey dinner with all the fixings.

there were about 20 others from the congregation.

I was invited to my aunt's house where they had an early ''book study'' around 4:00 p.m. and dinner right after. I declined because they make fun of my wife who is a non-witness. My wife takes our kids to her mothers home for the usual Thanksgiving dinner. My witness family always remind me the fact that my wife celebrates a pagan holiday.

They reason that since everyone is off from work, they can all get together on Thanksgiving. What do they serve? They have beef,chicken,and a small turkey. They make sure that it's a small turkey and that it's cut up before it's brought to the table. That way they aren't really celebrating Thanksgiving.

When my mom and her sisters worked at a factory,they would each receive a turkey for the holiday. What would they do with the turkey? They cooked it the day after Thanksgiving so it wouldn't look like they celebrated a pagan holiday.

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"Where's your jacket brother"

by jambon1 in

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friends

i remember an elder walking in the hall and it was the 1st thing he said to me as he saw me dealing with the sound dept.

"where is your jacket"!!!!

nice greeting!!

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''Where's your jacket brother"

How about.............''You can't take your jacket off''.

I quit going to the ''book study'' about 8 years ago due to the book study conductor telling all the men that we couldn't take our jackets off. He said,''Taking off our jackets shows a lack of respect when you are in Jehovah's house''.

That day it was around 103 degrees. The family who had the ''book study'' in their home wouldn't put on the central air-conditioner because they were too cheap. It was so hot in the house that a sister who had asthma passed out from the extreem heat in the house. We took her outside because it was cooler there than inside. Finally,the conductor told the brothers that only this time were we permitted to take our jackets off.

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What is the evidence that Jehovah communicates with the WTS?

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

god has always communicated his will through individuals.

today,the wts claims that jehovah uses an organization to communicate his will.

why would jehovah need more than 1 or 2 people to communicate his will?.

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Atlantis

Thank you! That's what I was looking for.

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What is the evidence that Jehovah communicates with the WTS?

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

god has always communicated his will through individuals.

today,the wts claims that jehovah uses an organization to communicate his will.

why would jehovah need more than 1 or 2 people to communicate his will?.

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God has always communicated his will through individuals. Today,the WTS claims that Jehovah uses an organization to communicate his will.

Why would Jehovah need more than 1 or 2 people to communicate his will?

Has the Governing Body ever explained how they communicate with Jehovah? Or is it,12 men in a room voting on resolutions ? Wouldn't all the resolutions always be 12-0 if Jehovah was really using them?

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Comments You Will Not Hear at the WT Study (11/12 GOD'S PURPOSE)

by WT Comments in

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Q7) Why do we need to be balanced in doing God's work?

7) Pursuing God's purpose merits our whole-souled effort. We should never be self-sparing or lazy in doing so. (Hebrews 6: 11, 12) Still, Jehovah does not want us to drive ourselves to exhaustion–physically, mentally, or emotionally. Modestly acknowledging that we cannot accomplish God's work in our own strength glorifies him and also shows balance on our part. (1 Peter 4:11) Jehovah promises to give us the necessary strength to do his will, but we must not push ourselves beyond our limits, trying to do things he does not expect of us. (2 Corinthians 4:7) To keep on serving God without wearing ourselves out, we need to budget our energies.

Jehovah does not want me to drive myself to exhaustion. What about you........WTS?

Are you worried that you make everyone attend meetings 3 days a week?

Don't young children need to be in bed on week nights at a reasonable time?

Don't you put a burden on your ~~suggested~~ mandatory 10 hours a month in field service?

Don't you make everyone travel for summer conventions listening to your useless and repetive information?

Isn't your whole operation just about rules and regulations that drive everyone to exhaustion?

Thank you WT COMMENTS !

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For all you PETROL & GAS whiners. Stop complaining that it's too expensive!

by nicolaou in

here in the uk we're paying over a 1 a litre for regular unleaded fuel, that's about $9 per gallon for my american friends.

now i'm as aware as anyone that the bulk of my fuel pound goes to the government in duty (or fuel tax) but let's just look at the bottom line cost to you and i as motorists - 1/litre.. just getting the the damn stuff out of the ground is dangerous and expensive, especially at offshore rigs.

then you have to transport it, refine it and transport it again.

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Exxon Made Record Profits in 2005

Exxon Lee Raymond's retirement package -- worth nearly $400 million -- is one of the largest in history. (ABC News)

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What kind of people remain members and will serve the WTS to the end?

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

my family have been members of the wts since the 1980's.

they never went to college,don't read any books besides watchtower material,have no hobbies,don't have any friends besides witness "friends",worked manual labor jobs all their lives,never questioned anything the wts changes,and have never looked into any other teachings besides the wts propaganda.

{ in other words: they are closed minded and not very inquisitive}.

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Satanus asked: In what way are you different than your family?

I married a non-witness

I read 3 newspapers a day

Own my own business

Have non- witness friends

Read religious books that are not written by the WTS

Ask alot of questions

The WTS are just men who are looking for their own interests

I would never disowm my own family members

Don't agree they have a right to tell me what are the rules and regulations for me to follow if they aren't written in the bible

Don't agree that people should be called ''WORLDLY''

ETC.

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What kind of people remain members and will serve the WTS to the end?

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

my family have been members of the wts since the 1980's.

they never went to college,don't read any books besides watchtower material,have no hobbies,don't have any friends besides witness "friends",worked manual labor jobs all their lives,never questioned anything the wts changes,and have never looked into any other teachings besides the wts propaganda.

{ in other words: they are closed minded and not very inquisitive}.

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My family have been members of the WTS since the 1980's. They never went to college,don't read any books besides Watchtower material,have no hobbies,don't have any friends besides Witness "friends",worked manual labor jobs all their lives,never questioned anything the WTS changes,and have never looked into any other teachings besides the WTS propaganda.{ in other words: they are closed minded and not very inquisitive}

Are these the kind of members that the WTS preaches to ? How will they ever leave if this is all they know?

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Comments You Will Not Hear at the WT Study (11/5 PURPOSE IN LIFE)

by WT Comments in

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9) What about those who selflessly labor for the well-being of others, striving to eradicate hunger, illness, and injustice? Their noble and self-sacrificing efforts often do much good. Yet, despite their best efforts, they will never change this system of things into a fair and good one. Why not? Because in reality "the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one"–Satan–and he does not want it to change.-1 John 5:19.

What????? Those who labor for the well-being of others,striving to eradicate hunger,illness,and injustice are "SELFESS"? Without these people,things would be worse! Let's just hand out magazines,books,have meetings 3 days a week,assemblies,conventions,and travel to people's homes for bookstudies. That's how the WTS will solve all the problems.

Their noble and self-sacrificing efforts often do much good. Yet, despite their best efforts, they will never change this system of things into afair and good one. No one can change death,disease,hunger,wars,droughts,floods,and what every human faces every day but we're all here to help each other. Let's all stand back and see what happens if we don't.

This paragraph made my blood boil. They all live in their own little world. Thank you WT COMMENTS!

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Comments You Will Not Hear at the WT Study (10/29 PRACTICE MERCY)

by WT Comments in

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Q14) According to Matthew 7:1-4, how may we practice mercy daily?

14) Showing still another way to display mercy, Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount: "Stop judging that you may not be judged; for with what judgment you are judging, you will be judged . . . Why, then, do you look at the straw in your brother's eye, but do not consider the rafter in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, `Allow me to extract the straw from your eye'; when, look! a rafter is in your own eye?" (Matthew 7:1-4) Therefore, we can practice mercy daily by putting up with the weaknesses of others without being judgmental or overly critical.

The writer must be talking about another religion than the WTS. Where is there ''MERCY'' from the WTS? They only use a sledge hammer on their members. They take away privilages, judge your spirituality on how many hours you put in service,and avoid members who are "inactive".

They don't have any shelters,soup kitchens,don't have any drives for people in financial distress,and only want $$$$ for the building of new Kingdumb Halls.

This whole article will never apply to the WTS. TALK ABOUT SAYING ONE THING AND DOING ANOTHER!

Thank you WT COMMENTS for your hard work!