Posts by parlay

if you have one, please share it.. if you lie down with dogs, you'll get up with fleas.. to belittle is to be little.. somewhere, i got the idea if i just took care of others, i would be taken care of.. blondie

parlay

The more I do, the more I can do.

Common sense is not common at all.

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What if we wrote letters to the Society.....

by Lady Liberty in

goodmorning all and "happy saturday"!!.

i recently had a very upsetting conversation regarding my stand with my active aunt.

for 4 hours i tried to reason with her on many issues.

parlay

Even if you receive an offical reply signed by every member of the GB, if a person does not want

to believe anything negative about the WBTS, they won't. No matter how convincing your argument.

Having them make a phone call to Brooklyn headquarters, puts the burden on them and if they refuse to call,

it only questions their sincerity.

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What if we wrote letters to the Society.....

by Lady Liberty in

goodmorning all and "happy saturday"!!.

i recently had a very upsetting conversation regarding my stand with my active aunt.

for 4 hours i tried to reason with her on many issues.

parlay

Any JW that goes into deny mode about the society ever being an NGO with the UN, should be provided

with the societies number and dared to call and inquire about it themselves. If they refuse to call, it's proof that

they don't want to know the facts and we are wasting time.

. . .in accord with their own desires, they will accumulate teachers for themselves to have their ears tickled;

and they will turn their ears away from the truth, whereas they will be turned aside to false stories. . . (2 Timothy 4:3-4)

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Just because we fooled you shouldn't stop you from fooling your kids!

by slimboyfat in

parents are naturally concerned that their children not make the same mistakes they did.

the society seem to be worried about the power of this impulse to protect one's children.

page 161 of the new book live with jehovah's day in mind reads:a dampening of our expectation of jehovah's great day could reveal itself in the advice we give to our children or to others.

parlay

I learned the hard way that the WT$ doesn't play by the same rules they expouse. For example, every JW knows what the WT$ says should be done if someone our words or actions causes hurt or injury.....apologize, seek forgiveness and seek peace.

w93 11/15 p. 30 Be Quick to Admit a Mistake

An apology is usually appreciated, especially if made quickly. In fact, the sooner we admit a mistake the better. To illustrate: On October 31, 1992, Pope John Paul II admitted that the Inquisition had acted “mistakenly” 360 years ago in punishing Galileo for asserting that the earth is not the center of the universe. Yet, postponing an apology for such a long time tends to diminish its value.

The same is true in personal relationships. A quick apology can heal a wound caused by an unkind word or deed. Jesus urged us not to delay in making peace, saying: “If . . . you are bringing your gift to the altar and you there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar, and go away; first make your peace with your brother, and then, when you have come back, offer up your gift.” (Matthew 5:23, 24) Often, restoring peaceful relations simply requires admitting that we handled matters wrongly and asking forgiveness. The longer we wait to do this, the more difficult it becomes.

When has the WT$ ever done followed their own advice? What is it called when someone doesn't practice what they preach??

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Just because we fooled you shouldn't stop you from fooling your kids!

by slimboyfat in

parents are naturally concerned that their children not make the same mistakes they did.

the society seem to be worried about the power of this impulse to protect one's children.

page 161 of the new book live with jehovah's day in mind reads:a dampening of our expectation of jehovah's great day could reveal itself in the advice we give to our children or to others.

parlay

Warlock,

That's my point. Their admissions of guilt are weak and vague. I wouldn't say that

qualifies as a sincere, honest and straightforward apology. This attitude has a trickle down

effect, in that, most in positions of oversight in the congegations act the same way.

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Just because we fooled you shouldn't stop you from fooling your kids!

by slimboyfat in

parents are naturally concerned that their children not make the same mistakes they did.

the society seem to be worried about the power of this impulse to protect one's children.

page 161 of the new book live with jehovah's day in mind reads:a dampening of our expectation of jehovah's great day could reveal itself in the advice we give to our children or to others.

parlay

Many of us, especially those raised as a JW, took a lot for granted. It was coming to us from those we trusted, our parents.

We were pawns. We had not yet come to know better. I don't fault the ignorant pawns, for I was once one.

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Just because we fooled you shouldn't stop you from fooling your kids!

by slimboyfat in

parents are naturally concerned that their children not make the same mistakes they did.

the society seem to be worried about the power of this impulse to protect one's children.

page 161 of the new book live with jehovah's day in mind reads:a dampening of our expectation of jehovah's great day could reveal itself in the advice we give to our children or to others.

parlay

Warlock, that would be an example of the WBTS taking responsibility for their error.

Can anyone recall one instance where they have done that honestly and straight-forwardly?

I sure can't.

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What Bothers You The Most About Jehovah's Witnesses?

by minimus in

jw
friends

for me, i think it's their hypocrisy.

they lead (the vast majority) a double life.

and ultimately they look down on anyone not a jw yet they won't even wn up to it.

parlay

The double standards, hyprocrisy and atmosphere of power, position and prominence seeking.

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wts is a false prophet

by headmath in

*** awake!

quote.

if you are a young person, you also need to face the fact that you will never grow old in this present system of things.

parlay

Looking at the WBTS in the light of their own standards is very enlightening, but the average JW's mind

has been programmed to apply WBTS standards only to others and never see the blantantly hypocritical double standard.

"True, there have been those in times past who predicted an 'end to the world,' even announcing a

specific date...The 'end' did not come. They were guilty of false prophesying. Why? What was

missing? Missing was the full measure of evidence required in fulfillment of Bible prophecy.

Missing from such people were God's truths and the evidence that he was guiding and using them. "

(AWAKE!, Oct. 8, 1968 p.23)

A more accurate reading:

"True, we have for decades predicted an 'end to the world,' even announcing

specific dates...The 'end' did not come. We were guilty of false prophesying. Why? What was

missing? Missing was the full measure of evidence required in fulfillment of Bible prophecy.

Missing from us were God's truths and the evidence that he was guiding and using us. "

(AWAKE!, Oct. 8, 1968 p.23)