http://m.startribune.com/prince-memorial-fills-jehovah-s-witnesses-hall-in-minnetonka/379592941/.
http://m.etonline.com/news/187330_prince_funeral_private_religious_memorial_service_minnesota/.
Sparky you're back - neat blue dog
Yes......I am listening to Neil Young's live version of ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER on YouTube...........it has revitalized me! When I saw your Kool Aid comment I just couldn't resist getting back into the 'thick of things'.
https://macsdowell.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/1976-9-17-new-bethelites.jpg.
http://m.startribune.com/prince-memorial-fills-jehovah-s-witnesses-hall-in-minnetonka/379592941/.
http://m.etonline.com/news/187330_prince_funeral_private_religious_memorial_service_minnesota/.
i believe it to be a waste of time talking to, reasoning with, jw's if you expect any kind of quick result.. many of us when we first wake up think that 'coz ttatt is blindingly obvious to us, it will soon get through to our jw loved ones.. this simply isn't so for a couple of important reasons.
the first is that, if someone believes something is true, or the truth, to them it really is, without doubt, true.
so whatever you say must be wrong somehow.. the second problem is that jw's simply do not have to use, or pay any attention to facts and logic.
---you cannot polish a turd. - stan livedeath
But you can build your 'metaphorical' house out of turds by believing everything the GOVERNING BODY(tm) says through the pages of the WatchTurd magazine.
http://m.startribune.com/prince-memorial-fills-jehovah-s-witnesses-hall-in-minnetonka/379592941/.
http://m.etonline.com/news/187330_prince_funeral_private_religious_memorial_service_minnesota/.
Look at the SHAMELESS self promotion of the GOVERNING BODY (tm) !!! Rude, tasteless and tacky! JW.org printed on the back of what seems to be Prince's memorial program. All I can say is these men on the GOVERNING BODY(tm) have NO CLASS and no manners. (This is my last posting in reference to Prince and his memorial. I'm making myself physically sick each time I post about this.)
http://m.startribune.com/prince-memorial-fills-jehovah-s-witnesses-hall-in-minnetonka/379592941/.
http://m.etonline.com/news/187330_prince_funeral_private_religious_memorial_service_minnesota/.
"money doesn't talk, it swears."
Yeah............IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS!
http://m.startribune.com/prince-memorial-fills-jehovah-s-witnesses-hall-in-minnetonka/379592941/.
http://m.etonline.com/news/187330_prince_funeral_private_religious_memorial_service_minnesota/.
Here is a LITMUS TEST for allowing Prince to have a Jehovah's Witness funeral as a member in good standing:
Would this album by PRINCE, released in the year 2014, entitled ART OFFICIAL AGE be allowed to be in the possession of a current Bethelite according to GOVERNING BODY(tm) standards as to what music is allowed at the 'House of God'? The cover with it's 'mystical third eye' on Prince and his suggestive lyrics contained within would render this music UNACCEPTABLE at Bethel. Yet Prince gets a funeral as a Witness in good standing.
according to the elder's rulebook, there is this addendum in the chapter on the grounds for judicial committee and the section: "misuse of addictive drugs":.
please note: the use of addictive drugs under medical supervision, such as for pain management, would not necessarily require judicial review.
when questions arise, consult with the branch office.. .
Jehovah's Witnesses and the high rate of 'mood altering drugs' usage within the congregation......................from Bethelites on down to the lowliest of publishers. That is just one of the many 'elephants in the room' that the GOVERNING BODY (tm) is ill equipped to handle or even admit to.
according to the elder's rulebook, there is this addendum in the chapter on the grounds for judicial committee and the section: "misuse of addictive drugs":.
please note: the use of addictive drugs under medical supervision, such as for pain management, would not necessarily require judicial review.
when questions arise, consult with the branch office.. .
"Having a friend/mentor like Larry Graham on the elder body might help too" - Londo
Larry Graham can 'kiss my ass'....................he dresses like a 'pimp' when it serves his purpose and then is all conservative inside the Kingdom Hall.
according to the elder's rulebook, there is this addendum in the chapter on the grounds for judicial committee and the section: "misuse of addictive drugs":.
please note: the use of addictive drugs under medical supervision, such as for pain management, would not necessarily require judicial review.
when questions arise, consult with the branch office.. .
Yes Millie210 you have hit the 'nail on the head,' especially in regards to Jehovah's Witnesses and the use of 'mood altering' drugs. If you choose to smoke marijuana on your own to ease your anxiety, you will be disfellowshipped as a 'drug abuser' but if you receive your drugs from a Medical Doctor, you will be receiving 'medical treatment' for your 'medical condition' and it will be judged as a 'personal matter'. It never ceases to amaze me that an Elder that is taking anti-depressants, Xanax and drinks like a fish can in 'good conscience' disfellowship someone for smoking cigarettes or marijuana.
