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Caleb and Sophia visit Bethel for the last time - Photo Gallery
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My JW friend turned down the "privilege" of working the literature table at the park. Why?
by MissFit ini have written before about my jw friend that plays hookie with me on sundays.
we skip the meeting and go straight to lunch and margaritas.
she converted later in life and has been a jw for over 25 years.. she is in her late 70's and has had heart problems.
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The Bible is all about life lessons, how to treat your fellow man...do not think too much of yourself, be bold yet humble enough that even something as simple as standing on line & you have alot of groceries & the person behind only has a few items, what's the harm in letting them go before you, giving up your seat on public transportation, giving your umbrella to someone in the rain, especially if you are close to home, not thinking selfishly, not thinking the world revolves around you, money will not buy happiness, it will provide comfort, but that's all & it may extend your life a little longer because you can afford the doctors, but when it's your time....it's your time. The bible helps one to live an unselfish life & not take advantage of people.
Thank you, Legacy. This is a good place to be, but much of what I read discourages me, despite its being TTATT. What you wrote makes me feel good.
With gratitude,
CoCo
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"Our Publications have said" in (made up QFR)
by hamsterbait inthe gibbering buddies always say this when back pedalling or reversing a teaching.
why won' t they admit that they said it.
they also use " some have said/thought" as if distancing themselves from the crap, it makes them less responsible.. it is like aaron's golden calf it just "came on out " of the fire all by itself!.
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Oprah Winfrey, had an article in her magazine recently about Highly Defensive People. These are individuals who cannot take any criticism at all without making excuses.
Normal people try to justify their actions too, but when they make a mistake they admit it, apologize, and move on. Highly Defensive People, are not emotionally strong enough to accept even the slightest, constructive criticism.
Here's an article from WebMD regarding it. Wait! Are You Implying That I Need To Read This Article?
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/experiences/151245/1/They-Cant-Admit-Theyre-Wrong#.VABccd0gpYU
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New - JW Flash Mobs...
by konceptual99 in... all this emotive stuff they have been gorging on recently is making some dubs go really vocal.... .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc2cra-rwm8.
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' . . . more evidence of the beauty of Jehovah's organization.'
What's with the pillar shots?!?!?!?
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Smiling at a Disfellowshipped JW instead of Completely Ignoring him
by ProfCNJ ini was driving our car going to our assigned territory for our sunday field minsitry (was with jw 2 sisters) when i saw a disfellowshipped jw riding his motorcycle heading towards us.
the guy was df'd around 2 months ago only (won't delve much on his case).
approximately about 10 meters, we saw him smile.
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Good commentary, ProfCNJ!
I knew Robert Lang -- a good chap.
BTW, a belated welcome to JWN.
Hope you enjoy your time here.
Best regards.
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Smiling at a Disfellowshipped JW instead of Completely Ignoring him
by ProfCNJ ini was driving our car going to our assigned territory for our sunday field minsitry (was with jw 2 sisters) when i saw a disfellowshipped jw riding his motorcycle heading towards us.
the guy was df'd around 2 months ago only (won't delve much on his case).
approximately about 10 meters, we saw him smile.
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The binding, restricting effect that this concern for organizational submission can have on person's minds was illustrated to me by an experience related by Robert Lang, then the assistant Bethel Home Overseer at the international headquarters. He had been transferred to a different congregation in the New York city area and he said that at one of the first meetings he attended there the elders approached him for advice. It seems that a young woman, the sister of one of the ministerial servants, was disfellowshiped and was still attending meetings. She had a small baby and brought it with her to the Kingdom Hall in a baby carriage. The Hall itself was on the second story of a building and the stairs were long and steep. The young woman would back up the stairs, pulling the baby carriage - with the baby in it - up the stairs as she went. The question the elders asked was whether it would be proper for the disfellowshiped woman's brother to assist her in getting up the stairs! Some thought so, others said, no, being disfellowshiped she should be considered as if she were not even there. To his credit, Lang said, "I don't know what the rule is on this, I only know one thing: if I'm around when she starts pulling that carriage up the stairs, I'm going to help her! When I think of what could happen if she were to stumble and lose control of the carriage ....'
The most frightening thing about this is that adult men did not feel they could be guided by their own hearts and minds in a circumstance so obviously calling for human kindness. The pressing concern for them was - not the danger to the infant's life - but WHAT THE ORGANIZATION POLICY ALLOWED in such cases [emphasis: RF]. They gave evidence of having become emasculated men in matters of ethics, of right and wrong.
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Want to get JW friends' thoughts on their "new" preaching methods.
by compound complex inthe subject of jw.org and its tentacles reaching everywhere has already been discussed at length; however, jw kith and kin are going gangbusters on social media.
i lost it when i saw da vinci's most famous lady wearing a jw.org button as a brooch.
in hand, she had a tract, which i assumed had not yet been perused (she was distracted, apparently, while posing for the real master).. my dear and otherwise studious jws -- many very good at preaching and in human relations -- are obeying wt directives and just handing out the tracts in service and advertising up a storm on the internet.
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Thank you, everyone, for sharing your thoughts! They're much appreciated.
Fernando -- I had no idea!!! Thanks for the heads up. Maybe I should spend a little time at "my" website . . .
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JW.ORG logo at Kingdom Hall
by Gorbatchov inyesterday i drove to mcdonalds and noticed that the nearby kingdom hall had the new blue jw.org logo.. the rebranding has started here in holland.. g.. .
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Thanks, daringhart!
This strategy has so many holes it's swiss cheese.
Swiss cheese -- my favorite -- is holey, but holy JW.ORG is not . . .
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Anyone Else Havng Trouble Logging In Today?
by Joe Grundy inor is it just me (again)?.
getting 'server not found' etc.
messages..
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Cleared my cache and had to login, but no problem returning to forum, here in sunny California!
Hope you all get back on soon -- OH! You are here!
Best.
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Want to get JW friends' thoughts on their "new" preaching methods.
by compound complex inthe subject of jw.org and its tentacles reaching everywhere has already been discussed at length; however, jw kith and kin are going gangbusters on social media.
i lost it when i saw da vinci's most famous lady wearing a jw.org button as a brooch.
in hand, she had a tract, which i assumed had not yet been perused (she was distracted, apparently, while posing for the real master).. my dear and otherwise studious jws -- many very good at preaching and in human relations -- are obeying wt directives and just handing out the tracts in service and advertising up a storm on the internet.
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