Posts by compound complex

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UNCONFIRMED RUMOUR - GB Member DF

by notsurewheretogo in

did you see the post on reddit?

unconfirmed naturally and just a rumour but at at one assembly this week it was announced that the 6 members of the gb send their love.. .

there are 7 members of the gb.. .

compound complex

Well, the rumor's going around here also from sources outside our circle . . .

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UNCONFIRMED RUMOUR - GB Member DF

by notsurewheretogo in

did you see the post on reddit?

unconfirmed naturally and just a rumour but at at one assembly this week it was announced that the 6 members of the gb send their love.. .

there are 7 members of the gb.. .

compound complex

I prefer my tautologies to be as taut as possible, but that's not taught in school . . .

CC

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New requirement to become an Elder or Ministerial Servant!

by hardtobeme in

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it has been a few months since i hear this from an elder.

he said that the c/o told them this new requirement.. "men that wanna be an elder or ministerial servant has to go out to field service on sundays.

if there is an elder or ministerial servant that is not going out to field service on sunday can lose the priviledge".

compound complex

The Lord "told" Joseph Rutherford that publishers should put in 60 hours a month field service time. Number of back calls, placements, etc. were likewise stipulated by the Lord . . .

So I read in his own words in a very old WT.

CC

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Ridicule as a weapon

by compound complex in

in reference to ridicule being used to deflate the message of hate groups:.

http://pervasivegames.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/ridicule-as-a-weapon-of-choice/.

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which is a better attitude: I can't respect it, but I understand it or I cant understand it , but I will respect it?

by MissFit in

so is it possible to understand a reason and not respect it?

shouldn't understanding lead to a respect of the reasons and actions?.

or can you respect the reasons and actions without understanding them?.

compound complex

Hi MissFit!

"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."

Essay on Tolerance -- Voltaire

Replace "say" with "do."

CoCo

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Deposition of Richard Ashe

by truthseekeriam in

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http://watchtowerdocuments.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/lopez-11exhibit-8-to-dec-of-copley-iso-opp-to-plnts-mfs.pdf.

did any of you guys sit down and read this??

it's long but i assure you it's a great read.. .

compound complex

I am enjoying the comments made here.

When I proofread galleys (printer's proofs) for the WTB&TS many years ago, entry information for new publications that came to my desk was, frequently, replete with errors. Here are a few that I recall: '[. . .] serving God with hardy purpose.' (Acts 11:23); ruffled grouse; Mars' Hill; Bablyon the Great.

I'll let you make the corrections.

Thanks!

CoCo

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JWs - A View From Outside

by Joe Grundy in

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i never was a jw (i make this point in - almost - every post) but having been brought up ('raised' for our us cousins) in a non-conformist fundy sect with 'rapture' aspirations, it wasn't that different.. i still have extended family members in it, or in that mindset, but we rarely discuss religion.

in particular, my sister and bil lost their son (my nephew) some years ago when he was just 13. their comfort is that he is in a 'better place' and i don't want to challenge that to them.. i keep up with all things jw here in this forum and maintain my academic interest and these are just my thoughts as an outsider, for what they are worth.. ime, those people who have heard of jws tend to lump them in with mormons and other crazies and have no knowledge or interest in them - other than to warn neighbours when they are about.. where i live should be prime 'witnessing' territory but they rarely come round, even in the recent leafletting campaign.

they are not as effective as the people who regularly call with the latest menus from the local curry/chinese/kebab houses.. on the occasions when jws have called, despite invitations to come in and have a cup of tea, etc., none has ever wanted to engage in conversation, far less progress to an invitation to a kh meeting or start a bible study (and i always present myself as an 'imterested householder').. my conversations with people in general and friends in the real world lead me to conclude that few people have heard of jws, those that have regard them as a minor irrevelant nuisance and that there is no interest in their message or beliefs.. a few months ago i did a 'drive-past' of the million pound seafront property in bangor, north wales that wt recently bought for use as a 'translation office' (ha ha!).

compound complex

Some time ago -- maybe in the '80s -- a WT study article declared that what the public doesn't understand (or care about) regarding the kingdom message they will clearly perceive when Jehovah sets things in motion; however, it will be too late because they tarried.

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Ridicule as a weapon

by compound complex in

in reference to ridicule being used to deflate the message of hate groups:.

http://pervasivegames.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/ridicule-as-a-weapon-of-choice/.

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compound complex

Changing words and highlighting the absurdity can open eyes.

Thanks again, MissFit. I agree with your well-made points. !

Likewise, I have been offended by particular debasing terms, especially those that denigrate God. Despite my present confusion over the nature and personality of deity, still, I cannot "take the name of God in vain." Nonetheless, unworthy men who set themselves up as mouthpieces for God need to be taken down a notch or two . . . or three. . . .

Best.

CC

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