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  To those taking a stand and not attending the Memorial tonight

  by doubtfull1799 in

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  i salute you.

  many of you, like me, are probably under enormous emotional pressure, whether from a lingering false sense of guilt from your indoctrination, whether from "invitations," and assumptions that you'll naturally be coming, or whether from outright emotional blackmail, even begging and pleading.

  i am thinking of you whoever you are, all of you, even though i don't know you in person.

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  "The only thing that can be done in the cases of individuals like this is to view them as immature and therefore not capable of taking on certain responsibilities, hence refusing to make certain assignments of service to such ones." -- ThomasCovenant/TheWonderofYou

  I can't back it up with a reference, but I did read elsewhere (in a different WT publication) that a mature Christian does not suddenly become an immature believer simply by virtue of his using bad judgment (per WT).

  His background, experience, and overall spiritual acumen don't simply up and go away. He made a mistake and, it is hoped, recovers from his error.

  Obviously, there is little consistency from one publication to another. Or, is it new light?
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  To those taking a stand and not attending the Memorial tonight

  by doubtfull1799 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i salute you.

  many of you, like me, are probably under enormous emotional pressure, whether from a lingering false sense of guilt from your indoctrination, whether from "invitations," and assumptions that you'll naturally be coming, or whether from outright emotional blackmail, even begging and pleading.

  i am thinking of you whoever you are, all of you, even though i don't know you in person.

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  There have been no invitations this year to the Memorial; the last meeting I attended was the Memorial, 2016. I went to bookend services and visited with dear friends of some 40 years, many of whom were tiny children when we first met. Now, they have their own kids.

  Being the jolly guy I am, I made a point to chat up those who initially shunned me. Not on this night, no siree, Bob!

  BUT, three different invitations to Easter Sunday family gatherings from people who REALLY do care about me.

  I'm beginning to see life and people in a truer light . . .
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  Animals, Blood, Food, and JW Beliefs

  by dubstepped in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm just thinking aloud here.

  i watched a show yesterday and they were talking about how the largest mammals of the sea (whales) fed on such small creatures (plankton) rather than eating some other large creatures.

  anyway, it got me thinking about how as jws we thought that in paradise animals would all be herbivores, that they would no longer eat other animals.

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  These are the images that say the so-called thousand words. No wonder the Paradise promised is so deeply embedded into the conscious and subconscious hearts and minds of Jehovah's Witnesses, et al.

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5993135630974976/jws-american-religion-dress-language-etc-joel-elliot
  
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  Getting older, losing loved ones

  by Gorbatchov in

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  just reading a posting about relive a day for one year of your live... .

  getting older, i am so sad thinking about years ago and missing my family members.

  am i the only one believing they would never die?.

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  Hi, Gorby:

  We relate, feeling sad along with you.

  I am your parents' age and now wish my parents were here so that I could tell them I love and appreciate them. Likewise, those of us who are estranged from JW family -- will we ever get to see them, talk with them, hug them before we ourselves die?

  My family believe what I taught them; I was the first JW in my family. Their thought is if we inactive, lost sheep die before Armaggedon, Jehovah may, in his mercy, resurrect us into the New World.

  I want to be with my family NOW!
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  What is the difference ......?

  by Phizzy in

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  what is the difference between the way the gb are viewed/treated by jw's,even dead gb members, and the way saints are in the rc and orthodox churches etc ?.

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  Beatification: In the Roman Catholic Church, a declaration by the Pope that a dead person is in a state of bliss, constituting a step toward canonization and permitting public veneration.

  The Devil's Advocate: Likewise, in the RCC, where the term originated, this individual is appointed to present arguments against the proposed canonization of the deceased as a saint. Not only has the term been misapplied in everyday usage, but the office has been emptied of all its advocates by the Pope.
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  I Await the Call

  by compound complex in

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  my day's long and arduous journey winds down.. infinite night gracefully descends and takes me into her.

  welcomed embrace.. i have no reason to fear the inevitable,.

  that transition into a higher and.

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  Thanks, Village Idiot:

  This film clip was totally new to me, and certainly apropos!

  I really enjoyed it.
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  Has Anyone Ever Just Gotten Mad and "Popped" an Elder?

  by Cold Steel in

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  it has to have happened.

  people get stressed out, an elder or overseer takes just two steps over the line and gets a fat lip for his trouble.. does that ever happen?

  or maybe someone "counsels" a brother at the wrong time and tempers flare at the old kingdom hall?.

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  Figurative "popping." In this case, the entire BOE.

  Regarding very sensitive family issues, the elders never talked to me and asked what was going on nor did they offer help. A few letters to the Society, from me, seemed to get their attention.

  As I have related in other threads, privileges were taken away from me but never was there a word of explanation, never advance notice.

  "POP!"
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  I Await the Call

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
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  my day's long and arduous journey winds down.. infinite night gracefully descends and takes me into her.

  welcomed embrace.. i have no reason to fear the inevitable,.

  that transition into a higher and.

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  It seemed but yesterday though, Heaven knows,

  it has been millennia since I embarked upon that

  peaceful, dusty sleep.

  Then, so startling, comes the clarion call from
  

  quickened legions that the hour has arrived to

  rise and be awake.

  The celebrators of Earth and Moon beckon that
  

  all rejoice as Sky unfolds and Earth proceeds

  to kiss our Lady Moon.
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  I Await the Call

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my day's long and arduous journey winds down.. infinite night gracefully descends and takes me into her.

  welcomed embrace.. i have no reason to fear the inevitable,.

  that transition into a higher and.

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  Thanks, snowbird, nancy, OUTLAW:

  Looks like OUTLAW is on the better end of the shovel!

  Not so much the hope of Heaven as taught in Christianity; I just wanna be up in the sky with the clouds, floating about . . .

  On my own power, like Icarus, but not too close to the sun.
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  The Pacific Northwest

  by compound complex in

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  Where I live now, we have redwoods, but not the coastal fog. The summers are hot.

  
  

  THE SEVEN REDWOODS

  Seated in a lounge of cushioned steel, I lean

  back and follow my wandering eyes up seven

  towering trunks till their limbs and needles mass
  

  as one, hiding rigid shafts that pierce the sky.

  Removed from native soil and coastal fogs, I
  

  marvel that dry and hot have harmed us not.

  I, too, was born in mist but truly grew though
  

  warmth was scarce and a steely cool prevailed.

  Thrive I do amidst a scorching heat, the parching
  

  wind; like our trees, somehow, we shall survive.