Posts by mimimimi

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Has Matt 24:14 been fulfilled?

by Gratitude in

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has anyone else heard (or have i been playing ostrich) that the door to door work is no longer necessary????

the follow up to that was it's not true.

but, it was part of a talk at a 1 day assembly.

mimimimi

Yes, you are right, Satanus. And not just the Catholic church, but missionaries of many different Protestant dominations for many years as well. And the message they have carried is more in line with what Jesus commanded than what the JW's preach.

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An "Apostate" partakes at the JWs Memorial

by dedpoet in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccote1skw8a.

this is a video sent to me by brenda lee, the author of "out of the cocoon",.

of her partaking of the emblems at the jw memorial last month.

mimimimi

I thought it was tasteless and disrespectful, too. Disrespectful to individual witnesses to whom this was an important and sacred occasion. It was a very childish way to handle it, and certainly would not help to open anyone's eyes to the truth about the Watchtower organization. If anything, it would only serve to support them not being willing to look at anything other than what they believe, which I think is sad.

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Has Matt 24:14 been fulfilled?

by Gratitude in

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friends

has anyone else heard (or have i been playing ostrich) that the door to door work is no longer necessary????

the follow up to that was it's not true.

but, it was part of a talk at a 1 day assembly.

mimimimi

"Has anyone else heard (or have I been playing ostrich) that the door to door work is no longer necessary???? The follow up to that was it's not true. But, it was part of a talk at a 1 day assembly. In my days, mid 70-mid 90, the talks given at assemblies were gone over with a fine toothed comb and their were those given the charge of following the talk. Have things changed that much? How can witnessing publically ever be fulfilled??? I do it everyday in my actions in open and more spiritual actions than I ever demonstrated as a JW."

If you look at that link to the 9/1/95 Watchtower and read the entire excerpt, you will find that they are not saying the work is no longer necessary. In that same paragraph 17, it ends with "Matthew 24:14 continues to be fulfilled in a large way." (Underlining is mine.) The next two paragraphs go on to talk about the importance of the preaching work and paragraph 19 ends with "As we enter the 1996 service year, let us be determined not to slow down. Rather, we will more then ever heed Paul's words to Timothy: 'Preach the word, be at it urgently.' )2 Timothy 4:2) As we do so, we pray with all our hearts that Jehovah will continue to bless our efforts." So, clearly they do not feel the preaching work is over. They should probably have said the prophecy was being fulfilled, not that it has been fulfilled, as that more clearly states what the rest of the article is saying.

Not to defend or support what they are doing. I agree they have changed the message of salvation and the way it was to be done and all of Arthur's comments are right on. It's too bad the R&F cannot see how the organization has made the preaching work another burden to be tied up and placed on their backs.

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DESCRIBE HOW YOU WILL DIE

by Terry in

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friends

how do you see your own demise?

a long, slow, painful illness?

a quick crash?

mimimimi

My dad always believed he would die of cancer,and sure enough, he did, despite having heart trouble and having had a couple of heart attacks.

I don't think about my death and have not speculated on how I will go. Who knows?

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Ok here is my problem.........

by fifi40 in

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i just read some of the thread about keeping our kids away from jws and their teachings.......this is my situation and any helpful advice would be appreciated.......... i have a 14 year old son.

his father and i have not been together since 1999, when i was disfellowshipped.

we now share custody.

mimimimi

"I have a similar problem. My son does not go to meetings anymore (he is 12), but his father and his grandmother pressure him to baptize. I am trying to show him the light, but he is so conditioned to be scared of it, that I am afraid to say too much and push him away. Grrr. (My mom wants us to come over so she can give him the new magazines this weekend and thinks he should be going to the meetings.) " Vanilla Mocha, Never fear. If your son is not going to meetings, he will not be allowed by the elders to be baptized. Just keep him away from those meetings. If your mother gives him the magazines, does he actually read them? I suspect there are a lot of 12 year olds who are not going to sit down and read the W&A. mimi

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District Conventions

by EAGLES in

i hadnt been to a d.c. in about 10 years is it really true that congragations have to sit together now????

whats up with that is it so that the elders can see who's there and who isnt.

that would blow my scam from way back when i would maybe make one half of one day and tell people i made all 4 days.

mimimimi

I remember district conventions where the mirrors in the women's restrooms were covered with brown paper so you could not use them. As the years went on, though, I attended district conventions where this was not the case. Then I was a convention where the mirrors were not covered and I was standing there putting on lipstick and powdering my face, necessities after lunch when you have gone through half the day, and a couple of real countrified looking young women (eyes too close together, inbred looking, snaggly tooth bitches) were staring at me and saying "this is why the brothers cover the mirrors. They should have done it here." I could have just smacked the shit out of both of them.

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