i was lucky enough to have a friend at bethel sneak me an early release copy of the new, revised edition of the new world translation that is scheduled for release at next springs district conventions.
obviously, i havent been able to read all of it yet but i did glance through it and found some of the subtle changes that the fds has seen as important revisions.
here are some of the more notable ones in our new bible: .
Proverbs 4: now reads, “The light will grow brighter…sometimes it flickers a little but if the wise man will just tap on it a few times it’ll usually come back on and then it’ll be really, really bright! Like, you can’t even look right at it bright!”
LMAO!!!
well after going to bed early for it has been a long day i was awaken by my fourteen year old and she was crying for the vet just called and the puppy i got them two weeks ago just died.
the breeder was at an expo at city hall and they all gave me those "mom i am going to die if i don't have her" looks till i forked over money i did not have for this lil baby beagle.
we brought her home and i thought my she must be so tired for she slept a lot the first day.
Go ahead, cry your eyes out, and as a friend I met on this board recently told me, you have a right to every feeling you feel.
what scripture will probably never be read in the kh or quoted in the watchtower?
for obvious reasons!
i'll start with honesty's contribution: .
I don't remember seeing this scripture unless it was applied to those outside the jw:
Matthew 12:7 "But if you had known what this means, 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless.
I ran across this at www.jwfacts.com. It was in the disfellowshipping section.
ironic, isn't it.. http://www.freedommag.org/english/vol32i1/page14.htm.
philip brumley, general counsel for the jehovahs witnesses, testified how the jehovahs witnesses in austria moved through the political and legal court systems for a decade towards obtaining the same religious status as other religions.
just as they were getting to the point of obtaining this religious status, the national legislature of austria convened and passed a law which imposes a 10-year waiting period for any organization seeking full religious recognition.
“It was clearly passed with us in view,” said Brumley.
If that's true, Way To Go Austria! On the other hand, don't people in cults require a daily portion from each section of the persecution triangle?
note: edited to replace Australia with Austria. What can I say, I've been cursed with a short attention span.
hey guys,.
i have a question for any writiers in the house.
i was just curious if anyone here knows of a good writer's workshop website (you know, those sites where you can post stuff and get feedback...that sort of thing.).
writing.com seems alright (pretty good traffic), but, man, that interface. maybe it's just me, but i have the hardest time getting around on that site. i just think they should've spent a couple more bucks on their webpage design, you know? it seems like there are a lot of kids on there, too. not that i don't like kids...for, like, mowing my lawn and beating me at madden...but the stuff i write isn't really suited for them, you know? dang it...that's two 'you knows'. see why i need feedback???
There are a lot of great reviewers at writing.com (wdc) and some horrible ones. The good thing is that you can restrict who can view your work to registered viewers or higher and that keeps out most of the pranksters. Navigating the site is difficult at first so it's hard to direct outside people to see your work there.
I've had an account at wdc for two years now and I love it. It won't get you published, but it will help you get enough feedback to improve your writing - or at least it did with me.
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The only thing better would have been getting it directly from Ray.
Thanks for the heads up! I only wish I'd known that was an option before I used amazon. :-)
i wonder would you call someone or go to their house to discuss concerns that you are having with the wt?
is that a scary thought?
under what conditions would you consider it?
Where I am now? If I thought there was a chance they would be reasonable, I'd go in a heartbeat.
Where I was four years ago? I would have been too scared they would have sucked me back in again.
I've come a long way baby!
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Yeah!!!
this is a variation from the previous post: .
"learning to substitute jw terms and phrases for real ones, for example" .
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/123548/1.ashx .
JW---"He met with the elders on the JC last night... they DF's him"
"He crawled through 500 yards of smelling human foulness, I can only imagine and came out clean on the other side"
---Morgan Freeman...Shawshank Redemption
They were all good, but this was my favorite.
there is someone else; someone elusive.. the cd player at the kh allows anyone to enter the title and author of the cd.. this was found for each:.
title: cocophoniesauthor: watcher societyhow do i pinpoint my comrade in dissidence?
(without blowing my cover).
Ok, I'm through for the day. I seem to be killing every thread that I respond to. I going to try to go into lurk mode.
*in best soup nazi voice* No thread-killing for you!
