if this has already been posted up - then i missed it.. this question box left me .
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"He will meet with the couple to inquire about their moral conduct during courtship; the couple will want to be open and honest with him."
Tell me brother groom: "Did you guys did it?" How was she dressed? Who started it? Where you laying down, in the kitchen, in bed? Was she on top? Did you touch her titties? Did she touch you?
Yeah right!!! Before making arrangements to marry at the KH you better confess fornication, and be disfellowshiped.
i know some of you know me by my posts...as someone very much on the "fence".
recently, i had made an effort to start coming back to meetings after being inactive for 2+ years.
during that time, i did have a prescription drug problem following an injury.
JohnnyC:
I have been inactive for 21/2 years. I don't consider myself a witness any longer either. However, I am concerned that you are here and attending meetings, and "confessing" your sins. You have a problem and that is obvious, but what is the reason for you to be here, and still wanting to go to the elders and confess what you did? I agree with SnakesInTheTower on his counsel to you. What do you want to do? You either want to be a Witness or you don't. By being here, you show you don't feel is the truth, or the religion is just not for you. You have doubts, and you can't be a Wintess if you have doubts.
If you don't want to be a Witness anymore, then do what Snakes told you, appeal, give them a lesson and don't go anymore. If you no longer care for the Organization, then why appeal? Take care of your problem and do it for you, not because you have to or else they will disfellowship you. If you went farther than just using prescription medications to satisfy your need of them using illegal methods, and you are ready to stop, just take care of that on your own. Go to a psychologist and start fresh. But don't tell the elders everything, look where it got you.
I smoke, but if I ever want to go back, IF, I wouldn't tell them I used to smoke, I will just stop and start attending meetings, but I am not going to make my return by confessing all my little sins. Please no replies as to my smoking, I'll appreciate it. Thank you.
So decide first what you want to do about your JW standing. If your intention is to start over and go back, you should stop coming here. If you don't want to continue, then look for help for your problem, appeal and continue with your life outside the Org.
for those of you who are interested, the project i've been working on for the last few months is finally finished.
i originally did a thread about it back in april: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/10/156497/1.ashx.
it seems that alot of us still have family members in the religion and have not infrequent arguments with them about some of the beliefs and practices.
MARY, MARY:
No wonder it took you longer than you expected. This is a great piece of work you did here. I don't think I would've been able to do anything like this.
I loved everything, but I have to say that the part on Pagan Celebrations and the Cross was very well detailed. I will definitely keep this.
I am struggling with my spirituality and the thoughts of whether I have made the right decision on becoming inactive. Every day I feel more and more separated from the Org., and that sometimes hurts me. Why? Because that is all i've known, and like you stated in the beginning of your essay, our brains fight change.
I really appreciate your effort on this work.
KUDOS TO YOU.
not that i subscribe to that sort of thing - but this one was very wierd.. i was in a glass house - or at least there was mostly glass all around.
there was a vehicle pulled up close to one of the doors, and a woman was yelling that she needed to come inside because the buffalo were chasing her.
i looked down the hill and saw two thin buffalo, and when they saw me they charged up to the entrance of the house, preventing me from opening the door to the woman.
Glass house
To dream that you are living in a glass house, signifies the threatened loss of your reputation. Alternatively, it suggests that you are being watched.
Indian
To see an Indian in your dream, represents the primitive and instinctual aspect of yourself. You need to be in more control of your waking-life situations and surroundings. You also need to be more self-reliant and exercise your personal power. Alternatively, this dream symbolizes honesty, dedication, and wisdom.
Cloth
To see cloth in your dream, represents components and various pieces that composes your life. Consider the color for significance in the outlook or how things are going in your life.
http://www.dreammoods.com/dreamdictionary/c3.htm
This is how important the buffalo was to the indians.
The buffalo meant everything to the plains indians. They provided the necesary needs the Indians needed to survive on the plains.
The buffalo moved in herds. The Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota people had to move with them. They lived a nomadic lifestyle. They followed the buffalo to new grasslands or pastures. Hunting was hard before white people brought horses to the Americas. Most of the tribe had to help hunt the buffalo. The people would herd the animals into a canyon or corral. Hunters killed the penned animals. One of these ancient "kill sites" is found near the town of Buffalo, South Dakota.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_did_the_buffalo_mean_to_the_Indians
These three seem to be the important aspects of your dream. Read over them, because as you can see they all have some significance towards your own self. Put everything together and see if any of it makes sense to you. You are the only one that can see how it applies to you. You mentioned that you yelled 'STRONG SPIRIT' so see if any of these apply. Interesting dream.
at the last district assembly, each time they gave the announcments they said, "if anyone would like to sign up for bethel service, go to the attenance desk".. they have just released over 1100 workers and they are asking for more volunteers?
anyone else had that question?
are there any here who were dismissed from bethel just recently and know the answer?
Maybe because they want young men and women to have that in their agenda and future plans, to keep them in check, so they don't think about going to College or go about their lives in secular jobs. They want them to feel that "spiritual" goals is the only think they have to think about. They can't discourage Bethel service or else many young people will not feel that it is important to be a pioneer, or to have any other "spiritual" experiences added to their resumê when they apply to Bethel.
Remember that, even though 2 years of regular pioneering is no longer a requirement to apply for Bethel, it is still a encouraged.
That's my take in this.
if someone could tell me where to find a magazine that will say that those who accept blood transfusions don't have the hope of everlasting life.. i need to turn in a persuasive essay and need a quote.. thanks.
Thank you for your reply. I needed one more updated. The one I had was from 1951, too old to cite. The one for 2004 is better. Thank you again.
if someone could tell me where to find a magazine that will say that those who accept blood transfusions don't have the hope of everlasting life.. i need to turn in a persuasive essay and need a quote.. thanks.
If someone could tell me where to find a magazine that will say that those who accept blood transfusions don't have the hope of everlasting life.
I need to turn in a persuasive essay and need a quote.
Thanks
i read this disturbing news article today.
http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=5060 the part about the grandmother killing her grandson was bad enough.
and i do note that it doesnt say that she was a witness... having said that it is interesting that she was convinced by the witnesses that the end was going to come in 2014..... has anyone else heard of a similar story?
That's bull, JW have never had a prayer book. It must have been somebody that said he was JW but wasn't.
This is this year. This might be the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in Hato Rey, San Juan, PR. But they also held others in the baseball fields. It's a killer in the summer. I remember one summer many years ago, I went to one in Miami, it was the race track. My daughter was just a baby and we had to leave early, we both had a heat stroke. I started throwing up and everything that comes with it, don't want to get into many details, but it was horrible. I heard people have died during assemblies because of the hot summer.
People should be very careful not to attend if their health is delicate when this assemblies are held in open places. I am a very healthy person "knock on wood" and even I suffered because of the heat.
I covered the faces to avoid problems.
