i can confirm (as there seems to be some doubt) at the service meeting last night during the item about the new watchtower, a letter was read by the po.
the public talk is to be 30 minutes long.
this is to allow for more association and ministry.. lengthy negative introductions about the state of the system of things/deep last days etc are to be heavily curtailed.
Lengthy negative introductions about the state of the system of things/deep last days etc are to be heavily curtailed.
Well without that, they should just go on and reduce it to a five minute talk. How many times can you read Rev. 21:4 and Prov. 21:11 in one talk?
Yeah, more time for the ministry , good one.
HA HA! I Love it! I think the wild beast part goes like this. The CW is the wild beast and the great harlot is rosie o'donnel. In her hand is a cup full of Pop Rocks. In his due time Jehovah will pour his wrath out in the form of Coke, causing an explosion with the Pop Rocks.
Mmmmmm.....sugary harlot
i had my jc about a month ago now and thanks to my dad i keep thinking "shoul i have appealed?
" has anyone ever heard of a decision being reversed because of an appeal?
do very many people appeal?
Thanks for your responses everyone.
Sassy said :but it really means nothing.. you don't win the appeal either.. it just more energy and emotion for nothing.. That is pretty much what I told my dad. I guess I just wanted to make sure that I didn't just make that up. It's just these dumb games that they play to make it look like they are fair and reasonable. Sometimes I fall for it.
OnTheWayOut Said: Also, your dad is acting like these guys are not guided by Holy spirit by his comments. Exactly! He even said that he thinks one of the elders on the JC has it out for Drew. He knows that it was three dumb guys that made the decision and he doesn't think there is anything special about them at all. Its so frustrating talking to him because he has no idea how their system operates but he thinks he knows more that I do. He's gotten himself into a comfy position and he won't budge from it. He's an unbaptized publisher, goes to 3 out of 5 meetings and service once a month (he refuses to work territory, just other people's calls). That's enough to keep my mom quiet and easy enough for him and nobody bugs him about it. So he thinks why can't I just do that too.
i had my jc about a month ago now and thanks to my dad i keep thinking "shoul i have appealed?
" has anyone ever heard of a decision being reversed because of an appeal?
do very many people appeal?
I had my JC about a month ago now and thanks to my dad I keep thinking "Shoul I have appealed?" Has anyone ever heard of a decision being reversed because of an appeal? Do very many people appeal? How complicated of a process is it?
The truth is, I wanted to be out of the org. The elders had built a very weak case against me. (I wasn't sorry for joining the YMCA.) I told my parents that the elders had made the decision to DF me and they were sad but OK. They were expecting to hear the announcement at the next meeting but there was no announcement. My mom asked why. They said that they had given me a week to appeal and the full week wasn't up yet. (The elder also twisted my words and told my mom that I said things at the JC meeting that I didn't say, but that's another story) So then my dad gets all upset with me that I didn't appeal and had I appealed maybe my sister would still talk to me and I could have prevented the family being ruined. I got what I wanted. I didn't want to sit through a third meeting of being judjed. I just wonder if appealing would have changed anything.
just reading this is making me sick.
i am sure the computer got a virus from these emails.
lol.
it might be easier to dress modestly.
think about it, there is always admonitions against slits in skirts (which a lot of skirts have), too short dresses and skirts, etc.
not to mention not having to worry about someone peeping up your dress as you walk up the bleachers at the dc.
If the sisters were allowed to wear pants, it would insinuate that they are equal to men.
Yeah, what Dragonlady said.
it might be easier to dress modestly.
think about it, there is always admonitions against slits in skirts (which a lot of skirts have), too short dresses and skirts, etc.
not to mention not having to worry about someone peeping up your dress as you walk up the bleachers at the dc.
They are trying to keep the women "in their place". "Business attire" is only for the men. (Although most men in business don't wear suits all the time, they have a more relaxed wardrobe but I digress). This is part of their 1950's male dominant mentality. Women don't own business attire, women don't belong in business!
just click here to see it.
Ha Ha Ha!
a co once told this story at a circuit assembly.
i never quite believed it, and now knowing how many false rumors spread in the jws it would be no suprise to me if this is fake.
the story goes that a non-jw husband didn't want his wife to joining the jws.
Chameleon, I think that is the worst story I've ever heard!
so i was just browsing on the google for tips on making good espresso and what came up on the first page?
an article about espresso on jehovah's witness official web page.
i didn't want to think about jws.
So I was just browsing on the Google for tips on making good espresso and what came up on the first page? An article about espresso on Jehovah's Witness official web page. I didn't want to think about JWs. I just wanted to learn about coffee. Keep your kids off that evil internet. You never know how they might be directed to that awful organization! Just thought I'd share this bit of goofiness with you all.
http://www.watchtower.org/e/19971108/article_01.htm
