No. They don't care about chronology. If you say 1914 is wrong they say, so what if it is, it doesn't affect me, imperfect men, it will be corrected in due time, we have plenty of evidence that proves that we are the only true religion anyway, etc. You have to go point by point through their own teachings and show them why it does matter and how it does affect them. But then they'll probably still say that they don't care.
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Do Witnesses Care About Chronology Anymore?
by minimus inlet's say christ threw the devil out in 1914, so what?
does 1914 have any real signifance to a jehovah's witness anymore?
all i can see is that "this proves we're living in the last days of the last days".
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Borg similarities to Animal Farm? Absolutely!
by WingCommander ini remember having to read george orwell's "animal farm" in 11th grade.
it was a mandatory assignment and after our readings there were discussions.
a few years later, my own mother whom had worked in a local psychiatric unit related to me that she felt the borganization closely resembled animal farm and also 1984. this was truly striking to me, but now more than ever it makes sense on so many levels.
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Amber Rose
I picke up Animal Farm one day, not really knowing anything about it just that it was about talking animals. Oddly enough, this was very shortly after finishing Crisis of Concsious. I was amazed at what I was reading in Animal Farm! It was an exact parody of the WTS. I couldn't beleive it. What I found even more frightening is that there was a "sister" in the congregation who absolutely loved that book. I had heard her mention it on several occasions and she insisted that all of her children read it too, yet she never made any connection. That freaked me out.
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are we inactive or what?
by inactive? ini would like someone to discuss some issues i have.
i understand all are welcome here, so i am sure some elders or former elders could help me.
i was a pioneer for 7 years, before that i was a regular auxiliarry pioneer for 3 years, i have been a witness for 17 years.
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Amber Rose
I would also like to mention that while I was a sincere, active JW, I also used the phrase "good little witnesses" in reference to myself and husband. You ex members haven't cornered the market on the phrase.
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are we inactive or what?
by inactive? ini would like someone to discuss some issues i have.
i understand all are welcome here, so i am sure some elders or former elders could help me.
i was a pioneer for 7 years, before that i was a regular auxiliarry pioneer for 3 years, i have been a witness for 17 years.
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Amber Rose
Here's a theory. They think you are guilty of secret sin. You said you asked the elders what you had done wrong and they told you to think about it. They don't know what you did but they are sure that you did something. Your daughter was DF'd. The congregation was told that you voluntarily stepped down. If you had done nothing wrong, why would you have to stop pioneering. You must be "infected" with the same "spirit that caused your daughter to sin". Especially, if you were spending alot of time with her prior to her DF'ing. The elders see your suffering as evidence that Jehovah has removed his spirit from you. And why would he do that? You are doing evil things and are hiding it. (This is not what I personally believe, just a theory as to what the cong. may be thinking) Then throw in the jelousies that you mentioned....
I don't know why you are cleaning the toilets though.
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The Silver is Mine, and the Gold is Mine; stocks bonds and live pigs ok too
by marmot innext week's service meeting is gonna be a doozy.
after the local announcements there is going to be a 15-minute talk by an elder based on the november 1, 2007, watchtower, pages 17-21. .
somebody with the resources to do it really ought to scan the article and post it as a pdf, it's hilarious, frightening and nauseating all at once.
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Amber Rose
I always wanted to know why children made the effort to write a letter and mail it to the branch. Seemed fishy to me. Maybe nobody ever showed them the multiple contribution boxes located conveniently throughout the KH? Besides, why waste money on postage when you could give the $ 0.41 to the WTS?
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are we inactive or what?
by inactive? ini would like someone to discuss some issues i have.
i understand all are welcome here, so i am sure some elders or former elders could help me.
i was a pioneer for 7 years, before that i was a regular auxiliarry pioneer for 3 years, i have been a witness for 17 years.
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Amber Rose
Keys! Are you kidding? I quit pioneering 3 years ago and was DF'd this year, hubby DA'd this year. We both still have our keys.
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Would the blood ban be lifted if more men were dying of blood loss?
by Gill inthe watchtower did not wait too long to make factor viii a conscience matter for haemophiliac men.
i believe it happened inthe late 1970's but i'm sure someone would correct me if i am wrong on the date.. but, the blanket blood ban continues and women are still dying in childbirth unncecessarily around the world because they are jws.
if the boot were on the other foot, would blood transfusion be a conscience matter by now to keep jw men safe?.
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Amber Rose
A Governing body member, or someone in a GB member's family", you'd be blinded by the flash of new light.
I disagree. GB would lie. I'ver heard that they have before. Medical records are private there is no way that the public would ever know what proceedures a GB member had.
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Would the blood ban be lifted if more men were dying of blood loss?
by Gill inthe watchtower did not wait too long to make factor viii a conscience matter for haemophiliac men.
i believe it happened inthe late 1970's but i'm sure someone would correct me if i am wrong on the date.. but, the blanket blood ban continues and women are still dying in childbirth unncecessarily around the world because they are jws.
if the boot were on the other foot, would blood transfusion be a conscience matter by now to keep jw men safe?.
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That is a very interesting question. Thanks for bringing it up. I have a tendency to believe that, yes, if more men were dying of blood loss, the ban would be lifted or they would have a very loose and unconfusing interpretation of what "no blood" means. Women are disposable in the WTS.
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Did you try and fit your own "style" into meeting dress?
by avishai inboy, i sure did.
forties suits with handpainted ties.
fifties/sixties sharkskin "rat pack" suits with the skinniest ties i could get away with, etc.,
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Amber Rose
I used to wear Dr. Marten boots with skirts and had bleached blond short spiky hair (like Billy Idol). I also wore loads of black eye liner and dark lipstick. I didn't think much about it until my friends would react in amazment that I wasn't hounded by the elders for dressing that way for the meetings. But, they all had Elders for dads, that probably makes alot of difference.
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Halloween is this week. Share your paranormal experiences with the board...
by Warlock insince halloween is this coming week, i thought you would like to read a one of my few paranormal experiences.
i posted this last year under "my haunted office".
i would also like you to post your paranormal experiences on this thread.
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Amber Rose
Here's a link to some Halloween stories you can listen to. The first one is my favorite, a great story that skeptics will love!
http://www.thislife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?sched=1156
enjoy!