I forgot to mention...
He said that Elders are appointed by holy spirit only in qualifications.
That conflicted with a talk on Saturday that said they were directly appointed by Holy Spirit.
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Adventures at the DC
by metaspy in[insert indiana jones music] i missed friday's session because i had to work.
actually i wanted to work, instead of go to the dc.. .
i happen to run into a "brother" who happened to work with me on quickbuilds not too long ago.. he was df'd for a bit and reinstated this year.. my mom had talked to him on friday about my current situation (not attending meetings).. he said he wanted to talk to me to see how things were going (red flags in my head).. .
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Adventures at the DC
by metaspy in[insert indiana jones music] i missed friday's session because i had to work.
actually i wanted to work, instead of go to the dc.. .
i happen to run into a "brother" who happened to work with me on quickbuilds not too long ago.. he was df'd for a bit and reinstated this year.. my mom had talked to him on friday about my current situation (not attending meetings).. he said he wanted to talk to me to see how things were going (red flags in my head).. .
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metaspy
[insert Indiana Jones music] I missed Friday's session because I had to work.
Actually I wanted to work, instead of go to the DC.
I happen to run into a "brother" who happened to work with me on QuickBuilds not too long ago.
He was DF'd for a bit and reinstated this year.
My mom had talked to him on Friday about my current situation (not attending meetings).
He said he wanted to talk to me to see how things were going (red flags in my head).
I brought up about Child Molestations, 607 vs. 587, and the general "Better than thou" attitude the elders have.
His response through the whole thing was "you can't blame Jehovah's organization for what imperfect men do".
My defense against that was, "where does the actions of men end and the organization as a whole begin?"
Essentially saying, you can't blame everything on men. Somewhere in there it becomes the organizations fault.
He got distracted by an old friend of his walking by and I scrambled outta there.
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Anyone going to the convention this weekend?
by cinnamon1642 injust wondering if anyone was going to one of the conventions that start this weekend in the us?
if so it'd be interesting if it was recorded and could be posted to hear if there are any other new changes and to confirm previous announcements regarding it.
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I will be going.
Not sure if I will be able to record it though.
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What is the most hours you ever turned in on your F.S. report?
by gaiagirl ini once turned in 39 hours helping another to reach their pioneer goal.
fairly accurate reporting of the hours as well.
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96, I didn't count my breaks either...
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******* Are you much healthier, now that you're out? *******
by FlyingHighNow inmuch, much healthier.
being a jw takes it's toll on people's physical and mental health.
jw's are always sick.
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metaspy
I think I am physically the same, but I think I am damaged socially and perhaps emotionally.
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metaspy
I got 18 on Simon.
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Mr. Flipper & Son Hear, See, and Get Footprints of Bigfoot on Pack Trip
by flipper inso, the long awaited trip began for my son and i to return to the same place he heard a bigfoot a year ago in the forests of northern california.
the trip started out unfortunately for us to be a 7 mile hike instead of a 2 to 3 mile hike in to our base camp , as huge snow drifts covered the road , making it even inaccessible for 4 wheel drive, so , with packs on backs we hiked over 50 ft long snow drifts on places on the trail.
even snow was covering one creek near the lake we were destined for .
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metaspy
I have a hard time seeing the tracks in the snow.
However, the one in the mud is quite clear.
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Why JWs should soft-pedal the "Divine Name"
by Open mind inthis is prompted by reniaa who claims that one of the things that jws have right is the name jehovah.. you know how if you're trying to convert someone to be a jw, you put your best foot forward and try to keep the controversial stuff that might "stumble" them on the back burner?
(like say, mother's day or when i was a kid, pinatas?
) well, that's how i categorize the whole topic of the divine name.
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metaspy
The term Christians should use for the Father is ABBA - so simple even a child can say it.
In fact it is an onomatopoeia. I knew I would get to use that word one day!
Sorry to correct you, but it isn't an onomatopoeia.
its called a Palindrome - a word spelled forwards and backwards the same way.
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What's the dumbest thing you've ever heard a JW say?
by Renegade inalot of you maybe stuck for choice so you can say as many as you want.
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metaspy
"It's a perfect organization, made up of imperfect people"
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"Even if it isn't true" - how many of you heard this one recently?
by hamsterbait ini remember first hearing it after the generation change of 95.. a sister answered up at the wt and said "even if armageddon isn't coming, its still the best way to live.".
i have heard others say: "even if it isn't true, it's still the best way of life.".
my mother said it a few weeks ago!
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metaspy
[sob] - I admit it!
I once said those words, "even if it isn't the truth, its the best way to live"
but I don't agree now.
I see that if it isn't the truth, then why not find the truth?
Perhaps that is the better way to live.