we were taught in the wtbts as the bible clearly states that god created the heavens and the earth and on the seventh day he rested.. has it occurred to anyone else that god got up to a lot of wars ect whilst he was supposedly sleeping?????.
not only the wars but the actual writing of the bible which was pounded into us as being inspired by god.. if only i could do as much in my sleep.. ana....
Ana, God even performed all the miracles in rescuing the Israelites time and again. Oh yes, plus the flood, sending Jesus to be killed and then resurrecting him. Lots more, too.
Wow, if we could do half that much in our sleep we would have all day to enjoy ourselves.
the story of zev.
{who now controls his own thinking}.
my original "hello" post was here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?site=3&id=2678&page=1.
Hi Zev, thanks for sharing your story. I hope that the advice in your other thread was useful for you, and is helpful for dealing with the stress. Maybe the coming Dateline program will help with your wife. Have you managed to avoid going to meetings?
I am so sorry about your sister. It must have been quite a shock to you to find that out. I hope that she is healing OK.
Take care Zev
esther
ive been lurking hear for a few weeks.
heres my story:.
i was raised in a catholic family in toronto and went to catholic schools until grade 9 (age 13).
Chris, you said
Since my experience with the JC I have sometimes wondered how elders are chosen to sit on a JC, and how they are trained for this task.
I don't believe that they are chosen. I think that it depends who is available at the time.
To go back to your JC experience, I daresay that your being a lawyer would not have helped matters. Most of the elders are not well educated, and JWs are taught that it is not good to get higher education. So it is likely that they felt inadequate to discuss things with you, and so resorted to attacking your integrity, in order to avoid showing their lack of knowledge. This is just a guess, of course, because we don't really know what drives another person.
esther
link to midi http://www.l-and-a.com.au/comm/addons/midi/song042.mid.
song 42. this is the way.
(isaiah 30:20, 21).
Qwerty and Simon, I like your songs. I am not creative, but I can appreciate other people's creativity, and I do. Good work.
esther
this is nothing to do with jws, but it is a true story.. one time i was with a few other mothers walking with our primary school children to the school bus.
the children were in front, with the mothers following just behind them.
one little girl had her underpants fall to her ankles.
This is nothing to do with JWs, but it is a true story.
One time I was with a few other mothers walking with our primary school children to the school bus. The children were in front, with the mothers following just behind them. One little girl had her underpants fall to her ankles. She just kicked them aside, and carried on unconcernedly walking and talking with her friends, while the red-faced mother scooped the offending undies into her bag and raced home to get some new ones.
Did that little girl show poise? How would we adults react to such an embarrassing event?
esther
Brisbane, Australia.
esther
ive been lurking hear for a few weeks.
heres my story:.
i was raised in a catholic family in toronto and went to catholic schools until grade 9 (age 13).
Hi Chris, it's funny how having doubts is fine until you are baptised. After baptism, you are not supposed to entertain any doubts whatsoever. Glad you kept yours and welcome to the board.
BTW, the racist stuff irritates me, too. I also don't like it when the discussions get vicious.
esther
i was reading through simon's latest addition to our forum when i found this site about building a kh.
> http://news.newspress.com/westmont/0705hall.htm.
this commentmrs.
I was reading through Simon's latest addition to our forum when I found this site about building a KH. > http://news.newspress.com/westmont/0705hall.htm
This comment
Mrs. Agarano said that while Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate Independence Day, most volunteers had the day off from work. Yet they showed no hesitance toward sacrificing the holiday, said volunteer Lisa Knust, a member of the Central Congregation.
was rather revealing.
Actually, building a new KH was better than witnessing or attending meetings, assemblies etc.
In addition to being more efficient, the practice allows Jehovah's Witnesses to sacrifice as little time as possible from their religious dutiesNotice the use of 'sacrifice time' again.
I remember being taught that witnessing was our 'sacrifice' or has that idea been changed?
Where is the money coming from?
Funds for the project came from local contributors and a low interest loan from world headquartersNo mention of the fact that the world headquarters gets their money from either donations or interest-free loans from the people who build and use the halls.
esther
it is the most basic thing about us; we share it with all living beings.
at each moment, millions of events take place inside our bodies and inside our minds that are designed to help us stay alive.
until the present, at least, the forces that are life-preserving have been stronger than the forces that are life-destroying.
(((((Seven))))) There have been days and nights when I have felt that way, too. I am glad you got out of your black hole. Thank you for posting those words of David Conroy. Hope it is a long time before you feel that way again.
esther
i've added a news panel to the main page at http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/default.asp which should show jw related news.. let me know what you think.
I agree with Harmony. It is a great idea. You have put a lot of hard work into this board, and I, as well as many others, really appreciate it. Thank you Simon
esther
