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puke to the right, please..... btw, youknow may be able to explain why the united nations suddenly feel they have to list these assholes as a human rights organization on their webpages?
un isn't the normal club the watchtower would choose to work with, is it?.
Interesting...
I think it is because if they can say they are Human Rights Org they will get less flack from governments in more oppressive countries.
Interesting....they human rights they stand up for are ONLY ones that have to do directly with the JW faith. In fact, don't get caught writing letters of support for any political prisoners, or anyone not being oppressed for upholding the JW faith. That would be getting involved withe the world. God forbid!
i was in the town this morning and saw a little cluster of jws leaving the kingdom hall, clutching their ministry bags, eager to go out into the field service.... well, maybe eager isnt quite the right word.... anyway, i thought to myself - how many people will they convert today?
one, two, a whole family?
the more obvious answer is none at all.
Actually, I knew quite a few people that was brought in from door to door work. This includes my own mom, the sister that studied with me, and quite a few others. I do agree that most are from informal witnessing, such as family or friends, etc. But even though most consider the door to door a waste of time, they do still get a lot of interest that way.
I actually respect the fact that they still go door to door, even though, yes, it can be annoying. It is an important part of freedom of religion, and speech, etc. And even if most nonJWs DO NOT agree with it or appreciate its value, if they are stopped by government, then what freedom of others will be infringed upon next?
When I went door to door, we all ignored the signs that said, 'no soliciting' because we reasoned we were not selling anything, so it did not apply to us. How arrogant is that, haahaa! I suggested to one nonJW friend a few years ago that she replace her sign with one that specifically referenced JWs. Maybe THAT would stop them, haahaa!
i wonder quite a bit about this hospital, because:.
this cute little logo was found on this page: http://www.kingshealth.com/facts/clin_gov/public.htm.
a text like this seems qute for a hospital:.
Max....sad, yet funny!
i have enjoyed reading and posting in the short time i have known of this site.
there is a lot of stuff here...some i agree with, some i don't, but that is the beauty of free speech!.
here is my thing: when something is posted as a press release from the watchtower, or from other wts sources, please always list the reference.
It sucks....I too went to the media site and could find nothing that the JWs would consider negative or grave.
Maximus,
so do you get press releases sent directly to you? I was wondering if you found it in a newspaper, or if you had it send directly, since their media site has an option for journalists to get on their press release list.
Thanks!
found this on a search and it made me really think???.
i do not know the author so i cannot give credit, but it is not my own work.. ana.
this study is designed for those who are currently jehovah's witnesses.
Speaking of Revalation, didn't the WTS release a revised version of the REVELATION book (the big red one) a few years after the first edition was released...and then we had to have it in book study all over again?
Anyone remember?
i have been dfd since i turned 19, i aux, pioneered for a short time and then selfishly went after the fruits of the flesh.
smoking, sex, drinking, drugs, etc.... the thing i couldn't, or wouldn't, see at the time was that i was acting selfishly.
it didn't matter what others in the cong.
Prisca,
wow...excellent point as to why DAing yourself really is not necessary. Never really thought of it in that context. I just never did it because I did not want to force my friends to shun me or cause undue hardship on my family.
i have seen many posts where people mentioned being baptized at the assembly hall in natick, ma.
ever since i was a wee kid that is were the local congregation went for the circuit assemblies.. i live in nh...i was wondering if there were others here in new hampshire or other new england states?.
baptized oct 1992, natick ma at age 21.
Hello!
I have seen many posts where people mentioned being baptized at the Assembly Hall in Natick, MA. Ever since I was a wee kid that is were the local congregation went for the circuit assemblies.
I live in NH...I was wondering if there were others here in New Hampshire or other New England states?
Baptized Oct 1992, Natick MA at age 21
"walked away" spring of 1998 at 27
i have enjoyed reading and posting in the short time i have known of this site.
there is a lot of stuff here...some i agree with, some i don't, but that is the beauty of free speech!.
here is my thing: when something is posted as a press release from the watchtower, or from other wts sources, please always list the reference.
I have enjoyed reading and posting in the short time I have known of this site. There is a lot of stuff here...some I agree with, some I don't, but that is the beauty of free speech!
Here is my thing: When something is posted as a Press Release from the Watchtower, or from other WTS sources, PLEASE always list the reference. Many of you do...but I find it frustrating when I see posts that appear to be verbatim info. without source info. I guess I am being anal, but one of the good things I did get out of my JW experience was always check your sources. While the WTS does not always follow this advice, I think it would be helpful if we did.
JWs are taught that Apostates make up stuff left and right about the WTS and cannot prove anything. This site is a great opportunity for us to take the high road and not copy the WTS.
Like I said, most do list source material....bless you for that! I find that extremely helpful. Today, I read a couple of Press Releases posted here from the WTS that I could not find online or at the JW media site. I am not saying that the person who posted these made it up, I just would like to see where he/she got it so that I can show my JW relatives and friends when we are speaking about these things.
Thanks!!
And...again, thank you everyone for taking the time to post here. It has been not only an educational, but entertaining experience for me. It is nice to not be alone.
are there any jw's posting here who believe that they are not of the anointed class?.
also, of the jw's who post here who do consider themselves as of the anointed class, do you feel that you have a special mission with regard to making ex-jw's aware of their standing with their creator?.
englishman.. ..... fanaticism masquerading beneath a cloak of reasoned logic.
It would be reasonable to assume that the majority here are NOT of the annointed class, since most of them are supposed to be already dead, and there should only be a few thousand left by now, according to the WTS.
i have found that the following books are still of interest and use to me, although i have 'walked away' from jw:.
1. greatest man whoever lived.
a lot of nice general info about jesus' life that is easy to read.
Sheesh!!!! hahaahh!
