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  2009 - Something to look forward to or something to dread?

  by eyeslice in

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  continued economic uncertainty and the failure of financial institutionsauto industry in melt downunemployment set to rise to record levelsongoing destruction of the environmentfood shortages due to disproportionate distribution of wealthpreventable diseases rife due to disproportionate distribution of wealththe middle east a messterrorism an increasing threat but on the upside the big a must be even closer!.

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  have we got much to look forward to in 2009?

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  eyeslice

  I must admit that I am really an optimist by nature too, and the title of the thread is something to look forward to or dread! It is just that I started with the negatives.

  I agree that our wants, new autos, bigger and better computers, holidays and travel, etc. The desire for these things won't go away. Therefore things will pick up sooner rather than later.

  I do have a feeling that are going to be a little hard next year. And, I totally agree that no matter what happens, we probably won't starve and even things are difficult then we will still have a lot to be thankful for and to be happy about.
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  I was asked to speak at a local church...

  by passwordprotected in

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  ...and here's what i had to say; http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/430149/markatkbc.mp3.

  one local jw heard that i was speaking about leaving the wts in church and quickly labelled it, in ignorance, as 'witness bashing'.. .

  have a listen and judge for yourself.

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  eyeslice

  Nice one PP.

  I thought you handled the subject sensitively and in a non-confrontational manner. The Society likes to depict all those who have left as being raging, aggressive and irrational apostates. Like you, even when on this board I try to be respectful of those who are still Jehovah's Witnesses; I don't personally go along with the name calling and belittling of those who remain Jehovah's Witnesses. Perhaps, as you say, we need to remember these in our prayers.
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  The strange absence of meeting

  by slimboyfat in

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  does anyone else feel a large gaping void in their life tonight now that the book study has been abandoned?

  i mean i hardly ever go to the meetings these days but i still like the feeling that they are there even if i am not physically present.

  tuesday without a meeting is just weird.. .

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  eyeslice

  to reassign group members
  
  Sounds like a euphemism for eliminate
  
  On a serious note though what we tend to ignore that is the fact that elders will be still be responsible looking after 'groups' of people. But I cannot see that this is going to be very successful, without the actual group study on a weekly basis the R&F will quickly lose that sense of belonging. It will be like trying to herd cats.
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  2009 - Something to look forward to or something to dread?

  by eyeslice in

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  continued economic uncertainty and the failure of financial institutionsauto industry in melt downunemployment set to rise to record levelsongoing destruction of the environmentfood shortages due to disproportionate distribution of wealthpreventable diseases rife due to disproportionate distribution of wealththe middle east a messterrorism an increasing threat but on the upside the big a must be even closer!.

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  have we got much to look forward to in 2009?

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  eyeslice

  • Continued economic uncertainty and the failure of financial institutions
  • Auto industry in melt down
  • Unemployment set to rise to record levels
  • Ongoing destruction of the environment
  • Food shortages due to disproportionate distribution of wealth
  • Preventable diseases rife due to disproportionate distribution of wealth
  • The Middle East a mess
  • Terrorism an increasing threat

  But on the upside the big A must be even closer!
  
  Have we got much to look forward to in 2009?
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  DOES RAYMOND FRANZ 'CRISIS' BOOK TELL THE TRUTH?

  by whereami in

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  this person continues to try to discredit ray franz.

  for a person that is not a jw he really does not give up.. .

  http://www.topix.com/forum/religion/jehovahs-witness/tsrv22ro5585t9asm/p8.

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  As witness, I found it really hard to convince most other JWs that there are always two sides to every argument. Elders in particularly have been conditioned to find this hard to understand.
  
  I am sure Freddie Franz and the other GB members would tell a different story to Ray. What we, as reasonable people, have to do is to be able to, in an unbiased manner, is listen to both sides and draw our own conclusions.
  
  I think we all know the Society's stand on Malawi, the 1914 generation, etc, etc. Then, we have read Ray Franz's side. We then draw our own conclusions.
  
  The trouble with Society is that they refuse to defend or reason on their position on serious doctrinal matters and hide behind branding all questioning voices as apostate.
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  I Met a Member of the Generation that will not Pass Away

  by Nosferatu in

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  she was born in 1910, in a wheelchair, and wore a bib to catch her drool.

  they're not all dead yet!

  armageddon could still come!

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  If she was born in 1910 then she does not really count. She was 4 when the first war began an still only 8 when it ended.
  
  If you take the Society's revised definition (though still not the rather confusing current definition) that the generation is those alive contemporary with events taking place in the world, we have had at least 4 or 5 generations since she was born. For example you could say:

  • Those world leaders of WWI - people who would have been at the time in the 40 years plus age braken
  • The between the wars generation
  • Those world leaders of WWII
  • The baby boomer generation post WWII
  • The modern generation born since the start of the computer age (I know computers were around before then but weren't pervasive as they are now)
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  The strange absence of meeting

  by slimboyfat in

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  does anyone else feel a large gaping void in their life tonight now that the book study has been abandoned?

  i mean i hardly ever go to the meetings these days but i still like the feeling that they are there even if i am not physically present.

  tuesday without a meeting is just weird.. .

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  eyeslice

  I haven't been to a group study for the last 5 years but my wife is a regular attender. It was strange to have her in all evening last night.
  
  What is interesting is that her 'personal' study time consisted of preparing for the new book study, the school and service meeting - all things she would have done anyway!
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  Honestly, Would You Have Secretly Taken a Blood Transfusion?

  by minimus in

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  while i was an active jw elder, i wouldn't have up until that last year.

  that's when i was totally mentally out, just going thru the technicalities.

  i still respect other jw's viewpoints on their not accepting blood----although i think they are terribly misguided.

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  No, I would have died, and worse would have allowed my wife and kids to die.
  
  I was never on the HLC but I have accompanied sisters to see doctors to explain the Society's blood policies.
  
  Fortunately, my kids are grown and all have left the 'truth' but my wife is still in and I know that she would die rather than have whole blood. I have spoken with her about the fractions thing and how unclear/ridiculous the Society's current policy is but she still does not get the point.
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  You never forget your 1st love. True or false?

  by mtsgrad in

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  would appreciate your input.. mtsgrad.

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  eyeslice

  Not until Alzhiemer's sets in!
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  What did you not do because of attending the Tuesday night group?

  by eyeslice in

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  as a loyal witness i would never have done anything on a tuesday night except attend the group study.. when i was at school it was a definate no to after school activities on a tuesday (though it was much the same for other nights of the week as well).

  then i would never go to any night classes on a tuesday, which somewhat limits access to higher education.

  never stayed in to watch tv no matter what was on..

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  eyeslice

  As a loyal Witness I would never have done anything on a Tuesday night except attend the group study.

  When I was at school it was a definate no to after school activities on a Tuesday (though it was much the same for other nights of the week as well). Then I would never go to any night classes on a Tuesday, which somewhat limits access to higher education. Never stayed in to watch TV no matter what was on.