when i used to read the prophecies of revelation and see the society's interpetation i often thought to myself, "how could this be"?
i shelved a lot of things, hoping that maybe i'd understand over time or the "light would get brighter".. as an elder, i used to wonder how they (the society) could tell the elders one thing and put into print another thing.
while the rank and file were being told at the watchtower studies how the elders were to not judge unfairly at judicial committees, the elders were told to be safe rather than sorry when it came to "removing the wicked man from our midst".
Scully,
I didn't quite understand the first one you mentioned on homosexuality but the one about the elders being selected was good as well as all of the others. Elders chosen by holy spirit? Hahahaha!!! Never bought into that one, either, because of the anointed being "chosen" by HS. Why do elders have paper work to do and send it to Bethel to recommend a brother for an elder when the anointed do not? Both are supposed to be appointed by HS. Not consistent. Oh, there are too many to count:)
have you ever gotten slapped and dragged into the back room for a spanking because your mother or father accused you of pulling your skirt up during the meeting?
i was thinking of the little girls outgrowing their dresses and them becoming so short that it was hard to sit 2 hours with the skirt pulled down over your knees or just above, at the very least.
my sister's and my dresses were always too short when we sat down and could only keep them pulled down to a decent length when standing, not sitting.
Physical assault on people is illegal unless it is against someone much much smaller and younger than yourself, then you can beat the crap out of them with impunity. That is how the law sounds to me. I will never sanction assault on any living thing, EVER! The "rod" is a METAPHORE!!! No one ever asked why little girls pull up their skirts sometimes. No one stops to notice if the skirt is just too short and they are not really doing it. They just get beat on the spot with no Q's asked. Oh yeah, THAT's love. Ok, I'm really angry here. I need to stop. Bye-bye!
have you ever gotten slapped and dragged into the back room for a spanking because your mother or father accused you of pulling your skirt up during the meeting?
i was thinking of the little girls outgrowing their dresses and them becoming so short that it was hard to sit 2 hours with the skirt pulled down over your knees or just above, at the very least.
my sister's and my dresses were always too short when we sat down and could only keep them pulled down to a decent length when standing, not sitting.
FYI: Not many little girls pulled their skirts up, but when they sat down the already too short skirt (they grew out of last year) naturally pulled up. I remember gripping the end of my skirt the whole meeting so it would not pull up when I moved a little. Some girls pulled it up on purpose to hide because of shyness. I saw that alot. Dresses were good for hiding behind when meeting strangers. Did our parents think we were trying to be sexy? That's sick! Why the beating for it? I still don't get it.
have you ever gotten slapped and dragged into the back room for a spanking because your mother or father accused you of pulling your skirt up during the meeting?
i was thinking of the little girls outgrowing their dresses and them becoming so short that it was hard to sit 2 hours with the skirt pulled down over your knees or just above, at the very least.
my sister's and my dresses were always too short when we sat down and could only keep them pulled down to a decent length when standing, not sitting.
Wait. I said it right. I said the part of getting beaten was for all of us. The dress part was for the girls. No, it is not funny at all.
have you ever gotten slapped and dragged into the back room for a spanking because your mother or father accused you of pulling your skirt up during the meeting?
i was thinking of the little girls outgrowing their dresses and them becoming so short that it was hard to sit 2 hours with the skirt pulled down over your knees or just above, at the very least.
my sister's and my dresses were always too short when we sat down and could only keep them pulled down to a decent length when standing, not sitting.
I'm very sorry. I meant the guys who commented about their dresses, not the serious "beat the sh!t out of us every meeting." I'm sorry.
What do you think of what??? Nothing showed up.
ok, let's be honest.
who has ever gone in service for a reason other than "to encourage bible reading?
" ever flirt at the doors when alone or with the right kind of partner for that?
Ok, let's be honest. Who has ever gone in service for a reason other than "to encourage Bible reading?" Ever flirt at the doors when alone or with the right kind of partner for that? Oh the possibilities! How could I have missed it! Oh what fun we could have had!
oh, i loved it when there was an earthquake someplace around the world, or famine or war just to make a juicy introduction... .
bad economic news also made a good conversation..
Fantacies in service come true? I was so straight-laced and fanatical just to be popular and accepted and live forever of course(didn't work too well as I got sick of pretending) that even if a gorgeous Greek god came to the door, I would not have noticed. And THAT may be the cause of my eternal singleness. What better place to meet a prospective mate than going door to door hunting for one? Stupid me! Do I smell another string or whatever you call a group of posts? I do believe I do. Excuse me for a minute...
oh, i loved it when there was an earthquake someplace around the world, or famine or war just to make a juicy introduction... .
bad economic news also made a good conversation..
Greendawn,
I never got that straight. I'm sorry, times of the nations to...what? Those time line explainations always went over my head and bored me to tears. I never saw the scriptual proof for any of it. Maybe that's why it never took in my mind.
have you ever gotten slapped and dragged into the back room for a spanking because your mother or father accused you of pulling your skirt up during the meeting?
i was thinking of the little girls outgrowing their dresses and them becoming so short that it was hard to sit 2 hours with the skirt pulled down over your knees or just above, at the very least.
my sister's and my dresses were always too short when we sat down and could only keep them pulled down to a decent length when standing, not sitting.
Oh, you guys are so funny! This one was for former little girls! Hahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!! The spanking part for absolutely any reason at all is for all of us here. I think not just a few of us were damaged emotionally from the "scriptual requirement" that parents must beat their children as often as possible with whatever weapon is close by and with as many people watching as possible to show what "good" parents they were . Anyone resentful of their parents for it? Dumb question, sorry.
