Posts by Bob Loblaw

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Does the Society or congregations announce death of GB member?

by Bob Loblaw in

so we all know that carey barber died recently.. i was wondering if most jw's know about this news.

do they make an announcement at the congregations?

have a moment of silence?.

Bob Loblaw

So I guess my next question is:

Do they announce his replacement?

I'm guessing that they probably don't, or if they do, it's a tiny blurb in the wt or awake.

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Does the Society or congregations announce death of GB member?

by Bob Loblaw in

so we all know that carey barber died recently.. i was wondering if most jw's know about this news.

do they make an announcement at the congregations?

have a moment of silence?.

Bob Loblaw

So we all know that Carey Barber died recently.

I was wondering if most JW's know about this news.

Do they make an announcement at the congregations? Have a moment of silence?

Do they talk about what a good witness he was,...etc?

What about Bethel? They would all know,...I'm sure.

So do they make an official announcement and have a really large ~~funeral~~ memorial?

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AS A 16 YEAR OLD am i able to choose to have a blood transfusion

by Lotus65 in

if i ever needed a blood transfusion would i have a right as a minor to choose a blood transfusion

Bob Loblaw

Yet if you are unconscious and your family are JW's they could make that decision for you. You might want to carry a card in your wallet that says I ACCEPT BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS.

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Lets Make JW Bumper Stickers

by Gerard in

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"jehovah's witness, such a presentable vegetable".

"jehovah's witness protection program: electrify your front door".

"freedom is the distance between jws and me".

Lets Make JW Bumper Stickers

by Gerard in

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friends

"jehovah's witness, such a presentable vegetable".

"jehovah's witness protection program: electrify your front door".

"freedom is the distance between jws and me".

Bob Loblaw

I stayed alive 'til '75 and all I got was this stupid bumper sticker.

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Lets Make JW Bumper Stickers

by Gerard in

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friends

"jehovah's witness, such a presentable vegetable".

"jehovah's witness protection program: electrify your front door".

"freedom is the distance between jws and me".

Why couldn't I have been a Mormon?!

by Amber Rose in

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friends

i watched the first part of the frontline special on mormons last night and i just visited the website.

mormons are so much cooler than jws.

they have a bloody history, pride in their ancestory and their temples are beautiful!

Bob Loblaw

Why is it that the mormons have twice the amount of members compared to JWs? They have been in existence for about the same amount of time.

What is different about the mormon marketing campaigns compared to the JW door to door marketing campaigns?

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YOUR DAILY JOURNAL

by compound complex in

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dear friends,.

much of what we do on a daily basis is routine and of no particular, earth-shaking importance.

however, after reviewing letters of family going back to wwii, it is fascinating to read what dad was doing on board the aircraft carrier in the pacific on any old day, what mom was cooking on her ever-steaming range, how i was dealing with the roller coaster of emotion at bethel [mom saved all my letters], how nana wrote that she would not study with the witnesses [per my request] but 'here are some mittens i knitted for you when you canvass new york with your magazines.

Bob Loblaw

I just left the dentist,...and now I'm beginning to feel the after affects of the root canal. Once I get home the darvaset should do away with the throbbing ache.

What hurts the most is that my insurance only covers $1000 for the year. After all four procedures I have to go through to fix everything I will owe between 2-5k.

Ugh....

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I Need A Comeback Statement

by journey-on in

when i suggested to my jw sister that the wts has caused so much pain and division in our family, she told me it was because my brothers and i had made the choice to leave.

we were responsible for the division---not the society.

we are the ones that chose to leave the love and protective shelter of jehovah's organization and we are the ones that have the choice to return to the fold.. i need an intelligent comeback, preferably one that will plant a seed, not one too sarcastic.

Bob Loblaw

are you da'd or df'd? if you are, something like this:

Yes, I made the choice to leave the organization but that doesn't mean my love has changed for you or our family.

The organization that you believe in mandates that you are not allowed to have a relationship with me. You are not allowed to show love for me.

The only way you can show love for me is if I perform works. I would have to attend six months to a year of meetings without uttering a peep to anyone else in attendance. I would not be able to have a bible study with anyone in order to get my many questions answered. Finally I would have to write a letter of repentance to men and potentially be reinstated based on their opinions. After all of this,...then you can show your love for me.

I'm sorry but this is conditional love,...this isn't the genuine love that the bible speaks of. 1 Cor. 13

"love keeps no record of wrongs"

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Will there be death in paradise?

by Bob Loblaw in

so, from what i remember,...after armageddon, those righteous jw's who make it through will have to clean up the utter devestation.

imagine 9/11 on a world-wide scale.

they also (from what i remember) will not be miraculously perfect right away.

Bob Loblaw

Leolaia,

Wow,...thanks for that scripture. Very interesting. I've never read that before.

How is this scripture interpreted in main stream christianity?

This scripture, I imagine, isn't touched upon in the JW's.