Is it wholly acceptable that our 'new and vibrant' religion should allow fat people to join its ranks without fear of ridicule and being 'marked' as a person without self-control and abuse of ones own body?
yes?........o.k. count me in!!
ok. we ran a thread recently about starting a new religion.. how about we start an international congregation here on the board.. we need 7 elders.
7 being a sign of perfection..er....yeah.. we need ministerial servants.. appointments will be general concensus..er holy spirit i mean.. p.o.
lets start with him.
Is it wholly acceptable that our 'new and vibrant' religion should allow fat people to join its ranks without fear of ridicule and being 'marked' as a person without self-control and abuse of ones own body?
yes?........o.k. count me in!!
ok. we ran a thread recently about starting a new religion.. how about we start an international congregation here on the board.. we need 7 elders.
7 being a sign of perfection..er....yeah.. we need ministerial servants.. appointments will be general concensus..er holy spirit i mean.. p.o.
lets start with him.
I'D LIKE TO PUT MYSELF FORWARD AS THE MINESTERIAL SERVANT WHO WILL NEVER BECOME AN ELDER.I'M THE ONE THAT IS ALWAYS AT THE KINGDOM HALL FIRST, WITH MY OUTRAGOUSLY OUT OF FASHION SUIT ON, THE ONE I ALWAYS WEAR.I WILL ALWAYS BE SINGLE NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRY.I PROMISE TO UNDERLINE EVERY WORD OF THE WATCHTOWER WE ARE STUDYING AND LAST OF ALL I PROMISE TO LEAVE THE KINGDOM HALL LAST AND TO TAKE HOME ALL THE OLD BIDDIES.
THANK YOU
hello to onen hag oll (one and all).. my name is mark from the westcountry of the british isles, kernow (cornwall) to be precise, very, very rugged and magical celtic country full of myth, legends and ancient magic.. i was brought up within the borgy bogie balderdash, 3rd generation, father, wt overseer and local and regional assembly, convention organiser.
my parents are still both in as well as my older sister and her family.
i was disfellowshipped in april 1995 for anger and swearing.. the journey since has been a tour of magic and mystery, in search of healing and self-belief and empowerment enabling.. i work in community regeneration issues, especially social exclusion and am a full member of independent uk government 'think tank' the community action network (can) www.can-online.org.uk.
WELCOME. WE NEED POSITIVE THINKERS TO MAKE US REALISE HOW DEPRESSED WE ARE
what are 5 major beliefs in the jw religion?
APPLAUDS PHILO.....SUPERB RANT....WELL DONE!!
does fear control the jws?.
i notice amount several jw that a deep kind of fear are a long time partner in the jw person.
this combine with a at long times experience of ignoring facts is why many stays even they see a lot of changes from the borg and sometimes even bad things .
The biggest fear they have is loneliness.My mother has been a witness
for thirty years and has slowly come to realize that her life has been wasted.She excepts that the religion she gave her life to now offers her nothing....except routine.She knows nothing else but this life!If she left she would lose every friend she had.We often sit together and chat about mundane things but we always end up discussing the pro's and con's of leaving the "truth".She looks into my eyes every time and says, "but what would I do?"She's right, what would she do??
first of all i would like to congratulate everyone who takes time out to enlighten the rest of us regarding hypocritical jw's.we all know someone who is not quite the person they portray themselves to be at the meetings, that "wolf in sheeps clothing" so to speak.this brings me to my point:-.
is there any reason why we cannot name these individuals?.
i would love to tell all my ex-congregationial associates about mr ........ and mrs ........,but i am not in a position to, or am i??.
First of all I would like to congratulate everyone who takes time out to enlighten the rest of us regarding hypocritical JW's.We all know someone who is not quite the person they portray themselves to be at the meetings, that "wolf in sheeps clothing" so to speak.This brings me to my point:-
Is there any reason why we cannot name these individuals?
I would love to tell all my ex-congregationial associates about Mr ........ and Mrs ........,but I am not in a position to, or am I??
Maybe if we did "name and shame" then the message would suddenly become very personal indeed.
Thanks