the caption under the picture in the first article.
hail christthe glorious king!says:.
birds will be called on to cleanse the earth (see paragraph 18).
The caption under the picture in the first article
says:
Birds will be called on to cleanse the earth (See paragraph 18)
I think that is a fowl thing to say.
It must surely sow seeds of doubt in many.
Looks like the WTS is winging it as far as Bible prohecy is concerned.
But I guess I shouldn't get into a flap about it.
what kinds of things would you like to do if you were out of the organization?
and if you're already out and free, what kinds of things did you do that you really wanted to do but couldn't because it was against jw beleiefs?.
recently, i overheard some of the younger crowd of jw's after a meeting talking about how they wished they could have this or do that, get tattoos, play the newest video games (you know, the ones with all the violence and realistic 'kickass' graphics and such), grow out their beards for 'no shave november" wear miniskirts and dye their hair crazy colours... etc.
Get up Sunday morning and do a "Yeah! no preaching dance".
Something similar to a snoopy dance.
ususally i wouldn't come here to announce that two dudes in polyester suits with cheap ties wanted to convert me.
i am long past that "excitement", been out for a couple of years now.
this was the first time they rang my door bell.
Thanks for the great idea
Now I know what to do when I work with the CO next time.
Perhaps that's part of answering the question in last weeks service meeeting item.
Question 3. What can help us be less nervous when working with the circuit overseer?
My original response was " Don't work with him"
but now I can see " disagree with him in front of a householder"
is much more fun and rewarding.
because the gb say so, and they are guided by hs.. anyother offers from the brochure?
kate xx.
The brochure uses the expression "Dress up" for meetings.
Dictionary.com gives one of the the meanings as
"to come into line, as troops"
Interesting....... especially in my congregation the TMS oveerseer
would not be out of place on a military parade ground.
is there any site that has the assembly resolutions for download?.
Next Assembly Resolutions
We resolve to tell lies, more lies, and pass them off as New Light.
We resolve to shun anyone who does not agree with what the newly recognised
Faithful and Discreet Slave says.
We resolve to continue promoting WWW.JW.ORG to be used on tablets
in the field service even though 80% of witnesses cannot afford one.
We resolve to obey the hundreds of rules given to congregation Elders ( to control the
"flock" ) even though we know rules are not necessary.
We resolve to shop anyone who says "aye" to this resolution but is thinking differently
so they can be rounded up and taken before a Judical commitee.
Probably everyone would say "Aye" to this.
my wife, who is a die hard witness, always said,.
"any one not a witness will die at armaggedon".
was watching the news yesterday.. i forget exctly what was being reported but it was about.
My wife, who is a die hard witness, always said,
"Any one not a witness will die at armaggedon"
was watching the news yesterday.
I forget exctly what was being reported but it was about
some group helping others in various ways.
She suddenly said:
" I'm sure Jehovah isn't going to destroy everyone at Armaggedon.
There are some really nice people who are not witnesses who I am
sure Jehovah will save."
Gasp, choke... did I hear that??????
I replied.. "Yes I am sure that is the case...."
I was flabbergasted. I never expected to hear that, especially from her.
TTATT getting through?
this brochure is being studied, in the org starting form this week.
it rams lies down our throats, trying to convince us the the wt is god's organisation.
it lies to us about how the wt is doing jehovah's will.. we are going to be subjected to lies, lies and more lies for weeks.
I sat through the coverage of the brochure yesterday.
It was like being in a kindergarden.
" Now children, let us find the answer to the question on para 1.
If you get it right I will give you a star"
Good grief.....how many more weeks to go
for me it is the smugness.
it's their inability and refusal to admit they are wrong....ever...even in the face of irrefutable evidence.
isn't pride a sin?
If you are a witness you are supposed to be at anyone's beck and call to help them with whatever
they need doing at that time.
If you don't help ( often for good reasons) you are are labelled as being spiritually weak or not showing
christlike love.
Phone call.." Hey Brother, I know it's 2am, but I need my drain unblocking. Could you come round and give me a hand?"
can a publisher "drop out" and still be in good standing?.
How is it a school anyway?
You have a Brother assigned to be the TMS oveerser who, at
least, in most cases, has no formal teacher training and just
reads the counsel from the school guidebook.
"On page 57 it says ..blah blah blah...."
It is purely a subjective opinion if someone gives a "good" talk or not.
There is no incentive to progress as you can see who is obviously the
school oveerseers' favorites and anyone else can just take a back seat.
The assignments sisters give are often in contrived settings that would never
arise in real life. ( not that I am denigrating the sisters efforts, they do a good job
considering the circumstances) and usually ends up with the householder agreeing
100% with the ( impractical) information presented.
Like: "Now I see that I have to quit my job to go to the meetings" ...
Maybe the TMS should be renamed to something more appropropriate.
Any ideas?
it so happens that in cockney rhyming slang, "jeremiah" means "fire".. after the jeremiah book is finally done with for the cbs this week, i know what i. am going to do with the book.. .
( incidentally, vauxhall novas is rhyming slang for jehovah's (witnesses) ).
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Well, I didn't set fire to the Jeremiah book but I shredded it today.
It felt really good!
You should try it.
It gave me a cathartic feeling.
