I don't applaud after the prayer at DCs; I don't say "amen" out loud after any prayer--sometimes I say a silent "amen." And I don't applaud very much any even when experiences are given. I also hate that when there is a drama, the audience applauds after every fade-out of a scene.
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The Watchtower Says It's Creature Worship To Excessively Applaud a Speaker
by minimus inhow many rotten governing body members gave horrendous talks and got a standing ovation?
how many of them just walked on stage to an automatic round of applause?
...notice the words from the 1951 watchtower on page 392----"a mild yet subtle form of idolatry that must be guarded against is the practice some make of applauding excessively when their favorite speaker or some prominent individual among the lord's people addresses an assembly.the mere stepping og this individual upon the platform sometimes brings a round of applause.
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To those who were DFd
by stillajwexelder inthose of you on this board who were given the big d -- how did you actually feel at the moment the chairman of the jc that dfd you said those words -- angry -upset -toatl relief -- yipee?
again sorry if there has been a post on this subject before --but an update for us newer ones never does any harm
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Flowerpetal
Perry:
There is no honorable way to leave the WTBS. Why try to find honor in leaving, when the wt itself is not honorable?
Good point obiwan.
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To those who were DFd
by stillajwexelder inthose of you on this board who were given the big d -- how did you actually feel at the moment the chairman of the jc that dfd you said those words -- angry -upset -toatl relief -- yipee?
again sorry if there has been a post on this subject before --but an update for us newer ones never does any harm
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Still:
Thanks guys for your replies so far -- as you may have guessed - I am secretly preparing myself for what to expect and how I will feel -- whether to do it on my terms in a blaze of glory -- or just to carry on the slow fade
Still do you think you would get found out or would you turn yourself in? If you opt for the latter, why would you do that to yourself? Really, isn't it a matter between you and Jehovah? Since I don't have any really good close friends in the KH, and my mom has now died, and it would grieve her to death if I was df'd. it wouldn't bother me, family-wise. My kids are not baptized, I am an only child, and my hubby's sister and her hubby became inactive several years ago. They feel like JWs don't care about anyone. It would hurt and shock a lot of my mom's friends, and shock those who know me in my city, who are witnesses. Plus, after one is df'd. isn't a copy of your "case" sent to the society? I wouldn't want them to have a record of me on their file. That's why I am going to try and do the slow fade if at all possible.
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Is Sex All Men Think About?
by tyydyy infor instance: .
car - guys look for a car that will attract women.
so they can have sex.
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Maybesbabies : when my boy is fantasizing about other women so much that he forgets that he has me to take to bed anytime he wants!!! I always tell him what a handsome, smart man he is, and all I get is "thanks". I can't remember the last time he returned the compliment, but he sure is quick to point out any good looking woman he sees. I will never understand men!!!!!
French>>
Forget about not looking other men and moreover if he feels like looking other woman a bit too much when you are with him and a + forget about giving you some compliments (in fact it's natural - Just do the same if it pleased you and believe me you will have your compliments right back and more than expected from him and the others !!!) the only way to balance the situation otherwise they don't understand and you will be the only one who have to understand ...
I gotta agree with Maybes. When I was engaged and first married, my hubby did the same thing. (Look at good looking women while I was in the car with him). He never considered how I felt. It really irritated me.
French, if it's natural for men to do that...I wish they'd keep their opinion to themselves if they have a girl with them. Thee was never a balance as far as I am concerned....
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WORLD'S OLDEST MAN DIES
by Dansk in.
this just in on bbc news: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3147888.stm.
made me smile to think that had this guy been a jw he'd have been around through all the watchtower's doctrinal changes.. dansk
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Flowerpetal
The article said he was an optimist. I think optimism increases longevity.
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Make a Movie
by Beans inlets see what you can come up with!
i stole this idea from another poster, but its good!.
http://www.fanta.dk/showmovie.asp?mid=f7a95841-8711-40ce-90c1-70b8779f1564.
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Whom Do You (Who Have Been Here A While) Think...
by berylblue in...has made the most positive growth?
keeping in mind, of course, that what might be perceived as negative to some may actually be positive.. i see minimus getting angrier....not sure that's a positive or not.
do you think that's true, mini?
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Flowerpetal
I like that avatar for Minimus, dr!
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Are You Afraid To Express Your Opinion???
by minimus indo you feel intimidated or uncomfortable when giving your opinion?
do you shy away from expressing yourself if you believe that the majority will disagree??
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Would you be hesitant to express a differing opinion from the majority?
No because I am also contrary--as my parents used to call me...so I would let my contrariness show!
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Are You Afraid To Express Your Opinion???
by minimus indo you feel intimidated or uncomfortable when giving your opinion?
do you shy away from expressing yourself if you believe that the majority will disagree??
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Flowerpetal
I'm not afraid to express my opinion, but I don't always express it in situations. I'm more of a listener, and when I'm in a group, I hear what they have to say, and if I agree, add what they said to my opinion. Or I'll ask a question to make them further clarify their stance. Then maybe at a later time, which I have more information, I'll express myself. In a one on one situation with a person, I'll express more.
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Did You Think "Jehovah" Was Responsible For Everything Good In Your Life?
by minimus ini've heard all my life, that anytime something good happened, we should thank jehovah for doing it.
if something bad happened, like being attacked by the "demons", it was because a person didn't have the complete "suit of armor" from god.
i know many of the "friends" that credit jehovah god for giving them a sunny morning, a pay raise at work or an end to their cough and cold.....were you one of those that believed jehovah was behind everything that happened in your life?
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Flowerpetal
When I was a young adult, I believed he was responsible for the big good things. I knew he didn't control every moment of your life though. I remember a sister in my cong then who thought that if she got tongue-tied at the door, it meant that Jehovah was blocking her speech because he thought she wasn't adequate enough to talk to the householder, and Jehovah had her companion take over.
As I got older though, I realized, like a lot who have already posted, that good and bad happens to good people and bad. And if someone felt Jehovah was blessing them with a good job, etc. etc., then what about the other person in the cong. who was still suffering with some problem that wasn't being resolved? I began to see that consequences happen to people because of the decisions they make. And it happens to JWs just as much as non-jws.