The brother who sings loud but doesn't read the words correctly from the song book and the sister who sits in the back row and who secretly wanted to be an opera singer.
Posts by AnneB
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7Any Ideas on who should have the lead singing/acting part in Roger and Hammerstiens "Armageddon the Musical"?
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Acceptable and unacceptable dress for visiting Bethel
by smiddy ini just came across this on another thread with pictures/photos ,is this for real ?
i couldnt beleive my eyes or ears?.
the control that this organization has over it`s members... is ..is ... well it`s a cult !!
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AnneB
Try touring Bethel in January, parking blocks away, then walking through ice and snow wearing meeting clothes, anklets and dress shoes on the little girls, dress shoes with high (but not too high!) heels on the women, suit pants and dress shoes for the males. If you have infants or young children that need to be carried, add that to the misery. Freezing winds, blowing snow, no warm winter coverings because it doesn't even get chilly most of the year where you live. By the time you get to the first building you're frozen to the bone, and you still have to walk from building to building if you want to see as much as you can. They didn't serve refreshments to visitors, not so much as a vending machine for hot chocolate!
We were miserable but tried to put it aside so we could reap the spiritual benefits. We put everything we had into serving Jehovah and making The Truth not just a part of our lives but our purpose for being.
If there's any credit out there for trying to do the right thing whole-souled...
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If you could change one mistake what would it be? (excluding the whole jw thing)
by Voices inmy ex.
me.
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AnneB
Saying "I do" instead of "No".
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"We Must Have the Faith..."
by breakfast of champions in..."that the bible does provide,.
if we build such faith though god's war we will survive!.
if we have such faith accompanied by works,.
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AnneB
March if you must, but throw in a few calisthenics to make it worth your time!
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AnneB
But did she die because she refused the blood transfusions or was that just part of the series of events which made up her life? It would be just as easy to say something like "my sister died this morning after having four children", but there might be no causal relationship between the two elements of the sentence.
My condolences on the loss of your sister.
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Are elders simply procedural scapegoats?
by Silent_Scream inthe watchtower constantly talks about elders doing everything "in love" and being reasonable and balanced, and not being masters over their brothers' faith (hypocritically).. but when elders receive specific direction from co and training from schools and letters, they go over mostly procedures, procedures, rules, how to obey the gb and if the friends dont like it, too bad because its from jah's organization.
and procedures.
so they are trained to go by the book, and if love can be shown, cool.
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AnneB
IMO, WT makes the elders scapegoats, but I would say it's to relieve themselves of legal liability rather than to make themselves look better.
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"We Must Have the Faith..."
by breakfast of champions in..."that the bible does provide,.
if we build such faith though god's war we will survive!.
if we have such faith accompanied by works,.
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AnneB
When a song plagues me like that it usually means there is something in the lyrics to fit a current situation, either "for real" or because whatever I internalized through the words is ready to be put under a microscope, but in either case, the song applies somehow to something I'm currently dealing with. Maybe it works that way with you, too.
Hokey or not, if you have all the words to the song I'd appreciate it if you'd post them. Sometimes it helps to go through line by line and see just where the logic goes bad, if it does. The only other part of that song I remember is "On many occassions God spoke long ago, by means of his prophets on earth here below". What else does it say?
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It's my birthday today and i did NOTHING.
by Aussie Oz indo you find that years after leaving the jws birthdays just don't matter?.
i just can't get into it.
in years past the inlaws have made an effort and given a little party but now we are out country its just not a big enough deal to be bothered with.. no presents, no cake.
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AnneB
May the good lord bless and keep you.
AB
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What is "truth" - COULD Einstein Have Been Wrong?
by AGuest inmay you all have peace!.
just came across this article:.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44629271/ns/technology_and_science-science/?gt1=43001.
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AnneB
Shelby asked "What is Truth"? Truth is that which cannot be disputed.
Could Einstein have been wrong? Yup. It just took people a while to come up with bits of information with which to challenge his assumptions.
AB
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What is "truth" - COULD Einstein Have Been Wrong?
by AGuest inmay you all have peace!.
just came across this article:.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44629271/ns/technology_and_science-science/?gt1=43001.
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AnneB
Change may be a constant but I wouldn't say it was a "truth". There are "truths", or one united "truth", but nobody's got it these days. Adam had it, but didn't seem to hold it in high enough regard. We'll get it again someday, and face the choice of living by it or not. For right now everything is subjective and we're at loose ends.
AB