i find it odd that the district overseer today made.
1. zero yes 0 references to the fds in any of his talks.. 2.he also told elders that the brothers worship god and not them.so therefore the elders have no authority to order the friends around.. 3. he also talked about the stanford prison study and said that people who receive authority over others often abuse it.
4. he mentioned that when he disagrees with the branch (aka the fds) he's learned to just do what they say.
I have always promoted the idea of a secret handshake.
Human handshakes don't work unless the people are in close proximity, IRL.
Asking if someone is "a friend of Simon" can be done online or in person, and in cases of uncertainty can be explained away as "I thought someone said you had a friend named Simon" or some such.
i find it odd that the district overseer today made.
1. zero yes 0 references to the fds in any of his talks.. 2.he also told elders that the brothers worship god and not them.so therefore the elders have no authority to order the friends around.. 3. he also talked about the stanford prison study and said that people who receive authority over others often abuse it.
4. he mentioned that when he disagrees with the branch (aka the fds) he's learned to just do what they say.
Rebel8: I am too.
many, after leaving or being cast out of 'the society,' have felt so strongly so as to write a book.
some well thought out and good reading.. my questions are the following:.
if you were to write such a book what title would you give it ?.
"From Here to Eternity"
Oh. Wait. Already Taken.
Xanthippe: "Nehemiah Scudder!"
i find it odd that the district overseer today made.
1. zero yes 0 references to the fds in any of his talks.. 2.he also told elders that the brothers worship god and not them.so therefore the elders have no authority to order the friends around.. 3. he also talked about the stanford prison study and said that people who receive authority over others often abuse it.
4. he mentioned that when he disagrees with the branch (aka the fds) he's learned to just do what they say.
Ask him if he is "a friend of Simon's"! :)
are jws becoming radicalized?.
exposing hypocritical jehovah's witnesses.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/178644278990236/.
"Haters of God and his people are to be hated, but this does not mean that we will take any opportunity of bringing physical hurt to them in a spirit of malice or spite...
Does that mean it's OK to hurt physically hurt people as long as it's not in a spirit of malice or spite?
"hi i'm sorry i didn't find you at home today.
i was calling to invite you to a bible based discourse the subject this sunday is fear the true god jehovah.
the time will be at nine thirty am and it will be held at the xyz kingdom hall which is located at ..... no collections are ever taken.
Do Not Call lists wouldn't be a solution to this; it's probably a stay-at-home pioneer using a personal number, with others in the area doing the same thing.
My best guess is that complaining to the Public Utilities Commission (per state, if you are USA) and letting them work up some prohibitions. Individuals don't carry much weight with WT but government agencies do!
those judicial committee videos are remarkable viewing.
(part 1, part 2) they can leave one in no doubt about the humiliating way that jehovah's witnesses treat their men.
i urge you to get hold of a copy.
Ps 51:17 (NWT 2013) http://www.jw.org/en/publications/bible/nwt/books/psalms/51/#v19051017
The sacrifices pleasing to God are a broken spirit; A heart broken and crushed, O God, you will not reject.
The elders in one of my former congregations took this verse very seriously when convening a judicial committee. They wanted to see a broken person. They said so, in my house, in my living room, in my presence, to one of my relatives.
Notice that the verse says "heart," not psyche.
it's been 6 months now since my old computer died.
a good friend of our's had a spare computer her husband never used so she asked me if i would like to have it.
after cleaning it up inside and out i found out i could not remember my password and the e-mail i gave them i no longer use.
I'm glad you're back. I hope you post about gardening.
My love to your wife. Maybe you could post pics of her pressed flowers and of your artwork.
AB
i was told a very heartbreaking story last night.
one of my childhood friends adopted two kids from africa several years ago.
these kids have had very severe anger management issues and have been in regular therapy.
They don't need advice, they need empathy.
i have bdd, it isn't just the meetings it's everything.
i don't want to go but i feel guilty of not going cause he said everyone is wondering where i am, but i dont want anyone to see my face... and tomorrow they said they'll call me to make sure im going but it's so tough.
also how do i cancel talks thx.. .
I suspect that "BDD" is this: http://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/related-illnesses/other-related-conditions/body-dysmorphic-disorder-bdd
