Posts by ldrnomo

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i spoke with an elder about university

by MsGrowingGirl20 in

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he always tells me that i've adopted him as a father...we're pretty close.

i spoke with him asking for some advice about whether or not to pursue my degree.he, to my surprise, couldn't give me his opinion.he told me that if he tells me how he really feels (he says he has some strong views on the matter) he may be disciplined for 'promoting higher education'....in effect he was telling me to go ahead and pursue my degree but not really saying it.

he asked me to promise him that i'll speak to the presiding overseer and the circuit overseer....i haven't as yet.

ldrnomo

.this is crazy!!!! there is no bible principle! nothing! so what, i cant serve Jehovah while in university?

The principle that is used to discourage higher education is based on the scriptue that says the world is passing away and so is it's desires.

So the bORG's questions is why would you want to spend large amounts of time getting an education of higher learning when you could be pursuing spiritual things like pioneering.

This spin is based on the fact that the bORG teaches that this world does not have long before it destroyed by God so why waste your time.

The real reason is that you will learn critical thinking and will eventually start asking questions they can't really answer.

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has anyone seen the Video?.. JW's the orginazation behind the name..

by Tater-T in

omg!!!

left in 87 never saw it till now!

my mom gave it to me when she got rid of her videos.. made in 1990!.

ldrnomo

ADVERTISE, ADVERTISE, ADVERTISE The bORG and it's bullshit.

That video was no different then any other self promotion video being shown about any number of organizations through out the world.

We were supposed to show this video to our bible students in hopes that it would fire them up to become a part of the giant promotional organization that the bORG is. Was it effective? I doubt it.

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Pray for me (pain)

by StopTheTears in

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i don't usually ask for prayers in here but i'm really down and out.

i have a pinched nerve in my lower back that will not get better.

also, my right foot hurts.

ldrnomo

Many here will pray for you so you will get better. But if you don't, it just means you don't have enough faith. I have been praying for fewer children to die in the world because they don't have enough to eat but so far it isn't working

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New Documentary to boost JW's stand on blood

by discreetslave in

this trailer is circulating on jw apologist sites and youtube channels just in time for their annual reminder on no blood.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnyjhjecfim

ldrnomo

There is no question that blood transfusions are dangerous. However like any organ transplant that is dangerous it can prolong a person's life. Yes blood transfusions can harm people but they can also save a person's life.

It should be totally left up to the individual to decide whether he or she want's to accept a blood transfusion and those decisions should not be made out of a guilty conscience because someone says, "God doesn't want you to have a blood transfusion".

The witnesses make their decisions based on what a group of men direct them to do or not do.

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i am a regular pioneer in my cong reading crisis of conscience.here goes...

by MsGrowingGirl20 in

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i'm on page 90 right now...the info is definitely new and gives me a totally diff view as to how i used to think of faithful and discreet slave.

i was thoroughly disgusted with the way the brothers handled the oral sex and leadership problem and the insight on the scriptures book...... still have alot of questions though.

ldrnomo

It's going to continue to shock you as you keep reading but do not fret, things will only get better once you realized that you have been duped to think you had the truth. Just remember,

"Do not put your trust in men"

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Signs From God?

by What Now? in

not sure about the rest of you that are mentally out, but every now and again i still have those moments where i think "ok god, if this is in fact the true religion and the organization is right and i'm on the wrong path, send me a big, glaringly obvious sign that i can't ignore.. .

anyways, this past sunday my husband and i just did not feel like going to the meeting.

we weren't in the mood to sit through it.

ldrnomo

What now:

It sounds like your saying because you happened to be at a store in your community and a person who professes to be a JW, (annointed no less) who no doubt lives in your community and you just happened to see at a store is some kind of sign saying you should be at a meeting. Is that what your saying?

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Gave 5 JW's Something to Think About at a Starbucks Today

by flipper in

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i was having coffee at a starbucks located in a supermarket chain in one of the towns i work in my business .

while sitting there doing paperwork , what looked like 3 elders on their field service break sat at a table no more than 4 feet from me .

after eavesdropping it was obvious they were elders as they were talking about the c.o.

ldrnomo

Good job Flipper. Your dedication to helping others is beyond reproach. To coin the JW line you planted seeds. I hope it gets through to them

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does anyone Know why ... Angels are not the means God uses to comunicate with us...

by Tater-T in

ldrnomo

take a box of Aluminum foil and fashion an aluminum helmet and wear it at night while you sleep and then the angels will communicate with you in your dreams.

If they don't, that means you don't have enough faith

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SURVEY SAYS: Please take my quick survey

by Terry in

i thought it would be interesting and informative to create the following survey.. please cut and paste it in the 'post' section and type in your reply under each question.. .

let the survey begin 10 questions.

1.rate on a scale from 1-10 the postive impact (10 being absolutely positive) of jehovahs-witness.net on your life.. .

ldrnomo

1.Rate on a scale from 1-10 the postive impact (10 being Absolutely Positive) of Jehovahs-Witness.net on your life.

8

2.Rate on a scale from 1-10 the negative impact of Jehovah's-Witness.net on your life.

1

3. When you are in close proximity to Jehovah's Witnesses what actual, palpable emotion do you feel?

Anger

4.On a scale from 1-10 (10 being Absolute confidence) how confident are you that the Bible is an actual source of Divine Truth?

1 PS I would like to say 0

5.Current active believing Jehovah's Witnesses, if approached the right way, under ideal conditions can be convinced to question their own beliefs.

True or False? (Remember, this is YOUR opinion.)

True

6.Which best describes how you feel about youor current position on religious matters?

A. I am depressed, confused, ambivalent and afraid

B. I am actively investigating as objectively as possible.

C. I don't think anybody has any supernatural revelation. It is all self-delusion.

D. I have mixed-feelings. Some days I believe. Some days I don't. I'm actively praying.

C

7.Name three writers who have done the most to get your attention and cause you to question IF you are right. (Any authors)

I try not to question whether I'm right

8.What is your greatest personal fear?

failing

9.What is your greatest person source of Joy?

Fixing things

10.If you could wave a magic wand and go back to any year of your life, any age, any place, any time---what would it be and why?

Twenty

I would have pursued a higher education in engineering

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Thoughts on turning 65 today

by Terry in

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today is my 65th birthday.. chances are you have no idea what that means.. would you like to know?

turning 65 can only be described using these two words:.

the first: anagnorisis the moment of critical discovery; the discovery of one's own identity or true character.

ldrnomo

Dear Terry,

Great thoughts on turning 65. It happened for me last September.