I read the entire Bible several times when I was a witness and not just the New World Translation. I read the King James, the Douay version, the Living English version and I can't remember what other versions I've read and compared. I don't think any of the elders liked to hear that I was reading and using other translations of the Bible instead of the New World Translation, but then I told them how many society publications I've read where they've quoted scriptures from these other translations and I figured that if it was ok for the society to posess, read and research these other translations, it was ok for me, too. The book takes on a whole new meaning when you read it cover to cover. Imagine trying to read your favorite novel a paragraph or two at a time, and then read them out of order! The novel wouldn't make much sense and it would be boring and frustrating! I think every Christian should read the book, cover to cover. I wonder how many witnesses out there haven't read it cover to cover?? That would be an interesting statistic.
Dorktacular
JoinedPosts by Dorktacular
-
40
Did you read the whole Bible when you were a JW?
by outofthebox inafter an informal poll in my congregation (and many awkward responses) i found out that almost nobody had read the whole bible ever, not even the elders (surprise!).
brothers and sisters with 20, 30, 40 and 50 years as jws don't know what the bible says.
so, if god decides that a test is coming, will they pass it?
-
-
-
115
Confidential Body of Elder Letters from 1981 through 2006
by Elsewhere inhere it is guys.
this is what darth frosty was talking about in his post the other day (http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/149460/1.ashx).
this is a collection of confidential letters from the watchtower society that were sent to the bodies of elders in the years 1981 through 2006. these are the letters that you were never meant to see or read.. there's all sorts of information in them ranging from the boring and mundian to instructions about how to handle child molesters.. many thanks to darth frosty and others (who i'm not sure can be named) who worked very hard and took risks to collect and scan the information.
-
-
Dorktacular
Wow 408 pages of crap! No wonder my dad stepped down from being an elder!! I just finished reading Crisis of Conscience, and now I have 408 more pages of material to follow up with! Thanks.
-
16
Hot and Bothered
by Princess Daisy Boo init is about 30 degrees c outside (and it is 9:39 in the evening here), i am headachy, sweaty and just feeling generally crap.
my husband is busy killing gemans in his ps2 game and i am bored.... just thought i would share....
-
-
Dorktacular
It is colder than a well digger's ass crack in Atlanta right now, and tonight is gonna be colder. Maybe it will snow. Damn it, this type of weather is why I left New Jersey! Crap. At least I have a lot of good firewood :).
-
14
Bedbugs at Bethel?
by TJ - iAmCleared2Land inbrooklyn and nyc are experiencing a bedbug epidemic.
anybody hear from anybody at bethel?
wouldn't it be loverly?!.
-
-
Dorktacular
We had some execs from the UK this summer at my office. There were 4 of them. 3 of them had a clue about cleanliness and deodorant. The 4th guy not only wore the same suit, tie for days, but he also didn't hear the news about antiperpirant and/or deodorant. We had to open up the windows and turn on a fan to overcome the stench. After about 2 days of that, I had to be the A**hole and tell him that he needs to shower and wear a fresh shirt the next morning. I guess he thought I was kidding, because he was the same the next day.
A few years ago when I worked for a different company, I had a French engineer that followed me around for 2 weeks. It was the middle of August in Georgia, so it was hooooooot! He wore a black turtleneck sweater and a black pair of jeans all week and he smoked these horrible French cigarettes. (jetemes I think they're called). I could not wait for him to get out of my company vehicle every day when I dropped him off at his hotel. Even though it was the middle of the summer and boiling hot, I drove home every night in the rush hour traffic with my windows down because I'd rather inhale the hot exhaust fumes than smell his terrible odor emanating from my passenger seat. Many months and gallons of Febreeze later, I got rid of the smell.
Consequently, whenever I have to go to a hotel, I go to my room, peel all of the sheets and blankets off of the bed and throw them out in the hall. Then I phone room service to put fresh sheets and blankets on my bed. They may think I'm a jackass, but at least I'm not sleeping in somebody else's pile of body fluid and God knows what else. An exterminator friend of mine told me how to spot bed bugs. Remove the sheets and check the seams of the mattresses. They hide there. Also, look behind the headboard and the cracks and drawers of the night stand. If you see bugs or their rusty colored marks on the bedding, get out of there.
-
31
Need dishes for top of stove for Christmas....any ideas?
by restrangled inhere is the deal, and some of you probably already know my oven conked 2 days ago.
the top works but the interior does not.. i have ordered a spiral ham, i have great bean recipe for stove top, and coleslaw......but i need other side dishes that can be heated or cooked either on the grill or stove top...... i'm desperate.....do you have anything?
i can't bake/broil.
-
-
Dorktacular
You can make potato salad the night before and keep it in the refrigerator. Also, deviled eggs. Boil some corn on the cob. If you have a crock pot you can do meatballs with grape jelly. I know it sounds bizarre, but trust me, these things are good. Here's a link to the recipe: http://southernfood.about.com/od/crockpotmeatballs/r/bl47c10.htm.
-
18
Raised a JW from birth...
by portcontrol7 ini am now 31 and after leaving the "truth" in my teenage years i was plagued with anger towards the organization as well as christianity in general.
has anyone come to read the teachings of the buddha and found them a refreshing and eye opening insight into the nature of reality?
not long ago i picked up a book entitled "awakening the buddha within", and have found spirituality in a way that i could never find in the jehovah's witnesses organization.
-
-
Dorktacular
Welcome Port! You're the same age as me!! :) I've found eastern religion in general very interesting. The eastern philosophy focuses on nature and coexisting in harmony with nature and its inherent spirituality. Western religions tend to be about conquering something. Conquer evil, conquer Satan, subdue the earth, salvation only comes through death, etc., etc.
In fact, I think my current religious philosophy is best summed up by the inscription on an ancient Japanese Zen scroll. It reads:
There is really nothing you must be. And there is nothing you must do. There is really nothing you must have. And there is nothing you must know. There is really nothing you must become.
However, it helps to understand that fire burns, and when it rains, the earth gets wet.
Kinda cool, huh?
-
60
Wilma & Willy Watchtower, the continuing parody (please add to it if you li
by Cheetos in(narrator: wilma and willy are out in the field service four days before christmas) .
willy says: well," because of all these christmas lights on these houses if armageddon came now it would be easy for gods destroyers to find the unworthy ones who will be eaten at the great evening meal of god.
wilma says: oh", yes willy and just think of all the nice houses we can choose from to inhabit once those who opposes the society are killed off, just thinking about the possibility of having my pick of all these nice homes makes me more anxious for the battle to come.. .
-
-
Dorktacular
Willy looks at Wilma and asks "Do I smell peppermint?"
-
60
Wilma & Willy Watchtower, the continuing parody (please add to it if you li
by Cheetos in(narrator: wilma and willy are out in the field service four days before christmas) .
willy says: well," because of all these christmas lights on these houses if armageddon came now it would be easy for gods destroyers to find the unworthy ones who will be eaten at the great evening meal of god.
wilma says: oh", yes willy and just think of all the nice houses we can choose from to inhabit once those who opposes the society are killed off, just thinking about the possibility of having my pick of all these nice homes makes me more anxious for the battle to come.. .
-
-
Dorktacular
While Willy is gone, Wilma gets "creative" with her candy cane. Later she feels guilty so she consults every Watchtower magazine printed since 1950 to see just exactly how she should feel.
-
60
Wilma & Willy Watchtower, the continuing parody (please add to it if you li
by Cheetos in(narrator: wilma and willy are out in the field service four days before christmas) .
willy says: well," because of all these christmas lights on these houses if armageddon came now it would be easy for gods destroyers to find the unworthy ones who will be eaten at the great evening meal of god.
wilma says: oh", yes willy and just think of all the nice houses we can choose from to inhabit once those who opposes the society are killed off, just thinking about the possibility of having my pick of all these nice homes makes me more anxious for the battle to come.. .
-
-
Dorktacular
Harold then grabs Wilma's ass as he walks Wilma and Willy to the front door.
-
60
Wilma & Willy Watchtower, the continuing parody (please add to it if you li
by Cheetos in(narrator: wilma and willy are out in the field service four days before christmas) .
willy says: well," because of all these christmas lights on these houses if armageddon came now it would be easy for gods destroyers to find the unworthy ones who will be eaten at the great evening meal of god.
wilma says: oh", yes willy and just think of all the nice houses we can choose from to inhabit once those who opposes the society are killed off, just thinking about the possibility of having my pick of all these nice homes makes me more anxious for the battle to come.. .
-
-
Dorktacular
Wilma & Willy show up at their study's house....
Wilma: What's that on the front lawn??
Willy: Why, it looks like our study participants are listening to Black Sabbath and slaughtering a goat that they hung up by it's nuts using their Christmas lights!
Wilma: See? I KNEW that all of that evil Christmas celebrating would lead to glorifying Satan! OH MY GOD! WHAT ARE THEY DOING NOW???
Willy: It looks like they are running around the Christmas tree naked covered in goat's blood! Let's get out of here! We need to inform the elders!
Wilma: OK, let's go......... WILLY! STOP LOOKING AT THE CHEERLEADER DAUGHTER'S BOOBS!!!!........