Posts by lancelink

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Went to Catholic funeral yesterday- "The Invisible Kingdom"

by Thechickennest in

yesterday, i went to a funeral of a long time friend of my extended family.

it was a nice service that lasted about 45 minutes.

there was the usual catholic rituals and communion.

lancelink

I was one for 20 years, and am now seriously considering going back after years and years as a JW.

If I remember correctly, the "Invisible kingdom" was something that is within a persons heart.

I just did some searching and found this statement :

When the Pharisees inquired about the Kingdom of God, Jesus said that the Kingdom of God is not something that can be observed; nor will they say, "Look here it is!" or "There it is!" For in fact, the Kingdom of God is among you. [Lk. 17:20-1] [Note: Some Bible translations say "within you."

When questioned by Pilate as to where His Kingdom was, Jesus said, "My Kingdom is not from this world. If My Kingdom were from this world, My followers would be fighting to keep Me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, My Kingdom is not from here." [Jn. 18:36]

It is very important for Christians to realize from the two previous passages that the Kingdom of God is not physical in nature. It is an invisible, spiritual Kingdom, among [within] the people.

here is the site if you need some more information,

http://www.catholicdoors.com/homilies/kingdom.htm

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"Taking care of a worldly friend isn't as important as the meetings!"

by Lady Zombie in

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my best friend, who is *gasp* "worldly" had a semi-major surgery monday.

she had asked me if she could recooperate at my place.

it's nice and quiet at my place and besides, she knows i'll spoil her rotten.. yesterday (thursday) i had to take her to her doctor's for a post surgery check when i got off of work.

lancelink

her name wouldn't happen to be Renee would it ?

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A JWD poll - Using the Forum

by Lady Lee in

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friends

i'm interested in why you came and why you stay.

searching the net for info about jwscame from another websitefriend told me about otheron an emotional level where were you when you first came here?.

frustrated or fed up with jws and wts needed some info and support from other people who may feel the same waywas dfed or daed and felt lost and alonewas involved with a jw and needed info about this religion that was interfering with the relationshipotherhow long did you read before you started posting?.

lancelink

1-1-2-2-(123)-6

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Pioneers who SNEER at those who have "Meterial things" Pathetic!!

by Witness 007 in

went to a meeting after afew years, with mum.

a pioneer brother i know...first question; "so what car do you drive now?

" .

lancelink

We bought a house with a large lot about the time when I was getting serious about leaving the jw's.
Nicer house, same price as the older one, but a larger lot.

Well,, about 3 months ago while attending a Sunday meeting one of the elders pulled me aside as I was getting ready to leave
and asked me what was going on, why my attendance at the meetings was really falling off.
I told him that I was busy, working more to help one of my daughter's pay her college expenses. He cut me off and said that the reason
I was not attending all the meetings, and staying active was because we had bought a "bigger house with more responsibilities
that keep me away from theocratic activities."
I bit my tongue, and smiled at him and said " I believe that you have more important things to critisize,I've been part of this congregation for over 30 years and did pretty much everything that the BOE asked me to do and where did it get me?
My life is not yours to play around with anymore." and I walked away.

Have not heard from him at all since that encounter.

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Not actually using the Bible at the WT study

by passwordprotected in

has anyone else noticed the trend for the r&f to use printed sheets with each de-contextualized verse for each wt paragraph printed on it?

i've noticed in several congregations that many of the r&f - including the shepherds - don't even have their bible opened during the wt study and do not refer to it.

there are a few obvious issues with this; any interested persons in attendance at the meeting will quickly see that the jws do not rely heavily on the bible - they just have little verses printed out at home.

lancelink

several years ago this was the popular thing to do at my hall.

One elder who would attack anyone who did not agree 100% with his opinions really
started to print out the bible verses for every meeting. And he was so proud and pompous
about what he was doing also.

Well, one day after the WT study I approached him while he was spouting his opinions to a group,
I looked at all his printouts that were being passed around and I said to him
" so,from what version of the bible are all these printouts from?"

From the next meeting on, I never saw another printout from this guy.

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What is your strangest "supernatural" JW story?

by donny in

i had just became a witness and a guy i worked with, who was also a jw, told me a story that actually made me laugh and i think it upset him a bit.

the storys were almost always in the third person.

it went as follows.. this brothers wife and him were sitting at the kingdom hall on the end seats of the row next to the back of the room.

lancelink

First I knew so many sisters who honestly believed that they could not run out of gas if they were in Field Service! lol

remember the Seinfeld episode where Kramer keeps on driving even tho the tank in on empty?

Maybe the sisters were influenced by this example !

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Scientists Discover the Real Reason for Global Warming!!!

by ohiocowboy in

i put this in the humor section even though it is real.. i must have laughed for an hour!!!.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2274995/cow-farts-collected-in-plastic-tank-for-global-warming-study.html.

cow farts collected in plastic tank for global warming study by rupert neate last updated: 9:55pm bst 09/07/2008scientists are examining cow farts and burps in a novel bid to combat global warming.

lancelink

Let me guess, this was started by the Bush/cheney team no doubt

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Name Certain Things JWs Can't Do

by minimus in

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here's one thing to start off our list: jws can't stand for the country's national anthem (but they can rise for the flag salute).

lancelink

"Can not enter a church
Been to many a wedding and funerals in churches. Interfaith is what is prohibited."

INTERFAITH PROHIBITED, HAHAHA

my god,,, if they only knew my story.

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Had to put my dog to sleep today :*(

by LovesDubs in

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friends

they tell you when it's time...and she was telling us.

the neighbor found her in his yard having a grand mal.

i adopted her in 2002 from a shelter, shes a sheltie, and she was fine and wonderful and loved us and protected us.

lancelink

I'm sorry to hear about your loss.
We had a Lab who was 16 yrs. old when he died, and my entire family was so devastated about it
that I went and had a small photo-tile made with his picture and name.
We placed it under one of the trees that he would sleep under.It is quite comforting now even after
four years to look at it.
One of my favorite authors was james Herriot, and when he passed on, a newspaper from Chicago Illinois printed
a story that explains a pets part in being a member of our family.
This is the very end of the story, I believe that it states quite a lot in its simplicity.
I hope that it gives you a little comfort during this difficult time.
In his story The Card Over the Bed, Herriot writes of an old woman whose only fear is that she may never be reunited with her animals after death because some people say animals have no soul. Holding the old woman's hand, Herriot replies"If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans. You've nothing to worry about there."
On days when I miss the members of our animal family who have died, I comfort myself with a childish vision of a heaven where there are endless fields and woods in which to run, and St. Francis sits beneath a tree surrounded by every animal who ever lived. Who could doubt that James Herriot is sitting with them?
Chicago Tribune, Wednesday, March 8, 1995

The holocaust

by lancelink in

not long ago i was able to visit the holocaust museum out in washington dc.

there was many references to jehovah's witnesses scattered .

throughout the place.

lancelink

Not long ago I was able to visit the holocaust museum out in Washington DC. There was many references to Jehovah's Witnesses scattered
throughout the place. it was said that they were the only group persecuted who could have just signed a piece of paper
renouncing their beliefs, and walked out.
Over the weekend I was watching Schindlers List, and i noticed quite often during the movie how many people from that
time just could not believe that the nazis were actually killing people because of what they believed. The scene toward the end
where newly arrived persons arrive at Auschwitz, and they are just walking into a lower level, and the furnace=chimney is glowing red right above them!
My thought here is ,would people (JW's in particular) today still make a stand regarding their beliefs, or help others being
persecuted? It seems that here in the US the honor, decency, and unshakable faith in a religion does not exist at the level shown
during WW 2 anymore.
Lets say as an example that the government decided to shut down, imprison, and kill members of a religion in one country.
How many members would make the stand, and put their lives on the line ?
last month I attended a Jewish congregation meeting, and I was just awestruck by the history, and faith exhibited by the members/
Now that we have the internet, text messaging,cell phones,ipods, computers, cable tv, do people (young ones mainly) still have a deep seated, honest, impression of their own religion ?

50 years forward from that time would people look back at the examples set by so many members of their faith?