when i was an unbeliving husband my ex had a serious health issue (cervical cancer) and lots of "sisters" would bring my three kids and i lots of meals.
it was one of the things that really impressed me.
anyone know if things like that are still done?
Just like with anything else there are good people, bad people and indifferent people.
So true!!!
BUT JWs are supposed to be different from the "world" and to be identified by their "love", aren't they? At least, that's always what I was taught...but of course, I got to see that wasn't true, time and time again. It all depended on who needed help and on who was a caring organizer of the good, the bad and the indifferent.
Had Enough
does this sound right to you????!!!!!
to all congregations; .
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Wait!!! I think the WTS must have missed an obvious paragraph.... ie:
"So brothers, in keeping with our main goal of keeping Jehovah's true organization clean, all mature, loyal servants of the one true God should want to do their utmost to demonstrate to Satan's wicked world, their desire to cast away all wickedness. Therefore, we amonish all you loyal brothers to rid themselves of such a despicable tradition, by sending your unclean possessions of wedding rings to your nearest branch office, where those unclean vessels will be disposed of to the betterment of God's visable organization on earth. Your loyal donations will most certainly be used for the spreading of God's Word to all the inhabited earth."
Amen,
Had Enough
i don't know if someone else has already posted about this.
i tried looking a page or two back in this section, but didn't find any thread on this news.
if someone has, pls add the link in this thread.. no, the watchtowers aren't gonna be monthly like the awake, but apparently the w mags will be designed in this way:.
I can't imagine that the WTS will tell the congregations that they are losing money and so this step will cut corners, lowering their printing costs.
No...propably all will be told that this is because Armageddon is so much closer and this move is to keep their "special" instructions at the time of tribulation as "exclusive" only to those loyally attending meetings and disloyal apostates don't deserve such privileged knowledge.
Had Enough
Hi Mouthy:
Sorry I didn't get to listen to this program, but the name Betty Scott in your post caught my eye. I knew of 2 different Betty Scotts. One was/is married to Eddie Scott, a Circuit Overseer in the 70/80's. The other lived around your area, Kitchener/Waterloo in the '60s or '70s. I think she was a teacher. Where was your Betty Scott from and do you know her married name now.
Thanks,
Had Enough
a member of another conservative cult (calls itself a bible fellowship) where i work told me that hormel, the makers of canned chili and other foods, is run by homosexuals, and that i shouldn't buy or eat their products.
i asked how the bedroom practices of the company owners or employees affected the quality of the food?
their reply was that "everything gives off something" and that the food would be tainted by some kind of deviant unnatural vibes because the owners/employees were deviant and following an unnatural lifestyle.
shamelessly bttt.....
There's some funny stuff on this thread.....including this ....
"Apparantly doing this might make you gay too! http://www.top-greetings.com/G.py?P=/art/503 "
Please check this URL out. It cracks me up every time I watch it....
Had Enough
a member of another conservative cult (calls itself a bible fellowship) where i work told me that hormel, the makers of canned chili and other foods, is run by homosexuals, and that i shouldn't buy or eat their products.
i asked how the bedroom practices of the company owners or employees affected the quality of the food?
their reply was that "everything gives off something" and that the food would be tainted by some kind of deviant unnatural vibes because the owners/employees were deviant and following an unnatural lifestyle.
nobody ever said that the end was coming in 1975.. all the hype about this date that has continued all the way down through today came from a talk in the early 70's by fred franz.
in this talk, franz pointed out the significance of the 7 creative days and how they correspond with 1,000-year time intervals.. he then said, "could the end come in 1975?
there's so much wrong with jehovah's witnesses from their rigid legalism to their faux love, but let's call a spade a spade about the 1975 thing..
I just about jumped through my screen when I read the comments of this alphabet person "WTF...". I thought he has to be too young to have been there in 1975 and the years before so what does he know. Then I read the comment that maybe he just wanted to get a rise out of us all. And this comment by Lady Liberty made a lot of sense.
You may be right. But in the meantime, don't forget about all the lurkers who are coming here new to the forum everyday . Many post, but who knows how many thousands are just observing and taking it all in, in order to make a informed decision. So no matter what the original posters motive was, we reached alot of people with this today
My sentiments exactly. And all the contributed scans and quotations will do just that!!
Who can now argue that the r&f are all to blame for jumping ahead of the WTS when so many of us were lead to believe "this is it...we just don't know the exact day or hour like the Bible says"?
Why wouldn't we believe that which we had been groomed to believe from birth? I was there too and lived it. I didn't blow things out of proportion or make it up. I listened to the elders and CO's like I had been taught to do from birth.
I'm actually glad now that WTF... brought up this subject with his absurd statement. He's just opened up the way for the truth to wipe out the lame excuses the JWs are giving out now about 1975. And the JWs now are just doing the exact same thing we did back then...they're listening to what the elders and WTS are saying and unquestioningly accepting it and repeating it.
So now instead of jumping down WTF...'s throat for his uninformed comment, I'll say THANKS for giving us the opportunity to tell the truth to those lurking who have never heard what really went on in the 60's and 70's.
Had Enough
this is supposed to be an outline for a jw funeral talk.
i'm not sure if this has been posted before but i thought i'd post here for your viewing pleasure.
funeral discourse.
If the talk lasted 30 minutes, approximately 3 or 4 mintues would be spent talking about the deceased. That's it. The rest of the talk is to promote the Borg and preach at everyone there. No wonder so many "worldly" people are disgusted at Witness funerals.........I have known of several JW funerals where non-JWs literally got up and walked out as a sign of their disgust in the "preaching" tone of the talk rather than the consoling and respectful message it should have been.
Even some JWs have questioned..."when are they going to mention anything about the deceased or the family?".
However, years ago, back in the 70-80's, I remember one particular elder who was very near and dear to me. He was well known for his heartfelt funeral talks among the JWs and the funeral home directors. They all appreciated his down-to-earth, loving manner in which he paid respect to the deceased and to the family....like it should be. But then...he obviously was not your basic, stereo-type JW elder I think. And I've often thought...if he was alive now, he would probably me among us today on JWD.
Had Enough
i just got an email today telling me of an email circulation among the jws about an newspaper article in coquitlam, british columbia in canada.
currently, the jws are not exempt from paying city taxes.
it reports that the council is reviewing its policy on tax breaks to be given to certain groups.
Honesty says:
A copy of the email sent to JW's would be nice.
I would copy it here if I could, but I don't want to take the chance of possibly exposing the one who sent it to me.
It's very short and instead of just only paraphrasing it in my own words, I have put some of the significant parts of it in quotations in a few of my posts to try and get their point across...such as:
By clicking onto the link, "you can see the far right of the page, there is a vote-on feature"... and... "the brothers are asking as many witnesses as possible to vote yes"....and... "If you want to vote on it, it would help to give a good public response".
So please, I hope you all can accept just these exerpts only from the email. They are plain enough by themselves without revealing to much about its origin.
Thanks,
Had Enough
i just got an email today telling me of an email circulation among the jws about an newspaper article in coquitlam, british columbia in canada.
currently, the jws are not exempt from paying city taxes.
it reports that the council is reviewing its policy on tax breaks to be given to certain groups.
