the wtbts is trying to decide on a year text for 2009. here are the scriptures they are trying to choose from: ecc.
12:12: "to the making of many books there is no end and much devotion to them is wearisome to the flesh.
" luke 18:11: "o god i thank you that i am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unrighteous, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.
I second the vote for Nathan's choice... but in true WTBTS / NWT fashion, I want to add something to the scripture (and it will be ok because I'll use square brackets...)
Jeremiah 20:7 :You have fooled me, O Jehovah ['s Witnesses], so that I was fooled. You used your strength against me, so that you prevailed. I became an object of laughter all day long; everyone is holding me in derision.
i've always had serious doubts but now that i am @ a point in my life were my parents have helped me to purchase my first place and now that i am no longer under their wing i feel like i am in a position to start doing something about it.
nothing drastic but just the beginnings of a gradual fade b/c i don't want to humiliate them in the circuit b/c they r very well-known and admired in the circuit, plus i owe them alot and am still a little financially dependent on them.
so my dad is an elder and conducts the bookstudy.
Has everyone seen the movie "Super Troopers"? When they would compete to see who could say "meow" the most times when they pulled someone over for a ticket.
It would be funny to see how many times you could say "meow" in a prayer.
"...and thank you for the faithful and discreet slave *meow* who give us our food at the proper time... and *meow* as we consider this fine information this evening..."
i've always had serious doubts but now that i am @ a point in my life were my parents have helped me to purchase my first place and now that i am no longer under their wing i feel like i am in a position to start doing something about it.
nothing drastic but just the beginnings of a gradual fade b/c i don't want to humiliate them in the circuit b/c they r very well-known and admired in the circuit, plus i owe them alot and am still a little financially dependent on them.
so my dad is an elder and conducts the bookstudy.
I have tried several things... but nothing seems to work. I refuse to wear a suit coat anymore. That prevents prayer at the hall, but the book study is a different animal. I tried not buttoning the top button of my shirt, and leaving my tie loose. They still get me to read and say prayers. I "forget" to shave sometimes... they still ask.
It's odd, because when I was younger, and wanted to do more in the hall, every little detail was scrutinized. I was reamed out by an elder once because I wore a sport coat (and not a suit) on a night when I was giving a talk.
i've been looking around on youtube lately and found the lamest crap from witnesses and wonder if i was ever that bad????
i must have been - i believed it.
the comments are even worse than the video posted!!!
Complete with suit and tie. NICE!
I remember a guy who made a bunch of recordings of himself playing Kingdom Melodies with a "Rock and Roll" twist. He was reamed out by the elders because we all know "Heavy Metal Guitar" is from the devil.
Poor guy... he probably thought he was bridging the gap, but all of the young guys made fun of him, and he was scolded by the elders.
religious believers clearly have tendencies to make-up "facts" and "evidence" rather than accept true research and admit even the simplest of belief failures.
they have strange ceremonies that are virtually pointless but are said to have special significance or power.. we all know certain 'christians' alive today who are fully prepared to argue that they might never die!
couldn't it be argued that such a reversion into childlike fantasy is a telltale sign of mental illness?
Who dares to deny the existence of Mighty Thor?
since it seems the cats out of the bag on the book study being eliminated from small groups at homes, i feel it ok to discuss the "why" of the society's actions on this manner.
many seem to be confused as to why the wt would eliminate another evening of busywork.
some see it as a loosening of the riens on the wt's part to let the congregation breathe.....i see it as the complete opposite....i see it as another control tactic, one that has been in the works for a while.
they could have easily just done away with "home" book studies and reel everyone back into the Kingdumb Hall on Monday or Tuesday nights.
Not necessarily. Think about all of congregations that share a hall. Creating another "big group" meeting for every congregation would create a scheduling nightmare, and in some places it would be impossible.
rom.5:12; "that is why, just as through one man sin entered into the world and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men because they had all sinned.".
rom.6:23; " for the wages sin pays is death, but the gift god gives is everlasting life by christ jesus our lord.".
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Wow. the whole Wikipedia page... that's cool.
rom.5:12; "that is why, just as through one man sin entered into the world and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men because they had all sinned.".
rom.6:23; " for the wages sin pays is death, but the gift god gives is everlasting life by christ jesus our lord.".
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Telomeres.
Look it up.
and it felt good to participate.. it was the pa primary.. be well,.
nate.
It must be nice...
I wish I could have voted in our primary, but the chances of being caught were too high. From what I understand, if someone sees you and rats you out, there really isn't any discussion. You are automatically considered DA'd.
I am not ready for that yet.
I find it funny though, that so many JW sit around and complain about the government, sometimes getting very heated about it. The neutrality thing is an illusion. Most witnesses are not neutral.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=4e1_1204316962.
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"quotes from prominent men and women, who have commented (specifically or not) about the 'new world order' agenda, which as we all know incorporates a fascistic central one world government, a monitored and controlled world population and a single global currency.
At this point what can anyone do about it?
It's like a huricane or a tsunami... you can try to prepare for it, but you really cannot stop it. Your only option is to deal with it when it arrives.
