I think this is JW folklore. Only a JW would be so presumptuous to think or say a suit would lead to a "spiritual" discussion.
HCM
i got this email recently from a jw friend:one person's sobering experience (please read).
i've recently had a very thought provoking experience.. i was playing basketball with some guys i used to know from high school.. like all basketball players we were talking trash.. .
i noticed there was a dress suit hanging up on the fence.. so i said to one of the guys (who i knew from high school),.
I think this is JW folklore. Only a JW would be so presumptuous to think or say a suit would lead to a "spiritual" discussion.
HCM
i love my family.
but i've been stressed and depressed because of them.
and i just need to gain some understanding.. being raised in a jw family laid alot of pressure and guilt on me.
Nickey,
He then went on telling me about horror stories about New York. I could be attacked, raped...
This is true, it could happen no matter where you are or will go at any time. It even happens to JW kids by fellow members and then covered over, tell them that when your ready to cause some uproar. Undue fear is a tactic the JW's use every minute of every day to control others. It may even be pushed in your face by them if something were to happen with much finger pointing and "I told you so" attitude. Well things happen to every one, good things or bad, dwell on the good things in your life and also be careful. But isn't that what people do anyway even you at 22 ? I don't know anybody who goes out looking to be hurt or abused by others. It will be dificult to go out on your own with family against you but it can be done. Find some friends or other realitives not JW's , but go slow, learning the nature of people does improve with age.
What is wrong with my family?
Their JW's, does anything els need to be said?
HCM
a question for some of you x-elders or current elders what is the process to become an elder?.
are there questions like when you get baptized?
has anybody here ever turned down an offer to be an elder?
Sandy;
Big puckered lips and a brown nose, I'm sorry to say are quite accurate.
Minimun;
You slime, how dear you give out the chanting secret. You also forgot the WT legal dept. has the letter hover around the room for several days to see if the spirit is strong enough.
HCM
is there proof?.
i know they "disassociated" from the dpi, but did they also disassociate completely from the un as an ngo?
i wrote and asked the wtbts, but never got a response.
This is an actual letter, follow the link.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/50093/713253/post.ashx#713253
HCM
the founder of tbe watchtower has been said to be a good christian man, "the faithful steward", a child molester, "the laodecian messenger", a fraud, and a number of other things.
when you became a witness, charles taze russell might have been downplayed or exalted, depending upon who was talking about him.
what is your opinion of the society's first president??
I think he was a: KOOK, NUT, DERANGED,and MENTALY DEFICIENT. Just read volume seven of the Finished Mystery for verification of that.
HCM
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this recent letter was an answer given to a request of the un for wt information.
minimus and i know the individual, who wishes to remain anonymous.. .
Thanks, I'll try to rescan it but strike9 is a pain to work with when it's my first time.
HCM
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this recent letter was an answer given to a request of the un for wt information.
minimus and i know the individual, who wishes to remain anonymous.. .
This recent letter was an answer given to a request of the UN for WT information. Minimus and I know the individual, who wishes to remain anonymous.
you fight a war with bullets and bombs.
you may put me in graves and tombs.
but you fail to see reality.
donkey;
I understand your poem but will also add that I understand the West's, ideals, seeing I'm from there.
The suicide bombers were around long before now in many different conflicts. They may grow out of ignorance and oppression from various sources. However, Should we feel sorry for them? Does one being ignorant mean they should receive more sympathy? Are the rulers of such people to be held accountable for the thoughts and actions of suicide killers?
If one can answer these questions where all could agree it would be a true miracle.
HCM
since the canadians didn't vote to support the us against iraq, i heard on the radio that the us is not too happy with canada, especially quebec, where i live.
in montreal 200,000 people took to the streets last week to protest against the war in iraq.. trade between canada and the us could be hurt because of this.
do you place canada in the same category as france and germany, since we are against the war?.
DJ;
Aren't we, as individual free to think what we want?
It would be nice if this were true.
HCM
i saw a fight break out on the platform between an elder and a unbelieving husband who accused the elder of f---ing his wife.
he then threw the lectern on the floor and pushed the elder.
it was cool.......
Minimus, how do you remember these things?
The guy was yelling as I recall, MAMA MAMA MAMA MAMA,with a nasal sounding voice as he was falling under the seats. I think he was in his 50's.
I should have stopped yapping and asked if he needed help, but hindsite is always better.
HCM