here's one example: being a congregation publisher.
nowhere in the bible does it say you should be a "publisher" and turn in your time if you preach.
they try to twist the scriptures by saying that numbers are constantly being recorded in the bible so then conforming to the rules of being a publisher is from the scriptures.. yeah, right..
Reniaa :I see alot of justifications to allow things you know the bible disapproves of, particularily festivals to falseGods being made over to Jesus without consideration that Jesus would not want unclean rituals from false Gods put on him. romans 14 is a good chapter IF YOU READ IT ALL not just the bit you like.
I take it you didn't get married , wear a white dress, have a wedding cake, never went on honeymoon. I assume your not wearing a wedding ring Reniaa -
someone else posted on another forum they heard on the radio michael jackson is dead.
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He was too young to die. Michael Jackson was really something incredible during his heydey. I never believed he was a molester. I am actually sad, as I was saddened to see him slowly come apart over the years. RIP, MJ. Maybe now you can finally find the healing you needed.
BTS
Beautifully said. RIP Michael.
as i announced some time ago, jwd as it is will not continue .... ... but .... it's clear from people's comments that they do like the site and many would like it or something else like it to continue.. one issue was the forum software that was self-developed and not really in a good state to hand-over to anyone but i've been working on that and can now reveal the first release of what will probably be called jwn (son of jwd):.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/.
it is still work-in-progress so not all features are enabled yet but it will allow you to browse the site in a similar way to this one and it is pointing at the same database (although because of the way the caching works, new posts made on this site won't appear immediately).
This is fantastic news - THANK YOU SIMON !!
(Ok, I know I don't post very often but I am an active lurker!!)
now i got your attention......(i'm gambling on those who remember these) when were you there?
what years?
and what do you remember........ they all seem like such a big part of my history.
Twickenham - from the age of 3. I remember being really scared crossing the big bridge from the car oark to the stadium and holding my dads hand tight in case I got lost in the sea of people. I do also remember the streaker and some apostate bloke trying to grab the mike (could be the same incident).
I do have found memories of Twickenham but they are mainly about getting dressed up, walking around the concourse during the sessions with my girlfriends, checking out the talent and going to the Slug and Lettuce pub on the Sunday after the assembly finished.
I also remember Twickenham either being freezing cold or really hot - never in between.
CA's were at Bowes Road - that's where I unwittingly dedicated my life to the organisation.
I've also been to Hayes Bridge & Bristol assembly halls when visiting friends.
the only meeting that i went is the memorial this year.
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Just the once and that was only to show off my newborn daughter to the few people I actually liked at the hall. Unfortunately it also happened to be the CO's visit - OMG that was the most boring meeting I have ever been to in my life!! In fact I spent most of the time in the foyer chatting to 2 other sisters who had babies the same time as me. Perfect way to kill the time, before the CO's really mind mumbing talk killed me!!
i've mentioned this to a few jwd friends but haven't posted it.
on september 1, 2008 me and my wife (who posts here as 'amber rose') had a baby boy.
just wanted to share!
Our little girl (me and TheBorg), is 6 months old. The time really does fly by, so relish every second as they bring you so much joy.
Welcome, nice to have you on board!
hi, this is my first post but ive been lurking around this discussion board for some time now.
my husband (the borg) occasionally posts and i had the pleasure of meeting some great people at the apostofest in covent garden, london last year arranged by bestie and sweetpea , hi to you both and hi to freetothink, mr majestic and everyone that was there hope youre all ok.. my story in a nutshell: raised a jw from birth, my whole family, expect one brother and sister (disfellowshipped) are still jws - basically i was raised in a family who were considered one of the pillars of the congregation, we all pioneered and did the whole witness thing, in fact one of my sisters is a missionary.
my whole jw world crumbled when i learnt about the jw/un connection and from that moment on there was no turning back.
Hi freetosee,
I read a Chapter from a book called 'Jehovah has Become King', entitled Strange Bedfellows (or something like that). It was written in such a clear logical way, with what i viewed as sound evidence. Further research on JW Facts added to what I was learning. Also the fact that the society never denied.being a NGO with the UN.
Aren't they what you guys call 'Trailer Trash' or is that something else??
new member here......yikes is my name... is there a "introduce yourself" thread area?
this site seems overly complicated..... .
btw...ex-jehovah.....thank effing god......
Welcome Yikes! I bet you have some great stories about the double standards, hypocritical, two faced dealings that go on in a lot of elders families. I've known a few in my time....
Look forward to getting to know you better!
