i think the stupidest rule regarding disfellowshipped ones has to be regarding if a relative lives in the home of a jw or not.
where in the bible does it say that you can talk and not shun a df'd person if they live in your home but if they don't live there, you have to avoid them and treat them as dead?.
the organization decides if a df'd person could live within the home.
Yes, it's not "mandatory" or a "rule" that you kick a disfellowshipped person out of your home, but when the consequences of allowing the person to stay, are that you will be punished......well, then it is "mandatory" and it is a "rule".
This is how alot of things seem to be handled. Yes, it's up to you, but if there are consequences, then it's not really up to you, is it?
the latest flip-flop (allbeit a minor one.).
the "wise instruction" (as described by the society) given is that sisters now have to wear head coverings when interpreting sign language public talks.. differs from the previous instructions that sisters didn't need to do so.. .
w02 7/15p.27 questions from readers.
JWoods,
Silly, aluminum foil is only good for repelling aliens.
the latest flip-flop (allbeit a minor one.).
the "wise instruction" (as described by the society) given is that sisters now have to wear head coverings when interpreting sign language public talks.. differs from the previous instructions that sisters didn't need to do so.. .
w02 7/15p.27 questions from readers.
JWoods,
They'll use sisters if they need to teach the brothers a lesson. Look at a thread I started I think called "ALllTimeJeff- When you get a minute, your take on this would be appreciated."
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the latest flip-flop (allbeit a minor one.).
the "wise instruction" (as described by the society) given is that sisters now have to wear head coverings when interpreting sign language public talks.. differs from the previous instructions that sisters didn't need to do so.. .
w02 7/15p.27 questions from readers.
This change was actually initiated over a year ago. the cong I was in had deaf in it. When I sawa the interpreters wearing hats and scarves, I asked one of them if this was a local decision or direct from the GB and she told me it was direct from the GB.
She said the reason was because with ASL, there was no "word-for-word" translating being done. They were now "interpreting", thus the change.
please tell a minister why the bible alone is not enough to reach a jw.
i feel the language, doctrines, translation, etc..etc... all of it must be known as well as the bible.
please, serious answers only, thank you..
"....to admit to myself that what I saw was right...."
This is exactly true. I feel now that I was trained to not trust my own judgement, and to second-guess myself in everything. After all, I was a sinful nobody, what did I know??
I still struggle with this. I had to come to that point where I said, "Damn it, I'm not insane!! What I'm seeing is real!!"
please tell a minister why the bible alone is not enough to reach a jw.
i feel the language, doctrines, translation, etc..etc... all of it must be known as well as the bible.
please, serious answers only, thank you..
I also think it takes time.
Convincing them on one point may cause them to start the thinking process, but no drastic changes in thinking will happen without Time.
Whittle away at it little by little.....
son: hi dad.. dad: hi son.. son: so, what do you want to do today?.
dad: nothing.. son: want to play a game?.
dad: same as you son....same as you.. .
Hey! I resemble that last remark!
so we are watchin new christine and there are several child birth scenes of agony......and i tell my wife to be glad she never had to go through that.....she agrees............and i say..."why the hey did god have to make that so awfully painful?".............
she says "he did not".......i. i say "oh ya he did.".....
she says "not originally"...... i say "and then he did!".........
Restrangled,
Altho I had c-sections, I still know about the humiliation factor. No one has talked on here about the TEABAGS!!! There's tannin in tea (same as used for tanning hides) and they recommend wetting teabags and putting them on your nipples to toughen them up for breastfeeding. It really works!!
Anyhow, when I had my daughter, it was right when the nursing students were training, so each mom had a student nurse and a regular nurse assigned to them. And wouldn't you know it - I got a MALE student nurse. Checking my incision was no big deal, but when he wanted to check my boobs, I said, "OK, but I'm doing the teabag thing right now." He gave me this "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot??????" look, but the regular nurse said right away, "NO, all the ladies do it. They swear by it!!"
All I could imagine was the story this young guy was going to tell his buddies at the bar that night....."You guys aren't gonna believe what I saw today......."
what is your myers-briggs personality type?
if you're unfamiliar with it, you can take a test here: http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp.
be warned that the test can be wildly inaccurate.
Jeff,
We"ll just hijack a little bit...... I always wanted to be a teacher, too!! But I'm too old now and it takes me longer to learn anything. Also, I only recenly got my GED and running your own business for years doesn't count for squat. YOU should go for it!! Seriously!!
Don't have any regrets, darling.....
so we are watchin new christine and there are several child birth scenes of agony......and i tell my wife to be glad she never had to go through that.....she agrees............and i say..."why the hey did god have to make that so awfully painful?".............
she says "he did not".......i. i say "oh ya he did.".....
she says "not originally"...... i say "and then he did!".........
Well, I also thank god for morphine! good stuff!
