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  Two pet peeves of mine

  by Sour Grapes in

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  there are two things that just drive me crazy.

  one is that the art work in the watchtower is treated like they are actual still photo's taken thousands of years ago.

  your will hear comments about look at the smiles on their faces or the sadnees or happiness in their eyes, or notice the reaction of the crowd, etc.

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  And don't forget the complimentary hill or mountain. It seems after armageddon, we are all going to live in Colorado.
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  Wedding question

  by lostinthought in

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  can a witness get in trouble for attending an inactive family members wedding?

  just wondering because i am getting married this summer and my mom tried to blackmail me by saying she and other family members would attend but only if i returned to the meeting.

  i told her i am not going back to the meetings.

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  You pretty much have to be willing to discount your family if you quit going to meetings. You now are going to spend the rest of your life with all kinds of weird behaviour from them trying to decide if they can attend this event, that event, should be seen with you, shouldn't be seen with you, and whole big long list involving whacky thought processes, biblical reasons why or why not this, why or why not that, justifications for seeing you, justifications for not, etc. Get used to it. Wouldn't it be nice if you could just love someone for who they are without irrational fears that being in proximity to them will put you on the execution list at Armageddon?

  Funny thing though - I've seen this time and time again - all you gotta do is churn out a few kids and then the parents will come skulking around because they want to babysit and expose the young ones to the truth. Suddenly it's okay to be around you and your family whether you were baptized or not, whether you married a believer or not, and totally regardless if you knocked up your wife before or after marriage, during an alcohol fueled orgy, or even if she was knocked up by someone else. Suddenly grandkids makes it all ok.

  I don't understand the thought process involved where it's okay to shun you and treat you like dirt, but then it's okay for them to come around if there are grandkids. Surely there is a scripture or a watchtower somewhere that explains this thought process in a convoluted manner.

  -sign me silent - I have spoken the truth
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  Zone Visit: An Announcement That Will "Test Your Faith"

  by breakfast of champions in

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  2. beliefs

  this is the scuttlebutt in one of the "bethel congregations" by us.. no details as to exactly what this "faith-testing" announcement might be.. anyone else hear any of this pre-zone visit hype?.

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  Not to tickle the ears of the rank and file, but wouldn't it just be nice to have a complimentary talk that tells everyone their efforts are appreciated and keep hanging in there? It just leaves you feeling worthless, drained, robs you any shred of self-esteem you might have had, and is a huge clash to what reality really is. It leaves a trail of pent up sexual frustration for starters that pits Biblical teaching against your sexual desires which you had nothing to do with nor did you ask for! Paul summed it up nicely when he simply said it's better to marry than burn with passion. Even though that's kind of obvious, Paul never said to marry ministerial servants or elders - just to marry only in the Lord. Am I catching wind that they think you're nothing if you're not an elder or ministerial servant? Something is really off here...
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  Zone Visit: An Announcement That Will "Test Your Faith"

  by breakfast of champions in

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  2. beliefs

  this is the scuttlebutt in one of the "bethel congregations" by us.. no details as to exactly what this "faith-testing" announcement might be.. anyone else hear any of this pre-zone visit hype?.

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  Oh so you must be married and serving to survive? If all the men are servants, who will they get to boss around? The women and children? I never read where the million or so Israelites fleeing Egypt were all servants and they survived. Maybe they were all servants?

  We all know it's your heart condition and not a title nor status that reveals what you are...
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  Zone Visit: An Announcement That Will "Test Your Faith"

  by breakfast of champions in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is the scuttlebutt in one of the "bethel congregations" by us.. no details as to exactly what this "faith-testing" announcement might be.. anyone else hear any of this pre-zone visit hype?.

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  Young single people and single people period don't stand a chance. Look for the suicide rate to start climbing.
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  Zone Visit: An Announcement That Will "Test Your Faith"

  by breakfast of champions in

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  this is the scuttlebutt in one of the "bethel congregations" by us.. no details as to exactly what this "faith-testing" announcement might be.. anyone else hear any of this pre-zone visit hype?.

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  Drum roll please....
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  Zone Visit: An Announcement That Will "Test Your Faith"

  by breakfast of champions in

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  2. beliefs

  this is the scuttlebutt in one of the "bethel congregations" by us.. no details as to exactly what this "faith-testing" announcement might be.. anyone else hear any of this pre-zone visit hype?.

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  So far it sounds like everything we've heard before. I'm ugly enough as it is so no worries on wearing tight-fitting clothing. I've been to Bethel and I don't have kids. Anything else?
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  Zone Visit: An Announcement That Will "Test Your Faith"

  by breakfast of champions in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is the scuttlebutt in one of the "bethel congregations" by us.. no details as to exactly what this "faith-testing" announcement might be.. anyone else hear any of this pre-zone visit hype?.

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  >If your kids fall out of the truth it's the parent's fault?

  What kind of spritually encouraging talk is this? Being an adult is being responsible for yourself. Are they blaming the parents for having kids? I don't follow the thought process here - what would make this any kind of an earth-shattering announcement?
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  Zone Visit: An Announcement That Will "Test Your Faith"

  by breakfast of champions in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is the scuttlebutt in one of the "bethel congregations" by us.. no details as to exactly what this "faith-testing" announcement might be.. anyone else hear any of this pre-zone visit hype?.

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  Maybe they are scanning IP logs for leakers.
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  Zone Visit: An Announcement That Will "Test Your Faith"

  by breakfast of champions in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is the scuttlebutt in one of the "bethel congregations" by us.. no details as to exactly what this "faith-testing" announcement might be.. anyone else hear any of this pre-zone visit hype?.

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  So any male member of the rank and file who doesn't feel the calling to serve is doomed to being single or leaving to find a mate. I was fortunate that my SO told me she never bought into that. She just wanted a nice man who was faithful to her. She also said she had enough of the pompous attitudes of elders, MSs, and servant wannabees so as to be turned off by them. She told me not too long ago that she is really glad I'm neither an MS nor Elder. She loves me and not a title. I have a good woman.