Posts by freddo

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Serious question..Leviticus 20:15 Why slay the beast???

by James Mixon in

it's not as if the sheep was trying to seduce the shepherd, the poor creature was violated.

we have come a long way from those days, thank goodness.

so why slay the sheep or beast?????

freddo

More importantly, were there two witnesses? If the animal did not confess then surely we must leave the matter in Jehovah's loving hands.

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hello all.... i am new here so i figured i'd make a quick post introducing myself and giving a brief intro as to who i am and what i'm here for... as well as to hopefully meet others.. so, i made a profile and in it i gave a pretty detailed explanation as to my intent here and exactly why i decided to participate in the boards.

in case you don't read it, i'll give a brief summary.

the name is robert.

freddo

Welcome. Why do you feel the need to align yourself with any church?

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Governing Body Meeting today - Agenda item ... (speculation alert)

by freddo in

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opening prayer: (lett) dear heavenly father jehovah god please bless this meeting with your loving direction, in jesus' name amen.. morris the turd: well brothers we have a problem - 99% of the worldwide work figures are in; and those lazy slackers in the field have come up short so what are we going to do?.

sam turd err ... herd: get the circuit overseers off their behinds to tell the secretaries to phone every non-reporter and inactive publisher and "remind" them that they "must have" done some preaching in the last six months and offer them the "fifteen minute" option.. david ex-splane: and if that doesn't work let's introduce some overlapping figures from last year; it worked on the generation chart that i explained so well!

kenneth "give us our daily bread" flodin said so!.

freddo

Opening prayer: (Lett) Dear Heavenly Father Jehovah God please bless this meeting with your loving direction, in Jesus' name Amen.

Morris the Turd: Well brothers we have a problem - 99% of the worldwide work figures are in; and those lazy slackers in the field have come up short so what are we going to do?

Sam Turd err ... Herd: Get the Circuit Overseers off their behinds to tell the Secretaries to phone every non-reporter and inactive publisher and "remind" them that they "must have" done some preaching in the last six months and offer them the "fifteen minute" option.

David Ex-Splane: And if that doesn't work let's introduce some overlapping figures from last year; it worked on the generation chart that I explained so well! Kenneth "give us our daily bread" Flodin said so!

Whacko-Jacko: When I was in front of the ARC O'Brien and Toole really cocked it up so don't let the branch committees interfere - they're hopeless!

AM3: I don't know Geoff, why not actually threaten the branch committees that any who show a decrease will get sent to Fumbuck-in-the-Boonies and let them lean on their minions? We can do a Pontius Pilate and wash our hands of the whole thing and if Jesus shows up we can just say "It was the men you gave me Lord!"

Gerrit Losch: Ach! Zese are very gut ideas bruzzers! Let's put it to zer vote! All in favour say aye!

Everyone: Aye!

AM3: Motion passed! Now ... about these tight pants ...

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The Great October 2016 Invite to the Sunday Meeting campaign ...

by freddo in

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well how's it going round your way?

massive increase of interested ones?

did you even know it was supposed to be happening?

freddo

Keep 'em coming guys and gals! All very encouraging!

Especially as we are talking different countries with the same low results.

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The Great October 2016 Invite to the Sunday Meeting campaign ...

by freddo in

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well how's it going round your way?

massive increase of interested ones?

did you even know it was supposed to be happening?

freddo

Thanks for participating Wakanda and welcome. Yes those tiny invites really scream "quality" don't they?

Can you say which country or area you are in?

Good to see your attendance is even lower than ours.

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JW Carts Cause Thousands to Start Studying!!!

by Drifting Away in

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i would love to know the stats of how many hours were spent, standing by a cart, or sitting at a local town fair with jw table tent set up, compared to the number of bible studies started that led to baptism since the inception of the carts.

anyone have any idea?

if i had to guess i would say thousands of hours pent standing by a cart, and maybe less then 5 that actually got baptized.

freddo

I have not heard of one witness cart encounter progress to bible study and progress to baptism in our circuit since the trolleys began operating. You'd think it would be all over a circuit assembly as an example wouldn't you?

(Cups hands and shouts into ear) HELLO? McFLY! (Knock, knock on head) IT'S A WASTE OF TIME!

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Just curious - is apostasy grounds for divorce?

by LifesNotOver in

i know only adultery is supposed to be grounds for "scriptural" divorce.

i'm a wicked apostate in their eyes, but my believing husband and i still can't get a divorce that would allow him to remarry.

we currently are separated - i have left him.

freddo

Oh and another one ...

Wife gets a legal but not scriptural divorce. Years go by and the brother wants to move on.

He goes and sees a prostitute and confesses to a handjob and gets a reproof.

Only because she has already obtained the legal divorce she had already rejected him so now they are both free. Good eh?

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Just curious - is apostasy grounds for divorce?

by LifesNotOver in

i know only adultery is supposed to be grounds for "scriptural" divorce.

i'm a wicked apostate in their eyes, but my believing husband and i still can't get a divorce that would allow him to remarry.

we currently are separated - i have left him.

freddo

I was on a committee where the wife came forward and admitted adultery and told us she needed to be disfellowshipped! It was surreal - we were saying no, no, think about your relationship with Jehovah (I know, I know ...) but she insisted she was not repentant as she couldn't stand being with her insensitive bullying husband. I even suggested I had never heard of her having a "male friend" - or her adult children who were witnesses had never seen one with her either. But she insisted it was true.

So we DF'd her and he got his "scriptural" divorce.

I always liked her (no, not in that way) and volunteered to do those occasional follow up visits every year or so and about three years later (ex hubby had remarried) I visited her with another brother and asked her about whether she wanted to "work towards reinstatement".

She said "Freddo, I don't suppose it matters now that (her ex) has remarried but I never committed adultery, I just wanted to be free of him and to be honest I'm glad I'm not a Witness anymore!"

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Salvation Army Apology Video Regards to ARC

by LevelThePlayingField in

if only the gb did this!

notice how in this 2 minute video he says that he says he "accepts that abuse has happened" and offers an "unreserved apology" and "will not defend this failure on our part".

he said he is personally available to meet with survivors and to offer a personal apology.

freddo

There you go whacko Jacko! That's how a true Christian responds ...

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Front cover of the 2017 Watchtower - unbelievable!

by freddo in

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study edition.

january 2017.

(can someone put up a link please?).

freddo

blondie: the footwear is not suitable - they are not walking on highways, pavements or even smooth ground. Snow or no snow.

If you walk on stones and rocks like that you need hiking boots with ankle support and good tread. A turned ankle can ruin the whole expedition as a limping person is tended to. (As opposed to getting out of an SUV and walking 50 yards to make a photo opportunity)

I've walked and scrambled in similar terrain enough times and in groups with women. No woman in real life wears that gear in those conditions - except in the narrow minds of cult leaders who decide what should be worn and by which gender.

It is the subliminal message of "if they can wear skirts in these conditions then so can you sister" that I am more derisory of. It indicates the borg mentality is not changing and they will suffer even worse recruitment levels than they would have.