for those of you who used to be jws, or who are active, if the society was in charge of the earth, how many people do you think you would have seen stoned during your lifetimes?
i realize some elders can be zealous about their work, but if they'd actually had administrative authority to have kh members stoned to death, how many elders did you know who would have been zealous enough to really order them?.
did you know any elders who would have ordered stonings, even if the condemned people had been willing to repent?.
I dont know Borges.
While still a JW mom, I woud have given my children blood and let god take it out on me. You would die for your children. Right?
I cant imagine stoning someone.
The elders I have known, I cant imagine them stoning anyone. But they would let a family member die over the blood issue.
My mom recently told me ,,,have it in writing or you dont get blood. Funny, becasue I respect her wishes.
I Imagine if you cant comprhend the thought , you are not like them.
last night the folks on the weather channell were referring to our rainstorm as "the mess in the west.
" they always have to have a catch phrase, don't they.
i understand oregon is getting dumped on, up to a foot of rain in some areas, but we're closer to the southern end of the storm and they say we're just getting a few inches.. anway, isn't rain glorious?
Frosty mess in the West
30 degrees in the west coastal areas.
Cover your citris and succulents tonight.
Maybe wrap up your pipes with Bound Volumes of paper too.
my mother-in-law has a strange obsession with calendars, and orders the society's calendar each year.
this year's calendar is especially weird.
it features images depicting future events - in particular, the society's vision of the new world order.. i've taken the opportunity to scan some of the images for you all to check out.. please note - there are captions for each of the images, but i don't have the english language version of the calendar so i'd rather just quote the scripture used so as not to reveal which country i'm in.. .
Opps
You got me mrsjones,
I didnt see Hopscotch'es post.
were you a sought after associate?.
were you often invisible?.
did other witnesses view you as "exemplary"?.
Hi FlyingHighNow,
Well, I did have a perma-seat in the back row, during my last stage.
Backseat-itis Club....;-)
my mother-in-law has a strange obsession with calendars, and orders the society's calendar each year.
this year's calendar is especially weird.
it features images depicting future events - in particular, the society's vision of the new world order.. i've taken the opportunity to scan some of the images for you all to check out.. please note - there are captions for each of the images, but i don't have the english language version of the calendar so i'd rather just quote the scripture used so as not to reveal which country i'm in.. .
It's Paradise!
Who would need a hard hat?
No more death , right?
were you a sought after associate?.
were you often invisible?.
did other witnesses view you as "exemplary"?.
Bondie, I noticed something simular.
As I kid , my dad being an elder , I was attached to his satus. good
When I was married, I was attached to my husbands status. weak
But, as a single female. invisable
were you a sought after associate?.
were you often invisible?.
did other witnesses view you as "exemplary"?.
female
i hear of these stories of elders swapping wives, i remember when i was young hearing of three elders in florida doing this and getting dfed.
my question is this how is it possible to bring this up in conversation?
it seems impossible, how can there be multi elders that know each other willing and the wives?
I know for a fact that this happens. But it was just RF couples.
The Elders knew and just let it slide. Hmmm?
a few of you may remember that my wife had a kidney transplant early last year.
since then the kidney has been incredible, giving her a new lease on life.
it's really been good to see the light in her eyes that i had missed for quite a long time.. the counterpoint to this good news is the problems we have had with our son coltin.
Sending my Well Wishes to your Coltin.
I hope everyone has a restful night, now that you are home.
nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose--.
a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.. mary shelley.
There are two for me.
'A man stays alive as long as he is remembered' The Buddha ...(for my brother)
A recent one I read here. "You should not have to lie about 'The Truth' "
