Posts by ItsJustlittleoldme

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Dateline discussed openly in our congregation

by TheMatrix in

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yesterday, the presiding overseer (elder h) read the letter from the christian congregation of jehovahs witnesses (us branch) regarding their policy on child abuse.

all scriptures were also looked up and read.. elder h is a very prepared brother.

he is a gilead graduate and served as a missionary for about 7 years in kenya before coming home because of illness.

ItsJustlittleoldme

Hi Matrix,

Thanks for the "insight".. Could you ask the elder one question, and get back to me on that one?

Ask him if a JW is accused of Child abuse and convicted by the police/law of the land, yet there are NOT 2 witnesses and therefor 'scripturally' he has not been convicted within the congregation itself, and then moves to a new hall, say 1000 miles away, will the elders of the 'old' hall inform the new hall of his conviction? Or do they only forward along information if it's from within the congregation (reproves, DF'd etc)??

I would be very interested to hear that one, as the speech the elder gave as you remembered seem to indicate that all incidents of molestation will be reported to the authorities, yet a 'different scale' is used to prove guilt within the congregation itself..

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Questions From Readers

by Guest 77 in

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ok, we all know the old wt routine of inserting a question from readers at the back of the wt.

here's one for this forum.. i'm going to set the stage for my question.. jah is a holy and an exacting god.

he does not tolerate uncleaness/ sin and this was shown in the experience of the first human pair.

ItsJustlittleoldme

Wait on Jehovah...

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Current witnesses and 'free speech'

by Incense_and_Peppermints in

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i'm new and have been browsing some of the posts and am surprised to find active witnesses here, pissing and moaning about this board and how other posters are mean to them, cursing at them, etc.

well i'm just curious as to why an active member of the wtbts would want to fraternize with a whole lotta ex-jw's.

i mean, that's why i came here, to find other exiles like myself.

ItsJustlittleoldme

Hi Incense,

I hear what you are saying, but I really don't believe that the witnesses themselves are bad.. They are really trying to do what they have been brainwashed into thinking is right by god...

I know it hurts finding out the truth about the 'trooth', but remember, follow what the bible says, and show them some undeserved kindness...

As strange as this may sound, it is what will help you the fastest to get over the hurt/pain/anger you are feeling now (Well, at least that's my opinion)...

When you get down/angry/hurt just remember this: They are the ones in bondage, not you.. You actually start to feel sorry for them, and then the undeserved kindness begins to take ahold of your sole, and at times you may even cry for them..

The hurt/pain/anger you feel right now can become great compassion and empathy towards them if you let it.. The anger/pain/hurt go away in doing so, and you become genuinly loving towards them..

And guess what, it's probably the undeserved kindness and love that can help them the most to see the truth about the 'trooth'...

That's just my opinion, and how I deal with it.. I'm not saying that at times if I had a gun with me (oohhh, how unbiblical of me, forgive me )... Truthfully, at times they have done stuff to me that has been so infuriating that I cannot stand it.. I usually end up counting to 10 before I open my mouth, and then become soooo overwhelminly nice in response that it really throws them for a loop..

Think back, and imagine if someone whom you were 'trying' to infuriate all of a sudden became as nice as could be towards you.. They not only would have gotten the better of you (disarmed you with their unexpected and truly Christian response), but that would probably have infuriated you...

So, let the pain/anger go (I know, it's much easier said than done), but it's truly the only way to help ourselves and help 'them' at the same time... !!!

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JW Zone Application

by Michael3000 in

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this is the either the funniest or saddest thing i have ever seen.

paranoia will destroy ya!

enjoy.... --michael.

ItsJustlittleoldme

"Actually, you probably don't have to go to the trouble of phoning somebody to get the "tough" answers...
Instead, register as a person from say, Brundi or Camaroon or Micronesia... choose a country that is far enough away that you can invent answers (song sung, etc). and if they question you get angry that "we don't have the same program you have in the US"

"

Ohh, I like that...

Here's another idea..

Tell 'em your from Mexico, and you can show them your WT approved ID card that you got to stay out of prison as proof...

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JW Cruise....S.Caribbean, 12/7-12/14

by teenyuck in

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if you are looking to go on a cruise in december, on celebrity, in the southern caribbean, make sure you ask who else is on board, before you book!

unless you want to spend your days being preached to on a ship...remember, no escape on the water!.

just got this off of jw on the web: .

ItsJustlittleoldme

Evil grin at Devon.. I like the idea...

I wonder how many would jump overboard?

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Raymond Franz

by obiwan in

has anyone read the book crisis of conscience?i want to get it,but i would like to know if the information is helpful.. wow it's a wide open world,use your.

own thoughts.

ItsJustlittleoldme

Hold on to your hat, as they say, as you read it...

I personally found Ray to be very humble and objective.. Yet, he packs quite a punch with the information he presents (most of which I personally verified with the WT literature to make sure he wasn't making this stuff up -- he sadly wasn't)...

Good luck Obi...

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Genuine UFO's discovered: "RODS"

by Simon in

i saw an advert for a programme about them a few nights ago but don't know when it's on (or if it's been on).. genuine ufo's: they fly and no one knows what the hell they are!.

http://www.roswellrods.com/pre.html.

check out the videos!.

ItsJustlittleoldme

One of the clips shown on the trailer was pretty impressive - it showed one flying into and out of a cave. It could be a hoax but it is impressive!
- Simon

Hmmm, sounds to me like that "rod" was looking for Osama too :-)

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New Report Indicates Lesser Audience For DATELINE

by AngryXJW in

this weekly report seems to indicate that dateline did not receive as large an audience as what was indicated by the previously posted reported numbers.

explanation???

http://tv.zap2it.com/news/ratings/networks/020602network.html.

ItsJustlittleoldme

I don't know why the ratings dropped, but the fact remains that more people saw the show than are JW's in the world..

Last report I saw was that there were just over 6 Million JW's world wide..

Looks like 7-8 Million people saw the show...

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What's Your Pet Peeve?

by DB in

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of course, the wts is pretty much a pet peeve of almost everyone here.

but besides that, what's your pet peeve?

i'm in a playful mood today, so here's mine, with some tongue-in-cheekiness, of course: .

ItsJustlittleoldme

Damn,

You beat me to it.. I was just gonna ask if that was a German accent I detected via the keyboard :-)

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A question for XJWs. . .

by StinkyPantz in

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how many of you are now atheists or agnostics?

how many of you have actually converted to another organized religion?

personally i find myself doubting anything and everything i learned about the bible and religion.

ItsJustlittleoldme

I'm a very spiritual person.. I have 100% faith in god, and the bible, however, I don't believe in organized religion.

So, my congregation consists of all the people in the world who share a similiar view with me, wether they are part of an organized religion or not, that we are all part of the congregation of Christ...

Sharing the same view with me does not mean you have to agree with everything I believe.. For instance, I know some people believe Christ died on a cross, others believe he died on a stake... That little fact does not negate the important part of that message; That Christ died for us... If you believe in the message of Christianity, then we are both members of the congregation of Christ...