Already one sister said this movie is "demonized". When it was explained to her that it's about aliens, she insisted still that it's "demonized". One more movie for the jw's (at least some of them) to get all hot and bothered about. Move over ET.....
Posts by jack2
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23The Movie "Signs"--Review
by patio34 ini started a new thread because the other one was about going to see it and i just got home from seeing it .
some of the reviews said it didn't answer many of the questions it brought up.
my opinion: au contraire!!
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MATERIALISM AND JEHOVAH"S WITNESSES
by minimus init seems that the society has always been concerned with materialism.
at meetings and assemblies, the faithful have been admonished to watch out for the sin of materialism.
if you missed a meeting, could it be because you were being materialistic?
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jack2
Mini - are you reading my mind? I was thinking of starting a thread subject just like this!
Yes, I have heard a few comments over the years implying that so-and so was being materialistic just because they bought something nice or bought a home or a car.
Then there was one sister who used to practically inventory my home every time she came over. We actually had to stop inviting her and her family because we got tired of the comments. We live in a row home and live a simple life, and I found it hard to believe that such comments were made.
This is a classic area in which jws show their true feelings toward their 'brothers' in that they are quick to assign ulterior motives to those whom they claim to love so dearly.
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Local jw youths 'dropping like flies'
by jack2 inthe local count of disfellowshipings and reproofs, just from what i personally have heard, in recent months - 7 df'd , 2 public reproofs.
and this is just from what i have heard.
all involve persons around age 21 and younger.. .
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jack2
In between days, I agree that the factors you mention play a part, and pistoff, yes, you added some interesting and true points too.
In the cases I mentioned, all, from what I had heard, were due to fornication. No surprise there I guess. Young ones have a tough enough time meeting the high standards, and the constant demands of the jw religion just add to the pressure. Being told that they can't do this, and can't do that, as mentioned by pistoff, surely contribute to their frustration. Add to that the fact that when they do something wrong, it's announced to a Hall full of people.
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Local jw youths 'dropping like flies'
by jack2 inthe local count of disfellowshipings and reproofs, just from what i personally have heard, in recent months - 7 df'd , 2 public reproofs.
and this is just from what i have heard.
all involve persons around age 21 and younger.. .
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jack2
The local count of disfellowshipings and reproofs, just from what I personally have heard, in recent months - 7 df'd , 2 public reproofs. And this is just from what I have heard. All involve persons around age 21 and younger.
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DO YOU STILL LOVE JEHOVAH?
by minimus inlately, i notice quite a few comments of disillusionment.
some say they are no longer religious.
others say they are not sure if god really exists.others are trying to come to terms with life outside of the watchtower.
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jack2
Pom, I am sorry for all the pain you have experienced. I hope that coming to this board has helped.
As for God, Jehovah, Yahweh, (Yahweh just seems to fit better to me.......the name Jehovah does not retain the four Hebrew letters YHWH, and I know what the WTS explanation* is, but I don't totally buy into it) even when I was very busy as a jw, I never had a close relationship with Him.
That does not necessarily mean that I don't "love" God, but honestly, I would prefer to love my fellow man, and then let that stand as a indication of my love for God. Too often, people claim love for God, and then treat their neighbor poorly (1 John 4:20).
* Pom - thanks for the research!
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beautiful garbage, garbage girl, and garbage
by jack2 inbeautiful garbage......i've been checking out your accompanying pic lately...you look very cute!.....good posts, too!
(sorry that i commented on your looks before your posts, lol...but hey, you know us guys .
garbage girl.....i heard a song by garbage girl for the first time recently.
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jack2
Andee, thanks for the laugh and comment! Sorry that I put beauty before brains, hehehehe. Guys - gotta love 'em, huh?
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beautiful garbage, garbage girl, and garbage
by jack2 inbeautiful garbage......i've been checking out your accompanying pic lately...you look very cute!.....good posts, too!
(sorry that i commented on your looks before your posts, lol...but hey, you know us guys .
garbage girl.....i heard a song by garbage girl for the first time recently.
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jack2
beautiful garbage......I've been checking out your accompanying pic lately...you look very cute!.....good posts, too! (sorry that I commented on your looks before your posts, lol...but hey, you know us guys )
garbage girl.....I heard a song by garbage girl for the first time recently. I was pretty impressed.
to anyone else - I just finished reading the 8/22/02 Awake! entitled "Garbage Will It Bury Us?"........not a bad article - when you get rid of your WTs and Awake!s, may I suggest recycling? Of course, many of you would opt for burning.
So goes my garbage theme.
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What pisses you off about elders wives?
by bay64me in.
the elders wife that really pisses me off, is the one that would boastfully announce that jehovah had provided her husband with a part-time teaching job, emphasising that his employment was "on the line" each year....but thanks to jehovah,(in other words) we are so fucking loyal and do many hours in field service and things that nobody could possibly know about ( but i'm letting you know indirectly) so my husband has an income to assist us in our pioneer service!
what pisses you off about elders wives?
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ugg, I really like that idea....hugging df'd persons! you're right - no prohibition against that....though I get the feeling that one day someone is going to object.
My wife sacrificed tremendously so that I could serve, and without her efforts, nothing would have been possible on my part. But I feel bad for her and the wives of other elders - they do make great sacrifices that often go unappreciated.
Generally, the wives of elders whom I know are quite nice, and some are very down-to-earth. You can tell that they don't generally flaunt being elder's wives and in fact it was (when I served) revealing to hear how they struggle with it.
Also, I have always felt strongly that the WTS is insensitive to the feelings of many elder's wives. Elders are expected to do so much, and I think this creates a big strain on marriage and family life that goes almost totally unaddressed.
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non-jws can be nice too
by jack2 inlast night on abc tv's "primetime" a story was aired about the people of gander, new foundland, who extented a great degree of hospitality toward total strangers as planes were diverted to nearby airport in the wake of the attacks on the world trade centers on 9/11.. food was prepared and served.
people opened their homes to the passengers.
some passengers have even returned to gander to bond once again with the people who showed them such kindness.
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Last night on ABC TV's "Primetime" a story was aired about the people of Gander, New Foundland, who extented a great degree of hospitality toward total strangers as planes were diverted to nearby airport in the wake of the attacks on the World Trade Centers on 9/11.
Food was prepared and served. People opened their homes to the passengers. Some passengers have even returned to Gander to bond once again with the people who showed them such kindness.
No doubt many of you are aware of this story. And by the way, such kindess was shown by people who, as one resident of Gander put it, ' just feel that's it's good to be neighborly'.
No posturing here about religion having anything to do with this. No one saying, in effect, that as jw's, or as members of any other religion, (though it's mainly the jws who brag about this stuff) they felt the need to act. Nope, just plain old human kindess.
Oh and as a side note, a man in a town called Hellertown recently turned $700 in to the police, according to their local paper. No mention of him being a jw either. He did it because, as the article said, 'it was the right thing to do'.
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DO you REALLY think this is THE END OF JW's?
by minimus ineverytime a new revelation comes to the board, some suggest that this is the big one.
whether it be the blood issue, the u n debacle, the silentlambs saga, some cryptic comment about jw's and their involvement with churches, it seems like nothing effects the jehovah's witnesses rank and file.
personally.
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jack2
Good comments made by all. I don't see the WTS falling or fading anytime soon either. To me, erosion from within may be be their greatest concern, as more and more people, better educated, refuse to buy into their teachings, while those who already are jws continue the drop-off in zeal for meetings and field service already evident in the more developed areas of the world.