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  True Christians aren't late!

  by ozziepost in

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  not content with being appreciative of the r&f's attendance at the meetings, the borgmeisters want them there early!

  just being there isn't nearly so good as being early.

  oh no, true christians are evident by their being early for the meetings.

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  I agree that, especially for people in difficult circumstances, for example those with children or elderly in the family, or who work long hours, this type of "admonition" can be stressful. And who doesn't have some circumstance that makes getting there early, or even at all, very difficult?

  In the congregation I was in, we had local needs talks on this on a number of occasions. In fact, we had the attendants check to see how many were late, and the figure was given as 20-25 %. I feel that taking such 'tabulations' and then talking about them from the platform was rude and insensitive to those who carry a heavy burden and do all they can just to arrive at the meetings at all.

  Edited by - jack2 on 5 September 2002 9:46:55

  Edited by - jack2 on 5 September 2002 9:47:41
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  Francis Hitching the Creation book's prim...

  by qwerty in

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  found this on a news group.

  posted by lovesmenot.. take for example the intellectual dishonesty of using hitching as their main.

  source of information for the "creation" book.

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  Reading Alan F's essays (over at R. Watters site) on the "Creation" book was a real eye-opener for me. If memory serves, he does discuss Hitching's credentials (or better yet, lack therof) quite thoroughly.

  Good post qwerty.
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  Why do men have nipples???

  by Celtic in

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  i always did wonder about this, i mean, what function do they have and further, if, just supposing that we are made in the image of god, does god himself have the equivalent of nipples?

  any insights proffered?

  celty .

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  LOL@Dakota

  LB, now that you are "out" I salute your courage!

  All I can say is, if vivamus (yum) or heaven want to stimulate male nipples, why complain? As elsewhere said earlier after quoting vivamus: "I think we have a winner!". I agree!

  Edited by - jack2 on 4 September 2002 9:35:17

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  Why do men have nipples???

  by Celtic in

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  i always did wonder about this, i mean, what function do they have and further, if, just supposing that we are made in the image of god, does god himself have the equivalent of nipples?

  any insights proffered?

  celty .

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  Vivamus is so right, we do enjoy that.
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  I'm new!

  by Tzu in

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  hey everyone, great site!

  at last ex jw's can express themselves and be heard!

  i came out of the watch tower about four years ago, best thing i ever did.

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  Welcome Tzu and we look forward to hearing more from you
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  Why the Memorial?

  by professor in

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  why is it that everyone and his cousin shows up for the memorial?

  what is it about this meeting that makes people come out of the woodwork?

  is it like going to church on easter and christmas or something?

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  Tres calls it

  personally call that event "The Night We Watch The Bread and Wine Go By."

  that's great tres, I love that name, so appropriate!

  All replies echo what I feel about this meeting too.
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  WT Nov 4 Study Article - Damage Control??

  by Tish in

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  2. bible

  just been given this watchtower and found the 2nd study article very interesting..... is this the societies damage control to panorama and dateline?.

  para 8 onwards says...... 8 satan tries to break our integrity through the sowing of doubts about what we have been taught.

  today, as in the first century, apostates and others seek to destroy the faith of the guideless ones.

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  As Farkel mentioned, once again no specific issues are addressed. We get only generalizations.

  julien makes an excellent point too, concerning the use of the word "ridicule".
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  Im better off

  by WildTurkey in

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  many of us here, are not sure what the future holds, if there is a god, and if so what is his purpose.

  i too fall into that category, but i think im better off now because when i was a dub, i always wondered if i was doing enough to get into the new world.

  i worried about if my children would make it and if i was taking the lead for my wife and the cong.

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  Wow, I can sure relate to this thread, and I'm not even "out".

  bay64, said:

  Personally, most of my prayers to jehovah consisted of absolute pleas for assistance to help me to cope or forgive or understand. I was always 'working on' something or other and never felt I was giving enough even though I gave them 60 hours p/m, full attendance at all meetings and looked after my home and family! Not to mention the hours of study, reading the days text, praying with children, helping them with ways to 'reason' with their schoolfriends as to why they were different and couldn't take part in this and that etc. Oh yes and there was the 'hospitality' thing, whereby on our 'free' evenings we felt obliged to invite someone in the congregation who perhaps we didn't know so well in order to 'widen out'!........(takes a DEEP breath!)............

  All I can say is, "Amen" to that.......I didn't do the 60 hours thing, but the rest of it sure applies.

  Good post WT.
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  Do you procrastinate?

  by larc in

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  i was just wondering, do you procrastinate?

  well, i was going to write about this 6 months ago, and i finally got around to it.

  yes, i procrastinate all the time.

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  Gee Wiz, not one serious answer to the question......maybe we'll see some "later".
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  JW admits he OBEYS the Watchtower

  by Sirona in

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  i couldn't believe this comment on another forum.

  a jw admits that he obeys the watchtower and uses the bible to say that we should obey them or be struck dead!.

  lol.

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  When we were even slightly rebellious he would remind us of the scriptural practice in the Hebrew days of stoning disobedient children. Heartless....so sad.

  That is indeed very sad mrs rocky2! Wow.