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  Can we still be friends, if I disagree with you?

  by Mulan in

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  let's talk about this.. i have lots of friends on this board.

  so..........can we still be friends, if i disagree with you?

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  Hey, Jesika, I can relate to what you said. I have a "rule" that I had to make up for myself - never write and e-mail or respond to a thread or start a thread while I am in a state of emotional upset, or, believe it or not, when I have had too much caffeine or I have one of my tension (TMJ) headaches, which tend to make me very uptight.

  I have failed to adhere to my own rule on a number of occasions. I feel like slapping myself upside my own head for that. Ouch, that hurt....but now I feel better.

  Edited by - jack2 on 31 October 2002 8:48:49
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  If You're Not Sure, It's Better To Disfellowship!!

  by minimus in

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  elders were told, a few years ago that it is better to be merciful and err in the way of giving the benefit of the doubt than to disfellowship a person that was truly repentant, even though you had some reservations.

  then, a sudden shift from the society was given.

  if you weren't 100% sure that the person was truly sorry, and if you had some reservations, just disfellowship the person!

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  Min, thanks for the response. I must have been snoozing during those meetings.

  Like I said, I don't doubt it at all - it would be par for the course.
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  If You're Not Sure, It's Better To Disfellowship!!

  by minimus in

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  elders were told, a few years ago that it is better to be merciful and err in the way of giving the benefit of the doubt than to disfellowship a person that was truly repentant, even though you had some reservations.

  then, a sudden shift from the society was given.

  if you weren't 100% sure that the person was truly sorry, and if you had some reservations, just disfellowship the person!

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  Then, a sudden shift from the Society was given. If you weren't 100% sure that the person was truly sorry, and if you had some reservations, just disfellowship the person! And the reasoning was that even if the elders were wrong, it would show whether the wrongdoer was truly repentant or not. I wonder how many people got disfellowshipped because the faithful slave got a new whim - Min, may I ask where this is printed? Though I don't doubt it, when I was an elder I saw no shift in emphasis toward dfing. That was a couple years back, so I may not be up on the latest. But perhaps you can show why you say the above. Perhaps it's unwritten, and it is something that is being said at meetings with the CO or something. Whatever the case, elaboration would be appreciated. Thanks.
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  Did You Get Your Flu Shot?

  by Sentinel in

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  both my husband and i got ours this week.

  it seems the supply is limited again this season.

  he didn't have any side affects, but my arm has been hurting since yesterday.

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  I always enjoyed getting the flu - the fever, chills, and vomiting can all be quite fun indeed.

  Kidding aside, I have never received the shot. I have not had the flu in a long time (watch, I'll get it now that I wrote this ), and so I feel that it's not worth the possible risk of side effects. I realize those side-effects are rather rare, but for now I opt not to get the shot. That could change, of course.

  Edited by - jack2 on 30 October 2002 13:52:55
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  Theocratic News

  by No Apologies in

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  reading the thread about declining attendance got me thinking.

  what happened to theocratic news?

  you remember, that little box in the km with exciting stats about countries most dubs could not find on a map.

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  Kingdom Manifesto - blondie, that IS funny!
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  There is a rumour...

  by caballoSentado in

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  hi friends,.

  i need confirmation about a rumour i keep hearing about in my country.

  several jw's who know about the wt-un affair are saying that in usa the wt is having the elders in the congregations give a speech accepting the blame for this scandal & asking for forgiveness or something similar.

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  Given the history of the .org, such an admission would be highly unlikely. I would agree that this rumor would seem unfounded.
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  Non-brunette joke

  by PopeOfEruke in

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  a blond girl comes back from school one evening.. she runs to her mum and says: "mummy today at school we learnt how to count.. well, all the other girls only counted to 5, but listen to me:1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 !

  that's good, innit?

  "yes darling, very good.

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  Good stuff here.
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  It has been a year!!

  by Joyzabel in

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  well, can you believe it, it has been a year since i timidly joined this forum!

  (yes me, i was very timid at first!

  i came looking to see if anyone else had the same experience as me in finding out that the wtbts is just another manmade organization with dangling carrots and big sticks.

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  Well, let's hope it's a nice looong weaning process.

  I'm not so sad now Joy. Good to see you'll still be hangin' round w us crackpots.
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  Can we still be friends, if I disagree with you?

  by Mulan in

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  let's talk about this.. i have lots of friends on this board.

  so..........can we still be friends, if i disagree with you?

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  Mulan, I'm glad you posted this, as you indicated you might on another thread.

  I certainly think that I can still be friends with those with whom I might not agree, and vice-versa.

  I don't like to think of myself as a strongly opinionated person. So generally, I will bend and yield to another's opinion to whatever degree possible in order to avoid disagreement. After all, what makes me so sure I am right? Do I have access to all the facts on a matter? I seldom if ever do, so someone else's opinion can be just as valid, or more valid, than my own. Thus, I usually manage to avoid disagreements.

  But if and when they do occur, I would hope that the friendship would remain intact. After all, it wouldn't be much of a friendship if it could not weather some disagreements.

  Edited by - jack2 on 30 October 2002 8:6:22
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  Bday Party - no beheadings

  by jack2 in

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  my daughter attended a birthday party yesterday.

  there were several other teens and two parents present.

  i am happy to report that there were no beheadings.

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  Farkel,

  I should know better than to trifle with Bible-based cousel (I like how you used the term "Bible-based" - second time now on a thread of mine, lol ).

  Next party, I may have to go along and check out the kitchen cutlery, just to make sure.