No, I'm quite far from there, I live in Romania.
Posts by teel
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23Let's get the emblem partaker up to 12,000 this year
by semelcred ini am calling all who are willing and able to partake at this years memorial.
the figure is growing and if reports are to be believed the numbers are made up mostly of experienced and long serving bros and sis!
the numbers for last year have not been as high as in 1967. with the youngest gb for decades!.
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Congregation "Bible Study" Comments - Week Commencing 18 January 2010
by LUKEWARM in*** lv chap.
15 see good for your hard work ***.
keeping a balanced attitude toward work.
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teel
20. Seek to simplify your life as much as possible.
I followed their counsel, and checked to see what is complicating my life the most, and eliminated it. Well, it's not my fault that it was the JW cult... I only followed the counsel.
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Let's get the emblem partaker up to 12,000 this year
by semelcred ini am calling all who are willing and able to partake at this years memorial.
the figure is growing and if reports are to be believed the numbers are made up mostly of experienced and long serving bros and sis!
the numbers for last year have not been as high as in 1967. with the youngest gb for decades!.
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teel
I remember a long time ago I saw an episode of Sex and the city (don't ask me why I was watching a feminist show as a male JW, I don't know either ), where Jessica Parker's boyfriend (Mr. Big I think) told Jessica to go get the newspaper from the neighbour's door. He won't do it, because it's stealing, and God will punish him, but Jessica is a non believer anyway, so it's ok to send her, she's going to hell anyway.
My point is that while my morales tell me it's wrong to mess with other people's rituals no matter how misguided they might be, I eagerly await you going to mess with them and telling us about it I'm bit of a hypocrit I guess.
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Let's get the emblem partaker up to 12,000 this year
by semelcred ini am calling all who are willing and able to partake at this years memorial.
the figure is growing and if reports are to be believed the numbers are made up mostly of experienced and long serving bros and sis!
the numbers for last year have not been as high as in 1967. with the youngest gb for decades!.
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teel
No way, I'm not even going near them. It would be an interresting tale to hear though how they would react were someone from here started to partake.
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Let's get the emblem partaker up to 12,000 this year
by semelcred ini am calling all who are willing and able to partake at this years memorial.
the figure is growing and if reports are to be believed the numbers are made up mostly of experienced and long serving bros and sis!
the numbers for last year have not been as high as in 1967. with the youngest gb for decades!.
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teel
Tuesday, March 30. It's in the calendar, if you have one nearby.
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Let's get the emblem partaker up to 12,000 this year
by semelcred ini am calling all who are willing and able to partake at this years memorial.
the figure is growing and if reports are to be believed the numbers are made up mostly of experienced and long serving bros and sis!
the numbers for last year have not been as high as in 1967. with the youngest gb for decades!.
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teel
I remember this was mentioned in a publication, but can't find it now - am I mistaking? Not as a rule, but as an explanation why the numbers are not decreasing, because some are under high psychological pressure, because of the death of a close relative, or newly baptized are mislead by former convictions that everyone goes to heaven.
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core doctrins
by inbetween inthe idea came up, when a poster (sorry cant find the thread) mentioned something about, that as long as the wts do not change core-doctrins, most jw would not mind.. changing things like "generation", "sealing of anointed" etc, they take as new light, and dont see any problem... it made me think, what actually are core doctrins for jw ?.
some say, teachings like no trinity, soul, hellfire, paradise earth etc.... while this is true, i think we must define, what are really core-doctrins:.
my definition:.
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teel
The correct word is conformity. Unity can only be by heart, if it's enforced, then it's conformity. It's all about the appearances, the true nature of christianity is long left behind.
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Just don't know what to do.
by Weeping ini disagree on some doctrine with the organisation.
yet, i also know these are the kindest,most loving people on earth.
such people must be guided by the holy spirit.
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teel
Weeping, what you experienced while "outside" was a case of "out of the frying pan and into the fire". You got out of a mid control cult, and got involved with a much more dangerous cult. By what you told us you really are in a better place in JWs than you were outside. But that doesn't mean they are the best you can get. Don't judge everyone based on your limited experience.
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core doctrins
by inbetween inthe idea came up, when a poster (sorry cant find the thread) mentioned something about, that as long as the wts do not change core-doctrins, most jw would not mind.. changing things like "generation", "sealing of anointed" etc, they take as new light, and dont see any problem... it made me think, what actually are core doctrins for jw ?.
some say, teachings like no trinity, soul, hellfire, paradise earth etc.... while this is true, i think we must define, what are really core-doctrins:.
my definition:.
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teel
By your definition it's quite hard to find one doctrine that is not core, so it's pretty easy to list those.
Let's see: I don't go to KH and don't go to FS any more but I'm still not DFd, so I guess that's not so important. I can also interpret more loosely the neverending rules regarding dressing, entertainment, etc.
Can you think of anything else from the doctrine that I'm allowed to do (or not do), and not be DFd?
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teel
They fought against providing for lifelong vlounteers right up to the High Court and LOST.
How very christian of them... fighting against providing for the old. Not merely passively not helping, but actually fighting. Incredible.