LOL, I'm a star wars fan too and I never made that connection. I have the comic where Bane uses the thought bomb on the other Sith. Never made that connection LOL. How I didnt see that!
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Field service reporting
by gutted inso one of the elders called asking for my time.
i lied, somewhat.
yes i did talk to people about the "truth" but not in favourable terms.. has anyone simply stated, "i have not been in service this month"?
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Field service reporting
by gutted inso one of the elders called asking for my time.
i lied, somewhat.
yes i did talk to people about the "truth" but not in favourable terms.. has anyone simply stated, "i have not been in service this month"?
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Never thought I'd see the day, a message board victim who feels he's being discriminated against on a board that his religion's leaders have warned him about being on. Fascinating. On one hand he flips the bird to the faithful and discreet slave by being a member here, posting and debating. At the same time he's shocked and upset about the responses he recieved. If only had heeded the warnings and provisions provided by the faithful and discreet slave.
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Despite your reservations with being a JW, did you ever sometimes felt like you accomplished something in field service?
by miseryloveselders ini've got my fair share of things that irritate me to no end regarding this religion.
however, i have to be fair.
i got up this morning, and for some reason i didnt feel overwhelmingly negative about what i was getting ready to do.
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Thanks for all of your input. I'm surprised but not so suprised by the level of no's this thread got. But in hindsight, most of the times I'm out in service I feel like I'm wasting my time too. It's just today, I felt particulary good about what I did. Dandingus summed it up better than I could. I really feel like I did today, and do the right thing when I can help people practically or using a Bible. The only thing I didnt do today, that usually do a couple times through the week, was check up some of the older friends. I'll probably do that tommorrow. There's a couple high rises I can visit.
I agree with the sentiments regarding the positivite help that volunteering accomplishes. That's something I've been thinking about making some time for. Trouble is, I don't remotely where to begin when it comes to considering volunteer work. Not just that, this friggin religion has me so darn busy with organizational nonsense. Again though, Sherah, Shopaholic, Scarred For Life, Penny Two, Darth, Think About It, White Dove, Finally Some Pride, Palimpsest, End of Mystery, Open Mind, and Dandingus, thanks for your imput. I love seeing other people's experiences and thoughts. Its nice discussing this without worringing about whether or not my spirituality is suffering for having these thoughts.
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Worldly Shunning
by alice.in.wonderland ini hear quite a bit of criticism about jehovah's witnesses enforcing 1 corinthians 5:9-13. while jehovah's witnesses have a formal system of maintaining the organization's core values; egocentric, self-worshiping secularists have an informal system of rejecting those of whom they have nothing in common with.
http://www.objectivistcenter.org/cth-32-390-religion.aspx.
most major religions have believed in the existence of a supernatural realm, a realm beyond the natural world of physical objects and bodies governed by causal laws, the world we perceive with our senses and can study by rational methods.
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Alice, I need to ask you a personal question. I've been meaning to ask you for a while since you started posting. I also need to apologize for speaking flagrently to you on this board in the past. But, I have a question. What do you think of KFC's grilled chicken? Do you think it tastes equally or even better than their original recipe or the crispy? It's been bothering me for quite a while now. Let me ask you this too, while we're at it, since KFC changed the grease they used for health concerns, do you think the original recipe is still as good now as it was back then? Be honest with me Alice.
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Despite your reservations with being a JW, did you ever sometimes felt like you accomplished something in field service?
by miseryloveselders ini've got my fair share of things that irritate me to no end regarding this religion.
however, i have to be fair.
i got up this morning, and for some reason i didnt feel overwhelmingly negative about what i was getting ready to do.
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I've got my fair share of things that irritate me to no end regarding this religion. However, I have to be fair. I got up this morning, and for some reason I didnt feel overwhelmingly negative about what I was getting ready to do. I showed up at the group a tad bit late. Another elder is in my group and helps relieve some of the pressure off of me. I have a little trouble with social anxiety, and this religion physically and mentally exhausts me as a result. At any rate, 11 people showed up at the meeting point. The territory was adjacent to the meeting point, so we didnt have to travel far. It was hot than a MOFO out there today too. It's like 85 out right now. We did 2 hours straight door to door, no break. I'm happy to say we finished the territory so the brother can turn that in. Afterwards we went on calls. What really made my day though, was being able to help a couple people.
I still personally feel that the door to door ministry is outdated and ineffective in this day and age of media. I also hate with a passion the WTS view that all other Christian faiths and even nonChristian faiths are invalid. I run into mostly Baptists, Catholics, Protestants, etc., and there is a divide between us over minor doctrine. Minor doctrine that is highly debateable. To me, that kind of divide shouldnt exist. We should be able to look at other Christians as brothers in the faith, with differences over interpretation. So that part of field service bothers me. However, I'm happy when I run into someone who truly is looking for some kind of guidance. It makes me feel good when I can encourage them with a scripture. Or when I can help them understand something in the Bible they had misconstrued. I was able to do those things today, and it made me feel good. Don't get me wrong, I'm not planning on pioneering or anything. That's going beyond whats written. But as someone who still considers himself a Christian, granted very imperfect, but still trying, I have to say today I'm glad I went out in field service.
So I'm asking you, did you ever feel very good about your day in field service? And I don't mean good as in glad that its over!!! Seriously, did you ever help someone while in field service, and feel good about it later?
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I feel so alone within Jw's
by XPeterX inwhy won't any jw call me?i always call them and they avoid me or meet me only for study and meetings.they won't even start a conversation with me on msn!i feel somewhat uncomfortable within jw 'friends'.i have prayed a lot about this all of my adolescent years and still no response.did this happen to you too?.
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If you don´t feel like you have friends then WATCH the young people ask DVD. How do I make friends? It has got some great pointers. I have been to MANY halls and always walked away with good friends. People that LOVE the truth, will love you. These apostates here do not love you. Nor God anymore. They are false friends like Job had.
LOL, now thats classic. I don't know whats funnier. Your suggestion, or Carlos Zambrano losing it tonight in the Cubs dugout.
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Michael Jackson---What Was Your Opinion Of Him?
by minimus ina year ago, mj suddenly died.
for years, multitudes of people said michael jackson was a "sicko" a "wacko", a "child molester" and an "addict".. once he died, the man was glorified by people, the media and his family.. what did you think about michael?.....personally, i thought he was an eccentric ultra-gifted artist who was childlike and brilliant.
i was never convinced that he was a child molester but i will say i thought his behavior was "weird" with kids (and adults)..
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I've pondered that question Minimus. Us being JWs, we can relate to Michael in ways that most people cannot. Was he a perv? Possibly. Was he screwed up in the head? Definately. Did the JW upbringing have a strong role into his behavior? Evidently as the celebrated WT Writing department would like to say. I never cared for Michael as a person, but the more I think about my own situation and how screwed up in the head I am, I'm becoming increasingly sympathetic towards him and his family. The JW culture is such a toxic enviroment, its so difficult to just be normal. To be young and talented is so discouraged in the JW culture. Everything is pioneer, pioneer, pioneer, reach out, etc!! Education bad! Physically gifted bad! Academically talented bad!! Physical attraction bad! Michael was physically attractive as a young man, exceptionally talented, exceptionally intelligent. All of those things are dang near demonic amongst JWs. Then throw into the fact he had an overly ambitious and overbearing father. He really was destined to have a tragic ending. Surprised it didnt happen sooner.
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I feel so alone within Jw's
by XPeterX inwhy won't any jw call me?i always call them and they avoid me or meet me only for study and meetings.they won't even start a conversation with me on msn!i feel somewhat uncomfortable within jw 'friends'.i have prayed a lot about this all of my adolescent years and still no response.did this happen to you too?.
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proud of it Asilentone!! I've been wanting to hijack a thread since I've been lurking here!!! So long while I was lurking I wanted to tell Spike Tassel and Angel Eyes to shut up.
Yeah, Nate Robinson went to Boston. He turned out to be a good acquisition for them. He'll probably hang around. I think Boston is gonna deal Ray Allen though. They should have done it prior to this past trade deadline.
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I feel so alone within Jw's
by XPeterX inwhy won't any jw call me?i always call them and they avoid me or meet me only for study and meetings.they won't even start a conversation with me on msn!i feel somewhat uncomfortable within jw 'friends'.i have prayed a lot about this all of my adolescent years and still no response.did this happen to you too?.
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From the looks of that team now, it doesn't look like Lebron can do much either. McGrady's best days are behind him. They traded Nate Robinson, whom I think they should have kept at the point.
I'm thinking Lebron is going to Chicago myself. Him, Rose, Deng, and Noah will be a solid presense. Its a shame they traded Kurt Heimrich, he was a good point guard, and good enough shooting guard.
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I feel so alone within Jw's
by XPeterX inwhy won't any jw call me?i always call them and they avoid me or meet me only for study and meetings.they won't even start a conversation with me on msn!i feel somewhat uncomfortable within jw 'friends'.i have prayed a lot about this all of my adolescent years and still no response.did this happen to you too?.
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I don't know, I'm hearing Lebron is supposed to eat dinner tonight with the Knicks management.
The Lakers are looking at signing Rajon Bell. It's going to be an interesting off season.
Finally Free, what do you think?