i am very interested in hearing from people who really think that people with tattoos are somehow weird or cagey individuals.
i would just like to get your outlook on this matter.
today i was in a grocery store and i sawe this guy with his two kids and his wife shopping.
Enjoy how a new tattoo looks, because that's as good as it ever will be. Aging, streching skin will take away the image's sharpness; sun and time will change the colors; fashions will make the artwork passe.
And never, ever tattoo a girlfriend's or boyfriend's name on yourself--tattoo artists know those are good for repeat business, to undo the branding when that "soul-mate forever" becomes your Ex!
this weekend i had the most delicious chicken pie filled with white meat, a few veggies, gravy and the chicken pie had a hard crust, not puff pastry.
yum!
that with a soft wheat roll and butter......
Pizza, washed down with beer.
i was just reading this on jwservey with regard to the international conventions.
if an individual selected to attend a special convention loses his exemplary status and is no longer qualified to attend, the delegate should be thoroughly informed of the reason for your decision.
such a person would be fully responsible for any financial loss associated with his abrupt disqualification as a delegate, even up to the time he was supposed to depart.. .
As far as pre-paid exenses go, that depends on the contracts signed (if any), who are the parties to the contracts, and which jurisdiction's laws apply to them. Not knowing those things, even a legal professional can't say if it's legal.
But whether or not it is legal, unless somebody pushes back the result is the same. An exemplary (sheep-like) Witness is unlikely to question decisions of the Watchtower Society, so most often the Society will have their way. Tech49's example illustrates how this works: the brother surrendered without significant resistance, and the Watchtower Society wins by default.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayxetjrckl0.
What would he do if a poor person picked up a $20 bill to buy food for their family?
Were you working at Burger King? The outfit looks familiar...
"It's cold sleeping in the Oval Office--just ask Bill!"
confidential letter child abuse http://adf.ly/auxbu.
to all bodies of elders.
the congregation secretary should arrange for this letter to be retained in the congregation permanent file of policy letters.
No one should keep originals or copies of any of those letters.
Why are they destroying them? They may regret putting that order in writing so an oppising attorney can use it against them.
the wtbats like to state "we never stated when the end will come" when they blatantly have:.
1969 "if you are a young person, you also need to face the fact that you will never grow old in this present system of things.
because all the evidence in fulfillment of bible prophecy indicates that this corrupt system is due to end in a few years.
The Governing Body never said this.
But the president of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society did! See this previous thread about Fred Franz's failed prophecy about 1975. Specifically, Franz cited the date September 5th 1975 (about 40 seconds into the linked video).
nelson mandela has passed on.
he was a symbol of hope and peace to many.
has his life and achievements meant anything personal to members of jwn?.
This I hadn't heard before: Mandela had a JW connection (link to Freeminds). Mandela's wife was a Witness.
They went on to have four children together one of which died after nine months. Somewhere in the early 1950’s Evelyn converted to becoming a Jehovah’s Witness. This conversion spelled the end of their marriage. Why? Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that the end of the world is coming and all that are not Jehovah’s Witnesses will be destroyed by God. This is a core teaching they have preached for 150 years. In interviews Mrs. Mandela stated:
“Ms. Mandela, a member of the Jehovah’s Witness denomination, separated from Mr. Mandela in 1955 after what her husband described in his autobiography, 'Long Walk to Freedom,' as an irreconcilable conflict between politics and religion."
In another,
"There was a strong lobby within the African National Congress circles for Mr. Mandela to remarry her, but Sister Evelyn stood her ground that she did not consider remarriage and above all her former husband is not a worshiper of Jehovah like herself."
my question is, why do so many think the watchtower bible tract society is a cult?
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An apostate is one who leaves the JW religion
That is true for any religion, not just the Watchtower Society. The Watchtower's door-to-door work is intended to convince householders to become apostates from whatever other religion they hold.
and purposely tries to go out of there way to stop others from learning the truth.
That has nothing to do with the meaning of "apostate." That is the opinion of the Watchtower Society; it is an unjustified hyperbole used to impugn the character of those who leave their organization.
Why do so many think JW Religion is a Cult?
I prefer to say "high control group." The word "cult" has negative connotations that polarize the discussion and bring meaningful communication to a standstill (this thread is an example of that effect.) Those who have endured bitter experiences with the Watchtower's effect on their family, their friends and their own life often refer to the organization using strong and disparaging language; that is human nature. Frankly, "cult" is a rather benign word to describe the root growing the bitter fruit so many former Witnesses have endured.
