Posts by GLTirebiter

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WTBT$ will no longer support Elder's legally....
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
we received an email and are wondering if anyone can verify this little tidbit of news.

does anyone know if this is true or not?.

maybe any elder's on here?.
GLTirebiter

If you are an ordained minister or counselor you need to have a liability insurance

My question is, how much training, experience, etc. must they have before the insurance company would issue the policy? Insurance companies have high standards for professional liability policies they issue for doctors, lawyers, architects, civil engineers, and so forth. They wouldn't insure a barber who wasn't properly trained and licensed. I doubt that ministers are an exception to that practice.

With the WTBTS having no formal seminaries and limited training for elders, I would be surprised if insurance companies would accept the average elder as a client.
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I need some moral advice?
by trex2strike in
1. social
2. relationships
okay, i like to hang out with these twelve other guys a lot, but recently one of them---i call him josh--(to help protect his identity) as started being a bit of a jerk.

he just decided that he was the leader of the group, and i'm not 100% comfortable with that.

and he expects us to treat him like he was god or something.
GLTirebiter

Forgive them, Colonel, they know not what they eat!
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I walked into Starbucks yesterday
by crmsicl in
1. jw
2. friends
yeah, without thinking, it was pouring rain and i had a mani/pedi appointment a few doors down.

i was going to go through the drive through but i thought it would be faster if i went inside.

wrong choice.
GLTirebiter

Of course, Witnesses aren't branded so how would I know.

Who else shows up at the coffee shop in a large group, all (including children) wearing their suits and ties or "meeting dresses", on Saturday morning? If they're too young or too old to be the high school debate team, it's the witnesses.
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Fred Phelps is dead
by zound in
1. jw
2. friends
two cults leaders in two days..
GLTirebiter

We can only hope that, on his death bed, he finally realized the error of his ways and repented for what he has said and done. As for protesting his funeral, Phelps had his 15 minutes of fame, why should anyone give him more?
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Well, it's March, and the College answers are coming in....
by CaptainSchmideo in
1. jw
2. friends
some of you may remember what i posted back in january:.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/271786/1/my-son-has-had-two-very-big-university-interviews#.uyrnovldv2e.

well, it's now march, and we have been getting answers:.
GLTirebiter

Congratulations to your son, he has done very well. He certainly set some ambitious goals, and has realized them! Be optimistic, the best schools will try to make the finances work for the students they accept.
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Do You Try To Avoid The Witnesses When You See Them?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i think i typically don't want to be either love bombed or questioned.

i happen to see jws a lot while visiting my mom.

they don't go there with me, which works well for all concerned..
GLTirebiter

I'll keep going to the only coffee shop, post office, and hardware store in this little town on Saturday morning. If I see them, I'll say hello, and if they want to reply and chat, that's fine. If they don't, that's fine too. My life is not under their control.
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Top 10: Apostate Power Rankings -Who are/were the best apostates?
by kneehighmiah in
1. jw
2. friends
i only know a few like franz.

i rank him #1. then theres that jwsurvey guy and jwfacts guy.

and the silent lambs lady.
GLTirebiter

C. T. Russell: facial hair, celebrated Christmas, did not go door-to-door, "unscriptural" divorce from Maria: brazen conduct, indeed!
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Sledgehammer subtlety: The insidious reworking of Micah 6:8
by rory-ks in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
micah 6:8 might be - or have been - a favourite verse of many.

the verse used to read:.

"he has told you, o earthling man, what is good.
GLTirebiter

Another word that doesn't fit the context is "loyalty." Chapter 6 addresses dishonesty and cheating, it is not a call for loyalty to the leaders (leaders whose corruption was condemned in Micah 3). From the NABR translation:

"You have been told, O mortal, what is good,

and what the L ORD requires of you:

Only to do justice and to love goodness,

and to walk humbly with your God.

Only to do justice and to love goodness,

and to walk humbly with your God.

The LORD cries aloud to the city

(It is prudent to fear your name!):

Hear, O tribe and city assembly,

Am I to bear criminal hoarding

and the accursed short ephah?*

Shall I acquit crooked scales,

bags of false weights?

You whose wealthy are full of violence,

whose inhabitants speak falsehood

with deceitful tongues in their mouths!

I have begun to strike you

with devastation because of your sins."
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Greetings From Deep South
by snowbird in
1. jw
2. friends
hello.. it is good to be here again.. love.. sylvia.
GLTirebiter

Hello Sylvia! Good to hear from you again.
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SOCHI Olympics 2014
by designs in
1. social
2. current
how is everyone enjoying the olympics.. any favorites.. swiss cross country skier "super" dario cologna nailed a rush to the finish line for the gold in the skiathlon.. jamie andersen had a great run in the slopestyle competition and sage kostenberg with his new 1620 japan air trick to win gold will be a film highlight for a long time to come.. the dutch went 1 2 3 in speed skating..
GLTirebiter

Canadian hockey was awesome, total domination of the field. The best team won, no doubt about it.