the merrimack congregation in nh is seeking to buy land and build a new kh, the nh rbc has plans to build a $750,000 (that's right a three quarter million kh).
"the branch" has wanted to build a kh between the cities of concord and manchester nh for quite a few years now.
unfortunately the wt has looked into their resources, local bank account is over $100,000, and they can contribute $2,000 monthly towards a mortgage.
Juan Viejo said (with my emphasis added):
I last heard that the court had ruled against the city (or the city just dropped the case), and now the KH and assembly hall were going to be built on the property.
So, the branch expects a congregation to subsidize an assembly hall as well as build their own hall? That explains the higher price, and also the three-times-bigger parking lot that another poster mentioned. If true, it seems to me that the local members are getting a very bad deal.
i want a blood card to show people who i meet that argue they know jws and its ok to take blood.
if anyone has an extra one preferabley unfilled out, i will pay for it if reasonable.
you can email me at dogon2u at gmail dot com.
How about the execution card I think it's more approriate
I think human sacrifice is the term you're looking for.
BTW, I carry a blood card--a blood donor card! If you're eligible to donate, you should have one too. Donating blood is a positive way of saying "No!" to the Watchtower's dangerous teachings.
Dogpatch (Randy Watters), via his Freeminds web site. Some of good the doctrine information is in the "1.0 Archive", so be sure to look there.
hi there, this is my first post, but i've been buzzing around this site for years.. i got married at 18, hubby was 20, i was a regular pioneer and we were talking about serving in bethel.
fast forward - i left in 2004 after a 5 year battle with my conscience, family and friends who kept insisting that i was just "weak and needed to have another bible study".
however hubby and i stayed together although it was kinda on the understanding that we would just not talk about it.
Is ths a JW thing or is he just being pig-headed?
Both. It is a "JW Thing" to withdraw from a "weak one", apostate, or non-believer as a way to make them choose between being in the organization and loss of loved ones. It is pig-headed to not cooperate with bringing to an official end to what has become a marriage in name only. If he was not being pig-headed, he would speak to you, seek professionkl counseling, etc., not withdraw his affection and attention.
Laws vary from place to place. You should seek competent local advice; what applies where I live may not be allowed where you are.
it seems for most of the bible that god spoke directly to people and told them what to do.
he wrote things on rocks.
he gave them laws.
The parables are fables, moral teaching in the form of fictional stories. By removing the narrative from the present time, place and persons, they allow us to listen to unpleasant truths about ourselves.
is it possible to be friends with a woman, text her, call her, etc and not be physically attracted to her?.
Much depends on your mind-set and motivation, and what you mean by "attracted to". Many men, myself included, have worked with attractive members of the fairer sex for decades without going astray. But if trouble is what you're looking for, you will find it. For your own answer, look in your own heart!
here's what's on skeeter's father's day wish list:.
- duck commander t shirt.
- new fly rod.
A phone call from my (adult) JW children would be a nice surprise.
is this not one of the statement jw's use against the church.. that it is non-biblical.. .
can anyone add to this, very interesting me thinks.. ( will look it up in more detail and add to it ).
thanks.
However, is it not clearly stated in the scriptures, man does not have any power, or the right to forgive any person of their sins?
No, authority to forgive sins (in the lord's name) is clearly stated in the risen Lord's commission to the apostles (John 23):
[Jesus] said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.”
atheist blogger visits kingdom hall.. .
http://doubtingmark.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/jehovahs-witness-kingdom-hall-ballard/.
bangalore.
At first I felt like a customer in a swanky store, being cared for. But after a while it felt like I had a dozen needy girlfriends, all trying to get my attention. I know they were just being nice, but it creeped me out a little.
Don’t take offense, Witnesses. It’s not you. It’s me.
Mark, you did get one thing wrong!
just ran upon this info:.
candace conti beats the watchtower society!submitted by teeny on august 27, 2012 - 9:22 pm .
http://www.jehovahswitnessblog.com/jw-lawsuits/candace-conti-beats-the-watchtower-society/?fb_action_ids=348543075229733&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=246965925417366.
"But you will hear that when Mr. Kendrick was removed as a ministerial servant, that's a significant event, it doesn't happen every day, that's a signal that something is wrong."
I think the bold-faced phrase could be targeted by Conti's lawyers. Removing a "minister" does happen more often in the Watchtower than in other sects. Having them reinstated, and later removed again also is not a rare event. The WT's legalistic practices impose major punishments frequently, and for a wide range of offenses. As others have said, an MS could commit sexual abuse or show poor productivity, and the punishment would be the same. There was no clear indication that Kendrick posed a danger to other members of the congregation.
