continuing onward into chapter two (as directed by the boe ltr dated aug 23, 2010) of "shepherding the flock of god" a publication by the non profit organizatin known as the wts of penn & ny as part of their for donation only bible educational work.. for those of interested in chapter one discussion please see: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/200524/1/ks10-chapter-one-discussion.
chapter two discusses the various titles within the boe.. subtitles are:.
2) elder's meetings.
So far I get the feeling that this book is extremely dumbed down to sound bites. What happened to the extensive WT/G/OM/ references of the last KS Book? No disrespect, but it feels like it written for a four year old.
Lots of space though for all the corrections and new rules to over-rule. CO's will have a field day with their "peel-n-stick" inserts!!
I am sooooo glad I am out and don't have to face wasting my Xmas holiday going over ths crap.
(rs p. 210 para.
(rs p. 210 para.
(rs p. 211 para.
MS: my thought too - I would be getting tired of rehashed RS parts. They will get to the point where they will run out - simply because most of the RS will become old light and thus wrong to talk about?
i am not trying to minimize the pain and difficulties of leaving the scam (being fortunate never to have belonged to it, in the first place), but i would like to ask people a question.
have you thought that, if you leave, your friends and family have someone out there who really understands them and could be there for you?.
on the one hand, your family and friends will shun you, that's for sure.
Yes, since our departure in Jan 2010, BIL, his wife and nephew have just recently said enough was enough. No more meetings for them.
i stopped trying to sing the songs last meeting.
it felt like a combination of chanting and stepping on a cat.
it is terrible.
If they are that good, necessary and important part of so called worship - why not have a YouTube of the GB singing the new songs? Afterall they are taking the lead.... oh, sorry, I forgot, they don't even go out in FS.
i ordered this book and read it a few years ago, and it resonated greatly with me.
i don't agree with all of it, but i haven't found many books that i agree with 100%, particularly those dealing with the bible.. i have recommended this book before on this forum for those questioning the logistics of the bible (genesis in particular) and i have just discovered that nate has offered the book now as a free pdf.
(incidentally, nate used to post here at jwd/jwn a few years ago, but that was before my time.).
Hey BabaYaga: Is that not the "Hut of BabaYaga" as your Avatar? "Pictures and An Exhibition" fan too? Original, ELP or Tomita?
i was catching up on news with a friend of mine from my old hall - a few of the elders have stepped down and some have retired.. these are men who were in their 30's during the 1980's when i was very young - now they are retiring or facing retirement.. i sometimes wonder how they feel after working all those years only to wake up and realize that their working lives are over.. do they ask themselves: what's happened?
where's armaggedon?
the day of reckoning has come - the elders who were 30 in 1980 are now 60 years old.
I was an elder at 35, even if I did not leave I doubt I would be serving today. It just got too much - dealling with adult tattle-tales, gossipers, mal du jour wobblies, and that was just the fellow elders!!
could you women ever go cougar?.
i couldn't do it, because it would feel like child molestation.
i have 2 young adults for kids.
Violia: Not in the UK, it is illegal under 16.
could you women ever go cougar?.
i couldn't do it, because it would feel like child molestation.
i have 2 young adults for kids.
Regardless of the term the attraction of older women to younger men is as old at the end of this system.
My only experience was as a 17 year old I went to my girlfriends house to meet up with her (before cell phones/texting) - her mum came to the door and said that she had gone out. Obviously our wires got crossed - mixed messages and wrong nights. She said she would be back in an hour of so and she said that she was sure that her daughter would be upset to think I came all the way (by bus) and went home without seeing her. I was invited in for a cup of tea, which seemed nice (my girlfriend was 16, her mum was around 36, and divorced). Well, I believe my hormones got the better of me, or perhaps she knew just how to fan the embers a little. Suffice to say, the rest can be left to your imagination. It was a bit odd when my girlfriend came home - we went out for a walk immediately, but never went back to her house. I broke up with her a week or so later, with mixed feelings. It was the start of summer holidays - they moved away before the start of the school year - I was never that fortunate again.... I never told anyone at the time, not even the girlfiend whom I met again a decade later after University.
While boasting about it one evening in the pub with friends, they remarked (including a few women) that it was more likely that the mother was protecting her daughter and made a bit if a "sacrifice" ...which fits....I guess....
time for some comic relief, what is the best jw joke you heard?
here is a start, not the best but a start:.
q: what is the difference between a hells angel and jw?.
Time for some comic relief, what is the best JW joke you heard? here is a start, not the best but a start:
Q: What is the difference between a Hells Angel and JW?
A: The Hells Angel comes to your door and tell you to "F*&%k Off!!"
wt december 15, 2010. snippets from this watchtower are below.
keeping in mind that all articles are written with an agenda, to address problems in the organization or to pave the way for new guidelines, look at what i highlighted.
my conclusions are:.
Why do they always portray little fat kids as bad? Picture on page 23. Quite frankly as a preteen and now as a preretiree my bladder could never handle more that an hour in repose mode.....
