Posts by maninthemiddle

..and it wasn't a watchtower. We have a small-town newspaper that gets sent to all residents. This lateset issue shocked me. I guess personal agenda trumps journalistic integrity.

http://e-neighborhoodnews.com/viewonline/2011_09_buford.swf

I'll forgo any comentary, I'm not feeling well and it isn't worth the time.

front page "does .. disasters signal the end?"

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Church Extends Authority to Absolve Sin of Abortion for Papal Visit

by leavingwt in

jw
friends

church extends authority to absolve sin of abortion for papal visit.

the vatican has given authority to priests who are in madrid during the popes visit there to give absolution to women who confess to having had an abortion - and has empowered priests to lift excommunications for such women.. typically, only certain priests have the power to grant absolution for the sin of abortion and to lift excommunications that have resulted from terminated pregnancies, according to a vatican spokesman.. .

all the priests that are administering the sacrament of confession during world youth day have the general authority to give absolution from the penalty of excommunication for abortion if someone comes to confession... if someone has this need, vatican spokesman rev.

maninthemiddle

LOL..New Light.

I bet it comes from the same place the GB's new light comes from.

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Special Meetings with GB+ Scheduled for October in Patterson and Assembly Halls

by happyexjw in

apologies if this has already been discussed, but saw this on the fb jehovahs witnesses, new, library, history page and wondered if anyone knew anything about it or has any idea what it could be about.

date: august 17, 2011 5:38:59 pm cdt.

to: the librarian <[email protected]>.

maninthemiddle

Information Control:

Compartmentalization of information; Outsider vs. Insider doctrines

a. Information is not freely accessible
b. Information varies at different levels and missions within pyramid
c. Leadership decides who "needs to know" what

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JEHU Champions Pure Worship - Watchtower 11/15/2011

by wannabefree in

i picked what i thought were highlights of the article.

harsh words used to describe jehu's actions ... likened to how elders should be in eliminating threats in the congregation and how all should treat the disfellowshipped.. jehu champions pure worship - watchtower 11/15/2011.

jehu was a champion of pure worship.

maninthemiddle

wow, such venom.

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New WT and Higher Education...Beware of the logical fallacy in the first sentence.

by maninthemiddle in

beware of the logical fallacy in the first sentence, not to mention all the loaded language.. .

wt 2011-11-15. .

11 vigilant christians refrain from using the world to the full with regard to higher education.. many people in this world consider higher education an indispensable stepping-stone to prestige and an affluent.

maninthemiddle

Education has always been a thorn in my side. I had problems in school from being "different" that greatly impacted my attention to work. I loved to read and always stayed ahead of the class. Of course, some of that was becuase of spending time in the library during many "fun" functions. My parents thought that high school was going to be a problem, that is how I landed in homeschool.

Skeeter..you know that is true. They will quickly accept a married couple if they have professional skills. They also sent notices out over the years they were looking for computer degrees. Do you think these people shared a room with three others.

Now I am not knocking blue collar jobs, I was just afraid of being stuck in laundry or kitchen forever and never having a chance to do anything different. I knew quite o few guys that spent their entire stay in the kitchen.

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New WT and Higher Education...Beware of the logical fallacy in the first sentence.

by maninthemiddle in

beware of the logical fallacy in the first sentence, not to mention all the loaded language.. .

wt 2011-11-15. .

11 vigilant christians refrain from using the world to the full with regard to higher education.. many people in this world consider higher education an indispensable stepping-stone to prestige and an affluent.

maninthemiddle

redsox...that is something near to me. I was homeschooled and never learned how to study properly, much less ever have a chance to get a "higher" education.

I was denied a proper education becuase of this cult, i'll be damned if my son follows the same path. If he doesn't want to go to college, then that will be his choice to make.

NV...it killed me that everyone wanted me to go to bethel but expected that I would have no education to go farther than laundry. No offence to anyone who worked in laundry, but it is about having the choice taken away from you.

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New WT and Higher Education...Beware of the logical fallacy in the first sentence.

by maninthemiddle in

beware of the logical fallacy in the first sentence, not to mention all the loaded language.. .

wt 2011-11-15. .

11 vigilant christians refrain from using the world to the full with regard to higher education.. many people in this world consider higher education an indispensable stepping-stone to prestige and an affluent.

maninthemiddle

Well said...NV

Here is the same paragraph from the Simplified version. As usuall they see it as a binary option.

4 Many men think that having money

and a job is more important than

studying the Bible and obeying what it

teaches. To get a university degree and

a well-paid job is more important to

them.

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New WT and Higher Education...Beware of the logical fallacy in the first sentence.

by maninthemiddle in

beware of the logical fallacy in the first sentence, not to mention all the loaded language.. .

wt 2011-11-15. .

11 vigilant christians refrain from using the world to the full with regard to higher education.. many people in this world consider higher education an indispensable stepping-stone to prestige and an affluent.

maninthemiddle

And this mag just keeps on going. In another article that is clearly trying to get more men into servent roles takes on reasons way they are not "reaching out".

4 Men often put material security ahead of

spiritual pursuits. Getting higher education

and securing a well-paying job are priorities

formany of them. According to their way of

thinking, the reward of making money is

more urgent and practical than any benefits

that might come from studying the Scriptures

and seeking a close relationship with

God. What the Bible teaches may appeal to

them, but “the anxieties of this system of

things and the deceptive power of riches”

choke whatever interest they may have.

(Mark 4:18, 19) Consider how Jesus helped

his disciples to adjust their priorities.

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New WT and Higher Education...Beware of the logical fallacy in the first sentence.

by maninthemiddle in

beware of the logical fallacy in the first sentence, not to mention all the loaded language.. .

wt 2011-11-15. .

11 vigilant christians refrain from using the world to the full with regard to higher education.. many people in this world consider higher education an indispensable stepping-stone to prestige and an affluent.

maninthemiddle

Beware of the logical fallacy in the first sentence, not to mention all the loaded language.

WT 2011-11-15

11 Vigilant Christians refrain from using the world to the full with regard to higher education.

Many people in this world consider higher education an indispensable stepping-stone to prestige and an affluent

life.

But we Christians live as temporary residents and pursue different goals. We avoid “minding lofty things.” (Rom. 12:16; Jer.45:5)

Since we are Jesus’ followers, we heed his warning: “Keep your eyes open and guard against every sort of covetousness, because evenwhen a person has an abundance his life does not result from the things he possesses.” (Luke 12:15)

Consequently, young Christians are encouraged to pursue spiritual goals, getting only as much education as is required to meet their basic needs while focusing on preparing themselves to serve Jehovah ‘with their whole heart, soul, strength, and mind.’ (Luke 10:27)

By doing so, they can become “rich toward God.”