Christmas carols often have good theology/meaning. The black slave gospel music sung with passion/vibrancy is way to go for them. To convert Africans to Christianity and make them wear suits and ties was a crime, but to take away their heart gospel music and replace it with sanitized WT muzak is terrible. Let my people go (black churches are where it is at, but a black JW church would be too white, huh?).
godrulz
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Did you REALLY like the music played at meetings? Did people in your cong. seem to like them?
by Chemical Emotions ini couldn't stand it.
never heard any of it played live, which i imagine would be much better, but still... i find it annoying.
for people who like that type of music, i guess it was good.
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What is the most offensive/idiotic piece of WT literature you've read from the past 20 years (approximately)?
by Chemical Emotions ini think that some of the dumbest were ones that pertained to science- not all of them, but a few, particularly the ones about evolution.
the most offensive (and also dumbest) were the ones about women, and the ones about rape.
those were horrible.
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What were some of the low lights or gist of this booklet?
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This convention blows
by Anony Mous inseriously, half day in (already had an argument with the wife this morning about individuality in the organization in which she conceded that a lot of it is based on looks) and this is already getting on my nerves.
i'll post a rebuttal based on my annotations later in the week but one thing i got to get off my mind: saying the feminist movement (women going to work instead of staying home) and the diversity laws (allowing for homosexuality - but also religious freedom, racial discrimination etc.
) caused a lot of the problems in our world right from the stage.. there are less people here than last year - about 500 less..
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godrulz
Sounds like Catholic Apostolic Succession or Mormon version?
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This convention blows
by Anony Mous inseriously, half day in (already had an argument with the wife this morning about individuality in the organization in which she conceded that a lot of it is based on looks) and this is already getting on my nerves.
i'll post a rebuttal based on my annotations later in the week but one thing i got to get off my mind: saying the feminist movement (women going to work instead of staying home) and the diversity laws (allowing for homosexuality - but also religious freedom, racial discrimination etc.
) caused a lot of the problems in our world right from the stage.. there are less people here than last year - about 500 less..
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godrulz
God is loving AND holy, merciful and just. He is a responsible Moral Governor of the universe. Who are you, godplayer, to question the Almighty (Job; Rom. 9-11)?
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Did you REALLY like the music played at meetings? Did people in your cong. seem to like them?
by Chemical Emotions ini couldn't stand it.
never heard any of it played live, which i imagine would be much better, but still... i find it annoying.
for people who like that type of music, i guess it was good.
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godrulz
Yes, worship God in spirit and in truth....and don't feed the bears.
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Did you REALLY like the music played at meetings? Did people in your cong. seem to like them?
by Chemical Emotions ini couldn't stand it.
never heard any of it played live, which i imagine would be much better, but still... i find it annoying.
for people who like that type of music, i guess it was good.
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godrulz
The Great Hymns of the Christian Church (A Mighty Fortress is our God, etc.) trash theocratic junk because these writers knew God and glorified Him vs an organization. JW songs are similar to Mormon ones (except Mormons even have hymns about Joseph Smith...arrrggghhh). There is also a place for songs geared to children (Sunday School in Christian churches). Contemporary Christian music has a mix of good, bad, ugly.
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Did you REALLY like the music played at meetings? Did people in your cong. seem to like them?
by Chemical Emotions ini couldn't stand it.
never heard any of it played live, which i imagine would be much better, but still... i find it annoying.
for people who like that type of music, i guess it was good.
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Did you REALLY like the music played at meetings? Did people in your cong. seem to like them?
by Chemical Emotions ini couldn't stand it.
never heard any of it played live, which i imagine would be much better, but still... i find it annoying.
for people who like that type of music, i guess it was good.
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Letter Regarding Russell's Death
by Bangalore inletter regarding russell's death.. .
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bangalore.
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godrulz
Fascinating.
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Did you REALLY like the music played at meetings? Did people in your cong. seem to like them?
by Chemical Emotions ini couldn't stand it.
never heard any of it played live, which i imagine would be much better, but still... i find it annoying.
for people who like that type of music, i guess it was good.
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godrulz
WT muzak is dead, dry, boring, theocratic, communistic. It is not praise and worship like the Bible exhorts or that is practiced in many Christian churches. They are singing songs with little passion, not worshipping in spirit and in truth. When evangelical churches worship, the palpable presence of God is often sensed (because Jesus is exalted). Since JWs deny Jesus/Holy Spirit (Deity/personality), they just have an oppressive spirit, not a divine one. At the Convention, they sang about making the truth your own. This is not exaltation of God like we see in Psalms.
What's with the canned music, no instruments, etc.? There is no spontaneity, just rigid control. At the Convention, 9000 people sang less enthusiastically than most people would for a national anthem at a sporting event.