i have a few questions but first let me lay out what i think i know and please correct me if i'm wrong.. .
there are 'normal' jws and there are elders.
the elders have had a kind of promotion (they way they see it) and have some 'priviliges' and access to publications that 'normal' jws don't.
The pioneer book is not 'secret' like the elders though.
We were told we could share what was in it with regular publishers when we got home from school.
JWs will tell you there are no levels. There are not levels in the sense of ''I am a level 4 JW and you are only a level 2" etc, but they do restrict information in written form till you are deemed spiritualy strong enough to move from 'milk' to 'solid food'.
Still, it makes no difference, most are as dumb as a box of rocks...i was!
Oz
how do you feel about it after the jw's??
personally, i was never much of a fan of volunteering for anything.
i just didn't understand what people got out of it.
I do.
I am on the local 'progress commitee' working towards preserving and displaying the localities history and am also the editor of the local news letter (more pages than the watchtower i might add).
Why? Because its a great area and a nice way to try and give back som of the love shown to us by the locals, because its a good way to socialize as well.
Sure beats the hell out of the WT version of community service!
Oz
from the official jw website.... .
school shooting in connecticutdecember 17, 2012 | united states.
on friday, december 14, 2012, a shooting took place at an elementary school in newtown, connecticut.
self serving, self righteous, self oriented, self self SELFISH.
Its always about THEM and anything else is propaganda spin.
But you know what? The 'world' actually does see them for what they are...they aint fooling anybody but themselves.
I can't stand them, they make me sick.
Oz
i just saw this done on a tv show and was intrigued by the answers (almost unanimously yes).
"yes, but my husband is about to retire so i'm going to have to start telling him the truth!".
"ohhh, yes - if my husband knew the truth he'd need medication!".
No secrets
we earn our own money, have a common bills account that we put a set amount in each week. Once we have paid our share our money is our money to do whatever we like with.
To me, nothing worse than a wife who has to ask permission to buy a dress or a guy who has to get permission to his shit either. I can understand to a piont if either is 'kept' by the other financially, then there has to be some expectation of trust with his/her hard earned dollars.
These women who lie about their purchases and try to pull one over the husband are IMO selfish gold digging bitches.
Oz
well, i went to a xmas tree farm today and cut down a pagan tree.
brought it home much to the delight of the wife and daughter.. been 40 years!.
i often wondered why i couldnt come at a tree for the last 12 years out of christianity.
Best thing for me is the smell.
My last xmas was when i was 10 and i still vlearly remember the smell and going to cut one down with my dad, so, it had to be a real one...
Oz
well, i went to a xmas tree farm today and cut down a pagan tree.
brought it home much to the delight of the wife and daughter.. been 40 years!.
i often wondered why i couldnt come at a tree for the last 12 years out of christianity.
well, I went to a xmas tree farm today and cut down a pagan tree. Brought it home much to the delight of the wife and daughter.
Been 40 years!
I often wondered why I couldnt come at a tree for the last 12 years out of christianity. I knew it was stolen from 'the dreaded pagans' but just could not and still can not get into the christian version of the whole time of the year. But seeing that I do not identify as a christian, and that the word 'pagan' is from the latin meaning ''rural'' or ''of the country'' and I do live in a rural area, I am much more comfortable revelling in the real root of all that this time of year is: PAGAN
I will quite happily do the whole shebang and wish my family and friends ''happy pagan tree festival''
Oz
i was looking for something unrelated but came across this.
http://www.yadlachimusa.org.il/?categoryid=203&articleid=577.
jehovah's witnesses and the jewsone of the most aggressive missionary groups operating today in the state of israel is the sect which calls itself 'jehovahs witnesses'.. lately, this sect started an aggressive publicity campaign in order to build for itself a positive image in the eyes of the public.
very interesting read indead!
oz
jehova's witness elder in court for rape, lawyer questions why victim's father took case to police instead of church.
http://www.lusakatimes.com/2012/12/14/jehovas-witness-elder-court-rape-lawyer-questions-victims-father-case-police-church/.
lawyer to a jehovah's witness elder who is accused of raping a fellow congregant has wondered why father of the accused reported the matter to police when his church was capable of sorting out such matters.. .
And 21,000 facebookers like that news service...
nothing better than the world seeing the lid lifted on that white washed grave called the Watchtower.
Oz
letter was read yesterday that the 'listen, obey' dvd (featuring sparlock) will no longer be produced starting in january, 2013 (midwest us).
the content will be available only on line at jw.org.
future releases of video or songs in the same series will also be available only online.
wasn't that the plan all along though? For it to be an online thing and the DVD was released because the new website was too slow in getting launched?
Oz
all documents of important nature such as, our kingdom ministry, boe letters, forms, or other materials will now be sent only by email or private message communications.
they will not be posted out here on the board.
if someone else wants to post them, be my guest.. .. we have no other choice in this matter, and sending out confidential documents is better when it is done privately.
How long before a WT spy signs up for an email from Atlantis and then traces it back?
Oz
