international cultic studuies association this is being held on 21st april 2012 in london at baden powell house, queens gate.
there is a charge to attend and i am going so would love to meet up with others who are going.
i will try to report back on the day and let you all know what it was like.
International Cultic Studuies association This is being held on 21st April 2012 in London at Baden Powell House, Queens Gate.
There is a charge to attend and I am going so would love to meet up with others who are going.
I will try to report back on the day and let you all know what it was like. If you have anything you want me to look out for please let me know.
so there i was enjoying saturday kitchen, when i hear a rattle on the door.
i open it and who should i see but the same jw from last time, and she brought a friend with her.. in her hand was the memorial invitation, and she asked if i would come.
my words obviously didn't travel far, because she asked me again 2 minutes later.
if he comes with the brochure ask him to come back when he has photocopies of all the articles and sources quoted so you can check the source material against the quotes in the book. ~Make him work to prove his beliefs to you, chances are he won't bother.
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April fool?
the memorial is back and i know i am going to be harassed into taking my father in law to it.
i refused last year and i have every intention of not going this year too.
it is just so frustrating to me that he has a pioneer for a supposed wife who can take all the other sisters to doctor appointments and shopping and gets high praise for this by the congregation even as she neglects her sick husband.
No this is not your faith or your responsibility. If they ask then say to them your priority is to look after one another and then everyone else not the other way around.
first of all, thank you everyone for your advice.
some of it was a bit harsh,.
but it made me scrutinize myself a bit more..but here is the outcome....and i .
Your son sounds lovely how many other people would have to think so hard about letting their boss down in such a low paid job? It sounds like he will be ok. As mums it is hard to let go sometimes we worry so much about them and that they are happy and settled. Sometimes we make mistakes but so long as they were made in love then I am sure they are forgivable.
Good luck to your son in his fabulous new job.
as most of us know the wt society has always claimed that it's dissapproved in god's sight to marry a non-jw .
although they've never made it a disfellowshipping offense, any jw who marries outside the jw organization is looked at as " weak " or lacking " spirituality " and loses certain alleged " privileges " in the congregations.
they use scriptures in the old testament as support for this.
These articles are so annoying the perpetrate the myth that only JWs who marry in the faith can have a truly happy marriage. What they really mean is that if both people are in the organisation then they will bow to the silly rules and intrusions that all witness marriages face. Husbands will be allowed to reach out for privilege and will be supported to take low paying jobs so they can pioneer, wives will not complain if their husband becomes an elder and is at the beck and call of the congregation. Husbands will not complain about the wife wanting to wreck weekends and holidays with meetings, sefvice and restrictions regarding holidays. There will be no distractions and no conflict of loyalty.
It is another test of how well indoctrinated you are will you put your religion ahead of love and personal happiness. It is immoral to punish someone because they choose to marry outside a faith it is hardly the worst thing they could do. The society is obsessed with the minute details of a persons life really if the religion was so wonderful people would be beating the door down to get in these sort of commands would be unnescessary.
i mentioned a few times,that in terms of making my time for the past few months have been really difficult.simply because i cant teach something i don't fully believe...so my service has gone down,i used to comment a lot--haven't done that in a while----meeting attendance like normal but now i don't stay back after...or come early...or help with cleaning..... .
so some weeks ago the cobo asked me a completely irrelevant and in no way helpful question---"you did't think that i notice how upset you look these days----that's not a fruitage of god's spirit!".
yeah so today he saw me and asked me a series of question....all which i gave really short answers to...long story short--he says that he would like for me to meet wih the rest of the elders after memorial........ .
The Elders have noticed your reduced hours and lack of joy. The meeting should be to encourage you and see if they can help it is more likely to be spiritual discipline. I think if you have made the decision to go to college then it is a good time to step down from pioneering. I would send the letter prior to the memorial and merely state that you thank them for their encouragement and support but do not feel that you will be able to continue to pioneer at present. You have taken the matter in prayer to Jehovah and feel that it is selfish to cling to a privilege when you are unable to fufil it's requirements. You hope that when you are feeling more robust you will be able to request the privilege to serve in this capacity in the future but for the time being your health and welfare needs your full attention. Once again you appreciate all they have done to support you in the full time ministry but your mind is made up.
By keeping it respectful and hinting at health issues you may be able to dodge the bullet. Then if they ask to meet with you, you can thank them for their concern and say that you must do what you have resolved in your heart to do. You have talked the matter through with Jehovah and for now do not feel that talking to them will alter your decision. You appreciate their concern and when you are feeling more robust you will contact them.
i've been giving some thought to the society's latest decision to reduce the size of the awake, and relaunch jw.org as a revamped site - intended for bringing in yet more converts.
for those who missed it, here is the relevant part of the leaked letter to elders discussing these changes.... the internet is a technology that jehovahs organization is using to good advantage to spread the good news to all corners of the earth.
consider the impact our web sites are having.
I think they are trying to appear on top of the technological age whilst being unaware of its power. They still use print as the preferred method of communication for their members but they realise that the door to door magazine sales routine lacks the impact it once had. They also realise that the door to door ministry makes the witnesses seem out of touch.
However you can bet your life that the witnessing work for the faithful will not change and they will still be discouraged from looking at internet sites that are not approved.
belshazzar was the son of nabonidus the king.
darius i was a persian king who reigned after cyrus from 522 to 486 bc.
he succeeded the son of neriglissar, labashi-marduk who reigned for only nine months and was put to death in a conspiracy.. .
yes but years ago. Will mark for later.
i have a son who will be 20 in may.
he's, by all accounts, what you would consider the.
"perfect child.
Even at 20 some people can't wait to get out into the world and others are timid and cling to the familiar. For your son he would be trvelling away from home and doing someting unfamiliar and giving up a secure job even though the pay is dreadful.
I would ask him if he had been granted the time off how would he feel about the opportunity with his Uncle? Where does he see his life going in the next 5 years?
Get the paper and see how many jobs there are offering the wage he has now and if there are many show him that even if he does not retain his job at the petrol station then as he is a good worker there are other jobs out there paying the same low wage who would love to have him. It is also very likely that his boss would have him back in a heartbeat and he is just pressurising him because he is a good worker and good workers are hard to come by.
Point out to him that opportunities like the one offered by his uncle are rare ones and at 20 he is young enough to take risks and try new things when we get older it is the opportunites we let pass us by we regret. This is an opportunity to do something new with the comfort and support of family.
At the end of it all he is a grown up and capable of making his own decisions even the wrong ones. As a parent you can only advise.
