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Mental Health Issues in JW Women
by Seven inhere's a click to the cultic studies journalissue concerning jw women.
[url] http://www.csj.org/pub_csj/csj_vol14_no1_97/abs_wifely.htm#top[/url]
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Confronted my mom about the new generation change and now she no longer gives me the koolaid edition WT
by doublelife inso a couple of months ago, i talked to my mom about the new generation teaching, and she gave me the explanation of how generation could mean contemporaries, blah, blah, blah.
anyway, yesterday she sent me a new shipment of literature.
i got the latest public wt, the 2 new brochures, and the jeremiah book.
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Mythbuster
You can get them from http://www.jw.org, if you really want to read them.
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Anyone from the South Los Angeles area ? (also Carson,Long Beach,Compton areas too.)
by Pitchess Co-Gen ini'm from that area and my grandfather was a very prestigious elder.
tell me your name and congregations and stories.
( i love everyones stories .
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Missouri elementary school bans "Happy Birthday" song because some students might be "offended"
by Mythbuster inthe ban lasted all of 4 days as angry parents bombarding chesterfield elementary school with complaints forced the moonbat rule to be overturned.
from todd starnes: is "happy birthday" song insensitive?.
read the letter sent home to parents.. august 23, 2010. .
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The ban lasted all of 4 days as angry parents bombarding Chesterfield Elementary School with complaints forced the moonbat rule to be overturned. From Todd Starnes: Is "Happy Birthday" Song Insensitive?
Read the letter sent home to parents.
August 23, 2010
Dear Chesterfield Parents,
I have received several questions regarding information I sent in last week's note about birthday treats and the new procedure. Before I clarify that information, I must begin by apologizing. I did not adequately explain the changes.
Because I didn't go into greater detail, many of you are confused and concerned. I hope to reduce that confusion and concern by answering the following questions about birthday celebrations.
What has stayed the same?
Each morning, we will continue to wish the child/children happy birthday via our morning announcements. Students will continue to be invited to the office to receive their birthday button and pencil or eraser. In the classroom, teachers will continue to do the things they have done in the past, such as singing the birthday song, making a birthday crown and honoring them as "student of the day." If a student brings a non-food item to school, it can be distributed in the classroom.
What has changed?
To ensure the health and safety of all children, any food treat brought in for a birthday celebration should be labeled with the teacher's name and student's name and sent to the office. The nurse will check for allergens and send the food to the cafeteria. The teaching assistant will distribute the treat to the birthday student and classmates on the class roster during lunch.
What types of treats are acceptable?
If your child would like to bring in food items, please pay close attention to any food allergies in your child's class. Items should be pre-packaged and stored at room temperature. Non-food related items are also encouraged. We ask that they be school related items, such as: pencils, erasers, book marks, a book donation to the class library, or a donation to our school library.
Are students allowed to sing the happy birthday song?
Students are permitted and encouraged to sing the happy birthday song in the classroom. I am asking that we not sing the birthday song in the cafeteria, when the treat is distributed.
I hope this clarifies any questions or concerns. Again, I apologize for the confusion.
Sincerely,
Jodi Davidson
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Way over the top
by Leprechaun ini cant believe that i remained a jehovahs witness even after i was no longer under the roof of my parents anymore, sometimes when i think about it i could pay someone to kick me right in the ass over and over and over again.
i ever went so far as to raise my daughters as witnesses, please someone bend me over and kick me in the ass again.
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Now move on.
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List of 100 Watchtower Corporations [Reposted and Updated]
by Amazing ini posted this a few years ago, before the society created the christian congregaton of jehovah's witnesses, inc., kingdom services, inc., etc.
in their oct. 2000 meeting.
watchtower bible & tract society of pennsylvania brooklyn, ny branch.
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http://whois.domaintools.com/circuitleasing.com
Registrant:
1989 Circuit Leasing Corporation
Watchtower Farm
780 Red Mills Rd
Wallkill, NY 12589-3220
USDomain Name: CIRCUITLEASING.COM
Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
Krause, David
25 Columbia Heights
Brooklyn, NY 11201
US
718-560-5000Record expires on 02-Apr-2015.
Record created on 02-Apr-1999.Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.WTBTS.ORG 208.74.141.4
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Loose Change 2nd Edition (Full)
by possible-san ini watched this video yesterday.. is this a fact?.
loose change 2nd edition (full).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yx9nrx37sm.
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Wow
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Help from those with the CD rom
by elderelite ini am desperately trying to get my wife to be balanced with the fs thing.
she is obsessed with being a pioneer.
i am so close to getting her to stop... yknot has been invaluable with a lot of personal things that have made a big difference, but i need a little nudge... if someone can find a quote from a wt source that shows it is wrong to neglect family to pioneer... damn hard to find.
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It's Watchtower 67 2/1
*** w67 2/1 pp. 81-83 Servants of God Full Time ***
IS PIONEER SERVICE FOR YOU?
5 Since the preaching of the Kingdom message is a prominent part of the life of a Christian minister, and one of which he keeps a record so as to make a report to the congregation, some may be inclined to judge whether they are pleasing to God simply in terms of the hours they devote to the field ministry. It is fine that they see the importance of that work; we all should. We need to ‘buy out' time from other pursuits to devote to this vital work. The apostle Paul wrote to the congregation at Ephesus: "Keep strict watch that how you walk is not as unwise but as wise persons, buying out the opportune time for yourselves, because the days are wicked." But from what should we ‘buy out' the time? Are we to sacrifice our own spirituality, cutting out personal Bible study and meeting attendance in order to preach? Are fathers to neglect their families? Are mothers to neglect their responsibilities to their husbands and their children in order to preach more? No; that is not the point. It may be that these necessary things can be better organized to make more room for the field ministry, but do not forget that all these other responsibilities are part of one's life as a Christian minister. Paul goes on to say: "On this account cease becoming unreasonable, but go on perceiving what the will of Jehovah is." (Eph. 5:15-17) And then in the following verses he shows that the "will of Jehovah" includes proper attention to the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of the members of one's family. (Eph. 5:21-6:4) So, in ascertaining what one can do in the field ministry, one needs to take into consideration his entire life as a Christian and ask what course will truly result in the best spiritual condition for all in the household and so will bring the greatest glory to God.
6 Some, on examining their situation, realize that the course that is truly consistent with their dedication to God is for them to be sharing in the field ministry full time, as pioneer ministers, devoting a hundred hours to preaching the "good news" each month. They have completed their secular schooling, are young, in good health and without family obligations or other responsibilities that have a prior claim on them. (Eccl. 12:1, 13) They do not choose to get established in a career in the business world, because they cannot see throwing in their lot with a system that God's Word plainly says is ‘going out of business' in the near future. So how do they react to "attractive offers" from the world? During his last year of high school one young brother, just a short time ago, was offered scholarships that would have completely paid for a college education. But he knew that success he might enjoy in the world would be, at most, short-lived. He called to mind the Bible's counsel: "Do not be loving either the world or the things in the world . . . the world is passing away and so is its desire, but he that does the will of God remains forever." (1 John 2:15-17) Love for Jehovah and faith in His word of promise moved him to enroll as a pioneer.
7 On the West Coast of the United States a married man was busy paying for his home. It required regular, full-time secular work, but he spent some time in the field ministry. Yet, being honest with himself, he realized that he was more concerned about his secular work and his home than he was with Jehovah's service. He knew that, to please Jehovah, he had to improve his spirituality. (Matt. 19:21; 5:3) After careful consideration, he sold his home and he and his wife became pioneers. They began to enjoy the service as they never had before. Soon they were invited to share in special pioneer service where the need was greater, then to the Watchtower Bible School of Gilead for missionary training, and now they are serving in Colombia. Jehovah has richly blessed them for the faith they showed in enlarging their share in the preaching work.
8 Others who have enrolled as pioneers have children to consider. In some cases it would not be possible to take on the responsibilities of a full-time pioneer minister and at the same time properly care for children. There are a variety of factors involved, including personal organization, one's health, and the ages and traits of the children. But, in examining her own circumstances along with her husband, one mother felt that her becoming a pioneer, even for a time, would be a good thing for the spirituality of their entire family, and she reported that that is the way it turned out. Her preschool-age boy went with her in the service and thoroughly enjoyed it and her seven-year-old began asking when he could pioneer. Another mother who also has pioneered said: "Knowing that pioneering doesn't excuse one from other obligations has made me a more conscientious wife and mother as well as a better housekeeper. In order to be fruitful in the ministry, pioneering has taught me that one must lean heavily upon Jehovah at all times." Having a mother who was a pioneer minister proved to be a rich blessing to these families. Would that also be true in your case?
9 In the case of a Witness living in Ohio the situation was different. She had the desire to pioneer, all right. But she became a Witness two years after her husband had left her with four youngsters to raise. She did not sidestep that responsibility, but diligently raised all four of those children to love and serve Jehovah God. Though she could not pioneer, she instilled the desire to share in full-time preaching in each one of her children. Each one of them spent between five and seven summer vacations in that full-time service and, on graduation from school, each one became a pioneer minister. Having faithfully cared for those family responsibilities, the mother too rejoiced to have the opportunity to enroll as a pioneer.
10 The problem facing another Kingdom publisher was different from that. He felt that he could pioneer if he could only arrange for adequate part-time secular work. For two years he tried in vain to make such arrangements with his employer. Finally, he realized that he would never pioneer if he did not put his full trust in Jehovah. He turned in his resignation; but almost immediately his boss called him into the office and said that he thought he ought to get a sizable salary increase. Determined not to let materialistic pressures curtail his service to Jehovah, he stood firm. After four years he is still pioneering, still has the needed "sustenance and covering," and has had the joy of seeing a new congregation with fifty publishers grow up in the territory where he serves.-1 Tim. 6:8.
11 There are many who, after honestly appraising their personal circumstances, do not find that they can be regular pioneer ministers, devoting one hundred hours each month to the field ministry. But this does not necessarily mean that they love God less. If their being ministers of God truly affects all their activities in life, they, too, are full-time ministers. When faced with pressures from the unbelieving world, they are just as firm for what is right as are their brothers and sisters who are able to devote more time to the field ministry. Their hearts are in Jehovah's service, and they have a zealous share in it every month. They, too, are grateful to God that he has counted them worthy by permitting them to have a share in the ministry, and they ‘buy out the opportune time' from other pursuits to seek first God's kingdom.
12 Periodically, large numbers of these zealous ministers of the good news enroll as vacation pioneers for a period of two weeks or a month or more. It takes careful planning on their part and extra effort. They cherish that month in which they are able to devote a hundred hours to the field ministry, or seventy-five hours for the month if they are two-week pioneers. They may not be able to keep that pace all the time, but their love for Jehovah moves them to do it when they can. Many share in this activity during the month of April each year, when there is much special activity in the congregation. Others may do it during their vacation time or at regular intervals all year long. What blessings they enjoy as a result!
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"High-Control Groups"
by Consfearacy inhttp://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/similar-religions-to-jehovahs-witnesses.php .
"it is important to understand that in most bible-based cults, although the member is aggressively taught doctrine, it is not the doctrine that holds him in the group.
it is the sense that the group is god's true people, a feeling cultivated by techniques of mind control.
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Popular Music
by alice.in.wonderland inthe thread about my avatar disappeared.
i think my avatar picture is harmless, but i did say earlier the gothic witch possibly gets back to music i listened to as a teenager.
associated imagery is as follows:.
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Slayer - Consfearacy