can we trust this website?.
watchtower as a united nations ngo - critical look at the conspiracy theory.
http://www.jehovahsjudgment.co.uk/watchtower-un-ngo/.
I consider that the articles in that website are only their "excuses." First of all, in the Watchtower magazine, had they informed their followers of their having been a "United Nations NGO"?
If that is true I would like to be given the WT article so I can take a look at it.
how do i make a long story short?
i am fully aware that if anyone in my area were to read this that they will know who i am.
i was disfellowshipped on january 28th 2010 after an "interview" about an evening of bowling with friends and family back in november 2009. i was among 4 who were disfellowshipped and 6 who were publicly reproved.
I have tears in my eyes for the railroading that those men did to you. They were completely wrong and EVEN if you got drunk, committed adultery, smoked etc one time (even more than once) that DOES NOT give them the license to DF you. You seemed repentant and that is "supposed" to be one major factor before they make their ("supposed help from Jehovah" decision. Hang in there. ((hugs))
the recent story by confuzzled777 about being d'fd for drinking a few times got me thinking.
what about gluttony?.
some scriptures that spring to mind are proverbs 23:2, i cor 6:9-10 etc.. has anyone you know been d'fd for gluttony?
Technically you can, but I have never heard of it. If so, then 85% of the JWs should be Df'd.
i just want to say something about witnesses who come here just to try to rebel rouse as opposed to jws that come here and are "searching" or are "active" members in the organization but are reading info on this site.. there's no reason to "beat down" witnesses just because they still go to meetings and we don't.
i've seen some insulting words against present elders and it's unnecessary and judgmental, in my honest opinion.
some jws like to spar with us on this board and it's a losing effort for them in reality.. who knows when or what will make someone actually leave the tentacles of the organization.
Thanks Minimus, there are a lot of active JWs were who are not starting trouble, but looking and on a journey to where ever that takes us.
i have to hand it to some of you!.
Well said Minimus. :)
dear friends,.
the first song for this week's watchtower study is song #46. it's an old "familiar" one (song #33 in the "sing praises to jehovah" songbook) - of course with new words.
and since it starts out so familiar we at our meeting today sang it from the bottom of our hearts - just as we used to.
I do have to say I am SO not liking the new songs, who in the world thought they were good enough to record?
i always find it so annoying whenever there's a wt study on the good samaritan.
no one at the hall ever suggests that the idea behind it, is that we should be helping our "enemies" in a charitable way, such as feeding them, clothing them, helping them out in a physcial way.....nope they always turn it around to where it only means we should be preaching to our enemies, cause lord only knows, actually helping someone out in a charitable way means less than nothing in the organization.. anyhoo, the last time we had an article on that (couple of years ago), i specifically put up my hand and said "this is not talking about preaching to our enemies.
the samaritan did not preach to the jew nor vise versa.
I WTS does not encourage volunteering outsode of the org. I myself volunteer outside the org, I can pick and choose to work around my work schedule and meetings/FS committments. Some know I volunteer but I do not make it known unless they ask. Personally I feel a sense of giving back and grateful my husband does not give me grief over it. He personally does not see a problem with it.
of the congregation i spent my life in i would say a good 75% had nervous breakdowns at some point.
and often there was never really a obivous reason for it.
well not that we jw's could understand at the time.. even the queen bee's/ elderettes were not immune to this.. what about you?.
I am sure there are a lot and I hope they get the help they need, not from the BOE.
for those who are interested, the following changes were announced yesterday at the agm.
1) mts school has been done away with.
a) in its place two new schools have been formed.
Thanks for the info EE.
http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2010/06/tempe_police_wont_say_whether.php.
i just got word of this and i'm completely shocked.
i knew him during my short time at bethel and i spoke to him regularly.
I was looking to see if there were any updates and I guess it is still unsolved?
