Happy NEW YEARand Congratulations, Robdar...
Sw
hi everyone on this site , just had a fab new year celerbration with some family who are not jw's.
loads of beer wine etc... and mtv party tunes from my xmas prezie 300 watt subb woofer.
good job we live in a detached house .
Happy NEW YEARand Congratulations, Robdar...
Sw
i often find myself trying to put together a mental list of the good things about the watchtower.
when i was a witnesses that list was long, but as i moved away from the organization all the items on that list started blurring from fantasy into reality.. it seems apparent to me that the watchtower is nothing but a huge scandal spanning over a century.
what a concept, a century old blatent lie.. old list of jw virtues.
Moshe: Sad but so true IMHO also...
For some people who have weak social skills the KH might be a more desirable alternative for them.- in the KH people can get respect for doing worthless WT busy work every week- and the more hours of it you do, the higher your rank is in the KH. It's all a matter of perspective and as long as you never leave the KH, you have the luxury of delusion, i.e., you are better than everyone else in the community, because the WT leaders say you are. I think it must be very hard right now for JWs to feel good about themselves, as the public's viewpoint of them is only getting worse.
Sw
this is an excerpt from awake!
march 2011 page 22. it's an experience of jw who used to be a real shepherd and he is talking here about real sheep.
why is it reminding me of something and why does it give me shivers?:.
http://www.sheep101.info/201/handling.html
Flight zone
One of the most basic concepts in handling sheep and other livestock is the flight zone. All animals have a flight zone. A flight zone is an animal's personal space. It is where the animal feels comfortable and unthreatened. When a person is outside the animal's flight zone, the animal will turn and face the handler.
It is best to work on the outside of an animal's flight zone. If the flight zone is penetrated too deeply, animal behavior can be unpredictable and dangerous. Sheep are not large, but they are quick on their feet and strong for their size. Pile-ups can result in small enclosures, causing injury to the animals, especially the small or weak ones.
The size of an animal's flight zone varies. It depends how wild or tame the animal is. Sheep that have not had much human contact will have a large flight zone, whereas pet sheep may not have a flight zone. Sheep confined to a small space will have a smaller flight zone than sheep confined to a large area. Frequent, gentle handling tends to diminish the size of the flight zone. At the same time, sheep have excellent memories and can remember rough handling.
Sw
hypothetical scenario.
you are a city manager in a major metropolitan city with a population of 3,000,000.. .
if the governing body was truly convinced themselves of the impending disaster and the fact that the end is imminent would they not focus their efforts in spreading the message through effective means such as telephone, television, internet, social networks etc?
Very well stated...you cannot miss the piont, if someone says they don't see what you are saying they are just being OBSTINATE! ( IMHO )
Sw
i dedicate this thread to itsacult.. everyone say it:.
"itsacult".
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2010-12-30-18:13:47
Sw
this is an excerpt from awake!
march 2011 page 22. it's an experience of jw who used to be a real shepherd and he is talking here about real sheep.
why is it reminding me of something and why does it give me shivers?:.
this is an excerpt from awake!
march 2011 page 22. it's an experience of jw who used to be a real shepherd and he is talking here about real sheep.
why is it reminding me of something and why does it give me shivers?:.
OMG...I just went to http://www.jw.org/index.html and downloaded the mag and read the article.
SHAME ON THEM!!!
Sw
this is a scanned picture from the japanese version "2011 yearbook of jehovahs witnesses.".
http://ameblo.jp/musa-sabi/entry-10750966469.html.
2010 grand totals:.
Good to know...thanks
Sw
what im about to post is the exact words from the co during the last talk of the most recent special assembly day.
even though im out i still try to keep up with what is being said just cause i find it interesting, and alot of stuff i find funny, but this stuff is starting to get scary, and i fear for my friends who are still in.
here are the exact words:.
my younger brother was at bethel in london when the 911 took place in america.
he said this is it and the great tribulation had started!!
i was at work in liverpool in the uk on that day and i was shitin it when he rang my mobile.. i then had a call from other my brother who was df 3 years before but some how he was shitin his pants also.
Everytime something like this happened I thought it was the start of the END...Just stopped getting too worked up over it if it was.
I used to get all worked up and start saying "what if...this or that..." and speculating how it could lead to the End... so sad.
Sw