I echo what others have already said
"Wow"
Other than that I am speechless
ambersun
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by Theredeemer inso, my mother in law who is still active went out in service with the group that had the co visit and came back with some very interesting news.
first off, she knows that we are fading and is ok with it and has some doubts herself.
anyhow, she said that the co went off track during the meeting before service and mentioned how we are now allowed to receive up to 33% of blood in a transfusion.
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Just yelled at my mom today
by trujw insorry to post this but for some reason after a year of not talking i got drunk this morning(yeah i know no lecture) and called my mom and blew up.
i tolded her she was a false prophet and a horriable christian mother who never even came to her grandson's birth by my wife.
my words came out like a river of rage from which i never knew.
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ambersun
Oh dear, I feel for you trujw I really do, but ranting and raging at your mom is not the answer. You may well feel better at the moment due to getting it out of your system, but in the long run you will feel mortified if anything happens to your mom and you have not made your peace with her. She is not a false prophet, just a victim of false prophesy and sincerely believes it is the truth.
My suggestion is to wait until you have calmed down and collected your thoughts then give her another ring and apologise for your outburst and tell her that you love her. By all means tell her, calmly, that you meant what you said but that your comments should have been directed towards the organisation, not her.
You are lucky that you have a kind, supportive wife at your side and I am sure she will help you to gather your thoughts together before you make that call.
As Robert said, peace be with you and everyone who you love, and who love you
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Dog Cares For A Child With Down's Syndrome
by Bangalore insweet dog cares for a child with down syndrome.. bangalore.
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ambersun
Oh mouthy, I agree that is just wonderful! I defy anyone to remain dry eyed after watching this video. Thanks Bangalore
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1961 Kingdom Service Questions-Not to be studied at any meeting, nor placed in general circulation among the publishers!
by Atlantis in1961 kingdom service questions: personal references to watch tower publications on moral matters..this booklet is the property of the_____________________congregation.
it is to be retained in the congregation permanent file.
its counsel is for the guidance of the congregation committee in handling matters with members of the congregation.
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ambersun
Cobaltcupcake, I think they flip flopped on whether to scream or not to scream but I can remember as a teenage girl we were given strict instructions on numerous occasions that should we be attacked it was our duty to prevent it happening any way we could, which ultimately meant screaming our lungs out and struggling for all we were worth regardless of having a knife to our throats or gun to our heads because our virtue was more important than our lives. After all, armageddon was coming very soon when we would be resurrected anyway, so to give in and be raped was not even an option. I can remember being terrified at the thought of it.
I wonder what would happen if that poor young woman who was brutally gang raped and then thrown from a bus in Delhi was a JW. Can you just imagine the elders waiting at her bedside in intensive care for her to regain conciousness so they could 'deal with her accordingly' as a first offender.
Words fail me!
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It would be a lovely letter
by Defianttruth inletter from the governing body.. .
dear brothers due to our failed attempts of interrupting scripture and completely false, multiple prophecies, we as the governing body are going to implement a few new changes to god's earthly organization.. .
we are not god's earthly organization.
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ambersun
I just love change number 1. We are not God's Earthly Organisation. We were started to be an independent bible study group that got out of hand.
Brilliant !!
This would, indeed, be a lovely letter, you can just picture the look on all the faces of the r&f.
If only it could come true.
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Secular forum reacts to FDS "new light"
by cedars init's a short discussion, but it's interesting to see an outsider's perspective on the "new light.".
http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=251464.
cedars.
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ambersun
I have just spent the past hour reading the blog in question in JW Survey (going off at a tangent to the links to Anthony Morris III and those hilarious videos on utube lol). Most enlightening and fascinating! The comments from none JWs were, as you say, very interesting. Thank you so much for that, Cedars.
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My 66th birthday is today!!
by Terry inonce i was little boy in fort worth, texas living with my maw maw and paw paw and mommy.. then, i was an 18 year old 6'4'' skinny 165lb religious nut being dipped in a baptismal during a local assembly.. suddenly, i was 20 and listening to a jail cell door clang behind me as a conscientious objector.. wow!
23 years old and put on parole until my 6 years sentence was ended!
i got married to a nice jw girl and had 3 kids!.
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ambersun
Happy Birthday Terry, and many more of them
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Pioneering - the best job in the world!
by MMXIV inhow often did i hear those words at circuit or district assemblies - that pioneering was the best job in the world?
how often did i hear a fake job advert for pioneering where there was 100% job satisfaction working for the most powerful person in the universe and you'd get to travel the world and live forever.... i've done both jobs and would say that the job advert should more honestly read like this:.
secular job.
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This is such a brilliant thread, it is bringing back memories that I have suppressed or forgotten about for such a long time that I have suddenly realised that I need to amend a comment I made on my last post. When I said I never pioneered again, that is not quite true.
After the incident with the CO I actually found myself a full time job and proved so good at it that I worked my way up the ladder very quickly and was being groomed for a top position within the company. All was going well in my life for once! I absolutely loved that job, I was earning good money for the first time in my life, using my skills, and I was happy!
Then the alarm bells started ringing in my mother's head. My success was the result of the DEVIL leading me astray and putting temptation in my way. It had nothing at all to do with my personal talents and capabilities! She seemed to be constantly praying about it in front of me before I left for work in the morning or came home at night then kept on and on asking me if I had given my notice in yet.
I never got that position in the company because I was 'persuaded' to give up my job and return to pioneering before the devil could do any more damage. I kept the letter from my boss, following my resignation, for a long time. It spelled out in no uncertain terms what an idiot I was to give up such a good job and that I would never get that opportunity again. How right they were! I only pioneered for a short while second time round which is why I had forgotten about it until now. I couldn't stomach it any more.
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Pioneering - the best job in the world!
by MMXIV inhow often did i hear those words at circuit or district assemblies - that pioneering was the best job in the world?
how often did i hear a fake job advert for pioneering where there was 100% job satisfaction working for the most powerful person in the universe and you'd get to travel the world and live forever.... i've done both jobs and would say that the job advert should more honestly read like this:.
secular job.
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ambersun
Thanks for your comments MMXIV. As you say, far from any loyalty being rewarded, it was often just the opposite. Single sisters in particular had no status in the congregation and regardless of how many hours we put into the ministry each month we were still just lowly sisters with no say in the congregation other than to answer up at the Watchtower study and take part in those silly little plays sisters had to perform during the Theocratic Ministry School. There wasn't even a pioneer school to go to in those days, at least I was never invited to attend one!
Elders wives seemed to think they could order us about and rule our lives and the CO's wife interferred with my life to such an extent on one particular occasion that I became quite ill and depressed. As she was also a pioneer I found myself working with her a lot and as a result she seemed to think she had a lot of say over how I lived my life and who I chose to be friends with.
After a period of time I stopped pioneering due to bad health and depression and could hardly bear to go out on the ministry at all. I was in big trouble with the CO one month when I had only put in 2 hours. He had a private meeting with me after the service meeting one night and instead of any concern or sympathy he told me that my lack of enthusiasm for the ministry and feelings of depression were because I obviously had a guilty concience and needed to sort myself out and that my low hours were a sign of Jehovah's spirit not being with me or something like that. I was stunned. I was on the verge of tears but he just got up and walked away without a backwards glance. Never, ever did he or anyone else congratulate me for all the time I had spent as a full time pioneer!! Needless to say I never pioneered again after that and already had serious doubts about the 'Truth'.
Sorry if this has gone very slightly off topic, I just felt the need for a little rant .
Better now
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Pioneering - the best job in the world!
by MMXIV inhow often did i hear those words at circuit or district assemblies - that pioneering was the best job in the world?
how often did i hear a fake job advert for pioneering where there was 100% job satisfaction working for the most powerful person in the universe and you'd get to travel the world and live forever.... i've done both jobs and would say that the job advert should more honestly read like this:.
secular job.
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ambersun
Just Lois you have a PM x