i am looking for your best jw comeback- the kind that makes a jw's jaw drop.
ok, even two pithy sentences will do.. here's one i have used before on jws,.
moshe: " do you know what an oxymoron is?
If God is backing you and his spirit is more powerful than Satan's why are there so few JW's compared to the Bilions of earths inhabitants?
In the Bible, people got Babptized after hearing Jesus speak, why do JW's have to study certain publications and answer a number of questions before they can be baptized?
self-explanatory title lol.
just curious what songs each of us identify with when it comes to where we are in life.
i think music is a great form of expression and sometimes someone else can sing it better than you can say it, know what i mean?
Now that our kids are grown and the JW friends we spent years getting to know are gone, this song sort of wraps up the feeling of wanting to start over somewhere we won't be reminded of the losses, instead be excited about the new experiences ahead.
1 thessalonians 4:15 -17 and then this: we can tell you with complete confidencewe have the master's word on itthat when the master comes again to get us, those of us who are still alive will not get a jump on the dead and leave them behind.
in actual fact, they'll be ahead of us.
the master himself will give the command.
Matthew 24:40 " and two men will be working together in the field, one will be taken and one will be left"
The rapture came a day early for Randy Macho Man Savage while he was driving down the highway...luckily his wife survived the crash.
here the end of the world is tomorrow and i went and forgot and only bought cheap beer for tonight.
sometimes, i think i'm the biggest idiot in the world..
and what does one wear, to the end of the world ?
...i was told but they usually were as i look back.. as a lad i'd sit and look to see who the lights would fall on.
i'd get an almond and see how long i could suck it before i chewed at it.
i'd imagine playing rock'n'roll on the congregation's piano.. how did you get through the meetings when you were bored?.
I agee with White dove, the detailed Malawi torture stories were too much for children to hear. But they did get your attention. I remember them telling about a Sister who had her newborn baby snatched out of her arms and swung by the feet, head first into a tree because she wouldn't buy a political card. I just knew this was going to happen to my baby sister and it would be because I wouldn't renounce Jehovah or some such nonsense.
Looking back, I realize I developed certain coping mechanisims. To be able to handle the boredom and fearful armegeddon talk, I developed an ability to shut my mind off at will and take myself elsewhere as soon as I heard certain key words or phrases. "Certainly Brothers....This would behoooove us....buy out the oppertune time... a study was started...truly a spiritual paradise....the tested quality of our faith...pay more than the usual attention etc." Survival was dependant on ones ability to look like you were listening while counting ceiling tiles and or the little holes in the ceiling tiles, multiplying and dividing them by the numbers 144,000 or 607. I concentrated better while drawing huge sideburns, mustaches and platform shoes on the men in the Watchtower or giant hair-do's and beauty marks on the women. I'd find myself compulsively looking ahead in the Watchtower or the assembly program as if I was interested when really I wanted to see how many paragraphs or talks were left until the intermission. During the 8 day assemblies, I'd be almost suicidal by 6:00 PM of the first day when I'd realize there were 3 hours and 7 more days of sitting in the blazing sun on bleachers left. Sometimes we used to mark down how many times you heard them say Jesus or Jehovah but that only lasted about 15 minutes. I'd feel guilty and promise myself to pay more attention at the next talk but I could only hold out for a few scriptures before I started searching the crowd for friends or weird people or even wondering what it would be like to swing by a trapeze from the stadium ceiling. It was always an extra bonus when a bird would have flown inside so all the kids could watch it swoop around free...it looked so wonderful. Sometimes I'd perk up during the experiences because for one thing, it would be a break from the monotone echoing voice of the speaker and because there would be the hope that they'd flub their lines or say something I could relate to. One time they were talking about a brother in some far flung country that was wheelchair bound but was praying that Jehovah would make it possible for him to pioneer. I was expecting that he would somehow by some miracle, end up being able to walk. Instead, his prayers were answered when he woke up one morning to find a brand new set of tires on his wheelchair. I couldn't believe it...new tires !
We'd be so happy when they'd show slides or a movie instead of a talk on Sunday. Even this movie was a welcome change http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzfU
The funny thing was, I did hear what they were saying and could even answer the questions we got during the society sanctioned pop quiz we'd get on the way home.
i have a job interview tommrow.
i have looked on career builder and talked to my college career counselor.i some extra last minute pointers i feel a little nervous for my interview..
They are often nervous as well. They expect you to be nervious...in fact it shows how highly important the process is to you. Remember, they want to find someone to help them and they want you to do well. Being able to give clear well thought out answers despite your nervousness says a lot about you. Remember not to answer to quickly. Pause (not too long) and think about the question before answering.
i have a job interview tommrow.
i have looked on career builder and talked to my college career counselor.i some extra last minute pointers i feel a little nervous for my interview..
I have been involved in many interviews from both sides of the table. It seems that quite often, ones qualifications are secondary to how well one comes across as someone they would like to work with even if it meant they'd have to train you a little.
Don't make them drag answers out of you. Do some research of the Company and of the position you are applying for so that you can use this information to better understand what they are looking for in a candidate and to explain to them why you would be the right choice. It can be helpful to weave this information into your interview. For instance if you find out that the company has recently become involved with shipping hazerdous waste materials, you could mention that although the position you are applying for is primarily clerical, you are quite familiar with local regulations regarding the shipment of hazardous waste and have attended 88 hours of State sponsored training seminars on the subject. Or Later at the end of the interview when they typically ask you if you have any questions, you could say " I read online that you will be shipping xyz chemical to the recycling plant in Ohio, and I wondered if my Haz Mat certicication and experience with State shipping forms would be relative to my duties.
If you have to give a "no" answer, replace it with a positive alternative. Q. Have you ever been a Project Manager? "No, not offically, however I was responsible for monitoring the progress of several "in house" projects, which involved record keeping, quality control and scheduling etc."
When you answer yes to a question, follow the answer up with an example. Q. Have you you ever been a supervisor? " Yes, in fact I currently supervise 3 full time employees and 2 seasonal workers. Each of them report directly to me and I was heavily involved in their hiring process.
Don't be too grim...look for a way to make them chuckle (if appropriate) and remember you. When being introduced to the last interview panel I was in front of, prompted by a comment one of the interviewers made, I said with a mock British Accent "Take it easy on me today folks...I bruise as easily as a peach, don't you know" ( you had to be there...it worked in that situation, everyone laughed. P.S. I got the job even though I don't have an Engineering Degree. I found out later that even though my qualifications didn't quite match what they had in mind, my experience did...they liked my interview and thought I'd fit in well with the organization. 4years later I'm still hanging in there despite cutbacks etc)
http://www.sixscreensofthewatchtower.com/media/circuit-overseer-5-15-11.mp3.
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brainwashing at its best here.
There is a big difference between people not understanding Jesus illustrations simply because they didn't want to understand them , as opposed to those questioning the teachings of a man made religious organization that they've seen for themselves be wrong time and time again.
Will there even be a paradise ???
from puritan times there was an urge to expand the kingdom of god on earth by creating as many communities of christians as possible.. this was to be done by setting a "pure" example of utopian harmony.
a "shining city on a hill" with a beacon of light for all nations to see.. perfectionism and personality development was key.. .
it was to be christianity by example!.
TERRY.
You have put into words so well, what I have thought for so long. The following quotes stood out to me especially.
As it was, Kingdom Halls were havens of misfits in the eyes of the community, the state and the mainstream christian milieu.
As many people who are lost from disfellowshiping,fading, inactivity, topor and death, are replaced with interested persons who are so new,so naive, so unaware of the past , they are easily molded into TRUE BELIEVERS.
I remember the days when the "Old Guard" was in charge. Even as a little kid I noticed how odd they were and how embarrasingly weird so many of Witnesses were. The cast of Characters that attended my Hall as a kid was unbelievable.
It seems like over the years, the Org has lost the main thing that fueled their sense of purpose, "Martyrdom" and the influx of new converts to prove they are on the right track. After 30 years in the same Congregation, seeing it split several times and become several new ones, you realize that the growth is coming from "Born in's " who managed to stick with it, marry and have children and moved into the area. There were no new ones from the 'World" being brought in at all.
Because of the Internet and general osmosis, I think that JW's will overtime become just another mainstream religion that nobody notices.
