If JW are the stones, then....
respectful_observer
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The stones ARE crying out, it's happening even today!!
by EndofMysteries ini wonder if anybody realizes, that this scripture, luke 19:40 but jesus answered, "i tell you, if these become silent, the stones will cry out!".
everybody has understood this to mean literal stones on the ground crying out, but that is not what it meant.. look what ez 36:26 says, "i will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; i will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.".
the witnesses are the stones crying out..
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The stones ARE crying out, it's happening even today!!
by EndofMysteries ini wonder if anybody realizes, that this scripture, luke 19:40 but jesus answered, "i tell you, if these become silent, the stones will cry out!".
everybody has understood this to mean literal stones on the ground crying out, but that is not what it meant.. look what ez 36:26 says, "i will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; i will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.".
the witnesses are the stones crying out..
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respectful_observer
EoM,
Looks like you may have leaked whatever "Noooo Lite TM " will be announced at the Annual Meeting this weekend!!!
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"Saved by the Bell" JW - Lark Voohries "Troubling Interview-Bi-polar?"
by respectful_observer ini don't post links too often, so hope this is clickable:.
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/10/03/saved-by-bell-star-lark-voorhiesh-gives-troubling-interview-mom-says-is-bipolar/?intcmp=features.
(as an aside, i looked at her profile on wiki just to make sure i was remembering correctly that she was a jw.
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respectful_observer
I don't post links too often, so hope this is clickable:
(As an aside, I looked at her profile on Wiki just to make sure I was remembering correctly that she was a JW. It mentioned that she's related to the Jackson family, which I hadn't heard before.)
P.S. - I usually only visit foxnews.com to be amused by the readers' comments.
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Apostasy Trial - Part 5
by RayPublisher inwell part 5 was just put up on youtube!
this is the third 45 minute segment of the 3+ hour meeting.
topics covered include:.
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respectful_observer
Of course, they wouldn't want you to feel awkward being the only one wearing a robe, so they'd do the same...although their robes might be a bit different. I imagine it looking something like this:
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Apostasy Trial - Part 5
by RayPublisher inwell part 5 was just put up on youtube!
this is the third 45 minute segment of the 3+ hour meeting.
topics covered include:.
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respectful_observer
I do wonder though, if this makes any impact outside of the ex-JW community, if it will prompt the WTS to change how they go about these meetings. Just have to wait and see, I guess.
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It'll be like going to the doctor (you're "spiritually sick", right?). They'll start make you strip down to your undies and give you a special robe to wear! That way it'll guaranteed that you're not wearing a wire, carrying a cell phone, etc.
Do they make the statement about recording devices at every JC, or just when apostacy is the charge? I don't ever recall being told anything.
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Favorite JW Urban Legends
by Christ Alone inwhat are your favorite urban legends that you heard as a jw?.
here's mine:.
a brother, through his work, was asked to give a speech to the united nations.
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respectful_observer
Red Piller said: So this man meets this sister. He falls in love. She tells him that he must be a JW. So he studies and progresses to the point where he is in the minstry.
One Saturday morning, the two were working together in the territory. All of a sudden, in between houses, the sister says, "I'm so sick of doing this." And she throws her bookbag in a sidewalk ditch. The man says, "I thought you'd never come around" And he does the same.
The sister says - "You failed my test. I wanted to know if you sincerely loved Jehovah. Or were doing this just for me." The two split up immediatey.
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Christ Alone: FUNNY!!! My mom told me that same story, except the sister and her boyfriend were sitting in the park. They finished a study in the truth book. She took the truth book and threw it across the grass and said, "I'm sick of doing this." The guy responded "Thank goodness". And then yeah, she said that he failed the test.
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I was told the same story as a little kid, except in the version I heard, she threw her bookbag into a pond!
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What does your avatar/screen name mean?
by Christ Alone insome avatars and screen names are pretty self explanatory, but some...i can't figure out.
i just wanted to know why you chose your particular screen name and/or avatar.
mine is easy enough.
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respectful_observer
I chose mine to represent what I try to do in this forum. I always try to be respectful and report on what I observe. I try to write all my posts in a way that are intellectually honest, but never contain anything that could be pointed to as proof that I don't agree with the WTS.
Before I hit "submit", I always think...."if someone ever got suspicious of my real identity, printed out every single one of my posts and handed them to the elders, is there anything in that pile that would constitute 'proof positive' apostacy?" So far, I'm fairly confident the answer to that would be "no".
R_O
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Any restrictions, reproof, marking, etc means you can't do anything, except get more recruits
by MC RubberMallet ini hated that, no matter what restrictions, you still have to preach, the very thing witnesses hate..
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respectful_observer
I always found it illogical that ANY person can walk into a meeting off the street, raise their hand and comment -- it doesn't matter if it's a woman in pants, a heavy smoker, etc....their lifestyle does not need to be in keeping with the rules, but in order to preach door-to-door you need to qualify by proving that you're living your life according to Bible standards.
Fast forward to after you're baptized....if you violate Bible standards, you're suddenly no longer "qualified" to share spiritual comments with others at the meetings, yet 20 minutes after the meeting ends you're suddenly qualified enough to go out and share spiritual comments with your neighbors....
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Andre had the full service meeting this week
by BroMac inwe all wonder who he is, but he had the full 30min service meeting this week... there were some predictably shocking comments from the congregation, all based around how you cannot possibly give your best to jehovah while coach is screaming for your best, cue scripture: "cannot serve two masters".. of course nobody says that it's just a made up story, nope, guilt the kids out of their dreams why dont ya.
meet andre!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waioj24dvbm.
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respectful_observer
I'd actually never seen these videos before (thankfully). Two things made me laugh, only because they just reinforce the stereotypes:
1. The window washer in the opening scene.
2. The unspiritual dad (of course because he has facial hair) is especially a bad influence because....*gasp*....he has a white collar desk job!!! Every single time the WTS illustrates someone putting work before spiritual things, it's almost always a picture of someone in a white collar job (yeah, the kind of job you probably had to go to college for).
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email from father in law
by outsmartthesystem ini've been a little busy recently.
but in accordance with some of you (and against the advice of many of you)....i did send my 607 research to my fil.
his response is below.
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respectful_observer
It's long out of print, but you should be able to find printed copies for sale online. Here are two I found afte a quick check:
I'm guessing it's still part of the WT Library CD-ROM as well, but I'm really not sure.
