My dad, who was a faithful JW until his death had an interesting viewpoint of it. He said that if we refuse to eat turkey on thanksgiving, or refuse to visit with family who we would normally visit just because it's Thanksgiving day, we would actually be observing the holiday and therefore displeasing Jehovah. He said just do what we would normally do that day, and don't give it anymore signifigance than we would any other day. I can't agree with a lot of what JW's believe, but my dad sure tried to be balanced on things.
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Why don't JWs celebrate Thanksgiving
by levicolemagic inmy first post here.
i wrote this little article about why jws don't celebrate thanksgiving.. check it out here: http://hubpages.com/hub/what-jehovahs-witnesses-believe.
let me know what you think of it.. god bless.
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QFR feb 15th 2010 - lets be honest , we haven't got a clue...
by dozy inthe questions from readers feb 15th 2011 raises the (no doubt burning in many jws minds) question about why moses became angry with aarons 2 sons after the death of their brothers.. the wtbts undertakes to answer this question but really doesn't seem unsure of themselves (perhaps the channel of communication was suffering some interference that day.
) notice the numerous ways that the wtbts in a short (half page) article hedges its bets.
it reminded me of a schoolboy cooking up a story when he was caught with his hands in the cookie jar , vacillating & hedging as he tries to think up an acceptable answer.. it appears that , the surviving priests had evidently acted , aaron may have wondered , perhaps he felt , aaron mayespecially have reasoned , aaron may have thought , moses seems to have accepted , evidently, jehovah too was satisfied.. .
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drewcoul
Mad Sweeney,
What you're saying is that it's a lot like their F&DS doctrine how they say Peter was part of the F&DS when he wrote his letters, but was a "Domestic" when he read Paul's letters. So, the people in the writing department are writers when they write the articles, but are actually readers when the publication comes out and they read it. They are then in a position to ask a question for the QFR article. Interesting.
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Six screens of the WT
by drewcoul inhas anyone had trouble getting on to the six screens website?.
i try to check on the conference calls occasionally, but i can't today.. thanks.
drew.
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drewcoul
Has anyone had trouble getting on to the six screens website?
I try to check on the conference calls occasionally, but I can't today.
Thanks
Drew
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My Dad's passing
by happyexjw inquite a while ago i wrote about my dad who has been living with prostate cancer for 13 years with secondry bone cancer for the last 2 years.
we all thought he was going to leave us back in april when he had a bad chest infection.
i was talking about wanting to be able to say some words at his funeral.
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drewcoul
I am so sorry for your loss. I lost my father 4 years ago. He was a JW for many years as well as my mom. All of the Witnesses who came around were very friendly to me and I appreciated it.
I think you have to understand that no one really knows how to act when someone passes away. I have found that if I just try to impune the best motivation of others and assume they were trying to do the right thing, it helps me not be bitter.
May God bless you and your family and provide strength during this stressful time.
Sincerely,
-Andrew
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Generation Teaching - Everyone is speechless?
by Red Piller inmaybe the effect of this change is bigger than realized?
in 1995, it was discussed (positively) by everybody, during the week we studied the wt.
one elder stepped down and was looked down upon.
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drewcoul
Love doctor, I tried reading your post, but it seems to be a non-sequitor. What are you trying to say? Your point may be strong, but I missed it.
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The Greatest Gift (no one is guaranteed tomorrow)
by AllTimeJeff ini was watching a movie on cable this week, and was impressed.
it was about a woman who chose prostitution, in part to live out a life of lust.
the movie is more about her journey to learn about herself.
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drewcoul
And I am not bitter. I love the Witnesses I've known. I help them when I can, even when I have to go through my Mother to do it. Even though they don't speak to me, they know I love them, and I hold no bitterness toward any of them.
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The Greatest Gift (no one is guaranteed tomorrow)
by AllTimeJeff ini was watching a movie on cable this week, and was impressed.
it was about a woman who chose prostitution, in part to live out a life of lust.
the movie is more about her journey to learn about herself.
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drewcoul
Excellent!
Since leaving, my brother went to college and is now a practicing attorney (he was in his mid/ late 30's when he finished). I am in my 2nd year of college and work full time (about 60 hours per week).
I will not be 50 years old and think "If I'd only gone to college......."
You, Jeff are absolutely correct!!
God bless!!
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Generation Teaching - Everyone is speechless?
by Red Piller inmaybe the effect of this change is bigger than realized?
in 1995, it was discussed (positively) by everybody, during the week we studied the wt.
one elder stepped down and was looked down upon.
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drewcoul
I tried asking my JW Mom about it, and she didn't care. It was whatever the WT says........Absolutely no reasoning with her....(even of it is from the scriptures)
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You can get disfellowshipped for a dirty house too!
by GrandmaJones ini was telling my sister that i downloaded a copy of the new "flock" book (don't worry, my sister doesn't bat an eye over my doing things like this) and she was asking me if there was anything "good" or "juicy" in it.
imagine her shock when i told her that members of the flock can be df'd for keeping an untidy house.. seriously, i think they were talking about hoarders.
that is even worse!!!!!!!!
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drewcoul
I've never known anyone with a filthy house or who didn't bathe regularly who didn't have some sort of emotional or mental problems. I can't believe it could be a disfellowshipping offense.......Some of the most unkempt people I have known were pioneers because they were so worried about FS and Meetings, they had to work nights cleaning and go out in service in the mornings, they didn't have time to shower. Actually, they were some of the most loving and good hearted ones I remember......I'm smiling right now thinking of a few of them that I have known. They are just concerned with what the Watchtower tells them is the most important things.
Pathetic.
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I WAS CAUGHT emailing a pdf copy of the New Elders Book
by Smoky ini sent a .pdf to a few friends and one of them betrayed me and forward it to a elder i know, along with the emails of the recipients.
i cant believe i was so naive to think that i can trust someone..stupid.
i have not talked to the "benedict arnold" yet, but hopefully soon.
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drewcoul
Nice Save, Smokey!!!
I would imagine your friend who turned you in did so innocently enough.....especially since it was his brother who he mentioned it to. You did a great job playing dumb and offering to delete it.
The Elder probably doesn't want to get involved in a big ordeal anyway, since he's just like everyone else and wouldn't want to have cause trouble for his brother. Not to mention the fact that there is nothing scripturally wrong with what you did.