just observing this family in our congregation.
the parents are in the faith, and active.
the children, are grown-up, but viciously opposed.
Yes, Finkelstein, this is true with diehard members. The experience I have identified above have a blood is thicker than water policy. The WT does have some issues with their DF family members policy and that is why they constantly remind us to keep obeying this practice. There are many JW families that have children that would have been DF'd but they faded, and missed that crazy punishment.
In certain family circles, you can get away with saying anything and it is overlooked.
some may remember the time when the private study edition of the wt wasn't to be made available to outsiders, and the df'd.. now, with the recent boe letter, sept 1, 2014, it specifically states that jw.org is making the km available even for df'd individuals.. do you sense a new trend developing?.
Some may remember the time when the private study edition of the WT wasn't to be made available to outsiders, and the DF'd.
Now, with the recent BOE letter, Sept 1, 2014, it specifically states that JW.ORG is making the KM available even for DF'd individuals.
Do you sense a new trend developing?
just observing this family in our congregation.
the parents are in the faith, and active.
the children, are grown-up, but viciously opposed.
Here's the point. We don't want JW's to be critical of people who don't want the religion, but if we are non practicing ourselves, are we just as critical?
Why not just show respect for their parents beleif system and move on?
just observing this family in our congregation.
the parents are in the faith, and active.
the children, are grown-up, but viciously opposed.
Just observing this family in our congregation. The parents are in the faith, and active. The children, are grown-up, but viciously opposed. The children smoke, are immoral, are disrespectful of what their parents do for them, yet their parents still care for them materially. The children were baptized, but they faded away along time ago. It doesn't matter how hard the parents try, their children still show disrespect for the JW faith.
I know that some JW's wouldn't show a caring attitude for such ungratefulness, but not this couple. This couple still are hopeful for their children, while they, themselves, even lack obedience towards WT policy on how to treat such ungrateful sons and daughters.
If you were dependent on such loving, giving parents, would you show a disrepectful attitude towards them and their religion. Are you better than this religion?
as we all know, the org now wants everyone to count the number of flimsy, one page tracts on every monthly report from now on.... so, what is the general buzz around the traps about how many the average witness is reported to have placed?.
(yes, it is a seriously stupid thing designed to keep the flock busy and also designed to measure their 'spirituality').
i need to fudge my report, and i havent got the foggiest clue what sort of numbers each witness has on average 'placed'......
You're missing out on all the fun, Sliding.
as we all know, the org now wants everyone to count the number of flimsy, one page tracts on every monthly report from now on.... so, what is the general buzz around the traps about how many the average witness is reported to have placed?.
(yes, it is a seriously stupid thing designed to keep the flock busy and also designed to measure their 'spirituality').
i need to fudge my report, and i havent got the foggiest clue what sort of numbers each witness has on average 'placed'......
120 is the average
you read it here first!.
to all congregations.
re: our kingdom ministry.
Just wait. Pretty soon we will be able to download letters to the BOE's.
so i was just thinking about my days at wtf and driving out for book study when it dawned on me.. bethelites are given a stipend for travel based on nyc public transportation.
depending on how you pay let's just call it a $5.00 round trip.. if you drive your care you're also reimbursed for mileage at the standard irs rate.
let's round that down to .50 per mile.. if four bethelites get in a car and drive an average of 30 miles to the (former) bookstudy the society is spending 4x$5.00 for the stipend plus and additional $30.00 for mileage.
It was because Armaggedon was very close. It is so close right now. Watch out....it's almost here....it's ....it's....your getting warmer,,,warmer......
just had a two hour conversation with my father.
he is insistent that he will be able to enter the kingdom of god as a member of the 'great crowd'.
he did agree that only the annointed are declared righteous.
You're right, Designs, Christianity does have many diverse opinions on Salvation, and Echatology. I don't condem any people who may view things differently from me. I get along with them.
Why do I beleive in a divine judgement and reward? Well I don't beleive in a reward, and a divine judgement in the many ways that Christianity has interpreted it.
I beleive in Divine Intervention, but, I don't have the details worked out yet.
just had a two hour conversation with my father.
he is insistent that he will be able to enter the kingdom of god as a member of the 'great crowd'.
he did agree that only the annointed are declared righteous.
I never did accept that teaching, along with other errors that are printed in the WT.
My view of salvation consists on what Jesus judges what is in your heart on that day of judgement.
