personally, i never went to the elders with anything(not voluntarily, anyway).
but a friend of mine once asked a couple of elders whether it would be acceptable for him and his wife to make a sex tape, for their own personal viewing.
needless to say, the idea was frowned upon..
This talking to Elders about masturbation, is not really a strange thing. I've heard of other crazier things.
The soc's publication's kindof push you to talking to someone mature to assist you to break that habit. Unfortunately, confidentiality is not respected.
When that secret is blown open, it really disheartens a person who feels so ashamed. It has unfortunately made some young ones commit suicide.
just noticed three tornado warnings that included dallas, arlington, and fort worth.
nws text for these warnings stated that there were two "large and extremely dangerous tornadoes" confirmed on the ground in the area.
james_woods or terry, what's the scoop?.
Wow, I'm watching the weather conditions on the news at that location
Hope you are all safe.
QB
i have heard quite a few reports of how the invitation work has not been carried out as enthusiastically as it was last year.
during the 2011 campaign, many due to the reduced hour requirement pioneered for the month, some congregations had over 50% of its members doing this.
this year it has all changed, and even though some have made an extra effort, not nearly as many as did last year.
We didn't get as many A Pioneers this year as last. Last year was horrible weatherwise. Some barely made their time. The weather was much better this year, and that had a better impact on increased activity in our KH....but, a reduction in A pioneer.
The reduction in hrs (30hrs) is a novelty. This will fade out with time.
I hate the titles, the quotas, the bragging.
will post as soon as i get a clearer copy!.
but in a word it says, "in an effort to not place a burden beyond what our brother's can bare the governing body has decided to make the tuesday night theocratic ministry school, service meeting, and bookstudy optional.
this new change will relieve financial pressure on the congregation and allow them to put our efforts and valuable things toward the work we are scripturally required to do.".
Darn it...you got me
bearing in mind that every experience in the watchtower has some kind of agenda behind it , what about this experience of a london girl going to ireland to preach & have a holiday.
i was just waiting for the inevitable "i came home & passed all my exams with flying colours.
" but it didn't say.. and what kind of responsible parent would take a child on holiday so that she could " take her mind off her exams.
Funny, this made me think about this young fella in our congregation who missed a lot of meetings because he had to study for exams. His parents always bragged about his Chemistry grades.
He is now selling shoes.
He is good at picking the shoe polish for the shoes. I guess that chemistry did him good.
ok, so the mega millions jackpot is at half a billion dollars.
if you won and decided to take it in a lump sum, you automatically lose 40%, then there's state and federal taxes, so you'd actually get a 'meazly' $240,000,000.. what would you do if you won that kind of money?
other than donate a chunk to the world-wide-wit-lessing-work..........
Buy an awesome pizza, and quit my job.
But, I wouldn't become a snob....I'd still talk to you guys.
as most of us know the wt society has always claimed that it's dissapproved in god's sight to marry a non-jw .
although they've never made it a disfellowshipping offense, any jw who marries outside the jw organization is looked at as " weak " or lacking " spirituality " and loses certain alleged " privileges " in the congregations.
they use scriptures in the old testament as support for this.
Even Witness marriages don't display evidence of God's blessings.
I don't believe that the writer's of that article has any clue as to what Jehovah is thinking about when someone prays to Him. To make that statement is presumptuous.
What is going on, is warfare against a losing battle. The ORG can't stop the interests of individuals who are shopping for a lifetime partner. This is such a widespread practice.
http://www.s2smagazine.com/stories/2012/03/serena-williams-wants-man-her-faith.
serena williams wants a man of her faith start node-story.tpl.php serena: 'i think it's important when you marry to be evenly yoked'posted wed, 2012-03-28 17:32 by tracy scottlike most women, serena williams wants a man wholl adore her, respect her and be faithful, but she also has another requirement for any future love interest.
he must be a jehovahs witness.. i think its important when you marry to be evenly yoked, said serena, who is currently working toward becoming a member of that faith.. ive been studying to be a jehovahs witness, so i go to kingdom hall, she told s2s publisher jamie foster brown.
Well, it is her decision to make. Some of JW's do make good husbands. She looks like a good catch.
Reminds of the lyrics of a popular Eagles song, " I am searching for a woman who's the daughter of the devil himself, I am searching for a angel in white."
i can recall awhile ago when some of the elder's wives weer talking and hinting that the boundaries were being changed in our city.
this affected 4 congregations.
my faimily was shocked when we found out from a sister in another congregation whose husband in not even in the faith.. apparently she is in the gossip group.. how sad, that they won't tell you what the proposed territories would be like, and allow some discussions on it.
I can recall awhile ago when some of the Elder's wives weer talking and hinting that the boundaries were being changed in our city. This affected 4 congregations. My faimily was shocked when we found out from a sister in another congregation whose husband in not even in the faith.
Apparently she is in the gossip group.
How sad, that they won't tell you what the proposed territories would be like, and allow some discussions on it. No, that would be a democracy, eh?
I forgot, this is Theocratic....God's rule....wait a minute...even He is not in the gossip pool. What the hell do you call this arrangement?
i have a question for my canadian friends here.
i go there often, and i see a tim hortons on pretty much every street, like mcdonalds is down here.
i've gone in to see what the fuss was all about, and all i saw were donuts and pastries i can find in every grocery store or gas station back home.
Wha happened: I've tried almost all Mexican beers, including the ones that you mentioned. One good Canadian beer was Bradour. It had a high, if not the highest alchohol content in it. While under that influence it made me propose to a woman who became my wife. So, it was a good discision maker, at least that is what I kept telling my wife to keep buying it.
Talesin: ahhh....come back to the love you had at first. Back to that Canadian love you once enjoyed, and was proud of. Steve will be gone soon.
