something that i noticed a couple of weeks ago regarding the identity of the wild beast.
the do said that the wild beast is the 'the world's failed political systems that do not acknowledge jehovah's authority.
i always understood that it was the un.
hmmm.... this is an interesting topic. It's seemed to me lately (maybe just to me) that there has been very little UN-bashing in talks and recent articles. I remember growing up and it was just on and on about how evil the UN and a bunch of sinisterly drawn monsters representing the UN. Now I honestly can't remember the last time that I heard a single reference towards the UN.
Strange.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1icjkwzeee.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azmgkrkj5la.
ooohhh, I smell bacon. Does anyone else smell bacon?
well this past weekend was pretty much as predicted, the demonstrations were probably the worst i have ever seen.
you know the ones i mentioned on a post last week where in the middle the participant has a sudden epiphany!
here is a sampling of just a few.. .
poontoon - Yes, I've witnessed this shameful scene. They would even go as far as to assign some local congregation the responsibility to prepare lunch in a private dining room somewhere hidden in the stadium. Plates, silverware, hot buffet.......
I, too, remember several high-ranking cats making humourous little quips about their privledged situation. It was here that I really got my first glimpse into the "Old Boy's Club". Ruined my faith.
poontoon, I sent you a PM.
so i attended a funeral for a jw who passed away (non-"annointed) and i would have to state that although i have heard the standard funeral talk outline for dozens of funerals i've attended, i never really took the time to listen.
and my god, i was cringing.
the outline is essentially broken down like this:.
when they are born the person is lost in the doctrine when they die.
That's because the person never really mattered. Or so it seems that way.
well this past weekend was pretty much as predicted, the demonstrations were probably the worst i have ever seen.
you know the ones i mentioned on a post last week where in the middle the participant has a sudden epiphany!
here is a sampling of just a few.. .
Jws want to talk about regular, every-day stuff, like sports, weather, work, etc.
This is very true. I encounter this dilemma when I try to have conversations with JWs. I find that I have nothing to speak to them about, even small talk. They just don't know how to have a normal human conversation. Plus, many of them are so sheltered or oblivious to anything around them that sports, literature, music - even pop-culture references are completely lost on them. Had one older J-dubb (50's) look at me blankly when I made a STAR WARS REFERENCE. Told me that he had never seen that movie. REALLY???? REALLLY?????????????? you never saw Star Wars?????? C'mon. Nobody is that dense. Or are they?
this from channel c..... .
"a nice older lady dropped off a couple of magazines the other day.
i hadnt read wt material recently, so decided to have a quick read of the march 1/11 wt, the good news of the kingdom what is it?.
White Dove, I'm glad you weren't offended by my previous statement. Sometimes I tend to stumble through the point that I'm trying to make with the eloquence of a drunk sifting around in a dumpster. I dig what you're saying; Meyers is obviously shooting for a different audience. Then again, so are many mainstream artists. It's all relative to ones culture, I suppose.
Great point about the writers of the Watchtower and Awake!. It is unfortunate because so many JWs refuse to read anything else besides these poorly-written journals. It seems as though this restrictive, insular means of digesting "literature" only leads to less and less independant thought. As an avid reader and fan of real literature, I wonder if I would have such anger and dissatisfaction against the WTBS if they just took the time to write more intelligently/thoughtfully.
what is happiness?
peace, serenity, music to calm the soul.. .
happiness can mean different things to different people.
seriously, I am beginning to perceive happiness and contentment as being aware of what your lot in life is and doing everything in your ability to live the fullest to that extent. Now this doesn't mean that one shouldn't try to improve oneself, but at least try to fully understand yourself and others and discover what makes the human mind tick once you get pass all the egos, pretenses, fake-tans, lace bras, golf club memberships and other fluff.
booze and Pink Floyd helps, too.
what is happiness?
peace, serenity, music to calm the soul.. .
happiness can mean different things to different people.
a warm gun?
this from channel c..... .
"a nice older lady dropped off a couple of magazines the other day.
i hadnt read wt material recently, so decided to have a quick read of the march 1/11 wt, the good news of the kingdom what is it?.
and it's the same ol' stuff re-hashed.
which further confuses the radishes out of me when I hear JWs say, "Wow, what a gripping Watchtower study". REALLY???? Hey pal, if that does it for you, I bet you could have an orgasm watching paint dry.
well this past weekend was pretty much as predicted, the demonstrations were probably the worst i have ever seen.
you know the ones i mentioned on a post last week where in the middle the participant has a sudden epiphany!
here is a sampling of just a few.. .
poontoon is right. Anyone who has worked "behind the curtain" can attest to how elite these cats think they are. They are (or at least view themselves as such) celeberities in their local circuit or districts. Many of them walk around with an entourage of brown-nosers carrying walkie-talkies and have at least one personal assistant who runs around like a complete tool. (I am guilty of being one of the tools)
Other observations:
- They love to have special closed door meetings every 15 minutes. constantly. "let's get ready to get ready!" pointless.
- Flaunting of special coveted badges that have all kinds of stupid little secret codes that allow the bearer all kinds of behind the scenes VIP access.
- Nothing is more awesome for them than to be approached by hordes of die-hard JW "fans" who congrulate them on thier talks and take them to dinners afterwards.
I WANT MY LIFE BACK.
