Posts by RayPublisher

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Where is V?

by jefferywhat in

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i've been away.

where is he?.

The Judicial Committee Gossiping Reach, Two or Four Counties? Three!

by ÁrbolesdeArabia in

how far does the "barking chain" of gossip spread from one kingdom hall's judicial committee to another kingdom hall?

the record to my personal knowledge (three counties away 100 miles.

)is i had a brother call me and ask if "brother so-and-so was going to be disfellowshiped on thursday night", he heard it from our cobe.

I've seen that many times. Elders from entirely different towns already know that something is going to be announced before it happens...and when you ask the body who leaked it they all get silent and shrug their shoulders...

I guess brother "nobody" did it!

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A Major TV production company seeking YOUNG ADULTS STRUGGLING WITH THEIR RELIGION

by AndersonsInfo in

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a major tv production company seeking young adults struggling with their religion.

an emmy-winning television production company is seeking young adults (late teens - mid 20s) who are questioning, struggling with, or rebelling against their religious upbringings.

are you thinking of changing your religion to marry your one true love?

RayPublisher

This is great- anything that can shine a light on divergence of beliefs and how young people are responding to the religion of their parents.

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Robert King(You Know) "Jehovah's Witnesses Will Have to Know He is Jehovah"

by frankiespeakin in

robert king is alive and doing well.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uxb2p4hfkk&feature=g-vrec.

RayPublisher

He's a bit over the top, but at least he is a WT dissident! Right???

Hello??

"testing one two three..."

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2012 service year report

by Captain Obvious in

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i just received this in typical jw email forward fashion from a family member.

subject: year field service report.

this morning at morning worship, they gave some figures from the 2012 service year.

RayPublisher

The #s are virtually meaningless IMO...and not proof of ANYTHING.

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I've been thinking the Bible isn't legitimate--long indoor mat-rant

by sd-7 in

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i'm not sure where this thought came from (believers will no doubt say 'from satan'), but it has started to coalesce in my brain lately.

i've often referred to the bible and argued from it to debunk jw beliefs, and still tried to consider it as a great piece of literature at the very least.

but as my wife was listening to the meeting on a loud speaker phone at home this weekend, i just had this thought.

RayPublisher

SD-7 hello. I totally respect your evolution and your arc as you follow it to completion. I just would like to give another view if that's okay!

My feeling is that once we wake up and come out of the WT many of us (most of us?) tend to question and rebel against EVERYTHING we have ever learned or been taught. I think that is normal and natural because we are tired of being force fed "truth" and of being told what to believe. I say this to establish the point that many feel the Bible is not to blame, and spirituality is not to blame for what the lying liars of the GB and WT Corp have done to us and our loved ones. There is no other book like the Bible, and I feel that it is still a divinely inspired work that contains the thoughts of God in it.

It may not be perfectly translated in every single word and character, but IMO to say it is simply a Jewish fairytale or a book of legends is a gross oversimplification and not one that holds up under the scrutiny of investigation. It may be easy for us to tell ourselves that is all it is...and that is a person's choice to do so.

Regardless, I am DONE telling others what they should believe. All I would like to say is please entertain the possibility that the Bible still has sublime poetry, fascinating narrative, and the best advice in the words of Jesus that you could ever get anywhere. Wise men still seek Him, and still study and read this amazing collection of "little books". If God can make the universe he can author a book...and that book is called the Bible. He can also allow it to be distorted or compiled and translated a little differently depending on language, the century, etc. Perhaps that too is part of his plan- how could we really ever know for sure if we are not open-minded to the possibility?

I respect the other viewpoints on this thread. Those that feel differently, and don't think the Bible is worth the paper it's printed on are not gonna burn in hell. It's okay to not believe and we can all coexist without bashing each other or disrespecting the other person's core values and viewpoints. I just really felt that I had to put in my two cents. This is an important one IMO. God loves you bro, and so do many here as well.

Sincerely,

Eric aka RP

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For Ethos: The Basis of Christian Unity

by Londo111 in

continued from: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/241969/3/greetings-from-an-existent-jw.

a repost from re: greetings!

from an existent jw.

RayPublisher

Amen Londo! You are a latter-day M.L. bro and I love it.

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untitled

by Marvin Shilmer in

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in both question and statement form, one word thats overused to the point of nausea is truly.

why do folks use this term so much?

is it voodoo?

RayPublisher

They like the sound of their own voice is why lol...

"The Elements of Style" by Strunk and White talk about this point, and how if you can use 3 words instead of 4 always do it. If you can use 10 letters instead of 11 always do it. Boil your writing down, reduce, reduce, reduce it to the bare essentials, and then all the chaff is gone problem solved!

Now in that case, if only I could follow that advice, it would TRULY be the case!

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Greetings! From an Existent JW!

by Ethos in

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i'd like extend a greeting to all members of jwn.

i've been a lurking by-stander of this forum for approximately 6 months.

i think this forum's best moments can be attributed to the involvement of actual jw's in doctrinaire discussions and to heated (though not always dialectic) debates.

RayPublisher

Ethos welcome to JWnet you're quite intelligent we can all tell, and just allow me to elucidate by saying:

I

LOVE

THE

WAY

YOU

TALK

This thread is hypnotic- I love it!

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The New Diary of Winston Smith

by WinstonSmith in

we had to go off grid for a time, time and half a time as we thought we had been outed.

fortunately it was a false alarm, but it was a stressful time.

i asked for my original diary thread to be deleted in case there could be anything on there to identlfy mrs smith and i. i am always very careful when posting, and am sure there was nothing on there, but felt it best to have it removed in order to be as cautious as a dove.

RayPublisher

So great to have you on JWnet Winston. Another ex-elder that faded (for awhile until they nabbed me lol) sends his regards!

The last several months of fading away many simply report whatever numbers seem appropriate. The amount of time we spend serving God is impossible to calculate, so there is plenty of "wiggle room" IMO lol.