the elders keep dropping by every couple of saturday's after bookstudy to check on us and try to encourage us back to meetings.
it has worked out that my husband has been gone when they visit so they keep coming back hoping to catch him sometime.
anyway, i told my hubby that we should at least go to the meetings once a week to keep them off our trail, which i went this past thursday night and wouldn't you know it the one elder approached me and mentioned that they still want to sit down with us and go over an article on meeting attendance.
Hello OrangeBlossom,
as you can see you've received many answers.
I will not give you any more suggestions but I can say that
in my experience with various similar cases, Amazing gave you
the most "legal, balanced and sound advice". Btw it works...
even here in Europe, expecially the part to have "everything
in writing from the elders" . If they refuse...too bad!
Agape, J.C.MacHislopp
taking our lives back #1 .
in addition to my deceptive jw elders and justice series, i also feel that a series on taking our lives back would be useful, and will bring in a lot of shared thoughts.
one of the things that i became aware of as i left the organization of jehovahs witnesses is all that had been lost, never accomplished, or stolen because of time, money and energy devoted to the interests of the watch tower organization.
Hello Amazing,
I do really like your posts.
This one touches aspect of our life which have
been greatly influenced by "thousands of articles"
that sometimes have given " a wrong view " even of
the most innocent actions and thoughts in the rela-
tionship among men and women. The way you bring it
out will help some to have a more "balanced" view
of such relationship...more like on the line of our
great ex. Jesus Christ.
Thanks for your time and your
precious efforts, agape J.C.MacHislopp
here are a few notes i took at the friday session of the 2001 "teachers of god's word" district convention.
i thought i would share these upbuilding theocratic point with my new friends, along with my thoughts as i was listening to the program.
1st instruction of the day: sing loudly and listen to the prayer!
Hello Loki
I do find myself in complete agreement with
your remark :
”. These days this seems, in my own opinion, to be a way of warding off questions about the way things are being operated in the WTS. That way they can say what they like and the “sheep” follow trustingly. "
Thanks, agape J.C. MacHislopp
we've all been given the new advanced health "care" directive at our book groups.
talk about feeling pressured into a situation.
we have to take forms home, read them, tick what medical care info our consciense will allow if we are in a life or death situation.
Enlighted and Qwerty,
Thanks for posting update informations and research on the blood issue !
This kind of remeinders are very much needed.
Agape, J.C.MacHislopp
the watchtower society has long-established habits of half-truths,.
misquotations, and deception.
the subject of the flag-salute is.
Hello metatron,
I'm very pleased with your post!
Many forgot about it and many more had no knowledge
of it.
"Read the book of Numbers (chapter 2
for example) and you find tribal groups assembled by a "signal",
an "ensign", a "banner", or "standard". Fred Franz tried to hide
this fact by translating de'gel as "three tribe division" - even
tho the words "three tribe" do not appear in the Bible text
(they're in brackets, accordingly). Other scriptures that use
de'gel really stretch this unlikely translation, as when a single
tribe is being led out by it's "three tribe division" (??? how
about being led by the BANNER OF ITS DIVISION??!!) "
Good piece of research. Agape, J.C.MacHislopp
many years ago when i flew for zambia airways in central.
africa,i was shown great friendship by daniel and .
marina sydlik,who travelled from your headquarters in new.
Hello everyone,
It sad to know that someone doesn't
look and feel well! Btw the w.w.web in formation
gives Daniel Sydlik date of birth as 1919.-
Agape, J.C. MacHislopp
here are a few notes i took at the friday session of the 2001 "teachers of god's word" district convention.
i thought i would share these upbuilding theocratic point with my new friends, along with my thoughts as i was listening to the program.
1st instruction of the day: sing loudly and listen to the prayer!
Hello Lostmyreligion,
Thanks for taking your time to share
the lastest "news " about the D.C. 2001!
From what you write there is not much change.
To Farkel:
“Over the last few years several have commented that the convention organizers are frustrated because they can't find any local experiences with local residents to share at the assemblies. It's a real problem and especially for Circuit Assemblies: twenty congregations, zero experiences worth relating at an assembly. Why doesn't the WTS get a clue and realize that their tactics and recruitment methods are NOT working. Same is true with baptisms. Many circuit assemblies have only one, two or even no baptisms these days.”
True points. It really what happens in this part of Europe!
I also wonder why they don't get the message!
Agape, J.C. MacHislopp
from: http://user.online.be/~gd34048/subliminal3a.html.
w99 15/2 3 french/italian:.
no long skirts for italian jw?
Hello Osarsif,
an excellent job,...!
I knew it but it is nice that you posted for many others
to see and...wonder what' s all about.
Thanks again, agape J.C.MacHislopp
while much attention is given to doctrine in sites such as this, very little is noted about the watchtower societys intellectual dishonesty in its publications, especially when it comes to quotations.. oftentimes the societys writers will cite a scholar or author of some repute: "professor blank observes that blah, blah, blah.
" the reader assumes from the quotation that professor blank is in agreement with the organizations position, of course, and that the quotation chosen accurately depicts the authors thoughts.. heres the catch: the words between the quotation marks may be accurate, but the snippet may not at all faithfully represent someones actual thesis or position.
much like a newspaper ad for a movie that quotes a reviewer as saying "monumental!
Hello Maximus,
excellent piece of research...it' a
good proof or for some a remeinder, of the scholastic
" h o n e s t y " of the WTS writers.
Agape, J.C. MacHislopp
we've all been given the new advanced health "care" directive at our book groups.
talk about feeling pressured into a situation.
we have to take forms home, read them, tick what medical care info our consciense will allow if we are in a life or death situation.
Hello qwerty,
a good remeinder for everybody!
Btw, take a good lok at :
w. 1.08.1958 p.478 QfR
An article almost unknown...to many!!
Agape, J.C.MacHislopp
