DIM,
LOL! I saw you at the last Circuit Assembly. When I saw your hair, I said to my wife, "I guess ****n isn't doing too well with the 'truth'. "
Little did I realize how much you and I had the same goals.
By the way, I encouraged your mom-in-law to continue visiting her ill husband, no matter what anyone else tries to tell her.
Mister Biggs
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Who are still in and who has left the JW Org? Why?
by STRUGGLE ingood morning!.
hi was just wondering who are still active in the organization and do you have doubts?
those of you who have left, briefly what made you leave, do you have any regrets, and was it hard making new friends?.
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Who are still in and who has left the JW Org? Why?
by STRUGGLE ingood morning!.
hi was just wondering who are still active in the organization and do you have doubts?
those of you who have left, briefly what made you leave, do you have any regrets, and was it hard making new friends?.
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I brought up the whole UN thing to my wife and brother. My brother (an elder) said that it's okay to have doubts. Most JW's have doubts, etc.
I was hoping that my "confession" would make the elders rush to judgement against me and DF me so that I could have an easy way out. Guess what? That ain't happening! LOL. So, I have no choice but to slowly strip off my so-called spiritual armor and quietly leave the organization.
I would DA myself, but then, as badwillie often says, that would be playing into the WTS hands.
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Who are still in and who has left the JW Org? Why?
by STRUGGLE ingood morning!.
hi was just wondering who are still active in the organization and do you have doubts?
those of you who have left, briefly what made you leave, do you have any regrets, and was it hard making new friends?.
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Hi, Struggle.
I am still active at all the meetings. My situation, although difficult, is not unlike many others on the Board. I am taking baby steps to break the chains that hold me captive in the Org. I have already expressed myself to my active, loyal JW wife and to my active, pioneer, elder, brother. However, they think that I will get through or over my doubts.
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Hard To Keep Silent
by Frenchy inwas visiting this week and in his talk he got on the subject of movies.
he began by admitting that he was not familiar with the rating code but that it was wrong for a christian to see an r rated movie.
he stayed at least five minutes on the subject.. afterwards there was the usual, abbreviated wt study and i found paragraph four particularly interesting:.
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Part 1: Breaking Ground with Crisis of Conscience
by Amazing inpart 1: breaking ground with crisis of conscience .
while attending the district convention at the cow palace in san francisco, the jw man who had brought me into the religion, told me that ray franz had resigned from the governing body, and several were disfellowshipped from bethel in a major cleaning out of apostates.
i was shocked, and asked why ray franz would resign.
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Which is the most ridiculous religion?
by sleepy inmost of us now laugh at the witnesses, but i think compared to some others they are quite reasonable ( notice i said compared).. so which religion has the most crazy beliefs.. i dont have much knowledge of these religions but i'll mention what i know , feel free to add your own points or correct me if i'm wrong.. i'll start with.. mormons,.
believe jews migrated to america.and that we are angels on earth being tested.. monnies,.
believe rev moon is jesus on earth.they also use (missuse) quatum physics to prove their beliefs.. scientology,.
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MOVE Members.
Long live John Africa!
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Politically Correct Version Of Bible
by Mister Biggs inhere's the link and the story.... http://www.cnn.com/2002/showbiz/books/01/28/new.bible.ap/index.html.
popular bible to become gender-neutral.
january 28, 2002 posted: 11:39 am est (1639 gmt).
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Here's the link and the story...
http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/books/01/28/new.bible.ap/index.html
Popular Bible to become gender-neutral
January 28, 2002 Posted: 11:39 AM EST (1639 GMT)
(AP) -- The International Bible Society said Monday that America's best-selling modern Bible is about to get an update using gender-neutral wording, despite past criticism of that idea from conservatives.
The revision will be called "Today's New International Version," or TNIV. The original "New International Version," which has sold more than 150 million copies worldwide since 1978, will remain on the market.
The New Testament of the latest version goes on sale in April with the full Bible including Old Testament books expected by 2005.
Zondervan of Grand Rapids, Michigan, owned by HarperCollins, holds North American rights for both versions. To date, the Bible society and Zondervan have spent $2 million to develop the new translation but they did not disclose other financial terms.
Both versions, the work of evangelical translators, are especially popular in the conservative, Protestant heart of America's competitive Bible market.
Randy Stinson, executive director of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, a Louisville, Kentucky, group that works to preserve gender specific language, said Monday he had not yet seen the revisions but was concerned that word meanings may have been altered.
"This is incredibly serious to evangelicals, how the Bible is translated," Stinson said. "We believe the Bible is the word of God, so changing these things deliberately is dangerous."
Criticized by some groups
The older version's gender usage became hotly disputed in 1997 when World magazine, a conservative weekly, reported that the Bible society was working on an inclusive-language revision. The society had already published such an edition with a British publisher.Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest U.S. Protestant denomination, criticized the language change, as did James Dobson of the influential "Focus on the Family" radio broadcast.
After meeting with critics, the Bible society said it would halt publication of Britain's inclusive edition and had "abandoned all plans for gender-related changes in future editions of the New International Version."
The Bible society, based in Colorado Springs, Colo., isn't quite abandoning its pledge because the latest version won't replace the "New International Version" -- it will just be sold alongside the older translation.
Examples of some changes from 1978 to 2002: "sons of God" to "children of God" in Matthew 5:9, and "a man is justified by faith" to "a person is justified by faith" in Romans 3:28.
Aimed at Protestants
A publicity release says "the TNIV is not merely a gender-accurate edition of the NIV," because 70 percent of the changes do not relate to gender. Also, terms referring to God and Jesus Christ have not been altered.Like the 1978 Bible, the new version is aimed at Protestants, and will not appear in an edition with the extra biblical books recognized by Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches.
The major U.S. sales competitor for the NIV has been the venerable King James Version. But the international versions will now also have to compete with two evangelical translations that appeared last year:
- "English Standard Version" from Crossway, a slight update of the 1952 Revised Standard Version that makes modest use of gender-free terminology.
- "Holman Christian Standard Bible" from Broadman & Holman, the Southern Baptist book house, which rejects gender-neutral wording. It is currently available only in the New Testament, with the full Bible due in 2004.
All or part of the Bible is currently available in some 70 English translations.
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JW In Africa A Suspected Murder Accomplice
by Mister Biggs inhere's the link and the article.... http://allafrica.com/stories/200201230416.html.
police hunt keyamo - "i am ready for arrest," he says.
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Here's the link and the article...
http://allafrica.com/stories/200201230416.html
Police Hunt Keyamo - "I Am Ready for Arrest," He Says
January 23, 2002
Posted to the web January 23, 2002Gabriel Orok & Ayodele Lawal
LagosThe police in Lagos, this morning, gave the order for the arrest of Mr. Festus Keyamo, counsel to Mr. Damola Adebayo, the number one suspect in the murder of Chief Bola Ige. Security agents officially invited him yesterday to tell them more about what he knows about Adebayo as a person.
Security sources revealed that even though Keyamo cannot be said to have been arrested, an official security letter inviting him for further chat has been sent to his chambers.
Top security officers said Keyamo's invitation was informed by preliminary investigation which revealed that Adebayo must have been tutored by Keyamo to pervert the course of justice in the murder case. "We have officially invited Keyamo for criminal interrogations under cautions over the matter. He has to tell us the circumstance that linked him with Fryo".
The invitation of Adebayo came on the heel of Professor Wole Soyinka's call for the probe of Keyamo over his role in the murder of Bola Ige.
' As far as we are concerned, Keyamo has some questions to answer in this case, said the police.
Keyamo has declared that he is ready for arrest by the police over the Damola Adebayo a.k.a Fryo's case, if the need arises.
Speaking with P.M.News in his office yesterday, Keyamo said that he cannot be arrested for being an accomplice in the murder of the late Chief Bola Ige because the prime suspect, Fryo, came to him as he can come to anyone, or other lawyer "except people are trying to insinuate that I am a nobody."
If there is such allegation people should come out with a statement on that". On the allegation that he kept the accused for four days, he said, "Fryo consulted me and he kept on consulting me, and initially we agreed that he must show himself to the police which he agreed. Probably if he had declined I would have handed him over to the police immediately".
Speaking on the allegation that he (Keyamo) is a member of Eiye Confraternity, he said that he is not a member of any cult and he did not know how they operate."Infact, my background as a Jehovah Witness will not permit me to do such a thing.Those who know me in my days at the university will attest to this".
Keyamo disclosed that he is ready for the police investigation and anything that may come out of the case. "I now come to the office with a short in case of any arrest or detention".
He, however, warned that since he is being denied access to his client on the excuse that he had one health problem or the other, if he dies or anything unusual happens to him, the state will account for it", he added.
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Hypocrisy Within My Own Family
by Reborn2002 inyesterday my brother (ever-loyal witness baptized same day as me 10 years ago; who is married to a holier-than-thou regular pioneer and subsequently with her encouragement has since avoided me as much as possible since i da myself) and his wife (see description above) came over to visit.. well.. shooting the proverbial shit, we got to the topic of movies.
asking politely if he or his wife had seen lord of the rings.. she interjected that it was inappropriate because it suggested wizardry and spiritism, and would never see such filth.
trying very hard to remain polite, my mom noticed the pause and said if they wanted to borrow any movies we have on tape to watch at home.. sneaky as i am, while they flapped their gums with my parents i glanced in the bag to see what they borrowed.. they took:.
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Hello. You can only do what will make you feel what's best for you. Knowing me, I probably would have torn into them. But, if it meant that I couldn't see my little nephew again, I may have bit my tongue.
Once, I mentioned to a sister (while out in Field Service) that I was very good at Skill Crane (you know, the machine where you dump in quarters and use the motorized arm to pick up stuffed animals?). The sister rebuked me and said that was just as bad as gambling, that it was a game of chance. We debated for a few moments. Then, she changed the subject and told me how good the movie 'Backdraft' was (it had recently come out and it was rated-R) and she recommended that I go see it. Of course, she got her butt rebuked by me!!! Her defense? "Oh, it was rated-R? I had no idea."So many stupid people, so few comets! :o)
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Proposed AWAKE! articles - Internet Dangers!
by waiting inhowdy y'all,.
this is a competition of sorts.
on another thread, some have speculated that the wtbts will come up with ways, talks, articles, to keep the local jw's off the internet.
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"...While the internet can serve some good, as a whole it is a corrupt, damaging means of communication and influence. Of course, what you view on the internet is a conscience matter. But, one would do well to reason that if something is bad as a whole, why have any dealings with it?"
They did the same thing with rap, heavy metal music, and rated-R movies: "They're all conscience matters, BUT if you do any of those things, you will be looked down upon by your contemporaries."So many stupid people, so few comets! :o)