blts on saturday mornings!!!!
mmmmmmmmmm......having one right now!!!
what the head makes cloudy the heart makes very clear.. we judge ourselves by our intentions; others judge us by our actions
The only thing I loved about field service...
Hearing the alarm clock go off, turning it off, asking myself, "Do I really feel like going out in field service today??? Nah!", closing my eyes, and going back to sleep.
Or,
Looking out the window, checking for rain (or even a small grey cloud), and then blaming the inclement weather (or the threat of any rain) for causing me to miss field service.
on the east coast interested in coming to my bbq on memorial day weekend?
i'm not sure what day but my roommate and i are having a cookout that weekend.
they'll be volleyball, beer, lots of food and the usual fun.
Imma try and come to your jaughn.
for immediate release .
april 29, 2002. religious minorities receive harsh treatment.
in turkmenistan labor colonies.
Fredhall-
And why do you assume or conclude that other religions aren't defending their religion?
for immediate release .
april 29, 2002. religious minorities receive harsh treatment.
in turkmenistan labor colonies.
To anyone who doesn't think the WTSociety purposely leaves out part of the story, I present to you this evidence:
(Especially take note of the last very last sentence of the article)
US religions panel seeks ban on Saudis, Turkmens
AFP, Washington
A US advisory panel has urged the administration of President George W. Bush to designate Saudi Arabia and Turkmenistan as gross violators of religious freedoms and impose sanctions against them.
These and other recommendations are contained in an annual report unveiled Monday by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom that advises the administration and Congress on a broad array of international and humanitarian policy issues.
The panel said the assistance provided the United States by a number of Arab and Asian states in Washington's war on terrorism should not deter the administration from taking a firm stand on human right and religious freedoms.
"Cooperation in the fight against terrorism does not grant them license to continue to abuse the rights of their own people," the commission said in the report.
The recommendations come at a particularly delicate time for US diplomacy, which has been trying to enlist Saudi cooperation in putting the Middle East peace process back on track and forging a unified front for a possible military operation against Iraq.
But these considerations notwithstanding, the panel said that the Saudi monarchy "denies religious freedom and vigorously enforces its prohibition against all forms of public religious expression other that those who follow the government's interpretation and presentation of the Hanbali school of Sunni Islam."
As many as 14 Christians of various nationalities were imprisoned without charge in the Saudi city of Jeddah last year in what appeared to be a crackdown on a loose network of private Christian "home fellowships," according to the report.
Several of those detained were subject to beatings and repeated interrogations, and all were deported from Saudi Arabia by March 2002, said the document.
As for Turkmenistan, the report found religious freedom conditions in that former Soviet republic "very poor and deteriorating."
The only religions officially recognised by the Turkmen government include Sunni Islam and Russian Orthodox Christianity.
Members of other religious communities, including Baha'is, Baptists, Hare Krishnas, Jehovah's Witnesses, Pentecostals and Seventh-day Adventists, have been imprisoned, deported, harassed, fined and had their services disrupted, the report said.
for immediate release .
april 29, 2002. religious minorities receive harsh treatment.
in turkmenistan labor colonies.
Hi, Fredhall.
Does it say that other religious groups are going through the same thing or do they lead the reader to believe that ONLY the Witnesses are getting persecuted?
Also, read the quote above. It says that the JW prisoners are denied Bibles and literature. It's written in a way to imply that all other prisoner's have access to the Bible.
for immediate release .
april 29, 2002. religious minorities receive harsh treatment.
in turkmenistan labor colonies.
The article says:
For his conscientious objection to that act, he was given a further prison sentence of eight years in a high-security corrective labor colony...Prisoners who are Jehovah's Witnesses are not allowed to own or even to read the Bible or Bible-based literature, and any such material that is found is confiscated.
So, eight years from now, won't this guy be "spiritually starved"?
How does this benefit his so-called spirituality?
Heck! Maybe after eight years he will realize that reading the Watchtower mags doesn't bring real satisfaction.
for immediate release .
april 29, 2002. religious minorities receive harsh treatment.
in turkmenistan labor colonies.
Hey, dungbeetle...
Another question is: How many non-JW conscientious objectors are there?
What ticks me off is the WTS puts it out there like they're the only ones going through this.
Obviously, the land is under Muslim rulership. There must be Christians (non-JW) there who are in prison with the JW's.
for immediate release .
april 29, 2002. religious minorities receive harsh treatment.
in turkmenistan labor colonies.
For Immediate Release
April 29, 2002
Religious minorities receive harsh treatment
in Turkmenistan labor colonies
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan—Six Jehovah's Witnesses remain imprisoned in Turkmenistan because they chose not to follow either Muslim or Orthodox forms of worship. Three of them are young Witness men in detention because of their conscientious objection to military service, and the three other Witnesses were sentenced on dubious charges. Among the latter is Oguldzhan Dzhumanazarova, a 40-year-old attorney. This mother of one daughter wound up in jail because of lending active legal support to her fellow believers.
Kurban Zakirov is a 22-year-old Witness who was sentenced in May 1999 to one year in prison for refusal to perform military service. As a condition of release, he was asked to put his hand on the Koran and swear an oath of loyalty to the President of Turkmenistan. For his conscientious objection to that act, he was given a further prison sentence of eight years in a high-security corrective labor colony in Chärjew.
Many of the Witness prisoners serve their time in the Seydi Labor Colony, located close to the Uzbekistan border in northeast Turkmenistan. Prisoners who are Jehovah's Witnesses are not allowed to own or even to read the Bible or Bible-based literature, and any such material that is found is confiscated.
Reports coming from the Seydi colony tell of regular groundless punishments, such as 5 to 15 days of isolation in a penal cell. The colony administration openly discloses the treatment, explaining that people are being punished for "being Jehovah's Witnesses." However, the formal reasons put in the records include charges such as refusal to work or to give the State oath, refusal to serve the motherland and the President, refusal to obey the authorities, and violating the regime. Last year two of the Witness prisoners were penalized with additional sentences of one-month of isolation in a "chamber." They were also marked as "blatant violators."
Witness prisoners report being repeatedly intimidated with threats to get them to renounce their faith: "You will live your whole life in prison," "We will taunt you until you die," "You'll be raped," "You will be crippled," and so on. Insults and public beatings are added to the existing poor conditions in the colonies, where prisoners are already known to get sick and die because of the inadequate diet and bad hygiene.
Jehovah's Witnesses number more than six million members worldwide.
Media contact: J. R. Brown, telephone (718) 560-5600
i recently started dating my neighbor.
a couple of nights into the late night talks, he told me the reason he hasn't dated in awhile is beacuse he is a witness.
i was surprised, but okay with it.
There needs to be a special section on this board for this looped, re-used scenairo.
Simon???
Please use your creative juices.
Biggs-Not of the Dear Abby class
I live in a shack and I poop in an outhouse.
in case you missed it:.
http://www.jwmatch.com/welcome.php.
one day we'll all be together,until then i'm ready for whatever.
O, Gawd!
I think I'm gonna puke!
Success Story quotes:
"My dear love and i are getting married next week. Praise to Jehovah and may he bless you for your part in bringing brothers and sisters together in the perfect bond of union in his way. Dispelling loneliness for us all...heartfelt thanks again brothers and sisters for bringing happiness to a new family in Jehovah's organisation"
"I met a wonderful brother from this site and we have started dating. We believe that with Jehovah's help all will work out and soon we will be together as man and wife. We have both found what we have been looking and waiting for all our lives. I could not be more happy. Thank you all so much because with out this site, my baby and I could never of met. Oh by the way, I will be changing my profile to just friendship. Again thank you so much."
How is this one a success story???
"Thank you for giving me the opportunity to meet different sisters from around the world. I writing this e-mail to tell you I will no longer be needing your services, and would like my profile erased. Thank You. Much Love"
Gramatically speaking, this one may have met Fredhall!
"I'M SENDING U THIS LITLLE LETER COS I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU MY BROTHERS AND JEHOVAH OUR GOD BECAUSE I MET SOMEONE VERY VERY SPECIAL TO ME , HIS A WONDERFUL BROTHER AND EVERYTHING I'V BEEN LOOKING 4 , SPIRITUAL , HUMBLE , AFFCTIONATE , ROMANTIC AND EVERYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF . SO ... I WOULD LIKE 4 YOU 2 TAKE ME OUT OF THE SISTEM BECAUSE I FOUND THE LOVE OF MY LIFE AND HE FOUND HES RIB , LOL . THANKS AGAIN GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU."
Lordy! Can you imagine any of these lovely couples giving an experience at an Assembly or Convention?
Speaker: So, you two have been married for x-years. Tell us, how did you meet?
Husband: Well, by Jehovah's direction, we were both led to JWMatch.com...
Sigh...
I live in a shack and I poop in an outhouse.
