i was having a discussion with an old friend last night.
her parents are divorced and his mother never became “one of jehovah witnesses “ .
long story short she claims elders are generally hardier on women than men.
I think it has to do with type.
As mentioned above they will be hard on a strong woman or one who shows no fear of them.
A pretty young woman who cries and looks up to them and maybe "daddy" is one of them (elders) will fare better.
I think they are the absolute hardest on young men.
The only way to survive as a young man is to be thin, fair skinned, balding and brown nosing.
the sea once held this youngster's heart within its mighty bosom.i loved and cherished the sea, stretching outward beyond infinity.
i took to the e'er dreary landscape, the dank surroundings soothing me, enveloping me in crawling mists that were more welcomed to me than the evaporating rays of a cavorting summer sun.i, however, am no longer that pensive lad who found comfort in the dark and cold and deep blue sea.
today, a man in the physical sense, i no longer possess that childlike fascination with my former abode.
Nice.
You put words together and turn them in to jewels CoCo.
anthony morris iii was representing gb in international convention in helsinki, finland.
in his final talk he mentioned that at the fight of armageddon jesus will fight together with the 144 000. he then reminds the audience that one angel destroyed 185000 assyrians.
so what are "144 000 immortal creatures together with jesus going to do".
Thanks for that post Freddo. My thoughts exactly. The role of the 144,000 is to be kings and priests like Melchizedek. The role of avenger and messenger is in the angel category.
So why doesnt Tony know his Bible as well as we do?
hi guys ,i'm new here 27 in 1 year out.. ive escaped 2 judicially by changing congs in rapid escape .i will tell my last dodged bullet.i swear these word as gospel honest.6 years ago in oz i'm in cong only about a year and tensions were running high due to a crazy old european bro ex elder who took no shit from the 10 apostles.i like him i don't know if it was the rebel in me or underdog syndrome but good guy 74years old he was.we just had this big sense the razor were getting sharpened.we arrive at thursday's night meeting my wife was at home so another big boring night i thought,was i wrong.the body has every mongrel breed.the three main characters were the italian dutch german,service committee.we start with song prayer ,the dutchy get up and says we are making adjustments to meeting tonight the arrogant bastard says only bible reading tonight then there agender.dutchy says.what is most amazing is these 10 idiots agreed to this changing of meeting program.
(these words are true)"we have a korah influence in cong and the 10 apostles have established an open judicial committee,the elders said there was evil in our mist .so to root out the evil if anyone has heard a bro say anything against any elders recently the are to report to the three stooges.well dutchy dims light and play the old prehistoric korah movie to the cong ,the bloody creation movie by russell was higher quality.
30 mins later german takes to the stage for the circus to begin.he repeats the dutch mantra ,well the publishers were looking at each other like it was north korea ,could have heard a pin drop,we are all thinking to ourselves we are all guilty of bitchin about the bastards .before meeting had finished halfway thru movie i rang my mate to tell him about "the burning "as the meeting became affectionately known.get home tell wife she don't believe me,within 2 days she believed.it was the talk of area.i had never rang bethel previously because i believed it was heaven and it didn't need my voice.next morning ring service desk in sydney and all i said i was concerned what took place at meeting last night .
Hi Chook,
Great story and welcome!
You were smart to bounce over to the next congregation. I have seen people do that here and it is a good preemptive move in a lot of cases.
what do you think about these things.
it seems like a monumental waste of time and money, a pipe dream of the governing body based on wishful thinking.
this corporation is going down the tubes with these asshole deluded genius's calling the financial investment shot.. buying chemical dump property around the world to build their financial empire headquarters on while facing massive child molestation lawsuits now and many more in the future means it looking kind of bleak for these messed idiots running things.. http://jw-branchoffices.blogspot.com/p/watchtower-remote-translation-offices.html.
darkspilver
Wow, kinda glad I don't work for you - hard task master! haha
Well how about I work for you then? I like a boss with a sense of humor!
darkspilverSo that is the main point then. It is a real estate decision masquerading as a translating enterprise.Yes, they could, but probably not so effectively, or even so accurately.Remember, buying a property is a capital asset whose valve can be realised when sold and not a 'running cost' whose valve is lost.
its real estate, pure and simple.
Its the whole shell game way they present it that is an insult to their contributors intelligence.
i don't know what the membership increase is like here but over at reddit their getting 20 plus newbies daily if not more.
it's crazy how much thier growing 2000 or more since i signed up and that wasn't that long ago.
looks like the loyalty conventions didn't stem the tide.
I love looking at those old scans Darkspilver, thanks for posting them!
what do you think about these things.
it seems like a monumental waste of time and money, a pipe dream of the governing body based on wishful thinking.
this corporation is going down the tubes with these asshole deluded genius's calling the financial investment shot.. buying chemical dump property around the world to build their financial empire headquarters on while facing massive child molestation lawsuits now and many more in the future means it looking kind of bleak for these messed idiots running things.. http://jw-branchoffices.blogspot.com/p/watchtower-remote-translation-offices.html.
Thanks for the answer darkspilver!
Where would I expect them to put it?
Honestly, I dont see why it couldnt be done in a closet. Or a basement. Or on a plane while traveling. Well, maybe not that last one LOL
The point being, I dont see why they cant do all of this at headquarters. All it takes is a computer to transmit data.
There is no need to buy an entire building for translating one language to another.
Look at how the U.N. does it. Lots of language flowing in and out there. No need to have an expensive property in Florida.
what do you think about these things.
it seems like a monumental waste of time and money, a pipe dream of the governing body based on wishful thinking.
this corporation is going down the tubes with these asshole deluded genius's calling the financial investment shot.. buying chemical dump property around the world to build their financial empire headquarters on while facing massive child molestation lawsuits now and many more in the future means it looking kind of bleak for these messed idiots running things.. http://jw-branchoffices.blogspot.com/p/watchtower-remote-translation-offices.html.
So how does any of the above apply to the Ft. Lauderdale office in Florida?
i am trying to remove link ........................................................ sorry, simon:.
posted something else in error, trying to get images up.
when i post images from pc, the photo shows, but the wheel spins indefinitely.
Hi CoCo,
Can you try a picture that you already have on your computer?
1. concerns about the effects it would have on yours and your family's social life.. 2. fear of being shunned.
3. the stress it will cause.
4. the thought of feeling isolated.
Thats a great list. Im sure all of us relate to some of the concerns you listed.
I am doing a very slow fade. I employ several JWs and so far i is going well. My last meeting was Memorial but if I have a reason to go to the KH I will.
I can see why the structure and routine are important to you. I tend to chafe at structure and routine so for me it is a relief to let that go.
Once I was "awake" I spent some time observing the JWs who seem to thrive. Not the leaders or super achievers - they seem miserable and/or artificially happy. I was more intrigued by the ones who seem to be content and at ease.
The one thing they all had in common is they are using the religion as it suits them. They do the parts they want and dont do the parts they dont want to.
I guess its like the song says "Take what you need and leave the rest..."
