i was watching a jw video where the announcement was made of a young lady's being disfellowshiped, and it happened in a regular kh sunday meeting.
this struck me as being a bit...cold.
is this when the shunning begins?
They are not supposed to announce a DFing on Sunday. The reasoning (theirs) is that the Sunday meeting is for the public and the mid week meeting is more for the JWs.
So somebody screwed up.
Unless there is a reason why not, the announcement is made by the chairman of the judicial committee that rendered the decision.
So its not like some hapless brother was handed a note and told to read it. It was a definite policy goof.
I know! Lets disfellowship that elder! He was brazen!
while reading the magazines the other day it occurred to me that jws never really had a very good answer to that question.
because it was aimed at young people and it said something along the lines, "if you believe in god you have a purpose, but if you don't believe in god your life has no purpose or meaning".
i think that is a faulty analysis of the situation.
Well Trump wont be the next president if that helps you in your winding down and relaxing Slim, you dont need to fear.
slimboyfat.
It strikes me that the mere existence of God does not prejudice the possibility of life having a purpose one way or another. The idea that there may be a God, but that life is nevertheless without purpose, is an under explored possibility. And isn't it just as wrong to assume that a universe without God is necessarily without meaning, as it is to assume that a universe with God must have some sort of meaning?
That is an interesting way to turn that particular thought object around to view it from all sides. I had never thought of it in quite that way before, so thanks!
when they sent out internal letter to elders regarding the binding of elders book , worldly men could do the job but only under supervision of a elder.
but under no circumstance could a sister touch the book.
the idiots put it in print, any elders wives on this forum should take it up with their man.
of providing high quality food?.
personally i prefer the small restaurants with a owner who cooks the food.
often the food is equally imaginative and just as tasty as the more expensive restaurant.
JWdaughter you are amazing!
Didnt we have a thread here once where we were talking about baking contests?
My problem is a love of good food but a lack of time and alas I am not that in to cooking.
A rainy day, a great tomato sauce from scratch while I drink a glass of wine, some good crusty bread and pasta and Im done for a month!
My cooking gene must be very dormant.
while reading the magazines the other day it occurred to me that jws never really had a very good answer to that question.
because it was aimed at young people and it said something along the lines, "if you believe in god you have a purpose, but if you don't believe in god your life has no purpose or meaning".
i think that is a faulty analysis of the situation.
Sail Away
This was a question that bothered me greatly as a JW. When the then new brochure entitled, "What is the Purpose of Life?" came out, I couldn't wait to read it. When I finished reading it I thought, "That's God's purpose, not mine!
Im glad somebody else had such heretical thoughts.
The Org always gave the sense that to not live for the new system was to waste ones life.
All worldly people were hedonists.
But what are the people in the supposed new system?
Isnt the ultimate outcome to have no worries and loads of time and toss a little lip service heavenward?
Take out that last thing and what is the difference between what people do now and what they would do then?
this morning the jws are working my neighborhood.
i have a birds eye view from my upstairs office.
on my side of the street is three men with a baby in a stroller.
while reading the magazines the other day it occurred to me that jws never really had a very good answer to that question.
because it was aimed at young people and it said something along the lines, "if you believe in god you have a purpose, but if you don't believe in god your life has no purpose or meaning".
i think that is a faulty analysis of the situation.
while reading the magazines the other day it occurred to me that jws never really had a very good answer to that question.
because it was aimed at young people and it said something along the lines, "if you believe in god you have a purpose, but if you don't believe in god your life has no purpose or meaning".
i think that is a faulty analysis of the situation.
it's been some time.
wondering if anyone remembers me from the 'old days'.
:).
did anybody see the service meeting video this week?.
australian sister was sexually abused as a child and thought of ending her life at 14 years old, sometime later jw's call on her father who accepts a study and eventually the whole family becomes witnesses, life gets much better as the sister immerses herself in pioneering etc, she still has some dark days but prayer along with going for walks and swimming has helped her cope with bad memories of child abuse, the new system (just around the corner) will completely fix everything......... i'm dumbfounded, the hypocrisy has literally rendered me speechless......comments anybody?.
Life is to short 2
Listenar
You make a very good point about it being harmful, every since I have seen it I have been in such a depression. I wonder how many others have been affected like me.
I am going to my counselor next week and it is one of the first thing's I am going to show her, I really want her take on it
Over on a staunch JW site, some of the "sisters" are talking about how much viewing it upset them.
This was a dumb thing for the Org to do. It shows no sensitivity or awareness on their part.
I am sorry you have been feeling down about it all.
Much love and respect to you Life is to short.