how do jws (rank and file) know when to commence shunning the victim of an internal judicial proceeding ?
what direction does the elders manual give to start the congregations participation in shunning?
when did you most recently see this process initiated in a hall you attend?.
Long ago they used to announce what you were disfellowshipped for.
If it was smoking - they said so.
Then when that became legally hazardous they changed it to
"So and so is disfellowshipped for conduct unbecoming a Christian"
when that got challenged they changed it to where it is today.
I think that because you "joined" when you got baptized, they are on terra firma legally to announce you are no longer part of the "group".
At least that is the way it was explained to me.
he was basically a good man, just a believer in the religion.
when we were both elders we were best of friends and then things deteriorated when i was not an elder for a while.
then after becoming an elder again, i slowly drifted away from the religion and he drifted further away from me.
((((Minimus))))
So sorry to I hear this. Thinking of you my friend.
i went on line looking for old jw songs and some of them were pretty good and some were just awful!.
did you ever like any of those songs?
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Drearyweather
No. That song is there in the new songbook. It song No 52, Christian Dedication
Does it still sound the same or did they bugger it all up like they did others?
I would say I havent heard it in ages but then again I havent gone to meetings in ages so that would make its own kind of sense wouldnt it?
we recently haven't heard much here about the caleb and sophia cartoon series.. is it still running?
or have the gb realised how pathetic they are?.
I dont know...do the Mormons still use their look a like Caleb and Sophia?
They both sprang up with clone kiddie cartoons within a year of each other,
There was an interesting thread here about the fact that maybe the Jws and the LDS were using the same consulting service to rev up sluggish followers.
i went on line looking for old jw songs and some of them were pretty good and some were just awful!.
did you ever like any of those songs?
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I liked the one they used to play at Memorial.
Cant remember the name of it.
It had the line
"Because Jehovah created the universe so grand, to him belong the earth and sky, the works of his own hand,"
It talked about the Israelites crossing through the sea and so on ,
I thought it was pretty and kind of gave a timeline.
Of course, they got rid of it.
The songs now are so inane and people just kind of mumble and stumble along.
william miller.
do you know how important this man has been to your life?.
do you know your life would have been entirely different (without a doubt) had he not lived?.
What was it about that time period that spawned so many of these types?
its been awhile since i've commented but i come by and read your posts about once a week.
so why do i need a pep talk ?
after almost 2 years into my fade these bastards won't give it a rest constant hang ups on my answering machine and today for the first time in about 6 months they come to my apartment complex but thankfully couldn't get in they did keep buzzing me so they were here looking for me.
Youre doing it right. Good job Logan, keep up the good work~
"go, my people, enter your inner rooms, and shut your doors behind you.hide yourself for a brief moment until the wrath has passed by.
"(isaiah 26:20).
one of the questions that seem to trouble the governing body of the jehovah's witnesses in recent year is this: what will jehovah's witnesses be doing during the destruction of babylon the great?
I do know that is certain states (US) buildings that are safe for weather conditions that are severe, have a sign designating that on the building. Usually schools and the like.
There was a letter read a while back (this goes back over 5 years) stating that Kingdom Halls were not designated buildings to be used as shelters unless specified.
I figured that was part of their ongoing attempt to have zero liability (or accountability for that matter) toward their flock who gives them all their money.
hey there all you singles.
it's that time in the show where we all sign in and tell a little about ourselves.
i guess i will get the ball rolling here.. my name is stephanie.
spiritual but balanced brother
Oxymoron alert!
... and this time it was mine.. mrs. eden decided to part ways and leave home, and so our 25 year long partnership is now dissolving.
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just another colateral damage in a long list of colateral damages from being raised in the "truth".
So sorry Eden.
