Its really too bad isnt it?
Jehovah is just a name. It can and should be used by anyone who wants to in any song or book.
BUT...the JWs have given it such a bad connotation that the name is controversial and conjures up bad feelings in people.
millie210
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Where's this going? American soldiers call on Jehovah
by fulltimestudent inthe song is 'days of elijah,' and the bit i'm referring to is about half way through, as they sing, "there is no god like jehovah":.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjz_ilp9c5a.
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A Judicial experience.
by John Aquila inwhen i was an elder in the 80s, a 16 year old baptized jw girl had confessed that at school during lunch a boy kissed her and touched her privates over her dress.
the circuit overseer was in town and we told him of the situation and he called the society and then told us that mother said we were not allowed to conduct the funeral in the kingdom hall or anywhere else with the threat of removing us and being dealt with judicially if we disobeyed.
the mother who is about 79 years old comes once a year to talk to my mom about the situation.
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millie210
That story breaks my heart John.
Nevertheless, Im glad you shared it. It helps me to remember exactly why I am fading, being calm with the crazy, (my siblings) and trying to rebuild and regroup.
This organization didnt deserve you.
Im glad it no longer has you.
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2016 SPECIAL TALK---ARE YOU ON THE ROAD TO EVERLASTING LIFE?
by suavojr inare you on the road to everlasting life?.
note to the speaker: help bible students and interested ones to understand why and how to make further spiritual progress..
emphasize the many sources of help available, and warmly encourage them to act without delay.
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millie210
All the Watchtower and the one Awake quote(s) are from the last 10 years so can we assume that they are still standing behind what theyve put in print in the last ten years?
How faithful of them!
How unchanging and permanent!
Their Holy Spirit is really coming through for them!
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Let’s Speculate!!!
by John Aquila inyou know the organization is slowly going down.
not as fast as we would wish, but nevertheless it is crumbling.
five (5) year old child baptisms, smaller magazines, child sexual abuse exposed, smaller annual growth, no one wants to reach out, young ones leaving.
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millie210
I think SloppyJoe called it pretty well.
In addition I think there will be assemblies will be watched from home streamed online or on TV with some provision to make sure people donate.
(just like the Mormons do it now)
A university education program of their own (perhaps online) focusing on legal, financial and IT degrees. (tomorrows window washers and janitors)
Witnessing will be done by those wishing to do so - an elite group kind of like pioneers are now. The rest will be assured their donations are "them being part" just like the Levite tribe did the worship and the rest supported that tribe.
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WHEN people leave a cult...MAN landed on the moon? Or critical thinking......
by The Rebel ini believe anyone who has voluntarily left a cult has shown they can adapt to new solutions, and have used " critical thinking" skills otherwise most would not have left.. yet i believe a safe place for support is still needed and this safe place i believe is searched for.. now i may not measure up to much in ways of education, but for me personally " critical thinking skills" = " new" a " new" way of thinking, that takes time for me the individual to be visual and to contemplate.
and the more i read about " critical thinking," the more convinced i am that i can live with the ridicule of those that claim i do not possess it.
furthermore i would say those that criticise others " critical thinking skills," often luck the sensibility and thoughts to snore, spit, and fart....nor would they understand a room full of tobacco smoke and cheap booze...where " critical thinking " can often be found in its most profound, in the most sensitive poems and "pictures" that were ever drawn.
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SecretSlaveClass
I am fascinated by people who have the ability to communicate their ideas, concepts and insight accurately with few words and in that comment you did exactly that.I am fascinated by that also SSC.
I cant do it very well but I do admire it greatly!
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WHEN people leave a cult...MAN landed on the moon? Or critical thinking......
by The Rebel ini believe anyone who has voluntarily left a cult has shown they can adapt to new solutions, and have used " critical thinking" skills otherwise most would not have left.. yet i believe a safe place for support is still needed and this safe place i believe is searched for.. now i may not measure up to much in ways of education, but for me personally " critical thinking skills" = " new" a " new" way of thinking, that takes time for me the individual to be visual and to contemplate.
and the more i read about " critical thinking," the more convinced i am that i can live with the ridicule of those that claim i do not possess it.
furthermore i would say those that criticise others " critical thinking skills," often luck the sensibility and thoughts to snore, spit, and fart....nor would they understand a room full of tobacco smoke and cheap booze...where " critical thinking " can often be found in its most profound, in the most sensitive poems and "pictures" that were ever drawn.
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millie210
Hi The Rebel,
(it appears you chose your user name well : }
Im glad you found a writing style that worked for you on other threads. We are all just finding our footing here and learning from one another arent we?
This phrase you used jumped out at me
The Rebel
when the heart wishes to speakthis is and always has been what has the most power,
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New Watchtower Corporation Formed !!!
by xjwsrock into all congregations in the united states branch territory .
re: jw congregation support .
dear brothers: .
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millie210
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They really are going with the whole JW thing arent they? After a lifetime of droning on and on about being JEHOVAHS witnesses they have just summarily dispensed with it to the point of even this letter being about a JW Corporation.
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Drama played at pioneer school
by StarTrekAngel ini was having breakfast at home earlier this morning when my mil sat down at the table.
she started re hashing her previous day with us (wife and myself).
she was relating a story she got from another close relative who just finished the pioneer school.
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millie210
Someone put a creative spin on the dogma didnt they?
JWs are so squelched and starved for creativity that they will think the message is good just because it has a spark of different in the way its served up.
Your point is a good one however...its the same with how ministerial servants and elders a chosen...field service time and meeting attendance are scrutinized, character isnt even mentioned..
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How Scary Are Circuit Overseers Now?
by minimus inback in the day, when the co came to the congregation, it was quite stressful for the elders and often, the rank and file.
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is it as big a deal as it used to be?.
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millie210
People used to be in awe of and in fear of C.O.s,
The problem now is much worse.....
people just dont give a flip. They are way to busy with real life to immerse themselves in his visit.
Brothers dont want to be servants or reach out so why would they curry favor with a C.O.?