another young couple has bit the dust, in our congregation.
that's close to 20.. we'll probably hear a special needs talk, and of course the couple will be counselled to get back together, and they are not scripturally free to marry.. comments will be made that it's is the fault of the younger ones, today.
apparently younger ones are selfish, but, are they?.
snare&racket >>>
In 2013 marriage is a legal right and a means to publicly announce our commitment along with legal benefits, but that aside its about two people living together.
Isn't that also exactly what Adam and Eve supposedly did before God came along and gave them a marriage certificate?
do you remember anything from your baptism talk or the brother who gave it?.
Revising the baptismal questions so many times made talking about the very subject superfluous.
the policy set by pastor russell concerning disfellowship procedure wasn't changed until 1944?.
what was disfellowship policy?.
russell had recommended in a 1904 publication that each separate congregation (remember there was no organization back then!
http://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/.
something to look forward to i'm sure.. no doubt the symposium "beware of strange teachings" will be more apostate/evolution/education bashing.. george.
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Gee, shouldn't they have conceived a centennial program that's more in tune with
the bipolar ('young' and 'old' generation) of 1914?
in another thread, what's new for 2013 - lo nuevo de 2013, jwn member, oppostate, posted news of dc releases at this year's district conventions.
among the releases was this: .
a new dvd for 2013: the return of the prodigal son.
There used to be time when they applied the "prodigal son" class to the "other sheep" class.
Some of the anointed were not happy to suddenly work together with the lowly esteemed foot soldier.
So the President of the WTBTS let it be known that he was not happy about that and labeled the anointed the “elder son” class, as were slow to get rid of old and incorrect ideas.
The Watchtower 1943, November 15, page 346
it seems to me that in the past large flashes of "new light" have come when the governing body was backed into a corner.
for example the multiple re-defining of what a generation is until it ended up the ridiculous "overlapping" meaning.. what is the reason this time?
are they worried because the number of partakers has been going up?
Why the "New Light" in the July 15 Watchtower?
The old light was down to a faint glow - the new light let's them look into the future for anouther 20 to 30 years.
it seems hardly a day can go by now without someone making a smutty comment and i really don't get it.. there is no need to interject talk of masturbation, sluts, gay sex or toys into every topic.
what are we, teenagers?.
please think twice before posting such comments.
By all means, make comments more readable for the research dept. at Bethel.
i've personally never wondered that, but apparently some people do.... (see 00:40 in the video below).
http://www.jw.org/en/news/by-region/americas/united-states/video-clip-asl-bible-helps-deaf-family/.
cedars.
Shouldn't the clip have made it into the "Children" section of JW.org for toddlers?
i've personally never wondered that, but apparently some people do.... (see 00:40 in the video below).
http://www.jw.org/en/news/by-region/americas/united-states/video-clip-asl-bible-helps-deaf-family/.
cedars.
I've personally wondered how they sing (see 03:10 in the video).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1ukz5m-yo4&feature=youtu.be.
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cedars.
cedars >> Just looking at your research.
As you pointed out, the place referred to as "Tahan" is actually Kalewa.
Just looking at the makeup of Kalewa Township it says:
Religion: 99% of the inhabitants of Tahan are Christian even though Burma is a Budhhist country and 90% of population are Buddhist. Only 4% of the Burmese population are Christian. There are over 50 churches in Tahan. This is the only place in Burma that a church can be seen from every street corner and where Christmas is celebrated.
Once more we can detect a WTBTS focusing on proselytizing Christians to their JW belief system.
True missionaries most likely will preach to pagans / heathens.
