do you think this could have been an experiment to see how smoothly these events can be processed, and what the reaction is from the rank and file?
it would sure save a lot of money if events like this could replace at least the one day circuit assemblies.
there has to be some recognition that the "flock" is becoming weary and they don't have the funds to be travelling to these events.
Oh, my! This could lead to electronic shunning (which, apparently, exists already to some degree)!
How will disfellowshipped people be relegated to "the back of the bus" status?
What about "associating?" Hebrews 10:25, I think.
Can Kool Aid be prepared in cyberspace?
How will they spy on one another?
Will there be cyber JC meetings?
So many things to work out!
it occurred to me the other day that i am beginning to forget the tunes to all the old kingdom songs i once knew by heart.
so i have started recording myself singing a few of my favourites from the old song book and uploading them to youtube.
and it struck me as i was singing them how many of the old songs have a military theme running through them, with references to warfare, soldiers, weapons and so on.
"It had a savage, barking rhythm that could not exactly be called music." - George Orwell, 1984
the audio file is 1 hour 28 minutes in total.
the first hour is the panel speaking, and the remaining 28 minutes is the questions from journalists.. here is the link.... http://192.185.44.220/media/13austin/podcast/06%20precon_%20the%20continuing%20story%20pf%20clergy%20abuse%20beyond%20roman%20catholics.mp3.
candace conti in particular did an amazing job, and the comments from the journalists show how appreciative they were of her bravery in speaking out on such a personal issue.. bill was also informative with some of the firsthand accounts he was able to give.. .
Phizzy, I'm not a legal expert, but I thought that if a person were subpoenaed to appear in court, and failed to appear, that a bench warrant would be issued, that person would be held in contempt, and subject to arrest and jail time. I don't think appearing is optional if one is served with a subpoena.
zac's first tooth just fell out, and so people are telling him that the tooth fairy will come with money.
zac asked me if the tooth fairy is real.
i am at a loss as to what to say.
Personally, I was not brought up as a JW in my earliest years. The tooth fairy came. So did Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. It did me no harm (I think). It never occurred to me to question their existence, simple-minded and credulous as I was. (Another "fairy" visited my sister upon request. Sometimes that "fairy" gave her my stuff. I didn't say a word, because I was already not the favorite, and didn't want to make it worse.)
In the fourth grade, our teacher told us that Santa Claus wasn't real. I told my younger sister. She's still angry with me that I told her.
Telling kids the truth is a very subjective, troublesome conundrum. My son-in-law was asked by my granddaughter when she was very young, if it was wrong to tell a lie. He tried to explain why it is sometimes hurtful to tell the whole truth (e.g., if someone is stalking someone, and the stalker asks if you've seen that person), and lived to regret it.
Once I was listening to Dr. Laura on the radio. A guy called in and said he, as the tooth fairy, mistakenly left a $20.00 bill under his son's pillow. He needed most of the money back, but didn't know how to ask for it. Dr. Laura advised him to get a gold pen and get someone with nice handwriting to write a note to the boy from the tooth fairy explaining that the tooth fairy had made a mistake and needed most of the money back for other kids who lost teeth.
No one can answer this question for you, I'm sorry to say. It's a judgment call.
from 1967 to early 1980, the watchtower stated that organ transplants were tantamount to "cannibalism.
" then, suddenly, the position was changed to organ transplants being a "conscience matter.
" so, my question, why the change?
I agree that it was more likely a pragmatic decision rather than deep Biblical research that precipitated the flip-flop in doctrine. Every oppressive person or organization has rules to fit its own agenda. The rules are usually more stringent for the "little people" such as women, non-pioneers, non-elders and such.
the circuit overseer ranted on and on today about how parents aren't policing the internet at home good enough.
i guess the kids and teens are on line too much unsupervised and getting into trouble..
So, the internet poses at least a double threat -- learning something academically AND apostate websites! Oooooooh! Demons in the computer! Burn it!
some of the rhetoric in recent wt magazines got me thinking, it would be useful to have a somewhat comprehensive list of quotes showing the wtbts's incessasant control-freakery and their irrational--and apparently growing--paranoia.
i was thinking it would be good to have a variety of both longer and shorter, older as well as more recent quotes that prove the pattern and history of their manipulative mantra of: don't question.
just obey!.
I saw a documentary yesterday about a woman who had escaped from the fundamentals LDS/Mormon church. Unquestioning obedience was Warren Jeffs' mantra, too. The women suffer terribly. I feel so sorry for the little girls getting molested. This woman, the very last time she spoke with Warren Jeffs, was told, "I will break you."
She and her sister were key witnesses in Jeffs' trial. She wore red at the trials of Jeffs, a color Jeffs forbade her to wear when she was an "insider." She was such a courageous woman!
He expected to live as a God, having sex with 12-year-olds the rest of his life. Instead, hes in prison for life. Although I loathe the man, I feel badly that he grew up as the son of "the Prophet" and, as a result, saw this god-like existence as his birthright. In a way, he was led down the garden path, too.
I'm still glad he's locked away and can't hurt any more children.
just found out my 12 year old niece got baptized on saturday.
that is the same age i got baptized....as we all know it just should not be allowed.
if a child is not mature enough in other areas of life how can they be mature enough to commit their lives to the borg?
It will probably bring heartache to her. But, look on the bright side. It's a joke! It's stupid and hilarious (easy for me to say since it's not my relative) Hopefully, a few years from now, the two of you will look back on this episode laughing!
whenever he responds to a topic, i just have to laugh out loud!
i love the visuals-- they are very much to the point.
even with serious topics, when outlaw shows up to contribute, i smile, chuckle, giggle, or let it all out!
Outlaw is hilarious!
I also enjoy the biting wit of Nathan Natas.
a few months ago i found out mouthy lived a short drive away from where i live and we communicated by pm.
so this morning i called her and was able to meet with her for coffee.
what a pleasure it was to finally meet her.
You'll have to get together again! Sounds great!
