I think the up and coming generations will be accepting of media delivered in digital format more than current ones. Its just a matter of time. I am not defending the use of iPads or not however I used them at the meetings that I still attend and find it extremely convenient as do more and more people. Sure there will always be die hard paper users but technology forges ahead.
XBEHERE
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A preist , Pastor , or minister of religion that uses the Bible or an i-pad , who in your eyes would command your respect .
by smiddy ini ask this because of an experience over the weekend when two witnesses came to my door , and he tried to use his i-pad to witness to me, which i wasnt intersted in.. my theory is this is going to backfire on them .
the majority of people in christendom , whether they practice it or not have a reverence , if not a deep respect for the written word , the bible , as a holy book.
a sacred book.. i dont beleive a householder who is a christian is going to be impressed by someone who quotes scriptures from an i-pad.. religous books have been considered sacred for centuries , their is an awe about them .
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Modern-Day Child Sacrifice
by XBEHERE incircuit assembly this weekend.
do's talk compared not having a family study or not teaching your children about jah to the apostate israelites sacrificing their children to molech at topheth in the valley of shinom.
yeah that's the same thing.
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XBEHERE
Circuit Assembly this weekend. DO's talk compared not having a family study or not teaching your children about Jah to the apostate Israelites sacrificing their children to Molech at Topheth in the Valley of Shinom. Yeah that's the same thing. How delusional can you be
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"Draw Close To Jehovah" study - strange logic..
by BluesBrother inwhat do you think of the reasoning in this paragraph from this week's meeting study?.
draw close to jehovah - chapt 4 .
21 consider jehovahs self-restraint from a different angle.
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XBEHERE
The WTB&TS does use coercion to stay in the religion. They tell you that the world is bad, wordly associates are an evil, bad influence so you are stuck in their social structure. So if you do leave, more than likely you will be all alone. Perhaps even your family (wife, kids, or extended) won't even acknowledge your existence. So what do people do? People lilke me? We stay in, lead a double life, and be miserable.
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Did you ever attend meetings while on vacation?
by keyser soze ini remember when i was a kid going on vacation somewhere with my family, my parents would always have to find out where the local kingdom hall was.
god forbid we should miss a meeting because we were actually enjoying our time away from work and school..
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XBEHERE
Only because my father signed me up for a public talk while I was visiting them once. Otherwise, are you fcuking nuts??!
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Describe What a Jehovah's Witness Elder Is Like
by minimus ini know what they are supposed to be like.
but at this point in time, do you think the elders look joyful?
are they serious bible students?
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I think it all depends upon the personalities of the men.
Aren't all JW's supposed to be clothed with the "new personality"? Love, joy, blah blah.. so you are saying that the elders are not? Only some of them, lol...
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Describe What a Jehovah's Witness Elder Is Like
by minimus ini know what they are supposed to be like.
but at this point in time, do you think the elders look joyful?
are they serious bible students?
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To become an elder, a "brother" is typically someone who managed to underline his magazine study article and comment at least twice during a two-hour meeting. He showed up at recruiting meetings and was known for at least trying to use the suggested presentations at the door. He may have bought a minivan, but at least bought a four-door sedan or SUV.
Once he became one of the elders, this man is typically too busy with "theocratic" stuff to help someone move or paint their apartment. He only studies so far as it takes to complete his meeting parts, but probably still underlines his magazine so he doesn't stumble others. He tries to look joyful, but really looks stressed because he has another meeting part and because someone in his group didn't turn in their time or because he has to go to the meeting after the meeting.
I think this is the most accurate comment.
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I have an honest question!
by FL_Panthers init's with regards to disfellowshipping.. is disfellowshipping a legal procedure?
like is there something i can use to prevent this from happening to me if it does happen.. no jokes about me being a bad little boy.
i need honest answers to this.
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fading is the only way to leave and maintain still in family realtionships. If you do that then all you have to put up with is the occasional mandatory talk by an elder/uncle at family get togethers about you coming back, you're causing your parents grief, blah blah blah. Then its all good and they will treat you pretty much normal.
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KM School for Elders Only in 2015 Service Year
by NotBlind injust heard this at the meeting last night - km school for elders only to be held between november 11th and january 11th.
it will be one day (8 hours) and will likely be an update on the new org.
changes being fired out, likely judicial in nature also..
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Yes they used to make us take a freakin day off on Friday to get there at noon. OMG sucks so much, just my luck they will assign my cong. during the Thanksgiving 4 day weekend or During the Christmas season when I normally take off to use VAC days. Maybe I wont be serving by then....
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I NEVER Hear A JW Talk About Never Dying & Living Forever In Paradise Anymore!
by minimus ini was raised with this belief, that we would never die and actually make it into the "new system".
mu faithful jw aunt still talked about my mother (her sister) and her walking together into the great tribulation--- and never die at all!
she spoke of that 2 days before she passed away.. i believe most witnesses expect to die and then get resurrected.
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Make's sense. I would also add that many JW's don't really care nor really believe that the end is close. There are of course exceptions i.e. the die hard JW's such as CO/CO's Wife wannabes, the old Widow that longs to see her husband again, etc.
I am really convinced that a lot of JW's stay in because of social and familial relationships. Its become their culture, identity.
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KM School for Elders Only in 2015 Service Year
by NotBlind injust heard this at the meeting last night - km school for elders only to be held between november 11th and january 11th.
it will be one day (8 hours) and will likely be an update on the new org.
changes being fired out, likely judicial in nature also..
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same shit different year....