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NeonMadman
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EVERTHING you ALWAYS wanted to KNOW!
by Terry inthere are a large number of very smart people here.
a vast array of intelligences has a power and scope quite out of the ordinary.. ask a question you've always wanted to know (not necessarily religious in nature; just in general) from trivia to personal inquiry......let it out now.
somebody will know the answer!
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Watchtower Bible and Tract Society will move their world headquarters to Warwick -- Patterson Part Deux
by oppostate inwatchtower will move world headquarters to warwick.
warwick - if all goes according to plan, jehovahs witnesses will relocate their world headquarters from brooklyn to warwick.. .
at its regular meeting on nov. 19, the warwick town board announced the plans by the religious group.. the visual impact of the religious denominations plans to refurbish the former international nickel company property off long meadow road stand as the primary concern residents want addressed in any environmental impact statement.. .
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NeonMadman
One town away from me...well, at least it should be easy to get the latest literature...
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Deleted Elders?
by Farkel ini knew about elders being "deleted" and have commented what a strange and pejorative term that is, but it wasn't until "wtwizard" and "designs" commented on another thread about it that it actually hit home for me.. one cannot step down as an elder with any dignity!
elder's can't quit, with the word "quit" being as in "he quit his job.
" elder's can't resign as in "he resigned as chairman of the board for xyz corp.".
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NeonMadman
In general, the deletion notices are supposed to be related only to the matter of one's not continuing as an elder, regardless of the reason. Therefore, they are indeed worded the same whether the removal is for cause or at the person's request. I recall cases in which a person was publicly reproved, or even disfellowshipped and then a few weeks later, anannouncement is made that they have been deleted from their position. The rationale seemed to be that the local elders make the decision about the judicial action, but that elders and MS's can be appointed or removed only by the GB. That was the case when I was publicly reproved in 1973 - my deletion as a ministerial servant was announced several weeks after the reproof. Several people came up to congratulate me, thinking that the announcement meant that the restrictions associated with my reproof had now been lifted. At the time, appointments and deletions were handled only at the time of the Circuit Overseer's visit, so it could even be months after a judicial action that the deletion was announced.
In a different case, though, I remember a brother who stepped down from his position as elder - a good friend of mine, who was much beloved as an elder because of his sincere concern for the flock (a rare elder indeed). When the deletion was announced, the elders added a statement that brother XXX had asked to be removed because of family obligations and that the congregation was very grateful for his faithful service. I thought that was the way it should be done all the time, but it was the only time I ever saw anything like that.
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Have these people gotten ruder over the years?
by Soledad inwhat is up with current jws?
do i suddenly have a leprosy that i didn't catch in the mirror this morning?.
my mom had surgery recently and once again all care taking duties have fallen into my lap.
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NeonMadman
They sound like an unusually thoughful group of JW's to me. Most that I knew would have been far too busy with field service to visit someone who was sick.
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Watchtower sez....Napoleon's generation is still alive today!
by sir82 inbased on their new defintion of a "generation" from the 4/15/2010 wt, that is:.
understand jesus words about this generation?.
he evidently meant that the lives of the anointed.
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NeonMadman
"Evidently" implies the existence of "evidence." I'd sure like to know what that might be - apart from the failure of their previous teaching, that is.
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John 14:2 - what does it mean
by quietlyleaving infrom the 21st century king james version (biblegateway).
2in my father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, i would have told you.
i go to prepare a place for you.. for some reason this verse keeps coming into my mind.
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NeonMadman
In the wedding customs of the Hebrews, a man who had become engaged would traditionally leave his bride-to-be in order to construct an addition to his father's house where he could live with his new bride. the father had to approve of the work before the groom was allowed to go and collect the bride to bring her back for the wedding. The bride had to be ready at all times, since the groom would come at any time that he was able - even in the middle of the night. Jesus' saying to His followers, "I go to prepare a place for you" was basically wedding talk that they would have understood given the culture of the time. Some of Jesus' parables, such as that of the wise and foolish maidens, also reflect this custom.
A book that I found to shed great light on the culture of the Bible times (and which is among the sources from which I took the above) is Manners and Customs of Bible Lands by Fred H. Wright. I discussed this material in more detail in my Communion sermon at this past October's Witnesses Now for Jesus convention in PA.
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Horseshoes - baaaad
by iMARX inhey did anyone ever not buy items or clothes with horseshoes on because they're a symbol of luck and jws don't believe in luck?.
hahaha i totally remember my mum seeing lovely greetings cards but as soon as she saw a horse shoe on it she would put it straight back on the shelf.
the same with necklaces and bracelets.
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NeonMadman
"Did you know that [insert name of item] is a pagan symbol?"
"Why, yes, I did - by the way, did you know that the watchtower is an occult symbol?"
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Well my "winter' yard decorations have caught the Elders attention !!!!!
by troubled mind inwow i guess the elders still do exisist !
i wasn't sure since they have only stopped by once in the last almost four yrs.. here is what has them all in a tissy........ i guess the lighted deer and lights on the railing screams christmas .....i was going for cheerful winter ,guess i overshot.. .
here is how the conversation went :.
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NeonMadman
The only thing you said wrong was this:
Elder: " Can we come by another time then ?"
Me: "Sure ,another time,"
A better response might have been, "I don't see any need for that." (or something to that effect).
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WTS speculation
by tresdecu inregarding the crazy wt logo shining thread, i got to thinking how blatant it is.
what if a member of the writing dept.
who is "apostate" had the idea to put that in there thinking that it might wake some up to the madness they are apart of, also know that his suggesting the logo would get a stamp of approval from the gb.
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NeonMadman
I would think that if they were going to ask the publishers to start downloading and printing their own study articles, they would make the whole magazine available in pdf, not just the study articles. Otherwise, some would never see the rest of the magazine.
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Neonmadman
by mouthy inwow!!!!
you did so well at the convention.
while i wasnt there in body i was in spirit & the computor .
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NeonMadman
Wow, Grace, can you believe I just discovered this post? Guess I'm not watching the feed as closely as I should.
I'm glad you enjoyed the Communion talk online, but the convention just wasn't the same without you there! Some of the other regulars were missing, too; I guess it was just a difficult year for a lot of people. It was still a great time, though.
Next year, perhaps?