like so many have said on this site, it is hard to begin again and make new friends.
this has been a real challenge for me.
i recently joined a local rotary club and have become acquainted with some very dedicated business people (some retired), wanting to be of service to others.
Great, you get me 4thgen. Very few people do.
My point is that I was conditioned to reject any organization - except for jehover's.
Now that I am free of the jw organization I have zero desire to join another group. Perhaps my resistance has to do with my early conditioning, or perhaps I have figured out that I have better things to do with my life.
In any event, I respectfully decline all invitations to any and all groups.
Thank you very much...
like so many have said on this site, it is hard to begin again and make new friends.
this has been a real challenge for me.
i recently joined a local rotary club and have become acquainted with some very dedicated business people (some retired), wanting to be of service to others.
4th, I have not seen this either, but this is what I always heard. I can only express what I have heard (not seen). This was a general theme of my father's opinion of non jw organizations.
sure shows what their doctrinal focus is on.
skinned.
scriptures and phrases commonly usedtimes found in wt library 2012 versionmatt.
How did they move the fds from the annointed to the gb? That was quite an accomplishment.
Given that non-penis members of the annoited could never strive to a leadership role I can understand their desire to exclude these lovely creatures from their membership roles - but my question is HOWdid they do it?
like so many have said on this site, it is hard to begin again and make new friends.
this has been a real challenge for me.
i recently joined a local rotary club and have become acquainted with some very dedicated business people (some retired), wanting to be of service to others.
I was always told that these organization sacrifice little children. Are you suggesting that is not true?
In any event, I no longer have any desire to join any organization (even if they don't sacrifice little children).
here's a few from me.. no more having to go to stupid boring meetings.. no more having to go knock on doors in field service and waste my time!.
no more mind numbing elders meetings..
I am leading a productive life without guilt.
i think the organization is worried most about how jws will stay loyal to their families even as it rejects the admonition of the gb and elders..
What if they lost their not for profit status or they were required to report the holdings and income. At this point all NFP non religions organizations must report under IRS requirements for IRS 990 reportiing. Religious organizations are exempt, but these rules may change.
That would be fun.
tight pants - tempting the gays to chase you: you cannot resist their advances bad bad bad!!!!!!!!!!!!.
baggy pants - in a 1993 witchtower baggy pants were a sign you are a rapper : bad bad bad!!!!!!!!!!.
pants just right?
I vote for nudity. They everyone is happy.
bigmac, That is absolutely terrible, shame on you. How can I get rid of that image?
i think the organization is worried most about how jws will stay loyal to their families even as it rejects the admonition of the gb and elders..
The saving grace of the Watchtower prior to the Internet is that while they say really stupid things those that remember these stupid comment eventually die.
So I would like to add the fear factor that these stupid comments will be remembered beyond the lifespan of the hearers, which is the beauty of the Internet. Nothing ever goes away. Long after we are all dead individuals will be able view our comments.
http://www.zengardner.com/wonder/.
one of the most profound questions i have ever encountered.. .
metatron.
If I read the same thing you did my response is - come on man, you clearly believe in one too many conspiracy theories.
Perhaps this is part of a subplot of the "trilateral commission."
