it was announced at this years general meeting that the new years text is let your kingdom come.
matt 6:10 .
the speaker clearly sounded vexed as he went on to say and why not as 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of christs heavenly reign.
It was announced at this year’s General Meeting that the new “Year’s Text” is “Let Your Kingdom Come.” Matt 6:10
The speaker clearly sounded vexed as he went on to say “and why not as 2014 marks the 100 th anniversary of Christ’s heavenly reign. I think in light of the WT’s frustration the yearly text should be amended to:
“Let Your Kingdom Come…God Dammit, enough already!!” Matt 6:10 (italics ours)
hi folks.
i'm aware that there is already a thread on the newly-announced elizabeth mcfarland lawsuit, but i thought i would start a new thread for the benefit of lurkers showing the newly released news videos more prominently.. here they are.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfhrhrvm2c4.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xegm1gunz2c.
They are on a slippery slope. If they were to abolish the "two witness" rule; on one hand it would greatly improve the safety of our little ones. It seems like this should be an easy choice. However I do not think they want to start a precedence of disregarding a so called unflappable bible principle. It could start an inner rebellion against other intrusive and restrictive bible principles that many JW’s reluctantly abide to. That is just my humble opinion.
canmore has been hit really hard, looks awful.. and all that water is coming our way .... http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=m9f35m-fovi.
http://www.calgarysun.com/2013/06/20/heavy-rain-in-banff-canmore-area-causes-flooding-forces-evacuations.
http://globalnews.ca/news/658584/flooding-washes-out-trans-canada-highway-banff-canmore-declare-states-of-emergencies/.
The Friday DC program in Calgary has indeed been cancelled with Saturday and Sunday more than likely to also be cancelled due to flooding.
Now, for the first time ever I can say; "This was the best convention ever"!
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SkyGreen...that is funny. Sounds like you guys have good banter between each other. I do the same with my wife and at times she can't help but to laugh. However like you said, you have to know when to draw the line.
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Ding...Does your wife understand your feelings?
HELL YES!
I went because the child of one of our friends gave his first talk. I decided to go to for moral support. It became abundantly clear why I stopped going.
I told my wife that I feel so sorry for her that she has to endure this week in and week out-poor girl, I wished I could do more to help her.
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So for the first time in many months I agreed to go to the meeting with my wife. I know; why put myself through such anguish. In any event I did not get the reception I was expecting. I spoke to a few friends before the meeting that I do really like. They are not the overzealous type and are very non-judgemental.
I have to tell you that the meeting itself was dreadful! It felt like an all-day Insurance actuarial conference-brutal. Here are some points that I found humorous and disturbing.
So that is the readers digest version of my "I made a huge mistake” this week. I assured my wife unlike Arnold Schwarzenegger…”I WONT be back!”
i don't usually like folk bands but i love these guys.
the lumineers.
they were just on snl this last saturday.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvcbsswgtg4.
Wake Owl
https://www.youtube.com/embed/NgHMqbaRfr0?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>
usually i read through the study article for the week to see if there are good points of discussion with my family.. when i read this paragraph, i nearly fell off my chair.
this is complete and utter garbage.
i have had discussions with my wife and other family members who also agreed it was complete rubbish.
I was truly offended by this statement. As someone who at one time served as an elder, I can tell for a certainty that I made mistakes. I also have served on appeal committees where the mistakes or favoritism of other elders was clearly manifest. (I was involved on one appeal committee that was actually overturned-very complicated case) I think many thinking people would have respected a more honest and noble comment. For example they could have stated that “The elders are not perfect and when judging others they have a clear disadvantage over Jehovah as they CANNOT read the hearts of their fellow man. They endeavor to reflect Jehovah’s perfect wisdom by referring to scripture and praying for his Holy Spirit on these weighty matters. Despite their best efforts; these brothers are not infallible and at times, will make an error in judgment. What is attitude if this is the way we feel. Will we openly and publicly criticize the elders or will we show honor and respect for Jehovah’s theocratic arrangement, despite their imperfections?” Something along these lines would have been much more palatable.
The G.B. 2.0 is totally lacking in humility. As disturbing as this was; I was not surprised as the undertone of the FDS message over the past few years is getting even more pious and self serving.
did anyone watch the nbc program "rock center" last night?
it dealt with scientology defectors and the stories, (shunning, tax-exempte etc) sounded very much like the watchtower/jehovah witnesses!.
i sat with my family...and there was dead silence throughout the report.
I taped it out of cuiosity. It was especially compelling in the second part of the story when they interviewed the family and how the mother was overcome by emotion regarding their shunning process. I look forward to sharing this with my beleiving wife.
