Posts by ozziepost

i can confirm (as there seems to be some doubt) at the service meeting last night during the item about the new watchtower, a letter was read by the po.

the public talk is to be 30 minutes long.

this is to allow for more association and ministry.. lengthy negative introductions about the state of the system of things/deep last days etc are to be heavily curtailed.

ozziepost

H.S.

G'day back at ya!

Former 'friends' of twenty years duration

Would that be our mutual friends by any chance?

cheers, ozzie

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So non-flat-earthers - what do you think of those who accept a flat earth?

by AlanF in

no firestorms please.

but be honest.

do you think that we are of a lower level of intelligence than those who accept round-earthers' theories?.

30 Minute Public Talk-CONFIRMED

by stillajwexelder in

i can confirm (as there seems to be some doubt) at the service meeting last night during the item about the new watchtower, a letter was read by the po.

the public talk is to be 30 minutes long.

this is to allow for more association and ministry.. lengthy negative introductions about the state of the system of things/deep last days etc are to be heavily curtailed.

ozziepost

I would have thought they would be better cutting down the length of the WT study before cutting the PT.

Surely they must do something about the WT Study which universally has to be the most boring gathering of any religious group!

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Mary Lou and Joyce shunned me - so I shunned them back.

by AK - Jeff in

i used to carry a 'no shunning' policy.

i would not tolerate those who acted toward me like they did not know me after 30 years as a jw.

i would force them to speak - or embarrass the living hell out of them if they didn't.

ozziepost

G'day Jeff,

I made sure they heard us laughing and in happy conversation, while they sat sadly in the corner and hoped that soon Armageddon would kill me so they could watch the local carion pick out my eyes. How dare I enjoy life? It saddened me to see these friends look so sullen and serious and without a smile. I can't imagine this is what God intended for humans.

I had a similar experience over the past week or so and yes, I thought the same, they look so miserable! Come to think of it, whenever i see a dub these days they're looking so miserable. reminds me of pictures of Cambodians in the time of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. All the faces seem so sad and bear that 'vacant' look.

Another totalitarian regime, the WTS, also has its slaves, just like the Khmer Rouge and just like the Khmer Rouge they never seem to be happy.

Of course, christians would say that they lack joy.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/12/138083/1.ashx

Cheers, Ozzie

Freedom means never having to wear a tie.

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Any Tour de France fans out there?

by Open mind in

ozziepost

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Wearing a suit at the beach on a desert island

by ozziepost in

just came back home from visiting some south pacific islands.

you know how it is - balmy winds blew through the palm trees, soft white sandy beaches, azure seas.

then there were the natives - men with faces painted, spears in hand reminding us that it was only a generation ago that they were cannibals.. and they wore.....well, not much!.

ozziepost

G'day besty,

Branch Office in Tel Aviv in 1989 and was impressed by the TMS Overseer conducting the meeting without a tie, and a short-sleeved cardigan with open neck shirt

That's interesting to read; from what I see in the media that happens in a land where that socially would be acceptable. Interesting..

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Wearing a suit at the beach on a desert island

by ozziepost in

just came back home from visiting some south pacific islands.

you know how it is - balmy winds blew through the palm trees, soft white sandy beaches, azure seas.

then there were the natives - men with faces painted, spears in hand reminding us that it was only a generation ago that they were cannibals.. and they wore.....well, not much!.

ozziepost

G'day Wiz!

On a vacation, there is no room for spending it all on service (otherwise, it is not a vacation).

Actually they weren't doing the witnessing thing - they were there for the vacation. The thing is, they're stuck to wearing the 'uniform' no matter where they are.

Their custom dictated little or no clothing: modesty might have been served by wearing a neat pair of shorts and a T-shirt that was in good condition.

Yes, indeed! Fashion's such a silly thing, isn't it? After all, when you look at it, a business suit is hardly the most practical of designs - and as for those ties, well! Ties are simply throwbacks to the time when the well-to-do needed to blow their noses! hardly an auspicious start for such a hallowed piece of men's formal dress!

As you say, imposing a style of dress on another culture as if God is pleased with that seems crass in the extreme to me. It also portrays the God they claim to 'represent™ ' in a totally false light. As if God cares what you wear!!!

They've clearly learned nothing from all their meetings.