today's watchtower:.
obey us, obey us even when it seems strange, obeying our man made hierarchy equates to obeying god, sacrifice your own interests, work for us, don't be independent, put your own interests aside, obey some more, preach for us, build for us, enjoy it, obey some more, forgive when we are jerks to you and mistreat you, accept your changed assignment even if it seems cruel and doesn't make sense, don't complain if we move you (eg.
) because you might have to move in the new world, remember you are being trained to obey, remember to put your own interests aside, that's the way we are designed to live - it will only make you happy!
It was a hard study to listen to
as if to say all this shit going on right now is to train you and if you don't like it you might ruin your shot at paradise
so surviving Armageddon isn't just about 10 hours a month and regular meeting attendance, you have to get in line and accept tasks handed to you...... Such as day work at bethel??
way to early on a saturday morning we got a ring on our doorbell.
someone else answered the door.
after they left i walked by our entry way and gagged from the smell!
I hope I never get a fragrance sensitivity one day cause when I hear people like you whine about how "rude" it is to where fragrance my eyes roll so far back it hurts
you don't like JWs fine. But to come here and whine about them wearing fragrance is reduculous.
people like you LOVE complaining about fragrances.
ooooh, you really gave it to those clean, nice smelling JWs that were outside near your house
how rude of them to not read your mind before they came to your house.
She was right you know, if you expect everyone on the planet to accommodate your sensetivities then do us all a favour and where a sign around your neck listing them off so we can all tip toe around you
i'm upstairs, eavesdropping on a conversation between an eldubs wife and my wife.
they are hoping for "clarification" on everything that's going on with the construction scene.
so, rest assured, dubs are talking.
i just got the new document about blood fractions from the wt, they will allow you to choose hemoglobin, but apparently not packed red blood cells, but in the medical journal i see nothing about hemoglobin infusions, is this even possible or just more bullshit from the wt?
this is the joke about fractions. they are useless.
they are only used in medicines. If you bleeding out your red/white blood cells are low or platelets you NEED at least a component transfusion.
Hemoglobin is the only ingredient of red blood cells. The only difference between hemoglobin and a red blood cell is the sack that holds the hemoglobin together. Its made of cholesterol.
once its out of the sack its no good for transfusion.
please, who can provide an intelligent rebuttal to the following illustration?
i always thought it was bullet-proof:.
"if your doctor directs you to 'abstain from alcohol' would you be ok to have it injected into your veins rather than drink it?
To abstain from blood was to abstain from eating meat that was not bled properly.
All meat has blood in it, its not the blood but the ritual cleansing that is the act of obedience.
The illustration about alcohol is both a red herring and straw-man as it does not accurately follow the premise
if it were somewhat apples to apples, the illustration would be to avoid alcohol in excess but of course this would not support the WTS position
wt study edition jan. 2015.
here is the bait:.
as the number of kingdom proclaimers increases and as we near the end of this system of things, there is an urgent need for more facilities.
Sounds to me like they need HVAC, engineers, electricians and machinists
why no paragraphs about unskilled High School only educated labourers?
generation x+x=generation why?
already bringing "great tribulation" on watchtower readers.
the watch tower society has got some splane-ing to do.
This guy again
what were his other user names?
i can't remember anymore
as sometimes happens at elders meetings with the co, he has a letter from the branch to read out.
this rarely is made available later so any policies have to be acted on from memory.
this visit a letter was read about blurring of the genders and in particular brothers dressing in a metrosexual style - tight clothing was mentioned again.
I agree with this letter
i think tight pants on men looks absurd
and if a man portrays a homosexual style/appearance why would a religion that disagrees with homosexuality not have an interest in whether or not they shoukd publicly represent them in a church sponsored ministry?
quit nitpicking about absolutely everything the BOrg says and focus on real issues like the GB and blood
i know there is a lot of people on here that will say it is pure make believe but i am interested if anybody has had any real concrete things happen such as something moving or something appearing in the mirror etc.. anything just post it up here even if it wasn't much.
please give a little context as to the situation..
Every one I've ever known to claim seeing/hearing demons was a drug user, and not just casual but major drug user
every other instance was sleep paralysis to the T
i just learned that sometimes people give "green handshakes".
is this the same as bribing your way up?.
thanks for any posts..
It's not hush hush
it was mentioned in a comment last week at WT study as a generous loving thing to do
