so once again i was able to make a comment to tweak those who were at this mornings wt parrot session using their own printed words.
the question on par.
10 was, "why is flirting dangerous?".
@ToesUp
Actually yes, he did come up to me shortly after the final prayer and mentioned how he appreciated my unique perspective, and how it was refreshing to hear someone not afraid to "tell it like it is".
I guess he doesn't recognize sarcasm when he hears it.
so once again i was able to make a comment to tweak those who were at this mornings wt parrot session using their own printed words.
the question on par.
10 was, "why is flirting dangerous?".
So once again I was able to make a comment to tweak those who were at this mornings WT parrot session using their own printed words.
The question on par. 10 was, "Why is flirting dangerous?"
My answer was, "The paragraph helps us know that flirting will lead to unclean desires, and as the scripture in par. 2 says the desire will give birth to sin. In this case flirting results in sex. And as the governing body had printed in a WT a few years ago about saying a greeting, 'We all know a simple "hello" is the first step leading to a conversation and friendship, and we would not want to take that first step.' so we today would not want to greet or engage in conversation with anyone we aren't married to, as that is the first step leading to a friendship, which would lead to flirting and sex."
according to the august jw broadcast the new britian branch is scheduled to open by december 31, 2019 and is currently the 2nd largest construction project (assuming warwick is the largest).
are the current facilities that spread out that a more centalized location the main reason for acquiring and developing an 85 acre site?
also, with the end looming on the horizon, what message does that send regarding making long-term plans?
Also, with the end looming on the horizon, what message does that send regarding making long-term plans?
The end looming in sight? Not so much anymore. I made the comment to an uber dub that the focus has shifted, using the WT words for proof. Last Sunday WT said this is par. 16, "IF we maintain our Christian integrity, we MAY well witness one of the greatest miracles of all time--the miracle of surviving the great tribulation."
I then asked what happened to the term SOON that was often used thirty or forty years ago, and the term VERY SOON used only a few short years ago? He just had a blank look on his face.
walking towards my seat after lunch, i made eye-contact with a j.w.
male walking towards me.
as we were passing, he smiled and said 'hello', so i replied with, 'hello'.. well, if a member of the g.b.
Did you also notice that sister giving her exprience who was a part-time radiologist at the hospital? Apparently all her "worldly" co-workers are shagging each other. WTF?
You've got to be kidding! That was the EXACT SAME experience given at the con-vention I was at in the central United States!
i have not turned in a single field service report this year.
i decided not to, after noticing the simple flaw in the calculation of 1914. the implications are huge, i.e the appointment of the fds is a fraud.
i some days ago informed them of the private watchtower documents that are in my possession courtesy of the royal commission.
If you tell them you want your own witness to the meeting and will be recording it
I said something similar many years ago. I informed them that everything said would be recorded. They, of course, got very nervous and told me that no recordings were to be made. I told then they should try to stop angels in heaven, Jesus, and God himself from "recording" what they said. They adjourned the meeting until a "later date."
Little did they know that there was also the small pocket recorder on my person. (Was that spiritual warfare?)
at the regional convention (national!!
) for scotland, mark sanderson elicited 13 rounds of applause during his closing talk, (for the least little things!
) plus a final one for his closing prayer!
clap. . .clap. . .clap. . .clap
For this and other threads here, that is.
pray for brother jackson of the governing body!.
in todays news from australia it appears that, despite his previous declination to appear when invited, justice mcclellan from the australian royal commission on child sex abuse will officially summon brother geoffrey jackson to the stand after all.. ..... the commission was due to conclude its hearings into the jehovahs witnesses on wednesday but justice mcclellan said he will now call geoffrey jackson, a senior member of the churchs governing body in new york who is currently in australia, to appear next week.. .
source.
Not sure it has been said, but surely these guys would embrace the chance to go before governmental authorities in view of what Jesus said.
"As for you. . . people will deliver you up to local courts, and you will be. . .put on the stand before governors and kings for my sake. . ."
Why do they feel that if Jesus said this they do not have to go through it?
Yeah, yeah, I know the answer to that, but. . .
has anyone else heard this said more frequently lately?
"even if it's true..." i have seen it said on here a few times in quotes from in family or friends responding the negative things about the org.. i heard it tuesday night again.
in a pioneer sisters comment.
I am sooo thirsty. Even if this glass is full of cyanide, I will drink it to quench my thirst.
That makes about the same sense.
just got back from the wt study and it overall was just so blindingly biased and leading.. i had to read it from the platform too, i hope they couldn't see the confounded look on my face as i read this craziness out!.
first we consider the faith of abel, enoch, noah, abraham, isaac and jacob, and moses.. all of these people are held up as sterling examples of blind faith, with the article pointedly saying that their imaginations sustained their faith in gods promises for them.
no mention anywhere at all that all of these characters saw and talked to angels, spoke to god himself, saw and performed miracles, or any of the other feats experienced by these characters.
Listening to this tripe now. A few favorite quotes:
It cannot be said. . .Abel likely, Enoch formed a mental picture, Noah very likely, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob could have, it is likely, Moses could likely, none of us can be sure of exactly what,
So it cannot be said, but the WTB&T$ will say what the Bible doesn't!
so a friend in a nearby hall told me their co came through, and in a hellish week of long meetings and inquisition overhauled the boe.
only one remains as elder, three were re-appointed as ms, and one, the cobe was deleted entirely.. two new elders were brought in as new secretary and cobe / watchtower conductor, respectively, and introduced to the congregation from the platform on sunday immediately following his second talk.
he reminded everybody of the authority he has and then named the new appointees.
They directly said no. *shrug* i cant say anything beyond that....
LOL, that really shows the "consistency" that the Watchtard Babble & Tablet $ociety operates under.
