Jgnat... 200 km to the KH?!? Wow... Sounds like he perfect fade location... Where are you in AB if you don't mind me asking?
Captain Obvious
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Memorial Hell
by thecrushed intoday has been one of the most aganizing days since i woke up.
my family has been pressuring me to show up at the memorial for the past week.
it became very intense today with my dad texting me constantly to get me to confirm and when i didn't answer he would call my wife and then she would constantly nag me to answer my dad and so on and so forth.
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Requirements for Attending Memorial
by cptkirk inluke 10:27 required to attend: love god with your whole soul, heart, mind--and you love your neighbor as yourself .
required to attend: you have listened to christ (forget verse) where he said you must lose yourself to find him--and in doing so this means that you would not be doing things like competing against other people in the church or looking for status ,or seeking good paying jobs)...etc.
required to attend: oh and the big one, you are not doing what you are doing (going to memorial/meetings etc) because you are just wanting to make sure you live forever--but instead you do these things purely because you just love god and your neighbor so much..... what would global attendance look like?.
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Captain Obvious
Yep it would! Or perhaps if they outlawed alcohol... Thats the only thing were allowed to do! Hell, I had a bit of a buzz on at the memorial tonight!
*typed while sipping Aberlour A'bunadh....
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Requirements for Attending Memorial
by cptkirk inluke 10:27 required to attend: love god with your whole soul, heart, mind--and you love your neighbor as yourself .
required to attend: you have listened to christ (forget verse) where he said you must lose yourself to find him--and in doing so this means that you would not be doing things like competing against other people in the church or looking for status ,or seeking good paying jobs)...etc.
required to attend: oh and the big one, you are not doing what you are doing (going to memorial/meetings etc) because you are just wanting to make sure you live forever--but instead you do these things purely because you just love god and your neighbor so much..... what would global attendance look like?.
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Captain Obvious
You mean I don't have to go next year?! Awesome.
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warped logic from the memorial talk
by why144000 inspeaker said we should not partake because when jesus arrives he will take the remnat to heaven and the memorial will be no more.
just as we will not partake then (because the memorial will not exist) it is only logical that we will not partake now.
warped logic at its finest!.
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Our talk had the same crap... What was interesting was he said, "we have just learned, that once the last anointed person goes up to heaven, they will no longer observe the memorial." Of course there was NO scriptural reference.
um.. Is it... NOOO LITE?!?
Pit still doesn't make sense.
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in limbo.
by Captain Blithering inyo homies.. .
ltr ftp (long time, first time etc.).
i don't really know where to start, but i guess you've all been here before so you'll know where i'm coming from.
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Captain Obvious
WELCOME! Don't think you're the only captain around here fella.
As others have said, take your time... Don't decide on anything. Be objective and let the facts and evidence lead wherever it may. At a point when you're ready to defend and explain yourself, start dropping hints to the wife. Don't be like myself and so many others on here and just dump it all on your poor wife. If her guard is still down, keep it that way. It's your biggest advantage. Personally, I feel I've set myself a good couple of years back by coming on too hard too fast with the missus.
About the atheism thing.... I hear ya bro. I really do. Personally I always knew I would drift that way in one form or another, so I put it off a while. Took my time to fully understand WT teachings and why they are wrong... Tried on the traditional "Christian" shoes. They were comfy, but didn't quite fit.. A little narrow for my taste. It soon becomes apparent that it requires almost the same level of ignorance and flawed logic to work. THEN out came the science books. I also must have watched and listened to dozens of creation debates... Where EVERY single creationist used terrible logic, and was tossed to pieces by their opponent.
I look forward to hearing more from you!
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Memorial Hell
by thecrushed intoday has been one of the most aganizing days since i woke up.
my family has been pressuring me to show up at the memorial for the past week.
it became very intense today with my dad texting me constantly to get me to confirm and when i didn't answer he would call my wife and then she would constantly nag me to answer my dad and so on and so forth.
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Captain Obvious
The end of the memorial talk is always a huge guilt trip. I can't understand how anyone who has little prior knowledge about JWs could listen to that cultic drivel and actually be interested.... Buddy seriously went on for 5 solid minutes about what it means to "exercise faith". An intentional mis-translation, of course.
You know what though man... I kind of understand your wife's being upset about tonight. Skipping the wine and cookie toss is unimaginable to them... Even though they can't explain why they are even there. She would have had to do sort of a walk of shame tonight, with people asking about you and all. I know, I did exactly that. I went, my wife went to work! How backward is that?! It was embarrassing for me, even though she's a believer.
Update us on how it goes tonight after she gets home.
Take care
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Memorial Hell
by thecrushed intoday has been one of the most aganizing days since i woke up.
my family has been pressuring me to show up at the memorial for the past week.
it became very intense today with my dad texting me constantly to get me to confirm and when i didn't answer he would call my wife and then she would constantly nag me to answer my dad and so on and so forth.
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Captain Obvious
Wow man... What the hell! Dubs see skipping the reject haysoos party as a slap in gods face. If you were trying to stay under the radar, That's out the window. O well. Good for you for sticking to your guns!
I know it probably won't do any good, but... You haven't left the truth. In fact, you LOVE the truth, and will accept nothing less. Your wife thinks you promised to never leave The Truth. How is your missus doing? Like.. Actually, how is she doing.
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Did the Watchtower lose their appeal?
by sleepercell inhttp://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/briefing.cfm?dist=1&doc_id=2025979&doc_no=a136641.
appeal dismissed for failure to file opening brief.
03/26/2013 defendant and appellant: the watchtower bible and tract society of new york inc.. attorney: robert jerry schnack.
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Captain Obvious
I love it! Remember when the judgement was first handed down. There was that press release on their website that said they "respectfully disagree" with the ruling and that they would be appealing. I love how they strut around all ballsy thinking Jehoober will turn the courts for them! Think again. Even after all of that, they STILL thought the case was against Kendrick, and they were bring dragged into it. How arrogant.
They got what they deserved, and I hope this gets all the media coverage that it deserves. The majority of JWs won't hear about it and most won't believe it. It will still wake up some sleeping JWs. We also have all of the links to show our JW friends proof,might from the court website. Awesome. May there be hundreds more like Candace.
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So...What Are YOU Doing Tonight?
by minimus ini think i'll go to my favorite`watering hole and help "celebrate" tonight's festivities.. what are you doing this evening?.
anyone going to the "lord's evening meal"?.
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Captain Obvious
I'll be going to the Khall. Alone... Probably smelling of this tasty bottle of Quails Gate Gewürztraminer I have beside me... Lol.
Wifey (jw) just left for a night shift, couldn't get the night off. Our friends were telling her to call in sick or threaten to quit! Wifey thinks that is foolish. I really did hope she would be able to come, we don't need more het from the elduhs at the moment. Oh well. It would be different if I were to skip it... They would be knocking down my door right away!
Still impressed that she chose work over memorial... She's feeling guilty. I tried to make her feel better by telling her that for a few years after 1935 when the 2 class thing started, the "other sheep" didn't even attend... I got as far as telling her its all wrong scripturally before she cut me off. We'll see which of these seeds sprouts!
I've already got her wheels turning by making her think about why there's no flood-borne sediment layer between the top soil and the 100 million year old ancient sea floor we live on. Even brought her home some fossils to prove it! One seed at a time....... But I digress..
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warped logic from the memorial talk
by why144000 inspeaker said we should not partake because when jesus arrives he will take the remnat to heaven and the memorial will be no more.
just as we will not partake then (because the memorial will not exist) it is only logical that we will not partake now.
warped logic at its finest!.
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Captain Obvious
Good point outlaw!
Even Jesus said he would partake in the kingdom.
24 “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many,” he said to them. 25 “Truly I tell you, I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”