Posts by QueenWitch

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Faithful and Discreet Slave parable through the three gospels

by pixel in

this is the parable of the faithful and discreet slave, put up from the three gospels, so you can see their differences (3 gospels out of 4 relate this):.

matthew 24:42-51: (prefered by the gb/fds/gb).

42 keep on the watch, therefore, because ?you?

QueenWitch

I agree with Apognophos. It's a parable not a prophecy. FDS is like a straw boss. He only has power because the owner gave it to him. The Matthew account seems to suggest that FDS was given a little bit of responsibility and then when master came back and saw that things were in order, he was given more responsibility. Mark's account suggests that more than one slave was appointed over various things, like having a cook, gardener, maid, etc. The doorkeeper or butler was told to keep watch. Maybe he was in charge of the rest? Luke seems to support Mark with there being multiple slaves; the butler, maid, cook, and gardener all help keep watch, perhaps on a rotating schedule that the butler set up.

Great idea putting them all together! I agree with Londo111 as well. Parables are supposed to make one think about some issue, like the Good Samaritan.

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And I thought memorials were supposed to be a solemn occasion!

by cedars in

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just found this on youtube.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1eic5fiywe.

not that i blame them for making the most of an otherwise dreary event, but i've never known a memorial to be treated like a high school prom before!.

cedars.

QueenWitch

Yup. only time other than school starting to get new clothes. We used to color coordinate or dress like twins. Then we went out to dinner afterwards.

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Proof of Heaven book - anyone read it?

by jay dubless in

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it was released a few months ago.

it is not religious propaganda.

written by dr eben alexander, a neurosurgeon, who went into a coma for a week, and his subsequent journey into the afterlife.

QueenWitch

No, but now it's on my reading list.

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Is the WTBTS Responsible for What Attendees Do After an Assembly?

by PaintedToeNail in

this is in response to jim tx's comment on another thread.

the wtbts claims that the organizers of events such as a congregation picnic or a party are responsible for what the attendees do after the event has ended.

example: if several people meet and engage in 'fornication' afterwards, the organizer is culpable.

QueenWitch

only "responsible" that any bad behavior taints Jehovah's name.

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Congregation had to relocate Memorial...thanks to me

by Shepherd Book in

so, the two local congregations were planning to hold their memorial together at 7:30 at the local community center, but they had to make a last-minute change to their own hall, and i'm pretty sure it was because of me.. let me explain.... at work on monday afternoon, a co-worker returned from her lunchbreak and showed me the memorial invitation that was waiitng in her door when she went home for lunch.

i noticed the sticker on the back indicated the memorial was being held, not at the local hall, but at the community center.

from a past (non-jw) event i attended there, i knew they didn't allow alcohol (unless you pay for security guards), so i wrote to the center's coordinator:.

QueenWitch

Rules are rules. JW shouldn't have tried to break them. Did anyone get hurt? no? then I look at it as therapy. SB inconvenienced them which is no way like how we are being inconvenienced dealing with guilt, depression, anxiety, etc. We all deal with being "mentally diseased" in different ways.

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Why a day behind Passover? Weren't the apostles celebrating Passover?

by wha happened? in

i don't get the day differeance.

what's the obscure referance the wt uses to set the memorial a day late?.

QueenWitch

Wait...I thought the Passover came first and then immediately after was the bread and wine event. Jesus started something completely new and ended the Passover tradition on the same night.

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Do You Believe In ANYTHING That The Witnesses Taught At This Point In Your Life?

by minimus in

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for example, they pride themselves in what they don't believe such as immortal souls, the trinity, hellfire, etc.. some exjws still believe it is the "truth" and support the basics.. .

QueenWitch

I believe in God. That's about all I have in common with JW.

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Disfellowshipping Changes

by UnDisfellowshipped in

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paraphrase of the watchtower 1955, page 607:.

quote from the watchtower august 1st 1974 issue, page 465:.

quote from the watchtower august 1st 1980 issue, page 19:.

QueenWitch

I can't believe the one quote that wishes that apostates could still be stoned. Just...wow..

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May 2013 Awake suggests screaming to thwart sexual assault

by ParadiseCircus in

they just can't let it go.... .

they also provide this tip to avoid being raped: "react quickly.

scream.

QueenWitch

What happened to alerting the authorities??? True, one may talk to a friend first. That friend should point victim to police, not religious leaders.

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New article and video on TTATT

by RayPublisher in

well i spent a few weeks putting this one together it took sooooo much longer than i thought it would, but as you know, a few of us many of us on jwnet spend way too much time fighting the "watchtower power" hehe.

here's a couple paragraphs:.

so i had been thinking about how hard it can be to tell the difference between a high quality product, the "genuine article", and a knockoff or an inferior product recently.

QueenWitch

I ordered 2 and gave my son one. He wears it with his "I <3 boobies" bracelet. :)