In my experience, Jah was OK, but used only in some songs. I don't recal anyone using it in regular conversation.
~Quotes, of the "Praise Jah, you Nations with His people...the king, wil have his day... (or something like that)" class
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21Use of the word jah?
by carla ini have noticed on ex sites the use of the word jah in reference to jehovah.
is this just a slang used by ex's or do active also use it?
if active members use it, doesn't it seem a bit disrespectful then?
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CO's talk: "Those who leave the truth say they've never been happier"
by truthseeker inyep, it's true.
while giving his usual spiel about how true christians should struggle, he says that some of those who have left the truth, say they never felt better.. .
the answer: "they don't have to stuggle anymore.".
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On other thing: why is it so difficult to worship Jahoobee, but so incredibly easy to "worship" other things?
Example: can't stand for National Anthem, 'cause that is Nation Worship.
Can't have Mother's Day, cause that is Creature Worship (but since when is my mother a creature?)
Can't have birthday's, 'cause that is self-worship.
Can't masturbate, 'cause that is self-worship.
Can't have posters in your room, 'cause that is creature worship.
Worshipping anything other than Jahoobee can be done almost just by exhaling incorreclty.
BUT.... to worship Jahoobee....prepare to work, brother, 'cause what you are doing is not enough. You must trive to do more!
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CO's talk: "Those who leave the truth say they've never been happier"
by truthseeker inyep, it's true.
while giving his usual spiel about how true christians should struggle, he says that some of those who have left the truth, say they never felt better.. .
the answer: "they don't have to stuggle anymore.".
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"Those who leave the truth say they've never been happier" -- at last, an honest statement from a CO.
Hopefully, some Dubs will ask how this could be possible, since JWs are "the happiest people on Earth". -
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Do you have to Kiss the Ass of the GB to be a Writer for the Watchtower?
by frankiespeakin into be a writer for the wt has be a very empty and unsatifying work asignment.
imagine having your hard work picked over and dumbed down to appeal to those with very limited education.
how humiliating!
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Thanks for the thread, Nark. Interesting stuff.
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When you see a JW or two on the street, do you ignore them or speak tothem?
by Rod P inmost of the time i just walk on by.
i just can't be bothered, and they are not going to believe what i say anyway.
besides, should i tell them i am disfellowshipped, which may scare them away?
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Hhhhmmm.... good question.
If I *ever* see them on the street, I'll have to decide.
Haven't seen them (in street work) in 10 years, though. So much for their "urgent message" and "one billion hours" of work.
Hypothetically, I think if they went out of their way to speak to me, I would respond. I wouldn't reveal my complete history, but would say (truthfully) that I've know several friends and coworkers over the years and then ask them a stumper question.
Another question is: would I accept magazines? On the one hand, it would provide comedy and amusement. On the other hand, it would perpetuate the survival of the publishing company. Tough choice.
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Can brothers wear "bow ties" instead of "ties"?
by JH inyesterday, a brother from another congregation gave the talk.
the first thing that i noticed was that he was wearing a "bow tie" instead of a conventional tie.
he was also black.
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Regarding the pic fromt he song book (above).
Not only do they have beards, they are also wearing cumberbunds! Normally a cumberbund goes hand-in-hand with a bow tie... and a Tuxedo jacket, of course!
(BTW, why are all those guys wearing dresses? I thought cross-dressing was a death-by-stoning offence. ;)
~Quotes, of the "every girl's crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man" class -
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Do you have to Kiss the Ass of the GB to be a Writer for the Watchtower?
by frankiespeakin into be a writer for the wt has be a very empty and unsatifying work asignment.
imagine having your hard work picked over and dumbed down to appeal to those with very limited education.
how humiliating!
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Just wanted to ask (with tongue only partially planted in cheek):
Just what part of whose a$$ had to be kissed in order to get the Gravitation and Electric Energy article published???
Seriously, this is a valid question. You see, my father's response to this article was simply "Oh boy, it looks like a very unscientific person took it upon themselves to publish a scientific article.
My question to my dad (haven't actually had the chance to ask him this yet): Exactly *HOW* does an individual take it upon themselves to get something published by WTS??? (or, in the context of this thread: exactly what part of whose body had to be kissed?)
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Do you have to Kiss the Ass of the GB to be a Writer for the Watchtower?
by frankiespeakin into be a writer for the wt has be a very empty and unsatifying work asignment.
imagine having your hard work picked over and dumbed down to appeal to those with very limited education.
how humiliating!
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Nark said:
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which they usually found out when the final English version was published, as the authorised version to be translated back into French.
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Hey, that's not the half of it. Did you know that the Greek "New World Translation" is an English to Greek translation?
So let's get this straight: They take a book originally written in Greek (at leat the O.T.) and then (mis-) translate it into English, and then that becomes the authorized version, which then gets (mis-) translated back into Greek.
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Did U ever wonder - if the end was so close - why were we building Kh's?
by AK - Jeff ini always wondered why we were not spending the money to build halls in remote and poor areas that needed them - but instead we would build new halls and sell old ones in places where we were seeing little growth.. every congregation in this area has built a new hall in the past 20 or so years.
yet the congs are the same basic size they were before.
most have had a least one major remodel since building new.
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DH said:
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One week before the event all 4 tires on my truck were slashed.
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I was going to ask how they figured out which truck was associated with the letter, but then remembered that you have (or at least had) a travelling sign truck. I suppose that makes you an easy target?!?!
Maybe time for some "spiritual warfare" of your own, in order to protect your truck's tires. ;)
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Do J.W.'s still spank their kids in Kingdom Hall libraries to punish them?
by hubert ini've heard a lot on this subject, and was wondering if it's a common practice?.
can you go to a meeting and almost always see some poor kid getting a walloping in the back room for talking or misbehaving at the meeting?
or is this a thing of the past?.
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WOw, scotsman, that is new light.
Compare it to their past insanity, as collected at http://quotes.watchtower.ca/discipline.htm
"I think we need the woodshed for some young folks."
A spanking may be a lifesaver to a child, for Jehovah says: "Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you beat him with a rod, he will not die. If you beat him with the rod you will save his life from Sheol." Again, "Blows that wound cleanse away evil; strokes make clean the innermost parts."
look to animals for instruction is not to lower our thinking to their level, but to lift it to God's thoughts.....There is no juvenile delinquency in the animal realm, because there are no delinquent animal mothers. They do not spare the paw and spoil the young, but spank to preserve the young...You parents know what you must do. You children know what you must do. Jehovah knows what he will do. If we obey him, he will do things for us. If we disobey him, he will do things to us.
The literal use of the rod in punishing a child may sometimes be necessary;
Modern parents, in this age of delinquent youngsters, can take a lesson from the mother "teddy bear," the koala. When baby koalas "are really naughty," writes Ivan T. Sanderson in his new book Living Mammals of the World, "the mother turns them over her knee and spanks them on their bottoms for minutes on end with the flat of her hand, during which time their screams are soul-rending."
~Quotes, of the "class-actionable" class