solomon alluded to it yesterday in a thread, i found the online large print pdfs here, not sure where the regular version is yet.
here are the full paragraphs, grab your barf bags .
19 on the other hand, if you choose the path of resentment.
edit post: that caption from 2009 is further evidence to me that there's another faction present within the upper echelons of the WT doing the work of a saboteur. I don't see how it's possible that such an article could have went out the door without the GB failing to see the irony?
It is just a recruiting technique of a cult. Give the public a sanitized version of your religion. Enforce upon the members the harsh reality.
i thought it would be fun to think of a co i've had in the past and see if anyone else has any observations.. so... henry goriup.
has he / is he serving your congregation and if so, what do you think of him?.
sm.
He was one of the worst CO's I ever saw. Well...wait a second, there was Larry Erickson.
both abusive buttheads
if someone says they saw me smoking a cigarette do i have the right to challenge them face to face in the hearing room?.
One more thing.
Has anyone ever threatened a lawsuit against a WITNESS at a hearing if they are/were lying?
if someone says they saw me smoking a cigarette do i have the right to challenge them face to face in the hearing room?.
This pretty much proves that in most cases the decision is made BEFORE the judicial hearing even starts, the procedure is just a formality.
Sadly I think that you are correct. The decision has already been made before the hearing has even begun.
if someone says they saw me smoking a cigarette do i have the right to challenge them face to face in the hearing room?.
There is no jc yet Ray. I am doing my homework just in case.
You have inspired many with your courage Ray by not giving them any power over you. A modern day Luther.
I believe I was in the hall where the publicized jc was held. Makes me feel all special.
if someone says they saw me smoking a cigarette do i have the right to challenge them face to face in the hearing room?.
In Raypublishers jc the witnesses weren't there in person. Is this still valid or can the testimony be challenged?
if someone says they saw me smoking a cigarette do i have the right to challenge them face to face in the hearing room?.
If someone says they saw me smoking a cigarette do I have the right to challenge them face to face in the hearing room?
this is another fine spiritual gem from the january 2013 study edition.. .
as the great tribulation nears, we do not want to be plagued with such anxious thoughts as these:'could i have done more in god's service?
didn't i pioneer when i had the opportunity?
jgnat:
Au contraire. I have it from this upcoming week's Watchtower that one of Satan's Snares (tm) is to load people down with excessive guilt. The cure? Confess to the elders.
I did notice that too. I'm sure Blondie's WT review will examine that topic.
in the january 2013 study watchtower:.
alex got caught up in trading in the stock market, thinking he could soon quit his job and enter the pioneer service.
engrossed.
Barbara Anderson:
I have no problem with investing in the stock market nor the Watchtower investing in the stock market or in hedge funds. But I do have a problem with Watchtower sending out a message "that anyone who puts his trust in Satan's system will be profoundly disappointed" and used Alex's experience in the stock market as an example.
You are so right, two sets of rules. One for them and one for us. Do as we say but not as we do!
consider ryan from jan study watchtower.
ryan, a 32 year old ministerial servant, relocated to a new congregation.
"i expected to be recommended as an elder soon," ryan relates, "but a. year went by without that happening.
consider Ryan from jan study watchtower
Ryan, a 32 year old ministerial servant, relocated to a new congregation. "I expected to be recommended as an elder soon," Ryan relates, "but a
year went by without that happening." Would Ryan become angry or bitter, feeling that the elders had failed to show him due respect? Would he
stop attending meetings, letting pride distance him from Jehovah and His people? What would you have done?
Has this happened, someone quit going to meetings because they were not appointed an elder? Why would the WT mention it otherwise?
