Posts by RedhorseWoman

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Reply to SC

by Frenchy in

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friends

sc, (cont'd).

(didn't mean to start a new post, man i'm really messed up this morning!).

and then there is this statement in km 3/85 p.4 remember that all mankind not serving jehovah are "alienated" from god and so are considered "enemies.

RedhorseWoman

SC,

Now wait a minute. Are you saying that a spade is NOT a heart? Wow, this requires some consideration. LOL

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Preacher Jimmy Swaggart and JW Lawyers

by waiting in

in the supreme court of the united states, october tenth, 1988, case no.

88-1374, filed on june 22, 1988, clerk joseph f. spanol, jr.. on that date and file number, the attoreny james m. mccabe,and donald t. ridley, 25 colombia heights, brooklyn, ny 11251 (718)606-4993, attorneys for amicus curiae, watchtower bible and tract society of new york, inc. filed a "friends of the court" brief on the behalf of the famous preacher, jimmy swaggart and his ministries.. why would the watchtower society, direct channel for jehovah's holy spirt, which also godly hates babylon the great, which also christiandom is the largest part, go into the supreme court of the united states and file a legal brief to help jimmy swaggart's ministries in his trial which was case no.

88-1374: jimmy swaggart ministries, appelant vs. board of equalization of california, appeller?.

RedhorseWoman

It's true that the Society has made a very wise business move as far as the tax issue is concerned. If I were a stockholder in the corporation, I would applaud them.

Presumably, this entity has promoted itself, not as a business, but as God's representative on Earth. As such, it is held to somewhat higher standards.

Criticism by the WTBTS of multitudes of other regligions has been ample through the years. Now they are engaging in exactly the types of dealings that they have always criticized. Why should they be immune from criticism?

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Writing private letters to the Society.

by spectromize in

for anyone who's ever written something of a private nature or asked clarification on certain beliefs have you ever had the unfortunate experience of the elders calling you in the back room or a sheperding call ?.

the reason i bring this out is that newer brothers or sisters don't know that everytime you write the society the society sends a copy of your letter to your local cong.

elders.

RedhorseWoman

Friend,

Thank you for your response. I can understand your interest in engaging others in "verbal jousting", shall we say, in order to resolve an issue. It can be quite enlightening and stimulating.

However, my feeling on this board, unlike H2O where debates seem to be a matter of course, is that it is more like a casual get together of friends.

When written words are not accompanied by facial expressions and verbal inflections, it is very difficult to gauge exactly what the person is trying to accomplish.

I hope that you will share your feelings and beliefs with us and let us get to know you as a person first.....then a jousting partner.

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Favorite books

by Seven in

i leave you all with my list of favorite books:.

1. lord of the rings, tolkien.

2. the hobbit, tolkien.

RedhorseWoman

Let's see, there have been a lot of them.

David Copperfield

Tom Sawyer

Alice in Wonderland

Animal Farm

1984

Fahrenheit 451

The Lord of the Flies

Any book by Walter Farley

The Stand

Prophecy

Desperation

Wuthering Heights

Pet Sematary

The Mummy by Anne Rice

The Time Machine

Brave New World

Edited by - RedhorseWoman on 9 June 2000 23:15:19

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Writing private letters to the Society.

by spectromize in

for anyone who's ever written something of a private nature or asked clarification on certain beliefs have you ever had the unfortunate experience of the elders calling you in the back room or a sheperding call ?.

the reason i bring this out is that newer brothers or sisters don't know that everytime you write the society the society sends a copy of your letter to your local cong.

elders.

RedhorseWoman

During that process I try to learn and share as much as possible.
In the end how much and what we share of ourselves is our measure as a person. If I
have shared too much here and it has somehow caused offense then I am sorry for that.

Sharing generally is a good thing. Taking something you feel is what a person needs and force-feeding it to them generally results in choking.

Please feel free to share. Please do not badger.

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Writing private letters to the Society.

by spectromize in

for anyone who's ever written something of a private nature or asked clarification on certain beliefs have you ever had the unfortunate experience of the elders calling you in the back room or a sheperding call ?.

the reason i bring this out is that newer brothers or sisters don't know that everytime you write the society the society sends a copy of your letter to your local cong.

elders.

RedhorseWoman

EUREKA!!!!

Friend,

I have not been offended by you, I have simply been frustrated. I had expressed the basis for my opinion several times, although not in those exact words.

I disagree that debating is necessary for growth. Debating to me is simply trying to prove a point just for the sake of proving that point.

If, by debate, you infer discussion, sharing of knowledge, and learning....then I agree with you.

To be perfectly honest, I never asked for your beliefs because I noticed that others had asked direct questions of you, and you did not seem to care to divulge your beliefs or feelings. My impression was that you were more interested in stirring up a rousing battle. If this is in error, I apologize.

No, that is not what I do. You have only experienced me saying "that’s not what I believe"
because of your misrepresentations of me. My argument you have either completely
misunderstood or ignored—that assumes that you recognize an argument when you see one.

I was not referring to our recent "discussion" when I made this point. I have seen you make this statement in several other threads, in which, I might add, I chose not to participate. And, for the record....why the snide comment about recognizing an argument when I see one?

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My Journey

by Frenchy in

jw
friends

i suppose we all think of ourselves as unique and we are in so many ways.

what i fail to realize, i guess, is that we are far more alike than unique.

every now and then i will reveal some little fear or quirk or dream that i have only to find out that someone else has experienced the same thing!

RedhorseWoman

The let-down feeling is very real, it is also painful.

There have been so many things that I've tried to rationalize for so long. After a certain point, rationalization no longer works. Then comes the guilt....maybe it's me.

Then when you meet others who feel the same way, it's as if you've suddenly found a clear refreshing spring after spending days in the desert.

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