Been busy for a few days and have been catching up on some posts. Welcome TR, and everyone, I sure enjoyed reading this thread. Waiting, I split my sides laughing at your "Woman" comeback.. hehe.. good one!
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Feeling sorry...
by TR in...for the average jw as i see them out in door to door work.
i shake my head and think; they just don't know.
or maybe they do, but are in a dilemma similar to thousands if not millions right now.
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Press Release from the Organization!!!!
by Roamingfeline inby the associated press.
filed at 2:40 p.m. et.
new york (ap) -- an organizational shakeup under way among the jehovah's witnesses may have been ordered by the faith's leaders to shield themselves from lawsuits over the group's religious practices, dissenters say.. a spokesman for the group denied the allegation.. the watch tower bible and tract society of pennsylvania, as the group is officially known, had been run by a governing body.
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Oops! Forgive me all.. just got back and hadn't read all the threads yet.. I see it's already been posted!
RCat tiptoes quietly out.. heh heh
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Press Release from the Organization!!!!
by Roamingfeline inby the associated press.
filed at 2:40 p.m. et.
new york (ap) -- an organizational shakeup under way among the jehovah's witnesses may have been ordered by the faith's leaders to shield themselves from lawsuits over the group's religious practices, dissenters say.. a spokesman for the group denied the allegation.. the watch tower bible and tract society of pennsylvania, as the group is officially known, had been run by a governing body.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 2:40 p.m. ETNEW YORK (AP) -- An organizational shakeup under way among the Jehovah's Witnesses may have been ordered by the faith's leaders to shield themselves from lawsuits over the group's religious practices, dissenters say.
A spokesman for the group denied the allegation.
The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, as the group is officially known, had been run by a Governing Body. But on Saturday, president Milton Henschel, 80, and the six other board members resigned, and it was announced that religious and administrative duties will be divided, with three newly formed corporations running U.S. operations.
Under the changes, the religious leaders will not be officially involved with the Watch Tower society.
Though the Witnesses say no important cases are pending, defectors from the religion have talked about suing the society, headquartered in Brooklyn, over various grievances.
Those could include lawsuits over church members who died or suffered because the denomination opposes blood transfusions. Also, the organization could face lawsuits over its practice of expelling members.
Raymond Franz of Winston, Ga., the only Governing Body member ever to quit and write about the religion's inner workings, also noted that France has a new law targeting religious organizations accused of mind control, while German law requires severance pay for church workers who leave.
``They are trying to find means to protect themselves legally,'' Franz said.
A Web page operated by former Witness Randall Watters of Manhattan Beach, Calif., said that the current duties of Witness officials will not change and that the new structure ``clearly is meant to provide isolation of guilt'' in light of ``the litigious days ahead for the Watch Tower organization.''
James N. Pellechia, public affairs director for the religion, denied that potential legal problems had anything to do with the reorganization. He said the Governing Body is simply being relieved of administrative tasks so it can ``concentrate more on the ministry of the Word.''
An official statement said decentralization would also allow the Witnesses to keep pace with growth. The Witnesses reported 5.9 million active members as of last year, 980,000 of them in the United States.
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See y'all in a few days..
by Roamingfeline inwe're leaving for bali today for my birthday.
i'll be back in six days rested and tanned.
hope y'all have a good time while i'm gone and behave!
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See y'all in a few days..
by Roamingfeline inwe're leaving for bali today for my birthday.
i'll be back in six days rested and tanned.
hope y'all have a good time while i'm gone and behave!
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Hi Seven,
Absolutely it WAS the highlight of that trip! I was ready to kiss the ground when I got back to Perth, but Wolfgang asked me to please not embarrass him by doing so..
He was just as anxious to get back home as I was. That place was a sorry excuse for a tourist attraction!
RCat
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See y'all in a few days..
by Roamingfeline inwe're leaving for bali today for my birthday.
i'll be back in six days rested and tanned.
hope y'all have a good time while i'm gone and behave!
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Roamingfeline
Hehe.. I'm BAAAAACK..
Thanks for all the nice birthday wishes. I had a nice massage and a steak dinner which was Yummy!
Pardon my language, but Bali is a filthy hellhole to be honest! It has cheap prices on stuff but it's not worth putting up with the smell of raw sewage and garbage, along with petrol fumes that permeates everywhere! Not to mention being accosted every other step by people trying to force you to buy something! Don't believe the travel brochures of paradaisic beauty. They must have taken lessons from the JW's.. LOL
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See y'all in a few days..
by Roamingfeline inwe're leaving for bali today for my birthday.
i'll be back in six days rested and tanned.
hope y'all have a good time while i'm gone and behave!
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We're leaving for Bali today for my birthday. I'll be back in six days rested and tanned. Hope y'all have a good time while I'm gone and BEHAVE! LOL
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Just Fake It!
by Scorpion injune 15,2000 watchtower on page 7 we find a nice picture of four people sitting in a park (with the traditional basket of fruit).
under the picture they state: "why not envision yourself already enjoying peaceful and rightous conditions in paradise?".
the fact is that the watchtower society has not been able to deliver on their promise of a new world order so, just pretend!.
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We Need To ... "Know Jehovah!"
by tfs inanother fact: "know jehovah.
do we really, "know jehovah!
do we "know jehovah!"?.
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I think I get it now
by AhHah inthis is a place to hang out and make small talk.
this is family.
i wrote this tonight for all of you.
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Frenchy!!! So glad to see you back from your travels. You're a tall drink of water, you are!
Yes, I am from the Branson area, and know MANY entertainers down there. But Norma Jean wasn't there when I left 18 mos ago! They must have called in reinforcements after Glen Campbell and Wayne Newton flew the coop, lol! Not to mention Tony Orlando.Did you get a chance to visit Silver Dollar City and their famous Saloon? That where I got this slinky red dress, when I used to work there taking dollars for a garter like the one here on my leg, see?
RCat