Does God Really Care?
*YAWN* Wasn't this the title of that crappy blue & white booklet I placed as a little kids back in the 70's?
roybatty
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Keep On The Watch - Week of May 23
by ezekiel3 inpage 5 .
(1 john 5:3) do you care enough to do that?
on page 15 of this publication, this issue is identified.
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New Letter to all Congregations 5/16/2005
by TheListener ini just got a sneak peek at a letter to all congregations.
it will be read at this week's service meeting.
i can't remember it word for word but the gist is: .
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roybatty
Not everyone will donate the recommended amount, but still they might pocket another $1 million or $ 1.5 million. After all there is paperwork and administration fees ;)
True. But I'm willing to bet that their will be quite a few that contribute more and many congregations that will want to send more in order to show the Society how "spiritually strong" they are.
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Speaking of music,,,,,what "nerdy" singer do you secretly adore?
by LyinEyes ini didnt know what other word to use but nerdy,, but you will get the picture when i tell you a couple of my favorites.
or maybe they are not so much "nerdy" as they are just off the beaten path singers,,maybe even a bit odd.
barry mannilow,.
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roybatty
Back in the early 80's I couldn't get enough of the Clash and other punk bands. I remember my mom coming home one day and giving me a gift...a Gordan Lightfoot album! lol. Geez!
But, I have to say, whenever I'm in the car alone, scanning through the stations and a Lightfoot song comes on, I, ummm....turn it up. lol!
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Playstation 3! pic+specs
by IronGland inunrivaled performance with the introduction of cell processor and many advanced technologies, and backwards compatible with playstation(r) and playstation(r)2 .
los angeles, may 16 /prnewswire/ -- at a press conference held in los angeles, california, today, sony computer entertainment inc. (scei) revealed the outline of its playstation3 (ps3) computer entertainment system, incorporating the world's most advanced cell processor with super computer like power.
prototypes of ps3 will also be showcased at the electronic entertainment expo (e3), the world's largest interactive entertainment exhibition held in los angeles, from may 18th to 20th.
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roybatty
Halo2 on Xbox live.....blows everything away for gaming fun.
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The saddest song you've ever heard
by littlerockguy inwhat is the saddest song that brings tears to your eyes just about every time you hear it?
mine is harry chapin's cats in the cradle
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roybatty
Saddest love song - Sting's "Ghoststory"
Saddest song - U2's "Mothers of the Disappeared" - you can almost hear the mother's crying...
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2005 District convention???
by keeshah in.
anyone know the dates yet?
especially interested in kansas city or st. louis area.
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roybatty
I will probably be there at least Saturday and Sunday
You have my sympathies.
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Do those that shun us not love us?
by logansrun init is a mistake for former jehovah's witnesses to think that just because they are shunned by friends and family, they are no longer loved.
isn't shunning a horrible experience, one borne from twisted psychological reasoning?
mandated shunning from a powerful and misguided religious organization is a great sin against both the person shunned and those who are obliged, yes obliged, to shun them.
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roybatty
Do JWs even really know the meaning of "unconditional" love? I think not. Think about the time when you were a JW. If you were spiritually strong (gag!) meaning you went out in service regularly, attended all the meetings, commented, etc. it seemed like you received more love from those in the congregation. But if you stopped doing these things or even went a step further and did things that were in the "gray area" (i.e. going to college) suddenly that love began to fade.
After being out for several years and have made a few really, close friends. It amazes me the differnce between JWs I knew and these real friends, esp. when you're down.
Back to Bradley's question....they don't truly love us. If they did, they wouldn't shun us. When I was an elder there was a situation with an older brother who's son was df'd. We found out that this brother was visiting his df'd son. We sat down with him and told him that he cannot do this or he'd be in trouble. His response? In so many words he said "stick it up your ass. He's my son."
Any JW that who does differntly, doesn't love their family member or friend.
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Do those that shun us not love us?
by logansrun init is a mistake for former jehovah's witnesses to think that just because they are shunned by friends and family, they are no longer loved.
isn't shunning a horrible experience, one borne from twisted psychological reasoning?
mandated shunning from a powerful and misguided religious organization is a great sin against both the person shunned and those who are obliged, yes obliged, to shun them.
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roybatty
Jeannie, I hate to be blunt but you seem extremely ignorant of how susceptible people are to social engineering.
Don't be rude, dude. I am not ignorant, I simply hold to the opinion that people are ultimately responsible for their own choices. If someone follows orders on a battle field and is later brought up on war crimes charges, the old "I was just following orders" defense does not hold up. Why should we let people who exercise abusive behavior off the hook by giving them a pass as "brainwashed?" I was too, but I woke up and it was before I was disfellowshipped in spite of being raised in their "culture" so don't go there with me. People who don't wake up don't want to wake up. They'll just follow orders in order to benefit themselves with some future reward despite the hurt it causes others. It's an incredibly self-centered religion. How many do you think would stay if they did not dangle the carrot of something that we all want; life forever in a paradise earth where our every hearts desire is fulfilled.Jeannie, THAT is a great comparison. Excellent post.
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roybatty
the show "24" is on the top of my list,
24 is the best show on TV. I never watched it until the beginning of this season but I'm obsessed with it. I have never been so addicted to any tv show as I am to this one. I can't wait see see how things unfold.
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Valid alternatives to the door to door preaching work?
by El blanko inok - so i had a talk/debate with a guy today who insists that he sees "nobody else talking about the end of the world" and that "the door to door work the jws perform is the best way to preach.
this guy has a brother who is disfellowshipped.
he has never been baptized, yet has an ongoing interest and believes the jws are a special people.
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roybatty
How about the decades and millions nay billioins of hours and mags distinctly saying that the purpose of preaching was to warn the world that the "Generation that saw the events of 1914 would see the end"
This one fact alone should cause ANY Witness to really think hard about what they are doing. You can argue endlessly about the blood issue, the trinity, neutrality, smoking, etc, etc, until you're both blue in the face but the FACT that the Society had Witnesses preaching for DECADES something that was flat out WRONG should make any JW with half a brain at least go "hmmmmm......why did it take Jehovah 70 years to correct a wrong belief? Why did He have us teach something that was false for so many years?"