Yeah, the Brothers™ and Sisters™ are supposed to Love™ you so much they would give their lives for you. Why wouldn't they give you a ride to The Most Important Headcount Meeting Of The Year™?
Posts by Scully
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3Here it Comes
by TOTH inthe phone rang a few minutes ago.
when my wife said, "hi daddy!
" i figured it was "the call".
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"Do you still feel Jehovah is directing the Organization?"
by outsmartthesystem infor those of you with experience being asked this question.....or those of you that are/were elders........ what would happen if you responded to that question by saying "i don't know"?.
what would happen if you responded with "i choose not to answer that question."?
and then when they ask why, you say "because i wish to invoke my 5th amendment rights".
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Scully
"Do you still feel Jehovah is directing the Organization?"
Of course. Bum-steering is still directing.
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AK_Jeff...please read
by mouthy inso you closed my calling all atheists posts.
lol that "aint" fair.... if you didnt ,,, who did????.
i cant answer you!!!!!.
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Scully
Grace, your thread is wide open sweetie.
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Calling all Atheists.
by mouthy ini just had a message from my friend.. told me to tell you all.
he loves ya!!!!!
oh you dont know my friend??
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Scully
I always thought it was funny the way "Jesus" is pronounced "Hey, Zeus" in Spanish.
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STD's and Baptism
by NewChapter inokay, so this came up on another thread, and now i really want to know the answer.. about 10 years ago, and elder told me they now ask baptismal candidates if they have an std.
maybe they ask about other communicable diseases too, but he focused on std's.
he had no reason to mention this, so i just took it as true.
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Scully
I also remember an article stating that if someone is HIV positive, they should voluntarily agree not to go to book studies in people's home, attending the hall instead.
It's a shame they don't expect the same of child molesters.
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Tri-Forkation
by Yan Bibiyan inthis is going to be another memorial invitation thread.. before i get to the topic at hand, i want to quickly sound off on the invitation itself.
i had seen it online weeks before the jws came with a special invitation, so the content wasnt really news to me.
however, when i held it in my hand, i couldnt help but be disgusted by the joke of an invitation that flimsy small piece of paper was.. if you are going to invite strangers to the biggest celebration of your religion, please do not hand out what looks like pieces of scrap tissue paper.
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Scully
The paper is easily compostable. However the ink may not be fit for human consumption, as it may leach into your veggies. Best keep it for emergency rations should there ever be a toilet paper shortage.
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Are JW women becoming a bit more bold, seems to me there is a lot of 'headship' teaching ongoing
by insearchoftruth inmy wife who is in a never ending study seems to be learning a lot about 'headship' lately, and i notice that this weeks okm shows that once again on tms night they are going to emphasize the principles of headship from the reasoning book, page 253 in the english version..
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Scully
They've always had regular reviews of The Headship Principle™. The talks were usually delivered by the Elder™ or Ministerial Servant™ whose knuckles dragged closest to the floor.
It was one thing that I absolutely despised about the JW belief system. I watched how it gradually paralyzed my mother's ambitions. Of course, they tried to sugar-coat things, and make it appear that this was how relationships were meant to be. But then why did they insist on me performing to the best of my ability in school, when the best I could hope for was to be a wife and mother? Why did they want me to have a skill set so that I could support myself? What was the point of getting a decent education if I was going to be compelled to stifle it to raise children?
I am so glad to be out of that foolishness. When I see the JW women I used to know still stuck in the same ruts they were in almost 20 years ago, I shudder that had I not left the JWs, I would still be just like them.
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has anyone lied to the two elders
by wasted injust a ?
as ive got cobe and my daughters fil coming round nxt wk to grill me, first time 2 of the blighters have turned up together so im expecting the inevitable.
by the way not been to a meeting in 2.5 yrs after 35 yrs in the b/s,and just wondering how much they pressure to get the answers they want.
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Scully
It isn't "lying", it's Theocratic War Strategy™.
'While malicious lying is definitely condemned in the Bible, this does not mean that a person is under obligation to divulge truthful information to people who are not entitled to it. ...'Insight On The Scriptures, Volume 2, 1988 pages 244-245.
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New Rumor: Downsizing Circuits/Assemblies
by metatron inheard a new rumor that:.
the borg is going to phase out big district assemblies - so they can fit 'em in assembly halls.. they will reduce the size of circuits.
they will synchronize c.o.
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Scully
Assembly Halls are normally pretty booked up, particularly if they are multi-congregation use as well.
It wouldn't surprise me if this move resulted in the build of more multi-congregation Kingdom Halls/Assembly Halls. They'd pitch it such that it would spread the cost of purchasing land and construction over a larger number of publishers, making it more affordable for users.
Then the WTS would charge them all higher per capita user fees (rent) because the buildings are newer, after all.
The WTS never, ever makes huge changes of this sort unless it has a beneficial impact on their cash flow.
Follow the money, folks. Follow the money.
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Please! I need a plausible excuse for getting out of going to the memorial!
by Inisc ini have been thinking about this for weeks!.
nothing short of death will be acceptable to my mother!.
i thought of saying i will go to another cong but my parents know people there so that won't work.. help!.
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Scully
Say you have a rash that the doctor says is highly contagious.