Posts by searchfothetruth

I had asked him about the expectations surrounding 1975 and I made the point that the most faithful and zealous brothers had the most to be disillusioned about the failure of 1975 to bring about armageddon, as they had made the most sacrifices to serve until it came.

I asked whether the society were then guilty of stumbling faithful ones, and the elder said that this was a sifting work by Jehovah, and anyone that left were obviously only doing it to save there lives (hence selfish reasons) and not because they loved Jehovah.

All the witnesses only go on the ministry, meetings, assemblies etc because they don't want to die at armageddon, not purely out of a love for God.

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shepherds of the flock...not

by searchfothetruth in

just reading 'in search of christian freedom' and come across this quote which seems to hit the nail on the head regarding the genuine love among the elders.:.

" whilst serving as an elder in the warrenton, virginia congregation, i went with the presiding overseer to investigate an alleged indiscretion reported by telephone from the elders of a neighboring congregation about an elderly, inactive, widowed sister, living in yet another congregations territory, taking care of a comatose old lady for her livelihood.. when we arrived, he questioned the sister about her supposed indiscretion ( the charge was based purely on conjecture ).

her reply was, "it has been over seven years since my husbands death.

searchfothetruth

Rocketman,

I agree that it depends on the congregation, as there are some that are better than others, but from personal experience, I thought that the cong. that I was attached to for most of my life were one of the better ones and it took 4 years for any elder to contact me, and that was because I had been speaking to my parents and given them some info which they then passed on to the Elders.

The elders that came to see me weren't even at the hall when I was there, so the elders that I knew and had a relationship with still have never bothered to contact me.

All it does is reinforce peoples doubts when they leave. I think if the elders did what they are supposed to do they could possibly prevent a lot of people leaving...lets hope they never figure this out!

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shepherds of the flock...not

by searchfothetruth in

just reading 'in search of christian freedom' and come across this quote which seems to hit the nail on the head regarding the genuine love among the elders.:.

" whilst serving as an elder in the warrenton, virginia congregation, i went with the presiding overseer to investigate an alleged indiscretion reported by telephone from the elders of a neighboring congregation about an elderly, inactive, widowed sister, living in yet another congregations territory, taking care of a comatose old lady for her livelihood.. when we arrived, he questioned the sister about her supposed indiscretion ( the charge was based purely on conjecture ).

her reply was, "it has been over seven years since my husbands death.

searchfothetruth

Just reading 'In Search of Christian Freedom' and come across this quote which seems to hit the nail on the head regarding the genuine love among the Elders.:

" Whilst serving as an Elder in the Warrenton, Virginia Congregation, I went with the Presiding Overseer to investigate an alleged indiscretion reported by telephone from the Elders of a neighboring congregation about an elderly, inactive, widowed sister, living in yet another congregations territory, taking care of a comatose old lady for her livelihood.

When we arrived, he questioned the sister about her supposed indiscretion ( the charge was based purely on conjecture ). Her reply was, "It has been over seven years since my husbands death. I have become inactive and haven't attended meetings for years, and not an elder has ever visited me. Yet, recently you have heard a rumor that I have done something wrong and you run down here ready to dis-fellowship me. I don't understand you brothers."

I think this experience can be echoed by a lot of us, the total lack of genuine love when you leave, but then the instant attention when they think you are doing something wrong.

Have any of you had similar experiences?

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What is the CD in your collection that you've listened to the most?

by DanTheMan in

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just asking because i'm wanting to expand my musical horizons, looking for some new artists to get into.. my all time most-listened-to cd (and we're talking hundreds of listenings):.

thanks for sharing!

searchfothetruth

I've got some really sad cd's in my car but the most listened to are:

Nickleback- silver side up

Eminem- Eminem show

Jethro Tull- crest of a knave

Queen- Greatest hits

Linkin' Park- Hybrid Theory

def Leppard- Adrenalize

Bruce Springstein- greatest Hits

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WHAT THINKEST u OF Social Services?

by badboy in

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they r beginning 2 start 2 run my life,so much so that i am beginning 2 think they r not going 2 make me independent,2 make a depentent person.

searchfothetruth

Whats the difference between the social services and a rottweiler?

You can get your kids back from a rottweiler.

The social services here in Britain either go in too strong and split families up, or they don't act at all and children die as a result of abuse.

If you've ever met a social worker then you will understand what the problem is. Too much political correctness has crept into policy.

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Did anyone ever fall asleep on you in service?

by Jayson in

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i'm thinking of doing this if i get dinged again.. .

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

searchfothetruth

No ones ever fell asleep, but the brother on the next door had an old man collapsed on him.

He actually had to ask what to do...I think he was even thinking of walking away!

We phoned an ambulance and he was ok, thank god.

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WMD found on plane...womans breasts...amazing story

by searchfothetruth in

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please read the following story: .

http://www.canada.com/search/story.aspx?id=51aa6ab6-034b-4fe0-911c-04871e6b1ec5.

a american passenger complained about a canadian woman passenger who was breast feeding on a plane and said to the flight attendant that a 'foreign national' was asking him questions in american airspace and he felt that this was a 'terrorist attack' on him.

searchfothetruth

You certainly have to watch yourself if your travelling with someone called Jack. Especially if you shout HI !

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WMD found on plane...womans breasts...amazing story

by searchfothetruth in

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please read the following story: .

http://www.canada.com/search/story.aspx?id=51aa6ab6-034b-4fe0-911c-04871e6b1ec5.

a american passenger complained about a canadian woman passenger who was breast feeding on a plane and said to the flight attendant that a 'foreign national' was asking him questions in american airspace and he felt that this was a 'terrorist attack' on him.

searchfothetruth

Please read the following story:

http://www.canada.com/search/story.aspx?id=51aa6ab6-034b-4fe0-911c-04871e6b1ec5

A american passenger complained about a canadian woman passenger who was breast feeding on a plane and said to the flight attendant that a 'foreign national' was asking him questions in american airspace and he felt that this was a 'terrorist attack' on him.

read the article if you don't believe me.

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Bowling for baloney

by Jayson in

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just a site that all should check out if ya got the time.. http://www.opinionjournal.com/forms/printthis.html?id=110003233

searchfothetruth

So what your trying to say is that this documentary is full of lies and deceit and yet it has won every prize that it could possibly win from the Cannes film festival, tha Bafta's and the Oscars for being the best FACTUAL film.

All those people who have voted it the BEST FACTUAL film must be so stupid that they haven't checked out the facts before voting for it.

Stupid White Men has also been at the top of the best seller list for nearly 18 months now, so obviously a lot of people believe him, or is that a lie too?

just answer this...Did G.W.Bush legitimately WIN the election that took him to the Whitehouse?