i have read of some annecdotal evidence that in a few cases, a disfellowshipping can be reversed.. this has applied in the case of not following the correct procedure and other circumstances.. can anyone provide any links or scans or stories of this happening ?.
i believe that there is a case that was mentioned in the watchtower of two missionaries that were wrongly disfellowshipped and had it revoked.. many many thanks,.
ao.
I knew someone who was told they were going to be disfellowshipped but they appealed before the announcement. They reversed the decision, saying he hadn't expressed himself properly at the JC
Its a procedure they have. You are allowed to "appeal" before the announcement.
Sirona
don't say "i told you so".. .
guide dogs for the blind need people to look after puppies until they are ready to be trained as guide dogs (until approx 12 months old).
the puppy walkers (adopters) need to provide a home and preliminary training for the pup.. .
Restrangled,
Thanks for the extra tips. Gary has had more success with her with this method and I've realised that if I use his technique she'll respond more readily to me. Its great to see progress! It makes it all seem worthwhile.
Looking Glass,
Thanks. That was a great post. I'm giving her a lot of time and energy right now, including at night. They told me not to get up if she cries, but I realised that she lets me know if she wants to wee in the night....so I get up, maybe once, and I let her out, let her wee and give her NO ATTENTION at all...put her back to bed. In the morning there is no wee in her cage and she has been back to sleep just fine. This is better than ignoring her cries and then having her wee possibly all over her bed. I don't go to her when she cries for any other reason though (e.g. attention). Now sometimes she sleeps through anyway.
I am prepared in my mind for her to be re-homed with a blind person. I know I will miss her and be upset, but since I've kept it in mind that she isn't my dog, and she will be going, I think I'll be OK. I will make her the most confident, most socialised, most well trained dog that I possibly can - and she will have a good life because she had such a good foundation.
Sirona
last may, i finally admitted to myself that i am an atheist.
to me, being an atheist means that i don't believe any of the silly nonsense that puny humans have come up with.
many of the religions of man were started during a time when mental illnesses went undiagnosed and misunderstood, a time when man couldn't explain why lightning struck the earth or why rain fell.
Interesting post, thanks.
I agree with most of what you have said, although I do believe in a force which I call "the ALL"
This "ALL" is a source - the thing which started everything - which started evolution. It isn't necessarily conscious.
Then I think that some of this force interacts with us in varying ways. We put our own human names on the aspects of this force...hence we have "gods". These Gods / Goddesses are simply manifestations of the Divine or All.
That is my philosophy. Of course, we all have our own and we all have every right to make the decision for ourselves.
Sirona
this is an interesting thing .
wonder if any of you have heard what the governing body is telling the witnesses to do?
my 22 tear old son was e-mailed by his fanatic witness mom, my ex-wife.
You know, the Mormons have been doing this for decades. Each household has to have enough provisions for everyone in the family for an entire YEAR! Makes you wonder what three days is supposed to do.
I'm finding out where the local mormons live. IF there is a disaster, I'll go an convert to mormonism on the spot. LOL
Sirona
the one mistake we all made.
and the january 15, 2008 watchtower.
page 24 the governing body makes the following statement: .
One of my JW family used the illustration of Paul and how back in the 1st century, the apostles speculated that the end was THEN.....but it wasn't. God still approved of them despite their speculations, therefore God still approves of the WTS despite failed prophesy.????
Sirona
i've always noticed that when jw's, my inactive hubby included, notice someone is christian, they hate it.
they roll their eyes, snort, or make snide remarks.
i really pissed me off once when my mom in law told my hubby that if she had known why the older ladies wanted to by some of her plants for, she wouldn't have sold them to them.
Jgnat
I think it's an indication that he's terrified I might be right.
100% correct. My JW mother recently refused to listen to a 10 minute talk on "What is Druidry?" because she was afraid. I could see it in her eyes that listening to it and maybe possibly agreeing wasn't an option.
Me, my joy comes from partnering with Christ daily, becoming better and kinder. I am who God would have me to be, and that is the richness I carry every day. You could say that heaven has come down to earth for me.
Wow. I had a thread going this week regarding Christianity versus paganism. You should have posted to it because that is the best comment I've heard yet in favour of Christianity.
Blessings,
Sirona
i've always noticed that when jw's, my inactive hubby included, notice someone is christian, they hate it.
they roll their eyes, snort, or make snide remarks.
i really pissed me off once when my mom in law told my hubby that if she had known why the older ladies wanted to by some of her plants for, she wouldn't have sold them to them.
What if you type straight into the box when you reply?
If you hit Enter your spacing appears. At the bottom of the box you should have "design" clicked, not HTML. I also have the "check here to use HTML formatting" checked.
Sirona
well, i've known the truth about the witnesses for over two years.
and i've been pretending to be one ever since.
i'm sure most of us did that for a period of time, some longer than others.. i think it has changed my personality, especially since i've been a teenager the whole time.. .
Well you've done well.
You can PLAN your exit. That is great. You can make sure YOU decide when to leave and you can put things in place to make it as smooth as possible.
Sirona
i've always noticed that when jw's, my inactive hubby included, notice someone is christian, they hate it.
they roll their eyes, snort, or make snide remarks.
i really pissed me off once when my mom in law told my hubby that if she had known why the older ladies wanted to by some of her plants for, she wouldn't have sold them to them.
Yeah it p*sses me off to see JWs rolling their eyes at other Christians!
They won't even say "suchabody is a Christian",.....because they think that anyone not JW is not really Christian!
They who talk about Jehovah 24 hours a day and mention Jesus as an afterthought!
Sirona
PS - Spiritboi - if you type your post first in word it will lose its paragraphs when you post here. Try using your "notepad" feature instead.
don't say "i told you so".. .
guide dogs for the blind need people to look after puppies until they are ready to be trained as guide dogs (until approx 12 months old).
the puppy walkers (adopters) need to provide a home and preliminary training for the pup.. .
Restrangled.
I tried the sssshhht thing and the hand touching her like a mouth....I've seen the dog whisperer do this.
She backed down, but then started to wag her tail and come towards me like a challenge. When her mouth opened towards my hand I did it again. She seemed dazed! LOL (I didn't hurt her she just looked confused).
We had a bit of an interaction where she challenged me and I did it again.
Anyway, this ended (she gave up) and a few minute later I was stroking her (which is when she would normally try and mouth) and she moved to mouth.....but thought better of it.
I think its working. I don't want the challenge situation again because I'm afraid of her thinking its a game where she "goes for" me and I "go for" her!
?????
Sirona
