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  Wolfsong

  by Seven in

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  Crisis With Singles and Single Parents Looming?

  by Pathofthorns in

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  likely we've all noticed that on the two major jw discussion forums the most active forums are the "singles or dating" forums.. it would appear that there is an increasingly large number of single parents appearing in the congregations these days for whatever reason.. i admire these ones for the effort they put forth to bring their children up taking on the role of both parents.

  from many of their comments in the "singles " forums, it appears many find being a single parent an extreme liability in "the truth" as far as finding a mate goes.

  i wonder if jw culture has something to do with how these ones are viewed as prospective marriage mates vs. the mentality in the "world".. as far the single people go, there appears to be almost a certain desperation to get married, further scaring off potential mates.

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  Or 7 how about similar to a leading role in an Arthur Miller play ie. The Crucible? The disrespect for individual privacy in the lie ( I henceforth refuse to apologetically refer to it as the truth ) is in my opinion appalling and inexcusable. I don't know why anyone would put themselves through it. Your relationship suddely becomes everyones relationship like it's public property.
  Pathofthorns - I think the "snag in this equation" - titles ( lets face it - rank ) is symptomatic of the entire sterile, fleshly, sinister mindset that pollutes the entire "brotherhood" ( read 4th Reich ). -SolidSender
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  Qualified to be elders?

  by Andyman in

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  this is an issue that really bothers me.

  the elders are supposed to be looking after the well being of the congregation.

  they are supposed to be helping those in need.

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  Andy I wish I could put this a little less bluntly – you’re obviously an intelligent person, wouldn’t it be better if you gave the JW’s the flick and got on with life in the real world? Or do you want to spend the rest of it having others making your decisions for you?
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  The Beginning of the End

  by SolidSender in

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  2. friends

  i've got my own opinion on this but i'm very interested to hear from anyone who has viewpoints on what impact they think the internet is going to have on the wtbs say over the next 5 - 10 years.-solidsender

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  oops another typo! - line should read - WITNESS EXPECTS STUDYS GULLIBILITY LEVELS TO BE EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN HIS/HER OWN.
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  The Beginning of the End

  by SolidSender in

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  i've got my own opinion on this but i'm very interested to hear from anyone who has viewpoints on what impact they think the internet is going to have on the wtbs say over the next 5 - 10 years.-solidsender

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  Let's face it the net is going to become as prolific as the phone and TV. In fact phone, tv, net and audio are all set to combine and go wireless at that but that's another story. For example I think it's got to get to the stage where: Witness starts study. Study says to Witness "what's the JW www. address, so I can go check out all the their online resources, you know all your publications online, JW publication archives back to year dot, etc etc ( Study lists natural expectations about any credible web site )?" Witness says duh, "We don't have one"
  Study says "Why Not", Witness ( goes into spin control ) says " a) it's Satanic, b) The internet is banned amongst JW's
  - etc, etc. regurgitating WTBS dogma, anything but an original thought. Witness honestly expects Study's gullibility levels to be equal to, or less, than his or her own. Next thing study does is goes to the internet, pulls up a search engine, types in Jehovah and begins to learnt that the truth about the truth is that it's a lie.

  I can't see the WTBS heading down the this ignore the internet and hope it goes away path, head in the sand strategy as being the best PR move. On the other hand it seems to me that if they decide to enter the 20th century and officially go online ( I mean post more than the couple of dead static pages that they presently do ) it's going to be just as disasterous for them. Why? Because they can not have any archival material online. We all know why. Which will lead to the obvious question by any "newones" - How come? To my mind I find it hard to see the internet as anything but poetic justice to the WTBS. A threat to their power base that not even in their wildest dreams they could have anticipated. In conclusion, I've knocked this post out fast and it's more a sketch than a complete picture of what I wanted to say but it's late and I gotta get home.-SolidSender
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  The Beginning of the End

  by SolidSender in

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  i've got my own opinion on this but i'm very interested to hear from anyone who has viewpoints on what impact they think the internet is going to have on the wtbs say over the next 5 - 10 years.-solidsender

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  I've got my own opinion on this but I'm very interested to hear from anyone who has viewpoints on what impact they think the internet is going to have on the WTBS say over the next 5 - 10 years.-SolidSender
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  Gods Total Management Survey

  by SolidSender in

  1. social
  2. humour

  please fill in and return to god.

  god would like to personally thank you for your belief and continued.

  ___ divine inspiration.

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  Please fill in and return to God

  God would like to personally thank you for your belief and continued
  patronage. In order to better serve your needs, He asks that you take a few
  moments to complete the following questionnaire.

  Please keep in mind that your responses will be kept completely
  confidential, and that you need not disclose your name or address unless you
  prefer a direct response to your comments.

  1. How did you find out about your Deity?
  ___ Newspaper
  ___ Bible
  ___ Torah
  ___ Book of Mormon
  ___ Koran
  ___ Divine inspiration
  ___ Dead Sea Scrolls
  ___ My mama done tol' me
  ___ Near-death experience
  ___ Near-life experience
  ___ National Public Radio
  ___ Tabloid
  ___ The Internet
  ___ Burning shrubbery
  ___ Other (specify):

  2. Which model Deity did you acquire?
  ___ YHVH
  ___ Father, Son & Holy Ghost [Trinity Pak]
  ___ Jehovah
  ___ Jesus
  ___ Krishna
  ___ Zeus and entourage [Olympus Pak]
  ___ Odin and entourage [Valhalla Pak]
  ___ Allah
  ___ Satan
  ___ Gaia/Mother Earth/Mother Nature
  ___ God 1.0a (hairy thunderer)
  ___ God 1.0b (cosmic muffin)
  ___ God.com (Web based)
  ___ None of the above; I was taken in by a false god

  3. Did your God come to you undamaged, with all parts in good working order,
  and with no obvious breakage or missing attributes?
  ___ Yes
  ___ No

  If NO, please describe the problems you initially encountered here.
  Please indicate all that apply:
  ___ Not eternal
  ___ Finite in space/Does not occupy or inhabit the entire universe
  ___ Not omniscient
  ___ Not omnipotent
  ___ Not infinitely plastic (not all things to all of creation)
  ___ Permits sex outside of marriage
  ___ Prohibits sex outside of marriage
  ___ Makes mistakes (Geraldo Rivera, Jesse Helms)
  ___ Makes or permits bad things to happen to good people
  ___ When beseeched, doesn't stay beseeched
  ___ Requires burnt offerings
  ___ Requires virgin sacrifices
  ___ Plays dice with the universe

  4. What factors were relevant in your decision to acquire a Deity?
  Please check all that apply:
  ___ Indoctrinated by parents
  ___ Needed a reason to live
  ___ Indoctrinated by society
  ___ Needed focus in whom to despise
  ___ Imaginary friend grew up
  ___ Wanted to know Jesus in the Biblical sense
  ___ Graduated from the tooth fairy
  ___ Hate to think for myself
  ___ Wanted to meet girls/boys
  ___ Fear of death
  ___ Wanted to piss off parents
  ___ Needed a day away from work
  ___ Desperate need for certainty
  ___ Like organ music
  ___ Need to feel morally superior
  ___ Thought Jerry Falwell was cool
  ___ My shrubbery caught fire and told me to do it

  5. Have you ever worshiped a Deity before? If so, which false god were you
  fooled by? Please check all that apply:
  ___ Mick Jagger
  ___ Rajanish
  ___ Baal
  ___ The almighty dollar
  ___ Bill Gates
  ___ Left-wing liberalism
  ___ The radical right
  ___ Ra
  ___ Beelzebub
  ___ Barney T.B.P.D. (The Big Purple Dinosaur)
  ___ The Great Spirit
  ___ The Great Pumpkin
  ___ The sun
  ___ The Internet
  ___ Elvis
  ___ Cindy Crawford
  ___ The moon
  ___ TV news
  ___ Burning shrubbery
  ___ Other:

  6. Are you currently using any other source of inspiration in addition to
  God? Please check all that apply:
  ___ Tarot
  ___ Lottery
  ___ Astrology
  ___ Television
  ___ Fortune cookies
  ___ Ann Landers
  ___ Psychic Friends Network
  ___ Dianetics
  ___ Palmistry
  ___ Playboy and/or Playgirl
  ___ Self-help books
  ___ Sex, drugs, and rock and roll
  ___ Biorhythms
  ___ Alcohol
  ___ Bill Clinton
  ___ Tea leaves
  ___ EST
  ___ CompuServe
  ___ Mantras
  ___ Jimmy Swaggert
  ___ Crystals (not including Crystal Gayle)
  ___ Human sacrifice
  ___ Pyramids
  ___ Wandering in a desert
  ___ Burning shrubbery
  ___ Barney T.B.P.D.
  ___ Barney Fife
  ___ Staring at psychedelic screen savers
  ___ Other:

  7. God employs a limited degree of divine intervention to preserve the
  balanced level of felt presence and blind faith. Which would you prefer?
  Circle one:
  A. More divine intervention
  B. Less divine intervention
  C. Current level of divine intervention is just right
  D. Don't know; what is divine intervention?

  8. God also attempts to maintain a balanced level of disasters and
  miracles.
  Please rate on a scale of 1 to 5 His handling of the following
  (1=unsatisfactory, 5=excellent):
  Disasters:
  1 2 3 4 5 Flood
  1 2 3 4 5 Famine
  1 2 3 4 5 Earthquake
  1 2 3 4 5 War
  1 2 3 4 5 Pestilence
  1 2 3 4 5 Plague
  1 2 3 4 5 SPAM (the meat)
  1 2 3 4 5 SPAM (the mail)
  1 2 3 4 5 AOL
  1 2 3 4 5 Macromedia Flash
  Miracles:
  1 2 3 4 5 Rescues
  1 2 3 4 5 Spontaneous remissions
  1 2 3 4 5 Stars hovering over jerkwater towns
  1 2 3 4 5 Crying statues
  1 2 3 4 5 Water changing to wine
  1 2 3 4 5 Walking on water
  1 2 3 4 5 VCRs that set their own clocks
  1 2 3 4 5 Saddam Hussein still alive
  1 2 3 4 5 Getting any sex whatsoever
  1 2 3 4 5 The iMac

  9. Do you have any additional comments or suggestions for improving the
  quality of God's services? (Attach an additional sheet if necessary.)
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  Getting In those Hours!

  by Andyman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have a conversation going on another site about hours and how important they are to a persons standing within the congregation.. one person is trying to say that hours don't mean anything.

  that they are not that big of an issue whether you get them in or not.. would anyone here like to comment on that?.

  take care.. andyman:

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  SolidSender

  Hours - more fuel for the organisations witch hunt fires. I find the concept and practice totally sickening. So blatantly anti-spiritual, anti-love, anti-christ. Satanic. I'm at a loss to describe how deplorable this organisation regulation is.
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  PROOF from the WT

  by Scorpion in

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  that the organization means salvation

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  7 - I'm totally impressed. - SolidSender (CrazyArms in previous incarnation)
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  "Elder's Kids are the Worst?"

  by Pathofthorns in

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  2. friends

  i'm not sure if its my limited perspective, but i have heard the saying "elder's kids are the worst".. from my perspective, the saying appears to have much merrit.

  if this is true, why would those who seemingly are raised in the "best possible environment" and who would in theory be raised in harmony with the society's direction (good "spiritual routine" , meetings, service, family study etc) turn out the worst?.

  could it be that an elder's schedule is too busy for his family?

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  It seemed to me that anyone who deviated in any way, shape or form from organisational law immediatley became prime subject/suspect for a witch hunt, scapegoating or both. Thankfully Jehovan & Jesus judge us all with compassion and as equals - SolidSender