when did the jws make the rule that you couldn’t clink glasses together and raise glasses of wine?.
and why the change to being a conscience matter now?.
I toast with jw family. Most accept this.
When doing this, I tell them a story about toasting.
"Why toasting? Having a diner, the eyes see the beautiful food, and enjoy. The nose smells the fine and excelent aromas, and enjoy. The mouth experience the most fantastic taste, and enjoy. So, the ears complain, they can't enjoy diner. That's why tasting was implemented, so the ears could enjoy the sound of fine crystal glass.".
Telling this short story makes even a jw smile.
G.
so the c.o and his wife came over for dinner and of course checked out our library and saw lord of the rings and told us off for spiritism books...it's just a damn fantasy book the bible has more magic and devils in it.
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He could find some books like ISOCF in my library.
G.
well, it's been 50 years since armageddon occurred.. seems to me that things haven't really changed all that much.
is it just me or does anyone else seem to think that things have actually got worse??
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We are in the last of the last of the last of the last days of this system, a local elder told us.
It was 1995 then.
G.
i had the courage to think for myself!
they’ll call us apostates.
but really, we just had the courage to think for ourselves.
as it’s nearly the new year my prediction over the next decade or so will see the sense of urgency dwindle.
then some huge huge changes.
for example by 2034 in a decades time, they will have address the 1914 issue and will come out and say we can’t be dogmatic.
There is no need for change. The rank and file is happy in their social bubble.
The GB and leadership is happy, because the money flows in one direction.
The society is in a better state then ever.
G.
memories..... a 1970s-1980s meetup location to grab a ride to local trips on the subway...or a bite on montague st.. brooklyn heights hotel to be turned into homes.
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the only reasons i can remember are smoking, sexual immorality and of course, apostasy.
there must be others but having been out since 1990, i'm drawing a blank.
i was thinking perhaps serious criminal offenses that result in prison, but then i remembered a brother in my congregation in the 1980's who went to prison.
We have a JW policeman here, for years!
With a weapon.
G.
if you have been seeing the world news, you probably aware that zelensky launch a drown attack on putin and almost killed him.
putin lost it and hit ukraine with the largest drone and missile attack of war so far, killing not only soldiers by many civilians.
even trump has said putin has changed.
Heydrich would take Hitlers place.
G.
so my wife ran into a elder i new 10 years ago and invites him to dinner!!!!!
he arives and gives me a bear hug...love bombing!
he started talking about armegedon is really very very close.
Stay alive till 2025 !!!
G.
so i studied with a sister and her husband and there first complaint was all the love stopped after they got baptised...well it's called love bombing all cults do this till your in then they move on..
So it is. They are crazy people.
G.
