Keep in mind too, in JW-think, for a person to question Jehovah, while indicating weakness, is still not as bad as to question the organization...
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The experience of a Christian elder found in todays WT study
by skin inwhen we studied this para in todays watchtower i found it hard to believe that an elder would think this way, what do you think?
16 yes, no matter what dark valley we may find ourselves in, we do not have to walk through it alone.
our shepherd is with us, helping us in ways that we may.
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It Seems That My Children Are Not Trained
by Gary1914 ini just returned home from the kingdom hall.
i am an elder.. after the meeting all the elders were called to the back room.
i thought this was an impromptu elders' meeting.
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Gary,
Elders are cowards. Ignore their "counsel" and keep dealing with your kids the way you see fit. If they confront you again, tell them they can mind their own business, and that if they have a problem with that, you are more than ready to "step down". Odds are they will back off, and if they do remove you from the elder body, hey, thats a win for you too.
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Time again for........ Congregation roll call
by Jourles init's been a while since this topic has been brought up.
use it as a chance to see if there is someone you might know from years past.
1973-1976 --- lakeside, ca??
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1980-1986 Sauk Centre, MN
1986-1992 Park Rapids, MN
1992-1998 Fargo North/Fargo South, ND
1998-1999 Inver Grove Heights, MN
1999-2002 Ham Lake, MN
2002- I just wave the finger at any KH I drive by...
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CHEERS South Park TV Show anti-cult
by DannyHaszard inpress method (press release) - plto,ca,usa .
(clips of this ...
11/23/2005 south park tv show staff named as factnet person(s) of the year for 2005 for their recent scientology tom cruise john travolta episode.
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That was an awesome South Park episode! Although the whole Tom Cruise in the closet subplot - yes we get it, rumor is that Tom is gay, yes, "come out of the closet Tom", haha ok it was only funny the first two or three times...
But I was thinking the same thing, pretty ballsy attack on Scientologists. I'm sure there are at least a couple lawyers at Comedy Central that were sweating over this episode.
Now let's see them do an episode where we learn that Butters is a JW. It would explain a lot.
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AWAKE! JANUARY 2006, To Our Readers.
by Blueblades infor those who have not yet seen this issue.
called "the golden age" in 1919, the name was changed to "consolation" in1937, and to "awake!
" in 1946. beginning with this issue, the format of awake!
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While the answers to the section "From This Issue" will be found throughout the magazine, the answers to most of the other questions will appear on a designated page in the same issue, where they will be printed upside down.
No Way!!!! Let me see if I understand this. There's going to be questions that I will have to think about, and then try to figure out what the answer is? And then if I turn to another page in the same issue, then I can look and see if my answer is right??? But it will be upside down? So that if I am just casually paging through the many pages of the magazine, I won't accidently see the answers before I have even had time to think about the questions?? I will have to actually find this other page, and then somehow figure out how to read the answers that they have printed upside down!!!!!
How cool is that!!! I can't believe how freaking sweet this will be!! And it sounds like it will be in every issue!!
Now what it doesn't make clear in this letter, is, at the bottom of the list of questions, will there be a note telling us which pages the answers are on? I bet there won't be. That way we will no doubt find some other articles that look interesting while we are trying to find these answers, so then we will read those articles too. I know that's what will happen to me. Before I know it, I'll have read every article in the Awake! magazine!
This is almost as good as when they would have - you guessed it! the crossword puzzles in the Awake!. Remember those? I used to spend so much time trying to figure out all the answers to those dang crossword puzzles. But it was really fun. And then for those, they would tell you which page the answers were on, but I don't remember if they were upside down or not.
Anyway, this sounds awesome. I can't wait for the January(monthly!!!) edition of the Awake! to come out.
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Police caution woman for breastfeeding in public!
by nicolaou ini just watched the local bbc news and there was a story about a woman who'd fed her baby while sitting on a public bench.
she finished and was on her way when a police car drew up beside her and asked her to stop.
there had been a complaint.
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That's a false analogy. Restrooms are used for sanitary, odor, and health reasons. Eating is publicly accepted, and it is of no detriment to the public. Why should babies have to be hidden while they eat? Are you that afraid of seeing a baby while eating? Sheesh!
Its not a false analogy, you just ran with it way too far and in the wrong direction. The point I am making(and that you completely ignored) is that just because something is natural means I want to look at it. Its not the baby I don't want to see, duh! Look, here in America the last thing anyone wants to see in public is a naked breast, just ask Janet Jackson. Call it sexist, call it prudish, whatever, its the way it is. We're a wacky country, but you gotta love us. Or you can be the next country we invade, its up to you. No Apologies(of the its-late-and-I'm-goofy class)
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Police caution woman for breastfeeding in public!
by nicolaou ini just watched the local bbc news and there was a story about a woman who'd fed her baby while sitting on a public bench.
she finished and was on her way when a police car drew up beside her and asked her to stop.
there had been a complaint.
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"But it's natural!"
Yeah so is taking a leak, try doing that in public and see what happens.
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JV's super fantastic Oct 1st education article review!!!!!! (LONG!!)
by JV inwhere to start?
first off i want to say that i actually took notes with my really cool 4 colour pen, and i colour coded my comments accordingly.
green = vomit inducing, red = furious, blue = makes me sad, and black = makes me want to die, lets just say that my article was really green .
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He went on to say that the society can't tell you what to do, they don't but they become very good at implying what should and shouldn't be done, they just pussy foot around giving you a straight answer.
Ain't that the truth!!! What's amazing is that he can see this and doesn't have a problem with it.
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Disturbing Information Passed on in Annual Elders Meeting?
by Dune inas you all may know, the elders around america have had (or will have) their annual meetings.
you know, the ones where they are trained and brought up to date about the whole scheme of things.. anyway, an elder who i happen to be close to was telling me yesterday that some troubling/disturbing things has been going down in congregations worldwide.
he also mentioned that it will be mentioned in watchtowers and km's in the next few months.. anyone know what he may be talking about?
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Disturbing things could be:
- 1914 is further in the past than it has ever been...
- steady decline in active publishers shows no sign of slowing
- retention rate of JW children rate at an all-time low...
- WT Revenues are down worldwide...
- continued explosion of information regarding JW doctrines/scandals/unChristian-like behavior made available on the Internet...
- serious lack of leadership/manpower from the cong level on up...
Yeah I'm sure all these will be covered in upcoming Watchtower's and KMs.
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A letter from Mr.Elder...
by Lilycurly inokay, to give a bit of background....i have posted my da letter on this board awhile ago.
of course, sent it to a elder.
and i get a call weeks later telling me they were gonna announce my daing to the cong.
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Great job on your reply letter there! I am going to remember the used car salesman analogy.
"3) Separate s from goats according to their attitude about his annointed brothers (meaning the WTS) "
This dude is behind the times! Doesn't he know, the Society now says that the separating of the sheep and the goats will occur in the future!! New Light! Get with it there brother pokey!
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