i finally saw that november 15th wt article on prayer that everyone has been talking about - the people in the photos look as stiff as corpses!.
people will be called in the back room for inadvertantly making contact with their spouse during prayer.. i think i will adopt the following stance during prayer now:.
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Angel Eyes,
If you don't like hints and like things to be spelled out, you must have a hard time being a JW. For example, there is no rule that sisters must wear skirts or dresses to meetings, have you ever shown up wearing slacks? Is your husband a JW? Does he have a beard?
I'm sure others here can easily think up many other unwritten(yet strictly enforced) JW rules.
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i don't know if this one was posted, but i thought you might want to see what kind of garbage they tell the young ones.. stop missing meetings, stop setting college and career goals.
run for jehovah:.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz8t6rkp5mq&feature=player_embedded#.
Its a parody, I think? look at brother Dempsey's page on Youtube.
About Me:
Shortly after i finished painting Brother Fiseks fence i was promoted to the great priviledge of doing sound for Jehovah.After i installed my swimming pool and became more popular in the congregation i was promoted to Ministerial Servant.Everybody who doesnt sell watchtowers will be slaughtered by the god of love jehovah !! My goal is to become an Elder and eventually go to Bethel :D Agape
Its brilliant!!!
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quite recently, watchtower in sweden applied for governmental financial support, as they are entitled to as a registered religious community.
however, the government declined to accept the application, stating that the reason was that the jws do not adhere to democratic values and standards and do not support mainstream values.. the witnesses are upset, because they feel discriminated against.
they state that the financial issue is not the real issue, but to be treated in a similar way as other religious communities.. they have appealed the decision and plan to send a report explaining the witnesses views in more detail.. the branch office chose the religious, pentecostal (assembly of god) newspaper "dagen" to make an interview.. here is the photo report of the article.. .
I hate to sound like a Watchtower advocate here, but keep in mind this is not government money that is going to the Watchtower, its money that individuals are paying in to the government to distribute to the religions. If X% of the money came from adherents of religion Y, then religion Y gets that percentage of the money.
If they are not going to give the Watchtower their share of the money, then JWs should not be required to pay the money into the government in the first place.
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this is from an e-mail site (and yes, i think it is as ludicrous as the rest of you will).
just passing on a quick thought.... .
maybe most of you are aware of the situation in honduras, a central america little country.
That email sounds completely fabricated.
Especially when the author claims to have questioned the GB's decision, and then actually runs ahead of them by saying "let's all start family worship!"
I have to be honest, I was like "why?"
So the question in my mind now is - why have to wait for persecution? Let's make the family worship a habit right now! :-)
No current JW talks like that. No JW actually spends that much time thinking about what to do, they just obey.
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its just like armygetton.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezxbyitj2sm .
holy cow!! That looks like an awesome movie!!!!
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from the tv show "america's most wanted" on saturday, sept 26: michael calhoun - 39 y/o white male, 6', 210 lbs - convicted of rape and the attempted murder of an elderly woman.
wanted for failing to register as a violent sexual predator in ashtabula county, ohio.
he has psoriasis, is believed to be dealing drugs, and could be hiding out in a jehovah's witness community (amw did not elaborate as to why he could be hiding amongst witnesses).
jehovahsheep,
they can be allowed to return once they've demonstrated their repentence by completely confessing their wrongdoing to "Ceasar" and dutifully accepting whatever punishment is meted out. And since they are repentant they would also want to make sure that members of any congregation they associate with are made aware clearly and openly about what kind of wrongdoing they have committed. And of course they would never ever be given any kind of responsibility in the congregation ever. Nor would they be allowed to engage in the field ministry without at least one elder accompanying them the whole time. In fact, it would be best if their field service was limited to writing letters or possibly phone witnessing.
I don't think any of these requirements are excessive or restrictive. Actually the Watchtower could have avoided many problems years ago by simply implementing this kind of policy. Why they didn't, and still don't is a mystery...
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from the tv show "america's most wanted" on saturday, sept 26: michael calhoun - 39 y/o white male, 6', 210 lbs - convicted of rape and the attempted murder of an elderly woman.
wanted for failing to register as a violent sexual predator in ashtabula county, ohio.
he has psoriasis, is believed to be dealing drugs, and could be hiding out in a jehovah's witness community (amw did not elaborate as to why he could be hiding amongst witnesses).
Angel Eyes,
My father was an elder and Presiding Overseer and for years "got away" with molesting his daughter. Even after confessing, he was df'd for less than 6 months and is an active JW to this day.
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Waited. I think its safe to say ours was the most platonic courtship ever. :(
What a messed-up way to live.
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Depends on what exactly I'm shaving...
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hey, i was wondering if anyone else is going to the cjjw in rochester, mn next year.
i want to stay in the same place as other jw, but not sure where everyones going?!
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You will probably get better responses to your post if you refrain from using obtuse acronyms... what is a CJJW??
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