Had three of them "invite" me into the back room. Them: We have had reports that your pickup has been seen parked in front of the S----- D----- Bar on some Friday or Saturday nights, sometimes as late as 1:00 AM. Me: I am NOT getting drunk!. It is NOT prohibited to enjoy live music. I am there alone! Them: Well it might be a source of stumbling to whomever saw your pickup there that late. Me: Who is saying that? Shouldn't they come to me FIRST, instead of running to you men? Them: Well they told us in confidence, so we cannot reveal to you who said it. Me: Then they better d*** well get used to seeing my pickup there. I am doing NOHIN wrong. Them: Well then you really should park a block or two away so they don't see your pickup in front of the bar. Me: Oh so that then when they see my pickup in front of some house at that time you can try to lynch me for fornicating around! Doggone "elders" couldn't see the lunacy of their argument. Of course one of the three was the late night janitor who drove that way home from his swampers job.
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Were You Ever Interrogated By The Elders?
by minimus insome elders enjoy giving the business to the lowly flock thru intimidation.
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some love to ask you to enter with them into the "backroom".. of course, there were many that never had run-ins with the shepherds because they were under the radar.. did you ever get interrogatted by the elders and if so, how did it go??
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Yeah, hit the wrong key. But's it's all good!
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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 05-12-2013 WT Study (HEART)
by blondie ini will give them a. heart to know me, that.
figs: i will give them a heart to know me, that i. am jehovah; and they must become my people.
give them a heart to know him.
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Baptized in the NAME of the Father, the NAME of the Son, and the NAME of the Holy Spirit?
What is the NAME of the Holy Spirit?
Anyone have a Bible verse with that NAME in it?
I bet it won't be long until one is baptized in the name of the father, the son, and the members of the GOVERNING BODY.
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July Watchtower Should You Trust Religion?
by piztjw ini had great sport reading this and applying the questions to the jw's.
"similarly, it is wise to examine religion carefully.
if you belong to a religious organization, you are, in effect, putting your spiritual life in its hands.
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Same old same old. I had great sport reading this and applying the questions to the JW's. "Similarly, it is wise to examine religion carefully. If you belong to a religious organization, you are, in effect, putting your spiritual life in its hands. This includes your prospects for salvation." But of course there is no religion that is going to be right except for the JW. According to them. And your soul will suffer eternal damnation if you actually do what they tell you to, and research their religion from an unbiased viewpoint.
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Today's Watchtower
by piztjw inso i see that once again the jw's are being told that if you or a family member have been wronged it is all in your mind.
you only "think" your family member was wronged.. you must not stand up for family, you must not take their side in a dispute, and you really should just let yourself and your family be shat upon.. this is getting sicker by the minute.
any other observations or thoughts?.
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So I see that once again the jw's are being told that if you or a family member have been wronged it is all in your mind. You only "think" your family member was wronged.
You must not stand up for family, you must not take their side in a dispute, and you really should just let yourself and your family be shat upon.
This is getting sicker by the minute. Any other observations or thoughts?
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can you buy your way out of being disfellowshipped? What do you think it would cost?
by hoser in?
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According to a jack-ass jw I know you can.
He has screwed around on two jw wives (both df'd) and got off without even a slap on the wrist. Nailed for tax evasion three tiime by the state. Nothing done to him. Wrecked two vehicles while driving drunk. Committed business fraud which cost no less than ten million dollars damages and the homes of seven jw families. Swears like a drunken sailor. Is a chronic drunk, in public. And to date NOTHIG has been done to him, other than appointing him as a MS. He brags about being a multi-millionaire.
He told me personally that all I need to do if I want a piece of a** is to go ahead, screw whomever, confess to the "elders", claim it was a moment of "weakness", and make a make a LARGE CONTRIBUTION to the local KH and everything would be okay.
So yes one can buy their way out of disfellowshipment.
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May 05, 2013 Study Watchtower
by piztjw inso i see that the study article today once again is loaded with condamnation for the rank and file.
if one is wronged by a jw then it is their own fault, not the offender, and the one offended is lacking love for god.. what is a minor sin?
any sin is dealt with by the imperfect human judges with harshness and a degree of rigidity that would make steel seem soft by comparison.
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So I see that the study article today once again is loaded with conDAMNation for the rank and file. If one is wronged by a jw then it is their own fault, not the offender, and the one offended is lacking love for God.
What is a minor sin? Any sin is dealt with by the imperfect human judges with harshness and a degree of rigidity that would make steel seem soft by comparison. And is the mention, again, of David showing "weakness" an excuse for the elders? If adultery and murder are merely "weaknesses" just what the hell is a major sin?
And of course one cannot let poor health, or advancing years be a reason to not willingly submit to the "carrot and stick" stories of the ruling class in New York.
Mention had to be made also of injustices some suffer at the hands of "loving" fellow jw's. We are reminded again that those injustices are only perceived, not real. And that serving the congregation is the most important thing. not the fact that we were screwed over by some brown nosing elder wannabe. Injustices are only in our imagination and simply a misunderstanding on our part. After all the elders and MS are incapable of doing anything wrong or unkind.
And lest we forget while we are not allowed to let anyone else stumble us (that indicates we don't love God) we must at the same time always tow the company line so we don't stumble someone else. They can stumble and it's our fault, but if they stumble us it's....OUR FAULT?
Such and encouraging article, loaded with conDAMNation for anyone not in the good ol' boys club!
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What naughty things are JWs allowed to do?
by usualusername inin most healthy societies people are allowed to do naughty things without feelings of guilt.. .
what naughty things can jws do?.
my naughtiest moment was rounding up 55mins to an hr in my ministry!
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Anything they want....as long as they confess to the "elders", make a sizable "contribution"(bribe)to the local KH, swear that it was in a moment of weakness, swear to never do it again...until next time, play golf and eat barbecue with the head "elder", or be related to most of them. Repeat as often as needed to regularly sin.
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Lot's of talk on the July Watchtower?
by noonehome inso i've heard lots of talk from within about the 'new light' in this watchtower...i'm yet to look at it in any detail.
i'm kind of surprised actually...i first heard about it here before it was even available but close to the time it did come out people started bringing it up - even our co.. some say things like "have you heard about this?
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"With this, they have made Ray Franz "The Evil Slave" post-humuously. Anyone quoting, talking, reading, or even thinking similar to Ray Franz's books is now dining at the table of "The Evil Slave", and up for automatic DF'ing."
And yet in his second book he made the EXACT same argument that the GB is now making for only them being the FDS. I wonder why that would be?