Posts by piztjw

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Don't you hate it when they just comment from the paragraph?

by toto555 in

isn't that just annoying?

can people even comment in their own words anymore?

how bad is it where you're at?

piztjw

I would only comment if somehow I could insert a commentary or some kind of thinking,

I know what you mean. I managed to get one comment in, which is getting pretty rare these days, on paragraph 11. Question was, "How can we avoid following Saul's bad course?"

My comment was, "In paragraph two the Governing Body lovingly helped us realize that self-sacrifice meant we would have no interests of our own, in favor of only being interested in others, and what they want form us. So unlike Saul who did well for quite awhile and then failed, we would not want to see the areas in our life in which we are doing well, but concentrate on aspects where we are failures, and then work only on those areas."

I kind of threw up in the back of my throat, but seeing sheeples heads bobbing up and down as they sat there with shit-eating grins on their faces was priceless. And they didn't even know that I was being sarcastic about the ever growing need of the typical JW to put themeselves down and destroy each others self-esteem!

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Don't you hate it when they just comment from the paragraph?

by toto555 in

isn't that just annoying?

can people even comment in their own words anymore?

how bad is it where you're at?

piztjw

How bad is it where you're at?

Pretty bad. For example, paragraph one today said, "When Jesus was on earth, he set a perfect example of self-sacrifice. He put aside his own desires and comforts in order to do God's will. (John 5: 30) By remaining faithful to death on the torture stake, he proved that his spirit of self-sacrifice had no limit. -Phil.2: 8

The question was, "How did Jesus set a perfect example of self-sacrifice?"

Simple answer would have been , "By remaining faithful to death for us."

But noooooo....First answer was, "We see that when Jesus was alive on the earth, he was able to set for us a perfect example of self-sacrifice. He did so by putting aside his own desires as a perfect human and the comforts he could have enjoyed, in order to do God's will."

Second answer was, "We also see the perfect examples of Jesus' self-sacrifice by the way he remained faithful, even to the point of death on a torture stake. And by doing that he proved that he had a spirit of self-sacrifice that was perfect and had no limit."

And here I thought that the paragraph had already been read once. Silly me!!

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A nice find if you want to dispute the new "Donation" arrangement.

by DATA-DOG in

i will probably use this line in my bible highlights tonight!

it's from the 5/1/1950 wt article " a christian use of material wealth.

the money which is contributed by persons who accept the printed bible-study helps from jehovahs witnesses aids quite a bit in keeping the work going.

piztjw

Obviously the GB has gotten "new light" because Jehovah™ is suddenly short of cash and realized "false religion" has a good thing going for themselves by tithing its members.

Not trying to be disagreeable, but the GB can STILL claim they don't tithe. With a tithe strictly speaking being one-tenth all they have to do is suggest demand 9.9% or less..or 10.1% or more. There...easy as can be, "We don't "tithe"."

And of course no collection plates are ever passed...just slips of paper to "voluntarily" promise to contribute the money they suggest demand from you.

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The Masters of Spin--Local numbers from your Apostate Account Servant

by suavojr in

ytd average.

yearly contribution.

$ 2,625.85. donation resolution .

piztjw

Our congregation has over $20k in the bank, what do you think will happen with those funds each month we don’t meet the monthly resolution? We all know the answer.

Actually, if I heard correctly, those funds in the local bank, or on deposit with the branch will have to effectively be forfiieted to the branch. At least that is what is being done in my locallity. $10,000.00 gone...poof...just like that. It was available to draw against in the past for any major emergency repairs, etc. Now the congregation will have to crawl to the branch begging for scraps to make any RBC "approved" repairs, or other expenditures over and above the bare monthly operating costs.

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Do you think it's rude or disrespectful to be in the bathroom for any reason while the brother is praying?

by toto555 in

i had a publisher tell me this recently that she felt that it showed disrespectful to the brother up there giving the prayer, like you're ignoring him or something.

what do you think?

and if so, any bible scripture or watchtower or awake backing this idea up specifically?.

piztjw

No.

It isn't nearly as rude as shitting ones pants in the auditorium during the prayer. But it is kind of funny to carry a little Asafoetida in a bag, and then during the prayer give a little toss under Sister Myshitdon'tstink's chair.

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Do you think the nepotism and favoritism will stop with the appointing of elders with the new arrangement?

by toto555 in

do you think this is a fairer system and brothers who have never gotten a chance at being elder will finally get it since it's up to the co to decide?

how do you think that's going to work?

do you think the favoritism will go away or be marginalized?.

piztjw

Not only no...but HELL NO!

I predict the BOE will begin to have a massive turn-over every three years as they reflect the personality of the current CO's as they get rotated. Elders are going to burn out even faster as they get kicked to the curb for no other reason than the CO not liking them. Appointments are already the result of nepotism and ass-kissing. It is only going to become more obvious, IMO.

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All appointed men are being told they have to pioneer now!

by stuckinarut2 in

yes, you read correctly..... all appointed men have been told in a new letter that they have to pioneer to "set the lead" whenever there is a "special" campaign month.

they use some scripture saying that these ones have to show by example.... so for any of us who are appointed and have learned ttatt, it is going to be very hard to fade during this time!.

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piztjw

Well THAT shouldn't be hard to do.

After all with a thirty day month one could pioneer lite (thirty hours). That's only three hours every one of four Saturdays. Two hours on each of four Sundays. That's twenty hours in eight days. That means you only have to give up an hour a day for each of your work days. Of course if you are actually a productive employed worker you can forget about any rest and relaxation, or family time, or.....

But who cares as long as the APPEARENCE is what matters?

Braapp!

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What are your turn offs in a guy or girl?

by Iamallcool in

jw
friends

one of them is nose rings/piercings.

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piztjw

A long list of turn-offs!

Screw their negativity!

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This weeks study article.....seriously flawed and insensitive reasoning

by stuckinarut2 in

ok, so this weeks study article says the following:.

14. how has jehovah been the rescuer of his people?.

14 the psalmist david sang: i am helpless and poor; may jehovah pay attention to me.

piztjw

A loving father not only provides for his children but also seeks to protect them. He would naturally try to rescue them if they were in danger

But only as a group. Ten kids, and they all are in dire straights. If he saves three, and turns his back on the other seven that is okay, because he saved them from being wiped out as a group.

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this weekend's "SPECIAL TALK"....

by stuckinarut2 in

ok, so as most know, this is the weekend of the "special talk" .... if anyone is going to the k hall, please shaer your thoughts on what makes is "so special".... i bet it will be more recycled same same.... "god loves you, he hates violence, he hates bad things happening to good people, he wants you all to be jw memebers...or he will kill you all at the big loving armageddon!!!!!!!

!.

piztjw

Could someone remind me, what is there warped reasoning in classifying a talk as being special?

Perhaps someone already said this...but it is "special" because the same blah blah blah outline is to be parroted in every congregation on the same day.

BTW, I made a comment on another thread not realizing that this one had started. Sorry for the duplicate ya'll!