i remember at a book study the conductor saying something about ho simple everything was and that anyone of us could easily talk for a minute about our beliefs.. everybody froze of course and was hoping he wouldn't pick them.. no one could or wanted to do it even amongst each other !.
it's a sad indictment of the 'faith' isn't it.
i have a theory that 90% of jw's could not tell you what the current beliefs were.
Aw - you have to go and complicate everything ozzie. Here's mine: "Be"
LaoTzu said it 2,600 years ago and its still rings true for me. Maybe I should write it all over Sydney instead of "eternity"
cheers, unc.
PS: Love dubs and this Java bloke crack me up.
jehovahs witnesses are lovely people, i should know - i officially still am one ... but ... although their great cult leader, judge joseph rutherford, banned them from taking part in the evil pagan celebrations of birthdays and such, there is one ceremony that is ridgedly and solemly adhered to.
the anual celebration of the "lords evening meal".
as most here are aware, each nissan14, kingdom halls around the world are packed to the collection boxes with the 'happiest people on earth'.
g'day Chuck: My sister is a witch and jokes about taking a jar of pickles to put on her wafer before she eats it. I very much doubt the bread Jesus and his disciples ate was anything like the flour and water wafers we served up to our remnant bros.
g'day Trevor: Thought it looked strange - what if I edit it now - would that be like the WBTS editing the bound volumes of embarrassing ... um ... lies is the only word for them I guess.
unclebruce
PS: I remmember the shock of going into the backroom after one memorial and seeing a kinda cracker and wine party with the leftovers. I was only 11 but it seemed pretty disrespectfull to me.
jehovahs witnesses are lovely people, i should know - i officially still am one ... but ... although their great cult leader, judge joseph rutherford, banned them from taking part in the evil pagan celebrations of birthdays and such, there is one ceremony that is ridgedly and solemly adhered to.
the anual celebration of the "lords evening meal".
as most here are aware, each nissan14, kingdom halls around the world are packed to the collection boxes with the 'happiest people on earth'.
G'day apostates,
Ozzie the weather is perfect here. (actually put a windcheater on yesterday) I'll be up in the big smoke again next week - maybe I can shout you that meal I owe ya ;)
THP - My sister and I have a bet going to see who has the guts to go the slurp first. Isn't it ironic that us pagans wanna show Jesus some respect but JWs are forced to do a public act of rejection. I almost partook last year with Timmee1 at StMary's congregation in western Sydney but ... an emergency prevented it - spooky! (Timmee even bought a digital camera to take photos and post on the net) Go along, drink up, enjoy - don't forget to swill the wine around your palate and make loud educated comments on it's vintage.
BadAss - the strangest thing about the good night out was all the strangers comming out of the woodwork to attend - they seem to think attending the Satanic version of the cannibal feast will somehow keep them in Jehovah's good books (keep his erazer away from that penciled in name) Seeing it the way I do now it would feel real weird.
cheers unclebruce
jehovahs witnesses are lovely people, i should know - i officially still am one ... but ... although their great cult leader, judge joseph rutherford, banned them from taking part in the evil pagan celebrations of birthdays and such, there is one ceremony that is ridgedly and solemly adhered to.
the anual celebration of the "lords evening meal".
as most here are aware, each nissan14, kingdom halls around the world are packed to the collection boxes with the 'happiest people on earth'.
G'day,
Jehovahs Witnesses are lovely people, I should know - I officially still am one ... but ... although their great cult leader, Judge Joseph Rutherford, banned them from taking part in the evil pagan celebrations of birthdays and such, there is one ceremony that is ridgedly and solemly adhered to. The anual celebration of the "Lords evening meal". As most here are aware, each Nissan14, Kingdom Halls around the world are packed to the collection boxes with the 'happiest people on earth'. A 'memorial talk is then given in which all in attendance are left in no doubt that to partake of the bread and wine about to be 'served' is strictly for the 8,000 or so of 'the little flock class' - the 'remnant' of Jesus 144,000 asigned to heavenly life. (people like YouKnow, Bruce144, bibleman and logical)
After reading Jesus instructions from Matthew 26: "take this bread it means my body" plates of unleaven bread are passed around the Hall. Following that, Jesus instuctions "take this cup it means my blood" is read out and cups of red wine are passed around. The interesting thing is that the attendants are instructed that everone in attendence must be handed the plate and then hand it back or on to the next person (it is humourous and revealing to see the attendants passing the plates back and forth between themselves - it isn't enough not to partake - you must make an active act of rejection of Jesus sacrafice! For Jehovahs Witnesses denying the body and blood of Christ is a formal ritual rejecting Jesus risen and as contrary to Jesus direct instructions "do this thing in rememberance of me" as any Satanic coven may invent.
unclebruce
PS: Of course the entire ceremony is of ancient pagan origin anyway (see Mithrism)
g'day tax dodgers,.
i accidently on purpose typed "farkel" into a search engine today and it threw up all sorts of interesting stuff from farkel enterprises to fredfarkel and family.
buggered if i know what's going on: http://www.pocketfarkel.com/.
Part II -
Who on earth is Fanny Farkel? : http://www.geocities.com/fannie_farkel/index.html
And what about Farkel breeding in Baton Rouge? : http://www.serve.com/BatonRouge/ffarkel.htm
... curiouser and curiouser
g'day tax dodgers,.
i accidently on purpose typed "farkel" into a search engine today and it threw up all sorts of interesting stuff from farkel enterprises to fredfarkel and family.
buggered if i know what's going on: http://www.pocketfarkel.com/.
G'day tax dodgers,
I accidently on purpose typed "Farkel" into a search engine today and it threw up all sorts of interesting stuff from Farkel enterprises to FredFarkel and family. Buggered if I know what's going on: http://www.pocketfarkel.com/
cheers unclebruce, spilling coffee on his Farkel shirt while slurping from his Farkelmug.
PS: Anyone with light to shed on the enigmatic entrepeneurial capitalism of our very own professor Farkelmeister is invited to comment.
I don't care if it rains or freezes,
Long as I got my plastic Jesus
Riding on the dashboard of my car,
I don't care if Hell freezes over
I aint rid'n with Jehovah
Sit'n there a threatn'n me with crack
I'm so glad that I met Farkel
We all know "the truths" a debarkel
and we ain't never goi'n back ...
If only this board had "voice" :( ... Nevermind - Get UncleBruce's Greatest Hits CD Vol.1. - just send just $29.99 and some Tally-Ho tobacco papers to OnionFreeZone Tathra Beach New South wales.
silly bugger me double posted the farkel enquiry - sorry for wasting board space (good thing the mans in bed sleeping right now - gives me a chance to insult him in his sleep).
unclebruce who is looking for something spiritual to put here -.
something spiritual:.
Silly bugger me double posted the Farkel enquiry - sorry for wasting board space (good thing the mans in bed sleeping right now - gives me a chance to insult him in his sleep)
unclebruce who is looking for something spiritual to put here -
Something spiritual:
Sanctity of the Penus
The storeroom, or Penus, of an ancient Roman house was considered so holy that its contents could only be handled by people who had been ceremonially cleansed. This was because the Penates,(gods of the storeroom) dwelt in it.
i am confused about this board, could someone please clarify?.
is this board for current active jw's or for former jw's?.
from posts that i have read there is a very negative attitude.. please help!.
Dear Cricket,
Despite my having fun with your "New Order Assembly" I think yours is an interesting site and I'll be exploring it later - I enjoyed your choice of pictures (like sitting bull etc.. besides - if you are a Dilbert fan you're alright by me - my 18 year old girl's into him) I think it's great you've laid your life bare like that - hobbies and all.
cheers unclebruce
PS: You have a very rosey romantic view of life after armageddon, I doubt the Elders will allow you to skip meetings or do whatever you like - those new scrolls and regulations Brooklyn is gearing up to print are gonna make the "secret Elders manual" look like a little golden book.
i am confused about this board, could someone please clarify?.
is this board for current active jw's or for former jw's?.
from posts that i have read there is a very negative attitude.. please help!.
Hey Tina - you want more?
It has beautifool poetry too:
Without a word
you slam the door
without a thought
as youv'e done before
I ask you to listen
hear my plea
for from this world
you must flee
We want all to have life
and none to die
that is why we come
though you don't care why
Still earnestly we go
preaching everyday
though most of you shun us
we love you anyway
I have the feeling cricket is a mature lady, way too gentle for this big bad world and watchtower dreaming is all she's got. As 1 would say - very sad.
unclebruce
PS: This is a little witnessing poem 'specially for you: (I hope you like it , it took me an hour and forty minutes to think up ;)
From door to door from house to house
Nothing was stiring not even my mouse
i am confused about this board, could someone please clarify?.
is this board for current active jw's or for former jw's?.
from posts that i have read there is a very negative attitude.. please help!.
Thanks for the link to your website Cricket - it was hillarious! Put me down as another walkaway - ain't going back to me vomit type.
[quote]A Picnic in the New World Order ... I took my time to find the perfect seat in the meadow. I always sat towards the back of the crowd watching people as they prepared for the first speaker. My brother chatted with Noah and Seth by an oak tree. Abraham held Sarah's hand as they sat close to the platform. Moses was talking with a couple of former Egyptians that I didn't recognize. My grandparents were following Able and listening to him with rapt attention. It was funny that even after 300 years some of us still felt awe struck in the company of Jehovah's servants of old. Having read about them in the scriptures for so long it was hard to feel completely comfortable around them. Maybe in another 300 years.[Quote]
uncle bruce, who'd invite Noah sailing but he gets seasick, besides I gotta go help Solomon sort his wives out ... another burnt offering bro.Abraham?
PS: what's this Abraham and Sarah holding hands nonsense? - no marriage for the resurrected you know - at death all bets are off! ( Pastor Russell and Judge Rutherford weren't having their wives folling them beyond the grave! - not that they were anything but fine examples of happily married family men)
