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  LOCAL NEEDS: Let's Auxiliary Pioneer

  by minimus in

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  we were helped to appreciate the wonderful blessings from auxiliary pioneering.we may not be able to get to visit the householders, especially when it's pouring rain or snowing, but at least we can warm up in the car and enjoy upbuilding association in the car with the heater on.........that's it in a nutshell.

  what do you think??

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  .....and we don't want to hear any murmuring about wanting oxygen
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  Keep Free From Murmuring....Are YOU A Murmurer?

  by minimus in

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  wt.

  11-15 02 states:"persistent murmurers attach too much importance to their feelings or position, drawing attention to themselves rather than to god.

  if not checked, this causes dissension among spiritual brothers and hinders their efforts to serve jehovah shoulder to shoulder.this is so because murmurers invariably voice their complaints, doubtless hoping that others will sympathize with them.

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  Don't murmur - tell them straight to their face.
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  WTBTS ARMAGEDDON: From Dream To Concept To Climax!

  by Derrick in

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  we almost danced away from the door after, to recall a scripture where jesus called his disciples fishers of men, my field service buddy was about to reel in another "marlin"!

  the dream

  i awoke one night from what i considered a nightmare but many of my brothers and sisters considered a dream soon to come true.

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  Behold! The fantastic slaughter of those who previously slammed the door our faces!

  lol

  Salivating for the blood they had been previously denied, they understood clearly now, as perfect beings - it was the blood of revenge, and now it was their turn, as jehovah provided!

  Edited by - a paduan on 17 October 2002 23:31:19
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  help! my son is going to the th. night meeting...

  by kaykay_mp in

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  ...with my mom!

  a) grab his left arm tightly while my mom grabs his right arm, with me saying, "over my dead body!"?.

  b) not even care, since i would like one evening without hearing, "mine!

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  A Paduan

  Come to think of it, every single one who has a problem with that stuff - feed em up before they go!
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  I was on the air today with Dr. Joy Browne

  by Bona Dea in

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  i don't know if anyone here listens to dr. joy but i love her show and most of the time agree with her advice.

  well, today i grew some balls and decided to call in and ask her what she thought i should do in my current situation (which is probably the closest i will come to seeking professional advice).

  i never mentioned the name of the "religious group" in which my husband was involved, but i informed her about some of the things that they believe and how it was affecting my marriage and family.

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  Does he know that you think it is one big pile of crap?

  And is he already past the stage of reason?

  Tell him this - people already know that jw-god is a make believe asshole - that is a God given gift - so the recruitment then goes thus.

  • We're here to tell you about the real God, we are the ones chosen worthy.
  • Everyone else is tricked by the devil, e ven your own family, you'll see, they'll be the ones who want to stop you
  • - disturbed loving family then says get away from that self-centred nasy crap that disturbs children who don't need someone telling them they're naked
  • "See we told you so - now do you believe us?"
  • Loved one goes off with a mind of their own - believing it must all be love and they're meant for a better purpose.

  There is a bit right at the start of the bible that kids can understand - and it did make God upset - "who told you that you were naked?" They used to be naked but they weren't ashamed of it - then a snake convinced them to think differently.

  paduan

  Edited by - a paduan on 17 October 2002 22:22:30
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  Jail for Shunned JW. Hoaxer

  by Kenneson in

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  title of article is: "hoax suspect gets jail sentence".

  "forcellina is italian-american, and has been a jehovah's witness since he was a child, said his lawyer, federal public defender terence ward.

  since his arrest, forcellina has been formally shunned by jehovah's witnesses...forcellina ha spoken before 30,000 people at a religious rally in shea stadium...".

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  Because he was upsetting those in the wicked system? Or because he got arrested?
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  Matthew 10:23

  by Blueblades in

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  mt.10:23 "for truly i say to you,you will by no means complete the circuit of israel until the son of man arrives".the 1986 to 1985 wt.publication index give only two places where they interpret this verse,really its only one place.remember the series"jesus life and ministry",that became the book the greatest man who ever lived.

  (wt.87,8/1 pg.9 ) and 1991 chapther 50,gt.book.i bring this up because earlier it was suggested that an elder visiting a congregation said that the preaching work would come to a halt and the jws would have a warning signal that armageddon was very near.this was thought to be new light something that was mentioned at the annual meeting.way back in 1987 wt.and repeated in 1991 gt.book it was said , and i quote,"so when saying that his disciples would not complete their circuit of preaching"until the son of man arrives",jesus was prophetically telling us that his disciples would not complete the circuit of the entire inhabited earth with the preaching about god's established kingdom before the glorified king jesus christ would arrive as jehovah's executional officer at armageddon".unquote.nowhere else has this verse been explained any differently, that i am aware of.how does the wt.

  reconcile this explanation with mt.24:14 "this goodnews of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations then the end will come.

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  I don't think they always do either - that's why they're always looking for the two way bet - one horse is called new light and the other one old light - when there's only two horses in the race, one of them always wins - the wtbts doesn't participate in other sorts of races, cause they mightn't win - so any fast looking upstarts of their own just get scratched.

  Edited by - a paduan on 17 October 2002 21:3:27
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  To bjc2012 and "king osama, the small horn...

  by A Paduan in

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  this is a rational response for bjc2012 and his end of the world with osama - "soon".

  there has been talk that osama ben ladin is hiding out in ireland.

  some irish crack troops have heard stories of the arab escapee, so they got out their bibles to checked for the supposed clues, but unable to figure it out they went down to the local priest - .

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  This is a rational response for bjc2012 and his end of the world with osama - "soon".

  There has been talk that Osama Ben Ladin is hiding out in Ireland. Some Irish crack troops have heard stories of the Arab escapee, so they got out their bibles to checked for the supposed clues, but unable to figure it out they went down to the local priest -

  "Farta, we're seekin the small horn, and mind ya we don't know much about it, an we'd been hearin about teh harlot and teh wine of her farnication." - but farta told the troops they belonged "at teh pub wit tat tark" - so off they went, and the folks at teh pub new all about it.

  After a few drinks, Ben Dover told em they could "have his library card ta pay for the great harlot, if tat's all she wahnted", and "not ta worry about tat small horn". And if they wahnted, they could find teh summer-bed-linen back at his place.
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  help! my son is going to the th. night meeting...

  by kaykay_mp in

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  ...with my mom!

  a) grab his left arm tightly while my mom grabs his right arm, with me saying, "over my dead body!"?.

  b) not even care, since i would like one evening without hearing, "mine!

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  Option D

  You could give him plenty of red cordial, chocolate - hey, even a laxative, take him for a barefoot walk on some wet grass, and then tell your mom "He's ready mom!".

  She'll bring him back after her and the elders think he must have a daemon.

  Do it a couple of times and your worries will be over before he's old enough to remember - in his childlike memory, they'll just be the people who hate him.

  I'm not kidding - make her life hell at that meeting - your son will get over that after a sleep - but how long will he take to get over jwism.

  paduan

  Edited by - a paduan on 17 October 2002 20:31:10
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  Australian JW mother poisoned her children

  by blondie in

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  http://www.dailytelegraph.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,5307898%255e3163,00.html

  mother who poisoned sons is freed.

  by natalie williams .

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  A Paduan

  I wonder what treatment they will use - I hope it's not just drug therapy - she needs looking after.