and for some reason, the rest of my post was cut off. And I don't have the energy of typing it all.... Sigh.
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Went to a Catholic Funeral Today
by Captain Schmideo2 init was for a dear friend of the family that i have known all my life.now, bear in mind that i was born and raised jw, so my experience with catholic ceremonies can be counted on three fingers, a wedding, a "regular" mass, and this funeral mass.once they got down to the actual speaking about the deceased, i felt emotionally involved, but prior to that, i was watching and had questions about aspects of the services (these i have seen in common for all three times i have been in an rc church):why the "sing-song" voice during the prayers?
does god hear it better if you sound all spooky tenor?i observe that every time a reading from one of the gospels takes place, it is preceded by a big musical number:"alleluiah!
alleluiah"( "and nowwwwwwwwwwwwwww, heeeeeeeeeeeeeere's jesus!".
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Talked to a couple from the Hall that I haven't seen in a while
by Captain Schmideo2 inwe were waiting for my mother in law to come out of surgery.not much was talked about on "spiritual" matters (since i haven't been to a meeting in years).however, i got to hear about :government conspiracies to shut down alternative energy.. gmos are bad.
gmos are bad.
gmo's are bad!!!
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We were waiting for my mother in law to come out of surgery.
Not much was talked about on "spiritual" matters (since I haven't been to a meeting in years).
However, I got to hear about :
Government conspiracies to shut down alternative energy.GMOs are bad. GMOs are BAD. GMO'S ARE BAD!!!!
Poor Dr. Oz is being persecuted for speaking the truth about the food we eat.
Actually, I was also told about things I would never in a million years thought I would hear, like setting up the internet and voice over IP phone lines at the Kingdom Hall. And all the travails of dealing with the equipment locking up after power outages in the neighborhood. When I asked if they had a battery backup to protect the equipment from things like this (a $50 dollar investment), it was like something he never even thought of.
He was also showing me how great it was that he could show the videos from the website on his tablet in the door to door work. I remarked that at least it's easier than carrying around a phonograph.
I suspect that Headquarters must love the use of this, since it ensures that the message THEY want to present at the initial contact at the door is exactly how they want it stated, and not how it must get bumble fumbled by average Joe Publisher in the old days. -
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Mother In Law had surgery
by Captain Schmideo2 inafter she was prepped in the receiving area, a sister from the hall showed up to be their for support.
we said good bye to her, and started to leave, and the sister stops me and says, "did someone pray with her yet?".
so, (keeping in mind that i have not gone to a regular meeting in years!
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After she was prepped in the receiving area, a sister from the Hall showed up to be their for support. We said good bye to her, and started to leave, and the sister stops me and says, "Did someone pray with her yet?". So, (keeping in mind that I have not gone to a regular meeting in years!), we have to go back in, and I stumble out a very non inspired prayer, the gist of which was "give us strength during this time, but whatever happens, happens".
Now that the magic incantation was spoken, it was then alright for her to go into surgery.
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Went to a Catholic Funeral Today
by Captain Schmideo2 init was for a dear friend of the family that i have known all my life.now, bear in mind that i was born and raised jw, so my experience with catholic ceremonies can be counted on three fingers, a wedding, a "regular" mass, and this funeral mass.once they got down to the actual speaking about the deceased, i felt emotionally involved, but prior to that, i was watching and had questions about aspects of the services (these i have seen in common for all three times i have been in an rc church):why the "sing-song" voice during the prayers?
does god hear it better if you sound all spooky tenor?i observe that every time a reading from one of the gospels takes place, it is preceded by a big musical number:"alleluiah!
alleluiah"( "and nowwwwwwwwwwwwwww, heeeeeeeeeeeeeere's jesus!".
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It was for a dear friend of the family that I have known all my life.
Now, bear in mind that I was born and raised JW, so my experience with Catholic ceremonies can be counted on three fingers, a wedding, a "regular" mass, and this funeral mass.
Once they got down to the actual speaking about the deceased, I felt emotionally involved, but prior to that, I was watching and had questions about aspects of the services (these I have seen in common for all three times I have been in an RC church):
Why the "sing-song" voice during the prayers? Does god hear it better if you sound all spooky tenor?
I observe that every time a reading from one of the Gospels takes place, it is preceded by a big musical number:"Alleluiah! Alleluiah"( "And Nowwwwwwwwwwwwwww, Heeeeeeeeeeeeeere's Jesus!".) I get "why" it's probably done, but "whew" what a time consumer. Reminded me of the bringing forth of the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch. -
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TRUE STORY Christian Longo Movie
by JWdaughter inhas anyone seen this movie about christian longo and his adventures in id theft?
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Deborah Frances-White comedian - on being a JW
by wizzstick indeborah relates her experiences of being a jw in this bbc radio 4 broadcast.. deborah frances white - rolls the dice.
very funny and by and large very accurate.. fruit based economy indeed!.
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I shared this with a longtime friend who started studying recently with her brother. The part about shunning really made her mad.
(I have tried to tell her all this already, but she just couldn't believe it.)
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Worst Bible Verse ... EVER
by Wild_Thing infrom the nwt, of course.
none of the other versions make it sound any better, either.
2 timothy, chapter 2 has been used and abused to suppress women everywhere.
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Genesis 1:1 "In the Beginning, God created the Heavens and The Earth"
(side note from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:"This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.") -
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“We are not done yet!” – Candace Conti reacts to appeal court decision
by Watchtower-Free inhttp://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/we-are-not-done-yet-candace-reacts-to-appeal-court-decision.
candace conti (pictured in her interview with abc) has spoken out for the first time about the appeal court decision.
as current and former jehovahs witnesses digest the news that watchtowers appeal against the candace conti verdict has faltered, albeit with the punitive element of the judgment reversed, candace has reacted for the first time by telling me: we are not done yet.. news spread on monday that the state appeals court in san francisco had upheld the $2.8 million compensatory damages in the original june 2012 verdict, but overturned the $8.6 million punitive award against watchtower.. the court decided that, though watchtower had neglected its responsibility to supervise known pedophile jonathan kendrick in field ministry, a church-sponsored activity, the organization had no duty to warn parents in the congregation that a pedophile was in their midst or report him to authorities.. an insightful report by investigative reporter trey bundy has suggested that the court reached its decision because the precedent set by the conti verdict might be too burdensome to enforce.. the burden would be considerable because the precedent could require a church to intervene whenever it has reason to believe that a congregation member is capable of doing harm, and the scope of that duty could not be limited with any precision, the judges wrote.. candaces attorney rick simons responded by pointedly telling bundy: they think in public policy terms that theres too much risk in broadening the churchs responsibility and liability so that it burdens what churches do.
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TakeOffTheCrown:
If Jehovah is the all-powerful being you believe he is, he can fight his own battles, without you making his threats for him. -
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Regional Convention 2015 - Program
by Designer Stubble infriday morning9:20 music9:30 song no.
5 and prayer9:40 chairmans address: imitate jesuswhy and how?10:20 symposium: lessons from jesus word pictures observe the birds and the lilies have salt in yourselves build your house on the rock11:10 song no.
120 and announcements11:20 follow jesus patternkeep on asking, seeking, and knocking!11:45 keynote address: concealed in him are all the treasures of wisdom12:15 song no.
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Symposium-Definition-You will listen to 6 different speakers for what seems like an interminable amount of time, only to realize that barely an hour of the session has gone by, and you are still stuck for the next 120 minutes. -
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LATEST NEWS: CANDANCE CONTI VERIDICT READY - WT LOST!!!!!!!
by Viva la Vida ini'm not an expert but that is my understanding of this: .
opinion filed.. (signed published) the judgment against defendants on the negligence count is affirmed.
the judgment against watchtower on the cause of action for punitive damages is reversed with directions to enter judgment for watchtower on punitive damages.
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"We therefore conclude that defendants had a duty to use reasonable care to restrict and supervise Kendrick’s field service to prevent him from harming children in the community and in the Congregation. Conti’s testimony provided substantial evidence that defendants breached this duty. "