I must have been 14 or so, and my mom asks me if I had a masturbation problem. She asked me because my father wasn't around and she wanted to be a good Dub and follow the Org's instructions on talking about the evilness of masturbation. I guess nobody told her that it must be embarassing to a boy to have his mother talk to him about it. So she giggled a little and so did I and so of course I lied and said:" Oh no I don't have that problem."! After that we never talked about sex again!
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Embarrassing Family Questions
by Trixie ini was wondering what has been the most embarrassing question asked of you by a family member.
the reason why i'm asking is because i have just had an unforgettable experience with my grandmother.
my sister, grandmother and i were sitting at the kitchen table at my mom's birthday party.
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Here are good examples of being unethical
by Bleep incrazydrinker claims he has answered my posts in an ethical way here are just some of his posts that were unethical by the way.
i will address these issues that he has.. you know bleep, im sure someone would ask you about 'hellfire' if you knew what you were talking about, but since you dont, i doubt anyone will ask.
since i know that your answer will be wrong, why should i ask the question?
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Bleep, in your comment to palmcrazy you are using a dishonest form of argumentation called "circular reasoning". You are building a premise on which building, bells and weekly sermons are not good methods to teach and preach the Good News about the Christ, but fail to demonstrate sound reasoning as to why.But I will try to address it anyways.
I will not argue with you that speaking to others about the Good News of Jesus Christ is of utmost importance to Christians.The method employed however, can be multifaceted. Door to door preaching is good, in fact it can be most effective. JWs also use street work, telephone work, letterwriting, informal witenssing and so forth. But these methods are not the only ones that can be used. As a JW you are reminded constantly that you must preach door to door weekly and not weakly. In fact you are made to feel guilty if you do not. I should know, I would feel very guilty if I don't go door to door on a Saturday morning. I had to have a pretty good darn reason not to go. Why? Because of the constant barrage of "you MUST go door to door in service to Jehovah" that is proclaimed from the stage week after week.
You quote Matthew 10:7 about Jesus telling his disciples to go preaching. You obviously mean DOOR TO DOOR, do you not?
A similar command from Jesus is given to 70 disciples in Luke 10: 1-16. The instructions Jesus gives in these two instances
are pretty much the same, except, read verse 7 of Luke 10, Jesus says of those who listen: "So stay in that house, eating and
drinking the things they provide for the worker is worthy of his wages. DO NOT BE TRANSFERING FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE".
Did you ever notice those words in capital letters? The Society normally doesn't give much attention to them, since they work against their argumentation of going consecutively door to door.Read Matthew 10 and Luke 10. In both cases, Jesus is giving instructions to his disciples about simple things they would need during their preaching activity, such as money, food and clothing. But he also talks about LODGING. Remember that Jesus never preached
door to door, but in public places such a Synagogues and the streets. He also wanted his disciples to follow his example. But logically, once you find interested persons after preaching in public places in town after town, they approached you and invited them
to their home. Ergo their lodging and food was immediately provided for. Money and clothing would come eventually as needed by
voluntary contributions of the newly converted ones.But the notion of going from one door to the next in a consecutive manner such and the JWs do today is not spoken of in a clear manner in the Bible. Point one out to me if you can. Nor Jesus nor Paul or any other make any mention of it. You can do it if you want to. But you shouldn't force people to do it the way the Society does, which can also include being looked down by your fellow brothers for not being regular in field service. I should know I used to do it myself and call them "loser". But now I'm a little bit more educated and know better. It is not Christian to judge others who do not employ the "door-to-door" preaching method advocated by the Society.
So in the end, church building and bells and talks are OK. Don't the JWs also have church buildings (kingdom halls) and bells (handbills) and sermons (public talks)? By the way yes, I would like more examples of Jesus publicly preaching DOOR TO DOOR.
Edited by - stichione on 12 August 2002 2:17:42
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define "Apostasy"
by zev in*** rs 34-7 apostasy ***
apostasy
apostasy is abandoning or deserting the worship and service of god, actually a rebellion against jehovah god.
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Its quite funny. By definition for all intents and purposes I'm an apostate. But I'm a Dub in good standing in my congregation. I guess my kind is one of the more dangerous ones among the ORG since I go around unnoticed planting small seeds of doubt in the minds of unsuspecting ones by asking simple and innocent questions then shaking my head. I already go a few!
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Today's tower.
by biblexaminer inparagraph 15 .....since 1919, the israel of god has obediently and consistently shed forth jehovah's light.. umm... let's see.
so it was jehovah who wanted all on earth to believe the end was coming in 1925, right after their "return from babylon"...... sure, blame it on god.. hey governing boob heads ... stick out your neck!
the axe is already laying at the root of the tree.... and the trunk is our neck.
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It's not the first time either they said it. Remember the masthead of the Awake magazine of October 22nd 1995 issue? It spoke about "Creator's promise of a peaceful and secure new world before the generation that saw the events of 1914 passes away." The following November 8th issue modified it as "Creator's promise of a peaceful and secure new world that is about to replace the present wicked, lawless system of things". The only thing the Watchtower Society is CONSISTENT is by changing doctrine everytime it becomes unbearable or embarassing. As a matter of fact, the WTS is CONSISTENTLY INCONSISTENT. The Lord God and Jesus must get embarrassed quite often because after they chose the WTS as the sole channel of communication between God and mankind, it proceed with doctrinal flip-flops, retractions, and changes, as if God or Jesus or the Holy Spirit change their mind every few years. Boy do I hate that crowd at Brooklyn!
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Twins Separated-- Transfusion Saves 1
by Gopher inhttp://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&ncid=716&e=1&u=/ap/20020806/ap_on_he_me/conjoined_twins_17
surgeons separate conjoined twins
tue aug 6, 9:37 am et .
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I'm happy for the girls and for the parents. However, if they were Dubs, the parents would be facing a judicial hearing right about now for the blood transfusion thingy during the operation. I'm glad they're not Dubs!
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Poll: Affection or sex
by Mimilly inif...... you had to choose just one to have for the rest of your life, which would it be?
affection or sex?
by affection here i mean snuggling, kissing, hand holding, all the little things.
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It would have to be SEX. I get alot of affection, but not enough sex!
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What JW books should be called
by sleepy inok we've had this before , but lets do it again.
what do you think are more appropriate titles for jw books?
heres mine, .
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United in Worship of the only true Organization
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What JW books should be called
by sleepy inok we've had this before , but lets do it again.
what do you think are more appropriate titles for jw books?
heres mine, .
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The nations shall know that we are idiots.
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What JW books should be called
by sleepy inok we've had this before , but lets do it again.
what do you think are more appropriate titles for jw books?
heres mine, .
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Reasoning as per the Governing Body.
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$$$Watchtower$$$ just MHO
by CC Ryder ini've read alot of great posts that contain experiences, opinions, and facts that show what the wts has as an ageneda.
my own experiences and observations are as follows:.
mind conrol: the wts weapon of choice to keep their ranks within their grasp so as not to influence the rest.
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Sounds just about right. Speaking of contributions, one thing I realized in my congregation is that the majority of the publishers did not make regular weekly contributions, wether it's for the congregation expenses or the worldwide work. The congregation expenses were paid for mostly by 5 or 6 of the more wealthier families. I know this because I used to be the assistant accounts servant. The majority of the Dubs didn't pay their entire monthly dues (calculated by total monthly expenses divided by number of publishers) and others didn't pay a dime at all. I should know, I stopped paying over two years ago and they still manage to meet the congregation expenses! That means some publishers are paying for others. In my opinion, not paying contributions is a sign you're "weak" in the faith and displeased with the Org. If you pay your share and to boot those of others you're "theocratic-minded"!