I heard this term the first time over 30 years ago in the Midwest USA.
Of course, it's the biggest misnomer of all time, because there are no true "friends" in the JW world- only very conditional aquaintances.
AndDontCallMeShirley
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"The Friends"
by FeelingFree ini have only come across this term very recently on jwn and in an "apostate" video i watched yesterday.
never have i heard anyone refer to jw's as "the friends" here in the uk.
is it just used in america?.
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Jehovah's Witnesses Application for Trolley Preaching Rejected by Village of Glen Ellyn, Illinois
by jwleaks inglen ellyn won't allow jehovah's witnesses brochure rack on sidewalk.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/glen-ellyn/ct-jehovah-witness-brochures-tl-20141209-story.html.
the glen ellyn village board (usa) on monday night voted 4-2 to reject a request by a kingdom hall of jehovah's witnesses north of glen ellyn to place a portable brochure rack on a public sidewalk in downtown glen ellyn for evangelistic purposes.. glen ellyn currently bars commercial signage and the placement of any kind of structure whether temporary or permanent on its public sidewalks without village board approval.
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AndDontCallMeShirley
The draft license agreement, attached, requires submittal of the standard Certificate of Liability Insurance in advance of the placement of the brochure rack.
No doubt the Publishers operating the cart/watching the cart from afar from the nearest Starbucks, will have to purchase this insurance themselves.
When it comes to cash outlay to finance WT's mandates, suddenly WT (and its checkbook) are nowhere to be found.
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Will the Societies tighten their grip even more with the power slipping?
by thedepressedsoul ini think its pretty clear that the gb are power hungry.
you cannot listen to the branch visit and not see clear as day that there are some of them that are loving the power.
it showed the clearest with anthony morris.. now all these sex abuse scandals and news media are taking their power away.
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AndDontCallMeShirley
Boy..............this string went AWOL with the HOT BUNS.
I think it's what the OP was really trying to discuss...he just went about it in a different way. We who have incredible intuitive powers saw that and redirected accordingly.
So, back to buns....LOL.
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Will the Societies tighten their grip even more with the power slipping?
by thedepressedsoul ini think its pretty clear that the gb are power hungry.
you cannot listen to the branch visit and not see clear as day that there are some of them that are loving the power.
it showed the clearest with anthony morris.. now all these sex abuse scandals and news media are taking their power away.
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AndDontCallMeShirley
Is it just me or are Princess Leia's hair buns really hot?
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So the year the FDS(1919) got appointed, Jehovah said it was ok to celebrate Xmas?
by hardtobeme in.
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AndDontCallMeShirley
From, "Captives Of A Concept":
on page 17 of the August 15, 1991 Watchtower it says:
In the year 1919… [the Society ] came out of Satan’s organization….
These are amazing admissions. For, according to their interpretation of Matthew 24:45-47, in 1918 Jesus was checking to make sure that the Society qualified as God’s organization, and yet he found them involved in Satan’s organization ever since he arrived in 1914!
"[Jehovah’s Witnesses] sold themselves because of wrong practices and came into bondage to the world empire of false religion [Satan’s organization…] An outstanding instance of this occurred during World War I of 1914-1918" --November 15, 1980 Watchtower, pages 26, 27.
On page 621 of the Proclaimers book it asks, “Was God particularly using Charles Taze Russell?” They then explain under what circumstances he would not have done so… "It certainly could not be expected that God would use C.T.Russell if he did not loyally adhere to God’s Word."
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But WT has recently rejected CT Russell as being of the FDS class, and WT has also rejected most of what CT Russell taught as god's "truth".
So, if Russell was teaching truth, and Jesus chose Russell/WT as his spokesman, why does WT no longer adhere to Russell's teachings?
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So the year the FDS(1919) got appointed, Jehovah said it was ok to celebrate Xmas?
by hardtobeme in.
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AndDontCallMeShirley
Allegedly, WT officials were imprisoned in 1918, and the work essentially shut down, because the Org. was rife with "Babylonish teachings" (WT's words, not mine). Imprisonment was Jesus' way of giving them a good spanking.
Then, WT officials were released 9 months later, supposedly because Jesus saw that they had cleaned up their act and changed their ways.
The only problem is: they changed nothing. But, Jesus decided it was acceptable anyway (that they were still practicing "Babylonish" religion), even though WT was essentially no different than any other religion at the time, and appointed them as his special representitive.
You can't make this crap up.
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Reinstatement - repentance - works - Can you explain how this is supposed to work?
by berrygerry innov 15, 2006 wt.
when requesting reinstatement, he should be able to give evidence that he has repented and is producing works that befit repentance.acts 26:20.. .
how possibly can someone "give evidence" or "produce works"?.
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While WT has historically condemned the Catholic Church for its practice of confessing sins and receiving absolution from priests, really, how different is the arrangement when a JW is forced to confess sin and receive 'absolution' from the elders?
If a JW confesses to god (scriptural), and god forgives a repentant person (scriptural), then the intecession of an elder is not only unscriptural but wholly without basis even within the context of WT fantasy. If a person confesses to god, begs for forgiveness and god forgives, the matter is concluded.
As sparky1 pointed out, most of the things a JW can be DF for are not scriptural but manmade WT rules, and the entire process of works performed for a year or more to "prove" your repentance definitely is without any scriptural basis whatsoever.
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Reinstatement - repentance - works - Can you explain how this is supposed to work?
by berrygerry innov 15, 2006 wt.
when requesting reinstatement, he should be able to give evidence that he has repented and is producing works that befit repentance.acts 26:20.. .
how possibly can someone "give evidence" or "produce works"?.
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AndDontCallMeShirley
Are disfellowshipped persons allowed to make contributions to the world wide work?
WT never refuses money...from anyone. Ever.
Donations from a DF, "unrepentent" person spend just as sweetly as those from an uber 80-year old Pioneer's estate she previously intended to will to her children.
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How could you justify that God killed all firstborn children in Egypt?
by Mr Fool inwas it necessary for god to kill all innocent firstborn children?
no other way out for the almighty god?.
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ColdSteel: And if I seem to "spew" the same "tired" stuff, it's because it's true.
"The theologian Meric Casaubon argued — in his 1668 book, Of Credulity and Incredulity — that witches must exist because, after all, everyone believes in them. Anything that a large number of people believe must be true."
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How could you justify that God killed all firstborn children in Egypt?
by Mr Fool inwas it necessary for god to kill all innocent firstborn children?
no other way out for the almighty god?.
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AndDontCallMeShirley
CS: Shirl, the people living on their own land weren't just folks. They were profligate, degenerate, idolatrous and vicious
I believe the same rationale was used to decimate and eventually enslave the American Indians. History is written by the victor.
Your Stone Age mentality speaks volumes. Thankfully, humanity is progressing and leaving archaic, brutal and ignorant mindsets in the past; predictably, theists work tirelessly to keep them alive and assure that at least a good portion of humanity remains in the Dark Ages intellectually.
It's 2014, Cold Steel...respectfully, move on and grow up.