i hate to be a sports critic but nevertheless, i find this kind of wrestling as going far on the top.
i have great respect for other country's culture but the question is: how far should we tolerant extremist sport that glorify pain and suffering as a price of achievement?
what is your reactions?
For the Japanese JW, sumo is bad because it is linked with the Shinto religion and the rituals/priests that pervades almost every aspect of it.
Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously)
P.S. As for me personally, I really don't care for sumo. A few minutes may entertain me and I would be satisfied with that.
sorry i have been very busy and forgot.
as promised.
friday afternoon.
Thanks JWFreak.
This always throws the brothers (BOE) for a loop in my congregation on how I always know the new releases even before the first district convention starts. In this case, two weeks from now.
Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously)
time slowly kills all hope, health and love.. all a murdered by the hands of time..
Perfectly describes turning in field service "time".
Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously)
he has been ill for some time, but it was still unexpected.
he was never a jw and i didn't really have a close relationship with him, since he remarried after my parents divorced.
i reunited with him in the mid 90's after over 10 years of not seeing him.. .
Sorry to hear about this. My condolences and thoughts go out to your and your family.
Alligator Wisdom
randy watters, owner of freeminds.org father just died a couple of hours ago from pneumonia and alzheimers.
he was 86 years old.
as randy has been tireless in his efforts to help countless people come out of the wts, i would like to express my sincere condolences to him at this time.. .
Randy and family,
I am sorry to hear of this. My condolences.
Alligator Wisdom
One of the many fixtures over the years since I first arrived at this site almost eight years ago.
May he rest in peace
Alligator Wisdom
Legalism
Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously)
when addressing the first-century christian congregation in ephesus, jesus spoke of the love you had at first.
the ephesians had many good qualities, yet the love they once manifested for jehovah had waned.
hence, jesus told them: i know your deeds, and your labor and endurance, and that you cannot bear bad men, and that you put those to the test who say they are apostles .
Note that the Scripture in Revelation says "left" the love you had at first.
"Left" = Deliberate action by choice [i.e. The postman left the package at my doorstep OR I left music to study law]
But also note that the last sentence in the Daily Text says "lose" the love you had at first.
"Lose" = Fail inadvertently to attain, thus not by choice. [i.e. I just lost my dime under this sofa OR to lose one's job]
Apparently the WTS tried to squeeze both definitions as being the same, when in actuality it throws an entirely different meaning on the explanation.
Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously)
...the whole of canada hooked up by phone.. no big announcement that it was all a scam, no cancellation of the field service arrangement, just a praise of the new printing press and some regular drab.
what a waste of my saturday evening..
Not meaning to go "off topic", but still relevant to the thread:
Asia's zone visit will be held in Japan (Ebina Bethel) during the first week in May. There are some missionaires assigned within the zone that will fly in in order to attend. And in case you want to know, their airfare is paid for by the Society.
Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously)
the wts has announced the usual handbill invitation "campaign" for the conventions this year.
i haven't seen a copy but i assume that it will be similar to the one for congregation meetings and from previous years.
the usual 30 per publisher allocation.. i seriously wonder about the efficacy of these campaigns.
slimboyfat said:
Locally my experience is that even elders are quite dismissive of the convention invitation campaigns. They know it is a waste of time
True!
However, in the case of wanna-be elders (MS trying to reach out), it's a case to shine and be proactive. A MS in my congregation was really gung-ho about this campaign and used this to get points to become an elder. He was appointed last spring.
Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously)
