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  August 15th WT - Eliminate your unnecessary hobbies and projects

  by truthseeker in

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  2. friends

  the third study article in the august 15th wt is entitled "tired, but not tiring out.".

  it is of interest that the borg are further reducing the quality of life for their members by the following paragraph (pg 24, para 11).

  sometimes what complicates our lives is, not the pursuit of more things, but what we do with the things we already have.. some may experience emotional fatigue as a result of challenging health problems, the loss of loved ones, or other.

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  I wonder who the "some" are....a list of possible explanations:

  1. They are among the Uber-zealous and not only will do anything to please "Jehovah" (in reality, the elders and the wts) they then trumpet their accomplishments to that end. How else would the wts know that "some" are packing away hobbie materials?

  2. The actual number of this "some" is actually extremely small. The wts heard of one or two instances of this occuring, and rather than say "one or two" it sounds more impressive to say "some".

  2. There are no such jws, and the wts simply is making it up.
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  August 15th WT - Eliminate your unnecessary hobbies and projects

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the third study article in the august 15th wt is entitled "tired, but not tiring out.".

  it is of interest that the borg are further reducing the quality of life for their members by the following paragraph (pg 24, para 11).

  sometimes what complicates our lives is, not the pursuit of more things, but what we do with the things we already have.. some may experience emotional fatigue as a result of challenging health problems, the loss of loved ones, or other.

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  Notice how they blame the "weight" not on their burdensome religion, but on things like personal projects and hobbies.
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  Completely Rediculous WT Quotes Re: Music

  by Nosferatu in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  there's some stuff i found in the publications that i found completely rediculous regarding music:.

  g78 5/8 pp.

  16-20a recording artist finds something far better.

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  Their dire warnings, printed and voiced as each music fad (such as disco) come and go are totally laughable.

  When Elvis was shaking things up, the dire warnings given then are now totally laughable too. It all goes to show that music is pretty darn freaking harmless and that religions and parents (except in perhaps the most drastic cases) as well need not sweat such small stuff.
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  Are white sox "Out"?

  by JH in

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  2. friends

  so often i hear that it's "out" to wear white sox.

  most people don't seem to wear white sox except me.

  i suppose that no one except me here wears white sox??

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  They are always "in" as far as I'm concerned.
  

  I wear black sneakers to work, since I do alot of walking, and no way I'm gonna wear black socks. At home, I wear another pair of black sneakers, and in summer I wear the over-the foot socks that don't show above the sneaker. In cooler weather I wear white socks, pushed down, with my black sneakers. I always wear plain white - no stripes on socks! Striped socks look dorky*.

  I never wear white sneakers. And I hate black socks.

  When I was still (barely) active as a jw, I'd wear white socks to the meetings. And I wore black high-top sneakers too, near the very end of my KH days.

  *In the 1970s, the look was totally different. I wore white, striped socks, pulled up over my calf, with shorts that were very short. When I see film of NBA players in the 70s, I can't believe that look was actually "in". It looks totally ridiculous now.....and one day, it'll probably be back.
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  Restaurant Woes this Sunday afternoon...

  by TresHappy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is just a vent thread for me....this entire weekend we've been getting ready to move into our new house.

  i was alone this afternoon at home and decided to sneak up to my favorite restaurant in the neighborhood and read the sunday paper.

  i was sitting in a booth and reading the paper.

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  Tres, you are to be commended for remaining so calm! The free lunch was well-deserved.
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  Red Sox or Yankees?

  by confusedjw in

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  if you could only root for one or the other, who would you root for?.

  red sox.

  yankees

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  Lately, I'm sick of both teams.
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  If Jehovah let his name be removed from the Bible - how accurate can it be?

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
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  this question has always troubled me.. suppose you write a book.

  it becomes a best seller.

  then some little fart comes along and replaces your name with anonymous.. now this book can be published and edited by just about anybody who chooses to be "anonymous".. end result - your original work is lost and some revised edition has replaced it, written by "anonymous".

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  Good post Randy, thanks. I actually read the whole thing in one sitting - rare for me when looking at a computer screen.

  Actually, if a religion is to be called "Witnesses" today, then it would seem to me that "Jesus' Witnesses" would be a more accurate name, based on Acts 1:8.
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  UN Ban On Religion

  by laurelin in

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  does anyone here know anything about the supposed resolution that the un have about banning all religion?.

  i've done a google search but can't find anything and i'd be grateful for any help on this.. thanks.

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  I can't see how the UN could possibly enforce such a ban. The US and Coalition forces have enough trouble now with some insurgents in Iraq. How could those fanatics be convinced to give up their religion? Then, what about the rest of earth's relgious population?
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  If Jehovah let his name be removed from the Bible - how accurate can it be?

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this question has always troubled me.. suppose you write a book.

  it becomes a best seller.

  then some little fart comes along and replaces your name with anonymous.. now this book can be published and edited by just about anybody who chooses to be "anonymous".. end result - your original work is lost and some revised edition has replaced it, written by "anonymous".

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  So, I think that God deliberately moves our relationship with Him not just in terms of His simply "existing" (as Yahweh basically means), but into a particular relationship with Him, where we may exist (live forever) because of His salvation.

  At any rate, the WT is zealously trying to focus attention away from personally relating to God thru Christ (tho' they give him occasional lip service!), and keep everyone riveted on a name that is great, but still impersonal... And perhaps the "losing" of His name was not only allowed, but intentional, so that if we were intent on being accurate about names, Jesus is the only thing that we'd be corralled into using, from any angle.

  Very interesting post, bebu. Certainly, Jesus takes center stage in the NT, and yet the Society clings strongly to Jehovah this, Jehovah that - while his name fades from the NT....no, wait, drops like a stone from the NT in comaprison with the OT.

  Earlier in jw history, there was more emphasis on Jesus. The wts then began emphasizing Jehovah instead. For example, they removed many songs from their song book that extolled Christ and replaced them with songs praising Jehovah mainly.

  To me, this was a concerted move to differentiate them with religions of Christendom, and in and of itself has no real support scripturally, for the reasons you point out.
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  What do you do when you have no family?

  by talesin in

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  well, my mom is critically ill, i'm afraid.

  she can't breathe, it's a constant battle, i don't know what to do.

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  Hi Jen,

  I'm sorry to read about this trying situation you're in! I am glad to read that your mom is stable. Hopefully, this will all work out.