Funny, when I was a jw, I would even buy a raffle ticket. And when I was an elder, I never picked up on what Blondie quoted from the old manual. I'm really upset now - I could have won a turkey.
rocketman
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ks10-E p70 - Elders told NOT to involve themselves in what individuals do with regard to petty gambling solely for entertainment!
by LUKEWARM in30. greed-gambling, extortion: (i cor.
5:10,11; 6:10; 1 tim.
3:8; it-1 pp.
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Do you...... Twitter?
by VampireDCLXV ini think it's more dynamic, less intrusive and less of a pita than fb.
(jhmo).
anyone else here use twitter?.
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rocketman
I do. I use it mainly for following well-known entities more so than personal friends - Tweets from The Onion, for example, keep me laughing.
For interaction among friends etc., I think it's not terribly useful.
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What's the deal with Facebook?
by serenitynow! ini mean what is so fun or interesting about facebook?
i am very new to it, i feel like i must be missing something.
it seems boring.
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rocketman
For me, it has some limited use. It helps me keep informed about friends who have moved away, for example.
Besides that, its benefit is very limited. I've deleted so-caled "friends" (or hid them from my News Feed) because they post updates on insignificant things and do nothing but clutter my page with nonsense.
I think Facebook can potentially damage relationships. For example, I've made friend requests that have been ignored by people with whom I work or whom I know personally. While it's not a huge deal, in the back of my mind I do wonder why I was rejected.
Also, I've deleted people, as I mentioned. How do they feel about being deleted? Could they resent me for ultimately rejecting them?
Some people get very offended when relationship status is changed. It's fueled attacks against an ex who try to move on. There's a lot of stalking by exes on Facebook.
It does make one wonder if the negatives don't outweigh the positives.
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Do You Understand How Elders Think?
by minimus insome here have been treated terribly by elders while in the organization.
some were treated kindly.. why do you think some elders are task masters while others are milder?.
do you think they're all the same no matter how they come across to the "flock"?.
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rocketman
They are products of mainly two things: Their own views and personalities coupled with the constant drumbeat of the the WTS expects.
In reasonable, kind men, these two will clash. The organization's dictates usually win out, because one or two elders with qualms will be out-voted and out-manned by the rest of the body.
Strong personalities usually dominate the group-think.
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Do You Really Care About the People On Here?
by snowbird inhow they're feeling, coping?.
well, do you?.
thanks to those who respond.. syl.
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rocketman
I care to an extent. Those whom I've met personally, yes. Those whom I know only by means of their posts, kind of. I mean, I care, but until I've actually met a person or talked by phone or linked via facebook or twitter, it's kind of an abstract feeling of caring.
I've never done one of those bracket hugs, you know, these things ((((((((((((((( ))))))))))))))))).
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An Environmentalist Wrote To The WT
by Bangalore inhttp://jwenvironment.blogspot.com/2008/08/jehovahs-witnesses-and-environment.html.
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rocketman
The guy titles the blog "Jehovah's Witnesses And The Environment", then writes all of, hmmm, let's see - a single post, based on what some nitwit jw's response was to his question.
If the Society treated this "letter" seriously, they'd respond with citations of various Awake! issues that deal with global warming, etc, and say, 'see, we're doing our part'.
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Crap my District Overseer says
by easyreader1970 inhere are some things that came from the mouth of the district overseer over the course of the two days.
1. the recession isn't going to end.
things are screwed because the demons are controlling the world.
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rocketman
This District Overseer sounds just like one of the C.O.'s we had in our area back when I was active. He too saw demons everywhere and folly in doing anything else that was not jw related.
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Questions after Statements
by IMHO inanyone an expert in english grammar?.
why do the jw writers (annoyingly imo) so often use a one word question after a statement.. .
full-time service protectsus how?.
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rocketman
I've often been annoyed (and embarassed) at this construct - the embarassment came when offering the mags in field service.
Good thread - Why? :)
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What if JWs are right?!?
by brotherdan ini know this is a pointless question, but what if this happened:.
you came home from work one day, sat down, and turned on the tv.
there is a sudden announcement that the un has banned all religion.
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rocketman
I can't see it happening; in fact, I think the Watchtower Society will change that teaching the same way they've changed many others.
Before the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, I figured maybe it could happen - maybe the UN could knock off religion. After seeing what happened in those two wars - we can't even handle the Taliban without a lot of trouble, and they're still a threat and protracting the Afghan war, there's no way the UN, even with US backing, could somehow ensure that people would not attend religious services. There's not nearly enough reach or scope in the UN or US to do this.
Islam would probably be the biggest obstacle. It would become completely radicalized as its adherents fought such a ban. The UN and US are having enough trouble containing the small fraction of Islam that is currently radical. I can't imagine they'd want to take on the entire religion. They'd get a jihad like they've never seen.
I can also not imagine some evangelical US religions ever going along with such a ban.
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Bethel Rules
by brotherdan inthis was brought up just in passing on another thread.
but i wanted to see if there are any bethelites or ex bethelites that remember some of the crazy rules we had to follow when we were there..
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rocketman
Great thread. While I can see the need for some rules in any place in which a large number of people must function together, most of these rules appear needless and unreasonable - just like the rules of the Pharisees.