Well, if she gives it to the elders like she gave it to the line judge at the 2009 U.S. Open - 'I'm going to shove this ball down your throat' - her becoming a full-fledged Witness could be a good thing.
rocketman
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Serena Williams wants a man of her faith
by behemot inhttp://www.s2smagazine.com/stories/2012/03/serena-williams-wants-man-her-faith.
serena williams wants a man of her faith start node-story.tpl.php serena: 'i think it's important when you marry to be evenly yoked'posted wed, 2012-03-28 17:32 by tracy scottlike most women, serena williams wants a man wholl adore her, respect her and be faithful, but she also has another requirement for any future love interest.
he must be a jehovahs witness.. i think its important when you marry to be evenly yoked, said serena, who is currently working toward becoming a member of that faith.. ive been studying to be a jehovahs witness, so i go to kingdom hall, she told s2s publisher jamie foster brown.
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CRAZINESS!!! I'M BEING 'MARKED' FOR GOING TO COLLEGE!!!
by MsGrowingGirl20 inohmygosh!!!
one of my friends who is a ms told me today that the elders have 'marked' me because i'm a reg.pioneer and i've decided to go to college next semester???!
he said he can't tell me anymore but to be careful---what the hell does 'mark' mean?
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rocketman
It is one thing to delete you as a pioneer (bad enough), but they're taking a very hard line on the marking. As already pointed out, if you were in another congregation there's a good chance there would not be any marking.
What you may wish to do, should they question you, is tell them that you're pursuing higher education with the motive of trying to make more pay-per-hour of work so that you can continue to pioneer. That could sway them. That's if you want to play it their way.
I was an elder for a decade and we never marked anyone, despite plenty of stuff that went on in the congregation. Your elders are pulling out a trump card that is rarely used, at least in my experience.
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Remarrying, then paradise =problem?
by Inisc inthis is a question i always wondered about and never got an answer to.. its also another reason why i'm finding it harder to believe in an 'afterlife'.. th idea that humans can live forever, now seems so scientificly impossible.. so i wanted to ask all the great minds on here,.
if someone's spouse dies, and then they remarry,then armageddon comes and goes then the deceased is resurrected,.
how,is that ever gonna work?
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rocketman
It's always been a thorny question, and frankly, the answer Jesus gave does little to anwer it, unless one believes that Jesus is referring only to life in heaven:
24 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses told us that if a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and have children for him. 25 Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother. 26 The same thing happened to the second and third brother, right on down to the seventh. 27 Finally, the woman died. 28 Now then, at the resurrection, whose wife will she be of the seven, since all of them were married to her?”
" 29 Jesus replied, “You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God. 30 At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven. 31 But about the resurrection of the dead—have you not read what God said to you, 32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’ a ? He is not the God of the dead but of the living.”
It seems to me that those who asked the question were thinking of earth-related eventualities while Jesus seems to be speaking of heaven-related eventualities. Otherwise, his reply just doesn't make sense, unless, as some say (including the WTS), that earth-dwelling resurrected ones somehow become 'as angels' with no desire to marry. But even so, it's a problematic conclusion to reach, as some of the comments to this thread have already highlighted.
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Why fear Satan, if Jehovah is the one who will send Armageddon to annihilate you?
by dgp inisn't it funny / curious that people are always afraid of what satan will or will not do, when, in the end, it's jehovah of the armies that will annihilate you at armageddon?.
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rocketman
Matthew 10:28 - "Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell."
Jehovah is indeed the annihilator, not Satan. The Bible does teach that we fear him ultimately, not Satan.
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Favorite TV Shows Growing Up
by TOTH ini used to love watching tv when i was a kid.
for some reason not so much anymore.
here are three of my favorites.
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rocketman
Get Smart, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Munsters, The Monkees, Batman, The Green Hornet.
Cartoons such as Johnny Quest, Spider Man, The Flintstones.
I also liked Variety shows such as Carol Burnett, etc.
Back then, Friday and Saturday nights were the biggest TV nights.
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Just Seen this Rutherford Quote on Facebook
by cantleave inquote from: wt 09/15/41 p. 287. in the kingdom the 'great multitude' will look to the lord to guide as to selecting each a mate for himself.
why, then, should a man who has the prospect before him of being of the great multitude now tie himself up to a stack of bones and a hank of hair?.
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rocketman
"Just seen"? Seriously?
I just saw.
C'mon man!!
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Sex Before Marriage
by Wishididntknow inhow many witness couples percentage wise do you think slip up and have sex before wedding day?
did you?.
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rocketman
In the words of the late Benny Hill:
"I don't believe in sex before marriage. I'm not so sure about after marriage either"
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Theists, why does God allow suffering..
by The Quiet One in..specifically, the suffering of animals.
you can talk about free will/sin/people choosing to not listen to god etc to explain human suffering being allowed.. but how can you love a god that allows animals, that haven't sinned or chosen to not have anything to do with god, to have their short lives ended in often long, drawn out, painful ways.
i could list stories i've read that would probably make you feel ill, but i'm not looking to shock anyone or start an emotional debate.
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rocketman
I think Botchtowersociety makes an interesting point: "We may be projecting something about ourselves onto animals here. We tend to create a distinction between human and animal suffering. I doubt many of us here refuse to partake of animal-based foods (although I'm sure a small minority does), or refuse to accept medical therapies if they were first tested on animals. However, I also doubt there are any cannibals on this board, or those who would approve of the medical experiments of Dr. Mengele."
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Davy Jones dead at 66
by undercover insure, the monkees were a pre-fabricated band, but their influence was still immeasurable.
especially mike nesmith.. .
rip davy.... .
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rocketman
I used to watch the show (in fact, I watched a couple episodes just two weeks ago) and I owned several of their albums. I like many of their songs. I was always sympathetic to them as a band pulled together as an American response to the success of The Beatles, and the fact that they did not have musical control until well into their existence as a group.
Luckily, they toured and I did see Davy about 12-15 years ago in concert. Viewing their tour videos on YouTube, it is apparent that they had a good degree of talent and versatility, which vindicates their desire for control of their material and recording.
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Latest Study Article: Was Jephthah surprised at his daughter coming out?
by garbonzo inparagraph 15: "he vowed that if god gave ammon into jephthah's hand, the first one to come out of the door when he returned home would be jehovah's.
as jephthah returned home from subduing ammon, his daughter came running to meet him.
(judg.
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rocketman
No one in Israel could put even a rebellious child to death without approval of the elders (Deut 21:21). Though Jepthah did indeed defeat the Amorites, that did not place him above the Law.
The weeping over virginity could well have been due to the fact that Jepthah's family line would cease, since his daughter was his only child.
There are commentators who do argue that Jepthah's daughter was indeed killed, so the idea can have some traction when reading the Bible. The very fact that the question comes up shows that it's not easily determined either way. Indeed, commentators also argue against death in this case and instead for consecration at the Tabernacle. Personally, after looking at both sides, I lean toward the latter. I'm not going to rail against anyone who wants to argue otherwise, nor make put-down remarks such as "Jesus, do you guys read much?".