Posts by rocketman

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New Awake - JWs are Great!

by brotherdan in

this box appears in the new awake.. how can they say they have no clergy class?

what is the governing body?

how can they say they take no money collections at kingdom halls when the contribution boxes are very visible and we are reminded to give?

Eyes Wide Shut pointed out " the problem with rejecting war outright is that at times it is necessary to defend agaisnt evil. The WT does not understand this. By making this statement any crazy loonatic would just be able to run rampant all over the world and people would just let it happen. I suppose to a JW to not fight Hitler was something God would have wanted rather than combat his evil plans. Their logic here is not sound. War and the participation in war is a necessary evil."

I agree; and had things been done the jw way from 1939-45, we'd all be living under the reign of the Third Reich.

I've heard talks in which elders intimated that Jehovah's will was carried out by the Allied forces. How could that be, when on principle He is supposedly opposed to all human warfare? Which is it? They want to have their cake and eat it too.

And had the Allies not fought Hitler, pograms against jws would have been launched the world over.

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NFL week 8

by Dark Side in

week 7 standings:.

dp 9-5. ds 7-7. tec 7-7. ks 10-4. ms 10-4. season to date win % .

dp 18-10 .640. ds 17-11 .607. tec 7-7 .500. ks 10-4 .714. ms 10-4 .714. nfl week 8. buffalo @ kansas city.

rocketman

"Jacksonville @ Dallas(Jags suck worse than the Cowgirls)"

The Jags have been very difficult to guage for years. They'll look like world-beaters, then lose by 20-plus. Already this season they've been blown out three times. They're actually due for a good game - this team beat the Colts earlier this season, and that was before the Colts were hit by numerous injuries. The question is, as always: Which Jacksonville team will show up?

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Aren't You So Glad That You Are Out Of This Religion?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i am.. the jehovah's witnesses religion sucks.. that's all i have to say..

rocketman

Since I've left, I've felt time slow down. It still passes quickly, but my years with the jws, especially from the mid-80s to the early 2000's when I was engrossed in "reaching out" and then became an elder, went by in a blur. I feel like I'm enjoying life much more because I am able to savor things instead of running, running, running.

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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 in

30. greed-gambling, extortion: (i cor.

5:10,11; 6:10; 1 tim.

3:8; it-1 pp.

rocketman

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.

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Do you...... Twitter?

by VampireDCLXV in

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friends

i think it's more dynamic, less intrusive and less of a pita than fb.

(jhmo).

anyone else here use twitter?.

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! in

jw
friends

i 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.

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 in

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friends

some 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"?.

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 in

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friends

how they're feeling, coping?.

well, do you?.

thanks to those who respond.. syl.

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 in

http://jwenvironment.blogspot.com/2008/08/jehovahs-witnesses-and-environment.html.

bangalore.

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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 in

here 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.

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.