i was at the convention today, and noticed a number of interesting points in the program.. 1cor 10:31; "therefore, whatever you are eating and drinking or doing anything else, do all things to gods glory.
" they said that everything that we do is up to our conscience, but how would what we are doing reflect on jehovah.
at the same time they said jehovah is not a dictator.... "pay more than the usual attention.
Those assemblies would drain the hell out of me. I remember thinking that maybe something was wrong with me for not enjoying the feast.
I have a hard time taking the 2 hour meetings (not that I go anymore) but a whole weekend. He that will endure to the end must make reference to those assemblies.
Hockey is much more interesting hein Jourles....too bad the Avs didn't make it too far this year.
court tv is televising the longo trial, he was a disfellowshipped jw that killed his family in oregon last year.
i emailed them about my experience, my daughter completed suicide after the elders threatened to disfellowship her.
i also mentioned the bryant family murder suicides in oregon, the husband was disfellowshipped and in a desperate financial situation like longo about 18 months ago.. court tv excepts emails from viewers and sometimes airs them.
I think what they mean, is that it wouldn't give your cause justice. This guy is not representative of the people who have been hurt by the organisation, like yourselves. I think your e-mail idea is good but you should dress it up so it focuses on the victims, which this guy was not. I'm not saying he wasn't influenced by his religious upbringing, but a guy who kills his wife and kids then goes partying in Mexico with a babe definitely doesn't sound like a victim to me.
I do however understand what you're getting at.
mark
exemption??
go figure!.
here is yahoo's front page news link; and if you scroll further, there are more stories associated with this one:.
Of course they get exempted.....what did you expect?
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did you ever predict events ahead of time, like a dream or a vision that something would happen, and it did?
explain .
He's the one......
I'm interested....do you have litterature....you know like a brochure or something.....
Why does the highway to hell feel like a stairway to heaven?
Well, I guess starting a new religion is one way to beat boredom....lol
when i joined the jw's in 1987 a jw friend always bought a special brand of pepperoni when he made pizza, because he knew that brand was approved by elders and had no blood in it.
many witnesses i know seem to eat anything they want, and don't even look at the labels anymore.
is it possible to eat red meat and eat no blood?.
Thanks Nathan....and LOL....cause when I was writing that, I thought someone would reply "it's right with the salt in the grocery store". I hope it has recipies in the back....LOL....my cooking is disastrous.
Interesting the "salary" bit.....
hey everyone.... i lost a lot of years to the borg and depression combined.
it has been a learning experience to say the least!
well, i have finally devised a plan.
Good decision and good choice. Don't worry you'll do just fine.
Good luck
mark
what happened or was said, that made you decide, enough is enough, i am out of here ?????
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Final straw?....it was more like a roll in the hay for me....lol
In my head, at that time, I assumed Jehovah had lost favour with me, thus gave up.
Same here Razor.....
It's not our fault if us Canadians only have beer and sex to keep us warm during those long winter nights.....and they can be long.....the nights that is....
when i joined the jw's in 1987 a jw friend always bought a special brand of pepperoni when he made pizza, because he knew that brand was approved by elders and had no blood in it.
many witnesses i know seem to eat anything they want, and don't even look at the labels anymore.
is it possible to eat red meat and eat no blood?.
If there is a point to get from the bible in regards to meat and blood, it is to bleed your kill. That's it. Which is what you normally do anyway when you kill an animal for food.
From what I read here, the witnesses are on overkill and delude themselves into thinking they can remove all blood from the meat, besides they're missing the point. Sure, maybe if I was a witness and heard that a certain company fails to bleed their animals, I would opt for something else, but to go to the extent of trying to decipher food labels, is in my opinion fanatism.
The responsibility lies in the one doing the kill, not the one eating the meat.
