one thing we were always taught in the past is how we should sit down and pray (kneel) to jehoober whenever we were at an event where they played the national anthem.
we had to actively disrespect the flag and anthem and be no part of the world, because we were our own country with jesus as king.. given kneeling/sitting for the national anthem is now the favorite pastime of the far-left and if you do so, you get associated with democrats, how do jehovah's witnesses now 'become no part of this world' when they have to disrespect the flag?.
I NEVER, NEVER, understood the thing with the national anthem.
You are allowed to stand up in a courtroom to show "respect" for a judge when he/she enters the courtroom as is the custom, but you were not supposed to stand up and show respect for the country when the anthem is played.
I never considered it "worshiping" anyone or anything but just being respectful. But it made it very difficult on occasions in school.
someone has stepped forward to assist us.
that sure didn't take very long!.
2020-august-s-147-e announcements and reminders, in english and in german.. .
Thank the loving provider of food at the proper time. Yes, please send.
it seems like the only possibilities are women of color.
no whites need apply.. maybe he will change his mind and ask hillary clinton?
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If Michelle or Colin Powell would accept it, then the election is over. Trump can go and play golf.
Otherwise, Tulsi Gabbard, US House Representative from Hawaii.
A no-nonsense Congress person who has done her tours in Afghanistan and sounds at least half-way intelligent. She reminds me of someone with the "balls" of Hillary Clinton but doesn't fly around on a broom. One downside is that she is from Hawaii, a State that the Dems will win in any case, so there is no help with her in battleground States.
When our choices for President are Beevis or Butthead, and our current VP who would better serve as a department store mannequin, we have to have a good VP ready to step in.
elections have been held per the us constitution during many difficult times; us civil war, ww i, ww ii, whatever.
i just put on the pro-trump fox news and even they are saying ... oooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.. this is really scary.
are we headed towards a dictatorship?
but a lot of people are switching to these really long putters, very unattractive... it's weird. You see these great players with these really long putters
Mr Finkelstein ...
I think he was just indirectly referring to the fact that now there are more African-American golfers on the tour with longer and thicker putters. Plus much longer fingers than Trump's.
could you guys believe this über borg 'friend' ?.
he says that babylon has fallen because all of the coronavirus restrictions (and the resultant less revenue) are gonna destroy them symbolically.
so he thinks this are the last, of the last, of the last days.
Babylon has fallen ...
So has my wife's ass.
Life goes on.
disfellowship but never, ever announce it.. this new procedure is to be confirmed - anyone else come across it?.
for this record these are jesus' actual instructions in relation to this matter:-.
(matthew 18:15-17) 15 “moreover, if your brother commits a sin, go lay bare his fault between you and him alone.
This smells like complete nonsense. There is no point in df’ing if nobody knows.
@Justaguy.....
Yea. Sort of like being on double-secret probation and no one knows. You never say hello to anyone at the KH and shun everyone since they may be DF'd. You sit in the back row of the KH and leave immediately after the meeting to avoid any potential bad association.
disfellowship but never, ever announce it.. this new procedure is to be confirmed - anyone else come across it?.
for this record these are jesus' actual instructions in relation to this matter:-.
(matthew 18:15-17) 15 “moreover, if your brother commits a sin, go lay bare his fault between you and him alone.
Perhaps to make the DF process less offensive to people outside of the organization, they can make a loving provision that they will add more Vaseline and remove the sand and gravel when you get screwed.
i sat in recently with some relatives for the sunday meeting.
the talk was given by a bethel speaker, who at one point quoted john 20:25.
“but he said to them: “unless i see in his hands the print of the nails and stick my finger into the print of the nails and stick my hand into his side, i will never believe it.”.
Did Jesus die on a cross or a torture stake? Who cares!!
@Davros ......
I could not agree more. I always thought that Jesus sacrifice was his life, not exactly how he died. Would it have made any difference if Pilate had nailed Jesus to his garage instead of a cross or stake? I don't think so. I thought the sacrifice thing was the meaning or purpose of the entire process.
But then religions have to get twisted up in the details.
i hear that all wt payroll personal in the uk are now in full lockdown/sheilding mode until november..
the attack of Trump-of-Magog
@lastmanstanding ...
I really like that translation. I like to read refreshing, modern-day translations.
Then the scripture further continues that God will then put a hook in the jaw bone of that horse's ass.
disfellowship but never, ever announce it.. this new procedure is to be confirmed - anyone else come across it?.
for this record these are jesus' actual instructions in relation to this matter:-.
(matthew 18:15-17) 15 “moreover, if your brother commits a sin, go lay bare his fault between you and him alone.
Yes I just heard of this new procedure, a bit shocking to say the least
@Mr Finkelstein ...
Yes, I heard about that for brothers involved in fornication.
The lower, hanging down parts are put into a Society-approved container and then quickly removed to reduce the number of future "problems".
Afterwards, it will be up to the local body of elders whether to refer to the person as a brother or a sister. Instead of he or she, our CO suggested it may be best to refer to the person as "it".
In any case, standing up when peeing will be a memory from the past.
