"new light!
(looking for opinions on this line of reasoning)
the basis for doing away with the 1914 doctrine may have been laid in this new book.
I don't think the Society will ever change it's 1914 date. The vast majority of JWs have no clue when it comes to Babylonian history. Seventh day adventists still think dates from the 1840's are spriitually significant. As long as the the significance of the date can be "spritualized" there will be no compelling reason to change it.
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ladies,.
in preperation for a class i'll be taking starting next month entitled "history of love, sex and marriage" i would like to probe your heart's desire to find out the 5 biggest turn on's and 5 biggest turn off's you find in men.
and well, hell, i also would just like to add to my general knowledge.
At one time the "cleanshaven, short hair cut" look was in. Would the ladies say that the "scruffy, surfer dude at the beach" look is more fashionable?
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ladies,.
in preperation for a class i'll be taking starting next month entitled "history of love, sex and marriage" i would like to probe your heart's desire to find out the 5 biggest turn on's and 5 biggest turn off's you find in men.
and well, hell, i also would just like to add to my general knowledge.
That's just an example of what one woman said. There are no right or wrong answers.
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ladies,.
in preperation for a class i'll be taking starting next month entitled "history of love, sex and marriage" i would like to probe your heart's desire to find out the 5 biggest turn on's and 5 biggest turn off's you find in men.
and well, hell, i also would just like to add to my general knowledge.
An example from some of my reading:
Turn On's
Reliability
Considerate and warm
Fun
Good looking, "buffed"
Honest
Turn Off's
Stereotyped expectations about women
Egocentric
Materialistic, "money-hungry"
Dishonest
Sarcastic
"new light!
(looking for opinions on this line of reasoning)
the basis for doing away with the 1914 doctrine may have been laid in this new book.
Hmmm...Reading between the lines with a touch of delusions of grandeur?
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ladies,.
in preperation for a class i'll be taking starting next month entitled "history of love, sex and marriage" i would like to probe your heart's desire to find out the 5 biggest turn on's and 5 biggest turn off's you find in men.
and well, hell, i also would just like to add to my general knowledge.
Ladies,
In preperation for a class I'll be taking starting next month entitled "History of Love, Sex and Marriage" I would like to probe your heart's desire to find out the 5 biggest turn on's and 5 biggest turn off's you find in men. And well, hell, I also would just like to add to my general knowledge.
Try and limit your responses to five answers for the turn on's, and five answers for the turn off's. Any general comments are also appreciated!
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hello folks,.
when i started to have serious doubts about witnessdom a few years ago i embarked on an investigation which catapulted me into, what i have come to call, the "ecstasy of insight" and the "agony of doubt.
" i remember going to an out-of-the-way library one morning to read crisis of conscience.
hello folks,.
when i started to have serious doubts about witnessdom a few years ago i embarked on an investigation which catapulted me into, what i have come to call, the "ecstasy of insight" and the "agony of doubt.
" i remember going to an out-of-the-way library one morning to read crisis of conscience.
That's an interesting way of looking at it, Mega. I probably am glad that the "roller coaster" of life-changing ideas has slowed down...sometimes it's just a merry-go-round, you know.
Of course, I don't minimize the "agony" of doubt that accompanied this ecstasy. I like to think of it this way: Imagine that there is some national crisis going on right now -- say, on the lines of the Cuban missle crisis -- and no one knew about it except for you and a few other people. As dreadful as the prospect of nuclear tragedy would be, it would be interesting to be "in the know" wouldn't it? (Remember the old Chinese curse: "May you live in interesting times"?)
Hope you're doing well, btw.
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the gb of the jws either directly or more often by implication consistently try to come across as people that deeply care about and love the so called truth, jehovah, and all the brotherhood.
this is however a pretence something totally artificial and out of their character as they are in fact deeply into practicing deceit and exploiting the "brotherhood".
what instances can you recall where you managed to see through that deceptive loving persona the face of the rapacious ruthless wolf underneath?
There are many definitions of "love" and I chose to ask the author what their definition was since, by implication, they are saying that the GB are not loving.
In my opinion most people have a very naive view of love. They view it as an all-emcompassing feeling and/or action that is totally pure, selfless and enlightened. I think that that's a tall order for anyone to live up to.
What is also neglected is that humans are multimotivational. That is, we often have different, sometimes conflicting, motivations for our actions. Someone can have a sense of "love" for another while, at the same time, be promoting their own agenda. If I say to my mate that I love her am I so naive as to think I don't have a somewhat selfish stake in the matter? Of course I do.
I've had no personal dealings with any of the GB members. But, as to the organization they are in charge of, I have much experience (as has most everyone here). I see what some call the "unloving" practices of JWs --DFing, the blood issue, etc. -- as actually having some sense of love behind them, misguided as that love might be. Remember, that humans are multimotivational. Is the DFing policy just out of "love" for the sinner (ie, to awaken them to their senses, "tough love") or is it to "keep the congregation clean"? Or, in the case of someone like Ray Franz, is it to protect the Watchtower's ass? Many factors play in. I can't say they are totally "unloving."
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the gb of the jws either directly or more often by implication consistently try to come across as people that deeply care about and love the so called truth, jehovah, and all the brotherhood.
this is however a pretence something totally artificial and out of their character as they are in fact deeply into practicing deceit and exploiting the "brotherhood".
what instances can you recall where you managed to see through that deceptive loving persona the face of the rapacious ruthless wolf underneath?
Define "love."
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