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  I am now inactive!

  by Laika in

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  the last report i gave in was for the month of may, meaning as of today, i have missed 6 months of reports, and am officially inactive!

  (though the last time i actually went out was march, gave fake reports for april and may).

  feels like a milestone.

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  Laika

  I think I must have spent around 2000 hours of my life in field service. Wish I hadn't worked that out now.
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  Why do we have Assemblies?

  by Rattigan350 in

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  why do we have assemblies?

  was the topic of the book/brochure study last week.. the answer not presented is that they are the organization's black friday.

  stores do black friday as a loss leader to get people into the stores to spend money on more pricey stuff, not discounted.. assemblies are put on to give away books and other literature and have dramas to get people in to donate and contribute more than normally done.. yes, religion is a business.

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  Laika

  I hate how every assembly is the best assembly ever.
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  Universal Sovereignty or Why Bad Things Happen

  by Comatose in

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  2. beliefs

  i've been developing this thought in my head for a few weeks.

  let's address this from a theists perspective and from the perspective of our jw relatives.

  answer - no, god can't be wrong or make a mistake.

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  Laika

  Sure Comatose, I just meant that I am not convinced a JW would agree with you that 'everyone else agrees god can't be wrong', not that I think it's a solid doctrine.
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  CO explaining at Circuit Assembly how to measure neighbourly love

  by Daniel1555 in

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  i attended the circuit assembly this weekend.

  it was boring as always (except for one positive thing that was said was that we should be gentle especially the elders).. there was one thing that left me absolutely speechless.

  the co was explaining how to measure neighbourly love: by the amount of time spent in fieldservice.. the next point he mentioned was that we should strictly adhere to the disfellowshipping arrangments and not find excuses to speak to df family members.. .

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  Laika

  'What's the point in helping people out if they just end up dying at Armageddon anyway?'

  Ever heard that one before?

  The 61 QFR is a good quote Blondie, typical Watchtower speak. Strongly hinting that it is wrong to give to a non-Watchtower charity effort without actually saying it.
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  1000 posts in 6 weeks - I have got a problem :(

  by KateWild in

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  2. beliefs

  this is what my 1000th post was.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/267869/3/boeing-747s-and-other-misunderstandings-about-evolution.

  beer and museums, loving that idea!-cofty.

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  Laika

  24 posts a day!

  Put it like that, doesn't sound as bad.
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  I am now inactive!

  by Laika in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the last report i gave in was for the month of may, meaning as of today, i have missed 6 months of reports, and am officially inactive!

  (though the last time i actually went out was march, gave fake reports for april and may).

  feels like a milestone.

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  Laika

  The last report I gave in was for the month of May, meaning as of today, I have missed 6 months of reports, and am officially inactive! (Though the last time I actually went out was March, gave fake reports for April and May)

  Feels like a milestone. So this is my celebration thread.

  How good do you feel not having to go out on 'field service' anymore? I really cannot think of anything in life I have hated more than that activity. Good riddance!
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  Universal Sovereignty or Why Bad Things Happen

  by Comatose in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've been developing this thought in my head for a few weeks.

  let's address this from a theists perspective and from the perspective of our jw relatives.

  answer - no, god can't be wrong or make a mistake.

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  Laika

  Like Tec I'm not convinced you would get the answers you have suggested. JW theology is that non-JW humans and demons do not recognise that God knows best.

  Anyway, for the best universal sovereignty issue response, see Romans 8 -

  31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? 33 Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. 34 Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us
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  The elders came by and my DA letter

  by Crazyguy in

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  2. beliefs

  the lead elder co of my hall said he was going to push for a jc meeting.

  i could tell all along all hes interested in is protecting his god the org.. so i'm 90% sure now of going on the offesive and first having a family meeting telling them i'm offically quitting and how its going to play out and how i'll will be shunned even though i have commited no sin.

  i also may explain a little of why and how i came to this decision with out bashing the org to much out of respect for my wife.

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  Laika

  Very good letter!
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  Is it just me or has this site become a Believer/Atheist warzone?

  by BU2B in

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  2. friends

  i enjoy the odd thread about evoloution vs creation, etc but lately it seems that a large percentage of threads here devolve into fighting between atheists and theists and distract from what most of us here see eye to eye on, the wt and related things.

  i wish things could be more civil here and fr people to realize that people will never see eye to eye on the topic.

  it gets so tiring to see the contstant bickring and fighting on those threads.. they seem to go on page after page but very little of substance is discussed seeing as the existence or non existence of a god can be proven by anyone.

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  Laika

  I just got off the phone to my lord. He asked 'why can't we all just get along?'
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  Question for believers.

  by zound in

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  2. friends

  this thread is not to try and prove which position is true or false, but i wanted to ask a question to believers.

  i'll prelude the question with some examples.. jw's think that their message is true and benificial to others - therefore they knock on doors and informal witness etc.

  i think it's safe to say most on this forum agree it is not true and it is in fact harmful (particularly to children) perhaps harmful in ways that the jw is not in a position to appreciate because of his/her warped perspective on things.. on the other hand - if their message was true, and armageddon is coming etc etc, then you could argue that them preaching this stuff is not harmful (actually its morally ambiguous but nevermind that for the time being) because the ends justifies the means - it all comes out in the wash etc.. in turn if mormons message was false then we can agree they are misleading, lying, wasting peoples precious time and lives and ultimately harming children and susceptable people by spreading it.

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  Laika

  Surely everyone has some false beliefs? It doesn't have to effect your life.

  Would you say it was harmful to promote unbelief if the believers are right?