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just by looking at a person, the way he/she dresses or by the facial expressions, can you tell what kind of person she/he is?.
do you see a correlation between the looks and the personality of a person?
During the days of Lincoln's presidency, a trusted adviser recommended a candidate for the Lincoln cabinet. Lincoln briefly considered the possibility before declining to make the appointment. When asked why, he said, " I don't like the man's face."
" But the poor man is not responisble for his face," Lincoln's adviser pleaded.
"Every man over forty is responsible for his face," Lincoln insisted, and the prospect was considered no further.
Maverick
were you ever told that you didn't look like a jehovah witness?
i never dressed like one of them unless i was at the hall.
i think that people looking at me would never have guessed that i was a witness.
My Ex wife was a stage make-up artist. She knew all the style requirements for both men and women. My suits were sharp, tie was perfect, nails manicured, but the Gucci watch, one carrot diamond ring, pearl tie tack, cowboy boots( polished to perfection) and the mustache always got me dirty looks! Maverick
pondering upon the shifting sands of watchtower interpretation down the years, it is worthwhile to consider just one example of one scripture.
we could look at many scriptures and establish ongoing shift, but here we will look at the ongoing shift of understanding relevant to the scripture at revelation 16 v 3 as an example:
and the second poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became blood as of a dead man, and every living soul died, even the things that were in the sea.
Great research! These pronouncements were made with great drama and intent. And the RF gasped and sighed at the revealing of such deep understandings by the FDS. The air was filled with excitement that God had shared this knowledge with them! Too bad it was all BS! Yes the air was filled, not with excitement and knowledge, but with excrement and nonsense! And so it continues! Maverick
1 samuel 16:7.
man looks at the outward appearance, but the lord looks at the heart.
remember that, when the elders and others at the kh have given up on you, god has not.
Thanks Blondie! What guilt riddled psycho-babble! A person can read anything he wants in that stuff. This article can be steered or molded by the WatchTower conductor or prominent Brothers whose opinons are respected to reflect their personal interpretations. It sounds very reasonable, but what are they really saying? They direct the focus on the RF or Bible charactors, never on themselves! Honest hearted ones will think, " What should I do to be a better Christian?" and the happy duds will think, " I know what Brother/Sister so and so should do to be better Christians, I hope they are listening!" Maverick
i am a newbie and apparently very naive.
i in reading different threads, lurkers have been mentioned.
my initial thought was "lurking" meant people like me reading for awhile and eventually posting.
It seems to me the only way a person could get caught by the Pharisees is if he/she were to brag or confess to an active J-dud about their posting or give out facts that require special knowledge of events or persons in a given place. Most people give it up too easily. The J-dud Masters will bluff if they can. Or record your phone calls and then set you up. When they come for you their goal is to sand-bag you and give you no chance to fight back...the big pussies! Call their bluff, or better yet act stupid...this they understand. Maverick
i once made a remark about the hidden books of the bible.
it was a lulu; kept people looking so hard for facts ... and for others it was a revelation.
some were in a jam, especially since the names of the books were not capitalized.
Mark, Luke, Kings, Acts, Revelation, James, Ruth, Numbers, Job, Amos, Esther, Judges, Titus, Lamentations, Hebrews, Peter. Took 15 minutes. Maverick
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the sunday before the last sunday, i went to the jw meeting, because i knew they were going to make statements about the media (dateline, etc.
Thanks for the Behind The Scene Report! Sad to see the 'believers' just lap it up and parrot what they are told to think and feel. In a controlled, closed, society it is not too hard to squeese out the feelings and attitudes that promote WatchTower policy. Maverick
here in wisconsin, around 6months ago we had a terrible crash on one of our freeways because of fog and driveing to fast for conditions.there were many casualities, anyway many persons who loved ones died in that crash have memorials at the sight such as crosses ,flowers ,etc.well it seems the county were this happened wrote letters to all persons leaving memorials to stop ,their saying it is a road hazard and a distraction to drivers.well now we hear it is non religious people are complaining , saying it is offense to them to have to drive by these shrines.
i feel if they dont like it they should close their eyes.
lol what do you think.
We have them here, when I see one it causes me to think about how easy it is to lose your life in an accident. I pay more attention to my driving for a while after that. Maverick
the latest kingdom ministry (may) has a few changes.
first, it has an insert called "international kingdom hall building in some european lands" - designed to extract more $ from the friends.
the announcement section tells people how to write checks payable to "jehovah's witnesses" for donations - but...
If these guys, (WTS) made breakfast cereal they would call it "Puffed Air" and the box would be very colorful, large, and EMPTY! Maverick PS They'd tell the RF that their cereal has no preservatives or sugar so it is very good for you!
a question for some of you x-elders or current elders what is the process to become an elder?.
are there questions like when you get baptized?
has anybody here ever turned down an offer to be an elder?
When I moved from out west, of my own accord I was 'deleted as an Elder. When I came to Florida I was appointed an MS after 6 months. Twice after that during the next ten years the Brothers came up to me before a meeting and told me I had been approved as an Elder. I turned them down. They got very angry. I am an Idealist. I hated knowing all the inside crap on everyone. I wanted to think good things about the friends. I still gave Public Talks, even away talks, Bible Highlights, Instruction Talks, some meetings two or three parts, and always had several duties at the Hall and at Assemblies but I wasn't burdened by all the extra work they pour on willing Elders. When I would hear the announcement of a brief Elders Meeting after the meeting I was relieved I would not have to go. These guys were not nice behind closed doors, I hated all of the special meetings. These guys just seemed to love all the secret session shit. Maverick
