the 'flock' book (elders manual) makes this quite clear and upon arriving at your judicial hearing one of the first questions you will be asked is whether you have any recording/transmitting equipment with you.. however, most jw's will have never seen - or even heard of - the 'flock' book.
do a search on the wt cd on recording meetings and you will see that it all pertains to the recording of meetings at the kingdom hall and conventions and that any brother wishing to make such recordings is free to do so so long as the recording equipment is not attached to the society's equipment.
the one question of propriety that is raised has to do with recording prayers.
lol....me to, but it was when Gadget said: Some might not want the juicy details of what they got DF'd for being made public .......And some of us want to hear all the juicy details......
Some of us may be willing to share the details openly, but only if it can't be traced back to them!!!
Gadget
can anyone explain the mystery of this apostate action man as seen at a recent englishmans bbq?
and whether it really was little toe or not?
i have some more photos to follow... .
He looks like he fell over after one beer, so he can't be a scotsman. He's not the real littletoe, he's his mini-me.
Gadget
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http://www.quotes.jehovahswitnesses.com/space.htm
i think this is hillarious, it just goes to show you how there optimizm is non existant.. beans.
In the bible whenever gods people mentioned scientific matters they were usually right. Is this another example of how the wbts are not gods people? If it was inspired of god surely he would of known about the space program, or was armagedon meant to have come before then?
Gadget
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so will you be voting labout next year ?
i certainly won't ; the asslicking scumbag.
New Labour and the Conservatives have much the same policies, but at least the conservatives admit this instead of pretending to be the workers party.
Gadget
this is just a simple ditty that i used to sing to myself about the elders - and i guess it could be said for the society in general.
i cannot explain the tune that accompanies the words, maybe you can make up your own melody.. they'll use you,.
they'll abuse you,.
Although the Marilyn Manson Version is much better than the original Eurythmics one.
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so will you be voting labout next year ?
i certainly won't ; the asslicking scumbag.
I think the Monster Raving Loony Party is looking a more viable alternative these days!They certainly couldn't do a worse job than labour is now.
Gadget
i dont know if im putting this in the rite place.... .
when a young jw teen ( 13-16) disassociates themselves, or is disfellowshipped, will the parents kick them out of the house?
or are they required to let them stay?
Having a DF'd or DA'd child in the house is a very emotional complication and what a parent says they would do now may be different, good or bad, when actually facing the circumstance.
My parents always said if we stopped going to meetings we would be kicked out immediately, but when it happened they done the opposite. I think the main thing would be what attitude is shown. If you rebel, and getting up to alsorts then they will think the wbts are right and you need shunned to protect their own spirituality. But if you are reasonable, and make it known that you are still the same good person you were just share a different belief to them now they may find it much easier to handle and accept the situation.
Gadget
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you know the type... always going on about how their car got possessed by the devil because someone left a pack of cigarettes in it.
or maybe their pots and pans started flying around the house because they bought something from a garage sale.. there are also the types who won't eat skittles because they contain an ingredient made from dried and crushed beetles... which means that they were not properly bled.. and the types who won't let their kids watch cartoons because the animals talk... like satan did with the snake.. then there are they types who are always into the latest get-rich-quick scam... or amway and trying to get everyone in the congregation to buy something.. oh, and don't get me started about the demon possessed smurfs who run around kingdom halls swearing and accosting the women with their teeny-peenies.. what's up with this!?!?
If they are gullible enough to be taken in by the JW spiel, then they are probably gullible enough to be taken in by every urban myth they're told as well.
Most of the people on here have been jw's at one time or another, so does that mean we're all loonies because we once believed it, or my parents/friends ect are all loonies because they are still in?
I think its more that the high control level attracts some people, because it takes the stress of having to make their own decisions from them. But I know a lot of people who certainly aren't loonies.
Gadget
does anyone have any info on how to go about doing this?
i don't own a home or anything much, nor any type of huge estate with precious valuables.
i have no idea of the cost or the process.
In the UK you can get kits from large newsagents that have everything you need to make a legally binding will. I think they cost about 20 pounds. Although if children are involved I would get legal advice and this shouldn't cost a lot. Also, I believe the wbts has a brochure explaining what to do if you want to leave anything to them in your will..........
Gadget
i dont know if im putting this in the rite place.... .
when a young jw teen ( 13-16) disassociates themselves, or is disfellowshipped, will the parents kick them out of the house?
or are they required to let them stay?
What if they have older siblings, who no longer live at home, would they be able to have contact with them?
Officially, the only contact would be if they had family business to discuss, and no contact otherwise. But I only know one family personally who does that. I'm DF'd, and my brother and sister are DA'd. We are all in our 20's I live at home, and they live in other parts of the country. My parents and my 11yr brother still have lots of contact with my brother and sister, going to stay with them, they coming to stop here(With both their boyfriends...) and are on the phone a few times per week. My parents are always inviting me out for days or on hopliday with them(I haven't had a holiday with them since 1995), so they sure aren't following the counsel strictly. My mother says' love the person not the act', so as long as things don't happen in front of her she is fine about it. Not all families are like this, but there seems to be a lot of people starting to question how much control the wbts has over their life and thinking more like this. Welcome to the board, and if you are in this situation the I feel for you.
Gadget
