"My meeting attendance has been 100 %* consistent over the least X years .......How about yours..????"
* [I haven't seen the inside of the KH]
AFRIKANMAN
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I Haven't Missed a Meeting in Years!
by Oubliette ini recently ran into a jw i knew from a few years back.you know how it goes, a few pleasantries that always seem much more awkward than they really should (not for me, mind you--for him).and then the question, "so what congregation are you attending?
are you able to make the meetings?
"i'm thinking: do you always start conversations this way?so anyways, knowing full well the jw-mindset, i decided to have a bit of fun.furrowing my brow, i said, "that's an odd question!
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INDIA: CELEBRATING A BOLD FAITH
by AFRIKANMAN ina widow in india is being remembered following her death from a heart attack for her bold faith a faith that led her to help numerous women in jail including one of her guards find freedom in christ.. vani, a 31-year-old mother of an 8-year-old daughter, spent 15 days in jail roughly 10 months ago for sharing her faith.
during her time in jail, vani shared her faith with more than 70 women 14 of whom became christians.
even her jailer encouraged her to continue sharing her faith after witnessing a dramatic change in several other prisoners who accepted jesus.. she was really sweet, said a vom field worker who met with vani earlier this year.
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A widow in India is being remembered following her death from a heart attack for her bold faith — a faith that led her to help numerous women in jail — including one of her guards — find freedom in Christ.
Vani, a 31-year-old mother of an 8-year-old daughter, spent 15 days in jail roughly 10 months ago for sharing her faith. During her time in jail, Vani shared her faith with more than 70 women — 14 of whom became Christians. Even her jailer encouraged her to continue sharing her faith after witnessing a dramatic change in several other prisoners who accepted Jesus.
“She was really sweet,” said a VOM field worker who met with Vani earlier this year. “She had a lot more wisdom than her age suggested.”
VaniVani was jailed after being charged with kidnapping and forcing a child to convert to Christianity. She also was charged in connection with an incident when she helped a teenager and introduced her to other believers. Vani was arrested after the girl’s parents reported her to police.
While in jail, she stayed in a small, windowless cell with about 30 other women, all of whom slept on their own simple mat on the cell’s concrete floor. Vani prayed and read from the Scriptures daily during the jail’s recreational time in its courtyard. She also baptized the new believers in jail.
“She was always telling the girls, ‘If you have a problem, just pray and God will help you,’” a VOM field worker said.
During her time in jail, Vani became a motherly figure to other women. At one point, a girl asked Vani to pray with her. The two prayed and Vani told her, “Today, you will get bail.” The girl later learned her case had been dismissed. Another girl had a 10-year sentence. Vani prayed with her for 12 days and the girl was released.
Following her release, Vani would return to the jail every two months for a regular court appearance. She’d bring snacks and use the afternoon to pray for the police officers and women at the jail. The jailer would even allow her to return to the jail’s courtyard to pray and read from her Bible. One guard came to faith and invited Vani to her house to pray for her.
Vani, who continued to visit those in jail until her death, shared her faith during a time when Christian women increasingly face persecution in India.
According to the Evangelical Fellowship of India’s 2013 persecution report, the most shocking trend of that year was the rise of anti-Christian violence against women.
Vani’s faith represented the joy the Book of James asks us to find in the midst of our trials.
“Everything that happened this year, it is good because it is taking me very near my God,” Vani told a VOM worker in January.
Her favorite Bible verse was Philippians 4:6–7, which states “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
“Vani said, ‘If I go anywhere, the Bible is always with me,’ and it always was,” a VOM field worker said. “When you saw her with a Bible, you saw a joy on her face.”
During her time in jail, VOM helped Vani with her bail, rent, her daughter’s school fees and in other ways. VOM is currently assessing ways it can continue to assist her daughter following Vani’s death.
Sources: VOM Sources
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New Marriage Arrangement Rumor?
by Thoughtless inso, i haven't lurked here in a long while however, i have been checking up more frequently and i saw that there is a rumor going around about getting barred from marriage if the brother not appointed by the time he is 23. is that true?
if it is, i am so screwed haha.
proud fader present within college.
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Slave4_38y - Hey shoo wow - like totally organic - fully !
Mind you we have just had 5 days of major mountain fire with houses destroyed and Tuesday the city was the hottest city on the planet [fact] at 47-50 + deg C
http://www.capetownetc.com/blog/news/the-latest-on-cape-fire/
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New Marriage Arrangement Rumor?
by Thoughtless inso, i haven't lurked here in a long while however, i have been checking up more frequently and i saw that there is a rumor going around about getting barred from marriage if the brother not appointed by the time he is 23. is that true?
if it is, i am so screwed haha.
proud fader present within college.
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I am not insinuating anything of the sort Pistoff - I think we were well and truly set-up and you may have noticed I said " they loved it that way" - ie I insinuated that "leadership" insinuated ...............Oh lawd I'm getting giddy again - Where is my THC tincture ???
You are definitely not feeling yourself today are you Pistoff?
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Be cautious about the excessive use of the most-favored medicine called paracetamol, say studies!
by abiather instudies have found an increased risk of mortality, up to 63 percent, among long-term paracetamol users, compared to those who had not been prescribed the drug during the study period (http://www.interaksyon.com/article/106187/long-term-paracetamol-use-poses-risk-says-study).
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Aspirin knocks my commencing migraines out of the park in 5 - 15 minutes - very little tunnel vision and no freight-train parking on my head ! But to each one his own poison.
Paracetamol gives me an ache in the liver region straight away !
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New Marriage Arrangement Rumor?
by Thoughtless inso, i haven't lurked here in a long while however, i have been checking up more frequently and i saw that there is a rumor going around about getting barred from marriage if the brother not appointed by the time he is 23. is that true?
if it is, i am so screwed haha.
proud fader present within college.
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What usually happens in the Borg is that a Heavy 7 will state something like this in a high level talk eg zone visit and then the elders reinterpret and reinvent this as a "rule" and then it becomes the "local rule"/
eg It was never specifically said that the Big A was coming in 1975 but the mass hype and hysteria shows that dubs reinterpreted it, started cashing out etc and the WTS loved it ! They did NOTHING to stop the hype and of course when CO's and DO's started reinforcing the "new rule" it became Law !
So don't be surprised if a young man gets told off -
What is now definitely a trend in my part of the world is that couples are marrying at 17 or 18 Just attended a wedding last year where the lady of 18 had just finished her final year at High School [Called Matriculation] and got engaged within a month of that - Dec and hitched in May/ All with everyone's blessing of course - so maybe they are trying to cap young marriages. Kids are horny as hell these days so they cant risk the DF'ing [they got baptised at 6, 7 or 8 anyway not so ? ] so they have a 10 year investment in the Borg at risk !
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Brett Darren Mardon poisoned the milk of Jehovah’s Witness elder after he was excommunicated from the faith
by AFRIKANMAN inhttp://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/sa-court-told-brett-darren-mardon-poisoned-the-milk-of-jehovahs-witness-elder-after-he-was-excommunicated-from-the-faith/story-fni6uo1m-1227238876533.
a disgruntled jehovahs witness was caught on camera poisoning his elders milk with weed killer after being excommunicated over an extramarital affair, a court has heard.. .
for the first time, the advertiser can name and show brett darren mardon, who is standing trial accused of attempting to put three lives at risk the elder, his wife and their young child.. he has denied injecting milk, apple juice and other liquids in the refrigerator of ben anthanysz with glyphosate a weed killer that causes health problems if consumed in large quantities.. mardon has maintained his innocence of the charges despite being recorded by a cctv camera mounted in the anthanyszs kitchen.. opening the trial, prosecutor nick healy said mardons actions were a vengeful response to his church peers ignoring his existence, as required by their faith.. he said mr anthanysz had been part of a three-person jehovahs witness committee that censured mardon for having sex with someone while married.. .
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A DISGRUNTLED Jehovah’s Witness was caught on camera poisoning his elder’s milk with weed killer after being excommunicated over an extramarital affair, a court has heard.
For the first time, The Advertiser can name and show Brett Darren Mardon, who is standing trial accused of attempting to put three lives at risk — the elder, his wife and their young child.
He has denied injecting milk, apple juice and other liquids in the refrigerator of Ben Anthanysz with glyphosate — a weed killer that causes health problems if consumed in large quantities.
Mardon has maintained his innocence of the charges despite being recorded by a CCTV camera mounted in the Anthanysz’s kitchen.
Opening the trial, prosecutor Nick Healy said Mardon’s actions were a vengeful response to his church peers ignoring his existence, as required by their faith.
He said Mr Anthanysz had been part of a three-person Jehovah’s Witness committee that censured Mardon “for having sex with someone while married”.
Talk about drinking the Kool-Aid !
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Splane's Anti Catholic Rant
by Listener ina talk was given by gb member david splane in the february 2015 jw broadcasting video.
he talks about unity and sings the praises of jws.
he points his finger at the catholics and says this about them (39.32)-.
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The RCC did not act as a Unit for the Nazis or against it - so RCC in "commonwealth countries" supported the Allies etc
In South Africa the RCC was a true haven for the Anti-apartheid movement and its activists and yet conversely in the Rwandan conflict there was a lot of involvement in the genocide.
RCC in South Africa had mixed race services even though it could and did cause problems with the Apartheid Govt.
And anyone educated in a Catholic Convent School would probably testify to a really good education - my spouse certainly does !
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Stop Lying About JWs, Herbert Armstrong's "Plain Truth" Carts were not before JW Carts!
by JWCartPusher ini had a man walk by the cart and say "hey, you guys are now catching up the herbert armstrong's literature carts from the 1970s!
he wanted to know if our organization move's at the pace of "evolution" when it comes to adapting to social norms, what madness is he speaking about?
did herbert armstrong's crew have "the plain truth carts" in front of stores before jws had literature carts?
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JW Cart - do you not know the scripture that says that if a JWCart just looks at a vitamin store cart so as to have a passion for her in his wheels it is as good as adultery !
I know ...its those 2 large .......wheels...... that get your bearings going hey ?
YOu are starting to worry us big time !
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Islamic ISIS, the Christian Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Watchtower, and their Governing Body
by 9328737 inhi everybody, .
i am currently working on this subject in my blog just in case you are interested.. http://testigoscristianosdejehova.blogspot.com/2015/02/islamic-isis-christian-jehovahs_22.html.
thanks!.
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This is from the Nov. 15th 1952 question from readers. This is directly from the CD btw:
Questions from Readers
•In the case of where a father or mother or son or daughter is disfellowshipped ,how should such person be treated by members of the family in their family relationship?—P.C.,Ontario, Canada.
We are not living today among theocratic nations where such members of our fleshly family relationship could be exterminated for apostasy from God and his theocratic organization, as was possible and was ordered in the nation of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai and in the land of Palestine. "Thou shalt surely kill him; thy hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people. And thou shalt stone him to death with stones, because he hath sought to draw thee away from Jehovah thy God, . . . And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is in the midst of thee."—Deut. 13:6-11,AS.
Being limited by the laws of the worldly nation in which we live and also by the laws of God through Jesus Christ, we can take action against apostates only to a certain extent, that is, consistent with both sets of laws. The law of the land and God’s law through Christ forbid us to kill apostates, even though they be members of our own flesh-and-blood family relationship. However, God’s law requires us to recognize their being disfellowshipped from his congregation, and this despite the fact that the law of the land in which we live requires us under some natural obligation to live with and have dealings with such apostates under the same roof."I ran this statement past people who are non-JW and they came back with the feeling that this statement strongly implies............" given half a chance ..this is how we would actually deal with apostates ....."-They too could be wrong !
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Nov 15, 2011 WT - "The prophet Elisha sent one of the sons of the prophets to anoint Jehu as king and to intruct him to kill every male of the apostate house of Ahab.—2 Ki. 8:28; 9:1-10." "Though the thought of violence is unpleasant, we should realize that in those days, Jehovah used his servants to carry out his judgments.... Today, no servant of Jehovah uses physical force against opponents of pure worship. “Vengeance is mine,” God says. (Heb.10:30) But to rid the congregation of potentially corrupting influences, Christian elders may have to act with courage similar to that of Jehu. (1 Cor. 5:9-13) And all members of the congregation need to be determined to avoid the company of disfellowshipped individuals.— 2 John 9-11." "Jehu announced that he intended to hold “a great sacrifice” for Baal. (2 Ki. 10:18, 19) “This is a clever play on words on the part of Jehu,” says one scholar. While the term employed here “generally means ‘sacrifice,’ it is also used of the ‘slaughter’ of apostates.” "It is true that Jehu spilled much blood. Yet, the Scriptures present him as a courageous man.
Again ....you be your own judge !
