had a couple of witnesses stop by yesterday to say the usual "we miss you, missed you at the meeting, just checking in on you, etc.
" i've always liked this guy so we spoke for a few minutes.
my wife said that they could count their time since i am inactive.
There are obscure "rules" like that ~
eg A Public Speaker could count the time spent delivering the talk as it was a Public talk ~
You can always tell them that they are welcome to chat to you but that your don't think they should count the time - the visit will be brief after that .
the speaker fishing for a young child's to comment asks: "where is the scripture found that forms the basis for our preaching/witnessing work?
" a ton of hands from the older ones of this vastly aged crowd, and finally at some hesitation a hand goes up from the recently baptized 8 year old with the correct answer and proudly exclaims when the microphone gets to him:"matt.
" to which all the old timers smile with approval as he sets a fine example for the 2 or 3 remaining young ones forced to go to these indoctrination sessions by their parents.. matt.
Beroean Pickets [Meliti Vivlon] has a very good essay on Matt 24 if you care to take a gander there¬
would he be disfelowshipped for talking to df persons?.
Inane !
Provided he suffered from gout, was gay and listened to Led Zeppelin ~
He was put to death for Apostasy !
Please find a good hobby !
can anyone give me a valid reason for it?
growing old is a drag.
the witnesses idea of ever lasting life, that you will come back to your most youthful state is such a bs answer..
I am a violinist - and the constant striving to improve / move and evolve my playing ability along with angst and frustration is what keeps me coming back for more. So the thought of JoeDoe my Artist friend learning and perfecting the violin in the Paradise ...the same as me .....is scary in its vanity! wtf? Does this imply a plateau point eventually ? I find the thought boring !
i was walking out of the store and i passed a former jw associate of 20+ years.
"keith"he was an elder, got df'd, lost his wife, got reinstated and last i heard started pioneering!so i see him as i'm walking to my parking spot.. i stop, look him straight in the face and yell from 20 feet away, "you're in a cult.
you're in a cult, dude!".
I dont think that was the most effective thing to do but if it rocked your socks - Ave ! good for you !
apparently they made this new corporation called the christian congregation of jehovah’s witnesses in the year 2001. this is the religious side of the cult and wtbts is the printing side and probably the money side.
since the gb think they are of the ccjw and have even stated their non affiliation with the wt is their a way that jws can use this to their advantage, maybe during a jc etc.?
i for example was baptized before 2000 so with the new corporation formed and the gb going to that side what could be argued during a jc?
Its a legal co-out ploy as well as seen by the Loesch bullshit
without there permission ?.
Now try this little test:
Ask them to hand you your Field Service Record cards and or any other info eg DF forms which they may have on you and see if they accede to that !
i had a conversation with my dad concerning the legal cases the jws are loosing and how their policies are still lacking.
he answered that he has confidence that jehovah will give his people the wisdom and discernment necessary to make the changes.
i then explained that most of the improvements were made as a result of various court cases, including the australian commission.. my dad: well, than, jehovah uses the governments to discipline his people just like he did with the jews.
And after your had banged your head against a concrete pillar you found a small sense of relief .........
latest perspective of the san diego reader on wts loosing its $4000 per day sanction appeal.... https://m.sandiegoreader.com/news/2017/nov/10/ticker-jehovahs-witnesses-withheld-info-4000-day/?templates=mobile.
So have they been paying $4,000 per day for two years?
As I understand it ...Not a sent of the daily sanction has been paid yet as they took it on appeal which [I think] is where we are now~ hopefully time is up - pay day has arrived - imho [Please correct me if I am wrong ]
let the reader use discernment:.
i was disfellowshipped in june of last year.
while i've been awake for nearly a year, i still often feel groggy.
Should have tried this .............................................never ceases to give me goose-flesh -
[Great Rugger Team too !]
