Can't remember the WT/G article, however it went on to say in more words or less that apostates should be executed but since we're living in times where doing so would be illegal, shunning will have to suffice. Same mentality goes with any random sin you can think of. Couple years back at the Elders school an example was used about the Israelite executed for collecting sticks on the Sabbath. The speaker went out of his to urge those of us in attendance, that when rendering judicial decisions we should err on the side of caution. When I say, caution, I don't mean with empathy or sympathy towards the person being judged, but with fear that leniency might anger Jehovah. In other words, regardless of the reason(s) a person ended up in trouble, we should make an effort to see things how Jehovah sees such. If the Old Testament provides any clue on what that means, I'd say elders should probably DF a whole lot more than they put on reproof.
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As far as the Watchtower goes, how should an adulteress be punished?
by I_love_Jeff inshould we use jesus' advice john 8:7 or god's advice .
leviticus 20:10?
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Underworld 5 : The Lycan War (Unrated Version)
Pink Floyd-The Wall (Alternative Cover)
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The music that moves you....
by FlyingHighNow inonce when i was profoundly sad for too many days, my brother in law sent us a mix tape.
he named each song after a person in our family.
this is the one he named heather.
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Hope to see these guys live some day.
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Why do we have Assemblies?
by Rattigan350 inwhy 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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I don't think the motives are entirely sinister though. Yes, to whip up donations and emotional fervor are part of the plan, and like Blondie mentioned, follwing the example of the Israelites plays a role too. I think it should be mentioned though, that plenty of folks really do love these assemblies and conventions. Some of the folks that grew up experiencing these events, now play an active role organizing and participating in the programs. People with positions in the organization aren't living like kings. I'll take my job a lifestyle for the most part over a GB member's lifestyle anyday. It reminds me of what Slimboyfat said some time ago that you shouldn't underestimate how much the leadership actually believes in what they dispense. That said, not only do they, that being the leadership, likely view these assemblies as something special, but they realize at the same time so do many JWs. I mean, yeah sure the emotional high does seem to wear off not too long after the trip home from the last day, but at least they temporarily had something to feel special about. For the ultra zealous, the memories will never fade. You should see some of the notebooks my grandmother had when we cleaned out her place. Notes going back to the eighties.
Besides, and likely to your point Rattigan, what else do JWs have throughout the year in regards to momentous events? Birthdays? Holiday season? Nope and ditto. But they do have the District Convention. Don't act like you didn't get all excited in January when the letter was read at the Service Meeting informing the congregation of where they were designated to attend. Every year we hope it's not gonna be at this city, or that city. Then the mini pandemonium of sisters trying to get the hotel list off of the Service Overseer and book reservations before Sis.Connected overbooks screwing over the next family. Our circuit assembly is soon and I overhear chatter about new shoes and dresses. Suits going into the cleaners, seeing such and so, meeting the new DO. Some of these folks love it, and the leadership probably feels like they're doing the sheep a favor. So again, it aint all about the money or keeping em in line.
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New Handbill Campaign
by NoRegrets inapparently the jws are doing a new handbill campaign.
they were just at my door and offered it to me with one of their heartless and scripted presentations.
the religion has just become so dumbed down.
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LOL, SloppyJoe. Epic fail on my part, epic fail, much like these special campaigns. Although for plenty of JWs, these hit and run campaigns are a welcomed reprieve from typical field service drudgery. So in that regard it was a success.
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New Handbill Campaign
by NoRegrets inapparently the jws are doing a new handbill campaign.
they were just at my door and offered it to me with one of their heartless and scripted presentations.
the religion has just become so dumbed down.
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JWDaughter, basically what Thedog1 said. We hosted a foreign language group recently and I know they specifically went out looking for ones that they assumed spoke the language. I'm not certain how they obtain addresses of individuals they assume speak the language. They were largely autonomous despite our congregation sponsoring them. I never went out in service with them, so I dont know exactly how they approach targeting potential targets. Maybe the phone book, or otherwise? One thing I do know is, if an english speaking publisher came across a house of people that spoke the language that the foreign language group was targeting, that info was handed off to them as a result. We passed it off whether or not we verified our assumptions were valid. If nobody came to the door, and the name on the mailbox looked like what we thought it was, we handed that info off to the foriegn language group. Which makes me wonder JWDaughter is there any reason to conclude someone Spanish speaking has ever recently or currently resides where you stay? It could be why they keep showing up.
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New Handbill Campaign
by NoRegrets inapparently the jws are doing a new handbill campaign.
they were just at my door and offered it to me with one of their heartless and scripted presentations.
the religion has just become so dumbed down.
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lol humbly, DataDog. I'm speechless. I sat there looking at the screen cursing Billy the Ex Bethelite like this can't be life, and I have about 20 tracts left in my service bag. Lord knows how many tracts are still at the Hall. And they wanted us to keep count on how many were placed, and they're going to include a new column on our service time slips to take into consideration these new tracts. On a missed field goal lol. I, ummm, I just can't believe this.
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New Handbill Campaign
by NoRegrets inapparently the jws are doing a new handbill campaign.
they were just at my door and offered it to me with one of their heartless and scripted presentations.
the religion has just become so dumbed down.
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Ummm, I made the comment that these tracts will be placed as sure as Alabama would beat Auburn, and ummmmm, well that didn't happen. On a missed field goal at that. Well, Stand For Pure Worship respectfully bows out as an apologist tonight and forever. Good night, and good luck. It was fun, but, wow. Can't believe this.
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New Handbill Campaign
by NoRegrets inapparently the jws are doing a new handbill campaign.
they were just at my door and offered it to me with one of their heartless and scripted presentations.
the religion has just become so dumbed down.
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Well Losch is entitled to his opinion and his pompadour, I'm sure Bro. Herd would disagree. The JW message doesn't change, it adjusts. There is a fundamental difference.
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New Handbill Campaign
by NoRegrets inapparently the jws are doing a new handbill campaign.
they were just at my door and offered it to me with one of their heartless and scripted presentations.
the religion has just become so dumbed down.
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No, see that's where you're wrong Billy. Just because the campaign ended today, didn't mean that the message at the heart of our effort will be exchanged in the future. As was mentioned in our most recent District Conventions, these tract campaigns are going to be more frequent. Our field service time slips are even going to me modified so as to record just how many of these special tracts are placed. This is just the beginning. As sure as Alabama will beat Auburn, these special tracts will be placed.
