i was called into a meeting by one of the department managers last week.
i had a meeting this morning.. anyway, to cut a long story short.
the people involved in this will be called into a private meeting and spoken to.
Well we've got big supermarket wars here in the UK. The likes of Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and Sainsburys are all doing their bit to keep customers, and it's unusual that a JW would work in one of these as they would be expected to work on meeting nights and Sundays.
I suspect this JW is a right pain in the neck if she won't do her fair share and insists on working shifts where there are the least amount of customers. The boss is just waiting for an excuse.
Kate xx
i was called into a meeting by one of the department managers last week.
i had a meeting this morning.. anyway, to cut a long story short.
the people involved in this will be called into a private meeting and spoken to.
Very interesting, and good for the supermarket. Is it a big UK chain all over the country, or is it a small local shop?
Kate xx
so, 'we' as jws are not supposed to be nationalistic or promote individual countries or cultures over another....isn't that correct?.
so, why do witnesses love to have "international" conventions where we see delegates all proudly wearing the stereotyped clothing of their native lands?.
arent witnesses supposed to be part of gods nation, separate from the world, speaking the "pure language"?.
Why wear all this nationalistic clothing? It doesn't promote unity, it promotes disunity!-stuckinarut
It's not reallly nationalistic, I would say it's national dress. I see it promoting individualism, and variety. This is rare for WT, and it's a front. I don't find it causes any kind of divisions. I am with DM, it's more cultural than nationlistic. But having the convention is divisive because they teach that outside the RC everyone else is not serving the true God and is wicked.
Kate xx
how do ya figure this!??.
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http://www.opposingviews.com/i/religion/survey-finds-evangelical-christians-are-most-likely-cheat-their-spouses.
This doesn't surprise me. High control religions are sexually repressive, and evangelicals are passionate. You have a recipie for infedelity.
Kate xx
he appear powerful, holy, punishing angry and jealous in the ot.. in the nt in form of jesus, he appears kind, loving, meek and.
forgiving.. how do you reconcile the powerful dieity of the ot that ordered the.
destruction of countless cities with the kneeling jesus who defended.
he paid th epirce ofr us and will never reject onyone no matter what.-cassuk
So exactly does Jesus accept me? I think he's rejected me because my prayers are ignored.
Kate xx
the great tribulation wa snotfor osem future end tiemevent but a prophecy about the destruction of jeruslame and the temple in the 1st century.
jesus plainly told those who were standing in fornt of him that some of them would still be alive when he returned in his kingdom and they were and he did return for them as promised.
there isno dual fulfillment or types and shadows anymore they were done away with.
cantleave stop mocking, praise be Jesus
so my folks went to the meeting today and somehow i got brought up and they gave them my address so they can call on me because i'm inactive,i am upset about it because they didn't ask me first,i told my parents i wish they hadn't of done that without asking me first and my dad's response was are you not baptised?
and i said yes when i was 17 and i don't want to talk to anyone (i'm 51 now) and want to avoid any discussions that may cause me to lose my relationships with family that is still in,,so now i feel my successful fade will be jeapordized.
I am sure if you were never baptised they wouldn't try and break up your family realtionships, beside you're not even going so many may not even know who you are. I agree with Searcher, stand up to them they have no power over you. Tell them the adress was given without your permission and you don't appreciate it.
Kate xx
the unknown writer of the gospel of john put the following words in jesus' mouth, "blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.".
persuading countless generations that it is a virtue to believe incredible things on insufficient evidence, is one of religion's cleverest tricks.. the more incredible the claim; the more flimsy the evidence; the stronger the belief; the greater the virtue.. this is the exact opposite of how we operate in every other aspect of our lives.. rational people must demand objective evidence for everything they are asked to believe.
"extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence".. leaving the dogmatic claims of the watchtower is only a first step.
What has faith contributed to human knowledge in the last 500 years?-Cofty
Lots of tranlations of the bible. Reading the bible and all the different translations give us the knowledge that it's only written by humans and not God. Many bible scholars that used to have a religion, left after studying the bible properly.
It's a book that must be read to be able to make an informed descision about religion.
Kate xx
postmen, accountants, window cleaners, pop-songers- even you!
yes these days everybody - and anybody - seem to be leaving the jehovers witnesses.so why should you be left out?.
there was a time when you had to have performed some terrible service to the g.b?
That I allowed their system of thinking to cause me to hold off on getting married and having children. There is the possibility that the second part can shortly be remedied. -DM
That is so sad, I hope you can remedy it. You are a talented young man, I am sure you will be fine. Kate xx
the unknown writer of the gospel of john put the following words in jesus' mouth, "blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.".
persuading countless generations that it is a virtue to believe incredible things on insufficient evidence, is one of religion's cleverest tricks.. the more incredible the claim; the more flimsy the evidence; the stronger the belief; the greater the virtue.. this is the exact opposite of how we operate in every other aspect of our lives.. rational people must demand objective evidence for everything they are asked to believe.
"extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence".. leaving the dogmatic claims of the watchtower is only a first step.
The shrieking, threatening, insulting fundies add a great deal of clarity to debate in their own unique way.-cofty
To be fair some religious fundamentalists helped me realise I needed some balance in my beliefs and that their beliefs are not a virtue. We don't all need faith to be virtuous, but some behave in a virtuous manner becuase they believe a God who will punish or reward them, is watching.
Personally I believe God is the Creator, but I don't think he cares what people are doing. I think he leaves us to our own devices and evolve ourselves. It's not my faith that determines how virtuous I am it's my internal sense of justice that does. But I probably don't always get it right.
Kate xx
