today, i made up my mind to be as big of an ass as possible at the meeting so they force me out rather than to whimper on my own and let the jw's say that "maybe he wasn't right for it afterall".
so first thing i did was i loaded up on liquid courage.
second thing i did was wore my "kiss my ass" t-shirt.
CRR-
Hey! Great meeting, I'd count time for it. Only question - what are you doing for the next meeting, aside from point number one. As a practitioner of JKD and Escrima I think you're right - the man would have needed a funeral talk - "worst meeting of all." You'll be the only brother to be told, "please don't keep up your meeting attendance." Keep us filled in with the food from the spiritual table.
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hope the scans show up ok.. the article is presented as it comes, for your own assessment.
you could not make this stuff up!
Guess I'll have to stop the telephone sex, if I want to make elder after the come back. BTW, I'd love to hear about the chatter in the congos based on these rules.
the way i see it, pretty much everyone here knows that the 5 weekly meetings, the memorial, the dc's and ca's are all a bunch of rubbish and jibber jabber.
there is still one other meeting, not as frequently held as the others, that jw's use very effectively to control existing members and bring in new converts and this meeting sadly plays apon the emotions of all in attendance.. what meeting is this?.
a kh funeral!!!.
Sorry to hear of your loss. It's not only the Witnesses though, I went to a funeral of a Baptist preacher's daughter (blood disease) and the preacher did the funeral, and at the end did an altar call for those unsaved, so they could be saved, and experience heaven like his dead daughter. The ancients mourned collectively for a month and the tribe healed. These modern day vicious religious beasts just go on in the service of their false gods.
with two thirds of my sentence complete, i am almost ready for parole.. there was some unbelievable stuff said today - i think there must be some sort of hallucinogenic gas coming through the ac, because no one batted an eyelid over what was said from the platform.. as usual, i will highlight the main talks.. .
saturday.
"deliver us from the wicked one and from every sort of lawlessness" - matt 6:13, titus 2:14. .
Thanks Truthseeker-
Wonderful encapsulation! Loved this one from the book:
those prophets lived many years before Jesus' birth, yet we should consider how their words about Jehovah's day are relevant in the 21st century.
Rabid beasts never quit!
from cnn:cops: couple ordered hit on grandkidswanted to stop testimony at son's rape trial, police say.
friday, june 2, 2006; posted: 12:35 p.m. edt (16:35 gmt) .
tavares, florida (ap) -- a couple tried to hire a hit man to kill their three grandchildren and daughter-in-law to stop them from testifying against their son in his rape trial, authorities said.. the couple, ages 60 and 59, were charged with four counts each of criminal conspiracy to commit murder.
100 bucks! And money later - what another double sawbuck, and a 24 of Schlitz.
"Dirty deeds, done dirt cheap!"
Satanus- just coincidences...
so i just got back from the convention - yes, feel pity on me... i had to attend all three days, spend money on a crappy hotel, sleep in a crappy town, sit on my ass for 8 hours a day, and all just to hear about the same old crap you can read in any watchtower.
i didn't take notes because not only would my head have exploded from the sheer boredom and stupidity, but i would be responsible for all your heads exploding as well.
are there any highlights?
These devil worshippers treat women always like crap - they say, "Paul gave us reason." Paul was a madman like Freddie Franz. Treat ladies nice, or they'll learn weapon sports. Go gals!
there are just so many i would love to meet, some more attainable than others.. sparkplug.
misspeaches.
damselfly.
I love you all! Last year's Apostate Fest in Toronto, made me realize how cool you all are! Love all my brothers and sisters = The Good News.
the nail in the coffin of the society's understanding of the seventy years appears to be zech 1:12 and 7:1. both of these verses refer to the 70 years as ongoing rather than past events.
i'm not sure how anyone can claim the society has a "holistic" view of the 70 years when they haven't even dealt with these two verses.. i should say they haven't dealt with them at all, there is one article for each of those verses, but, iirc, the argumentation was very weak.
anyone happen to have those references off hand?.
Narkissos - yes, totally circular reasoning, worse than a Bethel circle jerk.
Scholar - where have you been? Baptizing the 1 recruit each Circuit Assembly? Take the summer off, and read 'Dharma Bums' by Jack Kerouac.
the nail in the coffin of the society's understanding of the seventy years appears to be zech 1:12 and 7:1. both of these verses refer to the 70 years as ongoing rather than past events.
i'm not sure how anyone can claim the society has a "holistic" view of the 70 years when they haven't even dealt with these two verses.. i should say they haven't dealt with them at all, there is one article for each of those verses, but, iirc, the argumentation was very weak.
anyone happen to have those references off hand?.
Narkissos - yes, totally circular reasoning, worse than a Bethel circle jerk.
Scholar - where have you been? Baptizing the 1 recruit each Circuit Assembly? Take the summer off, and read 'Dharma Bums' by Jack Kerouac.
just got a call from a friend who told me only one person got baptized today in a ciruit assembly in nyc.
this is in a powerhouse circuit that had tremendous growth 10~20 years ago but is now seeing a steady decline to the point that congregations are starting to merge because so many are leaving.
what could be the cause of this decline?
Great News! That was 1 person too many....
