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  WTS and showering with the boys!

  by ozziepost in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  on the wts site is an article entitled: "should i get a tattoo?

  " and the guilts are everywhere in this article!

  it doesn't take too much intelligence to work out early on what the wts' stance on tattoos is, not that it seems to have much to do with "freedom in christ".

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  Who wrote that stuff?? For heavens sake? Getting into the shower with the boys has what to do with having a tattoo?
  
  
  Hahahahahahaha... LOL
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  Hello...I'm not dead yet !!!!

  by Poztate in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a few years ago,my father and my wife were talking religion at our house after we had invited him for dinner.. naturally .

  however...they started to talk about my chances of making it in since i had rejected jehovah jesus wtbts.. in front of me...they came to the conclusion that i would likely be killed at "a" (soon).

  i had to say ...hello... here i am...they were so engrossed in their little imaginary thoughts that they had forgotten i was there.. anyone else had something so sick happen to them????.

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  Walked into the bathroom at the KH once.
  
  I was on reproof and hadn't gone to the meetings in a while. I had long hair.
  
  But to be honest, I felt REALLY comfortable with myself.
  
  I mean, with my relationship with God and all.
  
  And this "brother" goes... "You know there's a lot of things going on in the world right now."
  
  TRANSLATION: "You F-er. You're going to DIE. HAHAHAHAHA... DIE AT ARMEGEDON."
  
  Mostly, I just brushed it off.
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  Real Estate People... What is this called.

  by Confucious in

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  2. friends

  hey guys... .

  i want to start a new business because i have the resources all around to do it.

  good help, etc.

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  Confused, perhaps it is called Slum Lord. In Monopoly, I would always go for Baltic and that other purple one first.
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  Real Estate People... What is this called.

  by Confucious in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey guys... .

  i want to start a new business because i have the resources all around to do it.

  good help, etc.

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  Hey guys...
  
  I want to start a new business because I have the resources all around to do it. Good help, etc.
  
  Is there a name for this...
  
  A person buys some piece of crap piece of real estate. You buy it for a low price. Then you fix it up yourself and then sell it for a profit.
  
  Is there a name for this???
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  The phrase Spirit CREATURES...

  by Confucious in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  just musing this morning, but... .

  i've often heard the wt refer to angels as jehovah's spirit creatures.

  i can't think of a specific wt, so am i imagining this???

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  I remember specifically in the WT, that it was written (paraphrasing)...
  
  "One brother used an illustration comparing the relationship of Jesus to his 144,000 to that of an owner to a loving dog. That the dog follows the owner wherever he goes."
  
  Then the WT went on to comment (paraphrasing...)
  
  "That is NOT a good illustration to compare the 144,000 to a dog."
  
  And that's true, but at the same time, the word CREATURE - though technically correct - is just a wierd word.
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  The phrase Spirit CREATURES...

  by Confucious in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  just musing this morning, but... .

  i've often heard the wt refer to angels as jehovah's spirit creatures.

  i can't think of a specific wt, so am i imagining this???

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  Just musing this morning, but...
  
  I've often heard the WT refer to Angels as Jehovah's Spirit Creatures.
  
  I can't think of a specific WT, so am I imagining this???
  
  I was thinking, does other religions use this phrase CREATURES, in describit Angels, etc.???
  
  Now that I think about it, it just sounds a little demeaning, in my opinion.
  
  Normally we don't even refer to humans as CREATURES, but it more reserved for creepy crawly things, etc. And Angels ARE a higher life form that us.
  
  Just a thought. Any opinions???
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  Refuting the WT Mediator Doctrine...

  by Confucious in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  when i tell the dubs that i don't need to listen to an organization, because jesus is the only mediator.

  that if you already have a mediator, that you don't need another one (the org.

  so their response is... .

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  Just something to think about.
  
  When I tell the Dubs that I don't need to listen to an organization, because Jesus is the only mediator.
  
  That if you ALREADY have a mediator, that you don't need ANOTHER one (the org.)
  
  So THEIR response is...
  
  "Well, Jesus is the Mediator for the 144,000 annointed ones also."
  
  SO, under that logic, wouldn't it be true if YOU were one of the annointed, then YOU WOULDN'T NEED an organization.
  
  Your thoughts???
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  I MADE A SCENE AT THE KINGDOM HALL REMODEL TODAY

  by Corvin in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the set up

  it was getting close to noon and elese decided to give her mother a call to let her know she was ready to be picked up.

  sara said she had to stop by the kingdom hall to drop off some ice for the brothers doing the remodeling.

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  Way to go Corvin.
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  I MADE A SCENE AT THE KINGDOM HALL REMODEL TODAY

  by Corvin in

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  2. friends

  the set up

  it was getting close to noon and elese decided to give her mother a call to let her know she was ready to be picked up.

  sara said she had to stop by the kingdom hall to drop off some ice for the brothers doing the remodeling.

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  Way to go Corvin.
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  Pioneers, Elders---No Kids, No House, No material goods

  by christopherrobin in

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  2. friends

  i am saving it for the kingdom !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

  how many of these types have counseled others for 'having kids, buying houses, being concerned w/ work, you have to pioneer, blah, blah, blah---and!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  only to turn around and --- lo and behold--they are----having kids-----buying houses-------bragging about the money they make-----buying new cars ( did i mention bragging )???

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  This one thing started my thinking...
  
  At the time, me and my wife were pioneering and were very impressionable.
  
  There was one older couple who were pioneers and also the guy was the PO.
  
  For the LONGEST time, the would always make snide comments about how other people in the cong were not putting the kingdom first and all that. This was because they were buying homes and having babies -etc.
  
  So we followed their lead.
  
  They also got on the case about one couple who got married when the girl was just a teenager.
  
  So guess what???
  
  A few years later... Yup. Their son married a teenager. Bought a home and then had two babies.
  
  Suddenly they were making snide comments about people who felt HOW THEY USED TO FEEL.
  
  Me and my wife were probably the only ones that caught on to their hypocrisy, because we REALLY took stock in their opinions.