by Lied2NoMore 43 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
i have the service mtg part tonight..."the offer for july" which is the "was life created" brochure which has the flawed
statement about a large sized spiderweb stopping a jumbo jet mid-flight. the society has offered a retraction of the
statement but should i........
A: use the 10 mins to tell everyone to dispose of the brochure and NOT offer it EVER.
B: Tell COBY i can't do part due to conscience issues with offering a publication with flawed facts?
vote now! 2/3 majority wins!
Need to know the desired "end" before we discuss the "means".
What's your goal?
om
i want to be deleted as a servant and fade again
If you're planning on fading, option A is NOT a good choice to consider. Personally, I think you should consider an option C, which would be suck it up, and do the part rather than putting it on another individual at the last minute. I hate when people try shoving their parts onto others at the last minute. After this part, approach the COBOE about your doubts as of late, and your need to step down and back in order to get yourself back in order spiritually. Be careful how much you spill to him however, that's how I almost screwed up royally. Surprised that brother didn't burn me.
If that's your goal, best course would be to blow off the assignment with no advance notice.
Afterward, tell the COBE you're really sad / sick / depressed / whatever.
The combination of a needy publisher with vague unpleasant issues, together with a servant who just creates more work for everyone else, ought to get you off the list soon.
actually i am appalled and dismayed that they are asking 7 million to distribute something which has at least one flawed "fact" they have had plenty of time to retract this as the "offer for july" but didnt..........makes me think they just want to liquidate inventory and offer a revision...should be telling all to dispose of it....
I wouldn't do the item, but I would make sure the elders knew that BEFORE the meeting even starts and preferably at least several hours BEFORE the meeting so someone else can fill in.
I wouldn't go into details just say you "aren't feeling up to it", if pressed could say a little, but to get into specifics will go against you. After this tell them you don't want to be MS anymore, so this doesn't happen again.
Sometimes though it is actually EASIER to get on and do the item than it is to try and get out of it.
Sorry to go off on a tangent.....but the Society claimed a large spidersweb could stop a plane in flight....then retracted this claim?
Can anyone elaborate on this rather weird story? First I've heard of it.
yep they took a statement from someone supposedly a "researcher" who made the claim the recently retracted it saying the source was unreliable. said they no-longer will reference that "fact" but they have no problem passing out a brochure which still has the mistaken "fact" without credit for its source so it looks as if they are stating it as fact...PM me for more details if needed.
*** lc p. 16 Who Designed It First? ***
? Natural product: Orb-weaving spiders produce seven types of silk. The sturdiest, known as dragline silk, is lighter than cotton yet, ounce for ounce, is stronger than steel and tougher than Kevlar. If enlarged to the size of a football field, a web of dragline silk 0.4 inch [1 cm] thick with strands 1.6 inches [4 cm] apart could stop a jumbo jet in flight! Spiders produce dragline silk at room temperature, using water as a solvent.
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Microscopic view of spider silk being secreted
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Copyright Dennis Kunkel Microscopy, Inc.
