so i went to the kh for the first time in a month, and the first brother in our congregation has grown a full beard.
i am in a western u.s. semi-rural area in a cong with an extremely conservative and controlling elder body.
oddly enough, it seemed like people were going out of their way to converse with him and act like they didn't notice the beard or they complimented the beard.
My last big Org-wellian Rally, at break spotted a bearded
fellow walking all alone
He had a badge but was all alone
Unusual
He looked DFed actually
Sad
So I introduced myself
We talked
He's a tailor really nice guy
I believe he was an immigrant
I'm pretty sure he was looked on as a subversive
Good thing he had a badge
The black suited security with wrist phones would've been following him
Lol
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so i went to the kh for the first time in a month, and the first brother in our congregation has grown a full beard.
i am in a western u.s. semi-rural area in a cong with an extremely conservative and controlling elder body.
oddly enough, it seemed like people were going out of their way to converse with him and act like they didn't notice the beard or they complimented the beard.
I just wanted to add that
I was not allowed to work in accounts at the convention
I was still an MS as my beard trial was just beginning
And in the Congregation I was not allowed on the platform
for any reason
Including student talks
I might still be a little angry over this
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i went to visit my parents recently, and my mom went for the kh.
well...she told me that the visiting speaker from "po-dunk" usa, related a factoid.
of course it was "da troof" to her, but my demonic, critical-thinking mind started dissecting the account.
1953 and the 1958 the 2 largest conventions in JW history to date took place
spewing the greatest amount of putrid mental toxin known to man
previously,
The mental disease that resulted was truly phenomenal
They have never since recovered
(I'm kidding I think)
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so i went to the kh for the first time in a month, and the first brother in our congregation has grown a full beard.
i am in a western u.s. semi-rural area in a cong with an extremely conservative and controlling elder body.
oddly enough, it seemed like people were going out of their way to converse with him and act like they didn't notice the beard or they complimented the beard.
@DATA-DOG
I had elders in my house on more than one occasion
Didn't even bring a Bible- hypocrites!
Circuit Overseer threatened and got the BoE involved in removing me as
an MS
I resigned instead
So, I wasn't allowed reading paragraphs (got sisters)
or saying any prayers,
I should say, before growing the beard, I went for and got the permission
of the COBE and the Ministry School Overseer!
NO BIG DEAL HUH?!!
You can't reason with a JW Apologist
But I don't have to tell you that :)
Cheers
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so i went to the kh for the first time in a month, and the first brother in our congregation has grown a full beard.
i am in a western u.s. semi-rural area in a cong with an extremely conservative and controlling elder body.
oddly enough, it seemed like people were going out of their way to converse with him and act like they didn't notice the beard or they complimented the beard.
@stuckinarut2
I'm not a fan of any religion at this point
But there is no individual application of Scripture here
Totally regulated and enforced by the Church
How is this Scriptural?
This is rather (as you say) the cult of Sir Charles
Salvation originates from his writings
Succession through Sir Joseph
and proceeds by means of The Synod of Cardinals
All Hail!
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so i went to the kh for the first time in a month, and the first brother in our congregation has grown a full beard.
i am in a western u.s. semi-rural area in a cong with an extremely conservative and controlling elder body.
oddly enough, it seemed like people were going out of their way to converse with him and act like they didn't notice the beard or they complimented the beard.
so i went to the kh for the first time in a month, and the first brother in our congregation has grown a full beard.
i am in a western u.s. semi-rural area in a cong with an extremely conservative and controlling elder body.
oddly enough, it seemed like people were going out of their way to converse with him and act like they didn't notice the beard or they complimented the beard.
The "masters of your faith"
have spoken
sort of
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at least, that is how i see it... the article "the judge of all the earth always does what is right".
paragraph 6 & 7 .
6 consider the experience of willi diehl.
Makes me think of another WT account
(I used to like reading them, they'd really make you scratch your head at times :)
This brother was doing "the work" covertly in Europe during WWII
He was rather successful in this
He would report to a Branch and on one occasion the Branch told him to
preach out in the open
He said to himself (maybe to them) that this is NOT a good idea but
He too was obedient "to Jehovah"
He was immediately arrested and thrown into prison for years,
So the message here is what?
I guess: Be obedient to Jehovah and you will be blessed?
Really strengthened my faith (sarcasm)
Lol
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anybody have any ideas where they are going with the "new light" they have been pushing last week and this week?
for instance in this weeks study article one section reads:.
in years gone by, we believed that jehovah became displeased with his people because they did not have a zealous share in the preaching work during world war i. we concluded that for this reason, jehovah allowed babylon the great to take them captive for a short time.
what if fred franz had never existed?.
those of you who weren’t around in the days when he was the oracle of jwdom or who at least aren’t familiar with the deeper publications he was responsible for probably won’t be able to comprehend the significance of the question.
i believe he influenced jwdom greatly, and the whole feel of jwdom would have been different without him.. during the 60’s, 70’s, & 80’s (not sure about 50’s), he was considered to be almost superhuman by some (a lot?
