Posts by ThomasCovenant

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First post in years

by voodoo lady in

when i was last here, my mother had recently been diagnosed with cancer.

there were potential issues regarding transfusion, none of which eventuated.

she undertook a course of chemo which worked quickly and effectively, with minimal side-effects.

I would like to apologize.

by ThomasCovenant in

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friends

'i would like to apologize'.

'i need to apologize'.

'i must apologize'.

ThomasCovenant

I'd like to.

But I'm not going to.

Often I've heard people say , many times in the public eye,

'I would like to apologize'

'I need to apologize'

'I must apologize'

'I should apologize'

'I would like to offer my apologies'

But don't actually say it, 'Im sorry' or 'I apologize'

I've done it myself.

Recently I overheard a conversation where one person said,

'I would like to apologize' and I thought,

'Go on then!'

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My conversation with my mother in law.

by StephaneLaliberte in

my wife and i recently took the decision to fade out progressively and we are now in the stage where we no longer assist to our meetings.

in this process, we have told the truth to our respective parents but have not forced ourselves upon them; meaning that: we will talk about it when you want to.

as a result, my mother in-law already had some conversations with my wife on why we no longer went, but never brought up the subject with me, at least, up until yesterday.. she was telling us that a good deal of people miss us at the meeting and i answered that i missed them also.

ThomasCovenant

''cheered by people who, in the end, are clapping simply because the brother ended his sentence on a high note.''

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interview with: pajaha

by pajaha in

tell us a little about yourself and your family.. single, middle-aged, raised in newport (wales) and now in peterborough (england).. .

were you a born in or a convert?.

are your parents / family jws?.

ThomasCovenant

Thanks for sharing.

Congratulations on the running. Something to be proud of.

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Does seeing a flood make you think of gods promise not destroy the earth again by rain, or something else?

by UsuaIusern@me in

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please tell.

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ThomasCovenant

Everytime I see a rainbow I always think of God's wonderful reassuring promise that next time he will use fireballs, pestilence and earthquakes as the preferred method of genocide as opposed to water based products.

I'm not joking.

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'BEST OF'. MISSING?

by ThomasCovenant in

after hearing of the sad news about farkel i thought i'd revisit the 'best of' section to see the 'best of farkel'... .

i seem to be redirected to the log in page.

i think i may have asked about this before a few months or years ago, not sure.

ThomasCovenant

After hearing of the sad news about Farkel I thought I'd revisit the 'Best Of' section to see the 'Best of Farkel'..

I seem to be redirected to the log in page. Please tell me they are still there.

I think I may have asked about this before a few months or years ago, not sure.

Any new posters who haven't seen the 'Best of' section are missing out on the 'best of' this site.

Any news or is it just me?

Thanks

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What book do they study with ''newly interested ones'' ?

by ThomasCovenant in

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as title, when starting a new ''bible study''..

ThomasCovenant

As title, when starting a new ''Bible study''.

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Has the Governing Body Become More or Less Authoritarian in Recent Years?

by cofty in

it seems to me that this is a no-brainer but i have been out since '96.. so based on your personal experiences what do you think?.

lots more - a bit more - just the same as always - less - a lot less?.

if you think more or lots more can you spot a time or event when it started to change?.

ThomasCovenant

Eight penis possesors,

Sam, Geoff, Steve, Tony, Guy, Mark, Dave and Git.

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Has the Governing Body Become More or Less Authoritarian in Recent Years?

by cofty in

it seems to me that this is a no-brainer but i have been out since '96.. so based on your personal experiences what do you think?.

lots more - a bit more - just the same as always - less - a lot less?.

if you think more or lots more can you spot a time or event when it started to change?.

ThomasCovenant

'never a jw'

When it boils down to it, the ''organization', the 'Watchtower', the 'faithful and discrete slave', are the Governing Body.

Eight men.

I've just boiled it down further from eight men to one.

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Has the Governing Body Become More or Less Authoritarian in Recent Years?

by cofty in

it seems to me that this is a no-brainer but i have been out since '96.. so based on your personal experiences what do you think?.

lots more - a bit more - just the same as always - less - a lot less?.

if you think more or lots more can you spot a time or event when it started to change?.

ThomasCovenant

"[Avoid] questioning the counsel that is provided by David Splane--" Watchtower 1983 Jan 15 p.22 Avoid Independent Thinking. .

"'Believe all things,' all the things that David Splane brings out" --Qualified to be Ministers (1955) p.156 .

"In Jehovah's organisation it is not necessary to spend a lot of time and energy in research, for David Splane does it for you Watchtower 1967 Jun 1 p.338 .

"But this does not mean that he should introduce additional material from his own personal research and thus possibly overshadow what has been published in the magazine. Extensive research has already been involved in producing the study article, and the points to be emphasized are those included in the paragraphs under consideration. When outside material is introduced, it often detracts from what Davd Splane has prepared for the congregation. (Matt 24:45-47) The impression may be given that the additional information from the conductor's research is of equal or greater value."