Posts by RandomTask

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Black Veil Lowers again?

by H. in

hello i am new and this will probably be the last time i post.

nice forum by the way but honestly and with all due respect it is not something i would like to be associated with.

i joined saying "oh cool a jw forum" but after reading just 2 posts i realized it is the black veil all over again.

Do not be disturbed by what you percieve as snide comments from some, for if you have been around this site for some time you would see that there have been many who "hit and run", quick to make accusations, say something they feel as would make God proud and scurry away before a real dialogue can be engaged. Their purpose is merely to stir things up, much in the same way many people do on discussion boards that have nothing to do with any kind of religion. It is human, and not just "worldly" nature to get annoyed at such behavior and it seemed that you were merely just another one of those people.

What impressed me is that you actually came back to read what kind of response you would get, possibly in order to strengthen your own faith in what you currently believe by the reactions of others who don't believe as you do. This is fine, this is human nature as well. In fact when you get down to it, we all are compelled by our own nature to believe things, to fear things, to love things, etc. Each of us combines human nature with our own beliefs to get us to where we are.

My only wish for you is not that you tear down your faith, or that you believe as I do, or that you believe anything at all, my wish for you is that you respect yourself enough to give yourself a well rounded knowledge of the world around you, history and human nature. Give yourself knowledge and facts from many sources and then re-evaluate what "truth" is, within yourself. Take off your Watchtower colored glasses and in the spirit of Acts 17:11 determine if what you are hearing is true. Truth always stands up to scrutiny and truth never has any need to be afraid. Do you have the truth? Then ask yourself, what are you afraid of?

This is not mental trickery or word play, it is merely one mans opinion as stated to you plainly in all sincerety. I wish you peace in your life, but remember that no matter what any of us believe, we all wake up in the morning, live our life and go to sleep at night. We all are more similar than you may think or believe. Above all, we all want whats best for ourselves and our families.

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Guards at Stadium Conventions during Song and Prayer

by VM44 in

jw
friends

when did the wt start having guards come out during the song and prayer at stadium conventions?

i noticed this at a convention in san diego, right before the song begins, a bunch of "brothers" come out and stand at key positions facing the seats, and scan the audience!

they remain until after the prayer, and they do not bow their heads during the prayer, but keep scanning the audience.

RandomTask

Actually, I do remember one incident when I was a child at the Assembly Hall in Escondido. A guy who looked homeless started walking up the aisle and shouting "Blasphemers! Blasphemers!" 4 elders bum rushed the guy and dragged him off.

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Guards at Stadium Conventions during Song and Prayer

by VM44 in

jw
friends

when did the wt start having guards come out during the song and prayer at stadium conventions?

i noticed this at a convention in san diego, right before the song begins, a bunch of "brothers" come out and stand at key positions facing the seats, and scan the audience!

they remain until after the prayer, and they do not bow their heads during the prayer, but keep scanning the audience.

RandomTask

I love that stadium, it's my favorite. Those little curly q things were loads of fun to race your friends down.

Yeah, much better than Dodger Stadium

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I'm ill

by ball. in

jw
friends

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RandomTask

Definitely something going around. Many people I know right now are sick with flu-like symptoms.

Could it be ... THE END?!

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2004 District Conventions of Jehovah's Witnesses

by jwnews in

2004 district conventions of jehovah's witnesses

this summer jehovah's witnesses will host 211 conventions in 63 cities in the contiguous united states.

the public is invited to attend any of these three-day events, which will feature free bible-based presentations under the theme "walk with god.

RandomTask

Are there any statistics out there as to how many conventions have been held in the US in previous years and what the attendance was for each?

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Guards at Stadium Conventions during Song and Prayer

by VM44 in

jw
friends

when did the wt start having guards come out during the song and prayer at stadium conventions?

i noticed this at a convention in san diego, right before the song begins, a bunch of "brothers" come out and stand at key positions facing the seats, and scan the audience!

they remain until after the prayer, and they do not bow their heads during the prayer, but keep scanning the audience.

RandomTask

Hey VM44, you are in San Diego huh? Me too!

Anyway, the last convention I went to must have been 2000 and I don't remember that there were a ring of guys down there that stood up during the song and prayer. Its almost like during a Padres games between innings how they have the security guards get up and look into the stands huh? I do remember they had about 4 guys with chairs and umbrellas in various spots around the field before, but nothing like how you described it.

I (again) won't be there this month, but I am curious about how they are going to set up the stage with there being no baseball field there any longer. Can someone post some pictures?

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Black Veil Lowers again?

by H. in

hello i am new and this will probably be the last time i post.

nice forum by the way but honestly and with all due respect it is not something i would like to be associated with.

i joined saying "oh cool a jw forum" but after reading just 2 posts i realized it is the black veil all over again.

RandomTask

Funny how you idetentified what this site was and still with your sense of self-reighteousness decided to make one post.

You probably won't be around to read these replies since you stated as such, but I do find it curious that you felt compelled to even involve yourself with this evil thing after you realized what it was. Your post, created by you, will now live on this site as long as this site lives. What must Jehovah think of you? Better yet, what would the Organization think of you? Is there a difference?

Actually, I think we are more alike than you may believe. Our beliefs both allow us to sleep well at night. Well at least I hope your beliefs have that effect on you, as you represented them in your post. Just remember that as smug and secure as you are in your beliefs as stated in your post am I in mine. I guess God only knows who is right, of course knowledge is essentail in knowing the truth, too bad you have cut yourself off from much knowledge.

So I suppose since you have the truth then you have talked to God about this. Has he talked back? Who was moving his mouth? Who was operating behind the curtain?

Anyone can claim to speak for God, and many can "back it up". It just depends upon your perspective. If you view the world from a narrow one, you will only see something one way, regardless of whether yor picture of the truth is the actiual truth or not. Truth is only what you accept as such. Truth doesn't come from an external source, it is what your mind percieves as what is truth and that prings us back to perspective. Too bad you will only see things from a narrow one, you may find that things are not as they seem if you expanded your horizons.

It seems as if you fear anything that will "lead you astray" from your accepted truth, but you fail to realize that nothing has the dynamic power to lead you from or to anywhere, the movement comes from within. You have evidently found peace with your narrow view and your acceptance of knowledge from only one source. I wish you well and peace with your beliefs, as I hope you would with others.

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I am new to the board

by Pinned Blouse in

jw
friends

hello everyone, i am new to this discussion board.

my name is pinned blouse because once i was wrongly df'd and i no longer attended the meetings, i noticed all my blouses had pin holes in them where i fastened safety pins in them to make sure i was always "modest" lol.

mind you i do not have large boobies but i did not want to "tempt" the brothers.. .

RandomTask

Hope to hear more from you and read about your experiences.

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Birthdays..... Now A Conscience Matter

by Latte in

from our readers (awake!

july 8 2004)

pinatas i read with interest the article ?the pinata - an ancient tradition?

RandomTask

Much of JW doctrine on Birthdays and holidays can be traced back to Rutherfords personal upbringing. They try to use the bible to explain their beliefs, but the beliefs do not originate with the bible. No JW scholar back in the day said "hey, in my further investigation of the bible, I believe that the celebration of birthdays and Christmas are Wrong!". It was more like, the Judge thought they were bad and thats how the witnesses were going to believe and "hey WT scholar, go find some verses to back this up".

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What kind of video games do you play?

by dustyb in

i play pc games for the most part.

i'm still in the old counter-strike mode.

but i also like to play unreal tournament 2003 and 2004. i also like battlefield 1942/vietnam and farcry.. i would recommend the athlon 64 or fx(if you gots lots of cash) series from amd over a pentium, since they run 32 stuff fast now and can do 64 bit when the production version is released.

RandomTask

I just ordered FF XI last week. I should have it soon.