can someone scan a time sheet and put it up here so i can print it out?
i met with some x-dub friends on saturday (drwtsn32, his wonderful wife and their friends) - we were discussing the need for some fun t-shirts.
the idea of a time sheet with the word void printed across it would be fun!
Can someone scan a time sheet and put it up here so I can print it out?
I met with some x-dub friends on Saturday (drwtsn32, his wonderful wife and their friends) - we were discussing the need for some fun t-shirts. The idea of a time sheet with the word VOID printed across it would be fun! I want to take the print out in and see what the cost would be.
Thanks in advance!
well, we're 57 today and i'm feeling old!.............
(that's a joke....57 polls see!
so, how's the weekend going?
1. Happier
5. More confident
6. Less serious
9. More thoughtful (for me it's more accurate to say I am more aware. I can empathize with others now in ways that I was incapable of doing before)
12. Surprised at the revelations of the borg's misdeeds
15. More questioning
especially stinky and six
i am going back to the kh.
i've been here 2 years and posted over a year trying to be supportive of everyone but some things are even too obvious for even me to not see.
(((Plum)))
Every person must decide what is best for themselves. There are two types of people in this world (1) People who truly care about others, and although they may not agree or approve of your decision they will be there when you need them, and (2) People who want to control you will only be your friend if you comply with their view of reality. And the truth is you can find these people inside AND outside of all religions - it's just part of human nature.
I have two pieces of advice for you (1) never tell yourself you can't change your mind - we are constantly evolving and growing and what is right at one time in our life may not be at another - give yourself the freedom to make choices - both now and in the future, and (2) keep your eye out for the first type of people I listed above- these are the ones that are secure enough in themselves that they don't feel the need to pressure YOU to agree with them.
I wish you the best in your life - and remember - you can always come back here - you don't HAVE to be an x-jw to drop in and say Hi to all of us.
Ok - one last question - what does your name refer to? Is it a reference to the Mopar car color Plum Crazy? Just wondering because I have a 69 charger that I'm planning on painting that color.
looking at some older branch letters in the kms i noticed this one from april 1977, which makes the claim that it is to be expected that opposition will increase.
in 1977 the number of countries that banned jws stood at 40. according to the latest yearbook, 28 'other lands' (which used to mean lands where reporting was restricted) were at the end of the report.
does this mean that things are, the deeper we get into the 'time of the end', actually getting better?.
Re: How many countries are JWs banned in?
Not enough countries that's for sure!!
well here's my story:.
i was born into a jw family, my father having been converted and not really much of a believer and my mother being born into it .
my mother's family first became involved with jw's when my great grandmother was converted from, i think, catholicism (i'm only saying that b/c she was irish).
Welcome Ignorance and thanks for sharing your story.
Just one thought I would like to pass along - you do not need to join ANY denomination to have a relationship with God. Religious denominations are man made. Church is a place to go to worship with other people, to make friendships with people that have similar values, and to work together to make the world a better place. But it is not where God resides - he resides within us if we invite him in. There is NO church that can channel between you and God. So keep your options open and don't feel compelled to find the one denomination that is the "right" one.
jw's like to believe that people who leave the organization do it for selfish reasons or due to impatience and not "waiting on jehovah".
there's a variety of reasons for persons making the decision and saying, "that's it!
i'm not doing this anymore".
Sex with my boyfriend .
I didn't start to learn the truth about the "truth" until years later. But I did later marry that boyfriend - we've been together for almost 14 years and have 2 beautiful children so I guess it was a pretty good trade
if your name is mike, would you translate it to swahili, korean or russian?
american presidents never translate their names and they're the most powerful men on the planet.
is it possible that god's name is in fact, a hebrew name and that jws don't want to use this name because it will not bring in converts?
Ignorance is correct - when God was asked what his name is he responded I AM. Yahweh means HE IS. Jehovah is a combination of Yahweh Adonai "The Lord he is" and is not a name at all but a title /reference.
Personally I don't think it matters which one you use, or if you choose just to refer to him as Father or God. The one that feels correct to YOU is the one you should use. But I do like to point out the problems with the translation of "Jehovah" because the dubs make such a big deal about it. They think they have the TRUTH because they know God's name - yet Jehovah is not his actual name.
When you make a mountain out of a mole hill you should check first to make sure the mole hill wasn't made of sand.
you didn't come to that conclusion in an instant, did you?
you thought about it, deliberated and concluded: god exists!.
how did you get to that conclusion?.
How did you get to that conclusion?
No one has all the answers - believers in God or Athiests - there are unanswerable questions on both sides. But for myself, when I studied anatomy and biology (college) and learned how each of our body parts are so intricately dependent on one another I knew that there had to be a design behind it. If we simply evolved - then which came first...our digestive system? Perhaps it was our respiratory system, or our immune system, or circulatory system? Most of our "parts" can not live without the support of the other "parts" - so they must have come into existence at exactly the same time - a quantum problem for evolutionists to explain.
One other thing that has puzzled me - if the universe was formed by the big bang - then why does one of the planets in our solar system spin the opposite direction from the rest?
i remember vaguely, well all hell broke loose in the late 70's regarding, ray franz being df'd, and the witch hunt at bethel.
i was just a little kid at the time, and didn't pay much attention.. i know ray's point of view, from what i've read on this board, and also ordered myself his book "crisis of conscience"(should be a good read).
i think back now, i remember the event happening, and the speaker talking about it at our circuit assembly, but i don't recall the reasons (bs) he gave.
lets just abide by the decision of the elders who disfelowshipped him...maybe they have solid basis for doing that..
for one, they pray before handing down tough decisions like that so i firmly belive it is legit...
LMAO........I hope you were kidding......you were kidding right?? if not...sorry - hope I didn't offend you.
well it seems to me that the purpose of the district convention,assembly,has lost it's purpose.. i.e.no new light?.
no blood issues discussed?.
oh,i just realized the purpose of the district convention,assembly!.
The purpose of the District Assembly is........
Before marriage: to scout out the best possible matrimony partners and follow the most eligible ones around while looking innocent and theocratic in the shortest/tightest clothing possible without making it seem too "wordly".
After marriage: to display the matrimony partner and how "happy we are" and gossip about those sluts that keep browsing the hallways in the shortest/tightest clothing possible without making it seem too "wordly".
