writetoknow: I really like some of your thoughts.....very good reasoning, thanks for your input.
rassillon
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Where does the individual Jehovah's Witness end and the Organization begin?
by rassillon ini am in search of comments on how best to explain the concept.
when talking to witnesses it is difficult to get them to accept the organization is responsible for anything.
the automatic response is to defer any error to an individual leaving the organization free from any blame.. it is like the organization is a powdered doughnut.
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Where does the individual Jehovah's Witness end and the Organization begin?
by rassillon ini am in search of comments on how best to explain the concept.
when talking to witnesses it is difficult to get them to accept the organization is responsible for anything.
the automatic response is to defer any error to an individual leaving the organization free from any blame.. it is like the organization is a powdered doughnut.
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rassillon
I am in search of comments on how best to explain the concept. When talking to witnesses it is difficult to get them to accept the Organization is responsible for anything. The automatic response is to defer any error to an individual leaving the Organization free from any blame.
It is like the Organization is a powdered doughnut. No matter what is on your hand, it never gets on the doughnut, instead it protects itself and powdered sugar comes off on your hand. <-----I just thought this was funny.....
Seriously though, can anyone suggest a concise concept that would be easy to explain?
Thoughts.....
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Do we have an idiot running the United States?
by jaguarbass inhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whhbpvrb5km.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moutuefquq4.
is it possible that this guy doesnt know that bin laden is in afghanistan?.
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rassillon
It is amazing........how many people buy into conspiracies......lol
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Spirits of the Dead - love this brochure
by moomanchu inthis is a fun brochure to read after you have been out for awhile makes you realize how crazy it all was.. i listed some good quotes, there's more.. .
spirits have no tlived and died on earth (cept those bad angels before the flood).
spirits exist!
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rassillon
Yeah Leolaia, I second that.
Nice, VM44
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She received NO REPLY to specific bible questions.
by rassillon ini was looking through some of my watchtowers and i came across an article that caught my attention because the pictures were just too funny.
it was a life story of "janez rekelj" in the '05-10/1 watchtower.
i then noticed a paragraph which i thought was very interesting.
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rassillon
OH, I am dense, You meant when I write my letter. Sorry, I thought you meant my post and I had quoted it there.... I am a retard...lol Thanks,
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Spirits of the Dead - love this brochure
by moomanchu inthis is a fun brochure to read after you have been out for awhile makes you realize how crazy it all was.. i listed some good quotes, there's more.. .
spirits have no tlived and died on earth (cept those bad angels before the flood).
spirits exist!
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rassillon
They get a lot of mileage out of lintina van geenan
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Recommend a car
by Simon ini hate cars.
they just cost money and eventually rust away.. however, given that it's pretty difficult to do anything without one in north america and that we now need another because angharad got a job (yay), does anyone have any good suggestions?.
things i want:.
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rassillon
I vote for the subaru, I owned one and it was a very good car. I have driven several awd subarus and they handle very well.
If I moved north that is what I would be getting.
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She received NO REPLY to specific bible questions.
by rassillon ini was looking through some of my watchtowers and i came across an article that caught my attention because the pictures were just too funny.
it was a life story of "janez rekelj" in the '05-10/1 watchtower.
i then noticed a paragraph which i thought was very interesting.
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rassillon
tijkmo: I may be being dense but I don't quite understand your comment / question?
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She received NO REPLY to specific bible questions.
by rassillon ini was looking through some of my watchtowers and i came across an article that caught my attention because the pictures were just too funny.
it was a life story of "janez rekelj" in the '05-10/1 watchtower.
i then noticed a paragraph which i thought was very interesting.
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rassillon
I was looking through some of my watchtowers and I came across an article that caught my attention because the pictures were just too funny. It was a life story of "Janez Rekelj" in the '05-10/1 Watchtower. I then noticed a paragraph which I thought was very interesting. Even though it is a life story, "written" by an individual, it was approved to be published in the watchtower and the implication of its contained statements are clear.
w0510/1p.17MyParents’ExampleStrengthenedMe******
Mother caused a stir in the area when she stopped observing unscriptural customs, such as the celebrating of Christmas; when she would no longer eat blood sausage; and particularly when she took all the images in our possession and burned them. Opposition was not slow in coming. Mother’s aunts, the nuns, made it a point to write to her, trying to convince her to return to Mary and the church.However, when Mother wrote and asked them for answers to specific Bible questions, she received no reply.My grandfather also strongly opposed her. He was not a bad man, but he was put under a great deal of pressure by our relatives and the community. As a result, he destroyed Mother’s Bible literature on a number of occasions, but he never touched her Bible. He begged her on his knees to return to the church. He even went so far as to threaten her with a knife. My father, though, let him know in no uncertain terms that such behavior would not be tolerated.
My main comment on this is that it implys that the witnesses were superior in knowledge because her aunts and the nuns did not answer her and that if they were able to answer her questions they would have.
I know of several individuals who have written the society (I shall soon be of this club) and asked SPECIFIC questions and have received silence in return (I believe I shall soon be of this club also). Has the society failed to reply because they are unable to answer the inquirys? Or, is it a deliberate ignoring of questions they dare not answer lest they be proven wrong?
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My second comment is that this guy thinks that his GF was not a bad man despite the fact that he threatened his daughter with a knife?
I don't follow?
-r
PS, if you get a chance to see the article, look at the hair of his father and him when young, just too funny.
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Why Jehovah's Witnesses are not "God's Organization" Part I (Good News)
by rassillon ini hope to have more installments but i don't know when i will finish them...;).
i apologize for the massive quoting which will make this post excessively long.
i have highlighted the important parts.. .
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rassillon
Glad you liked it, hope it is of help.
moshe wrote: like it is my fault they are too stupid to defend their religion
LOL, yeah, I am still in good standing and I have conversations with other witnesses and they always start getting freaked out and irrational and the conversation goes nowhere cause they don't even know what they are supposed to believe. I have stopped talking about it so much cause I have to first educate them on "what" they believe then tell them why I don't agree. They are always told that the watchtower and slave are so smart...like the watchtower is a college reading level and such. BULLS**T. Most witnesses are mental midgets, not that I am any better it is just that I allow myself to look up and see there are those taller than me.