The second question gives your consent to be disciplined by the org. Stand trial before a JC, be DF'd etc.
Posts by lrkr
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7New baptismal questions...........................What is the real meaning?
by RULES & REGULATIONS inon the basis of the sacrifice of jesus christ, have you repented of your sins and dedicated yourself to jehovah to do his will?
do you understand that your dedication and baptism identify you as one of jehovah's witnesses in association with god's spirit-directed organization?
question # 2 had to be drawn up by a lawyer.
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Having a bit of difficulty here...
by wanderlustguy ini haven't posted much in a while because i've been in deep thought about some recent events and trying to sort them all out.
i think you guys all know me well enough to know if i'm just freakin nuts or not...so assuming you all think i am sane...does this sound crazy to anyone else?.
when i got here, people kept telling me that if you come here, walk here, and are supposed to be living here, you will do so within a month of touching the ground.
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lrkr
How about a little less supernatural explanation. You started fresh- with a new take on life. Your new openness made you able to take advantage of opportunities you may not have been able to see before.
"The more prepared you are, the better luck you have."
My (newly acquired athiestic, naturalistic) thinking is that most results come from your actions- whether you realize it or not.
(All that BS and I really still have no idea what you're talking about.)
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Presents to children from JW grandmother?
by sweet pea inwe received a parcel for our boys today from besty's mother.
presents, photos (of seals!
) and a card addressed to them asking for some photos of them!
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lrkr
I feel like I'm in a similar situation. Parents are too far geographically to know that were basically inactive, but they sense something is different- and they're trying like crazy to get to our kid. (I sense that their intent is to establish a relationship and try and do the indoctrination without us.) Pisses me off. But I'm trying to be pleasant and at the same time innoculate our kid against the indoctrination attempts (which will eventually come).
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2008 District Convention Theme
by R.F. inokay, so it should be very soon when the theme for the 2008 convention will be made public.
what do you think the them will be?
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lrkr
It was supposed to be the "Abhor child abuse" Convention- but now there are a lot of meetings to determine if that would be appropriate.
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Answer to the ? Do you believe this is Gods Organization?
by darth frosty init seems that this is the catch all question that elders like to use to prove apostasy or just to get rid of you.
i was thinking that this is a possible way to answer the ?
and turn the tables on them.
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lrkr
In COC- Ray Franz had a great answer to this question. Others on the GB said that his answer kept him from getting df'd (at that time). He said something like- This organization is God's organization to the extent that it does God's will.
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The only three reasons to miss a meeting?
by outofthebox insetting: sunday talk.
brother giving the talk (bgtt): 'a co told me' (he said that as in god told me), 'the only three reasons for missing a meeting are...' (drum roll) ... 'the three fs'.. me (thinking): wtf?
mmm.
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lrkr
Great public talk trick- say something outrageous, ridiculous, judgemental or unkind- and then attribute it to a CO, DO or even better- a GB member. Used often by more dim witted speakers.
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Another email I got. warning gag alert
by loosie ini guess they think that this illustration will make people pioneer.. .
some brothers wonder, why should i pioneer?
they reason, jehovah is merciful, and there will be many who are not pioneers that will make it into the paradise.. .
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lrkr
Classic- first try guilt- if that fails- use fear.....
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Bad jw e-mail of the week ***Warning: Hurl Alert***
by RisingEagle in(this is an e-mail making the rounds of jdubs email lists.
my apologies for not having eye and mind bleach available for the after effects) .
vs. holy bible.
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lrkr
I actually could buy that a 1940's Freddie and Bert decided that the term "Bible" was a Babylonish, false religious concoction. Then Nathan Knorr probably told them that they were crazy to try and push that issue- he'd let them decide on the words on the cover- but no Questions From Readers telling everyone that Bible was a bad word.
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Young PPL Ask: Growing Up Jehovah Witness Video
by XOCO ini've decide to take a small break from studying (see last post) since i'm up this morning i've decide to watch some videos on youtube such as:.
hopeful athesis.
rick fearon (so damn funny but serious lol).
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lrkr
Wow. I'm so glad my eyes opened before I was able to screw up my kid too much.
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Beards and dress clothes...
by B_Deserter ini often wonder about the unwritten rule in kingdom halls that a witness should be in dress clothes and brothers cannot have beards (the beard rule i think is pretty much us-only though).
sure, they won't stop you from coming to a meeting in your work clothes and they might even treat you fine.
but, if you want to go anywhere in the congregation (i.e.
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lrkr
I think the JW dress code is a product of Brooklyn Heights and lower Manhattan. The GB, writing staff and Bethel family see bankers in lower Manhattan going to work in a full suit (probably the only people in the world that still work in suits- except for lawyers when they're in court). So they think that suits are what respectable people wear to work.
Beards are for hippies and college students (GB is terrified of the village, soho, NYU any area where there are free-thinking hippy homo types- their words, not mine)
If Bethel was in Montana, or Florida, or South America or anywhere else, I have a feeling that the dress code would be different.
Side note- Have you ever noticed that the pics in the magazines seem to never show a woman wearing pants (and especially never wearing jeans) You will see women working in gardens, cleaning houses, etc but wearing a dress..
What a victorian bunch.