Well... are you encouraged now???
Posts by lrkr
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18CO talked to me to encourage me
by stillajwexelder inwell the co asked me to reach out again to be an elder because the organization needs men like me - i am serious - that is what he said.
if only he knew.
so all i need to do is get my hours to average 12 or better per month.. no chance.
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Convention Badge 2008
by IMHO incould someone scan the lapel badge for this years convention and put it up for download?
many thanks
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lrkr
I quit wearing them 9 years before I faded. Primarily because they are quite dangerous when you are holding a newborn. (Sharp plastic corners, etc.) Then when that was no longer an issue, I felt like I had a "Hi my name is....." tag on. I decided that I had not been in elementary school for some time and if someone wanted to know my name they could ask.
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Had The Shepparding Call Last Night
by cognac init actually was no big deal.
there was only 1 scriptures read and it was in psalms.
btw, i was kidding about spiking there drink, lol.
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lrkr
This has also been my experience. Most elders really do not want to get into it. A few stories, show some love and out the door. Maybe some "comforting words." But don't make them work.
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WTS and their legal costs
by heyfea indoes anyone know if the wts' lawyers are witnesses who work (volunteer for free) in bethel?
or are they non-witnesses lawyers who charge the wts for their legal service?
if the latter is the case, then, isn't the wts stealing from the dubs.
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lrkr
There is a legal staff at Patterson of live-in Bethel lawyers (volunteers). Somewhere between 10 and 20 of them. They have a decent support staff of paralegals and secretarys. They also have attorneys who are not regular bethelites and have private practices but who volunteer for them on a regular basis. They also outsource to attorneys who are not bethelites. Of course, where possible, they try and find witnesses that will do the work pro-bono.
Sooo, not to much in the way of legal costs. (At $150-$450/hour on the outside- they can outlast just about any legal team)
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Uniting all the worlds religions
by jacethespace intony blair ex british prime minister is talking about uniting all the worlds religions to bring peace to the world.just was wondering what peoples view points are on this idea.or whether you think its the work of the devil,etc, etc.. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7426647.stm.
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lrkr
Why do they need to unite? The variety is nice. Each culture connects with the "divine" according to their experience. The problem comes when a religious tradition becomes so dogmatic that it demands the killing/hating/marginalizing of non-believers.
Typical British Empire approach- unite all of them- less confusion, more practical, easier to control.
(Nothing against the Brits- at least you all have the Fundamentalist Christians under control. You sent us all of your Puritans and we haven't been able to get rid of them yet!!)
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Green bible 1961
by loosie inis the green bible ( new world translation) special in any way?
did the wtbs make any revisional changes when the black one came out?
why did they discontinue the green one?.
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lrkr
Yes, I remember the dinosaur. When I was 5 my bible had a dinosur who was breathing fire attacking a few other poor mid-east residents and being chased by pirates.
My parents bibles had dinosaurs with pirate hats and moustaches.
(At least there was one good thing about the translation.)
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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 06-01-08 WT Study (VALUELESS)
by blondie inrepudiate "valueless things" .
does this mean that secular work done as to jehovah is part of our sacred service?.
may we always repudiate valueless words and cling to valuable words of truth.. ot example--moses.
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lrkr
"Valueless things" is a category that they give to things that can't be called "evil" or "wrong" by most people. So they call it "valueless" to make you feel worthless and valueless if you value these things.
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lrkr
Untucked shirts- definately a sign of devil worshipers
And the heels on the lady on the cover- stilletos no? Are those what are referred to in some circles as "F*** Me" shoes???
(Please dont tell them- it'll be our little secret)
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lrkr
Had to BTTT because, well, damn- what a jacked up little flyer. I cant even come up with the right words but petty, invasive, controlling, hypersensitive and ridiculous come to mind. I missed this when it was first posted.
Wow!! Just way, way over the edge.
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ANOINTING - How JWs really know!
by Amazing inanointing - how jws really know!
[note: this is a 7 page post in case you may want to print it out and read it later.
i hope that i do provide clarity on this topic, but i accept that i may have muddied the waters as much as i have tried to clear them up.
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lrkr
If you've got $3.99 you can be anointed too.