currently on washington post:.
"a label that carries baggage".
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/richard_mouw/2007/09/a_label_that_carries_baggage.html.
Dear Friends,
I am enjoying all your comments on this link! Well done! Such a wide and varied reponse and examples of personal situations. We can expect Brother Markle soon, if his Elders find him speaking on behalf of the Witneses without such legal cautious words he will be Df-d PDQ.
You all have given a fine witness indeed!
Y
i think there's a lot of them.
they realize that they are not being treated so good.
they might've been elders and ministerial servants or pioneers or bethelites in the past.
When Freddie ceased his input into the Society, it started to die the very slow death we all see.
currently on washington post:.
"a label that carries baggage".
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/richard_mouw/2007/09/a_label_that_carries_baggage.html.
Ahhh a future member of JWD. Remember when you felt so devoutly, when you didn't think to question and all labelled apostates where the spawns of Satan. Then of course you became one, whether through stumbling, asking a question, making a mistake and asking for forgivness directly vs confessing to a clergy JC, or maybe the Eldums just didn't like you. Yet here we all are......awaiting the arrival of many new brethern!
letter to elders, dated march 24, 2000. in reporting cases when individuals have disassociated themselves by engaging in nonneutral activities, the following direction should be followed.. the implication of their action should be reported in harmony with scriptural guidelines.
therefore, when completing the s-77 form, please use such expressions as "violated neutrality" or "took a nonneutral course.
" isaiah 2:4 and john 15:17-19 support these descriptions, as pointed out on page 101 of pay attention to yourselves and to all the flock.
Just another example of how their legal Department is setting policy, if not actually running the Society.
Oh how much JW's wish. Rather the legal department is forced to jump through hoops to cover the ass-sets because of some BS cooked up by the Service or Writing Departments. Until recently they (legal) were finally set to take over but darn that GB they re-wrote the 1935 thing and poof it was all gone. Now the only bone legal has is the public WT/ A to mislead the nations that we all have freedom of choice without fear of reprisals.
i was having lunch last week with my mom and she dropped the a-word on me.
my mom started off the lunch speaking about what a disappointment i was to her that my wife and i had put our little girl into a christian private school.
i posted on an earlier thread that my wife and i now have a 6 year old beautiful little girl that we're adopting.
It is sad how some people have to draw lines in the sand.
On the other hand WTG for enrollment in private education! It is worth every penny!
at 1 corinthians 14:33-35 paul writes;.
"in all the congregations let the women keep silent, for it is not permitted for them to speak, but let them be in subjection, even as the law says.".
if in fulfilment of joel's prophecy god's spirit was poured out on both men and women at pentecost 33 ce giving them the ability to prophesy, why did paul say that women should keep silent?.
Here is another thought.
Not nearly as well researched or dared said scholarly. If we take this and 1Tim 2 literally then on one hand it is very chauvinistic, since women have shown themselves to be quite effective at "preaching" the good news. On the other hand this is all about MEN! We woman are just strapped in for the ride as our punishment. Beyond the PUWMS all we have to do is raise God fearing children (ie good mothers) and try to be good wives.
Y
Nah, PUPPET
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad , now he scares the willies out of me.
http://www.wthr.com/global/story.asp?s=7116865&nav=9tai.
i find it curious, but take no particular view at this point.
i can only imagine that such a thing [let's say a christian chapel] for christians would not ever come under consideration.
Okay Funky D
I will meet you half way. How about the cabbies get together and rent Airport retail space and designate it for this purpose. Have little footbaths, music, rugs...etc. This way there can be no claim to "special" treatment of one religion over another. The airport doesn't have to deal with it and they make some $$$.
Patiently waiting yor response, may God's peace be upon you.
Y
i found this article to be quite frank and well balanced.
http://english.aljazeera.net/nr/exeres/0b857924-609a-4f0e-aa08-2c4c7312286c.htm.
ahmadinejad spars with us academics .
Actually I am quite saddened I would love to give the man an open mike. You know the saying give them enough rope to hang themselves. Instead those who support him will just point out how he never really had a chance to communicate. I wished for him to speak of his ignorance. It is only then can the educated decide how best to remediate. I will give the Islamic leaders (the ones really running Iran) this, they did try hard to pass him off has a regular schmoo with the whole club Izod thing. It only acts as an enlightenment of how little they understand the world outside of their niche. I do feel for the average Iranian, I know they crave our western ways and these men and their puppet keep getting in the way. Let us all send positive energy to those young men and women who want democracy in Iran ! ( Everyone now " I WANT MY MTV" " I WANT MY MTV"
Y
letter to elders, dated march 24, 2000. in reporting cases when individuals have disassociated themselves by engaging in nonneutral activities, the following direction should be followed.. the implication of their action should be reported in harmony with scriptural guidelines.
therefore, when completing the s-77 form, please use such expressions as "violated neutrality" or "took a nonneutral course.
" isaiah 2:4 and john 15:17-19 support these descriptions, as pointed out on page 101 of pay attention to yourselves and to all the flock.
I am curious are their any lurker elders or former elders who want to express their opinion on the tones of recent (last 20 years) BOE letters. Did you /do you feel you are doing God's work or just following/enforcing yet another memo from headquarters?
