heard some interesting comments about the study edition wondering if this is a trend developing.
a friends mother wanted to get a spare copy of the "kool aid" edition to share with her (faded) son in hopes he might attend.
the elder she asked declined stating that the brothers were being very stingy with them.
Its funny that the rank and file protect it and are affraid to let non jw's have it. Its really not much different from the wt before they went to puplic and private wt. They must be affraid they will die in Armaggedon if they let a non jw have it.
Blondie Df'd can get the in house wt...How else can they tell if your bearing fruit befitting of repentance? They want to see all your paragraphs underlined...after all is'nt that what the bible says you have to do to be reinstated?
i'm not very good at debating doctrine, etc., but my feelings on the whole shunning thing is that it just proves to me it's a cult.
you don't force someone's whole support system to be in this one small group and then take it away when a small rule is broken.. when the prodigal son came back his father welcomed him immediately with open arms and a feast.
he didn't make his son sit in the back of the room for 6 months and refuse to talk to him until he was sure he had repented properly.. jackie.
Your friend may try to be a good little trooper and do everything they require...which is go the the meetings, making sure the elders can see you underlined your watchtower, and of course you can't be sinning anymore. What will happen is your friend will feel real good about her relationship with Jehovah and feel she has paid her debt and then submit a letter for reinstatement.
This is where she will realize its nothing but a bunch of men who probably have remedial jobs and love the power they have. Your friend will be shattered when they tell her she has not done enough and "for the good of the congregation" they will say no to her reinstatement. She will feel confused because she will be certain Jehovah forgives her and would want her back...and if she does study a lot (hopefully not just JW material) she will see that Christ would never have disfelloshipped her to begin with. This is when she will throw in the towel, because she will see it for what it is. I will also tell you if she was having an affair with a married brother and his wife was pregnant she is looking at 2 years at least...even though they say there is no time limit how long one is to be disfellowshipped...there is depending on the sin and if its with someone in the cong.
Just search for threads on here about df'ing and they will give you the reasons why disfellowshipping in not scriptual. It will may take a while before it all sets in and realize's she is being shunned, hopefully she will research why this practice is wrong.
here is how i would like to get df'd.
during the service meeting of cource the announcement would be made.
i would like to walk in the meeting during the song (preferably..."then they will know") leading up to the the announcements and walk to my seat in the front of the kingdom hall dressed as darth vader.
I can assure you they don't like Darth vader.
https://www.yousendit.com/download/q01gchbichz0qtj4dnc9pq.
i wasn't sure i was ready for it, but i did it anyway...i put out a personal ad.
i've gotten a few responses, but nothing seems promising yet.
i get the feeling that internet dating is more about quantity than quality, but i think that's what i need right now.
Sweetstuff if I ever see you I will certainly come up to you and say hi, beautiful day isn't it...
i wasn't sure i was ready for it, but i did it anyway...i put out a personal ad.
i've gotten a few responses, but nothing seems promising yet.
i get the feeling that internet dating is more about quantity than quality, but i think that's what i need right now.
I want to meet some of the Babes on this forum!
ok heres the thing.
my english neighbor (arrived here from essex, is there really such a place?
) always makes those comments about our kids, our car, and so on even made fun out of me when i told him we used to be witnesses.
If he hits on your wife again, pull him aside and tell him " I would hit on your wife but she has the face of an " english bulldog "
many of us have had our ups and downs in relationships.
that being said, from what i've noticed people tend to put more effort and emphasis in picking a career or employment and being choosy about that - than putting the time into meeting and getting to know what kind of person they would like to have a relationship with.
so many people leave it up to random selection - not much thought - then they wonder down the road why they are getting burned !
A pulse.
Welcome Dubslayer
"finally, a gaffe that is far more worrisome than the others: according to obama, the u.s. 'cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we've set.
' he continued, 'we've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.
'whoa there, compadre!
Brown shirts? Hmmmmmmmmm...I got it...just give guns to the UPS guys. They can deliver packages and Police the people at the same time !
