cattails
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It is now the first week of January and now what is the theme of the District Assembly this year?
by asilentone indid anyone go to the meeting last night?
post the theme here.
thanks!.
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cattails
The Scriptures they gave at the meeting had to do with "Walking in Integrity"
I googled it and there was one District Convention in 1985 with the theme
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cattails
IF
Power corrupts...
...and absolute power corrupts absolutely...
does that mean that the lack of power is anti-corruptive?
The minute someone has power over another it may corrupt that relationship?
If fish live in the sea does it make it fishy?
...and if lions are outside in the street is that reason to stay home if you're a starving magazine news reporter?
...and if you venture out does that make you "meat" in due season?
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The Gradual Change From Worshiping Jehovah To The Worship Of the Governing Body
by frankiespeakin ini first began my misadventures with jehovah's witnesses in 1972 as a youth(18 years old) and was baptised in that same year.
i was young inexperienced and they caught me at a low point when i was weak and looking for god to solve problems.
being raised as a catholic and going to all the religious indoctrination up to the point of confirmation, i guess you could say i was indoctrinated from birth to believe a certain way which left me vulnerable to the jw propaganda.. fast foreword to the time of my departure in 2001 february.. for a couple of years (late 90s) before i left i started noticing out right lies in the wt publications about their history and the luster that these magazines used to have started to fade rapidly also around that time i really began to notice the gobs and gobs of praise they were bestowing on the organization and the representative members of the so called faithful & discrete slave(gb).
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cattails
All you have to do is just listen to their prayers from the platform===bow your heads to the GB.Iam sick of hearing all the praises to the GB.
You're so right Bob. If I hear a brother pray thanking the FDS this or that and GB this or that I just don't even say Amen. During a recent CO visit I didn't even clap for the hard nose traveling servant and his snappy talks. When you're trapped, even a little resistance of this sort brings a good feeling int the heart. Oh, I know the heart is treacherous but more so are the minds of these Governing Body members.
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I'm back... Nice GUI!
by oppostate ini'm back after quite a few months of not visiting jwd/jwn.nice things happening to the gui.
purdy.
kudos to simon.
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cattails
Oppostate, I don't see a bug so you must have changed it... Greeky. Does it mean "the last"? O-mega.
Thanks WAC for the nice compliment I happen to appreciate my avatar now. Thanks.
I also happen to think Billy's is cute!
Mouthy has a beautiful smile, and Blondie's is just so classy.
It would be nice if we could see more faces and fewer bugs.
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further on the gb pic
by booby inhttp://picasaweb.google.ca/lh/photo/ham3xekhiuhvf1chdvda_q?authkey=gv1srgck2uh4hl39u7_we&feat=embedwebsite"><img.
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cattails
LOOK AT Barber's White Shirt Ghost Reflection on both Table Tops!
If you look at the table top the reflection of Barber's white shirt and tie is still there, but the poor guy has been photoshoped out and replaced with another GB member.
Definitely a photoshop job.
They may have had many shots of the same sitting for the picture and chose one for the 2006 and another to photoshop for 2008.
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Photo of GB 2006
by Titus inplease, compare this photo with the gb photo in the book "bear thorough witness".
gb2006.
isn't that the same photo?.
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cattails
Wow! LOOK AT Barber's White Shirt Ghost Reflection on both Table Tops!
If you look at the table top the reflection of Barber's white shirt and tie is still there, but the poor guy has been photoshoped out and replaced with another GB member.
Definitely a photoshop. They may have had many shots of the same sitting for the picture and chose one for the 2006 and another to photoshop for 2008.
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Free load of Watchtower books (tons!), must pick up
by drew sagan ini've been thinking about getting rid of these books for a long time.
i have bound volumes starting with 1950s up through the early 2000's (not complete, but probably about 35-40 volumes).
i also have about 50-70+ books, including some from the 1950's (let god be true & others).
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cattails
Are the Studies in the Scriptures digtized now ?????
Yes, you can find them on http://www.archive.org/ or Google Books.
They have several editions of them, printings from different years.
& sending a big hug for you Mouthy.
Cattails
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About the New WT Logo......
by cameo-d insquare wave in five steps.
gibbs phenomenon.. could "square wave" be a symbol of affinity with another cult?.
every calculated move of the nwo is based on pythagorean theorems.. .
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cattails
That looks like a silhouette of Batman to me.
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I just feel like crying... I'm so fed up of the hypocrisy!
by cattails ini was very disgusted with the wt study for today.. towards the end of the article it refers to matthew 15 (see quoted scripture below).
this is a beautiful passage where jesus says his followers need to be hospitable, care for sick, hungry and imprisoned brothers.. they turn it around and say that for jw's this means they need to support the "faithful and discreet slave" by going in door-to-door witnessing, making monetary contributions to support the worldwide witnessing work, and following the directions and counsel of congregation elders.. and the worst part of it all is that there were several commenters giving almost word for word answers to that effect, they didn't even seem to listen to previous comments, they just repeated mindlessly what the paragraph said... i was ready to burst.
mom knew i was about to have a fit right there and then.
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cattails
Could you put the Watchtower article or the date of the Watchtower?
Hi Cindi, it's from the Watchtower (Study Edition) of October 15, 2009
the study article is entitled “You Are My Friends”
(for study during the week of December 14-20, 2009).
And thanks all for the encouragement and advice.
Cattails
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I just feel like crying... I'm so fed up of the hypocrisy!
by cattails ini was very disgusted with the wt study for today.. towards the end of the article it refers to matthew 15 (see quoted scripture below).
this is a beautiful passage where jesus says his followers need to be hospitable, care for sick, hungry and imprisoned brothers.. they turn it around and say that for jw's this means they need to support the "faithful and discreet slave" by going in door-to-door witnessing, making monetary contributions to support the worldwide witnessing work, and following the directions and counsel of congregation elders.. and the worst part of it all is that there were several commenters giving almost word for word answers to that effect, they didn't even seem to listen to previous comments, they just repeated mindlessly what the paragraph said... i was ready to burst.
mom knew i was about to have a fit right there and then.
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cattails
I was very disgusted with the WT study for today.
Towards the end of the article it refers to Matthew 15 (see quoted Scripture below).
This is a beautiful passage where Jesus says his followers need to be hospitable, care for sick, hungry and imprisoned brothers.
They turn it around and say that for JW's this means they need to support the "faithful and discreet slave" by going in door-to-door witnessing, making monetary contributions to support the worldwide witnessing work, and following the directions and counsel of congregation elders.
And the worst part of it all is that there were several commenters giving almost word for word answers to that effect, they didn't even seem to listen to previous comments, they just repeated mindlessly what the paragraph said... I was ready to burst. Mom knew I was about to have a fit right there and then. But I held it together long enough to exit to the bathroom and almost threw up. I feel like a hypocrite listening and not saying "Didn't anyone listen to the verses in that Scripture? It's about helping the lowly ones not the Watch Tower Society!
Where was the Spirit of the Scripture in taking care of the lowly one, feeding the hungry, clothing the poor, caring for the sick. What brazen hypocrisy to change the meaning of this Scripture to making sure more mindless followers are found in service, and making sure too that the Society's coffers are full. Oh and don't forget to follow the elders whims even if they're imperfect men... because... because... They are "appointed by holy spirit"!
I can't stand it any longer! I really can't. But if I voice anything like this I'm out on my rear, and with only a part-time job for the foreseeable future I just don't know how to go on. I really don't. I feel like a hypocrite just being there and can't say anything. I just feel like crying.
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Matthew 15
31 “When the Son of man arrives in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit down on his glorious throne. 32 And all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 And he will put the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on his left.
34 “Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, YOU who have been blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for YOU from the founding of the world. 35 For I became hungry and YOU gave me something to eat; I got thirsty and YOU gave me something to drink. I was a stranger and YOU received me hospitably; 36 naked, and YOU clothed me. I fell sick and YOU looked after me. I was in prison and YOU came to me.’ 37 Then the righteous ones will answer him with the words, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty, and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and receive you hospitably, or naked, and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to you?’ 40 And in reply the king will say to them, ‘Truly I say to YOU , T o the extent that YOU did it to one of the least of these my brothers, YOU did it to me. ’
41 “Then he will say, in turn, to those on his left, ‘Be on YOUR way from me, YOU who have been cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the Devil and his angels. 42 For I became hungry, but YOU gave me nothing to eat, and I got thirsty, but YOU gave me nothing to drink. 43 I was a stranger, but YOU did not receive me hospitably; naked, but YOU did not clothe me; sick and in prison, but YOU did not look after me.’ 44 Then they also will answer with the words, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and did not minister to you?’ 45 Then he will answer them with the words, ‘Truly I say to YOU , To the extent that YOU did not do it to one of these least ones, YOU did not do it to me.’ 46 And these will depart into everlasting cutting-off, but the righteous ones into everlasting life.”