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Circuit Assembly Cancelled - AGAIN
by St George of England init should have been our ca tomorrow and sunday but it has been cancelled because of the weather.
we had a light sprinkling of snow today but it has frozen and the roads around hayes bridge are treacherous.. the ca two weeks ago was cancelled for the same reason and some of those congregations were scheduled to join us this weekend.. guess i will just have to have a lie in this weekend!.
george.
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Science Channel had very interesting program on the Star of Bethlehem last night -
by JWoods inthis is apparantly still a great theological/archeological/astronomical mystery (at least for those who insist on the literal truth of the story).
this show did not try to deny the legend - rather, it brought up several theories by modern historical astronomers as to what this "star" might actually have been -.
of the several theories, these seemed to be the main candidates:.
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I can't believe how many people are leaving now...
by mac n cheese in(sorry if this is a double post - i haven't been on in awhile).
so spouse and i are completely inactive.
it's great!
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Is Outlaw OK?
by cantleave indon't think i have seen him post for a while.
i knew he was having problems with mutley.
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Could you be DF'd for holding hands during prayer?
by dissed inyes you can, if....you are brazen about it.. as we were disciussing on another thread, inserting 'brazen' for 'loose conduct' in the new elder handbook, can open a world of excuses to disfellowship someone.. just read between the lines of this new, 'expanded explanation'.. "elders, are you tired of ones defying your authority?
ignoring your counsel?
countering your illogical reasoning on beard growing, showing affection during prayers, etc....then embarrassing you infront of others?
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Ran over my dog today
by BurnTheShips inshe was chasing my car up the road.
i didn't notice her.
she is gone.. bts.
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"WE can decide if you will remain an unbaptised publisher or not"
by XPeterX insaid one of the 2 elders to me when i had to talk with them at the 'back room'.
"i will never forget these words.
"we" excludes god right?.
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Interesting quote on leadership - what do you think re: the Governing Body?
by sir82 intoday i read a newspaper columnist who wrote something that caught my attention:.
"...obedience is a natural response to effective leadership, and this is true regardless of whether the people being led are adults or children.".
now, think about the gb.. virtually every wt "study edition" contains at least one, if not several, reminders about how we should "obey the gb".. dozens of the songs in the new song book extol how worthy of obedience & devotion the gb is.. each assembly & convention features dozens of reminders on how important it is to be obedient & submissive to the gb.. service meeting parts routinely offer "loving reminders" of how jws should obey the gb re: conventions, literature, donations, etc.. .
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Don't leave, its God's organization....
by dissed inrecently, i've been seeing this argument displayed here more frequently by those still believing jw's.. usually in reply to arguments they can not answer well, like 1914, generation(s), etc.... its almost like, they are are having serious doubts as well, but their fall back is, "but its god organization....where else would you go......don't leave, we are so close to the end".
as one recently shared their experience with a jc.
the elders, when feeling trapped on explanations, fell back to this defense.
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Did the Bears get Outlaw?
by wasblind inhey outlaw, where you at?.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfdnhnjlsak.