looking at the convention invitation,.
does anyone get the feeling this is a ploy by the wt to project themselves as "christian".
the way it is worded gives the image that they are "christ centred".
The WT GB use of "the Christ" is an attempt to appear mainstream to be sure. Just anothe bait and switch for unsuspecting souls.
Marketing research may have played a role in using that phrase. After all the movie with the "the Christ" as part of the title grossed
over 300 Million at the box office.
that my baby is 6 months old tom, its going so fast.. she is a great little girl couldnt have asked for a better baby.
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Your children are so cute together!
Keep us posted on their growth.
I love seeing your beautiful family the love really shows.
YC
i for one, would blindly trust just about anyone on this forum, just the fact of knowing that you already were a jw.. does this mean that jw's in general are better people or are we a very close bunch of people?.
Rosalee asked:
Do Witnesses 'swear' in court?
Click the "play" arrow on the tv screen. Your answer will be in the first three minutes, just be sure to turn up the volume on your speakers.
YC
i for one, would blindly trust just about anyone on this forum, just the fact of knowing that you already were a jw.. does this mean that jw's in general are better people or are we a very close bunch of people?.
Rosalee said:
To some people, they cannot grasp the concept that not revealing 'everything' is tantamount to lying.
When someone agrees under oath to tell "The Thruth, the WHOLE truth and nothing but the truth" and then knowingly leaves out relevant information how is that not lying?
Your comparison of the Abraham/Sarah situation to the "Preparing for Child Custody Cases" book is like comparing apples and oranges: Sarah did not lie, the booklet tells Jehovah's Witnesses (including children) to lie in court by telling them to testify falsehoods in court after taking the above oath.
YC
i for one, would blindly trust just about anyone on this forum, just the fact of knowing that you already were a jw.. does this mean that jw's in general are better people or are we a very close bunch of people?.
Rosalee, there was actually truth in what Abraham said :
Abraham said, 'I did it because I thought, There is no fear of God at all in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife. Besides she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife. And when God caused me to wander from my father's house, I said to her, "This is the kindness you must do me: at every place to which we come, say of me, He is my brother."' Then Abim'elech took sheep and oxen, and male and female slaves, and gave them to Abraham, and restored Sarah his wife to him." Genesis 20:1-14
YC
i for one, would blindly trust just about anyone on this forum, just the fact of knowing that you already were a jw.. does this mean that jw's in general are better people or are we a very close bunch of people?.
Good day Rosalee,
You said:
Never heard of any Witness telling anyone they should lie, either.
Based on my experiences, JWs are a cut above the average person
In reality there's a booklet given out by elders to JW's involved in child custody disputes where JW parents are advised to coach children into NOT saying in court their main goal is to "pioneer" after high school (if that is in fact the case.) That wouldn't be just a little lie, it would be perjury right?
YC
direct and cross-examination questions in child custody cases.
wtb&ts, page 42.
"be careful that they [jw children being questioned] don't get the impression that they are in a demonstration at the circuit assembly, when they would show that the first things in life are service and going to the kingdom hall.
bttt
rather than hijack another thread and inspired by fullofdoubtnow and dedpoets music for the wedding thread i thought i would start a little "dedications" thread - this isn't the sort of dedication symbolised by dunking though!.
(i expect to see ggbg and ofg here forthwith for some romantic dedications).. i'd like to dedicate the following to someone special - "bodies - by drowning pool" .
they probably wont see this, but the thought that counts!.
I'd like to dedicate this soulful rendition of this song to someone: http://www.angelfire.com/musicals/donz15/iwannaknowwhatloveis.html
YC
so i go to bed at my normal time...all of the sudden i'm in shear panic of a fire starting off in the kids bedroom trapping them.
i'm in a small 2 bedroom apartment 3 stories high and i sleep in the living room on the couch so each of the kids have their own space.
i lay down and i start to panic of a fire.
That's quite a high fever. I hope she gets to feeling better soon or you might need to pay a visit to the doctor to rule out anything serious. (((((Gina and kids))))) Hope you can get some rest tonight.
YC
so i go to bed at my normal time...all of the sudden i'm in shear panic of a fire starting off in the kids bedroom trapping them.
i'm in a small 2 bedroom apartment 3 stories high and i sleep in the living room on the couch so each of the kids have their own space.
i lay down and i start to panic of a fire.
Have you been watching the late at night re-run of the local news? That's one thing I can think of that could affect your subconscience.
I know once I saw a report of some terrible thing on the news and had recurrent dreams about it.
Glad everyone is OK.
Tomorrow night it's the Backyardigans and off to bed missy!
YC
