Well I am a bit confused, but I thought the general gist of the'new light' on the generation meant anyone who were contemporaries of those who saw the events of 1914.I have also heard of much younger people partaking and some were thought to be replacing the earlier ones who had 'fallen away'.At my old cong there were to very old ladies who hardly spoke and would not sit by each other, allegedly because one was annointed and the other did'nt believe she was. What a load of utter tosh this all is IMO.
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Number of 'Anointed' down to about 4000
by nicolaou inso i was at the 'memorial' last night (that's a whole other story) and i got into a converstaion with an elder afterwards.
i asked him why no figure had been printed in our kingdom ministry for the number of uk partakers last year.
(in 2000, the figure of 300 was given, down from 319 in 1999).
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Why the JW won't 'confess their sins..'
by LDH inwell, richie's post on his memorial experience got me to thinking about the practice of "confessing sins" and how little jws are able to take advantage of it.. in what they term "worldly chruches," people go frequently to confess their sins.
their priest or womever offers them "absolution" and they are free to go on their merry little way and commit more sins.. now the jw will call that hypocrisy but i see it the exact other way.. according to the bible there 'is nothing new under the sun,' therefore, why should jws be afraid to confess their sins to the ones looking out for their spiritual well being?
why are they not allowed to say "brothers i've sinned again.
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Some time ago I did talk number 3, about confessing and I had my householder thinking that the 2nd school( which was heavily curtained) was a confessional as she had seen people go in there with elders. This brought much wry laughter from the cong, elders included!
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Memorial No Shows...Please Check in....
by ISP inwell, i was tempted but i decided not to go to the most bizarre religious ritual of modern times....how about you?.
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Britboy, I wish I could have had tea with you, sounds yummy. NO I didn't go. I was either here or crawling through the woods in the near dark(scary British pumas in here!) assisting a goat bringing forth her children. ( 1 boy, 1 girl BTW)The moon was good shining through the trees.
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memorial ettiquette for worldy people??????
by concerned mama ini have been away for a few days, so forgive me if this has already been covered.. am i (a non jw) supposed to refer to the memorial in any way talking to a jw?
for example, would i say "happy memorial", or could i ask if they had a nice celebration?
since it is the one and only big day each year is there some way to acknowledge it in a friendly type conversational way?
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Hmmm, Ilove the musical chairs !
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When is Nissan 14?
by Dawn inok - here is an interesting one for ya'll.
just throwing it out there for your thoughts.. the "lords evening meal" is always celebrated on the day that corresponds to nissan 14. my parents are still jw's and (as ya'll know) the memorial service is the "most important meeting of the year" - they literally cry if i don't go.
so i'm thinking - i'll show my mother and father honor by going - i can fake it through one meeting right?!
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I put the word Passover in google and got a site about it , wednesday is right.www.holidays.net/passover/ There is a bit for dates on this site.
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Going to the Memorial Tonight? Whose Partaking?
by Reborn2002 ini was curious if anyone on this website is going to the jw memorial tonight?.
is anyone partaking?.
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No I am not going, several people have asked me over the last few days, I told them I thought it was pointless going just once a year, so I guess now they'll realise I'm not coming back.
Hello Dawn, yes I noticed the date discrepancy, what's that all about, more creepy stuff?
lv4fer, some one on this board mentioned John 6:50-60. Also this is my own thought so it,s a bit wobbly, but if the new covenant was just for k144, then the new commandment was also, as they were at the same time same occasion,John chapter 13.And in Luke 22:19,20 what does Jesus sat to keep doing in remembrance of Him? not passing away the cup and the bread.Hope that helps. -
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Should I stay or should I go now?
by meat pie ini know that really only i can decide,(unless i get df'd) but to-day i'm in a real quandry.
should i be honest and tell them i'm never going back, because i really have no intention of ever going back.or would that just give the orgaanization some kind of validity.
or , if this is really some kind of 'evil organization' should'nt i officially leave as a matter of urgency.matthew 24:15. i'm really just thinking out loud.
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Thanks again, you've given me plenty to think about, I'm sure I'll be officially out one way or another quite soon, I'll keep you posted.
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Should I stay or should I go now?
by meat pie ini know that really only i can decide,(unless i get df'd) but to-day i'm in a real quandry.
should i be honest and tell them i'm never going back, because i really have no intention of ever going back.or would that just give the orgaanization some kind of validity.
or , if this is really some kind of 'evil organization' should'nt i officially leave as a matter of urgency.matthew 24:15. i'm really just thinking out loud.
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meat pie
Thankyou all very much for your thoughtful replies. Meat pie.
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Editorial column by editor of newspaper -Bryant
by seven006 inadditional new stories with more information about the bryant tragity can be found on this link to the news register of mcminnville oregon.. http://www.newsregister.com.
published: march 23, 2002. jeb bladine.
whatchamacolumn - a tale of two freedoms.
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meat pie
Powerful and honest.
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Should I stay or should I go now?
by meat pie ini know that really only i can decide,(unless i get df'd) but to-day i'm in a real quandry.
should i be honest and tell them i'm never going back, because i really have no intention of ever going back.or would that just give the orgaanization some kind of validity.
or , if this is really some kind of 'evil organization' should'nt i officially leave as a matter of urgency.matthew 24:15. i'm really just thinking out loud.
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I know that really only I can decide,(unless I get DF'd) but to-day I'm in a real quandry. Should I be honest and tell them I'm never going back, because I really have no intention of ever going back.Or would that just give the orgaanization some kind of validity. Or , if this is really some kind of 'Evil Organization' SHOULD'NT I officially leave as a matter of urgency.Matthew 24:15. I'm really just thinking out loud. I have no family or real friends in the org. But as I have mentioned before I could use the time to tell some of them about the hippocrasy, before I get DF'd for doing so. but really what good would it do? I value your opinions.