The wt has a passion for classifying and labelling people so me being labelled as 'inactive' does not surprise me.
Posts by zeb
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48Are You Still “Technically “ A Jehovah’s Witness?
by minimus inif we haven’t associated with the congregation in years, could it be said we are not jws?
or must you be disfellowshipped or disassociated to officially say you really aren’t a witness?.
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zeb
How I longed for songs (hymns) at a kh that one could sing as Harry Secombe did in Abide with me.
Even the joy of the human voice was stymied by the wt with their stupid songs which were written to deny the manner and tone of the average voice and written I believe so they did not sound like any hymn.
wt songs are an end piece of what is always a long winded spiel. The songs are never seen as a form of worship.
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I Am Now Officially an O.B.E member
by smiddy3 inhi friends ,.
i just thought i should share with you my entry into the o.b.e.
club on this 5th of july.not everybody makes it and to tell you the truth ,i never thought i would.
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zeb
Over 80 eh?
Live long prosper in wisdom health and love..
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What Do You Think Would Make A Witness Decide It Was Now Time To Leave The “Truth”?
by minimus inis there anything that will make that loyal witness ever see the light??
you know, that well respected elder, pioneer, or witness who has been in the “truth “ for decades..
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zeb
well, they would have to admit to themselves that they have been wrong.
If there is a gram of stubbornness in a person this is the hardest thing ever to do.
If they are self righteous then it is impossible.
If their life has been circled by meetings, getting ready for, attending, the convo after the very ritual of meetings and they have no other event in their lives like a creative hobby, music playing or listening, some sport, perhaps some further education courses and so on then they haven't a snow ball in hells chance of leaving.
Add to this as they have gotten older they will probably seen loved ones pass-away so the chance of ever seeing them again is welded into the wt influence and that alone.
Utterly tragic ..........
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It was all GREEK to me
by Terry inaround 1976 i got the wild idea i'd like to learn greek (for my study of the christian greek scriptures and to 'get to the bottom' of whether i was wasting my time being even a token jehovah's witness.
) i would read the actual text and avoid my denomination's opinion commentaries, you see.. .
i learned the characters in the greek alphabet rather quickly and started reading an interlinear (english/greek) bible aloud - practicing my enunciation.
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- Fæder ūre, ðū ðē eart on heofonum,
- Sī ðīn nama gehālgod.
- Tō becume ðīn rice.
- Gewurde ðīn willa
- On eorþan swā swā on heofonum.
- Urne gedæghwamlīcan hlāf syle ūs tōdæg.
- And forgyf ūs ūre gyltas,
- Swā swā wē forgyfaþ ūrum gyltendum.
- And ne gelæd ðū ūs on costnunge,
- ac alȳs ūs of yfele.
- very old english.AD995
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- Our fadir that art in heuenes,
- halwid be thi name;
- Thi kingdom cumme to;
- be thi wille don
- as in heuen and in earthe;
- giv to vs this day our breed ouer other substaunce;
- and forgeue to vs oure dettis,
- as we forgeue to oure dettours;
- and leede us nat in to temptacioun,
- but delyuere vs fro yuel. ..and AD1389.
- anyone attempting to learn to recite an ancient language is up against an enormous wall of years..
- How anyone in the wt can be as so arrogant to extol their own 'translations' when they have had scant education and none provable at the highest scholastic levels is beyond me.
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4 july etc..
by zeb inthou, too, sail on, o ship of state!
sail on, o union, strong and great!
humanity with all its fears, .
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Thou, too, sail on, O Ship of State!Sail on, O Union, strong and great!Humanity with all its fears,With all the hopes of future years,Is hanging breathless on thy fate!We know what Master laid thy keel,What Workmen wrought thy ribs of steel,Who made each mast, and sail, and rope,What anvils rang, what hammers beat,In what a forge and what a heatWere shaped the anchors of thy hope!Fear not each sudden sound and shock,'T is of the wave and not the rock;'T is but the flapping of the sail,And not a rent made by the gale!In spite of rock and tempest's roar,In spite of false lights on the shore,Sail on, nor fear to breast the sea!Our hearts, our hopes, are all with thee,Our hearts, our hopes, our prayers, our tears,Our faith triumphant o'er our fears,Are all with thee, — are all with thee!..........Longfellow.
Best wishes to all the American posters here. -
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zeb
It seems today that comedians cant start up without profanity and the female comedians are by far the worse.
even a fairly plain show called Countdown' from the uk has this..
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You Know You're in the Wrong Religion When....
by Vanderhoven7 injust thought a review the following material many have contributed to might be helpful .
you know you are in the wrong religion:1. when the all important question is not: "do you believe in the lord jesus christ?"....but....
"do you believe in the "faithful and discreet slave" appointed in 1919?"2.
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zeb
- Your kids do well at school but dont go further as they must get a shit job that pays very poorly and pioneer.
- when there is a inquiry into the religion but the members are told not to view any of it.
- when the inquiry is labelled 'apostate lies' but the accuser doesnt name the inquiry as such.
- when the principals of the org are too busy to attend the inquiry and tell it you have no power to make us.
- when every damn thing is pagan except white bridal dresses, wedding rings and mens neck ties.
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zeb
Anyone recall the BBC-radio "Goon Show"? anyone at all?
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Arrogance..
by zeb in"an arrogant person considers himself perfect.
this is the chief harm of arrogance.
it interferes with a person's main task in life - becoming a better person.
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zeb
"An arrogant person considers himself perfect. This is the chief harm of arrogance. It interferes with a person's main task in life - becoming a better person."
LEO TOLSTOY(from Epoch news)