At least the writers in Writing are restrained from using ALL CAPS TO TRY AND MAKE THINGS EXCITING FOR THE SHEEPLES!
I've missed you Billy the EB ! WONDERFUL SENSE OF HUMOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
peace,
somebody/gwen
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The Writing Department's use of "Exclamation Points". Anybody else find their use cheesy? Or motivating possibly?
by miseryloveselders insomething i've been meaning to ask for a while since coming here, is wsup with the writing department's use of exclamation points?
i'm no literature buff or anything, but to me personally, the exclamation points cheapen whatever they're trying to get across.
here's some examples from the new jeremiah book.. how thankful we can be for the teaching done by christian shepherds!.
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The Writing Department's use of "Exclamation Points". Anybody else find their use cheesy? Or motivating possibly?
by miseryloveselders insomething i've been meaning to ask for a while since coming here, is wsup with the writing department's use of exclamation points?
i'm no literature buff or anything, but to me personally, the exclamation points cheapen whatever they're trying to get across.
here's some examples from the new jeremiah book.. how thankful we can be for the teaching done by christian shepherds!.
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I find ,and did find in my years "in", VERY annoying! The writing AND the overuse of exclamation points !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But I think the WT should have used more exclamation points in this one :
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"Awake!
You must forgive me for forgetting to renew the subscription for the good magazine Awake! It is an informative, educational, and factual magazine with inspiring and awakening topics. I want all the back issues I’ve missed. I cannot miss even one. Thank you for patiently helping to fight ignorance."N. S., Sri Lanka
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Another JW in the news
by TweetieBird inhttp://www.news-journalonline.com/breakingnews/2010/06/man-follows-wife-with-tracking-device-slashes-new-boyfriend.html.
i know this guy and he is one of the meekest, mildest guys i ever knew.
he just stepped down as an elder recently to work on his family life.
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(((((((((TweetieBird)))))))))
I'm sorry too. For his family and for the person he murdered's family.
And I'm so very sorry that this was someone you knew personally.
peace,
somebody/gwen
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Ted Jaracz on Child Protection Policy
by iknowall558 inted jaracz on watchtower child protection policy.
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iknowall558,
You posted this BEFORE we were informed that Ted had passed on. So don't feel bad at all.
And that does not change one bit his answer. For that was his answer WHEN HE WAS WELL ENOUGH TO SPEAK AT WT CONVENTIONS AND ACCEPT AT LEAST 5 MINUTE OVATIONS from the followers of the WT at the WT conventions.
Whether he changed his mind about the privacy laws in Britain and how those laws had anything to do with the list of pedophiles WORLDWIDE the WTS INC. OF NY,USA kept private from even authorities WORLDWIDE, we'll never know.
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Ted Jaracz on Child Protection Policy
by iknowall558 inted jaracz on watchtower child protection policy.
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"You're from Britain. You have a privacy law.", was his answer, as a GB member of the WTS INC. ,to the question:
"How do you justify the list of pedophiles the Watchtower has and never informs authorites"?
Well folks, there you have it.
Thank you for posting that video. I remember that when he answered it!
peace,
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DVD "JW's Faith In Action, part 1 Out of Darkness" Omits! Omits! Omits!
by Wasanelder Once ini've been watching the new dvd and it is a bull fest about russell.
i haven't even gotten half way and they already excluded one very important bit of information.
you'll recall that russell "lost" his faith and "turning away from church creeds and searching for truth, russell examined some leading oriental religions, only to find these unsatisfying".
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somebody/gwen <<-------------------waving her hand furiously. ( Like one of those smart kids in elementry school who sit in the front row and raise their hand so hard that their ass is up off their chair.....for EVERY question the teacher asks!
Can anyone PM me too please? ............ Pretty please?
peace,
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Disfellowshipping - But You KNEW About It Before You Were Baptized!
by Georgiegirl instarted a new topic b/c i didn't want to threadjack another ongoing pointless debate.
:) (isn't it interesting how the apologists all come out around dc time?).
i have seen that statement made over and over again by jws about disfellowshipping.
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I will give you one example of what is wrong with others who make that statement.
Supposing the WTS INC/GB decided that the trinity is now going to be a teaching. How many JWs would object? Did they ALL know that when they got baptised that they have to accept as truth and "adjust their thinking" so as to agree with EVERY TEACHING IN ANY GIVEN YEAR that the GB teaches or else have this scripture applied to THEM?
2 John1010 If anyone comes to YOU and does not bring this teaching, never receive him into YOUR homes or say a greeting to him.
The answer is NO.
But the FACT is that any JW would HAVE to accept ANY teaching from the GB.
When a JW gets baptized, they don't realize that they may have gotten baptized because they believed AT THE TIME, that the teachings of the GB were "the truth". Along with that, they belived that truth does not change.
JWs DO NOT KNOW that they HAVE to believe every teaching form the GB is the truth NO MATTER WHAT THE TEACHING IS AT ANY GIVEN TIME, when they get baptized.
And the WTS INC, should make that CRYSTAL CLEAR to it's potential adherents/followers BEFORE THEY GET BAPTIZED IN ASSOCATION WITH IT"S ORGANIZATION.
Of course, they wouldn't do such a thing. Because then the organization would have NO CONTROL over it members.
And members = $$$$$$$$$$$
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Why do I suddenly get stupid when the elders talk to me
by JWinprotest indoes anyone else have the same problem.
when i'm alone, i am constantly thinking about all the clever things i'm going to say if visited by the elders, but when i actually get confronted, these things never come to mind, and i keep spitting out drivel like some dumb idiot.
after they leave, i rethink the conversation, and i'm furious over all the oppotunities i've missed to put them in their place.......damn it!!!!!
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It's the intimidation mixed probably with ( my guess only) ,a little bit of shyness.
My suggestion is take a few days or more ( whatever time you need) and respond to what you remember them saying in a letter. The next time they visit, tell them you are VERY busy but took the time to write them though, with your thoughts on what they said.
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My Memories of Bethel in the Franz Era - part one
by Dogpatch infood was passed from one side and if you were #10 you may not get too much to eat!
when i finally did, she was not at all interested.
but i was lucky it didnt work out, for she never would have left the watchtower.
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I thank you also, Randy, for sharing with us.
I wish this could be made into a movie, your biography, in helping others. Not only becuase it would help probably THOUSANDS, but also in memory of Ray Franz, Dansk, and may others.
At least I pray that you'll publish a book someday!
I'm SO looking foreward to reading part 2, as others here are.
And I'm sure that lurkers who are still "in" are too.
Peace to you,
somebody/gwen
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Ray Franz has had a stroke
by coffee_black injust setting the record straight.
there is another thread that notes a claim on wiki that said that ray has died.. he had a stroke yesterday, and is in the hospital.
he is still alive.
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Thank you once again coffee_black.
I respect Cynthia's wishes and I still continue my deepest heartfelt prayers for her personally.
I do understand that she will be even more overwhelmed than she already is,by phone calls.
peace and love,
somebody/gwen
Peace to you Cynthia at this extremly hard time!