sosoconfused
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Gifts for C.O.'s and D.O.'s
by sosoconfused indoes anyone else find it funny that the circuit overseers and district overseers go to a new congregation every week, have all their bills paid and then for some odd reason the elders always find a way to give them extra money.
on top of that there are atleast 10 families in every hall that give them a green handshake.
then the people who give them expensive gifts (i am ashamed to say i participated in this) like watches etc... yet these guys still act like they are giving up so much.... .
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Since Great Crowd has no mediator
by sosoconfused ini am thinking that maybe i missed this discussion or something.
now for years in the org i never ever paid attention to the article that says jesus is the mediator for the 144000 alone.
yesterday talking to my 70+ year old dad he got violently angry with me and threw his cane at me because he said i was a liar.. .
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Racist ideas still present in the org.
by sosoconfused inanother thread on this board recalled to my mind the various thoughts and ideas in this organization that are still very prevelant among many.. .
for instance i already mentioned the late 70's to early 80's segregation in the kingdom halls, but in the 90's clear through to now for instance:.
at bethel in the mid 90's if you listened to or were found with rap music you were gone, no questions asked.
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Antitypical Meanings?
by sosoconfused inback in the late 80's and early 90's this term flew around all the time it seemed.. every publication and magazine at the time was always spouting this term to the point that it became annoying.
i would hear this in talks all the time etc.... .
te question i have is, where in scripture is this whole "anti-typical" thing mentione?
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Has anyone listened to Reggae / Rastafarian religious music?
by sosoconfused ini am sure that none of you here are rastafarians and neither am i. i have just noticed however that their religious music is soo freaking moving!.
i guess after years of kingdom melodies that had absolutely no form of feeling in them and were pretty much some guy plucking piano keys anything would be better.
but i literally sit here listening to some of these and almost break down crying.. .
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So the renovation in my old territory is kinda odd...
by sosoconfused inso my old area back east was looking for property to build a new hall for literally 30 years but could never procure anything.. well after constantly trying and getting nowhere they decided to just renovate in a major way the old hall.. the old hall could seat 135 in the front and about 20 in the second school.
for a totally of 150+ people.
the only issue was there was no real "elders room" to meet in.
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Me and the woman...
by sosoconfused insmoked our first cigar today!.
i know most of you probably see this as a "who cares" moment - but after 13 years of marriage - both of us fading over the last 5 months or so she finally out of nowhere said "i really have always wanted to smoke a cigar!".
i have many times before but it was a first for her.
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commentary on the letter of james
by sosoconfused indoes anyone know where i can find an electronic copy of this publication.
i have a small project i am working on and it would be very helpful.
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A New Video - Helping kids get ready for service
by sosoconfused inhttp://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/children/become-jehovahs-friend/videos/lets-go-in-service/.
it all seems so playful and cutsie wootsie to an insider i suppose, i am seeing posts all over facebook about how this is just what my kid needs.. this is truly proper food at the proper time blah blah blah blomit blomit vomit vomit... the funniest part is however is that it cuts out at the end by saying "let's practice what you are going to say".. .
why not make the video longer and discuss how you can get an idea for a 6 year old on how to talk to a grown person about how they are going to die unless you study the bible with me..
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Jehovah's Witnesses - The religion for the lazy zealot
by sosoconfused inafter taking a few steps back and really taking a look at the really zealous people and fairly intelligent people i knew in the j.w.
community and adding myself into this lump of people i realized something.
for anyone who wants to be seen as a very religious person - completely dedicated to god(or atleast give that impression to onlookers), this is the perfect religion.. .