in the supreme court of the united states, october tenth, 1988, case no.
88-1374, filed on june 22, 1988, clerk joseph f. spanol, jr.. on that date and file number, the attoreny james m. mccabe,and donald t. ridley, 25 colombia heights, brooklyn, ny 11251 (718)606-4993, attorneys for amicus curiae, watchtower bible and tract society of new york, inc. filed a "friends of the court" brief on the behalf of the famous preacher, jimmy swaggart and his ministries.. why would the watchtower society, direct channel for jehovah's holy spirt, which also godly hates babylon the great, which also christiandom is the largest part, go into the supreme court of the united states and file a legal brief to help jimmy swaggart's ministries in his trial which was case no.
88-1374: jimmy swaggart ministries, appelant vs. board of equalization of california, appeller?.
Go Big Red!!!!!!
And this has nothing to do with anything, but to make you chuckle......
"I once got a Christmas job in a department store as Santa Claus. A little girl rushed up to me and said, "Hello, Father Christmas." I replied "Bugger off, I'm not on duty until eleven."
W. C. Fields
You have succeeded well in debating Friend - congratulations!!!
all is not well with the wts.
the elders are arrogant jerks, the gb has lost its grasp of reality, and the congregation publishers are right out of the stepford wives.. on the other hand, the big bad internet has arrived as our technological savior.
the free flow of information is the truth that sets us free.. everything we could possibly want to know is there.
Dear Marion,
Thank you very much for correcting my spelling - you are absolutely correct in the thought that I made a spelling error.
I actually have seen the word in print through Friend's post, and I looked it up, and then still mispelled it.
Thanks, again, life's hard enough without causing yourself problems. My husband's black and is my best. I would never want anyone to get the impression that I would belittle him or any like him.
Edited by - waiting on 9 June 2000 22:56:13
hi everyone, been lurking and decided to join in.. nice to see everyone from other forums, especially you, redhorsewoman!
love,.
puppylove.
Hey, Pup!
I'm sure Red Horse will see your post shortly, and be glad to see you.
Welcome!
is it possible to do all that is required as a witness?
if one were to put down on paper all that is required to carry out, both with secular work and a good spiritual routine, is it even possible to do all that one is "supposed" to do?.
a basic routine includes:.
Anybody remember that Watchtower study in which we were taught not to say: "The Society said this, the Society teaches us that....."
Instead we were supposed to say: "The Bible says this, the Bible teaches us that...."
As far as this goes, it's true. Many of our beliefs are based on the Bible - but many are taught directly from the Society/Corporation. Such as 5 hrs. meetings a week, FDS only channel on earth able to use Jesus as mediator to pray to Jehovah.
Some persons challenge: Well, why stay if you think the Society is evil. I don't think they're evil - I don't know what to believe. And I want to find the true facts so that I can for the first time, make an educated decision.
I've been in the routine of worshiping my God so long that I wouldn't know what true worship felt like. I would like to know, but I think the trip is long.....
dear truthbknown,.
don't be so afraid to let the truthbknown!
devoting yourself to men and their rules puts you in a precarious position with jehovah.
Dear Sevenoften,
Why do we have to go anywhere? Jesus was asking his apostles if they wanted to leave HIM. In response to Jesus' question, they responded, "Lord, YOU have the sayings of life, where else can we go?"
Why do we have to go anywhere - to another organization? Jesus said to follow Him, which is written in the Bible. This question does come up often, and the WT Society/Corporation is very direct with us - there is no place else we can go, not even Jesus. Unless we think and do as they say, the WT Society/Corporation will not allow us to stay in their corporation.
This is not what Jesus tells us in the Bible. Why not?
took the laptop to bookstudy this week so we could check out the site together.
our good brother martini has been posting for some time and has been telling us about this web site where he can say the most outrageous things and people will just basically nod their heads in agreement and say right on, brother.. like once he said, i prefer to do it (preaching) with sporadic and extemporaneous praise in deed, word, poetry and song.
it was totally tongue-in-cheek, but nobody picked up on it.
To all who don't want to argue anymore:
I suggest, as I'm going to do, that we don't answer the posts of ignorant, obnoxious, stupid, offensive, deadbrain jerk offs anymore.
Have a good day.
all is not well with the wts.
the elders are arrogant jerks, the gb has lost its grasp of reality, and the congregation publishers are right out of the stepford wives.. on the other hand, the big bad internet has arrived as our technological savior.
the free flow of information is the truth that sets us free.. everything we could possibly want to know is there.
Dear Xandit,
I've taken it upon myself, as well as some others here to politely not answer the posts of stupid, ignorant, denigrating, obnoxious, jerk offs.
You might consider this option also. Certainly makes for better conversation between friends, don't you think?
Corrected spelling per Marion's post. Sorry.
Edited by - waiting on 9 June 2000 19:54:43
don't make me beg!
i am in need of a poetry fix!!.
it's going on a week now since eve's choice.
Well, the poet's well is still dry, I see.......
"Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty has a great fall. Three male Hispanics were seen leaving the area."
Colin Quinn
for anyone who's ever written something of a private nature or asked clarification on certain beliefs have you ever had the unfortunate experience of the elders calling you in the back room or a sheperding call ?.
the reason i bring this out is that newer brothers or sisters don't know that everytime you write the society the society sends a copy of your letter to your local cong.
elders.
Friend: "Why I Find You Offensive"
1. You belittle any person's post you answer.
2. You are the embodiment of condescension.
3. You denigrate the person and the thought.
4. You do not teach, you tear apart.
5. You overuse quotes.
6. You absolutely never upbuild.
7. You do not give companionship, like a friend.
8. You are sanctimonious.
9. You viewed us as lacking - and decided to set us straight.
10. I do not trust your intentions - there is a falsness in your words. Friends do not treat friends like you treat us.
Edited by - waiting on 9 June 2000 20:17:39
Dear Red Horse,
Absolutely, IN NO WAY, did I mean to infer that YOU were the one arguing. Look at the other posts! Everybody is arguing with Friend!!!!!!
Why? Because he infuriates us, belittles us and our arguments - and has made this a forum of his arguments. Don't think we don't want to join with you, but most everything you have said about the topic has been covered. He's baiting you and your rising to the challenge - as any good woman would.
Look at SC, he's quiet, just from pioneering, buys his wife an hour long massage, for Pete's sake - look at his new post!! A page long, angry response (done well) to Friend, who naturally responds to SC just like he does to you, 7, Frenchy, Spectrum, myself, and others to numerous to name (no harm meant by not naming).
Maybe Friend is not our friend at all........
