Posts by Daniel1555

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Please help....in a dilemma..

by crazyhorse in

please help with this: when i was in college, there was a lot of talk about university and how all who pursue that are wasting their time and all that.

even before going to uni, there was a lot of pressurr on me concerning my decision.

during that time, two elders sat with me for appointment as ms and asked me if i have freedom of speech in the org since i'm going to uni and i said no.

If they ask you again for becoming a ms and you say "yes", they will pressure you to become an elder. Exactly the same happened with me. I didn't want to become ms and elder but I was afraid to say no. For elder I said first no, then they pressured even more and I said yes (you have to know that if you say "no" to the elders it will make them look stupid before the co).

I learned the hard way. JUST SAY NO WHEN THEY ASK YOU. You don't owe them an explanation. Maybe they will wonder if you committed a secret sin that prevents you. Just answer "no" and "don't worry it's not because of a sin. I am fine and if not I will let you know."

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Are Congregation Picnics still forbidden? If so, Why???

by NAVYTOWN in

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Daniel1555

My congregation (I attend about 2 times a month) has large congregation parties and picnics about all 3-4 months. So nothing forbidden by the borg.

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Breast milk contains white blood cells

by Rufus T. Firefly in

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i just learned (from a post on a facebook jw recovery forum) that breast milk contains white blood cells [see link below for confirmation].

so, when nursing, an infant ingests its mother's white blood cells for nourishment.

furthermore, i have known jw mothers who would nurse the infant of another mother when that mother was temporarily indisposed.

Daniel1555

Yes exactly.

I asked to a prominent HLC elder why white blood cells are forbidden, when there are more white blood cells in mothers milk than in the same amount of blood.

His answer. "I can't answer that."

I wrote the same question among others to the branch office 2 years ago. Still waiting for an answer.

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UK September 15 Service Meeting

by kramer in

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anyone know what the change of program for that weeks meetings is about?.

Daniel1555

Hi

Here is the link to the post, discussing what it is.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/283030/1/Sept-1-service-meeting-mystery-revealed#.U_5kWMnemBY

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BIG CHANGE IN THE WIND?

by The Searcher in

following on from this post - http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/282716/1/is-this-the-big-change - my info is that the service meeting items next week are to be reduced by 5 minutes each to allow the cobe to present the secret item to the flock!.

also, no one, not even the cobe knows what the subject matter is yet.. everyone here should be ashamed of themselves for making the glorious ones in brooklyn more secretive than opus dei or the freemasons!!

:).

Daniel1555

Here is the link to the post

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/283030/1/Sept-1-service-meeting-mystery-revealed#.U_5kWMnemBY

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Another movie (IF I STAY) on immortality of soul!

by Pinku in

materialists continue to dismiss the notion of immortality of soul, calling it as bull-shit.

however film industry is least bothered about such ridicule as they know that most people are fascinated by the idea that we have a soul that survives the physical death (of the body).

latest in the series is the movie (if i stay, warner bros. pictures, directed by r j cutler, released last friday) that revolves around the heroine having an out of the body experience.

Daniel1555

Hi Pinku

Thousands of people of every culture and religion, adult or child have these Near Death experiences. Many don't talk about them. But they have a profound influence on their lives. They can't be explained by scientific means but many studies have been made about them.

Like how could a person be conscious of what is happening around them, seeing or hearing things that happened in other hospital rooms while they are clinically dead and should be conscious of nothing at all?

I believe there is so much rhat we don't know and I take NDEs for real.

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Smiling at a Disfellowshipped JW instead of Completely Ignoring him

by ProfCNJ in

i was driving our car going to our assigned territory for our sunday field minsitry (was with jw 2 sisters) when i saw a disfellowshipped jw riding his motorcycle heading towards us.

the guy was df'd around 2 months ago only (won't delve much on his case).

approximately about 10 meters, we saw him smile.

Daniel1555

To smile at him I think is the least you can do.

Why not say "hello" or "hi" to him and don't care what others think?

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Brother in law thinks I am a pagan Worshipper

by Yondaime in

last month i decided to attend the international convention at metlife since my sister's cong was invited so she took me along with my older brother.

my sister drove and my older brother sat in the front seat of her suv.

i was in the back seat with the greatest watchtower apologist/loser/eldermole in the universe my bil.. they were all chatting away about how this assembly filed with regurgitated spiritual stool was a sign of the last days since so many people would be in attendance.

Daniel1555

When I was 15 my sister (13) destroyed my Bon Jovi Keep the Faith album as another brother told her Bon Jovi is demonic.

Now she laughs about how stupid she was at that time. Keep the Faith is still one of my favourite albums.

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NOAH, The Movie

by minimus in

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i just saw it last night.. did anyone see it?.

i gave it 2 stars.

kinda boring and pretty much a fantasy!.

Daniel1555

I think it was a great movie.

The questions it asks or shows are thrilling (post of sir82).

The only thing I didn't like was how the "watchers" (fallen angels decribed in details in the book of enoch) are pictured helping Noah. That was pure fantasy and not even very good as they look like the "ents" from Lord of the Rings.

Aronofsky would have had enough spectacular elements if he shows the fallen angels and the nephilim like described in the bible and book of enoch.

I really loved how creation was shown, as I tend to believe in "theistic evolution.

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Jehovah told to Moses: "....kill every woman who has had sexual relations with a man"

by opusdei1972 in

in numbers 31 we read the following:.

jehovah then told moses:2 take vengeance for the israelites on the midianites.

afterward you will be gathered to your people.3 so moses spoke to the people, saying: equip men from among you for battle against midian and to execute jehovahs vengeance on midian.4 you should send 1,000 of each tribe of all the tribes of israel into the army............ 7 they waged war against midian, just as jehovah had commanded moses, and they killed every male.8 along with the others slain, they killed the kings of midian, namely, evi, rekem, zur, hur, and reba, the five kings of midian.

Daniel1555

Numbers 31:18

But you may keep alive all the young girls who have not had sexual relations with a man.

Did you notice? Most Bible translations mention that they should keep the young girls FOR THEMSELVES (whatever that means). Only the new NWT does not state "for yourselves" but only says to keep them alive.