as i was driving past a certain gas station today, i recalled that the family who own it are called on by a friend of mine, and in a territory where it's hard to find interest.
it reminded me of an incident months back when this friend, brother d, discovered that another friend, brother b, was calling on that family too.
hey, gotta make your time.. those two went at it.
A sister actually STOPPED talking to my mum when my mum started studying with a lady who was originally studying with her. It was actually the lady's choice to switch study conductors, but nooo. . . that sister could not accept it!
Oh yeah, and she stopped talking to her ex-study too. Even though that study is now a sister!
we have seen that the society falls back on the line "it is the victims right to approach the authorities" during all the abuse claims.. they use this excuse to try and defend the passive lack of action in failing to report suspected cases of abuse.. a comparison came to mind:.
if we came across a person lying in the street who says they were hit by a car, would we say "it is your absolute right to call the paramedics and police"?.
or would we take the initiative and call those authorities ourselves to help the person?.
How the heck do they expect vulnerable and traumatised CHILDREN who are victims of abuse to approach the authorities WITHOUT helping them to do so? ? ? ! ! ! ! The children have NO SAY AT ALL in the matter, it is usually decided for them and their families NOT to involve the authorities!
for those who became jws, were you fully aware of the societys cruel shunning policy whilst studying?
i absolutely had no idea such a policy existed until years later.
it really only hit home when reading the horrendous stories on the internet around 2002. .
I was aware, but I never questioned it because I thought it was "the truth"! It was only after I woke up that I realized the extent of the cruelness of this unscriptural policy and the fear and damage it causes!
as i was sitting in the meeting last night i thought about this question.. sometimes it feels really lonely because i don't connect with most others in the congregation and i have to be so careful with the ones with whom i do associate.. quick rundown on my life...got baptized at 17...married at 20...became inactive at 28 wife still active though...came back to meetings with her 20 years later just to keep her quiet and see if they had changed (for a while i actually thought they had)...now i am still inactive and haven't gone out in service or anything.
i just go to meetings with my wife who is happy as a lark to have me there with her...just go to meetings and think...and think...and think.... anyway, i just wondered if there are any out there like me who are going to meetings and nothing else?.
No I DON'T and I'm proud of it! ! !
there are many of us on this site that do not believe that jehovah truly exists.. i think this is a great and wonderful thing to be celebrated!
i'd like people to list the reasons why they do not believe that jehovah exists.
this is open to all, not just atheists or agnostics, but anyone that believes that the god as put forward by jw.org does not and can not be real.. i'll start: .
pale.emperor:
God should be intelligent enough to prove to every person on earth that he exists 100%
Oh yes he will... when he destroys them at Armageddon!
This was one of the points that I NEVER got. WHY the heck does Jokehova NOT want to convince people of his existence NOW but instead chooses to do so at a time when they are already doomed to destruction? ? ?
several months ago i approached a nice young couple who were standing by a jw literature stand in my local community.
they were pleasant and polite but incredibly stilted when it came to answering my "innocent" questions about their beliefs.
this was the occasion of jws featuring the article headlined "is religion dying?".
Although they have a phony message based on misinterpretation and lies, JW's in times past were at least able to make their message sound more convincing. They would not hesitate to preach whenever possible, flipping through their bibles and throwing scripture after scripture at their listeners, leaving many of them impressed. They were so bold, confident, self-assured, and skilled that many of their listeners either fell for it or conceded that they had good points
HOWEVER, the same CANNOT be said of present-day JW's. They are so pathetic and inept at giving a witness and the results are obvious from the yearly statistics!
i browse this site on mobile and noticed that the thread post view is now stuck at 10. previously, i could set it at 20 and it stays that way, but now if i set it at 20, it goes back to 10 again the moment i click on another topic.
i hope that you can look into this as it is extremely irritating for me to keep having to change it.
i want to view as many posts as possible in one page!
No it is NOT a problem with my device and neither is it a browser problem
warning - long post ahead!
monday, november 28.
what we will notice is that there are three scriptural answers to this question.
WTWizard:
This is sick. How many lousy marriages have resulted from this rubbish. Mismatches of every type occur--people getting stuck marrying people they are not even attracted to because that's all that's available.
EXACTLY! There is such a great lack of choice that so many are totally unable to find suitable marriage mates, especially sisters. And once you are married, you are STUCK with the person FOREVER, however incompatible they may be. No wonder so many are suffering from depression!
there are many of us on this site that do not believe that jehovah truly exists.. i think this is a great and wonderful thing to be celebrated!
i'd like people to list the reasons why they do not believe that jehovah exists.
this is open to all, not just atheists or agnostics, but anyone that believes that the god as put forward by jw.org does not and can not be real.. i'll start: .
Onager:
If children give a balding man a bit of cheek, they get torn apart by bears acting under gods orders.
The LOL part is that all this is coming from a god who is supposed to be LOVING, MERCIFUL, COMPASSIONATE, & SLOW TO ANGER! (Exodus 34:6) Contrary to the qualities mentioned above, the god of the OT is the most hateful hot-headed irrational asshole I have ever come across!
there are many of us on this site that do not believe that jehovah truly exists.. i think this is a great and wonderful thing to be celebrated!
i'd like people to list the reasons why they do not believe that jehovah exists.
this is open to all, not just atheists or agnostics, but anyone that believes that the god as put forward by jw.org does not and can not be real.. i'll start: .
LoveUniHateExams:
In the OT, children who reviled their parents were to be stoned to death.
Just let that sink in: children who rowed with their parents and went OTT were killed in an extremely gruesome and inhumane way, on the word of the JewGod.
Children, particularly teenagers, row with their parents and may say things they later regret. No sane, loving parent would want their child to die because of that.
On that same note, Jokehova praises himself as a LOVING FATHER who CARES for his children, YET this same father is responsible for KILLING millions of his own children! What kind of sick father kills his own children? ? ? Totally disgusting! ! !
