when discussing the watchtowers financial problems, i've generally been of the opinion that they probably are not in a real financial crisis.
i've come to believe that money may be something of an issue, but its wrapped up in a much larger problem.
this came to me this morning when reading about the annual meeting.. i think the society's leadership is just plain out of ideas.
They haven't run out of money or ideas they've run out of interest. Interest in the old way of doing things cause they have found themselves a new way.
They are a business changing direction is all and they are in the tricky transitional phase, pulling out of the old way of doing things and directing resources into the new.
There will be more to come for sure, no way is this rebrand complete yet. Watch this space is what I say.
its a serious question but we all know that thousands even millions have been misled, brainwashed or deluded into thinking the end of the world is coming by false teachers and prophets.
many people gave up family, careers, time, enjoyment of life etc etc only to be disappointed time and time again.they are responsible for pain, suffering, and manipulation.
this goes to many denominations.
Buyer beware! Or, in the case of religion believer beware!
Personal due diligence should be excersized in any important life altering decisions but, to me, extra caution is needed with religion not less.
there are no authentic/uncontested bible verses that prove a trinity.
the trinity doctrine is arrived at by inferences - not unlike the way that jws arrive at the doctrine that jesus is michael the archangel.
the jw proof texts against the trinity are at least as strong, if not stronger than, trinity proof texts.
I didn't think the trinity was relevant even when I was in.
i regularly check in to see what's happening but i'm not here like i used to be.. are you here every day?
are you here as much as before?.
Hi, do you come here often? 😉
Is this a collective pick up line?
greetings, friends:.
the opening query is presented, loosely, in the past tense, assuming that you are not currently a reader of watchtower publications.. not that i'm already rather certain of your reply, it's just that i would like to know if in your english-speaking country (or esl [english as second language]) the society deigned to tailor the publications to your spellings, expressions, idiomatic renderings, etc.
as you will read below, so-called american english is a dialect of english.. i found this online under american english vs. british english:.
I can see Tiny Tony Morris in Frank en Furter style suspenders and fishnets - unfortunately.
i thought this during my wake up.
if you think about it, jehovahs promise for the faithful is actually a bum deal.
some would even say a con.
Remember that scripture they loved to use that said something about "...and probably you will be concealed in the day of his anger..." Habakuk?
So yeah, no guarrantees even if you do it all and give it all.
Total scam.
can someone please explain the annual meeting to me?
it takes place tomorrow from what i gather.
does this mean they still do fs in the morning?
It's just an extra special special meeting to make all JWs feel special for being invited but in reality it's nothing special.
so there i was earlier today, enjoying a spot of lunch in a pleasant little cafe whilst out shopping, when up came a fella i vaguely recognised from the dim and distant past just as i was tucking into my highland soup with bread roll and butter..
"i would never ignore you you know".. "eh?
what" i ventured wondering wtf is this all about.
What a bizarre thing to say to someone you haven't spoken to for years. If he would never ignore you why is it he is only saying hi now? As someone else said why not just say hello like a normal person.
I have had a few interesting close encounters in the supermarket myself lately and I 'm tellin ya the further away I get from this cult the more strange and bizarre their behavior appears to me.
expect a day of fluff, more bells and whistles and boasting.
they are not going to throw shade on their glorious day.
but shortly thereafter when everyone's feeling good about themselves expect the hammer to come down during a morning worship broadcast..
Nah, I doubt they would want to interupt the momentous flow of pomp and circumstance of the event. I imagine it's difficult to maintian that big booming wizard of Oz voice machine going when talking bout business.
They probly have a special separate annual meeting where the champagne and caviar is served by bethelites in togas and they laugh about the hall/sale/mergers there.
we know that the hebrew scriptures, or old testament states that the practice of circumcision (of males) was supposed to be yet another sign that set the jews apart from the "people of the nations".
but apart from so many odd things, how dumb is this?.
i mean, how did someone know if a male was circumcised or not??
Zeb - Aaah ok. Thanks for explaining one of the great mysteries of the penis club. Us girls have these little things called doors in our public toilets so I never understood there was a urinal etiquette. LOL.
But hey if public toilets become nongender maybe we'll all have the urinal experience in the future - possibly...god I hope not I like doors.
