Maybe it's scooby do, but whatever "it" is it's the strangest looking fire I've ever seen even taking into account bad art.
And yeah the Schlong book was real I have the book, it's a schlong all right.
look at the picture for yesterday's watchtower study.
see the good jw folks sitting around the campfire..... zoooom in on that campfire.
have a good look..
Maybe it's scooby do, but whatever "it" is it's the strangest looking fire I've ever seen even taking into account bad art.
And yeah the Schlong book was real I have the book, it's a schlong all right.
i noticed a recent post where it was suggested the store was taken over by hostile means!.
the person who posted it pretended to have knowledge of why the store changed names but clearly was operating with an agenda!
one filled with lies, misinformation and deceit!.
Ministry Ideaz was a business barnicle feeding on the backside of a religion that causes misery and so is Best Life (God, talk about false advertising!) "Gifts."
In other news...
i have to make a token appearance at the k.h.
once a month or so and this week went to a different hall.
and believe me they are all still totally oblivious to all the negative news about the pedophiles and shunning that have come under scrutiny by the media and other governments.
Without all the info on WT''s activities and business plans all we can do is take a stab based on what's public and/or can be observed.
Mass exodus as in the majority of the congregation upping and walking in one fell swoop I doubt it. A slow dribble is more likely but a tipping point will be reached eventually if they did absolutely nothing. They are in the process of changing to a religion of movie producers and JWTV so I'll see where that goes before I cry "ding dong the bitch is dead."
But, where are you up to on this thread, from what I see SBF is now actually providing a community service of fact assembly and deployment - I'm impressed, very creative way of announcing your opinion on available selected facts.
I really feel that what you see is definitely not all there is with WTBTS so I'll continue to watch this space.
so lloyd evans will shortly be releasing his new book how to leave the jehovah's witnesses.
i do enjoy his rebuttals and the stuff he manages to get hold of and leak.
but i'm struggling to understand what he could possibly write to merit a whole book.. all info on how to leave is right here on this forum.
Necessary? If you wanna run with the big dogs of activism and atheism then it helps to have a few books under your belt in leiu of actual qualifications that is.
The next one will be something like The Reluctant Athiest or The Reluctant Apostate Heads West.
i have to make a token appearance at the k.h.
once a month or so and this week went to a different hall.
and believe me they are all still totally oblivious to all the negative news about the pedophiles and shunning that have come under scrutiny by the media and other governments.
R they all the measured and considered threads discussing the borg's near future, as we speak, imminent, collapse, crumble, bust and demise, Morpheus?
Wow there are that many huh.
in the most recent circuit assembly there was a lot about porn and warning against porn.
even warning against looking at swim wear adverts!
so i was wondering, is porn really such an issue in the wt?.
I'm going to be more cynical and say that they know full well that if they tell people not to think about a pink elephant or a pink elephant in a g-string pole dancing that's exactly what people's brains will do. Which of course induces more guilt and shame which in turn ratchets up the fear of becoming toast at the big A or at least being thrown in the bin like a contaminated garlic bread and so the cycle of contol continues.
anyone listen to the "special" talk today?
i guess it was given by one of the governing body members and shown at all the halls.
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Terry Obrien was just lying for his bosses like they all were. Jackson lied his arse off too remember. In fact in every court appearance by a WT representative that representative has denied, obfuscated, deflected and when that failed outright lied through their teeth.
why out of 52 convention outlines it's not mentioned 1 time?.
Because shhh they don't like to talk about it.
in the most recent assembly there were several heavy hints about not drinking alcohol at all.
saying that it doesn't give a good witness or would stumble others.. is this a new "unwritten directive?.
I hardly ever consumed alcohol in front of other JWs anyway. Who needs those judgy looks and to hand them on a plate potential grist for the gossip mill.
it became rare, i thought, when considering last weekends study article.
it became rare, that most of the message is actually quite ok. the gist was to avoid loving oneself, money and pleasures more than god.
thats ok, if you're a believer.. this was my take until i saw the pictures, and discovered the real message behind the article.. as often, they use pictures to contrast bad and good behaviour (in their eyes at least).
To not love yourself is actually bad advice. If you do not "love"/ care for yourself you are no use to anybody else even a burden.
If you love "God" more than one's own life or family it can be the excuse for all sorts of calllous, irresponsible behavior. Useful advice for a cult though.