The society is boasting about this award etc.
But I can't wait for the time when many of these kids from that family leave "the truth" (because statistically they will). Will JW.org be so keen to report that??
hmmm.... didn't think so.....
sent the following to my jw friends and contacts.
thought you might enjoy the read!.....
anyone who is willing to have 8 kids deserves a medal!.
The society is boasting about this award etc.
But I can't wait for the time when many of these kids from that family leave "the truth" (because statistically they will). Will JW.org be so keen to report that??
hmmm.... didn't think so.....
hello everyone, it's been a while since i've posted anything on here so i thought i might give an update.
next month i turn 18 and my mom is constantly berating me about getting baptized, so much so that my siblings have even told her to stop.
ive just been flat out telling her no which i know is irritating her.
Hello. Thanks for sharing your update.
You have been wise in saving up money and planning for places to move to.
Contacting other releatives is a good move too. Ensure that those relatives can be trusted to support you unconditionally if you move out from your parents. Also make sure those relatives know the reason for your parents making you leave was because of releigious differences.
Be cautious as to the friendship group you draw closer to once you leave. It is better to be a loner that get mixed up in the wrong group.
Be safe. Much love from us.
to those on these forums who are christian and or to those who believe in the god of the old testament; how does one overcome many of the questionable actions god took or allowed to happen in the old testament?.
many if not most of us have heard of criticisms of the god of the old testament.
you can find these criticisms on many websites.. how do you explain to an honest hearted person why god acted the way they did?.
Basically, if a person today acted in the manner "yaweh" or "god" did, he would be condemned as a criminal and punished...NOT praised.
apparently going to the kingdom hall and getting out in the door to door ministry is the best way to get over the loss of a loved one.
who'dve thunk it?.
stash: /intesoft-inc.appspot.com/post/80e3cef960fd4eee9fd5cd757c438581.html
That paragraph 13 is sickening!
"True Friends"? haha! What a misleading statement. It should have read "Conditional friends" based on the perceived level of "spirituality" you seem to have!
i like to watch ted talks.. a recent one i watched was "why i left the westboro baptist church" x megan phelps-roper.
i have never heard of this church ever before after all i am in australia.
the talk and all the young woman stated as beliefs and dogma sounded just like the jw minus the noisy demos..
Louis Theroux did some great shows on this church...
Check them out.
so i thought my purpose was to serve jehovah and get baptised.
where do i go now to get baptised?
is baptism even a requirement for serving god or was that just for the disciples and people of that time.
Welcome!
As others have wisely said already, RESEARCH, and educate yourself about the JW organisation...and the bible itself.
As you do, you will learn to let go of the FOG, which stands for FEAR, OBLIGATION, GUILT.
All aspects of being raised in a high control group result in us having such FOG deeply ingrained. This is toxic, and needs to be seen for what it is.
So they can all bow before him and give him "praise all day and night" as the bible says.
Amazing how the "almighty" needs constant validation and reassurance of his "amazingness"....
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/54643.
presenting the order of parental gloryon the eve of international children’s day, vladimir putin presented the order of parental glory to parents of large families.
the recipients included families from astrakhan and yaroslavl regions, the republics of karelia, buryatia, north ossetia-alania, perm and primorye territories, and khanty-mansi autonomous area – yugra.the order of parental glory was established by a presidential executive order signed in may 2008 and is awarded to parents (or adoptive parents) raising 7 or more children and ensuring due care for their health, education, and physical, spiritual and moral development.
Someone send this to Putin!
Im sure he will take the award away....
alright.... so in another thread, most of us have been counseled for some lame stuff, and the responses range from funny to shocking.. now, let's focus on you giving counsel to others.
come on, don't be shy!.
i'll begin:.
I'm ashamed to say that I was a very self-righteous opinionated judgemental young prick of a brother.... as I followed the expectations placed on me by the society of an appointed brother in bethel....
To all whom I "counselled", I say sorry.
the nephilim account in genesis is utterly ridiculous when you consider that angels are sex-less beings and would therefore lack sex-drive and romantic attraction.
think of how difficult it is for humans with a sex drive to be sexually attracted to animals.
now take away that sex drive and it becomes literally impossible.
This story also fails because it is based on the premise that human sexuality is more enjoyable than being a divine being in the heavens !
As amazing as sex might be, surely life as a mighty spirit being would supersede or override that?