i'm sure i am not the only one to have heard this come out of the mouths of my loved ones.
it's a very painful thing to hear, especially when it comes from the people like your own parents/family.
even after i've been told that, they would say "we'll just continue life without you.
Two thoughts come to mind.
1) They are using the fear of being killed at the big A just as Christendom does with the Hellfire doctrine
2) Just politely remind them that the one thing EVERY HUMAN who has ever lived has in common is: They all die. Why would the present JWs be any different?
it has proved to be :.
international bull shit artists .........i.b.s.a.. and their history over the past 100+ years has borne this out.. how many times do they have to fail in :.
prophecys.
Irrational Bull Sh1t Artists
hello to all, so i did want to talk about this topic because i think it is very important to me.
i have a grandfather who faded several decades ago.
he occasionally attends an assembly and the memorial but no longer attends meetings or goes on field service.
Fade or Disassociate?
The results are often the same anyway nowadays. You will be treated like an outcast as the gossip and rumour mill goes into overdrive.
Eventually, all your "friends" will abandon you...
this is a mock interview with a fictional character who is a pr rep in an australian comedy/parody of the public service.
the show is called utopia.
this was a pro piece for thew start of the new season.
Love that show!
so today the well-respected and serious newspaper trouw.nl came with child abuse within the jw as their topmost frontpage article.. the articles are well researched and aim primarily at the dutch jw situation.. afaik at least on member of this forum assisted the newspaper with the articles.
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other media are picking up as well.....
A Dutch friend of mine summed up the article like this:
Well pretty much what it comes down to, that the JW organization is the pinacle for Child Abuse. That elders are playing their own judge. Now the Dutch government started a big time investigation and want to bring these pedophiles to justice.
i've noticed that some elders will insist on getting a special bethel speaker for memorials, special talks, or sometimes for no reason at all!
i believe they are trying build connections they can use later, but who pays for it?
the congregation does and as a former account servant i can tell you airfare isn't all that cheap.
Yes our cong would often scramble to get a bethel speaker in.
Yet they were no more qualified to speak, and were often more boring!
I know too for a fact that the cong gave money "to cover his travel expenses"
as we know, many people have "no junk mail" signs on their home letterboxes.
this clearly means that they do not want unsolicited mail or advertising material.. so how are witnesses getting around this?.
during the campaign to distribute the convention invitations, when they come across a house with "no junk mail", they are just putting the leaflet inside an envelope and hand writing "to the householder" on the front and putting it in the letterbox!.
That's a cool thing to do Jonah! Love it!
for those who now lean toward non-belief in religion or theism or deism, or who identify as atheist, you have to check out all of seth andrews work!he was raised as a fundamentalist christian in the usa, and was a pastor, and christain radio host until he awoke.
he now is an atheist and hosts a great podcast called "the thinking athiest".
you will find great videos on youtube, as well as his weekly podcast:.
For those who now lean toward non-belief in religion or theism or deism, or who identify as atheist, you have to check out all of Seth Andrews work!
He was raised as a fundamentalist Christian in the USA, and was a pastor, and christain radio host until he awoke. He now is an atheist and hosts a great podcast called "The Thinking Athiest"
You will find great videos on Youtube, as well as his weekly podcast:
He has had some great shows! Here is great one...and can be modified for witnesses too!
as we know, many people have "no junk mail" signs on their home letterboxes.
this clearly means that they do not want unsolicited mail or advertising material.. so how are witnesses getting around this?.
during the campaign to distribute the convention invitations, when they come across a house with "no junk mail", they are just putting the leaflet inside an envelope and hand writing "to the householder" on the front and putting it in the letterbox!.
Jonahstourguide: Any mail you try to place in the mailbox must be addressed to the person directly and not simply "to the householder"
Wow, I didn't know that! We have a "no junk mail" sticker, and yet often get mail that is just addressed "to the householder" from marketing companies. AND it is delivered by the official Aust Post mailman.... I'll have to look into that.
i was a window cleaner, i was at the time unemployed, homeless.
i had no education to be proud of (high school one a two b's rest c's) i was a jehovahs witness.
i had been a pioneer.
WONDERFUL post!
Thanks for checking in and sharing it with all here.
Keep up the great work, and keep enjoying life!
Much love and respect my friend.
