tutorial for making donations electronically video will be considered the week of october 16, 2017.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_z32hlqw-0.
OH MY GOD!
One of THE MOST DISTASTFUL thing I have ever seen them produce!
HOW is this not "begging or soliciting for funds??"
What was it that the first WT ever said? "We will Never beg nor solicit for funds. When the creator of the universe stops bringing in the funds, we will know it is time to stop producing this magazine" (words to that effect. Perhaps someone can find the specific quote?)
it struck me just how odd and weird it is that jws are told that if they do not preach, they are "bloodguilty" for failing to warn people of the upcoming destruction at armageddon.. hang on a minute now, hang on!.
why should a mere human be made to feel "bloodguilty" and "responsible" for "failing to warn someone" of gods wrath??.
these average people are not the ones who are about to unleash a genocidal massacre on 99% of humanity (including babies born to non-witnesses).
It struck me just how odd and weird it is that JWs are told that if they do not preach, they are "bloodguilty" for failing to warn people of the upcoming destruction at Armageddon.
Hang on a minute now, hang on!
Why should a mere human be made to feel "bloodguilty" and "responsible" for "failing to warn someone" of Gods wrath??
These average people are not the ones who are about to unleash a genocidal massacre on 99% of humanity (including babies born to non-witnesses)
The genocidal massacre is being done by the "Almighty" himself! Why does he have to be so keen to kill so many people, and why isn't it HIS responsibility to warn people?? Why does he expect humans to warn other humans of HIS impending temper tantrum??
Thoughts??
although i consider myself completely "cured" from watchtower brainwashing, guilt tripping and propaganda, i realised today that there's not a day that goes by without me thinking of the cult we left.
i think of my former family and what i'd like to say to them, what i'd try to explain and how i'd say it without them switching the "ignore" button and running away.. today on my instagram account my little step-brother "liked" a picture i posted.
i didn't even know he was still on my friends list.
Ah yes! PE, I hear you loud and clear!
I have had this occur on a weekly basis with all the "friends" and family I have had on instagram. People "like" a picture, or I "like theirs" and they see me...then I am blocked from them.
It actually makes me more convinced each time that we escaped a high control cult.
If they have to go to such extremes at the prompting of their leaders weird dictates, it proves that they are part of a disturbing and destructive mind-set...and culture of paranoia and fear. After all, it is just social media...but they feel impelled to "take a stand" and block you? Amazing really.
apparently i'd been in prison, gone to wife-swapping parties and consorted with fortune tellers.
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i guess they have to demonise those who leave less others too are tempted to stray.. what did they say about you?.
Yes, it seems that the general pattern of witnesses gossiping and slandering is alive and well!
Anyone who stops attending is spoken of in hushed terms with grossly embellished and distorted "facts"
We have had it occur.
It can be confronting when you hear these things said about you - especially when it comes from people who were once close friends...
We use an expression about the way the witness Gossip-mill fires up : "Why let FACTS get in the way of a good story?"
a friend of mine has contacts to a family with several circuit overseers and special pioneers.
they have good connections to bethel.. he told me that the latest rumor from bethel states that the cos should be abolished in their present form.
they have also recently begun to take cos back to bethel.. over the same channel i have already heard of the car fleet program and that the dos should be abolished.. has anyone else already heard of it?
With more and more videos from "Head Office" being shown each week, and yet more videos being shown during the COs visit, the need for a travelling overseer may be less and less. (more control of information - less chance of it being distorted)
After all, he simply builds up some hype, does a brief talk, then presses "play" on the video projector....
just wanted to say a big hello to everyone, my first post on here was actually yesterday but it was deleted.. so will keep this one short to save my precious time just in case its also deleted or lost.. got fed up with years of persecution from within the congregations.
the lack of genuine friendship & lack of 'christian love'.
having personally seen many a scandalous behaviour i began doing some research online some years ago.
Welcome from Australia!
This is a wonderful community of people who understand what you are going through while awakening.
Feel free to share in the discussions!
The more the merrier.
jwvictims.org has another breaking news article out of canada: https://jwvictims.org/2017/10/02/breaking-news-66-million-class-action-suit-request-filed-against-jws-in-canada/.
Great to see!
The more cases - the more a spotlight is shone on the destructive practices and appalling behaviour of the Society.
how can i describe alex rance?
if i was from the uk or europe, imagine your best football goal keeper.
if from the usa, imagine your best defence player in the nfl.
The way he interacted with the kids that presented the medals was beautiful.
He has such a personable and warm manner. A true gentleman.
He is married to a lovely lady. He is known as a sincerly nice guy.
so this is a topic that seriously boggles my mind and please correct me if i'm wrong.
to me, the jw definition of the overlapping generation teaching is that the lives of the anointed from 1914 overlap with the lives of the anointed right now.
david splane used the example of fred franz and how he finished his "earthly course" in 1992 but while he did, he had a lot of "contemporaries" that outlived him and are currently living today.
Great thread!
Excellent comments from all-including those great WT article references.
I'm going to keep this content in my file for further discussions with my still-in brain dead family.
theme scripture , james 5 v 8 abbreviated to " you too, exercise patience".
(i guess we know what to expect now) .
" how long?
Brilliant thread!
Yes, the society is NEVER wrong. It is ALWAYS the fault of the flock....
