i do not clearly understand mainstream christian ideology, but i think that wt is a variation thereof.. wt teaches that god made adam and eve perfect, but that another one of god's perfect creatures, tricked eve into disobedience, thereby condemning adam, eve, and all of their offspring into a life of misery as a result.
this is because satan out-thought god, and essentially cornered god into this "legal challenge" that god had never foreseen.. that, to me, is one stupid god..
I do not clearly understand mainstream Christian ideology, but I think that WT is a variation thereof.
WT teaches that God made Adam and Eve perfect, but that another one of God's perfect creatures, tricked Eve into disobedience, thereby condemning Adam, Eve, and all of their offspring into a life of misery as a result. This is because Satan out-thought God, and essentially cornered God into this "legal challenge" that God had never foreseen.
That, to me, is one stupid God.
this is one of the most moronic phrases of this high-control group.. if you search this term, you see the extreme importance of developing this skill to make it in life.. https://www.google.com/search?q=%22independent+thinking%22.
inevitably, wts rails against such harmful thinking.. https://www.google.com/search?q=%22independent+thinking%22#q=%22independent+thinking%22+site:jw.org.
the third search result (in my results) shows a bit of a misstep by the awake writer(s):.
This is one of the most moronic phrases of this high-control group.
If you search this term, you see the extreme importance of developing this skill to make it in life.
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22independent+thinking%22
Inevitably, WTS rails against such harmful thinking.
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22independent+thinking%22#q=%22independent+thinking%22+site:jw.org
The third search result (in my results) shows a bit of a misstep by the Awake writer(s):
Early adolescence is a time of self-absorption, preoccupation with body changes, and impulsiveness. Middle adolescence is characterized more by experimentation, and late adolescence by independent thinking.
Looks like they forgot to rail against this horrific development during late adolescence.
i thought paradise was supposed to be a delight?
not according to the august study wt, on page 20 paragraphs 4-12 it outlines how much paradise will be exactly like being in the org today.
still following rules, waiting on jehovah and obeying those taking the lead.
Vidiot - Respectfully disagree.
Df'd will not be imprisoned. Israel did not have a prison system.
As many elders have said, and as WT intimated in the '50's, "If we were in Israelite times, we would take you into the parking lot and stone you to death."
Ahh, the perks of being a sadistic Prince.
WT "The prophet Isaiah explained that “princes” would be appointed by God, and each one would serve as “a hiding place from the wind.” (Isaiah 32:1, 2) Under the direction of the King, Christ Jesus, these spiritual princes, or overseers, would be like stable rocks, firm in times of stress or affliction. They would offer reliable shelter in the face of adversity and help needy ones to safeguard their reserves of spiritual water from God’s Word."
Hilarious BS.
i'm going to tell you of a family i knew of when growing up as a jw.
she was a solo mother who had 2 daughters and these 2 daughters were absolutely stunning both physically and personailty wise.
i remember thinking at the time how commendable it was that such beautiful looking women would choose to stay in the organisation.
jesus said something that only our generation could provide an avalanche of proof.
he said: it is easier for a camel to get through a needles eye than for a rich man to get into the kingdom of god.
(mathew 19:24).
Further to the life expectancy chart above - this is the life expectancy from 1900 to 1998 (including the famed 1914).
http://demog.berkeley.edu/~andrew/1918/figure2.html
The fight against poverty, disease, hunger improves things year by year.
There has NEVER been another period in history for which the average person could be alive.
Not the way WTS predicted.
i popped into the supermarket for a few things after work today and found myself walking up an aisle alongside a couple who used to be in my tuesday group.
i see them reasonably often and always say hello much to their obvious annoyance.
i noticed that ian was sporting a shaggy beard.
Agree 100% with EdenOne.
There is a chasmic difference in choosing one's company, and being forced into avoidance (ESPECIALLY of family members) by any institution.
hi, for those who can understand french, on sept.2 in canada(quebec) on channel tva aired a documentary on jws made by an ex-jw, jean-sebastien lozeau.
it is now on youtube, but it will probably be deleted soon.
so watch it before it dissappears.
It's extremely late , so I only watched the intro.
Very moving.
check out this kingdom hall right in a church complex!!
google map!
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do you have feelings of hopelessness and fear for not having a religion?.
do you envy happy jehovah witnesses and living their lives carefree?.
I only realized once I left, how negatively the weekly meetings affected me. Being constantly reminded how inadequate and undeserving I was, how hopeless and broken the world and everyone in it
Identical feelings.
Every return trip home from meetings and FS was complete CD (without knowing what CD was).
Major bummer.
do you have feelings of hopelessness and fear for not having a religion?.
do you envy happy jehovah witnesses and living their lives carefree?.
The average Dub is ONLY ABOUT SHOW.
That does not mean that leaving does not have consequences.
I think a must-read book (which I have just started) is:
"Why Does This Keep Happening to Me?" - Alan Downs.
The book speaks about Conscious Agreements and Unconscious Agreements.
These agreements control our lives completely.
They exist in families, among friends, among congo members, and with our version of a Supreme Being.
"Waking Up is Hard to Do"
