i was invited to a small get-together by a long time friend.
we both served as elders for years.
he is in his late 70s.
Yeah...but the sad thing is what emerged from that schism. Or maybe I should say the horrifying thing. Don't forget that from that early schism arose the Jehovah's Witnesses
The schism was those who saw the ruthlessness of Rutherford at work. Rutherford "frankensteined" JW's out of the Bible Students / Russellites. The schism were those who did not want this Frankenstein religion and its abusive coup leader.
we are madly in love with each other and she is in the process of being divorced.
let me make one thing clear i'm not the reason for the divorce.
she attempted to reconcile with him but to no avail.
Simon: You should have a sticky -
"Help. I'm in Love with a Dub"
and a follow-up sticky -
"Help. I Married a Dub and Never Realized ... What Should I Do?"
first off, i certainly agree the jw's are a cult.
but i'm sensitive to black-and-white thinking now.. so, where do they rank on the scale?
think of a cultish religion scale from 0-10.. consider the likes of unitarian universalism vs baptist vs amish vs charles manson.. where do you think jw's fall on the scale?.
Scientology 9.5
WTS - 9.0
Mormons - 7.0
a friend of mine visited australia and to his surprise there were no jw carts on streets.. wonder if it was just a coincidence or is it due to media attention that arc has created?.
With all the recent horrible publicity, you would be a lunatic to stand next to a JW cart in Australia.
Are you a parent who would like your children to benefit from one-on-one teaching from the Bible?
Well, ...
so here's an interesting thing that happened lately.
if you guys have followed my previous posts, you probably know my mother almost died from severe anemia, decided to take blood transfusions to avoid death and the elders announced the congregation she disassociated.
last week a "brother" came to visit from a congo about 100 kilometers away.
Although it is emotional abuse, it, more recently, has been rightly categorized as "spiritual abuse."
WTS is the poster child (poster parent?) of spiritual abuse.
after some considerable thought i have decided that i will no longer post on this forum because i want to return to jehovah.
thank you for all the kindness and many interesting discussions over the years.
i wish you all well in the future and the decisions you make.
a number of years ago when i was still active, our service group was having a coffee break with the visiting circuit overseer.
during the conversation he mentioned that the "society" was now being run like a business.
being raised in the "truth" i thought that rather odd (and my eyes began to be opened!
Vidiot
Wasted in Warwick... over, and over, and over.
Wasted away again in Warwickville,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cbX4DUACYU
Wasted away again in Warwickville
Searchin' for my lost shaker of salt.
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame,
But I know, it's my own damn fault
a number of years ago when i was still active, our service group was having a coffee break with the visiting circuit overseer.
during the conversation he mentioned that the "society" was now being run like a business.
being raised in the "truth" i thought that rather odd (and my eyes began to be opened!
Magnum
Where has all the money gone?
I'd love to know. You'll never find out from the org. Individual congregations have to be 100% transparent to them, but they have zero transparency.
i realize that rutherford received a flash of light regarding the identity of the gc in the year 1935, but that does not tell us when the crowd began to form.
what would be the earliest date?
any ideas or quotes from wt literature?
2015 october 5, boe.. .. click the green download button.. .. re: recommending convention speakers and interpreters .
http://wwwb.fileflyer.com/view/ppyuxbk.
.. .. 2015 october 6, boe.. .. re: convention speaker ratings for bethel brothers .
A brother who has grown children not living at home may also be recommended if his children continue to serve Jehovah and have a good reputation.
Wow. I've never seen this before.
So, an elder has an independent, adult, pioneer child, that fades, etc., - this thereby determines that elders qualifications.
Cult on.
