this looks interesting... a new tv series about a cult and they say it's a hodge podge of various cults used as a template for the show.. here's a write-up on vanity fair with interview from stephen hassan;.
http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/03/the-path-cults.
here's the show details on imdb;.
I know you're only the latest to the party, but how many threads do we really need for this show?
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/4858401343406080/hulus-path-portrays-family-life-inside-cult
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5691566077247488/hulus-path-portrays-family-life-inside-cult
i'm sure there are countless opinions on whether you should get a tattoo or not.
my personal view is that if you were to get one it should mean something.. anyone get a tattoo to remember their jw roots?
i was thinking of getting a tetragrammaton somewhere.
saw this while browsing through the good news brochure:.
is it any wonder people aren't listening to jws anymore?
what an absolutely delusional scene!
many who have watched the gb know that they seem to be desperate to be admired, to be looked up to…….
now the question arises—do they really enjoy their lives?
does their superiority complex make them feel good?.
They have lives that are enjoyable, but I suspect that they don't particularly enjoy it. I think they truly believe the BS they're selling, and that must be incredibly frustrating. The world just won't quite seem to bend to fit their view and they are therefore constantly in conflict with reality. That probably doesn't make for a good time
That said, if they really don't care and it's all about business for them, then I'm sure at least some of them enjoy it. They don't all seem to be quite as full of themselves as AMIII, so I'm not sure I could say that they're all "in love with themselves." If they can put aside the fact that their worldview doesn't mesh with reality and just enjoy having all their needs taken care of and being adored by millions, then they should be having a pretty good time.
i was sitting at the meeting this week and the "apply yourself to the field ministry" part started.
it was the first part under, "the initial call".
they read from the "good news" brochure and ask a question on it.
i was recently told that circit overseers must give up the position at age 70. is that true and if so, does the coordinator have to give up his position at age 70 also?
if witnesses should "get out of babylon the great" then why is it ok to go into hospitals that have been set up, and have funding from churches?.
isnt that a little contradictory or hypocritical?.
i was recently told that circit overseers must give up the position at age 70. is that true and if so, does the coordinator have to give up his position at age 70 also?
i was recently told that circit overseers must give up the position at age 70. is that true and if so, does the coordinator have to give up his position at age 70 also?
circuit overseer guidelines (tg-e) october 2015. http://bit.ly/1utgizt.
The bit about "counterbalancing" past wrongs with a sufficiently convincing record of righteousness (listener's post) is just shocking for any organization that claims to be christian. What happened to forgive and forget? What happened to god's forgiveness making a scarlet sin as white as snow? Not here. In the JW cult you have to wait until everyone in the congregation can't remember, however hard they may try, what you did wrong. If the congregation remembers a past "sin" then you can't be an elder/MS. Shouldn't they be focusing on teaching the flock forgiveness instead of punishing a man for a sin that god has supposedly already forgiven?
Isn't it impossible for us sinful humans to "counterbalance" our sins? That's what the entirety of chistianity is based on - that we can't make up for our sins so we need jesus. This just goes to show yet again that they are nothing even close to the "true" christians they claim to be
