when i was baptized as a child i remember quite well that there were six steps that one must take before getting baptized.
i recently looked up some articles on this subject on jw.org and the latest article says there are 9 steps.
they now include field service and going to the meetings as steps.
No, you've got it all wrong getting Married is no big deal but getting a driver's license is a very important decision.
If they'd let kids wait until they were 16, it would be a vast improvement. Most of the baptisms that I've seen lately have been well under that age, some as young as 7. It seems that 16 is being put forth as the MAXIMUM age that a child should reach before getting baptized.
when i was baptized as a child i remember quite well that there were six steps that one must take before getting baptized.
i recently looked up some articles on this subject on jw.org and the latest article says there are 9 steps.
they now include field service and going to the meetings as steps.
please give reasons for all the lurkers.
and why does shunning show the same attitude as the pharisees?
Taken from the watchtower's own words: http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/g201306/the-silent-treatment/
"when it is used as a means to retaliate or manipulate, the silent treatment not only prolongs conflict but also erodes [...] respect"
The silent treatment between spouses is directly condemned by the article as unloving, unproductive, retaliatory and manipulative. Just because you might not be married to someone doesn't make this behavior any better or somehow loving all of a sudden. In fact, I would argue that participating in the systematic and indefinite "silent treatment" of shunning is far worse than giving a spouse the silent treatment for a few days.
does anyone have the links for this year's rc videos?
i'm especially interested in the video drama about the jw woman that married an upbaptized man.
i have a couple of friends in similar situations--wife in, they're not--and the wives still attend.
the scene is the kitchen table where we find calebs dad and mom in conversation.
dad - a letter?
mom so we are going to write a letter to everyone we know and ask them to give us some of their money, so that we have as much money coming in as is going out.
are jws trying to make dysfunctional kids that wont "fit" in normal society so they will "return to jehovah"?
because there have been many stories about young people who have been out in the world only to find how bad it was and how correct the org was.. a good jw kid with "good" jw parents will have many big issues, some examples:.
fear of demons (fear, misfit).
Yes, the system is absolutely designed to isolate JWs from the world at large. Who needs a real cult-compound with real walls when you can train the cultists to put up walls between themselves and normal people on their own? I would also add to the list the use of loaded language - this constantly reminds a JW that they're different from the people they talk to - any time they hear the words "mass" "church" "pastor" "deacon" "father" etc it serves as a reminder that these people are worldly and they're not like me. It also makes them uncomfortable in normal conversations when they talk about where they were tuesday night - they either have to use the repulsive word "church" or they have to explain what a meeting or a kingdom hall is. Every aspect of the cult is designed to create drones that are so isolated from normal people that they can never fathom becoming a normal person.
after seeing so many topics about the stupidity of the gb, just got me wondering, anyone know the secular education levels of the gb?
are they high school level religious zealots or are they college educated manipulators?
I think it's pretty clear that they're making it up as they go. The events of the last few years haven't exactly looked like the fruits of long-term planning or deep thought. It's all reactionary, and most of it is more or less unrestrained reaction.
As for "twisting of historical events to fit Biblical prophecy" I don't think there's been any of that since freddie the oracle died. Lately it's all been about obeying with no evidence, faith, guilt, and emotional manipulation. The pseudo-intellectual stuff is all gone.
Not that any of that helps you determine their educational level. I'd be surprised if any had been to college, though.
so, we've already kind of had the discussion about the 10/15/2015 study edition of the watchtower, especially the article entitled "the naive person believes every word.".
but one thing i noticed about this article...the web address and html code has a different title.. the html title is "is it true because it is on the internet?".
the web address is: http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/w20151015/true-because-it-is-on-internet/.
sam harris did this interview with megan phelps formerly of the infamous westboro baptist church, and i got to say holy $#!
@ the parallels to jw indoctrination/beliefs is actually pretty astonishing.. http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/leaving-the-church.
highly recommend everyone listen to this interview, especially if you're on the fence about continuing as a jw or in any other overbearing cult/religion..
anthony morris 3rd delivered the broadcast this month and advised that lies are circulated that they let children die rather than have medical care .
he says this is so inaccurate as to be a boldfaced lie ...... further he says it is "up to the parents to determine what would be the best treatment for their children" .
now, does this mean that parents are really free to make a decision to accept blood for their minor child, if they so choose?
