my elder friend told me that his kh is in need of upgrading their electronic system so that they can be ready for the big zone meeting in november and they need the flat screen televisions mounted to also enjoy all future special meetings put on by the branch.
the branch has given them the exact specifications and he mentioned the branch wants to use apple products.
they passed a resolution for a one time donation by the publishers to pay for the $6,000.00 system.
Be Happy - the more they expose themselves they more they will fail. They have no idea how others in the real world will actually see them.
And the more they drag the rank and file onto the Internet the more jw's will find the information that exposes the thier "organization" as the Cult they are.
So I say, bring on the ipads. Anybody who figures out how to use Google and Wikipedia will find overwhelming evidence that the WTBS is a Cult.
lillian gobitas klose, the jehovahs witness who refused in 1935 to salute the american flag in minersville, pa. started a trail that ultimately changed american legal history died aug. 22 at age 90. only three years after it had ruled against the gobitas family, the supreme court voted 6-3 to overturn that decision in a case involving a family of jehovahs witnesses from west virginia.. regardless of what one might think of jehovahs witnesses, lillian gobitas is an example of a person whose willingness to fight for her beliefs has expanded everyones personal freedoms.. http://republicanherald.com/news/minersville-girl-made-legal-history-1.1744279.
lillian gobitas klose, 90; test of faith went to u.s. supreme courtlillian gobitas klose sign the guest book.
atlanta news obituarieslillian gobitas klose, 90; test of faith went to u.s. supreme courtby elizabeth montgomery the atlanta journal-constitution.
Too bad their sacrifices were for a mutli billion dollar "organization" who changes the rules and allows people to die following a doctirne and then changes it. Deep conviction is most admirable when it actually helps other people or changes some real oppression. This flag salute issue, says more about the American Constitution and the Bill of Rights and the legal system that it does about her blind obedience.
Maximilian Kolbe (1894- 1941) A Polish Franciscan friar. He was arrested by the Nazi's for sheltering refugees, from the Nazi's. He was executed at Auschwitz concentration camp after volunteering to take the place of a man who feared death.
Thich Quang Duc, (1897 - 1963) was a Vietnamese Buddhist monk. He burnt himself to death (self-immolation) at an intersection in Saigon on June 11, 1963. He was protesting about the treatment of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese government.
Martin Luther King . A symbol of the fight against racial discrimination. Martin Luther King passionately supported the civil rights movement, despite virulent opposition and discrimination in parts of America.
Muhammad Ali Refused to fight in Vietnam despite having the threat of public opprobrium and jail.
Aung San Suu Kyi - Leader of Burmese opposition party. Kept under house arrest for several years. She has always sought to fight for democratic principles in her country Burma.
Mother Teresa (1910 – 1997) Born in Albania, Mother Teresa left for India with virtually no money and devoted her life to serving the poor of Calcutta – overcoming poverty, disease and criticism. She expanded her mission to support the poor and disadvantaged across the world.
Nelson Mandela (1918 – 2013) Spent 27 years in jail for his convictions. Worked very hard to train as a lawyer, despite the South African apartheid system making this very difficult for a black man. Against the odds Nelson Mandela was able to practice law, helping many black South Africans to survive in the apartheid system. When Nelson Mandela was sent to jail for his opposition to apartheid in the 1960s, there seemed no end in sight to the all powerful apartheid system of South Africa. But, against the odds, Mandela played a critical role in bringing about the end of apartheid and the first truly democratic elections.
Mahatma Gandhi ( 1869 – 1948) For his non-violent protests against the British domination of India, Mahatma Gandhi was put into jail several times. Militarily, India could not hope to defeat the British Empire, but through his policy of ahimsa / non-violence he awoke the spirit of fellow Indians and helped to create a climate for Indian Independence which came in 1947.
Rosa Parks (1913 – 2005) Rosa Parks could have easily been just another statistic in the American system of racial segregation. In the Deep south, black Americans were systematically discriminated against, but on one famous day in 1955, Rosa Parks made a stand and refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. Her brave action sparked a widespread boycott of buses in Montgomery, Alabama.
been out now for 10 yrs but life is a mess.
starting to think its because i have no spiritual compass.
why shouldn't i consider going back?.
I like that Sarah "nightschool is your new KH" Perfect. Going to classes full time is pioneering. University is Bethel.
And it leads you to enlightenment which is somewhere the WT will never take you or allow you to go.
god not only determined and set his mind on that new world order as soon as the need arose, away back at the time of the rebellion in eden, but also set his heart upon it with unbreakable attachment and devotion.
-watchtower, november 15, 1952 page 696 paragraph 4.
New World Order, New world order or The New World Order may refer to:
http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2014/08/29/mars-hill-elders-news-leaks-to-non-christian-world-discredit-jesus/.
mars hill elders: news leaks to non-christian world discredit jesus a newly formed board of elders at mars hill church, in a letter friday, condemned news leaks, sought to reassure the flock and warned that public airing of internal allegations and concerns would be used by enemies of the faith.. mark driscoll: senior pastor at mars hill church has taken an extended focus break but controversy swirls within the mega-church.
(photo: crossway books/ap).. the letter seemed to carry a triple message: keep the faith, keep quiet and we will take care of it.. pray that the watching non-christian world would not be given the opportunity to discredit not only our church but the very gospel of jesus: pray that jesus will be glorified through all of this, said the letter, sent five days after senior pastor mark driscoll announced he was taking an extended focus break.. the letter follows thursdays leak of a critical letter signed by nine pastors at the seattle-based mega-church.. the nine excoriated the church for lack of transparency, and the transition of a high volume of people off staff.
What does this have to do with ex-jew's Jehovah's-witness.net ? How is this realted to the Watchtower or the mandate of this site ?
hi, i am also a practicing jehovah's witness and very proud of it,to say the very-very least..!
i am a middle-aged man with many decades of being a witness of jehovah god in england.. this important letter is personally to you, just as many of the bible's 88 letters are to be taken personal by you the reader.
i am writing to you to urge you to take stock of your life, think what your future holds for you.
Ephesians 5
13 But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible,
14 for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,
“Awake, O sleeper,
and arise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you.”
hi, i am also a practicing jehovah's witness and very proud of it,to say the very-very least..!
i am a middle-aged man with many decades of being a witness of jehovah god in england.. this important letter is personally to you, just as many of the bible's 88 letters are to be taken personal by you the reader.
i am writing to you to urge you to take stock of your life, think what your future holds for you.
5. Jehovah's witnesses believe and follow all the Bible.They do not pick and choose scriptures to suit themselves.They do not add to the Bible or add made-up words like Crucifixion,Trinity,Ghost, Purgatory etc..
NO - they do NOT - Jehovah's Witnesses believe and follow the Organization, and the seven men who call themelsves the Governing Body and also call themselves the Faithful and Discreet Slave. They do not follow the Bible. The Governing Body picks and chooses scriptures to glorify themselves as "special" when the Bible clearly states" there is no class system, no difference in status or position, no special group that we must obey,
9 And do not call anyone on earth ‘Father.’ because you have one Father, and he is in heaven.
10 Nor are you to let yourselves be called ‘leaders,’ because you have one Leader, and he is the Messiah!
hi, i am also a practicing jehovah's witness and very proud of it,to say the very-very least..!
i am a middle-aged man with many decades of being a witness of jehovah god in england.. this important letter is personally to you, just as many of the bible's 88 letters are to be taken personal by you the reader.
i am writing to you to urge you to take stock of your life, think what your future holds for you.
The Name ?
The name by which all mankind is saved is the name Jesus Christ.
Acts 4:11-13Contemporary English Version (CEV)
11 He is the stone that you builders thought was worthless, and now he is the most important stone of all. Only Jesus has the power to save! His name is the only one in all the world that can save anyone.
Did the Watchtower ever teach YOU that ???
hi, i am also a practicing jehovah's witness and very proud of it,to say the very-very least..!
i am a middle-aged man with many decades of being a witness of jehovah god in england.. this important letter is personally to you, just as many of the bible's 88 letters are to be taken personal by you the reader.
i am writing to you to urge you to take stock of your life, think what your future holds for you.
OK folks - PUT ON THE KID GLOVES - And Behave yourselves - Those 10 points ? Bashing the Bible is counterproductive.
Besides, the Bible does not support one single thing the WT teaches.
Starting with the idea that to be saved you have to associate yourself with an "organization"
The word "organization" is not even in the Bible. Jesus was killed by the "visible representatives" of Jehovah on earth.
The scripture used by the GB to establish thier own personal power and authority are around one letter
written about circumcision of Gentiles. A group was sent to Jerusalem to correct this false idea, and not the other way around.
Paul says he never went up to Jerusalem to be instructed and he points out that Jesus Christ is the only mediator
and instructor a Christian is commanded to have. Putting men between you and Jesus Christ is placing a false mediator
that you must go through, that is the same as the man of lawlessness standing in the Holy Place,
because the Holy Place, is only for Jesus Christ, as your personal mediator,
and anyone who tells you different is an anti-Christ.
hi, i am also a practicing jehovah's witness and very proud of it,to say the very-very least..!
i am a middle-aged man with many decades of being a witness of jehovah god in england.. this important letter is personally to you, just as many of the bible's 88 letters are to be taken personal by you the reader.
i am writing to you to urge you to take stock of your life, think what your future holds for you.
I'll be right back.
