these three men led there flock to mass suicide.
i listened to the last recording of jim jones and it was chilling.
people cheered and clapped when he told them it was the end...one older black woman protests saying "the children have a right to live" but she is shouted down by the other members saying "if they take our kids they will grow up to be dummies.
I sure hope nothing serious enough happens that drives any of our friends or family to suicide over a religion.
I wonder what kind of reaction it would generate if the WTS lost it's tax exempt status and was found guilty of illegal financial practices leading to prison sentences and seizure of funds?
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Was that "the Beast"?
about two years ago after i had resigned as a ms, two elders came by to "encourage" me.. the first line of questioning was if i still believed the gb was directing the org.. i asked him "not to interrogate me".. they tried to open to a series of scriptures.. i cut them off with this tasty zinger: "i'm not interested!"..
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they have not asked to see me since.. being direct has it's advantages.. .
You need to get yourself into a spot where you can hold your ground and keep your feelings to yourself without feeling obligated to answer the elders questioning.
--Maybe easier said than done.
I have done it.
I think once they get that you will not "play ball", they will leave you alone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swgzcvh3rns&feature=youtu.be.
she is magnificent!
katie kitten.
One of my favorite YouTube channels.
I've seen all of her videos.
Lifts my spirits, for sure!
hi everyone, im begining to notice patterns of mental issues in the congregations and among the witnesses as a group.
do you think this is a trend in the entire world or is it exagerated in this organization?.
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I was aware of many JW's on meds over the years.
Should have woke me up, but didn't.
They were just imperfect...
about two years ago after i had resigned as a ms, two elders came by to "encourage" me.. the first line of questioning was if i still believed the gb was directing the org.. i asked him "not to interrogate me".. they tried to open to a series of scriptures.. i cut them off with this tasty zinger: "i'm not interested!"..
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they have not asked to see me since.. being direct has it's advantages.. .
About two years ago after I had resigned as a MS, two elders came by to "encourage" me.
The first line of questioning was if I still believed the GB was directing the ORG.
I asked him "not to interrogate me".
They tried to open to a series of scriptures.
I cut them off with this tasty zinger: "I'm not interested!".
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DONE!
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They have not asked to see me since.
Being direct has it's advantages.
there's a lot.. one rule that is dumb is that a brother must wear a suit for a sunday public talk that he is giving.
any other time, the brother could wear a suit coat with a different pair of pants and not be counseled for it.. another dumb idea is that you cannot date a person unless you seriously might marry them.
if you're on a date, you were supposed to always have a chaperone and holding hands might not be allowed as well as sitting together.. what other dumb rules and ideas can you add?.
People that quit attending the meetings are to be shunned, too.
let's say he began ruling in 1914.. where is that rulership?.
i'm hoping this line of thought gets someone thinking.. .
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Better yet, maybe he's visiting the Pleiades...
At the right hand and all.
let's say he began ruling in 1914.. where is that rulership?.
i'm hoping this line of thought gets someone thinking.. .
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If he went from "not ruling" to "ruling invisibly" over the Earth, does he still reside in the same location?
Maybe he's in Warwick, waitng for his castle to be built around him.
Invisible rule...
How did I believe that?!?
on oct. 22, eight brothers were released from prison in turkmenistan by presidential amnesty.
(see 2014 yearbook, p. 31) the ninth brother is still imprisoned, but it is hoped that he will be released shortly.
some were already in prison for three or more years and had been severely mistreated.
With all those studies, why so few baptized?
