i'm reading a very interesting book right now "your god is too small" by the atheist republic.
it makes the point that there are two creation accounts in the bible!.
in one humans are created after the animals in the second humans are created before the animals.
I'm reading a very interesting book right now "your God is too small" by the atheist republic. It makes the point that there are two creation accounts in the bible!
In one humans are created after the animals in the second humans are created before the animals. In one Adam and eve were created at the same time but in the second Adam was created first.
Had anyone else noticed this?
i note stillin has had a recent problem with this.
i also know of two cases were an elder went through a brothers phone to get dirt on him.
and another were a sisters email was hacked into to get dirt on her.. in both cases apparently it was for their spiritual protection (!
i note stillin has had a recent problem with this.
i also know of two cases were an elder went through a brothers phone to get dirt on him.
and another were a sisters email was hacked into to get dirt on her.. in both cases apparently it was for their spiritual protection (!
I note stillin has had a recent problem with this. I also know of two cases were an elder went through a brothers phone to get dirt on him. And another were a sisters email was hacked into to get dirt on her.
In both cases apparently it was for their spiritual protection (!) Of course (!)
Has anyone else heard of this?
this photo can be found in the april 15 , study edition article titled:.
why disfellowshipping is a loving provision.
just by looking at this image we can see how quickly the barrier between the congregation and former member is put up, after the announcement that this sister is no longer one of jehovah's witneses.
last night's bible highlights was really eyebrow raising!
the brother pointed out at lenght about how david had wept when his son absalom was killed.
but that because absalom was killed while opposing jehovah that means that david was wrong and weak to greive for him.. it was applied to today by saying that if our children are df'd when they die then we should not grieve for them either!.
Last night's bible highlights was really eyebrow raising! The brother pointed out at lenght about how David had wept when his son Absalom was killed. But that because Absalom was killed while opposing Jehovah that means that David was wrong and weak to greive for him.
It was applied to today by saying that if our children are DF'd when they die then we should not grieve for them either!
Cue nodding heads all round!
i have major health issues myself and as i deprogram myself further i'm getting so sick of other jw's telling me that i'll be cured in the paradise, new system is just around the corner etc etc.
of course i have to nod and look enthusiastic in return but inside i'm screaming with frustration!
i have accepted that unless medical science makes major breakthroughs that i will be like this until i die.
I have major health issues myself and as I deprogram myself further I'm getting so sick of other JW's telling me that I'll be cured in the paradise, new system is just around the corner etc etc
Of course I have to nod and look enthusiastic in return but inside I'm screaming with frustration! I have accepted that unless medical science makes major breakthroughs that I will be like this until I die. But there have been many people in history who have made huge contributions to society despite their physical limitations. So I take comfort from that.
How does anyone else cope with the paradise dogma etc?
i just watched this film on netflix.
if you haven't seen it its worth watching just for the ways he demolishes the religious advocates he interviews.. the most worrying things i saw in it were the us senator who says that having a high iq isn't a criteria for being senator and also all the muslims he interviews who despite claiming to have read the quran also claim that islam is a religion of peace..
i just watched this film on netflix.
if you haven't seen it its worth watching just for the ways he demolishes the religious advocates he interviews.. the most worrying things i saw in it were the us senator who says that having a high iq isn't a criteria for being senator and also all the muslims he interviews who despite claiming to have read the quran also claim that islam is a religion of peace..
I just watched this film on Netflix. If you haven't seen it its worth watching just for the ways he demolishes the religious advocates he interviews.
The most worrying things I saw in it were the US senator who says that having a high IQ isn't a criteria for being senator and also all the Muslims he interviews who despite claiming to have read the Quran also claim that Islam is a religion of peace.
watching the documentary going clear, i noticed several parallels with the gb.
one of which was that in recent times they are focusing their efforts on buying property.
i don't understand what the purpose of this is?
at our meeting last night there was a talk about having run out of magazines for the last three months.
it's expected this will continue to happen.
the "branch" has not sent the requested number of magazines.
Wow they are playing a dangerous game here surely? Essentially they are holding the congregation to Ransome - give us more money or you won't get any mags!
What happened to the faithful and discrete slave dispensing spiritual food at the proper time?
There are some congregations who are small and or poor, what are they going to do if they can't afford this demand?
