now this is weird, ever heard of the "mandela effect" ???
i know how crazy it sounds but i got to tell you, this article about the governing body finally admitting the "faithful slave" was not divinely appointed by jesus in 1919 was epic to me.
like a mandela effect feeling.
Mandela effect it is not. That is just absolute looney tunes.
But i can see that this could seem like something that was"missed". the issue is that they didn't change much. they are still the FDS in 1919. You still have to follow the slave. So in that sense, nothing has changed. That also means that in terms of authority, nothing has really changed. What has changed is the "appointment over the domestics".
I suppose my follow up question would be, does 1919 now hold ZERO significance for JW's?
found this in my rss feed of, as new faq on jw.org:.
the answer was .
a person can resign from our organization in two ways:.
Verbal sneakery.......great term. It is absolutely fitting.
My wife and I left, have not joined another religion, didn't get a pound of flesh out of them as we went, and are the same funloving happy go lucky p[eople we always were (but better). Somehow, I still lost my oldest and dearest friends uncerimoniously. they even went through the trouble to call me and tell me they were doing this (or write a letter).
So are their actions not endorsed by the branch?
I guess that is where they would pull the "well every Christian has to make their own choice in regards to who they consider good association".
Or maybe its because i left for principled reasons, not because i was "weak".
Either way the double talk is nuts. But......its their website so whats to be done.
hello all, things for the most part have been somewhat better for me because my parents haven't talked about baptism or anything recently.
i got a scholarship to go to art camp for a few weeks which has been fun (since its free, my parents didn't refuse) but it has also been very nervewracking for me.
i haven't been around any non jws for more than a year and its like being in a different world, a world where people are actually real and genuine and not mindless drones.
I dont have a lot to add, but you see 100% sure that your father is not going to allow you to hang out with these new friends.
Could you be wrong about that? Cant hurt to ask him, and explain how important it is to make friends to you. Explain to him how awkward you feel, and that you have connected with some people and want them in your life.
Hes your dad.......hopefully he will listen.
it occurs to me, if i was starting from scratch choosing a religion or belief system to join, there's one good question i should like answered first:.
does this religion promote a way of life and view of the world that would be satisfying even if not a single word of its doctrines are true?
if jws honestly answered that question i doubt many would say it's a good choice.
David Jay for the win. I never thought of my childhood hall as the fornicated love child between early 70's dept store catalogs.......until now!
Anyone mentally in, will fall into the "this is the best life ever" thing. I was always taught and i quote....."even if this wasnt the truth it would still be the best way to live."
So im not sure if i agree with the OP.
destroying the governing body’s claim of authority.
begin at the beginning.
what source authority did early christians have?.
Great research. Although getting a JW to believe M Russell came up with the faithful and wise servant trick might be a stretch.
I was able to speak to a friend yesterday and get a tiny edge in on "authority". I asked him if jesus when he ascended said he has been given ALL authority in heaven and on earth (Matt 28:19,20). He agreed.
I then asked him if Jesus ever gave this authority to someone else.
Silence.
a few years ago they had a similar talk and my mother stopped talking to my sister.
after a few weeks the sister called and when mom told her my sister said but i love your my mother.
something to that effect.
Honestly....i dont think that messagw really landed. I dont predict any change. Just your normal run of the mill bat shit.
Interesting. Literacy classes are given. No doubt locally this is an underserved group of people. Its kind of brilliant to get people to come in and be indoctrinated.
anyone else notice this on the last video of the regional convention 2016?.
frame stills:.
conclusion: it seems that the paradise will not be only the end of wickedness but also the end of the jws typical cheap polyester suits :-p.
Sparky had my thought. I feel like the alarm will sound and some will descend into Morlock caves for food. :)
haven't noticed this posted:.
life is getting longer, reports world health organisation, at the fastest rate since the 1960s.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/19/global-life-expectancy-increases-by-five-years-to-71-who.
Just so that more people can be alive to see God destroy them. How sad.......
just sent this letter off to the governing body.
i also sent a copy to the britain branch.
the governing body.
I had a family member that was in charge at Bethel of sifting through mail. "Briefly summarize" content and pass to the appropriate dept I believe was the direction. Some they had permission to toss.
I agree....its mostly overlooked (unless the first paragraph sounds legit). But don't let that deter you. I feel like its cathartic, and the sheer amount of letters increasing would definitely be noticed and communicated.
