how often did we as witnesses say something like this : "unlike members of false religion, who venerate or worship through statues or idols, we give our focus to jehovah!".
members of religious groups focus their religious adoration via an image or statue.
they do this in order to provide some sort of focus to their need to worship.. witnesses give extreme focus on the name "jehovah" .
OUR PARENTS ARE ROLLING OVER IN THEIR GRAVES!!!!
WT now has a choir, JW.org, cutie cartoons, dancing/singing/entertainment at the assembly halls/Kingdom halls, a special donate button, money changing machines at the assemblies, teaching videos, clapping and swaying at the assemblies, a new revised Bible and preaching carts. What's next? The Governing Body getting a new private jet anytime soon?
so in the october jw broadcast, there is a "morning worship" segment in which g. jackson goes to great lengths to explain how the term "those taking the lead" are not "leaders".. the terms are exactly equivalent, of course, but jackson, with a wink & smirk, pats himself on the back for his own cleverness on how different they really are.it's just so bizarrely absurd.. imagine if such tortured reasoning were applied to other areas..... -------------------------------------.
restaurant manager: i'm sorry, the only position we have open is for dishwasher.
applicant: that's insulting!
"And the reaction from jws: "Isn't Jehovah wonderful for giving us these amazing explanations?".
Exactly!
"Idiots"
Exactly on that one too!
well, it's been a long time!
i first lurked here around 20 years ago and read huge amounts of threads which certainly helped when i was making my decision to leave the religion.
i was never baptised (resisted it!
Yes...my spouse and I have accepted that the family (on spouses side) will NEVER change. It's something we just have to accept. We ask them to respect us as inactive and I guess we have to respect their beliefs as well. We tell them that it is just better to keep things as they are. We will talk about the weather, the family, the kids, etc. but not JW issues. We are not afraid to warn them that they may not like or agree with what we say. They seem to be fine with that.
My family, however, is a different story. Pushy, manipulative and abusive. Once they found out we are inactive...the jig was up. Good riddance to em!
correct me if i'm wrong--.
when a new-build or existing property is acquired for use as a kingdom hall----is it still the custom to have a sort of "dedication to jehovah" type of service ?.
if it is--what happens when the property is sold ?
God...Mark looks so sincere doesn't he? lol What a damn phony!
correct me if i'm wrong--.
when a new-build or existing property is acquired for use as a kingdom hall----is it still the custom to have a sort of "dedication to jehovah" type of service ?.
if it is--what happens when the property is sold ?
Our KH was sold to a church a few years ago. We can't enter a church for a wedding or to do work but WT can sell the KH to Babylon the Great. Really? The height of hypocrisy!
One of our family members will NOT enter a KH for any reason. Several family members (non JW's) had church weddings that she would not attend. It hurt feelings when she did not show up. The ironic thing is, she doesn't think there is anything wrong with WT selling our KH to a church. Weird!!!!
how many times have you heard that trope?.
i found it more irritating than a dose of farmers on the bum.
i've even said it when i was a brainwashed jobo drone.
I had a text sent to me several years back...."so many at the assembly are asking about you."
Funny.....most of them have my cell number, yet I have never received any kind, loving communication from them. JUST EMPTY WORDS, NOTHING ELSE!!!
tutorial for making donations electronically video will be considered the week of october 16, 2017.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_z32hlqw-0.
"Oh the blessings I receive when I contribute."
WT is trying to get the rank and file to "set it and forget it." Set your bank account to automatically take out a set amount every month.
WT is going to follow the 700 club "business model."
Our parents are rolling over in their graves.
WT has hit a new low!
i'm inactive here to the local jw's as i have faded.
i've been slandered and all that, shunned by some but not all, but the elders basically leave me alone.
i still run into to people all over though.
Oh my God, this is hilarious!! My spouse and I have had conversations that we go back and forth on regarding intrusive JW's. This is a perfect example of what we talk about. YOU GOT TO DO IT....THAT IS AWESOME! Great job!!!!!
a place that will bring you praise.
https://tv.jw.org/#en/mediaitems/latestvideos/pub-jwb_201801_8_video.
Brother Splane's pet project. Conducting the JW choir. I bet they perform this live at the annual meeting!
it now appears that the wt can df you just by marking you.
this happened to my me and my wife a few week ago.
a marking talk was given at the mid-week meeting in which no names were mentioned yet a detailed description of the "offending bastards" was delivered so that there as no doubt who this "pond scum" might be.
Darkknight757
So happy to hear of the progress of your little one. We were talking about you last week and wondering how you all were doing. Great news!!!! Congrats!!!
