i remember reading somewhere (perhaps on here?
) than an entire congregation disassociated and started their own congregation after decided that the gb were apostate.. was this an urban myth or is there any evidence of this?.
from the above wikipedia link
Jesse Hemery was appointed overseer of the Watch Tower Society's British Isles branch office by Russell in 1901,[1] holding that post until 1946.[2] Hemery founded the Goshen Fellowship after he was disfellowshipped by Nathan H. Knorr in 1951.[2]
wow--i never knew that. 50 years as branch servant--then--fired.
to be a publisher?.
an auxiliary pioneer?.
an regular pioneer?.
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so they were good at selling magazines but rubbish at bible studies.
i remember reading somewhere (perhaps on here?
) than an entire congregation disassociated and started their own congregation after decided that the gb were apostate.. was this an urban myth or is there any evidence of this?.
didnt this happen in one of the ( former ) USSR countries-?-the whole lot formed their own independent cult
i am head over heels in love with a man who was raised jw.
i believe he is fighting demons, however, and is torn between what his heart wants to do, his beliefs, his depression & lack of self confidence.
he has had 2 wives.
hobbitz--are you male or female ?
to be a publisher?.
an auxiliary pioneer?.
an regular pioneer?.
when i was a teenage regular pioneer the monthly requirement was 100 hours.
you have to laugh--a regular pioneer is an unpaid volunteer--yet is expected to reach certain targets,
“i know the org has made mistakes and failed in some areas but it is still better than christendom”.
ugggghhhhhh.
all these religions are basically the same--they all worship a hole in the sky.
so i am still trying to help my husband realize ttatt.
i have asked him some questions .
.. “are you okay with jehovah killing your mom, sister, nephew (non-witnesses) at armageddon?”.
show him the video of a GBod member out buying a bulk lot of booze on a sunday morning. see how he reacts to that.
additionally - if this shunning rule was removed and everyone was made aware of the dirty secrets of the org.. (e.g.
csa-arc / un membership / malawi - mexico contrast / etc.).
would those leaving be higher?.
ive been shunned by 2 of my 3 offspring for over 30 years. strange thing--i resigned from the cult before the younger 2 were even born ! thay didnt start shunning till 10 years later.
hilarious,enjoy.found on reddit.
this should set the mood for the weekend !.
zing.
He thinks someone spent hundreds or thousands of hours of effort to perfectly synthesize TM's voice, and perfectly CGI an image of him in the store, and perfectly synchronize his CGI mouth to perfectly match the perfectly synthesized voice, and perfectly synthesized the clerk ringing up his purchase, and so on..
or--on the other hand--an evenings work for a teenage computer nerd.
no one has explained why morris had a conversation with a stranger about booze and allowed himself to be filmed.
hilarious,enjoy.found on reddit.
this should set the mood for the weekend !.
zing.
Sir 82
And if im proved right?
