i had seen a video evens did where he said that jws now say if you gambling for entertainment its ok. anyone have any link to the cult actually in print or video saying this?.
maybe the watchtower management have realised that relaxing / rescinding all these petty rules and regulations or making them matters of conscience will eventually make the cult a bit more popular. Which means more bums on seats..
which means more money.
since leaving the jws the governing body upgraded their status to being the "faithful & discreet slave".
in a sense, the gb declared themselves the 8 popes of wallkill.
absolute, unquestioning loyalty to the gb has become the central belief of the watchtower and declared the only source of salvation for the "great crowd".. the gb has instructed their followers to believe what they say and only believe what they say.
or they could spin a bottle.
bound to be a few around.
its been strangely quiet on here lately about covid..or isnt it news any more.
the " not a pandemic" brigade have been noticably absent about the situation in india..
in the UK we have had 127,000+ deaths..but India has 20 times the population . So , by comparison there could be 2,500,000 deaths in India--without taking the overcrowding and poverty.. So--in real times..could well double the global total to date.
its been strangely quiet on here lately about covid..or isnt it news any more.
the " not a pandemic" brigade have been noticably absent about the situation in india..
well--they cannot possibly vaccinate a realistic number of people--and the hospital system has already been overwhelmed..so this is just the beginning of the pandemic there.
Africa next ?
its been strangely quiet on here lately about covid..or isnt it news any more.
the " not a pandemic" brigade have been noticably absent about the situation in india..
Its been strangely quiet on here lately about covid..or isnt it news any more. The " NOT A PANDEMIC" brigade have been noticably absent about the situation in India.
the watchtower has always banged on about not pursuing worldly careers and that best career was 'theocratic service.
but now i am wondering what line they will take.
let's have look at the options;.
hello Reservations--welcome to the site. What do you think of it so far ?
something i've noticed is that marriage was the thing for those born before 2010. but today's culture of divorce laws slanted to favor women has forced men to think carefully before signing the marriage certificate.
most of my friends have no intentions of getting married.
all of them have gotten vasectomies, so there is no chance of being blamed for a pregnancy.
Stan--you are going to live a longgggg Time-------just like William Shatner.
yep--i plan to. I'm 73 now--and my 4th wife is 23 years younger than me. Weve been married 5 years --this month ( which i only just remembered )
something i've noticed is that marriage was the thing for those born before 2010. but today's culture of divorce laws slanted to favor women has forced men to think carefully before signing the marriage certificate.
most of my friends have no intentions of getting married.
all of them have gotten vasectomies, so there is no chance of being blamed for a pregnancy.
ive been married 4 times--so far !
first time i was 20--she 19, a born in. During our 3 year courtship we got up to most sexual antics--bar actual penetration. My sole reason for wanting to get married was to "go all the way". Very early on in our courtship i realised she was a firebrand religious fanatic--and very possessive and quick to take offence at anything from anyone. Within a few months of being married i knew it was all a big mistake--and wanted out--but knew i couldnt. I knew if i had had full sex before marriage it would have been an even bigger mistake.
The marriage somehow lasted 13 years till she filed for divorce "on scriptural grounds " We had 3 kids.
i am in need of the current copy of the newest dpa blood card as some of the jw's in my mothers congregation are asking about if she signed the latest copy after she passed today.
i am curious as to why they are asking about this specifically and not offering condolences on the loss of my mother.
there has been some shady interactions leading to my mother requesting me to talk to certain elders to request that certain people not interact with her further.
my condolences.
May i ask if the funeral has taken place yet ?
if it hasnt..was a JW funeral intended ? Maybe the sight of her signature on the no blood form could determine whether a JW funeral can take place--or not ?
someone gets shot and or killed and hundreds of people decide to loot and destroy businesses or whatever else is in their path.
what does this do to make things better?
i really don’t get how they think it makes things better or solves anything..
another idea--switch off the electricity in those areas. show who's boss.
