i see the business was started in 2002.
However--i can recall dubs buying book covers and all sorts of leather items for use "in the ministry " back in the early 60s.
i noticed a recent post where it was suggested the store was taken over by hostile means!.
the person who posted it pretended to have knowledge of why the store changed names but clearly was operating with an agenda!
one filled with lies, misinformation and deceit!.
i see the business was started in 2002.
However--i can recall dubs buying book covers and all sorts of leather items for use "in the ministry " back in the early 60s.
i know there was a painting of a woman being resurrected naked and someone coming to greet her holding clothes, but what about after perfection, after the thousand years?.
the idea is we're supposed to achieve what adam lost by returning to human perfection, so wouldn't that include not wearing clothes, especially as the act of adam and eve hiding in the trees and sewing fig leaves signified shame, and imperfection passed on through the reproductive organs.
has the wt ever addressed this?
i think most people should be clothed.
is it ok to talk about the ongoing post about 'he who must not ne named"?.
my perspective: im a neutral observer.
i dont know lloyd evans, im not an active member of any ex-jw group (except this one i guess).
i hardly ever read cedars when he was a member here--and that AAWA business went over my head. I dont think ive read more than half a dozen replies to the mega thread. Is it the longest there has ever been on here ?
Dont forget--there's no such thing as bad publicity.
i chose world events as a topic because it was the only one that seemed fitting enough.
i left work early (if you can call 445-3 early) so i could get some shopping done, fill up, grab a scratcher for the wife and be on my way home.
after i filled the tank i strolled into the tiny room of the gas station, to find myself behind an argument just started.
wow--youre in America--and you called a total stranger an assole ! Where did the bullet enter your corpse ?
i’ve always had a personal relationship with god that is not affected by any issues or controversies i have with anybody..
prayer--oh--you mean a one way conversation with your imaginary friend in the sky?
https://youtu.be/bbgovnly3vy.
There are rumours the elders are getting ready to impose draconian measures to force people back to in-person and door to door.
good--hopefully a fair few will quit completely.
here is a practice i only recently learned about and am actually interested in learning more details...some of you may have experience on the subject.
i always thought it marvelous, loving, and kind how the brothers would go in ( at their own expense) after disasters and repair homes of the witnesses who had been adversely effected.
i personally have worked freely helping to clean and repair after flooding.
before covid--i discovered my house had a problem with the ground floor--the laminate flooring was bulging and lifting--it turned out the underfloor was soaking wet. I contacted my insurers who sent in 2 surveyors: 1 to assess the extent of the damage, 2 to find the source of the water.
It turned out the ground floor shower was leaking waste water under the floor--so the whole lot had to come up and be replaced. Estimates were from £18 to 22,000. As soon as the insurance company got the quotes--they approved the lowest ( From my neighbour, a builder )...and settled the claim in full---STRAIGHT AWAY ! At no point was any inspection carried out--either during the work--or afterwards. My new engineered oak floor looks very nice.
i have a family member who had been df'ed for 15 years or so...recently they reinstated as a jw.
when i asked what motivated them to make that decision, the response was to be able to see family and old friends.
they insisted that things were different now.
if i apply to be reinstated--will i have to give up atheism ? Its kinda easy that way. Like being one of Jehovah.s Unwitnesses.
another biography will be published on 18th august 2022 - without warning & only sometimes by kit de waal who writes about her childhood in a mixed-race family in 1960's birmingham (uk).
it is not only about jws but her "descriptions of church meetings are deliciously evocative" (the guardian 08/12/22) :.
“time does not pass.
/\ /\--i grew up near that area--Balsall Heath.
There was a cong in Sparkhill at that time.
i remember when i was still a teenage kid back in the 60's----the cong i was in organised a coach at very short notice to attend a mini one evening assembly at a stadium in London UK. Brother Knorr was coming to give a talk !. That prick was treated like god itself! His talk punch line was " you must not forget"...ive never forgotten that . ( I cant remember what his talk was about though )
These brain washed dubs treat their cult leaders like rock stars. They would buy their turds if some smart operator could market them.