at a young age i remember watching tv and commenting why is the red cross always helping people and we don't.
the second big one is if the witnesses only started up in 1890 - 1900 did jehovah not have anyone else doing the preaching work?.
as a child i don't think we think about theological problems so what tipped you off?
Two out of the many things that 'opened my eyes' was the non reasoning, Reasoning Book, what a load of rubbish! and the fact it was needed as most JW's lack reasoning skills.
The on/off light switch that would be downright cruel if operated by God!
I was in during the 1975 fiasco and heard constantly about the end coming then , 'stay alive till 75' was banded about all the time.
Then the generation change in 94 and the non reaction to it by people I respected, they were just brain dead.
a newly published article by british sociologist david voas argues jehovah's witnesses may be about to experience a collapse in numbers.
contrary to claims by american sociologist rodney stark who predicts strong future growth for jehovah's witnesses, voas shows that jehovah's witnesses' efforts at recruiting new members have become increasingly unsuccessful over the past few decades: the rate of increase has steadily declined, and the number of hours each publisher must preach to produce an extra convert has gone up substantially.
voas suggests a reason for the stagnation may be that there is a natural limit to the number of people in a given population that are susceptible to conversion to sectarian groups like jehovah's witnesses - the 'carrying capacity' of the population, and that the limit has largely been reached.
marked for reading later
thought this was pretty funny and right to the point.. .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-fvqzcziqe&playnext_from=tl&videos=tkjj4l54s4a&feature=grec.
There is none so blind as those who will not see.
thanks for your link
hi, i had a great conversation with an elder and his wife.
i am born again and the question i asked them was what scripture they hold on to on the day of armageddon when god looks at them and tries to determine whether or not he will let them into the paradise earth or not.
he never heard that question and had no reply... he was going to do some research on it for me... .
It's only a fifty fifty chance they will return. They don't like hard questions, the spin they will put on it is that you are not sheep like.
All the best if they do return and don't let them use anything other than the bible.
i told my mom that i'm not going back to the meetings.
i wasn't planning on telling her that but i've been going through some hard times with my husband and just got fed up with her hounding me.
so she asked if i'll still consider going back to the meetings and i just flat out told her no and that it wasn't up for discussion.
well done you, not easy confronting parents whatever our age
when i was a loyal dub, i have turned down some gorgeous women.
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Yes I was so naive only on reflection now can I see what sort of life I could of had
he has been ill for some time, but it was still unexpected.
he was never a jw and i didn't really have a close relationship with him, since he remarried after my parents divorced.
i reunited with him in the mid 90's after over 10 years of not seeing him.. .
Condolences
ok, here is one on the personal side of my everyday life.. i heard through another person that this female i know said i slept with her when i didn't.
why would a female say something like this if not true?
is their any logic to it?.
She is trying to attract your attention??
i've been on this site for a number of years now.
i don't easily trust just anybody.
having said that, there are a few persons here that know my real identity and i'm comfortable with them.. are there certain posters that you trust here?.
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use discernment thats what the good book says
if they seem genuine listen learn
it's the internet people just the same as being in the big bad world
we are careful who we talk to we lock out doors ditto interent
look at this man he is the real deal
