i've been reading posts all day.
i haven't for some months now and remebered a nasty experiance when i was about 5yrs old.
.... we were standing in a cue at a convention when my mom dropped her "food stamps" .
It angers me to hear this, it must really anger you.
Please just try to think of that 'man' as a caged animal, still wasting his life in the Watchtower Society. Either that or think of him as dead; either way is good.
If you can somehow track him down I would be quite happy to take him back to Russia and dump him in Chikhacheva at the edge of the East Siberian Sea. Would like to see him speak such filth when he knows he is the only man for 1000 miles of cold Siberian hell.
i've heard that there are people who thrive on being with people.
they gain energy from it.
then there are the loners who gain energy from being alone.
Isn't it nice to hear others speak about being alone ?
Sometimes when times get tough and you think about the past, losing old friends as a Witness, you think to yourself am I the only one? How nice it is to hear other peoples experiences and feelings.
i've heard that there are people who thrive on being with people.
they gain energy from it.
then there are the loners who gain energy from being alone.
I like to be alone.
rhere's a new book out called 'the four presidents of the watchtower society' which can be orderd from here http://www.freeminds.org/sales/fourpresidents.htm.
here's some of the issues discussed in the book:.
what was the salon association, and why did russell deny knowledge of it?.
Well Nathan, for instance in 'Thus Saith Jehovah's Witnesses' , on page 231 he speaks about where a person can go after leaving the Watchtower Society. I feel that he promotes his own cause, the cause of the miracle worker from Nazareth, therefor promoting his own ideology. In a number of other book from Freeminds, such as 'Refuting Jehovah's Witnesses', he also promotes his own agenda as though his doctrine is correct ahead of the Watchtower Society. Who could know such a thing?
On the grounds of sensationalism, page 16 of 'Thus Saith' speculates on the future of the Watchtower Society. Watters claims that he thinks the summary of changes and specualtion on the future of JW's is 'the best he has ever seen', as it is written by another person. Yet Watters supports these claims. These claims suggest that in 10 years the Watchtower will become to JW's as the International Bible Students are today - just a footnote. This was published in 2000, already we are in 2004 and I strongly doubt this will happen by 2010.
As I have said I support Randy because anything that paints a bad picture of the Watchtower Society is good enough for me, and maybe articles like this keep the EX JW community going. When I read it I was excited also. Because major doctrinal changes and bouts of Watchtower lies do not come thick and fast (well, not that thick and fast anyway!) then I feel some people may fall into the trap of sensationalising things to whip up a bit of excitment and shift a few more books.
tonights super7 lottery is worth 32.5 million dollars....
what would you buy with all this money?
do you really think you would be happy with this much coin?
Invest, share with every member of my immediate family and live like kings for the rest of our lives.
Also, I would not tell one soul.
please note!
this is more of a philosophical question, and i am posting it merely to get feedback on what i like to term doctrinal circular logic (ie.
the bible is true because the bible says it true) i have tried to remove my own conclusions that i made from this, so if they shine through somewhere, i apologize.
No need to pick up a copy, why not read online.
http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/thomas_paine/age_of_reason/index.shtml
please note!
this is more of a philosophical question, and i am posting it merely to get feedback on what i like to term doctrinal circular logic (ie.
the bible is true because the bible says it true) i have tried to remove my own conclusions that i made from this, so if they shine through somewhere, i apologize.
A further point to consider is if God is perfect, how can he justify the creation of evil?
And if God knows all things and his purpose never changes, then why did he send his Son down to Earth as a consequence of Adam sinning? Either he knew that Adam would sin, or he was caught out by the Devil. Surely he could have predicted if Satan would have sinned or not?
Makes no sense.
lately ive been getting alot of negative comments from brothers,sisters and others about the length of my hair.
i mean sure its long but theres nothing wrong about it.
is there anything in the sciptures about hair length in men.. god its ridiculous when others try to put you down.. well you can judge for yourself.. .
I think you should do the right thing and cut it off.
You look scruffy!
Forget what the people say at the Kingdom Hall, do it for your own looks. You look terrible. Sorry, but you asked for my opnion, and I gave it.
Dosvedanya.
rhere's a new book out called 'the four presidents of the watchtower society' which can be orderd from here http://www.freeminds.org/sales/fourpresidents.htm.
here's some of the issues discussed in the book:.
what was the salon association, and why did russell deny knowledge of it?.
I believe it to be mild sensationalism, I feel Randy Watters is doing a good job at Freeminds and support him although his publications play host to some wild predictions and examination of the Watchtower, therefor feel that the publications hailing from Manhatten beach hold a fair share of sensationalism to get people to buy them.
I admire the work he does however.
who has the real truth then ?.
i found this forum last year and since then i have read many posts.
many people are still eager to quote from the bible etc.its almost as if they are still jw's.
What is truth?
