an inactive, non-baptized person told my sister-in-law (faded, non-baptized) that the witnesses no longer believe that armeggedon is going be a world destruction.
does anyone know where she would get this sort of idea from?
this person is more in contact with active jws than we are.
Blondie,
It's a backwoods congregation in a backwoods area. But, there are plenty of family connections to more urban areas. So, it's hard to know where it could've come from. We scoffed at the idea when we first heard it, but then started wondering where on earth that idea could have come from. We are now, finally, successfully faded. So, we have no intentions of contacting any local JWs and asking questions.
Cellist
an inactive, non-baptized person told my sister-in-law (faded, non-baptized) that the witnesses no longer believe that armeggedon is going be a world destruction.
does anyone know where she would get this sort of idea from?
this person is more in contact with active jws than we are.
Yes, Blondie, that was our opinion too. But, we've been out approx. 14 years. So, we thought that we might have missed something that could lead to such an optomistic thought. We've been reading this board for a couple of years and I don't recall anything even remotely suggesting such a thing.
Cellist
an inactive, non-baptized person told my sister-in-law (faded, non-baptized) that the witnesses no longer believe that armeggedon is going be a world destruction.
does anyone know where she would get this sort of idea from?
this person is more in contact with active jws than we are.
An inactive, non-baptized person told my sister-in-law (faded, non-baptized) that the Witnesses no longer believe that Armeggedon is going be a world destruction. Does anyone know where she would get this sort of idea from? This person is more in contact with active JWs than we are. We just heard this, but the conversation actually took place awhile ago.
Cellist
so, during all of the 80s, i raised 2 kids (my ex-wife's; i've never had any biological offspring), worked on fixing up her ww2 house; made money (the economy took a turn for the better); muddled along in the congregration.. (i love those kids, to this day.
in a recent conversation wife my ex, i asked her to convey my feelings and concerns to them.
i seriously doubt that those feelings on my part were ever relayed.
Thank you for writing your experiences down.
Cellist
i heard this word tonight, and it struck a chord, insofar as the nature of the wts has demonstrated itself so able to engage in such behavior.. in considering such synonyms as "alter, convert, modify, transfigure, transform, transmute," s.i.
hayakawa observes that "transmogrify, on the other hand, always stresses negative change, bizarre or ugly...".
as i think about that, this word most accurately describes what the wts has done, decade after decade after decade.
Onacruse, that's a good word. It fits them very well. We came across another word that we thought suited them. Ugsome, meaning: loathsome, disgusting.
Cellist
keep on the watch!
this warning: "keep on the watch, therefore, because you do not know on what day.
true christians--only jws.
Thank you, Blondie. I have to admit, I only read the comments in red. I just can't stomach the Org's rhetoric anymore.
I hope you have a great day in the garden.
Cellist
the watchtower april 15, 1992, p. 31, par.
1, 5, 6; p. 13, par.
the watchtower april 15, 1992, p. 15, par.
Very interesting observation, Hammsterbait. I believe you could be right.
Excellent information, Barbara. Thank you.
Cellist
hi.. i've been meaning to introduce myself at some point in time when i had enough balls to ask some of the questions i've been thinking for the past couple of months.
however, i've had a horredous day and now just want to talk to anyone.... my hubbys asleep, gotta work tomorrow again...get to spend all day just me and the baby alone again.
i'm petsitting for the cutest dog who will not stop whining and clawing at the door every 15 minutes.
Hello Mariposa. I'm sorry to hear that you're going through a trialsome time. Hope everything gets better for you soon. I know I've had my share of those kind of days. It always seems like they'll never end, but they do.
Don't feel bad about taking awhile to get up the nerve to post. It took me about two years. I'm glad you're here.
Cellist
Welcome to the board, Jambon.
Cellist
i think there is one verse in the bible, if properly understood would, i believe, definitely make all christians better people.
mark 9:47 and if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out.
which i take to me, if you find something offensive in the world, change your own mind about it, rather than trying to change it.
Carmel,
