so it has been quite a while since i've last been on this site.
the jist of my story is that about 5 years ago, i started a research journey that took me 2 1/2 years to complete.
against the advice of this board, i decided to show my wife because i mistakenly thought she valued truth.
"...I'll ask her why JWs have baby showers. I will flat out ask "at a baby shower.....what are you celebrating?" So Jehovah likes the births of children.....just not the anniversaries of those births? Etc."
That's a most excellent and intelligent comeback! Congratulations on your victory.
the current jws do not cease to amaze.
here's their latest video on youtube and straight from bethel.. there is a lot of work involved in this.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwou6e5vwbo .
over the past few days i've been reading and watching bill and melinda gates speak about their plans for a better world by 2030. they bet that due to technology and the compassion of people the world should improve more in the next 15 years than it has in all of history.
specifically lower child mortality rate, eradication of polio and guinea worm among other diseases, improvement of standards of living, greater access to education etc.. i'm a realist, so i'm not looking for miracles, but i believe most of these things are possible given the level of success they have reaped in other endeavors, and naturally emerging tech being used to make some of these projections possible.. you can see that the world is actually improving in many areas if you seek out the good news stories and statistics and look beyond the watchtower friendly fear porn about terrorism, and potential dangers from culturally diverse nations around the globe.
for instance 2014 had the lowest fatal airline accident rate in history despite the hyping of the ill fated malaysian airlines crashes.
over the past few days i've been reading and watching bill and melinda gates speak about their plans for a better world by 2030. they bet that due to technology and the compassion of people the world should improve more in the next 15 years than it has in all of history.
specifically lower child mortality rate, eradication of polio and guinea worm among other diseases, improvement of standards of living, greater access to education etc.. i'm a realist, so i'm not looking for miracles, but i believe most of these things are possible given the level of success they have reaped in other endeavors, and naturally emerging tech being used to make some of these projections possible.. you can see that the world is actually improving in many areas if you seek out the good news stories and statistics and look beyond the watchtower friendly fear porn about terrorism, and potential dangers from culturally diverse nations around the globe.
for instance 2014 had the lowest fatal airline accident rate in history despite the hyping of the ill fated malaysian airlines crashes.
how many were brought in the infamous back room?
I once watched the zombie movie Dawn of the Dead at the theater with a JW friend of mine. I made the mistake of telling another friend and, sure enough, I got a talk by an elder soon after. After giving me his counsel he told me, "Don't you know that living people played those parts?"
Duhhhhh.
well, we survived the first month at least!
yes, the new forum is now 1 month old.. of course there have been some issues and i'm grateful that people have been patient while i worked on them.
a big thank-you to everyone who's been patient, have provided useful feedback or just been willing to adapt to something new during the transition.. i've also made some improvements along the way and am fairly happy with how things are from a basic functionality and performance perspective so it's time to start looking at some of the new features i've been planning.
Simon: "One thing I missed off the list is more "help". I haven't quite decided yet if that would be better as a "take a tour" or set of videos or FAQ/ReadMe or help pop-ups but it is definitely something I want to improve"
I vote for FAQ. It could just be me but I've never been a fan of explanatory videos. In my opinion pop ups that come up when you mouse over anything are distracting and irritating.
i was flipping through an old publication and noticed the similarities between these two pictures, minus the beard.
it is no wonder the jewish leaders had ridiculous rules concerning the sabbath.
the following scripture alone should instill fear of those forsaking the sabbath.. (numbers 15:32-36)--"now while the sons of israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering wood on the sabbath day.
33and those who found him gathering wood brought him to moses and aaron, and to all the congregation; 34and they put him in custody because it had not been declared what should be done to him.
cofty: "I could write a better list in 10 minutes."
As of this minute your time is up.
hello all... i currently studying the bible teach book and i'm just curious what information does the study conductor record about the student and is it passed on??
and they keep on saying "the truth" which is starting to get on my nerves.
lol.
Kulotti, while those conducting your study may accept you as you are for now you will definitely have to 'quit' being gay at some time in the future for them to consider maintaining the study.
I also highly recommend reading Ray Franz's book Crisis of Conscience to see how the Watchtower treats people for the pettiest of reasons. Be sure of this, the Watchtower is a wolf in sheep's clothing.
can you add or subtract from the following list of introductory questions?
the aim of the questions i'm looking for, is to determine the level of integrity of the witnesses at your door.. .
if you didn't have the truth, would you want to know it?.
"Is it true that your religion had a link with the UN?"
I would reword that to emphasize the importance of the UN to any outsider not familiar with the JWs. My wording would be: Is it true that your religion believes that the United Nations is an evil organization yet is a (non governmental) member of it?
