similarly, we cannotexpect that the future interruption inthe great tribulation will result in aninflux of new believers.
rather, it willbe an opportunity for all true believersto prove their love for jehovah andgive their support to christs brothers.. (par.
7, page 16, wt july 2015).
Compare this article with any similar from the early 80s and the same 'urgent' language is used.
Fear mongering at its best!
Keep calm and carry on with your life as normal. Nothing of that crazy destructive sort will happen.
It's a carrot, just a nice looking carrot!
SL
there were so many things wrong with this weeks watchtower, its hard to pick one, but one that really bothered me was this watchtower business and their delivery.
i have never seen them quite have to explain something away like this in a study article like this before.
shows me they are battling people feeling confused.
All this crap will change the moment a new admin or team of writers comes along. Just give it a bit more time!
SL
the royal commission published it's redress report today.
it is a 668 page document, but it is very interesting.
all the recommendations they make are in harmony with what all other institutions will accept.
Love it! This might trigger policy changes.
Keep the spotlight on them to cause necessary changes.
SL
fortunately there will still be people waking up to the scam.. .
Religion is part of the human experience. It will always be with us; a vast variety of it for our preference.
Reason why I am not really bitter about any one religious org or idea. They all fail in one way or another and yet they all shall continue to exist and thrive for as long as humanity exists.
SL
the royal commission published it's redress report today.
it is a 668 page document, but it is very interesting.
all the recommendations they make are in harmony with what all other institutions will accept.
They will appeal it over and over. Wow!!!
Time to pay for mistakes.
SL
fortunately there will still be people waking up to the scam.. .
The WTBTS will morph continuously. It is different now than it was in the 80s and 90s, and it will continue to change with each failure and administration. It will always exist, just like all other religions.
SL
today i attended a one-day assembly in my hometown.
i knew when it came time to read the afternoon expenses that it would be an incredibly high and ridiculous amount that was nowhere near the real expenses for that day.
sure enough, after lunch came the announcement.
$10 is all they get from me, does not matter how large the deficit. So many others fall for the false numbers, though.
SL
i'm sure that most of us heard that line when we were young.
i never could convince myself of that, other than that it hung a blade over my head that would then be on the chopping block should i err in some way and thus they would be protected from me, but i also knew that i needed to do so anyway.
otherwise i'd be a pariah if i got older and didn't take the step, and i wanted to be good in their eyes.
Do not do it until at least 18 years old. At least you will be making a conscious decision for yourself. Any younger is equaled to infant baptism of the Chistendom.
It's a trap, a trap, a trap!!!
allow me to begin with a clarification: when i say i am one of jehovah's witnesses, i don't mean that i am an advocate of the watchtower society or a devotee of some of its more controversial false teachings.
i mean that i am a christian, a disciple of jesus christ dedicated to jehovah god, and who remains in union with my brothers and sisters who make up the family of faith that globally refers to itself as jehovah's witnesses.
some totally understand the distinction between the family of brothers and sisters and the corporate organization known as the watchtower society (wts).
Agree, disagree, or otherwise, a JW is what I am. Indoctrination runs deep. In my case, overall, the good out weighs the bad by a long stretch.
I have come down to accept it. I am going down with this ship.
Being mentally out does add a touch of indescribable freedom and carelessness that is very satisfying.
SL
*full article and video at link.
gold coast mcdonalds shooting: victim had left abusive husband.
stephen lock was a controlling and abusive husband who turned to drugs to try to level his volatile moods.. his wife karina, 49, was a devout jehovahs witness who, for religious reasons, stayed with him until she could take it no more.. friends of the couple have revealed details of their tumultuous relationship, which ended tragically in gunfire at a mcdonalds restaurant yesterday morning..
Oh, these women that, for whatever reason, cannot live without a man...
It is a high price to pay!
SL
