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
so i posted earlier in the year that one of my son's friends is a jw.
he can never do anything on wednesdays because it's a meeting night.
same for sunday early afternoons.
All graduates in my cong are attending college, online or physically. Several participate in school music and sport stuff.
It is wonderful that so many young JWs are not removed to the extent they were in the past.
SL
soooo...i have recently been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, and am scared out of my mind.
in a weak moment, i called my parents and my mom answered.
i start crying as i tell her about my disease, and this woman says to me:.
If your parents are hardcore JWs, they might be thinking that it is time to begin reaping the results of your behavior; also, they may be rejoicing in the fact that your so called friends now better come to your aid for they will only do what would be absolutely necessary.
I've been there. Prepare. I hope to be wrong.
SL
so i posted earlier in the year that one of my son's friends is a jw.
he can never do anything on wednesdays because it's a meeting night.
same for sunday early afternoons.
Modern JWs are increasingly becoming like Catholics in the sense that they may be there listening to all the bs, but they are very selective in what they practice. And with each failed prophecy and 'new light', less and less is practiced.
The WTBTS keeps harping on the night for family worship, when in fact hardly anyone is putting this into practice. Isn't it enough indoctrination and bs heard in the other 5 meetings? One needs to keep up this charade bs in the privacy of our homes too? Nope!!!
SL
