does anyone know how the wts came up with the term "pioneer" and the related "auxiliary" and "special" pioneer terms?.
it's not in the bible and it seems to come from us expansionist history....
Origin: pioneer
1515–25; < MF pionier, OF peonier foot soldier. See peon , -eer Origin: peon
1820–30; < Sp peón peasant, day laborer < VL *pedon- (s. of *pedo ) walker (whence ML pedones infantry, OF peon pawn 2 ), deriv. of L ped- (s. of pes ) foot
From the origin of the word pioneer it is obvious to see why the society has named them "pioneers".
Pioneer refers to a peon or pawn who walks around working full-time for free.
just heard dont know if you all know but the main lounge burned today .
from the watchtower website:.
mary suffered from clinical depression as well as some other health problems.. however, she was not isolated from her family, nor did she abuse alcohol or drugs.
mary's case well illustrates the point that not all risk factors need to be present for a serious suicide attempt to take place.. .
from the watchtower website:.
mary suffered from clinical depression as well as some other health problems.. however, she was not isolated from her family, nor did she abuse alcohol or drugs.
mary's case well illustrates the point that not all risk factors need to be present for a serious suicide attempt to take place.. .
From the Watchtower website:
MARY suffered from clinical depression as well as some other health problems.
However, she was not isolated from her family, nor did she abuse alcohol or drugs.
Mary's case well illustrates the point that not all risk factors need to be present for a serious suicide attempt to take place.
They are one f'ed up cult !!
okay, based on my reading, you're clearly better off being one of the 144,000. first, you get to reside in heaven, while everyone else is consigned to living on earth.
second, a spirit (in wts eschatology) is much better than being a flesh and bone human.
they can fly, read in a darkened room and they get to be with god for eternity.. but what of everyone else?
Actually, no... not wishing. I mean, I always knew. From the time I was a child. Which is how I ended up IN the WTBTS: they were the only ones talking about "anointed," and "seed of the Woman" and "truth" and "Israel" and "New Covenant" and things like these. But it truly does NOT matter if one is from one of the tribes of Israel (for me, Benjamin)... or of the nations.
Are you a JW?
If you are an "annointed one" you get tested 1X .
Your reward is to be an immortal spirit being ruling with Christ as king and priest in heaven .
If you are an "other sheep" you get tested 2X .
Your reward is same body same earth cept perfect living as a subject to of "the annointed ones".
me tinks da nointed wons gits da better gig.
We get a report every year from our district showing our water's analysis and it's always over and beyond the standard.
I think you should get water tested from your faucet.
You could pick up contaminents from the miles of city pipe and you're own plumbing?
Ever see the inside of some of those pipes.
it used to make me sick at these hypocrites.. they would be at the meeting the next day or out in field service, obviously still intoxicated from the night before but putting a show on before the congregation.
i knew a couple of girls who would be regulary doing this over a weekend yet they would be pioneers all week, answering up at the meetings yet would be heading into popular nightspots and coming home at 4am drunk.
their dad was an elder (surprise, surprise).. i remember telling an elder about this once.
someone is pressing me about blood fractions on an unrelated thread, so i just moved the topic to an appropriate location.. "the point for me in every thread you touch is your sickening dishonesty and nauseating apologies for the old men in brooklyn who tell you what to do.. they have told you that products made from blood don't use blood, and you are so corrupt and gullible you just accept it.".
i accept any bible-based religion that adheres to the bible as its authority.. the purpose of this magazine, the watchtower, is to honor jehovah god, the supreme ruler of the universe.
just as watchtowers in ancient times enabled a person to observe developments from afar, so this magazine shows us the significance of world events in the light of bible prophecies.
well, it just happened.
two polite elderly ladies knocked on my door to share the good news of the kingdom with me.. i was pondering whether i should speak against the organization, but immediately knew it just would not work.
i thought i should say a polite but firm no.
who are the false prophets today.
by barbara anderson.
in 1991, one of the watch tower societys senior writers, colin quackenbush, told me in the privacy of his office about letters which the society had received from prominent and credible elders, not apostates (thats exactly what he said), who were concerned about the increase in accusations saying that jehovahs witnesses were false prophets.
