you may remember i posted two days ago about a ten-page jw tsunami report that was e-mailed to me.
it consisted of about three separate letters.
since the report was so long, i tried to copy and paste some of the quotes from a word document and only got two out of seven.
1) will make the best use of this terrible disaster to give a good witness."2) if they were at the meetings, then, they may have been all right.
1) Make best use of? As in 'a nice little earner for the WTBTS'.?
2) How can ANYONE justify these, or any, deaths like this? CRUEL. What about the JW that died in the 9/11 - or any OTHER disaster? I find this logic intolerable, sorry.
well, not surprised, i have been telling them and others who ask that the org is hugely corrupt, apostate, blasphemers, hypocrites etc.
maybe because i told someone about the un thing and she may have told someone else, or maybe they're just spring-cleaning.
at any rate they(2 elders ) came round unannounced and beat about the bush in a pitiful way.i put them out of their misery eventually, by telling them that in no way did i consider myself a jw, nor did i believe the gb were god's mouthpiece.i said a lot more besides, i re-informed one, informed the other all about the un thing and offered him proof - no - he didn't want to see.
Great Attitude Meatpie - didn't think you get disfellowshipped for being honest oh well.I also thought that the idea of asking if you considered yourself JW was instrumental in the D'f thing.
with the imminent demise of the awake, being 'simplified' to a monthly journal; which monthly journal would be your magazine of choice - national geographical or awake?
i read national geographic - it is well researched, it has fantastic photographs, and is printed on quality paper.
with all the resources available to the wtbts, why hasn't the awake gotten any better?
'simplified' to a monthly journal;
SIMPLIFIED??? lol - amazing how they have so much expertise in so many areas.
Eyeslice (shudder) - an 'Un Chien Andalou' fan?
is it true?
can you be disfellowshiped for reading crisis of conscience?
is that why some have read it in the library out of sight of other witnesses and elders themselves read it in secrecy?.
BlueBlades - am thinking there's different 'rules' for different peeps.......if anyone (whose face fits in the Congregation) reads COC, it's RESEARCH - reast of us, apostacy.
Garybuss - is that hearsay? If so - it counts lol
Go for it Jeannie ...................
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i'll post more as i get it but according to the 'mail on sunday' this serial killing monster has "become one of jehovah's witnesses".. sick.. .
see http://www.execulink.com/~kbrannen/
Does anyone think that the Cult will now attract a few ''wannabe associated with a psycopath'' misfits?
This just may boost the numbers.
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is it my imagination.... or did the numbers of "annointed" partaking in the lords evening meal go up by 5 people this year?.
what explanation can make any sense at all about this?
they took her to the side room and did a check list of examining questions.
BIZARRE (but believable) - this implies that the elders have a greater understanding than the anointed - ie., would it be correct for a publisher to question a GB's standing?
saturday seems to be much preferred over sunday, so this years bbq will be held on saturday, july 9th, commencing around 2 pm.
location is our home in weston super mare.
as usual, the day will be very boozy and proceedings will conclude in the waverley pub.
DO we have to forewarn or just turn up? I'd REALLY love to attend - not too far for me
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is it my imagination.... or did the numbers of "annointed" partaking in the lords evening meal go up by 5 people this year?.
what explanation can make any sense at all about this?
Blimey - it went up by THIRTY in 2002.
The easiest explanation is that as they are very old and many suffer ill health, they missed previous Memorials (which explains an arificial increase) - I am, of course, pre-empting a JW explanation.
lately i have been working on a letter to my parents to try and explain my life and what brought me to this point.
i have been out for 20yrs now but jw beliefs were still always in my head and had an influence on my life up until now.
never had a birthday party, never had a christmas celebration, and even refused blood transfusions twice (idiot!).
Difficult without knowing what they will actually take notice of - a lot of JW have closed their minds to the thoughts of others. Maybe you could mention that you are afraid of being stumbled by false prophets? (you can add a Scripture or two here) - and then go on to the predictions about Armageddon. Usually JW have the argument that man makes mistakes - but the Anointed have a MASSIVE responsibility, and it is a mistake they have repeated. Quite a few false prophets and prophesies there! That will lead you to the 1914 issue, itself based on a lie of manipulated dates and Russell's fascination with pyramids. Again, you can point out that you want to worship GOD and NOT the results of a man's hobby - there is a Scripture which states, ''Interpretations are up to God''.
Are they aware of the UN fiasco? Maybe you could print off the letter from the Internet (I have, just in case!). Sadly, they may be gullible enough to believe the Society's excuse... BUT YOU can maintain that YOU are being faithful to GOD, by keeping away from the things which Jehovah detests (and you can point out that THEY, your parents, have taught you to do so and supported you in doing this - and thank them!)
Sorry not much help - keep us posted on the outcome - if I can help in any way, PM me
