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famous people you didn't know were jehovah's witnesses.
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ROAD TO NOWHERE:
I had heard about Eisenhower (or his mom) from the person I studied with.
I supposed this was to impress me and make the religion seem more ‘legitimate’ in my eyes.. I was too new at the time to have an opinion about anything. But, I now believe these old-timers may have belonged to a kinder more humane Jehovah’s Witness religion. That religion no longer exists. I truly doubt they would stick around nowadays with what it has turned into.👎
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9 though we are imperfect humans, we can imitate jehovah’s generous use of power.
we cannot literally impart strength, or energy, to others.
LYNNIE:
Sadly, that’s about the size of it in the Witness religion. You have my condolences.
An elderly sister (or brother) very often can end up being preyed upon by other JWs there.. This can be the end result of too much togetherness and everybody knowing your business.. If anybody is offended by me saying this, TOO bad about them.. What’s even more sad is this doesn’t have to happen - but since these elderly Witnesses have been instructed to shun their children who are ‘out’ of the religion - they have nobody sincere to look in on them and shield them from worthless OPPORTUNISTS in the hall!!!
This is the reality of what can go on there. To add insult to injury, the elderly JW who probably gave so much $$ to the religion might have imagined that this was a material protection for them and that the JWs would care for them, etc.. This is a very sad joke and they have been deceived.. The so-called worldly relatives long shunned are sought after to do this burdensome task.
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LV101:
Back when I was a believer I saw a few of the types you mention that “tried to con everyone they possibly could inside the hall”. They were mixed in among the decent types.
I stayed the hell away from Witnesses like this and really had no patience for them. You had to wear boots and watch where you stepped because they were so full of shit about everything really. They usually had pretensions of great ‘spiritually’.🤮 Maybe they fooled some, but I saw through it and considered it a ‘gimmick’ possibly to get what they wanted
But, because they were pio-sneers they got invited to dinners and special gatherings that I was not invited to because I worked full-time. But, I’m retired so it was worth it to be avoided back then.
It’s too bad that some JWs either don’t know or don’t care that they are viewed as undesirable con artists to be avoided, by me anyway.. But, I am Out so I don’t have to deal with these people ever again!
after over 100 years...watchtower helps the poor of nyc...by leaving!!
jehovah's witnesses hotel becomes affordable housing.
developed by breaking ground, 90 sands brings new housing opportunities to brooklyn.. .
BALAAMSASS2:
I had heard that too about JWs who pioneered and collected while claiming they ‘cannot work’.
So many things about the Witness religion I learned to hate but the biggest one is how they frown on working at a responsible job and push the ministry instead. This leads to dishonest people who cannot differentiate between right and wrong.. They think any means will justify the end of them getting their ‘hours in’ in this phony religion so they can have their silly title of ‘pioneer’..🙄.. I wasn’t impressed.
I never, in the years I was there, aspired to it.. Don’t know if this was because I wasn’t raised a JW… But, when the religion did away with the counting of time in 2023, I was overjoyed that I never listened years ago.. Even if somebody didn’t get pioneer hours, they still spent time that they can never get back. This is why I am grateful today that I spent my hours in a secular job!
the watchtower—study edition | september 2024. enjoy the greater happiness that comes from giving.
9 though we are imperfect humans, we can imitate jehovah’s generous use of power.
we cannot literally impart strength, or energy, to others.
NOT FORMER:
Yes, they want to have it both ways as you said.
But, what infuriates me is they are trying to get unsuspecting people in congregations to fix problems that they inadvertently created with faulty teachings: in this instance getting people to care for elderly JWs who shunned their own children (on the say so of the religion) who would otherwise be caring for them. The ‘New System’ was supposed to be here to take care of this problem. It ain’t here…
The other BIG problem the religion caused is all the seniors who reached retirement age unprepared. They never worked because they were assured the ‘New System’ would be here’ to save them..
There must be thousands of people like this in congregations - all needing assistance til they die.. I don’t see any social programs in the religion to help, do you? ..Well, guess who gets cornered with an envelope to regularly contribute?? The John Q Publishers who are still there with two nickels to rub together, that’s who.
In my opinion this panhandling mentality is what it has come to in the religion.👎
dear friends,.
i think you all know me as a person who has always strived, despite my imperfections to only ever wanting to be and remain in the “truth”.
it is in fact what i so desperately want for my son ashton and my baby girl honey bee, to be lovers of truth and grow up to be a loyal servants of jehovah god and his son, jesus christ.
GAVINDLT:
Good that you were disfellowshipped and spared getting that Covid vaccine..
I am a long time ‘Fader’ who did not get it either. Who is to say what I might have done if I were active in the JW religion? Would I have caved in to the pressure they put on everybody there acting like it was God’s will? Meanwhile, it was something they were compelled to do because of their tax status or whatever.
But I’m Glad I didn’t.
the watchtower—study edition | september 2024. enjoy the greater happiness that comes from giving.
9 though we are imperfect humans, we can imitate jehovah’s generous use of power.
we cannot literally impart strength, or energy, to others.
RULES & REGULATIONS:
Even though it is a great principle and nothing wrong with doing a favor for somebody once in a while…I tend to read between the lines when the JW religion publishes an article.
When we went out in service years ago we would stop by an elderly person’s home to say hello. This was an inactive member of the congregation. However, there was never a need or a suggestion that we run errands. What I am getting is that they are trying to get people in the congregation to regularly ‘care for’ somebody.. This is a whole different thing.
Regarding the elderly JW who needs help: where are their children or family members? If there are none, the authorities should be called.
Is this a case of adult Witness children who are lax towards their parent(s), OR is this a case of an elderly Witness who shunned their non-believing children years ago (on the say-so of the religion) and NOW finds herself/himself isolated??? If this is the case, it is the JW religion that caused the problem and is now expecting other people in the congregation to ‘fix’ it! This makes me very angry.
after over 100 years...watchtower helps the poor of nyc...by leaving!!
jehovah's witnesses hotel becomes affordable housing.
developed by breaking ground, 90 sands brings new housing opportunities to brooklyn.. .
NOT FORMER:
Yes, tell me about it.
The Bible says to work and provide for yourself, but too many Jehovah’s Witnesses somehow think they are going to get ‘around’ this and attempt to be a burden on others.
But, I would never tolerate them coming near me... Call me hard but I don’t have any pity for these people deceived into ringing doorbells who didn’t work at a proper job because ‘the End was coming’.. Not my problem.. They imagine they are going to target people who worked and who got criticized!!!... I could not be around these JWs now because I wouldn’t give them so much as a dime. Anybody made a snide remark there would be an altercation.
Let these goddamn fools go ask the religion for money since that’s who they were working for.
after over 100 years...watchtower helps the poor of nyc...by leaving!!
jehovah's witnesses hotel becomes affordable housing.
developed by breaking ground, 90 sands brings new housing opportunities to brooklyn.. .
BALAAMSASS2:
All kidding aside. The many needy JWs could use REAL social programs like the churches in Christendom have (food pantries, etc.)
There must be many thousands of Witnesses who followed the religion’s faulty teachings to be in the ministry because ‘the End was near’ - instead of having a decent job/paying towards retirement.. Unfortunately, those JWs back then wouldn’t be caught dead in a full-time job like me... I was scoffed at and considered ‘unspiritual’!
Meanwhile the religion did away with their counting of time in 2023.. What are those JWs supposed to do who rang doorbells for 30+ years pushing the religion’s magazines, etc.?? Can you imagine the state of things in congregations now with needy older people waiting for the End to save them..??? Glad I am not around this - not to mention how happy I am that I never fell for the pioneering fervor all those years ago!!
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probably the best.
kelly's heroes and don't look now a couple of my favourites.
He was great in JFK with Kevin Costner. Great movie.
R.I.P.
