http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/28/us-secession-idusbre90r15n20130128.
ok, not yet....... but this could be a move in that direction.. things are gonna get weird.. metatron.
Things are gonna get weird.
Like they aren't already? Compared to what, exactly?
Oh, and secession won't happen; it would've a long time ago when it had some traction. Now it's just rehashed news and media manipulation. You don't really believe that kind of political scare mongering do you?
;)
dumpster!!!
!if you heard it on the news.... i used to live in that very building.
scary!!!
fubar
sad to hear the epilogue of those that fall too far between the cracks
i am looking for rebuttals on this statement.
i find it reprehensive when they preach this from the platform, they do not want jws (who are individuals) to have any individuality.
they want people to be their personal robots with no free will.
What would you say to a JW or an elder if they were to accuse you of having an "independent spirit/attitude" using both the bible and reason?
Nothing. I don't answer to them and they wouldn't listen or respect the answer anyways.
i know this topic has been touched upon from time to time.
i haven't been on here regularly in many years, but i know what it is like for many; or those that are on their way of exiting the organization.. what songs do you recall or remember during your exodus from the wtbts ??.
i left mentally in the late autumn of 1983; apparently (i don't know officially...but does it really matter?
muahahaha
for years, it was drummed into our heads that the whole world lies in the hands of the wicked one who hates us and a result, mankind particularly hates the jws with a passion.. now that i think about it, i've seen very little evidence of that.
i mean yes, in places like malawi, germany and some other countries the witnesses have been through real persecution - not the type that the average dub would call it like doors being slammed in the face.
but what have they experienced that many other religions in other countries haven't?
in other words, this supposed proof of God's favor (attack from Satan or what have you) applies to many many other religions.
Das reasoning ist verboten
today i just thought of this.
i had written a thread about the false teaching of the anointed being resurrected already.
anyway, the wt assumes the 24 elders in revelation are the 144,000, and the assumption is merely because both sit on thrones.
i urge members to scour the archives of jwn and bump quaility info to the top.
I feel not the urge, sorry.
But if I recall, archive threads by AlanF, Dogpatch, HillaryStep, Farkel, Littletoe, and of course, LadyLee were all good in terms of content and/or interesting dialogue. FunkyDerek and Abaddon cut to the crux of any issue with surgical precision. Many others whose names I don't recall offhand.
hello everyone.. i grew up in the dauphin, mb congregation.
spent a couple years in my teens in the melita, mb one as well.. left 20 or so years ago and never been back.
now i live in winnipeg.. i imagine my story is typical.
HymieAli
Welcome to the board
I was born and raised in Winnipeg and as a jw. Left in my late teens and haven't looked back. That was 25 yrs ago.
Nice ta virtually meetcha
who would you most like to meet from this board and why?.
i would love to by danmera dinner.
she rocks!.
Larsinger
5th row centre
lol
i am still new to the business of fading and once i stop attending the memorial with all the dubs around me, my former friends will definitly put my shepherding call on hold.
i am sure some of the friends faded quick and never turn their back toward the kingdom hall again.
i am curious if others took a longer approach to fading and dropping off completly.
The last time I was in a kh was for a memorial and that was 1992 or so. I had stopped attending regularly for a few years by that time and the memorial was the only time I did for a few, kinda like when people go to Christmas or Easter mass or something. But I stopped as I had to make the break from all that and was no longer interested in belief.
