i've been thinking about the above question a lot lately!
i see so many so-called religious people being hypocritical to the religion they profess to have faith in.
they may say "hey, i'm only human", as if this excuses their behaviour.
Apologies for not reading this thread through. Personally, I'm not afraid of death. I suppose I think of those who have gone before me, and being 'dead' would put me in the majority.
I do believe that 'Cultists' tend to attract people affraid of death. A bit like a poor man's 'Cryonics'
ok, for those that don't know, a couple weeks ago i had to have an angioplasty.
been having chest pains.
plus, being the good little nurse i am, i decided i didn't need my other meds (bipolar, depression) anymore!
I wish my house was demonised - at least it'd be a bit of company for me on an evening.
ok, for those that don't know, a couple weeks ago i had to have an angioplasty.
been having chest pains.
plus, being the good little nurse i am, i decided i didn't need my other meds (bipolar, depression) anymore!
Blimey - what's her explanation for HER new place being demonised?
i had one at school and fortunately it wasn't derogatory as they called me "the brainbox" because i was good at lessons.
Haven't we done this before? Lol - Midwich Cuckoo here.
ok i am just a newbie.
but when your eyes are opened to lies that you believed you whole life...40 years and more.... it makes you angry, sick to the stomach and empty.
everyone i know....i mean everyone is a witness....what a mess i am in.. .
Welcome JWFreak .. Well - my blood ran cold when I found out the Truth about The 'Truth'.
It may seem that EVRYONE you know is a Witness, but have you considered what percentage of them are also having doubts (but go with the easy option of remaining in The Watchtower)? You're not alone.
You mentioned you were sent a link to this website? Just reading over your posts, can you clarify if you're currently an Elder?
Cheers, Midwich.
so for our "congregation book study", we are still deeply mired in the bible teach book.
this week's lesson talks about the whole idea that the book of job relates the central issue of the entire cosmos, a vital issue raised by satan, where satan questions whether humans follow god because of what they are given, or because he deserves it.
i'm surprised that the book of job, obviously archetypal and figurative (for example, i doubt people back then literally spoke for hours in hebrew verse, and i doubt that four messengers showed up all in a row with stories telling that they, only they, got away to tell of a disaster) even has a place in the canon; aside from its lack of any specific historical position or accuracy, the argument it advances (especially as the society interprets it) is facile: the idea that privileged, wealthy, powerful job somehow stands as a representative for all humanity and serves as a litmus test for man's interaction with god is downright silly.
Welcome Mr E. Just 1 question...
If you are the Faithful and Discreet Slave, who are those blokes in Brooklyn who claim to be FDS also?
my partner successfully sued gloucestershire constabulary yesterday.
we got our day in court, and today we are on the front page of the daily mail and the gloucester citizen, and we are in several other nationals and locals, my partner's been interviewed by sky news and the bbc.. we finally got them to listen to us after ignoring our letters and phone calls for months.
and it feels fantastic!.
Gosh - well done. Is your partner Matt Powell? If so, I think it's nice that they've published your address for all to see
When I saw the thread title, I thought you were boasting about being on page 3 of the Sun......again.
greetings, my name is marcio from brazil, i'm a jw sine 1994. i speak others language, and i'd like to make friendship after, change some magazins in others language.
i'v got awake publications in portuguese.
with you interest in change , writte me back at [email protected] or in my home adreess... marcio francisco.
Yes Always - 11th July 1900
greetings, my name is marcio from brazil, i'm a jw sine 1994. i speak others language, and i'd like to make friendship after, change some magazins in others language.
i'v got awake publications in portuguese.
with you interest in change , writte me back at [email protected] or in my home adreess... marcio francisco.
Welcome gato/Marcio - my name is Midwich and I became a JW in 1915 (the year following one of the failed prophesies, but heck - there's always the NEXT prophesy to look forward to) at age 15. I speak English.
okay, some of you might have read about my conversation with the elderly lady that was doing street witnessing in conyers, ga. this experience happened this morning ... just looked at the clock, yesterday morning .
i walked out of the local tag office (where we register our vehicles and acquire license plates for the cars) and there sat an elderly lady with current magazines.
being in somewhat of a hurry, i tried to walk a more direct path to my vehicle ... but she thought i was avioding her.
Poor woman probably couldn't phone Auld Soul back as she was in a JC trying to explain how she got 50 cents from a Worldly man.
