Ditto what everyone else said. I too always found it 'uncomfortable' referrring to my 'Heavenly Father' by (what I believed to be) his Name...if I called my Earthly Father by name, I'd have got a slap, lol.
As I understand, Jews do not attempt to pronounce the Tetragrammaton for fear of blasphemy, as the correct pronounciation has been lost. The name 'Jehovah' was invented in 1270 by a CATHOLIC monk, Raymundus Martini.
hey yall, i'm looking for some more scandals of the wbts.
i know the un one, of course different pedophile ones, their involvement with anca, and i'm learning the deal on the bible printing they did for some folks in thailand.
i just need some more logs to put on my fire, i'm hoping to hear anything and everything, with links please if possible.
There's the Malawi/Mexico double standard (hypocrisy)
The Tacoma Parking Scam http://www.watchtowernews.org/tacomapark.htm
not to diss anyones beliefs, i thought this was humorous.. .
absurdity in the bible .
if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.--1 cor.14:38 .
Ricky Gervais on Genesis
in the new may awake magazine there is an article "is philanthropy the answer?
i knew what the answer.
was going to be before i even read it.
How many articles have you read that ask for money and then gives the stories of young children robbing their piggy banks and sending in 2 or 3 dollars?
Like THIS one...?
http://www.watchtower.org/e/200608a/article_01.htm A few children donating to the Katrina fund...AKA the Watchtower, lol. Why doesn't the WT encourage its 'victims' to donate directly? Does it need to take its cut first?
hot off the presses - just some of the latest garbage coming out of brooklyn as found in the 1st study article - repudiate "valueless things" (4/15/08 koolaid edition wt): .
par 17: another example of valueless words is found among the religious leaders of christendom.
these claim to speak in god's name, but most of their utterances are not based on the scriptures, and what they have to say is basically worthless.
These brainwashing editions are beyond a joke.
...test what they have been taught by comparing it with the Bible. That is a good rule for us too.
I thought they discouraged this? Threatened not to in fact.
in the new may awake magazine there is an article "is philanthropy the answer?
i knew what the answer.
was going to be before i even read it.
"Jehovah's Witnesses do not tithe or in any way solicit funds."
Lol, WHAT? Well THIS isn't aimed at JWs as they already donate at Hall...what a joke they are...
https://www.jwgift.org/make_a_donation_-.aspx
Not only has the Kingdom Hall 2 collection boxes (one for Hall and one for Worldwide Fund - and no doubt they're screwed at Magazine counter), but they also have collection boxes in individual homes (Book study)...the Org rakes it in any way it can.
they brag about the fact that they the don' t baptize their babies because "how can a baby 'know' what religion it wants to believe in the rest of it's life!".
but a 14 year old does?.....they put so much presure on their children to get dunked, that if your not baptize by 18 years old there is something really "wrong" with you.. so the poor kid does it, just to get everyone off their backs.
legally a minor can't be held to a contract if they are under 18 years old and why?
At 15, I was one of the oldest in my peer group as I recall. And speaking of 'punishment' and guilt for leaving...does anyone else hear, ''well you USED to believe''...YES, like I USED to believe in the Tooth Fairy and Santa as a child...we believe what we're taught as true when children.
What do you think about the McCanns being awarded damages in excess of 500k? Odd, as the case as yet to be solved...?
this is part 3 and the conclusion to my journey out.
part 1 can be found here, and part 2 is here.. .
truth.
Thanks for sharing Galileo - looking forward to the epilogue!
When he couldn’t answer my questions, he wrote my wife behind my back and told her she should leave me on the grounds of apostasy. In doing this, he revealed to her a great deal that I myself had kept from her in order to protect her spirituality
That's disgusting - no one, let alone a 'Christian', should come between husband and wife.
i need some support and advice with my situation and hope you don't mind me going on a bit because i feel wretched!
i hurt so much with my jw family relationship and find it so frustrating that whatever i do or say doesn't make any difference.. my son and wife had a little girl 9 months ago, my first and only grand child and i love her so much.
when she was born my hubby and i helped them a lot wiith buying all the expensive things she needed, as my son hadn't a well paying job as being a die hard jw he believes in the "education and career isn't what you should be doing propaganda" put out buy the wt.
Maddie - maybe she (DIL) feels insecure and jealous as she hasn't a close relationship with her parents, and so by isolating your son they are 'in the same boat' and reliant only on each other.
Regarding 'he believes in the "education and career isn't what you should be doing propaganda" put out buy the WT' - my head wants to say, 'get the WT to support/subsidise his salary then'. I've found that, one way or another, most of US (me included) are still having to compensate (wrong word, but I know what I mean, lol) the WT (whether time or money) just to maintain relationships with JW relatives.
