don't you think the witness leaders would have given up the blood doctrine and 1914 by now had not apostates made such big things of them?
haven't they been painted into a bit of a corner where, if they tried to adjust things on blood now, everyone would come down on them like a ton of bricks?
if apostates were not so vigilant in watching the witnesses' every move, perhaps the governing body would have tried to drop the dubious doctrines by the back door, like so many others that they have discarded when they did not feel to closely watched (organ transplants, for example).
So, what you're saying is that because dire mistakes were found first by people outside of the organization, it's their fault for the shakeup it caused within the organization.
It's like saying a person who finds out a person is engaging in worldly behavior is to blame for the fallout that occurs when that person is da'd or df'd.
Is this what you're saying?
so it has become habit for me to go out of my way when driving to make sure i can give it the finger as i drive by.
i especially like to do this on the way to one of my favorite bars, especially on meeting nights just so people who knew me can see me do it.
i don't know why, but this has become a tradition of sorts.
it's interesting to see how much residue is left on people's souls.
Satirev,
Those were pretty much my thoughts as well. The most I manage is sadness and pity. When some occasionally come visit my parents while I am there, I treat them just as I would treat anyone who came by to visit. I smile, greet, shake their hands, and then go on about my business... of course, noting how plastic their smiles are while doing so.
every once in a while, i'll drive thru the blocks of our old territory, remebering the friends, how we would share time in the ministry.
reminiscing about those i left.
every so often, i'll pull out the old photographs.
I miss:
I still would never, in a million years, seriously consider going back though. The psychological trauma, the oppression and repression, the cognitive dissonance, and all the rest is not worth any amount of social benefits, esp. since most of them are lies.
this is a must-read that, hopefully, will stay an "active topic" for all seekers and lurkers, by bumping it to the top as often as possible.
alan wrote it in randys {dogpatch} thread regarding knocking.org documentary and in reply to the email mr. engardio sent to barbara anderson.
however, it is so vital a read that it indeed needs its own thread:.
Deserved another.
tommorow is my good friend brooke (whyamihere's) birthday.
everyone wish her the best as i am taking her out along with my wife to make her drink and party.
Preston
Speaking of Jessica, did you catch the photoshoot of her in July's GQ? Ouch!
tommorow is my good friend brooke (whyamihere's) birthday.
everyone wish her the best as i am taking her out along with my wife to make her drink and party.
Happy b-day!
Just remember that when you celebrate your birthday, you're partying with Satan da debul.
this is a must-read that, hopefully, will stay an "active topic" for all seekers and lurkers, by bumping it to the top as often as possible.
alan wrote it in randys {dogpatch} thread regarding knocking.org documentary and in reply to the email mr. engardio sent to barbara anderson.
however, it is so vital a read that it indeed needs its own thread:.
w001!
since i am unable to search this forum, i thought i'd ask for help.
i have heard that the org now says that all the parts of blood are okay for transfusion individually, just not whole blood.
but i've not actually seen this in any wbts publication.
Since I am unable to search this forum, I thought I'd ask for help. I have heard that the org now says that all the parts of blood are okay for transfusion individually, just not whole blood. But I've not actually seen this in any WBTS publication. I would like to be able to show it to my parents and perhaps others.
Who can point me to the specific publication, page, etc. for info on this?
see thats an expression you dont here very often in scotland..heatwave here..the last place on earth to feel the effects of global warming
Um, I know that billboard!
ok, since all the evidence and people/scholars etc, all agree that jerusalem was destroyed in 587/586 bce and not 607 bce.
how do the jw's get the extra 20 years, i understand the 2520 years and going back from 1914. but alot of the proof goes by adding up the kings reigns, and it gets you to the 587/586 date, do jw's simply add on a few years for each king, or is their a mystery king that ruled for 20 years that only they know about.. hhhhhhmmmmmmm.
hope my question makes sense.
Hah hah, Sith. I recall being told at a book study of one book or other, I forget, that carbon dating must be incorrect since it dated human ancestors back much further than 7,000 years.
"This just could not be! The technology must be just wrong! We don't know why it's wrong specifically, other than that it just must be since we believe differently!" No supporting facts for this other than blind faith in the WBTS teachings.
