the radio was used extensively in the 1920's and 1930's.
by 1933 the society was using 403 radio stations to broadcast bible lectures.
later, the use of the radio was largely replaced by increased house-to-house visits by witnesses with portable phonographs and recorded bible talks.
I think that it is becuase it is more difficult to brainwash people. Also, one of their greatest ploys is getting people to the meetings and then love bombing them. You can't do that over the radio and TV. They need more salesmen too.
Just my two cents.
Loruhamah
where do i begin?
well let's see i'm 24yrs old and since i was 5 i've been taught ''the truth'' i remember going to the hall when i was a little girl with my grandmother i attended did the bible study and i learned a lot and i'm greatfull even though i'am no longer in the religion i grew up like everyone else saw and learned a lot of other things of this world none which have made me belive anything i have found myself asking lately what is happening with this world?
why doesn't doesn't jehovah do something and stop the pain for everyone?
Frankly I'd rather be murdered by God than live with the arrogant, hypocritical and mean attitude of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Ditto
Loruhamah
a few points from the 2006 biannual c.o.
meeting w/elders & ms. the theme was "take a personal interest in others"...phil 2:4,5. shepherding work.
we have lives in our hands.
Thank you for the update.
It is nice to know that things haven't changed. It is really sad that here the world is in the midst of war and terrorist attacks, etc. and they are worried about tattoos and lawsuits. Really great food at the proper time.
Loruhamah
anyone know this poor soul?
randy
a brother who served as a curcuit and district.
Just2sheep and others,
I don't know about the other exjwelders on this board but I do know Uninformed. He would have and did give the shirt off his back to help people. He would give whatever it took to show people love and kindness. Not just because he was an elder or a JW but because that is the kind of person that he is.
He was duped, I was duped and the majority of us on this board were duped. Just because someone had a title while they were duped doesn't make them any different than the ones who did. While I was in the vast majority of unkindness that I received wasn't from elders, it was from the regular old publishers that wanted to make themselves look better by bashing me, by finding out what was wrong with me and publishing it. And if they couldn't find anything wrong with me they would make it up.
I have met some bad elders in my time and some good ones. I have met unkind publishers and kind ones. I have also met non witnesses that were unkind and ones that were kind. It is particularly difficult now to find the good in some witnesses because we resent that place for the pain that was experienced from it but we are the masters over ourselves and the anger expressed here will only hurt us not them.
When I first left, one of the changes I noticed in myself was that I started admiring the beauty in all people. It makes me happy to try to see the good in people it might do some good for your inner peace to forgive and try to find the good in everyone, witnesses too. Not for their well being but yours.
Willyloman put it very nicely.
Loruhamah
they can't all be on vacation.
i miss their posts.
juni
I don't know where Mary, Doc and Gumby live but if it looks anything like where Uncle Bruce lives, it is no wonder they aren't finding the time for posting.
Uncle Bruce, those are beautiful pictures. I wish I lived in a place half as gorgeous as yours. Nice metal art too.
Loruhamah
i am going to call the information desk at brooklyn and ask about the jr brown interview.
does any one have any suggestions?.
i am a little freaked out but i want to do this.. loruhamah
Blondie,
I imagine that you are correct that by now they have a formal reply. When the service desk finally took the call from me he apologized and told me that they were checking to make sure who should get the call and how he should reply.
He said that he did not have a copy of the transcript in front of him. So, he was unable to comment on exactly what JR Browns comments had been.
I did check the transcript and it shows that LDH asked if they were inspired. Frankly, it is just another one of their twists on words. Honestly, is there really a difference between directed and inspired. Just looked up the two words in a thesaurus and they have common synonyms.
Whatever that means.
Also, Cruzanheart, if you are reading this. The Whoopdidoo wasn't about my comment to you. It was about the conversation with bethel. Just wanted you to know that : )
Loruhamah
i am going to call the information desk at brooklyn and ask about the jr brown interview.
does any one have any suggestions?.
i am a little freaked out but i want to do this.. loruhamah
So do you know which department they finally sent your call to? Sounds like you were talking to someone in the Writing Department, definetly not Legal.
They asked me what state I was calling from and said they were transferring me to the service desk for that state.
i am going to call the information desk at brooklyn and ask about the jr brown interview.
does any one have any suggestions?.
i am a little freaked out but i want to do this.. loruhamah
I might mention that I was on hold for about 20 minutes while they figured out which department they should have answer my question.
i am going to call the information desk at brooklyn and ask about the jr brown interview.
does any one have any suggestions?.
i am a little freaked out but i want to do this.. loruhamah
Well, I did it. The guy wasn't rude and didn't cuss me out. I asked him about the JR Brown interview and he said that the difference was that of interpretation. He said the witnesses do not claim to be spirit inspired, however they do claim to be spirit directed.
I told him that the things that JR Brown said had apostate leanings, that both my parents and older brother had been disfellowshipped for asking about the UN affair and saying much less than what JR Brown had said in that interview. He really didn't have any comments that were bible based.
His proof for this being Jehovah's chosen organization was becuase they are the only organization accomplishing the preaching activity.
I spoke to him about the pedofile issues and he basically didn't have any comments. I also mentioned to him the false prophecies that the watchtower has propagated. Again, he really didn't have any comments.
So, that was that. Nothing very interresting. He told me I was welcome to call anytime I wanted.
Also, mentioned the baptismal vow and he said that it was completely accurate. "This is Jehovah's spirit directed chosen org.
I don't know what I was so nervous about.
And thank you cruzanheart. I love speghetti westerns and Terrence Hill. Such a beautiful man.
Whoopdidoo
Loruhamah
i am going to call the information desk at brooklyn and ask about the jr brown interview.
does any one have any suggestions?.
i am a little freaked out but i want to do this.. loruhamah
I am going to call the information desk at Brooklyn and ask about the JR Brown interview. Does any one have any suggestions?
I am a little freaked out but I want to do this.
Loruhamah
