interesting podcast to listen to.
exjws go head to head with ex-mormons on which religion is weirder.
they had judges that determined who won.. http://mormonexpression.com/2014/06/16/episode-258/.
The podcast is quite long to listen to ... so here is the gist of it. They had something like 17 categories. (It must have been 17 because the judges scores were like 11 to 6.)
They discussed each category and the differences in the two religions and then the judges would give a point to either the JWs or the Mormons for each category. It was quite clever.
Some of the categories were Nature or God, Nature of Jesus, Women, Sex, Education, Hell, End of Times, etc.
i am not much of a reader as i have two many distractions, but i fancy a challenging read, so please list any book that has changed your entire world view on everything.
i remember as a teenager buying at a yard sale, norman vincent peales " the power of positive thinking" and at the time that had a big impact on me.
but i am a little bit more in to " realistic positive thinking" now..
Crisis of Conscience!
I said it first! I said it first!
hey guys, i'm not able to check this site as often as i'd like with two small kiddos to run after.
just wondering if there has been any strongly worded wt study or direction recently about not associating or socializing with inactive jw family?
i'm not disfellowshipped but its almost like im getting the shunning treatment from my mom in the last 2 months.
It goes like that with my JW family, too. It ebbs and flows. Just be patient. It goes against their nature to shun you, so it won't last forever.
interesting podcast to listen to.
exjws go head to head with ex-mormons on which religion is weirder.
they had judges that determined who won.. http://mormonexpression.com/2014/06/16/episode-258/.
Interesting podcast to listen to. ExJWs go head to head with Ex-Mormons on which religion is weirder. They had judges that determined who won.
http://mormonexpression.com/2014/06/16/episode-258/
SPOILER ALERT: We won! (Big surprise!). Even the ex-Mormons agreed!
one of the things i have been wresting with mentally is unraveling the "us vs. them" mentality that has been driven into my skull in the organization.. i am starting this thread seeking advice on how others have come to grip with this.. this is what i struggle with:.
i like the feeling/thought of being among people that live, or try to live, or at least know they ought to live by higher standards of conduct (maybe it is just what i'm used to...).
when you walk out of a convention of people dressed up, clean-cut, shaven, non-smoking, less-profanity-speaking, fairly orderly etc and see what greets you in the streets outside, it is a big contrast.. i am also still trying to understand how a religion that has conned people (so is morally wrong) could also be so well organized and have a lot of truly decent folks among their ranks.
The Witnesses see things exclusively as black and white. They view people as either good or bad. The truth is the world is a whole lot of gray. The more you are around other people of different religions and backgrounds, the more you see how good that people really are.
I have a group of really good friends that I hang out with. Every year we vacation together, too. 2 of us are democrats. 2 of us are republicans. All of us are different religions .. methodist, lutheran, baptist, and well ... me! And one of them has tattoos! (oh my!)
Just remember ... gray is good.
tl;dr: jw.org and jw library is not trademarked because the us patent office keeps refusing their application.
i don't think either will ever be trademarked, as their design currently stands.
jw rank & file can make all the cheap promotional crap they want and the watchtower can't do a thing about it (legally anyway.).
It's not exactly a scandal, but it is interesting.
i have a sweet jw friend.
she is elderly and had heart problems and is hard of hearing.. she is a tiny thing and very loving.
she is a convert and had been "in" for around 20 years.. she came "in "after her divorce.. we started hanging out together a couple years ago when i called her for a ride to the meetings.. .
Everyone has their own path out of the madness. She will make her way out when she's ready! I think it so great she has you as a friend. I am guessing now that the two of you have an understanding that you are not stumbling each other, more interesting conversations about the organization may ensue!
tl;dr: jw.org and jw library is not trademarked because the us patent office keeps refusing their application.
i don't think either will ever be trademarked, as their design currently stands.
jw rank & file can make all the cheap promotional crap they want and the watchtower can't do a thing about it (legally anyway.).
Trademarks owned by the International Bible Students Association in the United Kingdom:
http://www.ipo.gov.uk/tmownerid/search?domain=1&id=246556&app=0&mark=UK00002057192
the very first sentence of the topic "inspiration" at "insight on the scriptures" volume 1, page 1202 reads:.
"the quality or state of being moved by or produced under the direction of a spirit from a superhuman source.".
is it defining "inspiration" as a "quality or state"?.
What it is saying is that they do not know what the hell they are talking about.
I am more disturbed by the phrase " under the direction of a spirit from a superhuman source" than them saying it is a "quality or state".
Stick with Merriam-Webster's definition: : something that makes someone want to do something or that gives someone an idea about what to do or create : a force or influence that inspires someone
i have a sweet jw friend.
she is elderly and had heart problems and is hard of hearing.. she is a tiny thing and very loving.
she is a convert and had been "in" for around 20 years.. she came "in "after her divorce.. we started hanging out together a couple years ago when i called her for a ride to the meetings.. .
That is great news, MissFit! Its so funny. She must have been worrying about that for a long time.
You should give her this website and others to help make the mental break, too.
