i came a cross this article....never heard of it before although i know now there was a primetime live that did a story about them.
it's sick to know.
i read more and it made me more angry.. and there are people here in the us that say racism isn't the way it was....idiots.. http://abcnews.go.com/primetime/story?id=1231684&page=1.
www.aryanwear.com hired Lynx and Lamb to model these and a few other shirts for their company. We thought these T-shirts in particular were funny.
"we are walking by faith, not by sight.
"we are walking by faith, not by sight.
' walking by faith means that we keep.
For those of you who failed to bring your study material to class, please allow me to enable you with this picture from the Watchtower study above.
Notice that all the persons pictured are supposed to be Witnesses.
"we are walking by faith, not by sight.
"we are walking by faith, not by sight.
' walking by faith means that we keep.
militarized powers within the United Nations will see religion as a disturbing element
I have heard some Witnesses say that this is new phrasing by the Society. Nothing new here:
Watchtower 1993
5/1 p. 24 Deliverance at the Revelation of Jesus ChristDown
With Babylon the Great!13
The opening salvo of the great tribulation comes with the execution of Jehovah’s judgment on Babylon the Great. Revelation 17:15-18 graphically describes God’s "thought"—to maneuver "ten horns," powerful forces from within the multinational UN "wild beast," to dispose of her.Watchtower 1989 4/15 pp. 14-15 The Infamous Harlot—Her Destruction
But before this happens, and even before its final beastly attack on God’s people, that UN beast has a special service to perform. Jehovah puts ‘his thought into the hearts of the wild beast and its militarized horns.’
i have noticed that recent watchtower magazines (15 november & 1 december, 2005) do not have the article "questions from readers".. anyone have information on this?
if the watchtower has discontinued the feature, it would infer that the "deeper things" are no longer a concern to the jw masses.
or is it testimony to a cinch on information control?
Very well, but it's the only article I enjoy dissecting. Maybe the next issue will feature: "Is 607 BCE a matter of faith?"
the examining the scriptures daily 2006 has been released.
the jw rites of surprise and expectation over the new year's text are now at a fever pitch.
it seems that the theme "godly obedience" was such a hit at the 2005 district conventions, that the governing body has served up an extra helping.
The Examining the Scriptures Daily 2006 has been released. The JW rites of surprise and expectation over the new year's text are now at a fever pitch.
It seems that the theme "Godly Obedience" was such a hit at the 2005 District Conventions, that the Governing Body has served up an extra helping. Tuck in!
es06-E pages 5 & 6:
2006 Yeartext
"We must obey God as ruler rather than men." -Acts 5:29.
Those words were spoken by Simon Peter and other apostles when before the Sanhedrin in Jerusalem. They were on trial for disobeying the authorities. The account is recorded in detail at Acts 5:12-32.
The high priest charged the apostles: "We positively ordered you not to keep teaching upon the basis of [Jesus'] name, and yet, look! you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you are determined to bring the blood of this man upon us." Those words had serious implications. These men were not only disobeying orders but also disturbing the peace! All of that seems to have a familiar ring.
Throughout history, Jehovah's servants have met with stiff opposition and harsh persecution because of their refusal to compromise their faith. Among the preChristian "cloud of witnesses" listed by the apostle Paul in Hebrews chapter 11, there are hardly any who had not suffered in one way or another for their faith. Similarly, first-century Christians were beaten, imprisoned, and killed because they refused to `stop speaking about the things they had seen and heard' about the resurrected Jesus Christ.-Heb. 12:1; Acts 4:20.
In modern times, Jehovah's Witnesses have been viciously persecuted-in dictatorial countries and democratic lands alike-for preaching the good news of the Kingdom. What has enabled our faithful brothers to stand firm? Undoubtedly it is their resolve to live up to Peter's inspiring words: "We must obey God as ruler rather than men." And we have every confidence that God's people will continue to do so when such circumstances come upon them.
Of course, at the moment, many of us enjoy relative freedom, both in our worship and in our daily life. However, this does not mean that we are completely free from tests and trials. On the contrary, there are many things-big and small-in everyday life that require us to demonstrate where we stand on the matter of obedience.-1 Cor. 10:31.
Consider, for example, a Christian youth with unbe lieving parents or a Christian wife with an unbelieving husband. In each case, the Christian is under the headship of the father or the husband. While not challenging his headship, neither the child nor the wife will compromise his or her faith. When it comes to attending Christian meetings, preaching the good news, avoiding unchristian customs and practices, and so on, each one "must obey God as ruler rather than men," remembering that Jehovah God is Head over all.-1 Cor. 11:3; Col. 3:23.
What about a single Christian man or woman seeking a marriage mate? Or brothers and sisters who must have daily contact with non-Witness coworkers? Or those who have to face the neutrality issue? Or a Christian needing medical treatment that could involve the blood issue? The list can go on and on. In fact, we can be sure that as we come ever closer to the end of this wicked system of things, trials and pressures will only intensify. How comforting to know that the Governing Body has our best interests at heart by selecting as the yeartext for 2006 Peter's courageous and resolute statement before the Sanhedrin! May we be equally courageous and resolute in facing whatever trials or tests that may come our way, keeping firmly in mind that "we must obey God as ruler rather than men."
i have noticed that recent watchtower magazines (15 november & 1 december, 2005) do not have the article "questions from readers".. anyone have information on this?
if the watchtower has discontinued the feature, it would infer that the "deeper things" are no longer a concern to the jw masses.
or is it testimony to a cinch on information control?
I have noticed that recent Watchtower magazines (15 November & 1 December, 2005) do not have the article "Questions From Readers".
Anyone have information on this? If the Watchtower has discontinued the feature, it would infer that the "deeper things" are no longer a concern to the JW masses.
Or is it testimony to a cinch on information control? It seems even the Society fears its own "Questions".
but i have, as many others, followed your husband's story with much interest.
please accept my apology if i am too forward, but i would like to hear your viewpoint of this story.
i too have an intelligent, thinking wife that is still afraid to look beyond the organisation for hope.
Thanks FreedomLover and ITIS. You direct answers are exactly what I hoped you would say.
For me, the information about 607/587 is very apparent. My own study of JW doctrine utterly consumed and obsessed me in an avalanche of information.
My challenge is to lead my wife to this knowledge without being a devious manipulator. You comments and others on this thread are great help in structuring my objective. Thank you again for your honesty and sincerity.
but i have, as many others, followed your husband's story with much interest.
please accept my apology if i am too forward, but i would like to hear your viewpoint of this story.
i too have an intelligent, thinking wife that is still afraid to look beyond the organisation for hope.
I am new here as well. But I have, as many others, followed your husband's story with much interest.
Please accept my apology if I am too forward, but I would like to hear your viewpoint of this story.
I too have an intelligent, thinking wife that is still afraid to look beyond the Organisation for hope. Yet I see her yearning for a relationship with God that she has never known in a lifetime as a Witness. When I try to share some of the fallacies of the religion with her, the programmed defences engage. But her disconnect is obvious. She loves yoga, dreads going to meetings, and introduced me to Harry Potter of all things.
What I would like to hear from you is, what opened your eyes? What drew you to your husband, and what broke your emotional tie to "the truth"?
You represent a hope to many of us who are still JWs. We stay in the religion because we love our family, but always we wish we knew how to bring them out of this trap.
Thank you so much for braving this group of refugees who seem to know more about you than they should. Frankly, my wife would kill me.
just a brief introduction to get me started.
i am still one of jehovah's witnesses although delicately extricating myself from this complicated situation.
i have family to be concerned about, and this still binds me to the religion like a fragile cobweb.. i wonder that the jw paranoia of harry potter was what initially piqued my interest?
Thank you for all of your welcomes. I will have to spread a thin dose of cynicism to my response lest I become a gushing dote.
It seems I have lit up the Harry Potter fans here. First, ten points from Legolas's house (I assume Ravenclaw) for ruining the format of this first page with those meddling children. I recommend reconsidering your fascination of that sexy house elf as well.
Wideman: "Welcome! Harry Potter is by no means the first - and won't be the last - victim of the JW paranoia."
Indeed, while JWs proclaim that the "truth sets you free" from spiritism (usually just pre-Christian religion), they actually replace that void with their own brand of dark arts.
Meanwhile very faithful members of JWs openly flaunt their Star Wars and Disney collections. Personally I think Cinderella's "Fairy God-mother" and Yoda are as "dangerous" as soft porn: easy to rationalise, but still does the trick.
shelley (crazyblondeb): "But then, magic is part of my daily life one way or another!"
I laud your viewpoint. The only way JW leadership can keep control is by squelching any sense of direct connection with the spiritual plane. I was positively riddled by the book Draw Close to Jehovah. No Witness can have a relationship with the Almighty through conditionally-accepted prayers, an "anointed" middle-management, and feeding program with the nutritional content of styrofoam. JWs are uber-muggles.
Periodic Bedlam: "However, the Quibbler reveals rumors of your whereabouts (along with other Death Eaters) and implies the Order of Phoenix is compromised."
I must apologise in advance: everything that I represent is a deception. You should know that by the nature of my avatar. When Ms. Rowling completes the wonton manipulation of her audience (otherwise known as Book 7), you will find Snape exonerated as the most effective member of the Order of the Phoenix, hand in hand with a living Dumbledore.
Before I suffocate in my own metaphor, let me predict that the demise of the Watchtower Society and its associated coorporations will come from within. We see that on this forum as JWs race to post news that scoops the average Witness by months. The abject condition of information control is not due to cannon fire against the walls of the Society. It is the very mortar between the bricks that is failing.
candidlynuts: "i havent read it [Harry Potter] but i'm more of a bodice ripping chick lit kinda gal!"
Your Tennessee dialect is disarming, but only because you have furrowed my brow and robe at the same time.
Frogleg: I am curious of your use of the word "implode".
I use that word purposely. To "implode" denotes inward collapse. The greatest enemy of JWs are themselves and the Society is not helping. Satan the boogeyman and his "evil world" are hand puppets of fear. How JWs cling to their morbid fascination of overt persecution. But time is a subtle and sure cure for all doomsday cults. Today's Witness is likely a successful member of "worldly society", easily compartmentalising field service as a conscience-assuaging rite. Every elder has his own prayer wheel, and the meetings are a trance fest. There is no core to the organisation anymore. Some very active and top-level members, of whom I know personally, are no more than Inferi. They see the world through empty sockets, blaming Satan for the eyes in their hands. There will long be "Jehovah's Witnesses" of a sort, but the corporate structure, the publishing empire, and the "worldwide unity" of this religion will soon splinter into on the vacuum of its doctrine. Until that time, I wrap myself with the invisibility cloak of blind allegiance.
just a brief introduction to get me started.
i am still one of jehovah's witnesses although delicately extricating myself from this complicated situation.
i have family to be concerned about, and this still binds me to the religion like a fragile cobweb.. i wonder that the jw paranoia of harry potter was what initially piqued my interest?
Hello all. Just a brief introduction to get me started. I am still one of Jehovah's Witnesses although delicately extricating myself from this complicated situation. I have family to be concerned about, and this still binds me to the religion like a fragile cobweb.
I wonder that the JW paranoia of Harry Potter was what initially piqued my interest? I enjoy the Harry Potter stories and relate to my avatar. My predicament lead me to discover how dark and manipulative the entire culture of the "Society" is; evil always wears a mask. The only way to survive this cognitive war is to don the mask myself. It is so easy to be accepted by the "brothers" by turning their ploy against them. Basic Occlumency I suppose.
I have read this forum with interest for many years. My purpose in registering was to give back something, perhaps a different perspective or information from inside this cult as it slowly implodes. In this way, my participation is motivated by appreciation for all of your contributions. This forum is vigourously alive and constantly wrestling with itself to discover the truth. What beautiful irony.
Severus
