i keep reading about it on this site, but i don't know what it is about, and i don't know where to look on the internet to find reasonably accurate information..
it's_me, trust me there are many, many of us that feel the same way. Personally I realized something was wrong and I was able to fade away
It was after the onset of the internet that I really found out what their history was.
If you want a good book to read try Crisis Of Conscaence by ex governing body member Ray Franz. It is very, very good an honest. Not bitter at all. You can download it as well which is great.
i was inspired to write this based on a post in another thread.. as a jw you are told to read and let the bible speak to you.. that would mean that you could reach a different conclusion on a certain scripture or account.
but that may not coincide with what the fds has as an explanation or conclusion.
this in turn, according to the standard makes you wrong if you "want" to be humble and wait for "new light.".
Although they prompte bible study, they say it needs to be done in conjunction with WT publications, not by itself or heaven forbid with worldly books
20so the one that had received five talents came forward and brought five additional talents, saying, master, you committed five talents to me; see, i gained five talents more.
i will appoint you over many things.
22next the one that had received the two talents came forward and said, master, you committed to me two talents; see, i gained two talents more.
In 1919 they had got practically everything wrong if you compare to what is said today. It is a ridiclous atatement they make, saying that Jesus inspected them and found they were doing so much better than other religions.
i think its probably too soon, but if anyone knows how many partakers of the emblems this year?.
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If there is increase in the attendance of a particular country, then that country will probably announce it in the highlights section of the Kingdom Ministry in a couple of months. Very unlikely they would report the partaker figures though, unless maybe it goes down
its a good question: how much of your religions actions do you have to disavow before you feel comfortable just walking away from the whole damn thing altogether?.
what aspects of your faith did you eschew before you finally stepped away from it for good?.
source: http://friendlyatheist.com/2010/04/06/if-you-dont-agree-with-that-are-you-still-religious/.
I think most people would say they could never completely agree with everything in their religion, which is why most witnesses stay in theirs hoping that things will be sorted out in the future.
Problem comes when you realize that actually most of what you believe is rubbish or lies, then it is time to move on.
ok so i went to a jehovah witness funeral last week and i noticed a lot of changes.
first of all it did not start with a prayer, and they had one brother come up in the beginning and talk about the diseased relatives family and their qualities then had another brother come up and do the scriptures and then the brother who came up at the start to close with a prayer and no song.
and also there was only one prayer the whole time and that was at the end.
white dove, that gave me a good laugh. Thanks
i found something interesting that has just recently (2 wks.
ago) been uploaded into wiki.. it is a coin, described as "20 grani, order of malta, 1742. obverse depicts the head of john the baptist on a platter.".
you can see the image here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:20_grani,_order_of_malta.jpg.
cameo- d
Thanks for the explanation. May well be right
my reason to ask this question was another thread by highdose, on whether people felt sorry for subjugated women in the organization.. with all the advances that women have undoubtedly made, is there any well-hidden anger among the sisters, for the role they have to play?
are there any complaints about it?
do you see the society responding to those complaints as, say, the catholic church sort of has, by allowing women to give the host at mass?
I think the ones that stay in are fairly happy for their husbands to make the main decisions. It is nothing like the situation with the muslims.
Remember the society do reccommend that husbands and wives should make decisions together. It is only if there is a clear difference in their views, then the husband makes the final desision.
I think most women in the org. are fairly happy with that.
i found something interesting that has just recently (2 wks.
ago) been uploaded into wiki.. it is a coin, described as "20 grani, order of malta, 1742. obverse depicts the head of john the baptist on a platter.".
you can see the image here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:20_grani,_order_of_malta.jpg.
He was of course a baptiser, so I think the witnesses have it right calling him that.
What I was wondering is what made him start baptising people. Was it a command from God or did he dream it up.
Would appreciate some help on this. Thanks
It's a good point actually. I think many ex witnesses were shown how many of the world's religions were wrong and hypicritical and then we found out that so are the witnesses, it allowed us to revaluate how lives and many of us realize that many things that were banned to us are actually perfectly perfectly all right
Personally I think that things like abortion, euthanasia, gay couples, can all be good in certain circunstances. Before of course they were a
definate no no to us.
I really feel I have got my life back now, and can make informed decisions based on my conscience instead of someone elses.
