this all happened when i was a kid, and i think i must have been around 8 years old.
we were at a meeting, and my dad (ms) had held a speech.
this didn`t happen very often, actually, this one time is the only one i can remember.
a sad story but let me tell ya. too much pressure on your shoulders as a child who was probably wondering what it all meant. not your fault. it brought unwanted and un-needed attention. walking around in suit and tie isn't cool or nice for a lad that goes to school. i know that.
your fine
yeh.
NOTE: WE have nothing against JW's but against those who want to upset others and stick their noses in the lives of people and ruin them.
not that the jdubs have the 'accurate knowledge' anyway.
but it seems to me that if i was the creator i would appreciate all who showed appreciation in song and word, no matter the level of accuracy.
just what the hell does that have to do with praising god when you think of it?.
i agree that surely if you WANT to serve God and follow in the footsteps of Jesus your better than those who want to be able to answer correctly each time.
Its not what you know its what is going on in your heart.
We had a term at our Kingdom hall for those who always had the right answer but no heart in it. The RAF - Right Answer Finders.
all the arguing and quibbling that the wt goes into on the date and time of "celebrating" the memorial - a depressing gathering where nobody gets to eat the buffet - is laughable!.
does anybody seriously think that jesus is sitting and watching, to see if all these people passing his flesh and blood among them, refused to eat it one second before sunset local time or a second after it??.
would one of his brothers who ate it last year after local sundown, lose his heavenly hope if he ate it too early?
unless i'm completely mad, jesus didn't say what time/date to do the memorial. He was you do this in rememberance of him but if its only once a year, you don't think of Christ and only Jehoover and the F&D slave.
well i just got home and i have a message on my machine saying that there will be a meeting tomorrow at the kingdom hall at 8:30pm for my appeal.
however, they said on the recording that i will be responsible for getting my own ride there.
there in lies the problem as i don't have a car right now.
i dunno about that, but if they just go ahead with it and forget the appeal then your in a position i am sure to yell a lot.
well i just got home and i have a message on my machine saying that there will be a meeting tomorrow at the kingdom hall at 8:30pm for my appeal.
however, they said on the recording that i will be responsible for getting my own ride there.
there in lies the problem as i don't have a car right now.
If its impossible to get there and they know of your 'no car' situation make it clear that you can't make it till there is transport available.
i'm sure some of you have thought about this before.... i've been thinking... you know the part in the matrix where neo is offered the red pill or the blue... well you can see where im getting.. inside the org most of the brothers and sisters are oblivious to the .
real truth.. .
if you had the chance not to know the real truth .. would u stay that way ?
The first part of solving a problem is realising its there. No one will judge you for staying in for whatever amount of time, but when your ready to jump and live life properly do it!
Someone mentioned how its hell for 12 months (although it can be a lot less or maybe for some more) this is true. Guilt and doubt are gonna plague you. Why? because the WBT Society drill it in your head! However after your free properly and can think outside of this box and realise that you can only see part of the picture that the Society show you and there is a whole painting going on once your free of them.
Would you rather make a decision knowing only 10% or would you prefer knowing at least 90% ???
Your life is there to live and learn from. I look forward to your future posts/topics here!
now, i think "stupid".
i picture mislead people, folks slaving away with no pay thinking somehow they're gonna end up in a paradise. No idea at all its a scam. It's a shame.
On the other hand (although we've all been like this and not realised) i see people who look down their noses at others and/or want power and responsibility and the WBT gives it to them.
this is just unreal.......i cannot believe they have the nerve to actually put this stuff into print, but here's the proof that there's no limit to their insanity-----or their hypocrisy:
page 26: "..a preoccupation with the future...prevents us from seeing the present as it is" noted one american philospher.......even jehovah's worshippers are not immune tot his pattern of thinking.
(gee, i can't imagine why) what if we become so preoccupied with future physical blessings that we are blind to our present-day spiritual blessings?........we could easily become discouraged and feel 'sick at heart because our expectations have been post-poned beyond what we imagined (or, what we were promised)........we could develop a complaining attitude.
Yeh, your right mary. No freedom of speech. In this day and age i DEMAND and EXPECT the ability to say what i want and ask what i want!
They have to rule with an iron first or folks will walk.
a person who cannot reveal his/her identity has asked that i post this research regarding how long it is taking for the "remnent" to die before armageddon comes.. ====.
a recent jwd posting (http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/11/110850/1.ashx) got me playing with remnant figures in excel.
the results are obvious, and frankly not surprising.
The annointed...its scary how many of those fruit cakes felt they were spoke to...maybe Jehoover said that his "crib needs a tidy" or something along those lines. Maybe he asked the latest football result?
