my congregation had around 25 more people at the memorial last night than last year, and the two other congregations i have family in all experienced a similar increase in about 25 more people present.
umm, i'm surprised, having thought this year would see a memorial decline again.
and i'm kind of disappointed..
There was always a fluctuation in attendances due to world events. Someone may correct me but I'm sure after 9/11 and the ensuing war on terror that the 2002 attendance was slightly increased.
A bit similar to how they all dropped in 1976 once it dawned on people that the organisation had led them down the garden path with another false prediction regarding 1975.
mrs phizzy and myself will be eating out, sure in the knowledge we will not have jw's using the same restaurant.. i may have a cigar along with my brandy at the meal's end to celebrate my (our) freedom..
Juve v Barca has been good.
https://www.jw.org/en/publications/jw-meeting-workbook/april-2017-mwb/meeting-schedule-apr10-16/encourage-inactive-christian/.
this is part of the clam meeting this week.. how contradictory is it?.
first, they instruct people to avoid inactive ones and to shun them and to treat them the same as da'd or df'd ones, .
Look at how guilty and lowly she looks when she returns to the cong. As if she's the filthiest, most degenerated human being alive.
This is the way they like you - filled with under confidence and self loathing - so they can then be the fix you need.
Vile propaganda. They can ram it up their arse.
what is it with this pair?
why do they have to constantly have a bitch about guys like john cedars?
a very recent video of them shows them calling him a 'village idiot' and making other disparaging claims.
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I was unaware of such dialogue. It's disappointing that he does indeed seem to take input or criticism badly.
However, I have benefited from his comments on different topics and his balanced and fair use of mocking such harmful and ridiculous beliefs really appeals to me.
As much as I believe everyone's activism will help I personally find Marc and Cora equally arrogant if not moreso and their sickly love in with each other detracts from their message.
i'm at the stage where i'd love a big scandal to come along showing clearly that the j.w's are not the true religion, but sometimes i get touched inside by various thoughts or events, the russian court trial being one of them.. i mean, j.w's are understandably fixated with attending the memorial, so why didn't the court say it will resume on monday or tuesday, instead setting wednesday 12 april as the date?
part of me believes the comments from pro-j.w's that jehovah moved events so they could attend the memorial.. it seems the j.w's will not be banned, which makes my mind and heart wrestle between thinking jah's behind it, or maybe the ministry of justice is just woefully prepared compared to the superb australian royal commission team who did their homework.
it surprises me the russians seemingly haven't done any homework..
If there is truly a god who backs shunning/blood doctrine & enabling paedophiles to continue abuse through a flawed policy then it doesn't really matter.
I don't want to worship such a god and would rather die than live forever giving praise to a god like that.
Simple.
what is it with this pair?
why do they have to constantly have a bitch about guys like john cedars?
a very recent video of them shows them calling him a 'village idiot' and making other disparaging claims.
I agree with Cedars. It's counter productive.
I personally know witnesses who seemed to be wilting in recent years who now seem galvanised by this Russian situation.
what is it with this pair?
why do they have to constantly have a bitch about guys like john cedars?
a very recent video of them shows them calling him a 'village idiot' and making other disparaging claims.
I wouldn't mind seeing the examples of where Cedars shoots people down who don't agree with him.
what is it with this pair?
why do they have to constantly have a bitch about guys like john cedars?
a very recent video of them shows them calling him a 'village idiot' and making other disparaging claims.
They go back and back and back to Cedars. Obsessed.
He must've really pissed them off at some point.
what is it with this pair?
why do they have to constantly have a bitch about guys like john cedars?
a very recent video of them shows them calling him a 'village idiot' and making other disparaging claims.
what is it with this pair?
why do they have to constantly have a bitch about guys like john cedars?
a very recent video of them shows them calling him a 'village idiot' and making other disparaging claims.
What is it with this pair? Why do they have to constantly have a bitch about guys like John Cedars? A very recent video of them shows them calling him a 'village idiot' and making other disparaging claims. What the need?
For what it's worth I think Lloyd (Cedars) has a very well thought out set of arguments. I happen to agree with his perspective. Marc and Cora come across badly in my opinion. They clearly love the limelight. That's all fine and well but to start a video by having a direct dig at another 'apostate' just looks terrible and causes unnecessary division.
Thoughts?
