O_o
I agree sounds fake.
the governing body is powerful, but the holy spirit is infinitely more powerful.
if the wt ever changes, it will be because of a movement such as this.. .
but sanctify the christ as lord in your hearts, always ready to make a defense before everyone that demands of you a reason for the hope in you, but doing so together with a mild temper and deep respect.
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I agree sounds fake.
the comic (which you can find here) is pretty much everything i dislike about the wt.. if you've read it you'll see how they have added to/ taken away parts of the account to make it read how they would like you to read it.. in this version, lot's wife is a materialistic b*tch who got what she deserved and lot is a hero who stood up to the bad sodomite men.. no doubt you also saw all the wonderful images of people dying while fire and sulphur rained down from the skies.
and who says the wt don't provide for the "young ones".
the part about this that makes me really mad is that this stuff is aimed at children.
ROFL! It's amazing that anyone believe these silly stories anymore.
the comic (which you can find here) is pretty much everything i dislike about the wt.. if you've read it you'll see how they have added to/ taken away parts of the account to make it read how they would like you to read it.. in this version, lot's wife is a materialistic b*tch who got what she deserved and lot is a hero who stood up to the bad sodomite men.. no doubt you also saw all the wonderful images of people dying while fire and sulphur rained down from the skies.
and who says the wt don't provide for the "young ones".
the part about this that makes me really mad is that this stuff is aimed at children.
Love how they whitewash the story lol. Where's all the raping and offering his daughters to be raped?
do you ever get to the point that you almost can not handle the sight of a thread where someone is trying to justify bible gods deplorable actions?
i must admit i have actually gotten angry over this and it makes me feel awful at times.
for instance someone who acknowledges spending hours studying the bible and cross referencing etc... and they still find a way to acknowledge that the supreme god has somehow asked for this to be written and recorded.. then those that say well i don't believe the entire bible just the parts that sound nice and that i am not ashamed to attribute to the guy i want to cuddle me at night.
It also frustrates me to no end I have to avoid it. I've gotten into it on Facebook with people and it never ends well. It all comes down to "god hasn't opened your heart to understand" and I am like wtf lol. I'm done with people that believe the bible god. The bible god is an unfathomable psychopath and I'm done with that.
a non jw relative who is a staunch critic of the wt attends the memorial with us every year, but just because she enjoys worshiping with her relatives.
she fought against my parents becoming witnesses before i was born.
she owns the book 30 years a wt slave and suggested i read it.
Thanks for sharing that. She's a sharp old cookie!
when the org lost the candace conti case, the court ordered (pending the appeal) that the org would have to deposit several million$ as security.
the puzzling thing is, the org got a bond company to put up the millions, thereby incurring heavy interest charges.
i've always wondered, 'why?????????'.
meta, check your PMs
2014-03-29 adjustment to financing kingdom hall and assembly hall construction worldwide.
pdf version: http://adf.ly/juxnc.
instruction: press the 'skip ad' button top right, you should then see the download screen more easily.
Could it be that the letterheads might be their way of sourcing the PDF file? To track down the leak?
anyone who has awakened to ttatt and conscientiously left the organization--especially a once-prominent individual from a prominent multi-generational tribe of jws-- after decades of devout, high-profile "serve-us," who continues to put in an annual appearance at the memorial thoroughly subverts and undermines, by this one act, any hope s/he may entertain that his/her departure will stir family or former friends to question the whole watchtower bamboozle.
by this one concession s/he assigns him-/herself by every single jw to their handy and dimissive purgatory: the "spiritually-weak.".
nothing blasts a louder, clearer, and more deliberate message to the jws who personally knew you and those familiar with your jw bona fides that you are not merely "not making the meetings" or "spiritually-weak" but that there is a conscientious reason you have rejected the entire watchtower society life than choosing to forego what they know you know to be their one-and-only holy and sacred event of the year, the lord's evening meal.
Last memorial 2011
i ran across a facebook site entitled "ask a jehovah's witness anything.".
it seems to be run by jw elders for jws and studies who are seeking information about "the truth.".
they don't want apostates there or wt bashing.. i wonder if some people here would like to go to that site and ask questions.. of course, it would be easy to say stuff there that would get you banned.. i think the challenge would be to be respectful and see how long they will tolerate genuine questions.. i don't know how much follow-up they will allow.. of course, if you're fading, that's not a place to post.. .
HAHA!! Check this one out:
I have recently had a vacetomy and in a few weeks have to choke the chicken for a sperm test, what's the chances god will let me slip this one off and not kill me, can I be disfellowshipped for this or will they remove me as an ministerial servant - if I tell?
i ran across a facebook site entitled "ask a jehovah's witness anything.".
it seems to be run by jw elders for jws and studies who are seeking information about "the truth.".
they don't want apostates there or wt bashing.. i wonder if some people here would like to go to that site and ask questions.. of course, it would be easy to say stuff there that would get you banned.. i think the challenge would be to be respectful and see how long they will tolerate genuine questions.. i don't know how much follow-up they will allow.. of course, if you're fading, that's not a place to post.. .
It's full of FB apostates lol. I recognize many. One of the mods is "Beth Shan" come on lol