in clinton township, ohio someone set blaze to the basement of the kingdom hall causing $30,000 dollars worth of damage.
destroyed were religious literature and computer equipment.
the upper floor was not damaged, but the smell of smoke might linger.
"It's a sign of the times," he said. Witnesses are taught not to be vindictive and to place trust in Jehovah, he said."He'll take care of it," Wiley said. "If he sees fit to take action, he will."
I wonder if he realizes how this quote will make others in the community view JW's.
Arson is wrong, don't do it kiddies.
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that is, if you are able to without the prospect of facing a three-man kangaroo court appointed by jerhover to keep the congregation clean from apostate influences.. i'll go first: .
No, not me...just a lame attempt at humor.
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that is, if you are able to without the prospect of facing a three-man kangaroo court appointed by jerhover to keep the congregation clean from apostate influences.. i'll go first: .
Ok...here we go
so i meet with a few elders by myself recently to talk about some questions i had regarding the faith and how suffocated i was feeling inside it.
they took everything pretty well, started crying a little, but ended up letting me proceed with my questions...albeit not as an ms in the cong.
i am going to continue to ask questions about the faith to the elders, as they can't answer them for me.
greendawn, it is SO hard to communicate this to a JW. It requires a paradigm shift in thought process. If someone truly believes an organization is inspired of God, then any seeming contradictions or objections MUST be wrong. However, what if repeated dishonesty was found in how this org quoted scientists and other leaders in their respective fields? Is that imperfection? Trying to get a JW to understand this is painful.
so i meet with a few elders by myself recently to talk about some questions i had regarding the faith and how suffocated i was feeling inside it.
they took everything pretty well, started crying a little, but ended up letting me proceed with my questions...albeit not as an ms in the cong.
i am going to continue to ask questions about the faith to the elders, as they can't answer them for me.
Well AS, as she prayed to Jehovah when feeling suicidal, and attended JW meeting during her recovery, it is not much of a leap to take.
She still has unquestioning faith, despite evidence to the contrary. I'm not pushing it...I love her deeply and am confident she will see in time.
On a side note, I am beginning to understand why my parents were easily converted. They don't question anything! I realized this after observing them swing from one food diet to another, in spite of much evidence these diets, like Adkins, are very harmful. It's frustrating putting together a logical argument and then realizing the other person doesn't care about logic.
so i meet with a few elders by myself recently to talk about some questions i had regarding the faith and how suffocated i was feeling inside it.
they took everything pretty well, started crying a little, but ended up letting me proceed with my questions...albeit not as an ms in the cong.
i am going to continue to ask questions about the faith to the elders, as they can't answer them for me.
So I meet with a few elders by myself recently to talk about some questions I had regarding the faith and how suffocated I was feeling inside it.
They took everything pretty well, started crying a little, but ended up letting me proceed with my questions...albeit not as an MS in the cong. I am going to continue to ask questions about the faith to the elders, as they can't answer them for me. All I get is the same old, "we won't ever know everything" and "we are imperfect". They don't get it. Dishonest quotes in WT literature has nothing to do with knowledge or imperfection.
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that is, if you are able to without the prospect of facing a three-man kangaroo court appointed by jerhover to keep the congregation clean from apostate influences.. i'll go first: .
I wish I could post my picture...maybe someday...
when i was at the latest district convention a few weeks ago there was an odd announcement made.
i don't remember it very clearly, but it was something about noah and how he knew what rain was and that it must have rained before the flood because of that.
also, there was something mentioned about the water canopy and how 'our' understanding of it may not be right.
bttt
So far, it looks like this was only announced at Dan-p's convention. I will be going later this summer, we will see if it's announced there.
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looking for an online copy of this book.
i couldn't find it at the usual websites.
Thanks for the link Rusty Girl.
I have the book at home, but can't wait another 5 hours!
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looking for an online copy of this book.
i couldn't find it at the usual websites.
Looking for an online copy of this book. I couldn't find it at the usual websites.
Thanks
