there was a part about pine trees in california mountains at regional convention.
the brother/organization lied about how old they are.
he said oldest tree is 4200 years old when it is actually 5000 years old.
"The longest-lived is the Great Basin bristlecone pine, Pinus longaeva. One individual of this species, dubbed "Methuselah", is one of the world's oldest living organisms at around 4,600 years old. This tree can be found in the White Mountains of California."
"An older tree, now cut down, was dated at 4,900 years old."
i don't mean overly obvious, or otherwise meaning to cause harm, but taught to lie for the purpose of avoidance.
this type of lying can be pervasive in areas of life that are not just to avoid discussions with people who have questions about the jw, etc.
my husband will lie/be deceitful about the silliest, simple things.
Are JWs "mind trained" to be habitual liars?
YES, definitely.
They were a fairly reasonable bunch until 1975 didn't happen.
Since then they have slowly changed into a lying bunch of B******S.
I now believe elders etc. are trained at their so called schools to - lie, lie and lie about everything that doesn't suit them at the moment.
i just tried to go to the site and there is a goodbye message.
i was a member there since 2010. i was really surprised.
i had just started posting there again after being away for a while.
Several posters went here:-
did any of you attend the old school week long conventions?
i have heard stories and it seems like these were mostly in the 70's and 80's before my time.
i couldn't imagine.
In the 60's they were 8 day conventions.
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/133254/how-many-remember-1969-8-day-convention
just a simple " we are sorry " .
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NEVER EVER, they apologize for nothing!
Sorry is not in their vocabularly.
every time i've asked this in an existing thread, i've never gotten an answer, so forgive me for starting a new thread in order to ask again.
i simply cannot figure out how to quote someone with the standard yellow box.
i can copy/paste the quote, sure, but nothing i do makes it appear in a yellow box like everyone else.
Using the above instructions:-
I've tried the Quote icon and the Paragraph icon and the Link icon and the Code icon, both before and after pasting the quote in the comment box. I've highlighted the quote while doing so, and not highlighted it. I've done everything I can think of. What am I doing wrong?
I'm 84 and I can do it!
how do the gb micro-manage people's lives today?one example is their micro management in dress and grooming.
eg their view of beards.
elders in most congs will take a brother to a corner and remind him why jws don't grow beards.
By a constant stream of lies, and FEAR of Disfellowshipment etc.
i could never understand why some people who know the truth about the "truth" ever go back.
once you understand all the hypocrisy and negatives, i would think it's almost impossible to go back!.
Never ever, ever ever!
I know what they are really like!!
i remember reading here about a woman who wrote a religious column for a newspaper.
i would like to find that thread again but apparently my research skills here are not so good.
could anyone help me find that link?
unfolding now - could be terrorist.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/22/man-shot-police-outside-parliament-officer-reportedly-shoots/.
Not quite correct Simon!
In a statement to the Commons, Theresa May said he had been investigated some years ago over violent extremism but had been a "peripheral figure".
