We all wear masks figuratively speaking.
bczar
are you a questioning jw?
what mask do you wear (ie an elder, regular member)?
if i came to your kingdom hall, could i tell that you were doubting?
We all wear masks figuratively speaking.
bczar
of course, if sir elton john had his way... .
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061111/en_afp/afpentertainmentbritain.
Oh don't go ban my religion
dun dun dun
I won't go ban your religion.
bczar
according to the current dogma of jehovah's witnesses:.
those who hear and ignore the warning will be destroyedthose who do not hear might be spared (if jehovah so chooses)any who do not receive the mark in their foreheads (per ezekiel) will not be sparedany who are of responsible age (interpretted by jehovah) and are not baptized will not be sparedjehovah does not desire any to be destroyed but desires all to attain to repentancemore people are born every year than get baptized, adding to the death toll every year.
in case you doubt whether that statement is true, consider this:.
According to Ezekiel 3:17, the dogma is not that Jehovah will read the hearts of those who do not hear the message. They are goners too!
I have pointed this out many times when the subject comes up. Many in the borg believe Jehovah will read hearts and I cannot imagine they came up with this idea on their own. It is just not like them.
Do you have references from WTBTS publications that state Jehovah will read their hearts and spare them at Armageddon? I would be interested.
Please PM since these posts are difficult to find again.
bczar
i just talked to my mom (dub) yesterday, which was poorly timed (after there meeting).
she tells me that the speaker said in his talk that there are two sides in this world - jehovah's side and satan's side.
if you are not on jehovah's side, then you are on satan's side.
Why...yes..yes it was! Mat Rolls, did you know him!
Yes I did. He was a "Circuit" Overseer!
bczar
a big thank you to those who created this board and for all the amazing people who post here.. truth be told (no pun intended) i have seen other religious boards out there but never felt compelled to join since i didn't feel qualified to speak one way or the other regarding their beliefs.
this board is another story.
i was raised as a witness but never thought so many people all over the world had a similiar past as i did.
often have information before it is even released to the JWs
Yes JWD connections must extend all the way into the upper echelon of the WTBTS.
bczar
looking at the different ways my sister and i approach life, i'd decided people are either peaches or they're lobsters.
my sister is all tough and crusty on the outside.
you'd never know if something is bothering her.
Some flavors nature never intended. Those are forbidden.
bczar
>thought these were funny, please ignore if they're old news.
> these are some jokes that jeff foxworthy had to say about jehovah's .
> the fact is that they are somewhat accurate.
you realize things are getting worse, and you're thrilled.
How macabre!
bczar
do you believe water witching actually works?
i had lunch with an ex-dub friend yesterday who told me that many years ago, when she was still a witness, her landlord's son came over (they rented a farm) and he showed her that it did work.
she had been fully prepared to say "ha!
I grew up drinking that water.
That explains a lot!
bczar
when you saw the wt for what it was and realized it was not the truth, how did that affect your thoughts on subjects like homosexuality or abortion for example.. did you start to think differently suddenly or did it take a long time ?.................or maybe you havent changed your minds on what the wt condemns.. i was quite shocked at how i accepted my teenage son was sexually active and i talked to him about condoms and this being an important thing in his and gfs life and where they sure they were ready.
i didnt tell him not to do it !.
actually i think i always had my thoughts on different subjects that werent in line with the org, i just pushed what i really thought to the back of my mind.. there are many different subjects name one that you relate to.. .
Possibly a lot of homosexual gay people may be slightly put off by the subject thread
gosh we live in an overly sensitive culture
bczar
looking at the different ways my sister and i approach life, i'd decided people are either peaches or they're lobsters.
my sister is all tough and crusty on the outside.
you'd never know if something is bothering her.
Can you describe the flavor of a peach?
bczar