I don't believe that Jesus is/was God either, but then again I don't believe in God period so its kind of a moot point! Huh. I can't really think of anything that I still agree/believe/share. Not doctrinally. Not even philosophically. To me the whole "waiting on Jehovah" is an excuse to sit back and wait to be rescued, essentially refusing to accept responsibility. I find that far more immoral than adultery!
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Does Anyone Know Any of the Newer GB Members? Please share your stories.
by neverendingjourney ini have read some threads here that suggest that anyone thinking big changes are coming to the watchtower due to all of the new gb appointments is fooling themselves.
its been said that ted jaracz has been heavily involved in selecting new gb members and wants to ensure that they all share his hard-line vision for the religion.
i must admit that i thought there would be big changes by now since six of the nine gb members were appointed within the last eight years.
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Guy Pierce served as the CO for a circuit I was in only briefly because I had moved, but it was obvious the man was incredibly rigid. His wife was quite nice, but I didn't speak to her much, leaving it instead to the admiring crowd of stay-at-home elder's wives. As an elder's wife forced to work full-time because my husband "couldn't" get a full-time job, I had nothing in common with her. The CO's and their wives always seemed to operate in a bubble of unreality. How could they even begin to understand what I was dealing with - bills, daycare, a long commute, car repairs and a husband who always was available to take on more responsibility in the congregation but was content to work part-time as a school bus driver.
Maybe that's why Herd's comments are so infuriating - "give them a five, ten or twenty for their make-up"???? You have got to be kidding me! But in Watchtowerland (love that btw) wives didn't work so of course they didn't have access to the money. What a crock.
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Ore. court rules against Mormon church's effort to keep finances secret
by jgnat inthis find is courtesy of our very own poster, gretchen956.. here is the link: http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_071207_news_mormon_church_finances_.6a24f7fd.html .
here is the article: .
ore. court rules against mormon church's effort to keep finances secret .
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What's frustrating is that even if the WT$ was forced to disclose their assets, rather than seeing the dollar amount, the R&F would merely moan and murmur excitedly about "the beast" turning on Jehovah's representative, you remember, the whole "touching his eyeball" load o' crap? Personally I'd like to see them gouge his eyeball right out!
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Does your personality type affect your belief in the divine?
by Paralipomenon inrecently, i was reacquainted with a friend that i knew since i started grade school.
he grew up in the world wide church of god and i as a witness.
neither of us did christmas so often we would find ourselves in the library while the rest of the school did christmas activities.. .
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ENTJ Raised a dub and left at 36 Hovering on the thin line between agnostic and atheist but leaning towards atheism. If there is a God/Higher Being then a. why would they give a rat's ass whether we worship or not and b. if they DO care whether or not we worship then why the hell aren't they doing anything? Right there with the skepticism as you can see. I believe that personality plays a major role in how receptive you are to religion/faith/etc.
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Bamboozled.
by Blueblades inone of the saddest lessons of history is this: if we've been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle.
we're no longer interested in finding out the truth.
the bamboozle has captured us.. it's simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we've been taken.
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On this thread?? Now I'm not just bamboozled, I'm confuzzled...
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Bamboozled.
by Blueblades inone of the saddest lessons of history is this: if we've been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle.
we're no longer interested in finding out the truth.
the bamboozle has captured us.. it's simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we've been taken.
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Knew I was 'boozled from about the age of seventeen (the year after baptism) but was especially effective at boozling myself until last year at age 36 when I couldn't convince myself to believe the crap anymore. Am currently a recovering boozler and effective fader... *grin*
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What do you think?
by jaguarbass inmy wife of 35 years and i were talking last night.
i was raised a witness.
she became a witness on her own volition at about 13 years old.
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Hey Jag, I can certainly understand your depression and feelings of anger and bitterness. I can tell you that I was raised a dub as well and was on Prozac from the time I was sixteen until just recently (twenty plus years). All those years of medication didn't accomplish what one year of therapy did. I firmly believe that medication can be a wonderful tool, but I think that is all it is, a tool, a bandaid unless you deal with the underlying issues. There absolutely are people for whom meds are vital and a wonderful blessing, but I also think the value of therapy cannot be underestimated. I also agree with others who suggested changing your circumstances. Sometimes that can change your perspective and give you a new start. When you feel hopeless and trapped, its difficult to NOT feel angry and depressed. I really hope you find something that works for you, you're a good guy and you deserve better.
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Well now I'm just angry
by lola28 ini just read blondies wt review and it made me angry.
how can the society continue to place more importance on pioneering than getting an education or getting a good job?
why do these men insist on making young ones (and even older members) feel bad for wanting to have a secure future, what the hell is wrong with not wanting to live in a tent?
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I find it especially ironic in light of the conversation I just had with my mom (dyed in the wood and dead in the brain dub) in which she assured me vociferously that "they aren't like that anymore!" in discouraging going to college. But my mom (like all dubs) hears what she wants to hear...
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what happened to sirnose and thebiggestlie?
by Chameleon inlast i read is that he (sirnose) dad.. i don't know about tbl..
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I've been wondering about sirnose and thebiggestlie myself. Hopefully they'll see this and drop a note to let us know how they're doing...
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Convention look boring
by kwr ini was able to watch some of the convention for 2007 on youtube and they look boring.
do they just have three days of different programs or do they just repeat the same program friday, sat & sun?.
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ROFL, Mysterious! I used to do the same thing! Remember how the last talk on Sunday always went overtime? Cause the one thing I want to do after sitting and listening to non-stop droning for three days is listen to some bigshot from Bethel spew more S**T about how wonderful the GB is for twenty minutes past the end of the session! *PUKE VOMIT*