recently, with my dad and two of my closest friends, i stumbled upon an interesting situation....they all know where i stand and what the issues were that became a wt dealbreaker for me...but all three of them have recently (and in the past) expressed opinions that go directly against fds teachings...not doubts....they just do not agree with something taught.
but two of them have actually put a mental block on a wt teaching they do not agree with, but what is funny is they both told me "i don't think we have ever been taught that so directly" (by the slave)....both times i was stunned!....these two teachings are huge wt dogma and taught very often....but because it conflicted with what they actually believe....they thought it must no be a real wt teaching.. 1. the first one was my dad...i told him i was mad at god and wt....he asked why...so i said well it could be this frikkin reading glasses i cant get used to, or my bad knee thats aching, and my back sometimes goes out!....and i was told all my life that for sure i did not need a college degree or great job cause i would never grow old or die and the end was just a few short years away!!
!.....so then he said the above quote...and i was like "what about the talk and books "million now living will never die"....so he says that is not as specific as to what my gripe was.....so i do my research and send him an email with two dozen quotes...my fave is the may 22,1969 awake that said youths "you better face this fact..you will never finish a carreer in this system...you dont need college....cause you will never grow old or die....the end is few short years away.
Hi Oompa
Some excellent observations. I think that the majority of Witnesses now have serious doubts but won't face up to them. Many are elderly and have nowhere else to turn to. Many have family in, and unlike those of us here have not chosen to cut ties with family or friends that we have had for years.
if you have never served out of this country or spent any time preaching in another country, you may have certain ideas of how a c.o.
behaves and talks and acts.
what is the youngest c.o.
Hi BonaFide
What an interesting story.
I served as an elder in a developing country and certainly understand where you are coming from. Many of our local congregations had one or no elders and things were very different. Some weeks, I conducted just about every meeting and often on a Sunday gave the public talk in two different congregations. Besides this I had my family to care for living in a strange country and I also had a very demanding secular job.
I am sure the brothers in the west do not begin to understand how difficult life can be in other parts of the world.
I came back to the west, and sat in one elders' meeting where they discussed what soap to buy for the wash-room. I remember thinking just these guys just don't get what Christianity should be all about.
Eyeslice
i surely hope not.
but i figure, if bush didn't get it, no one will.
I hope not.
I think that the repercussions would be unthinkable. If it were an extremist Muslim fundamentalist group then the situation in the Middle East would become very serious indeed. If it were from a 'white supremacist' group, then the situation in homeland America would become uncontrollable.
october 29, 2008, 4:18 pm .
sarah palin: 2009 calendar girl .
susan davis reports on the presidential race.
I guess with Hilary and Barak for the Democrats, there was going to be a historic 'first' for the presidency. I am only glad that Sarah is no where near the White House - what a scary woman!
barak obaham will be sworn in as the first afro-american president of what is arguably the most powerful nation on earth on january 20, 2009. will this usher in a new age or will the actions not match the rhetoric?
Given the topic is "the new world" - what about health care? Sure the mess that the most prosperous nation in the world is in with health care not being universally available needs sorting??
barak obaham will be sworn in as the first afro-american president of what is arguably the most powerful nation on earth on january 20, 2009. will this usher in a new age or will the actions not match the rhetoric?
But, may be he'll do more in his first year than Christ's kingdom has since 1914?
my mother told me that and asked, "don't you think this could fulfill bible prophecy?
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Is it a fulfilment of Bible prophecy? Of course it is, here we have a practising Christian, who was brought in part as a Muslim and certainly knows about other faiths too. As far as I can see he is liberal and open minded.
Just the sort of person who is going to join with the UN in destroying world religion? Somehow I don't think so!
barak obaham will be sworn in as the first afro-american president of what is arguably the most powerful nation on earth on january 20, 2009. will this usher in a new age or will the actions not match the rhetoric?
Barak Obaham will be sworn in as the first Afro-American president of what is arguably the most powerful nation on earth on January 20, 2009. Will this usher in a new age or will the actions not match the rhetoric?
jw's will be a bit excited about that!
Oh no the end must be near. Though I do remember the witnesses getting excited about what Ronald Regan said about old testament prophets.
i heard that the most recent local needs talk was regarding the evils of having non witnesses at "our" gatherings.
since there's nothing really for "us" to talk to "them" about, and since "their" conversation will not involve anything to do with "the truth", we should guard against "worldly" association.
it appears that the cult wants their members totally removed from anyone not a witness.
Why am I not surprised! They are totally paranoid, every one not a witness is a potential threat to them.
