That would only confuse them , which door should I knock on first ?
I also wonder how many not at homes are their, how many disinterested people are their if they want to be realistic about it .
My guess , they may find one person who gives them a hearing ear only out of politeness and then throws the mags in the dustbin when they leave without looking at them.
smiddy
baptism for young jw's is not the same as that practiced by other denominations, and it carries a lot of potential for harm.
getting baptized as a young person in association with the jw organization is harmful to young ones who as they are maturing, wish to exit from the clutches of this captive religion.. when you see young ones, such as the one in the photo below, get baptized, doesn't your heart just sink, knowing the jw religion has caught another victim in its web of deception and abuse?.
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If that young girls parents are JW`s, they need a good kick up their backside and so does the Borg, she is far too young to make that decision and appreciate the consequences.
smiddy
2016-1-12-boe.
"apply yourself to the field ministry," the "initial call" assignmentdirects the student to mention the donation arrangement..http://postimg.org/image/tayz8pawn/..atlantis!
So the bottom line is put the householder on the spot and embarrass him/her into making a donation , knowing that a good percentage of householders will do so .
smiddy
get this my sister and her elder husband are visiting from over seas and are currently being groomed by bethel how to set a better example.they are being told how to behave right down to how to dress to set a proper christian example.anyway they are both over weight by a fair margin to be considered unhealthy.the clincher is this elder whom is over weight had the outright cheek to counsel my other sister whom is a j dub that she is over weight and needs to do something about it.
now hows that for hypocritical behaviour.prime example in any ones book dont you think???
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A good proportion of JW`s are significantly overweight.
A good number have been married and divorced , some multiple times .
Google Crimes committed by Jehovah`s Witnesses proves it is anything but a Spiritual Paradise, especially with Child Sexual Abuse cases handled by the courts in one Country after another around the Earth.
The amount of witnesses abusing the welfare system while they pioneer taking advantage of the Governments handouts at the same time Demonizing them.
Hypocrites ? yes.
smiddy
there was a recent thread on the "quality" of converts to jws in recent years.
it wasn't a pretty picture, based on the thread contents.. well, the lack of depth isn't restricted to new converts.. in our clam this week, one of the principal points for review was this:.
ne 1:1; 2:1—why can we conclude that “the 20thyear” mentioned at nehemiah 1:1 and 2:1 is countedfrom the same starting point?
I can relate 100% to what Phizzy wrote ,an Elder in our congregation would often use words that did not belong in the conversation /Watchtower he was quoting .It was like he saw a word in the magazine and said to himself , I will use that in my next presentation without having a clue what it really meant or how it could be applied .
Sorry , but I used to feel for the poor bastard .
smiddy
according to them you are not gay if you are attracted to the same sex, it's just hormones and you might grow out of it.. i wonder what hormones in particular they are talking about and if they feel that a female who goes through menopause is in danger of turning gay or even if taking hormones will adjust your thinking?.
this is from the wt org website.
https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/teenagers/ask/pressure-to-be-gay/.
Hey , the more shit they publish the more those questioning their interpretations about scripture , the more we will see on this board.
smiddy
was not sure where to post this, but i was curious, how do some of you now feel about the military?
would any of you let your children enlist, or would you yourselves join any military field?
how do you feel about the idea of women in the military?
As much as I hate war , and don`t we all ? , it is a necessary evil in the world we live in.The Utopian, pie in the sky dream , of a world without war , ceased to exist when Cain killed Abel .. That was the start of war.
From then on war has been a fact of life , with , I might add ,Jehovah`s blessing for centuries.
I find it curious how the God of war ,Jehovah/Yahweh excelled in warfare in the Hebrew Scriptures / Old Testament and had a miraculous conversion in the new Testament to denounce war among the nations and promote himself as a GOD of Love , the prince of peace ?
I concur with Nathan Natas , that if we didn`t participate in those warring against us , we would not have the freedoms we enjoy today .
Who of you want`s to live under the Imperial Japanese of the 1940`s , .or live under the Nazi regime of the 1940`s , Or who wants to live under the Caliphate of ISIL today , it`s only because of war , that we don`t have to. Read some books on these regimes of how they operated back then.
I am appalled at the Governments response to the needs and concerns of those who serve their country and do not get the basic recognition and help they deserve for putting their life on the line for serving their country .and maintaining our freedom.
smiddy
greetings, new friends and old:.
i've been here some nine years now and have learned a lot.
made many dear friends.
Maybe that`s something Simon can do on the home page under " Entertainment" or "Social" and include the "Arts " in it`s various forms , where these contributions could be made .
Because of the very nature of this site , ex JW`s , I never really thought about contributing along those lines as not being JW related .
And while I always appreciated compound complex posts , I also had the feeling it was out from left field ?
I am more familiar with contributions about music and films , but , why not Art , Literature ,Poetry ,Classics , Etc.
Thank you compound complex for this post , I hope we as contributors can expand our knowledge on all things that make us human .
Maybe 2 other lines of thought could be brought in here .
Maybe some have had their talents curbed by the attitudes of the religion which they regret , while others have excelled in their field after exiting the religion .
smiddy
i heard from a "friend" that a letter was read aloud during the midweek meeting asking people to volunteer to do cleaning work in bethel.
lol.
i really can't think of anything else to say if this is true.. they get more free labor, and they still ask for more more more money!!
Anybody who volunteers for this cleaning work, HAS TO BE BRAIN DEAD for sure., sorry to shout that out but geeeeezzzz , give me a break .
smiddy
I never sign out , I`m with the " IN" crowd .
smiddy
