it has been 21 years since the 1995 article that pretty much buried the idea of the '1914 generation'.. remember those guys?
the ones born in 1914 that would still be alive when the end of the system arrived.. i'm glad i'm old enough to remember going from door to door, preaching this belief.
the reason i say that is because i have a lot of 'still in' jw friends and family.
What other organization out their is so ashamed , embarrassed ,about their beginnings , early history that they go to such lengths to hide and bury the past.
Normally , organizations are very proud of their early beginnings and like to showcase them off.
Not Jehovah`s Witnesses
And when you compare what the WTB&TS does say on occasion about their past , with what they actually published back then , it becomes very evident they are re-writing history
It just doesn`t match up.
smiddy
i wanted to write my experience on how my husband helped me see the ttatt (the truth about the truth).
first, let me mention that he wrote his own experience a couple months ago under the name sanchy.
for his story please click here….. http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5148261828526080/walking-thin-line-resigning-elder
Welcome , you made a lovely 1st post , and the best news is neither of you will be bringing your children up in a cult.
smiddy
are df, da and apostates still shunned?
are each treated differently?
i heard a secondhand report that they seemed to have eased up on this practice ...
Didn`t the J.W .lawyer , Vin Toole , when asked about shunning state words to the effect "i`ve heard of the word but I`m not sure what it means " at the ARC and he was under oath when he said that.
Vin Toole has been a J.W.for many ,many years here in Australia.,and he doesn`t know about the practice of shunning ? What a liar.
And this years District Convention has a specific part on Shunning Unrepentant Wrongdoers , in other words Jehovah`s Witnesses who don`t agree with the Governing Body
smiddy.
we all sin and some sins are worse than others but blasphemy against the holy spirit is said to be unforgivable.what is considered to be an unforgivable sin?
I don`t think J.W`s / G.B. have ever defined what exactly is the unforgivable sin have they ?
I remember a question from readers 20+ years ago , somebody asking about that and the answer was if your asking the question and concerned about it , you obviously haven`t sinned against the Holy Spirit .
I have been out for more than twenty years so maybe things have changed. Yes ? No ?
smiddy
was told by someone that a receipt article eluded to the fact that satan can cause natural disasters.
i don't see how i could have missed this.
doesn't anyone remember this?
That`s right , blame all the disasters whether they be natural ,on Satan the Devil , never mind if they be believers in Christendom , or Jehovah`s Witnesses who are affected by death , injury ,or whatever.
How come Jehovah / Jesus Christ never protects his people ? , Christians who havent been contacted yet by Jehovah`s Witnesses or Long standing faithful Jehovah`s Witnesses., all who die from these natural disasters,and not only natural disasters but accidents. Accidents that could be prevented by divine intervention.if Jesus Christ was really ruling as king as Jehovah`s representative.
Hasn`t Jesus Christ been ruling in heaven since 1914 ? What is he doing ? or more importantly , NOT doing.?
smiddy
it is a challenge coming to terms with your experience as a jehovah's witness.
if you were born and raised as a jw, and your parents were true believers, the impact on your life is profound, lasting, and largely negative.
in some cases quite abusive emotionally, spiritually, financially, educationally and yes, even sexually.. i recently watched "trumbo", and was quite moved by dalton trumbo's speech to the screen writers guild in 1970. here is an excerpt that i think is quite relevant to this topic:.
Lee Elder
I would agree with all your comments except for the statement that the leaders are victims also , The leaders ARE the Watchtower Society.
And they bloody well know they are not being led by GOD , Jehovah , Jesus Christ , Holy Spirit , or anybody else.
It is well past time when they should come clean and admit they are just another man made religion that started off with good intentions but lost their way, for one reason or another .
smiddy
i will like people on this forum and lurkers to see the big different between jws and other religion.
following you will see the program from the upcoming distric/regional 2016 convention.
look at the topics that are going to be discussed.
All religions are Cults , some are just more Cultish than others .
The Bible refers to Christianity , the way , as a new sect , a Cult ,Acts 24:14 .
smiddy
wow this is interesting!
i think how much emphasis this puts on "loyalty" shows their is an issue.
they're trying to plug the wholes as much and quickly as possible.
Finkelstein,
Seriously that song was not for real was it ? However it did bring back memories of how bad some songs sounded in the 70`s and 80`s
How terrible for newbies to sit through that song.and many others like it.
smiddy
something dawned on me last night.
jesus was suposed to be a corresponding sacrifice for adam right?.
a perfect life for a perfect life.
ttdtt
A good OP ,and excellent comments regarding it.
What more can I say.
smiddy
something dawned on me last night.
jesus was suposed to be a corresponding sacrifice for adam right?.
a perfect life for a perfect life.
Welcome Malachi ,50 years in and now your out ? their must be a lot of stories there
Glad to have you here.
smiddy
