any idea what could have happened to song 151?
what logical reason could they have had to skip a number.
is the number 151 now an evil number accordig to new light?
You guys just have to keep up with Jehovah`s chariot , Jeeeez do I have to explain everythig ?
Here goes : 1+ 5 = 6 , 5+1 =6 , are you with me ? , 1 coupled with 1 =11 minus 5 =6
and their you have it 666 , thats the Devils number ,you can`t have that in a Theocratic songbook? can you.
smiddy
every single bible student/jehovah's witness who has ever lived, has been indoctrinated to believe that a catastrophic great tribulation would very soon engulf the entire earth, causing untold death & destruction.
this spurious teaching is drummed into every j.w.
's head and used by them as a major recruitment tool.
Good points The searcher and prologos , it just goes to prove the old saying, " The Bible is like a musical instument , you can play any old tune on it you like" .
smiddy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6dur7ol_8w.
HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA
Well I thought it was funny
smiddy
i've been 100% alone since my df last month.
i'm dead to my family now, unless i return to their cult - so i recently made contact with 3 former jw's that were in my cong when i was in my youth.
to my surprise, they all had exactly the same doubts and reasoning i had and said even though they've been out 6-7 years they "still feel tied to it in some way" and "feel guilty celebrating xmas or birthdays".
I agree with Faye Dunaway that unless they do the research , they will always be a captive to the religion.
Some people leave the religion , however the religion never leaves them , no matter how many years pass by.
Why is that ?
Simply because they have never done an outside research into the religion .
And that can be one of two reasons
1. They are too lazy to do the research , a condition that is endemic among the rank and file members.
They want the G.B. members /writing department to do their thinking for them .
2.And the other is they just want to bury their head in the sand and not face the facts.
They have invested so much time , money , and energy , into this religion that it is inconcievable that it cannot be the truth.
Otherwise I would have to eat humble pie and admit , I have been conned all these years and feel so stupid.
One of the hardest things in life is for a person to be honest with oneself.
Lurkers / newbies , don`t be discouraged , we have all been their .
smiddy
i remember sitting on my daddy's lap and driving an imaginary car, i also remember sitting on my mummies lap on the front seat, without a seat belt whilst my dad drove a real car.
i remember we bought fish and chips from the chippy wrapped in yesterday's newspapers.
i remember bouncing up and down on my space hopper in the garden.
The things you learn on this site that you won`t find in the "AWAKE" , white dog poo , and I thought my dog had a calcium deficiency .or would that be a Calcium overload , oh well.
smiddy
and it looks like he will be accepting it.he will be teaching english as a second language in shenzhen, china.
it's with a company that works with the public school system out there.his salary includes an apt (most likely shared) that has utilities and internet included, and looking at cost of living (after the rent he isn't paying) it looks like he will be able to put money aside every month.not bad for a kid his age-travel to the other side of the globe, meet new people, get paid, and get experience.
i am going to miss him..
Great news Schimideo2
to help those who are fading and those who visit this site anonymously - due to org-induced paranoia regarding "evil apostates" - i'd like to offer some examples of doctrinal teachings for them to examine closely.. hopefully it will provide a bit of comfort for some, to see that their doubts are fully justified.. i'll post a few - one each day - to demonstrate that "the truth" of the org is not what j.w.
one or two previous topics will be repeated for the benefit of new friends to the site.. what the org says: .
if a sinner is found to have committed a serious sin, they should be confronted by a witness who has first-hand knowledge of the offender's sin.
Very clearly and logically presented The Searcher , much appreciated
smiddy
i've tried to get over this, i honestly have.
since i stopped my kids going to meetings, things have gotten a little better.. but knowing the content of the convention programme that she was subjected to on friday, it amazes me and greatly annoys me that she goes back for more, today.
for her to sit there watching those crazy, fear mongering bunker videos.
Think of the indoctrination process that every "Witness" is/was subjected to.
I`m going back 20 or so years but I don`t think much has changed since then .
The book study , which I think has now been disbanded , however the principle would still apply to the family worship that is current.
You read the article , paragraph by paragraph , questions are asked about each paragraph and you answer what is in the paragraph and nothing else.
It is all about leading questions , and set answers to these leading questions , that are continually going on for 5 meetings a week as of 20 or so years ago.
5 meetings ? yes , 1. The book Study 2. The Ministry School 3.The service meeting.4 The Watchtower Study ,
and 5 The Public Talk , that in my experience of 33 years in the religion , no public ever attended.
smiddy
so the elders called wanting to meet with me and my husband.
most likely because i told a concerned jw friend of mine that i really care about that i wasn't coming back and a couple of the issues i had.
i didn't bring up any so-called "apostate" information, just told her about the australian royal commission and that there are a lot of unscriptural teachings and that the gb apply scriptures that are about jehovah and jesus to themselves, which is idolatry.
You have balls Sevan , don`t take any crap from these big fish in a small pond , you do not owe them anything.
They have no control over you unless you give it to them , but you already know that , right ?
I think it`s a pity your husband hasn`t supported you more strongly enough , worrying more about his relationship with family members who support this cult. That`s sad .
He should be worrying about his relationship with his wife above everyone else and supporting her , and not the cult.
I hope it all works out for you in your favour
take care
smiddy
so i noticed on the news tonight that the convention is going on in my hometown this weekend.
i honestly had no idea.
the person on the news said they were expecting 7500-8000 attendees.
Maybe it was an invisible convention , that only approved JW`s could attend or be seen by "Witnesses" in good standing"
smiddy
