over many years i have been pondering how mental illness has impacted upon jw's due to the effects of indoctrination.
in my case; when i was 21 i had a breakdown and was hospitalised for 6 weeks.
i was diagnosed with anxiety tension state disorder.
The very fact that every "witness" whether they admit it or not is just wishing/praying for Armageddon to come speaks volumes about their mental state.
What sane person wants Billions of people man,woman and child destroyed by GOD so they can find relief from their problems in this world.
local.
irs raids televangelist benny hinn's office in grapevine.
lauren zakalik, wfaa2 hours agofacebook.
“There is more fraud in the name of God, not just in America, but in the world, than any other kind of fraud,” said Anthony.
AMEN to that .
Its about time the IRS and other relevant organizations looked more closely at the financial activities of the WTB&TS and its associates
The IRS has been loathed to investigate any religious organization," said Anthony.
Hopefully that is all about to change.,its long overdue .
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/authorities-ignored-gold-coast-photographers-child-sex-crimes-20170413-gvkdx9.html.
april 13 2017 .
authorities ignored gold coast photographer's child sex crimes .
I think their are so many indoctrinated JW`s that they are thinking to disclose these problems would be to bring reproach on Jehovahs name.,and so they will keep quite about it and keep it in-house,and not divulge it to the appropiate authorities .
However its really just pushing the dirt under the carpet
somewhere in the bible it says; the wages of sin is death.. just death.
not pain or anguish or agonising illnesses.
so , why do we have to endure all of the heart-breaking torment that goes along with life?
You could also ask the question why, when GOD /Jehovah was blessing the nation of Israel/Jews that their were still poor people that had to gather what was left over from harvests.?
Also ask why, under Theocratic rule when God /Jehovah was blessing his people there were still his people inflicted with leprosy ? a shocking disease that no human would want anybody to suffer.
Yet somehow God was OK with that.
this day is when there are memorial services across australia and new zealand for our nations' war dead.. on the 25th april 1915 the australian and new zealand army corp' swept ashore at a beach on the mainland of turkey at a place they call galliboli or gallipoli as it is known to us.
the soldiers were landed at the wrong beach and were shot to hell they faced cliffs and thick coastal scrub.
they were supposed to be landed some miles further along the coast which was lightly defended and flat sandy beaches.
Then their was the ABC Muslim woman presenter who made the inappropiate remarks about the ANZAC tradition /sacrifice on social media trying to gain political points for her cause.
she was the one who on ABC National TV advocated that Islam was the most peaceful religion.
It is something that all Australians /new Zealenders can be proud of that in this day and age so many old and especially young honour those that have fought and died for the freedoms we in Australia enjoy today.
Imperial Japan was the biggest threat to New Guinea , Australia and New Zealand and I for one would not like to have lived under Imperial Japan of the 1940`s and I thank our armed forces for preventing that.
For you young ones read some books on Japanese occupations of China "The rape of Nanking" for example
and their treatment of POW`s in the phillipines ,Borneo etc.
I dont hold a grudge against Japanese people of today it was a culture they were brought up under and they were indoctrinated .
Maybe in a hundred years time if I was still alive I would say the same thing about nations that support Islam.
last week we had a reassurance ultrasound with our ob.
she was just supposed to check heartbeats on the two little ones and they were going strong!
but because she had extra time and she can be quite anal about her work (which is a good thing) she decided to take some measurements.
This is sad so sad my thoughts are with you and your wife.
i don't think this topic has been discussed before but yesterday i read something to the effect that trump wants a human mission to mars to be completed within his presidency.. with that being said, the watchtower teaches that what started on earth ends on earth, in other words, the fall of adam and eve would end with the passing of the 1,000 year millennial reign when christ destroys all his enemies, rebellious "perfect" humans, and the devil and his demons who are let out the abyss for a short while.
he then hands the kingdom back to his father.
an elder in my old congregation once told us during a public talk that he was an ardent astronomer but then referenced the scripture where it says, "the earth he has given to the sons of men" (psalms 115:16).
Hasn`t common sense and science as well as history already invalidated Bible Prophecy ?
not to mention the rest of the Bible as being taken literally .
https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/jehovah-witness-charged-with-historic-child-sex-offences-ng-b88453246z.
jehovah witness charged with historic child sex offences.
friday, 21 april 2017 3:11am.
The 72-year-old will appear in the Katanning Magistrates Court on May 16.
Maybe he will get his just deserts then .
We will see.
waton ,how about the art work of Boris vallego , he gets my vote.
when growing up in a "proper" j.ws household:-.
a) our moral opinions are conditioned by this environment and upbringing.. b) to hold to jws belief and moral opinions gives our life purpose.. c) what we believe we hold it to be true.. d) in terms of approval it can be difficult for the mind to accept logical evidence if our life is based on "truth" and " moral opinions" that conflict with our conscience.. anyway i am not sure where i am going with this o.p?.
i guess my point is that settling factual and logical disputes with jws has proven more challenging than i realized.
Jehovahs Witnesses are conditioned to believe morals are only bible based and if you leave the religion you lose your moral value.
This is absolute bullshit. the bible /religion has nothing to do with how moral people are.
The proof of this is in the millions of ex JW`s around the world who havent degenerated into a moral vacuum where anything and everything goes as the religion would have you believe.
Its just another lie they tell
Also the world is full of moral people who do not subscribe to any religious belief.
Did i understand correctly your OP ? The rebel
