i could never understand why some people who know the truth about the "truth" ever go back.
once you understand all the hypocrisy and negatives, i would think it's almost impossible to go back!.
Who the bloody hell is Jehovah ? A made up God by a catholic spanish monk no less.If you are talking about the God of the first 5 books of the Bible ,which one ? There appears to be many apart from the tetragrammaton.
And their are obvious other Gods /peers of the one who stated " Here the man has become like one of us in knowing good and bad " Gen.3:22
quick answer: way too much!.
this is something that really gets to me, all the way back to my childhood.
twenty minutes each way, three times a week.
You can add to that money spent on accomadation at various Conventions over anything from 5-7 days in another city and some poor buggers losing their jobs by putting the conventions first over their employment.
the following is a txt message i just had with a jw about why i decided not to attend meeting.
i fully realize that this will get me blocked.. jw : you dont want to answer me why you dont go to the meetings.. joe : ok.. (1) the 2 witness rule in the handling of a accusations of child sex abuse.. (2)the covering it up and out of court settlements that they are making to victims of sexual abuse.
unfortunatley the brothers and sisters are totally unaware of what is going on and the magnitude of it.. (3) the comments of geoffrey jackson when testifying before the australian royal commision on its handling of child sex abuse.
joe134cd , good for you ,you can only take their mind control BS for so long .I only hope your strong enough to stand up to the inquisition that will follow,
Remember the only power they have over you is the power you give them,
You dont have to answer to them for anything.
read exodus 22:6-8
jps tanakh : 6 when a man gives money or goods to another for safekeeping, and they are stolen from the man’s house if the thief is caught, he shall pay double; 7 if the thief is not caught, the owner of the house shall come near (נקרב) to god (האלהים) that he has not laid hands on the other’s property.
8 in all charges of misappropriation pertaining to an ox, an ***, a sheep, a garment, or any other loss, whereof one party alleges, “this is it” the case of both parties shall come before god (האלהים): he whom god (אלהים ) declares guilty (ַיְר ִשי ֻףן) shall pay double to the other.
This is definetely one for a person of jewish faith to comment on or a hebrew scholar ,david jay should be able to give a satisfying answer.
i had to work with an elder in fs today.
there was no way out.. this elder is from africa somewhere, right off the boat.
how do they view children?.
biblexaminer you started this thread and I commented on it then you accuse me of highjacking the post and of me being a JW apologist ? Come on now.
After 16 years being active on this site ,knowing TTATT you still engage in FS ? Who`s the JW apologist here.?
I can understand people on here who because of close family members still attend some meetings and hope by their exampl they can extricate them from this religion , but still engaging in FS after 16 years ? my mind boggles.
When you knock on a door and a householder answers do you just stand their and not say anything ? or do you give out WT propaganda .or do you tell the HH that the religion your representing is a false religion/cult and dont listen to any others who come in Jehovahs name....?
Or would you have us believe you work with another Bro,or sister and you never have to talk with the HH.
I`m just asking.,curious.how you have got away with it for 16 years.
i had to work with an elder in fs today.
there was no way out.. this elder is from africa somewhere, right off the boat.
how do they view children?.
My question to you biblexaminer is : How can you be on this site for 16 years and still support the WTB&TS by participating in D2D activity , going to meetings etc.?
i just happened to read a news article from some months ago about doctors having performed a successful penis transplant.
the recipient lost his due to cancer, and doctors expect him to gain full use of his "new" penis, including sexual activities.
considering some of the more goofy interpretations of doctrine that the gooberning body trots out that the rank and file must obey under penalty of shunning i wonder if a man had this surgery, would he and or his wife be df'd for adultery?
2017 regional convention outlines.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0bywm0b0qtwlstw8ws2litmhcrja.
aquí están todos los bosquejos de la asamblea regional 2017 en inglés.
CHE ?
https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/teenagers/worksheets/expanding-circle-of-friends/.
some things of note here, it looks to me that they're encouraging young ones to befriend older people and "people not like them".
could this be because many of the young ones are now leaving?.
Find friends in unexpected places ? If that doesnt shout out cult,cult ,cult ,I dont know what does.
https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/teenagers/worksheets/expanding-circle-of-friends/.
some things of note here, it looks to me that they're encouraging young ones to befriend older people and "people not like them".
could this be because many of the young ones are now leaving?.
This is designed for young teeagers right ? or young pre-teens .maybe its just me but I cant see kids getting enthused about this.
And if they are pushed by parents or Elders it would soon fizzle out.
