it has long been pointed out by apostates, myself included, on this board and others that if the jw's really believed the end of this "system of things" is coming, why are they not making practical efforts to prepare.. .
the only thing the watchtower and awake will be good for after this believed meltdown is toilet paper!
"put that in your book!
Armageddon was a tool used impart as a marketing scheme for their literature, that started long ago with C.T. Russell and his publishing company " Tower Publishing "
as it still is used today and probably will in the future, after all there is truth in commercialism isn't there ?.
do any of you here, ever feel that spending too much time on all of this is making you feel tired, drained and depressed?
even tho i don't post much i lurk a lot as i am naturally a quiet sort of person.
but lately i am feeling like my energy levels are low because i am focusing too much on this.
Yes I would have to agree with you WT, everything that you mentioned is dead on, you just can't keep on lamenting ever day on this omnipresent BS called the WTS.
You could also do a thoroughly deep investigation of other religions and be equally disgusted and maybe depressed on the findings, I wouldn't suggest it.
So continue on with other interests and hobbies, empty your mind of everything JWS , there are certainly allot more interesting things to look into than JWS
use your imagination.
Pursue your intelligence and knowledge and you will be richly rewarded
i'm working on an article tonight from an interview i did last week with jane sanders, the president of burlington college and the wife of us senator bernie sanders.
i was thinking of the wts's comments this summer at the dc where they really bad mouthed the value of a college education.. this is what jane sanders said:.
"the cost of education is very high, and we are one of the only industrialized nations in the world that doesnt give some kind of strong support to higher education, that considers that that is a necessity.
The big boys in Brooklyn know whose feeding them, clothing and giving them shelter
This apparent righteous society exists on the promotion of their literature which they are producing, it isn't so much a spiritual thing but a money thing
Their doctrines are convoluted and formulated around their publishing agenda, which taints the whole idea of being spiritually connected to God in the first plaice
Spending allot of time studying and gaining knowledge for the sake of self improvement is taking time away from studying their material with the added possibility
of losing one of their working and producing slaves.
when my mum went to her first meeting she was dressed to perfection, she wore nice ladies dress trouser/pants.
the witness stuying with her told her it was "not apropriate" to wear this to the meeting...in 2006 i was in a congregation where a sister would put a skirt on over her pants she wore to work.
it looked weird, but the pants ban still is in force 2007.
The controlling power structure of the witnesses frowns on individualism........ to control is power...... ummmm good old fashion power
hello all.
my wonderful, never- a -witness -husband, would like to know, who thinks there is one true religion, and why?
Yes humanism....................or Homerovah Witnesses
There is an unknown God called........ NATURAL LAW
guys, when you are trying to woo a woman, in the early days before you get physically intimate, how do you show your interest in her?
This dirty talk is making me horny and hungry !
to all,.
i wish a thread would start where in everyone would explain why they picked the avatar they have.
i have not found one, yet..... v.
I've had my brain removed by religion and now I must remove yours, yes must remove more brains, come closer, closer ha ha he he
i found out that the "cross and crown" badge is a trade mark of the church of christ scientist, founded in 1866 by mary baker eddy.. to use the badge requires permission from the holder of the trademark.. did russel buy the right from them to use it?
did russel sell the right to use it?.
in any case it is the same symbol used by the babble students.. what connection is there between all these mid 19th century sects?
I think he borrowed it from his masonic brethren , in his role as an opportunist and head of his own magazine company ( Tower Publishing )
it appears that he grabbing ideological doctrines from many places, even pyramitolagy. If he thought any ideas were marketable he certainly would try to sell it, as he did.
He was listed as a Knights Templar member of a masonic lodge where he lived.
when it comes to the society, are they to blame for the control they use upon the members, or is it the peoples fault?
should we blame the society for tricking people?
or is it the people that let themselves be tricked?
Blame it on a free and open capitalist democracy
Publishing house becomes a religion / religion becomes a publishing house
It's ironic when think about how the U.S. allows freedom of any religion to be practiced within their country yet
the WTS claims that all governments are Satan controlled and devised !
think of all the unprotected prostitutes in the world.
if their profession were legalized, they might have access to retirement plans, medical insurance, regular health exams that would protect not only the girl but the client also.
courts and society have traditionally held the body as something sacred that should not be sold, but are people not selling their bodies when they make pornos or pose for pictures or make movies or any such things?
And you know for certain that you'll ................. have a pleasant evening
