when i think back on the last 45 years of my life as a jw, it truly is remarkable.
how i as an intelligent person could have believed all of the things that the wtbts.
taught as doctrine and then for myself to teach others the same doctrine.. we could all give examples of this, however i was just sitting here drinking my coffee.
Those men 100 hundred yrs. ago were really trying to build their own kingdom with all of the controlling dominance within
They succeeded purely on the ignorance of the people that supported it and the greed for power of the ominous masters in Brooklyn
C.T. Russell and was a judge for 4 days Rurtherford........Watson
when i think back on the last 45 years of my life as a jw, it truly is remarkable.
how i as an intelligent person could have believed all of the things that the wtbts.
taught as doctrine and then for myself to teach others the same doctrine.. we could all give examples of this, however i was just sitting here drinking my coffee.
But you have to admit it, it was dam good marketing though and gee to have god endorse your products
And isn't it interesting that the leading constructor of the organization was a professional salesman.....just a thought
we've let our guard down since terry's been gone.
i'm ready to resurrect the infamous spelling post!.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/138846/1.ashx.
By the way folks I found an excellent spell checker for Internet explorer that I been using in this forum and others it's called IEspell. it's free and it works great
it installs a button on top of your tasks bar, just type your message and when finished hit the " abc " button and it will spell check everything for you.
As always I scanned It for spy-ware and it came up clean........here's a link so you can try it out yourself.......http://www.iespell.com/
go easy on me, please, as i am new to this board.
i have a question, i know chances are this has been answered in one form or another.
but can anyone tell me, exactly or roughly how much of the bible jw's actually use.
They exploit and manipulate the bible to commercialize their literature and make what their selling that much more valid and true
Were you really too stupid to go to collage ?
as the year slows down towards winter we enter a time reflection and preparation for the coming year, it is, for many pagans (as well as christians) a time for rememberance of those passed over, loved ones who are with us no more.
this fits in well with the belief of many that at this time of year the veil between the spirit world and the physical is at its thinnest and our ancesters/loved ones are closer to us.. for those loved and missed, who would you choose to remember at this time of year and why?.
g /|\.
My mother Adele Smith , she died on Oct.31/05 which was Halloween day
A great mother and a great person ..........still miss you Mom.
as the year slows down towards winter we enter a time reflection and preparation for the coming year, it is, for many pagans (as well as christians) a time for rememberance of those passed over, loved ones who are with us no more.
this fits in well with the belief of many that at this time of year the veil between the spirit world and the physical is at its thinnest and our ancesters/loved ones are closer to us.. for those loved and missed, who would you choose to remember at this time of year and why?.
g /|\.
My mother Adele Smith , she died on Oct.31/05 which was Halloween day
A great mother and a great person ..........still miss you Mom.
we live in a time that basically loyalty has become a price tag.
if someone you know, does something famous or becomes famous, it is only a matter of how much your price would be to actually cash in on your connection.
time and time again, famous people have been burned by close friends and seen their personal information all over the tabloids monthly.
Larry Craig is a closet homo, he presents himself is a clean right winged Republican but that was just an upfront image, just like many closet homo's I ran into
at the Kingdom Halls and I personally think if he was innocent of the crime he was charged with he would have fought tooth and nail to clear his reputation to
his pears and his family. It's pretty hard to fight an eyewitness cop who's under cover for this very crime, the odds are not in your favor.
just before this weeks book study i happened to say to my wife ,(in a matter of fact sort of way),"that judge rutherford was not a very likable character".i then "dropped in" 1925 and the foretold resurrection of the prophets aswell as some other stuff i had learned about rutherford.i then casually alluded to other dates such as 1799,1874 and 1975.her response was that "they were a fickle bunch".she then said in all seriousness "do you think its right ?
",meaning did i think that we are in the "truth"i had to curb my enthusiasm to tell her exactly what i thought,figuring that a- little- at- a- time approach would be best suited to my purpose.hence the first seeds of doubt have been sown.
Welcome C A L your really are protecting your intellect when you finally close the literature from the WTS.
After all a mind is a terrible thing to waste ! as is a human being
had weekly bible study today.
so confused.
ready to give up on everything...everything:-(
Unless your willing to make yourself a controlled slave to those corrupt businessmen in New York, do not get baptized.
Why would any one with a clear and honest conscience do something like that anyways.
Like someone has already has said they will consider you a piece of their property
and will use you to make money for them.
