so today after the meeting an older pioneer sister was outside as people were talking about the wonderful experience from the yearbook of the family in nigeria or wherever that went to the meeting and the plane destroyed their neighborhood.
but since they were at the metting they lived..... .
so she says, "you heard about the ones that died in a bus crash on the way to the convention????
an older pioneer sister.... says, "You heard about the ones that died in a bus crash on the way to the convention???? That was better because everyone that died on their way to the assembly goes straight to paradise because they died doing Jehovahs will!!!"
That's just plain crazy. In that case, all JWs should be looking to die on the way to a crapvention.
without fear.
this time i will fill in more of the gaps.
so please, pour that 2nd cup of coffee, perhaps that 2nd glass of wine, sit back relax and i will fill in the gaps.
Thanks for sharing.
So why would that CO ignore the scripture where Jehover says, "Test me out, please..."? Why would he say not to test? Elders are so terrible about their pick-and-choose application. Elders are bad, COs are worse. And the stupidity accellerates as you climb the WT ladder.
I had to face the entire BoE for a trivial matter and was deleted. A briefly painful experience to endure, but worse for them than for me. Idiots thought they were hot sh!t for removing me. But I was thrilled. They were then stuck with even more crappy talks and duties. I enjoyed seeing the elders having to do the microphones since they thought nobody else qualified.
in case any of you wondered why those two poor women who were attacked by the pit bull and probably ignored warning signs of a dag being in the yard and posted signs went to the door anyway.. here it is from the latest april 2013 km front page titled "take as a pattern the prophets-jonah".
paragraph #3 "when jonah realized that his bad decision had jeopardized the lives of the mariners, he was willing to sacrifice his life.
(jonah 1:3, 4, 12) later, when fulfilling his commission in nineveh, he walked deep into the heart of the city, perhaps looking for a suitable location to proclaim the judgment of jehovah.
Maybe Ninevah should have put up "No Trespassing" signs. Maybe that would have kept Jonah out, like it keeps JWs out.
WT is fearless about sending the sheeples to face guns or dogs. But if it's legal consequences, WT runs scared.
http://www.theonion.com/articles/pope-vows-to-get-church-pedophilia-down-to-accepta,17201/.
vatican citycalling the behavior shameful, sinful, and much more frequent than the vatican was comfortable with, pope benedict xvi vowed this week to bring the widespread pedophilia within the roman catholic church down to a more manageable level.. addressing thousands gathered at st. peter's square on easter sunday, the pontiff offered his "most humble apologies" to abuse victims, and pledged to reduce the total number of molestations by 60 percent over the next five years.. "this is absolutely unacceptable," pope benedict said.
"it seems a weakening of faith in god has prevented our priests from exercising moderation when sexually abusing helpless minors.".
The Onion is so funny! Satire that goes behind the headlines.
i'm only going to the meeting because of my husband!
i was 'in' solo for years while living with my unbelieving family and i know how it feels to be the only one in your house going to the meeting.
i also respect my husband's decision, and know what it's like to have family try to tear down your beliefs.
Just makeup your eyelids to look like your eyes are open...
... now you can sleep during the meeting, and they'll think you're wide awake!
i was known as bane on here....i have gone through alot.
this is my story as best as i can recollect.
it has taken alot of courage to write this and post this...be gentle.... http://monstercafesaltillo.blogspot.mx/2013/03/my-jehovahs-witness-story-part-1.html.
Interesting read. And it totally is worth repeating: NEVER HAVE BUSINESS DEALING WITH JWS!
the following are two emails (one mine, one from an elder) that are part of an exchange regarding the unfairness of shunning.
he is an elder and a substitute of the c.o.
he comes from a "highly decorated" family of jw's.
I agree with Oz, he gave you the sanitized "answer" without touching on any issues you raised. Perhaps he's not bright enough to realize that you already know the truth about WT procedures and aren't going to be tricked by his "theocratic warfare."
i am so unsure.. .
i am sure that my misery will spread to my potential wife and kids.. .
decisions, decisions... .
To tell myself that I shouldn't get married and have kids because I've suffered from depression... would be even more depressing. Now that I'm inactive, depression doesn't bother me much, now it's more anxiety with the demands of school. But I often think it would help to give me a feeling of direction, purpose, and motivation if I had my own family.
hi folks.
that's right, the new june 15th 2013 study edition is out now on this link.... http://download.jw.org/files/media_magazines/28/w_e_20130615.pdf.
the following quote caught my eye, from the final study article on page 28.... .
For every "Robert" there are hundreds that leave and never return. Even more nonJWs are disgusted by the practice and would never have anything to do with WT because of this hateful practice. The Service Departments all around the world have files filled with those little cards that get sent from judicial committees.
From their website: "We do not automatically disfellowship someone who commits a serious sin. If, however, a baptized Witness makes a practice of breaking the Bible’s moral code and does not repent, he or she will be shunned or disfellowshipped. The Bible clearly states: “ Remove the wicked man from among yourselves. ”—1 Corinthians 5:13."
Evidently, their interpretation of "breaking the Bible's moral code" includes not adoring the WT clergy and vowing submission to a group of cracker-eating, wine-sipping crazies in Brooklyn.
sorry could not resist.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2gsvcfrmjq&feature=youtu.be.
