i know some who always questioned the elders, the society, and others because they were typically skeptical.. there are those who just seemed to want to believe whatever they were told.. i was more a skeptic, during my last decade.. .
Since I was a kid I was skeptical. I just couldn't accept the fact that a "loving God" will kill all of my friends at school just because they are not JW's. Then it was the fanatical attitude of the WT that the end was near(mid 70's and 80's)and I would not grow old(now I'm at my early 40's. In the back of my mind something was telling that I need to examine my faith.
And I did....
so what were your biggest jw accomplishments as a rank & file?
curious as to what level you climbed the r&f ladder while in the org, or if you still are in.. did you regular pioneer, or auxiliary pioneer?
bethel?
I reached quite high. I was believing that I was doing "God's Will". When I found the "truth" about the "Truth", I simply quit, faded out and then disfellowshiped
i'm going to my parents for this long weekend, along with my boys, my aunt and her twin boys (same age as my oldest), and our pup.
will be a busy and bustling weekend, seeing as the basement recently flooded, so that area is now off-limits.
so for the next five days, the four and a half hour drive tomorrow is going to be the only quiet time i think i'm going to get, lol.. however, my mother is going to have a big pot of homemade chili waiting for us... and that alone would be worth the drive and the craziness :).
Easter it is a pagan word coming from a the Greek name of a goddess known throughout the Eastern Mediterranean from the Bronze Age to Classical time Astarte. For the Christian Orthodox faith instead of Easter, is Passover.
So have a good Passover everyone
this documentary was broadcast on april 17, 2011. .
"according to some, christianity in the uk has no future.
closure of churches and falling attendances in the last few decades appear to show that the christian faith is in terminal decline.".
The question is if Christianity fades, what is the religion that will replace it? Personally I take the principles found in Jesus teachings, with basic principle the Universal Law of Love. Mainstream Christian religions are tolerant and if you belong to any of those mainstream Christian Religions(Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican) you enjoy freedom of thought.
My main concern is what kind of religion will replace Christianity. What I'm afraid is from the rappid expansion of the Muslim faith in Europe and especially in England and France, that you can see Mosques coming out like mushrooms, replacing even Christian Churches, since there aren't any Christians to attend and worship Jesus. The fact that most of them are fanatics, acting like a right wing Christian Cult(like JW's)it is something that we need to take into consideration.
ok the 2011 memorial belongs to history, but let me hear your comments...personally i found it boring, most of the talk was focusing on why not to partake from the "emblems", instead on focusing on jesus sacrifice.... as i have seen most jw's are dressed to the heel, like it is an oscar awards nomination.
being disfellowshiped, i was kind of invisible, i almost believed that i have died and it was my spirit that attend there at the hall, but an inactive jw, confirmed that i was still alive(and i felled kind of relief), since he came shake hands, and talked with me.. .
OK the 2011 Memorial belongs to history, but let me hear your comments...Personally I found it boring, most of the talk was focusing on why NOT to partake from the "emblems", instead on focusing on Jesus sacrifice...
As I have seen most JW's are dressed to the heel, like it is an Oscar Awards nomination. Being disfellowshiped, I was kind of invisible, I almost believed that I have died and it was my spirit that attend there at the Hall, but an inactive JW, confirmed that I was still alive(and I felled kind of relief), since he came shake hands, and talked with me.
this is a question for those brave souls who, for whatever reason, attended this year's memorial: .
who else was there?
was there any evidence that the witnesses are still attracting a large crowd of "newly interested ones" (to use their awful phrase) or even complete strangers drawn in by the door-to-door work.. i hear lots of comments about how poorly attended some of the weekly meetings in the halls have now become, so i'm curious about what you guys may have seen when you attended in the past day or so.
I guess I'm from the brave ones!!
Well actually I didn't notice any overflowing. Most of the people I have seen, are the same persons who come every year, due that they have JW relatives, or close friends, or a JW boss!!!
interesting.. here is the first thing i've found on the subject, though i haven't read much of it yet.. http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/ted_hildebrandt/otesources/05-deuteronomy/text/articles/heiser-deut32-bs.htm.
pseudo.
Hebrew faith was based upon Mesopotamian legends and stories like Noah's Flood, a reproduction of Gilgamesh Epic. Even the Mosaic Law is a copy of the Hammurabi's Code, and that is not a surprise to have many similarities, since Abraham came from Mesopotamia region and moved to Palestine. So technically speaking the Old Testament is a reproduction of old Stories in Mesopotamia. Even the names are the same like Adama and Eve. The difference is that we have the "Gods" in Sumerian Texts called Annunaki(The "Gods who came from the Sky) who created humans in order to serve them. Their first creation was Adama. So it is not surprise to have an advanced alien civilization 7000 years ago in Mesopotamia region that changed the primitive human D.N.A. For those primitive humans those aliens they would seem like Gods. That is why we see "God" in the Old Testament to have human characteristics, a jealous God that demands worship. If they were no 'other Gods" why would he be angry and demands complete submission if he is the ultimate God? Just take the example of Hezekiel's chariot of Jehovah. Does God needs a chariot(from the description you can see that is a spaceship) to move around?
this is one of the most aggressive watchtowers i think i have ever read.. four study articles on not "following the crowd" not following unrealities(page 13) not following false teachers, meaning apostates of course(p 15).
avoiding false teachers means "refusing to read their literature, watch tv programs that feature them, examine their web sites, or add comments to their blogs.
(para 7, pg 16).
life is short - I left WT 11 years ago and I haven't regret it for a single minute...
beginning with the july 15th 2011 edition of the watchtower, the society are producing a simplified version of the study copy.. this is apparantly for the many people whose first language is not english, and yet they live in a predominantly englsih speaking county.. the normal study edition will still be produced but it looks like the cong.
will be able to ask for a supply of the simplified version each month.. this simplified version can be downloaded from the watchtower site.. http://www.jw.org/index.html.
Oh really!!! Perhaps I will use the simplified version of the WT to teach my 6 year old kid English!!!
one of the lines in that wt:.
how do false teachers fool people?
they do this in a very clever way.
The WT's founder IS an apostate: Try to bring Russell's books in the congregation or discuss them! How come YHWH allowed His servants to believe this kind of staff??? How could the Great Pyramid be a "witness"of God, and by measuring the pyramid we come up in 1914?
How come Jesus chosen in 1919 the Bible Student's from all the Christian groups that existed, and He did because of their UNIQUE teachings:
1. In 1874 Jesus took the throne at the Kindom of heavens
2. In 1878 the Heavenly door closed
3. In 1914 Armagedon would begin
4. The Great Pyramid and the passages inside show to us importand dates
5. The Bible Students believed in Cross, Christmas, celebrated birthdays
So can we trust Jesus for chosing Bible Students and their unique believes??
