as i listened to the brother giving the public talk.
sunday, he mentioned several times how close we.
are to the end.
Elsewhere,
I think that you have got a good point. They actually believe because a householder
turned down an Awake magazine about wild flowers from a pimpley faced teenager
that they deserve eternal death. They are killing people rather than saving them.
Maybe the world should put big signs on their doors "no JW's because I want to live
in Paradise."
Sour Grapes
as i listened to the brother giving the public talk.
sunday, he mentioned several times how close we.
are to the end.
As I listened to the Brother giving the public talk
Sunday, he mentioned several times how close we
are to the end. If JW's really believed that the end
is a close as they say it is, then why don't they show
this by all pioneering? If this really is a life saving
work, does driving around in a car with 5 people as
they go on return visits make sense? My wife went
out last week for 2 hours with a full car group and
talked to 1 person. If this preaching work is so urgent,
why not every one take their own car and cut down on the
butt time in the car or skip the coffee breaks or how about using
the internet to preach. Maybe they are just pretending
that the end is near in order to stay in the JW Club House.
Sour Grapes
OK, OK, OK, OK, OK
i really think that if the watchtower had an article.
that had the new light that the 144,000 was a symbolic.
number that the majority of jw's would accept this.
I have a question. What is the reason that the Witchtower Babel
and Trick Society post larger numbers of the anointed every year?
Wouldn't it keep the flock all hyped up if they reported smaller
numbers every year? 8,500 in 2010, 8,300 in 2011, 8,150 in 2012, 8,000 in
2013, etc. They could drop 200 a year and go on for 40 years.
That would keep everybody in expectation because the number
of anointed is getting smaller. I guess the real problem is in 40 years
when then are only 10 remaining.
Sour Grapes
i really think that if the watchtower had an article.
that had the new light that the 144,000 was a symbolic.
number that the majority of jw's would accept this.
You know what is really sad is that we on JWN know more about
the JW teachings and what is going on, than those who go to
every meeting. Maybe we are the future "new light" source.
Sour Grapes
i really think that if the watchtower had an article.
that had the new light that the 144,000 was a symbolic.
number that the majority of jw's would accept this.
I really think that if the Watchtower had an article
that had the new light that the 144,000 was a symbolic
number that the majority of JW's would accept this
hook line and sinker and just be in amazement of
how the light keeps getting brigher and brigher.
I think that the ones on the fence may fall off but
that is about it. These fools (myself included) thought
that the end was coming in 1975 and 35 years later it
is just around the corner.
Sour Grapes
first off, possibly like most first looking into this, i feel nauseous.
a month ago i would have thought that ok, sure, like any organization the jw must have some pedophiles.
and that obvously they would be rooted out double quick.
JW's don't think that they have or had a pedophile problem.
Only the Catholics have the problem.
Sour Grapes
as i sit here at work and reflect upon my life, i realize.
how different my life would be if my mom were not home.
when the jw's came a knockin and mom fell for their story.. 1. i would not be married to my wife.
I am not unhappy with my life but I envy those who had
a normal childhood and celebrated Christmas, and had
birthday parties, and got to sleep in on Saturday mornings
instead of being draged outside to sell Watchtowers and
Awakes.
Sour Grapes
as i sit here at work and reflect upon my life, i realize.
how different my life would be if my mom were not home.
when the jw's came a knockin and mom fell for their story.. 1. i would not be married to my wife.
As I sit here at work and reflect upon my life, I realize
how different my life would be if my mom were not home
when the JW's came a knockin and mom fell for their story.
1. I would not be married to my wife. (marry only a JW)
2. I would not have the children that I now have.
3. I would not have the job that I now have.
4. I would not be living where I am now living.
5. I would not be writing this.
How my whole life would be changed if my mom was not
home on that fatefull Saturday morning when she bought
the Watchtower and Awake for $0.10 each.
Sour Grapes
i've been conditioned since childhood that i'm going to live forever.
i'm having a hard time contemplating the fact that i'm going to die.
i'm so afraid of death that i can't enjoy the life i have now.
About 5 years ago I had the same problem that you are
now feeling. For 90% of my life I thought that I would never
get old and die. Once you realize that this life is all that you have
you will begin to appreciate every day as a gift. Life is not always
tied up in a pretty bow, but it is still a gift. I am growing
old and I am thankful because it beats the alternative of
dying young. Being raised as a JW has been a real blow
to who I am and what I could have been. Yes life is not
fair but it is still good. Please make peace with your
past so it will not screw up your present.
Sour Grapes
