just a simple question this time.
say a special pioneer came to town, and i gave him a place to stay at home.
would i get anything from it, in terms of privileges or the like?.
At the assembly yesterday, a brother came up to me and I said "Hey John, how you doing?". He said "I'd be a whole lot better if I could find some more volunteers to vacumn after the session." .....looooong pause...... Me: "Good luck with that. See you later."
How come I ain't no elder yet?
where is this based on?which verse of the bible says that we have to follow certain rules when it comes to sex?
(i know this is a very discussed topic).what have you heard/seen?i am sure no one ever follows that..
I am sure no one ever follows that.
My wife does
So does mine She loved it btw, but as time goes she becomes more and more fundamental, so this one had to go. She suddenly decided it's unnatural. On a slightly unrelated note contraceptives were the next on the list to go on her quest to 'be clean'.
what about dan sydlik and henschel milton, for example?.
they were born in 1919 and 1920 (after 1914), and both died before the "great tribulation".. .
the definition of wt says:.
In practice anyone living at any given time after 1914 can be part of "This Generation" for as long as the sect is alive. They will redefine the word "generation" over and over to fit better, that's all.
for those who haven't seen the video yet on youtube of ciro's ( a bethel speaker?
) sick talk given in, i believe, 2007, i provide the link:.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwa9kx5wjtm.
I read somewhere they thought about it, wrote it up, published it, then new light caused them to come to their senses.
Here it is: http://www.archive.org/details/theCalendarOfJehovahGod
and http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/124676/1/The-Calendar-of-Jehovah-God
if being one of jw's is truly behind you, why do you visit this site years later to discuss the subject ?
i know why i do but am curious why others do and how long it will continue.
when will enough be enough?.
If being one of JW's is truly behind you, why do you visit this site years later to discuss the subject ?
It's not behind us everyone, so I'm guessing the question wasn't directed at me. I just butted in this topic hoping someone will give me a beer.
extra-curricular activities at school!
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No offense to you converts... But I never saw a JW that was confident, independent or a leader.
Don't worry, they won't get offended, you just complimented them. Except confidence the other two qualities are seen as negative ones. You should always be a follower, and independence is a tool of Satan.
i can barely stand it.
does anyone else feel this way?.
for instance, i have a four-day weekend from work, which means i had today off(with pay, thank you very much).
...and take it easy
Take it easy? You heathen! You should never take it easy!
i have been working on a site and i want it to eventually become my day job.
have been working tirelessly for two weeks on it and am dying for feedback!.
http://www.pvptracer.com.
Second Life can be fun too, but I got sucked into the commercialism that is much more prevalent there than in real life (imagine how bad it is then...) It did make me a few thousand bucks... but I started not to enjoy it, as it was an extra workplace.
Edit: do you know of any xJW group in SL? I wasn't online for about 2 years, I remember searching for "Jehovah" just for the fun of it, and I found a a pro-JW group! Pretty funny when sexuality in SL was so prominent - don't know the current state, but it was common back then that I had business dealings with people carrying a sex slave on a leash.
i read that according to an american study, jehovah's witnesses have the highest member turnover of any religion.why do you think this is?
why is it that although, compared with other religions, so many people are getting baptised yet a large chunk of members are also leaving the watchtower society?
is there something instrinsic to the society that makes it difficult to stay in?.
... ok, 2 glasses of sangria can't be blamed for making me write catholic like that Now I can't edit my post for some reason, it keeps giving me an error. Also I wanted to say you should give a title to your topic.
i read that according to an american study, jehovah's witnesses have the highest member turnover of any religion.why do you think this is?
why is it that although, compared with other religions, so many people are getting baptised yet a large chunk of members are also leaving the watchtower society?
is there something instrinsic to the society that makes it difficult to stay in?.
High turnover rate is probably a sign that there isn't full disclosure before baptism - people find out the dirty stuff only after they join. It's common for sects in general. People don't expect much of the Catcholich church for example, and they are not dissapointed. But they do expect the "God's people" that's advertised for JWs, and they find just the usual judgemental smug people.
