a brother was appointed recently in the cong, he's got a dodgy history, doesn't really have the respect of many in the cong.
it's surprising to me, but i don't really care, good for him.
my wife, on the other hand, is angry!
Unrelated questions?
To capitalise on this "appointment" trigger?
"Is legalism apostasy?"
or
Is it true that more than half the Bible's references to "good news" are by Paul?
and
Should we as publishers of the "good news" publish the "good news" according to Paul?
so many witnesses lost the opportunity to pursue higher education in their youths.
perhaps it took decades for many here to leave and now feel it is too late.
degree you will also earn multiple certifications from other agencies:.
Nelson Mandela began his highly successful 20-year career in non-violent transformation at the age of 75, and earned an honorary doctorate and Nobel prize in the process.
hello to all.
i've been on this site for a couple of weeks now posting here and there but have not had the opportunity to read about many of the regular members and what led up to their leaving the wt.. i understand that some of you (i'm part of this club) may not be able to disclose many details and i can appreciate that.. i'd love to hear what was it that finally made you renounce what is and hopefully soon to be "was" the wt.. i truly look forward to having good discussions.. thank you to all for your kind participation.. .
The elders' (Pharisees) and Governing Body's (Sanhedrin's) deep fear, hatred and contempt of the liberating gospel message according to Paul, Moses, Isaiah and Psalms.
Of course once I had woken up then a lot of other suppressed concerns suddenly all made sense...
i joined the board this month and holy cow, are there ever some interesting points of view here.. a bit about my background: my dad was an unbaptised born-in who nevertheless went to vietnam and college where he met my mom.
mom was lutheran, but dad told her the only religion he was interested in belonging to was the jdubs.
they married in the early 70s and were both baptized.
Welcome SoJo16.
some of you may know my situation.
i'm still going to meetings, but i am a closet apostate and homosexual i. only keep going to meetings to please my family and some friends.
i guess i could tell my mom i no longer want to be a jehovah's witness and stop going to meetings, but i'm too scared to do it.
I would vote for moving out first before fading.
Gradual is best.
No sudden bombshells.
Less trauma for all involved.
It is more empowering to leave on your terms, and "come out" when you are less vulnerable.
Hopefully your partner is supportive of a process that meets your needs.
this is a great collection of watchtower quotes that contradict themselves.. probably been posted before but worth a look!.
http://smmcroberts.net/blog/a-jehovahs-witness-dilemma-part-three#fnote1.
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Thanks for posting.
It's a great article and approach.
The best quote really is:
"Truth does not contradict itself or deny the facts. It does not go contrary to reality… It does not change because of location or time. The truth is provable by actual fact. The truth endures, persists, because it is genuine, actually existing, in harmony with reality." – Things in Which it is Impossible for God to Lie p. 22
would it be fair to say many of the posts on jwn are in essence about this?.
if we could better understand what worked for us, would we be better able to help others?.
where do basic human needs ("met" by the cult) end, and where does addiction start?.
Personally I believe the cult has a covert and corrupt agenda of creating ADDICTION when it draws us in by meeting some of our basic human needs (community, belonging, a belief system, an identity, and so on).
Our loved ones it seems are therefore ADDICTS and characteristically also in denial.
And possibly that is why it is so hard to help and reach them, despite clear evidence of Watchtower lies and corruption.
it looks as if the gb are blundering around and really showing themselves up for the buffoons they are.
all the stupidity about tight trousers is laughable and if the general public were to see these selfmportant cult leaders blabbing this stuff then the last shred of their credibility would be destroyed.........perhaps.. the wbt$ seem to have dug themselves into a deep pit of no escape with their lies, new light(tm), paedophile protection and all the other nauseating peripherals they have.. we also suspect that the wbt$ have their spies here because they are either predictable or get ideas form forums like this.. so!
are you listening watchtower(r)?
(Matthew 19:21) . . .Jesus said to him: “If you want to be perfect, go sell your belongings and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven, and come be my follower.”
so, i watched this recorded broadcast by one of the bigs,i heard this rediculous but yet humourous statement.
something like ''spritually sluggish is the same as wickedness or evel.
lol, get a load of that lol.
What Mr BIG meant was being sluggish toward the Watchtower religion - a snare and a racket.
How lazy, careless and ignorant of Mr BIG not to distinguish...
it's been 12 years since i first read ray franz's books and the scales came off my eyes.
by that time i was in my forties.. since 2002 i went back to school and have worked with 3 very professional organizations.
but my biological clock is ticking away and while my peers are looking forward to retirement, i am only beginning.
Personally I draw some encouragement from the late Nelson Mandela who was deeply passionate about change and social justice.
He took a few wrong turns and wasted a lot of time pursuing violence as change agent.
Then, after having a significant change of heart, his real career, as a highly respected and successful non-violent change agent began at the age of 75 and lasted around 20 years.
