i think the watchtower is the only organization that can promise a product (everlasting life) and never deliver it.. what fools we've been to believe this nonsense..
DeeGee It is said that religion satisfies psychological needs. Young people, especially, are given to idealism and this was true of me. My idealism, among other things (dysfunctional, stressed family life) made me easy pickings for the WT's live forever on a Paradise earth ideology.
This could be me, too.
Isn't it sad that Watchtower takes advantage of the trusting nature of children. Its often the most sweet natured of children that gets suckered in, too.
from this post on reddit.com/r/exjw, damon wayans was at the 2017 annual meeting.
the wayans were raised as jw's but i don't think any of them stated.. strange to see him here.
this is the same man who defended bill cosby from all the sex abuse allegations..
Is this as in Ricky?
Brilliant....although in some cases it could be inverted....I'm thinking Stephen Lett and a couple of elders I've known.
when discussing the watchtowers financial problems, i've generally been of the opinion that they probably are not in a real financial crisis.
i've come to believe that money may be something of an issue, but its wrapped up in a much larger problem.
this came to me this morning when reading about the annual meeting.. i think the society's leadership is just plain out of ideas.
ZEB this is an excellent summary. Trust lawyers to get it right.
It mentions women are able to be " ordained" in the church. I'm guessing that means enrolled or baptised into, although I always thought ' ordained' signified becoming a minister. I expects WT perhaps insists women are, in fact, ministers, in that they preach???
.....the truth was not the truth... ?
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Rutherford or Rartherfraud.1919.....Jesus chose him???????
this just in from the 2017 annual meeting:.
1. watchtowers and awakes won't be released regularly, at least three watchtower and awakes per year.
6 magazines a year.. 2. a new book is being released: remain in god's love, more of an update like how they did for the what does the bible really teach book.
A very popular reaction I'm getting is that these changes show how fast the "chariot is moving" and I've heard the whole fear doom message again. With the cutbacks of the publications, that eventually the preaching work will soon come to an end, so now is the time to decide whether to "get in or stay out"
Well if 8 million is all Jehovah can manage ( and with all the Pimo's that's debatable) that's a sorry state of affairs.
With the bar being set that high I don't hold out much hope for the dubs, who are just about managing to white knuckle it for a human lifespan, during the millennium. Remember,too, all these older, overweight dubs are gonna be in their prime and full of hormones....for 1000 years!!!
Given the recent drawings of the 'new world order'- showing dubs holding Watchtower studies 24/7 - are You telling me that bunch of reprobates are gonna manage to stay off the 'fun side' for 1000 years ??!!
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The GB made " exciting" decisions....
It's "exciting" that:
Watchtower mags are being reduced
Awake mags are being reduced
Books are being reduced *and* the few still published will be simplified
less books, tracts, brochures published and videos produced for field ministry
no more monthly literature offers
No more content added to many features on jw .org,
less children's content on jw.org
No more Jehovahs witnesses annual yearbook
and this is "exciting" for jw's?!!
im starting a counter-watchtower magazine for everyone to give to their jw friends and family or just to give to those that come to your door.
the first issue is about the history of pyramidology of c.t.
russel and under the start of rutherford along with some other things like pointing out the fact that no one knows the translators of the nwt or writers of the watchtower, "the two very things relied on to teach you".. its writen in such a way to be very repectful but to make the reader think, and hopefully the light come on.
Fantastic! Why didn't anyone think of it before. Ok, I'll take your Watchtower (simplified, LoL) if you'll take MY magazine. Is the idea we print off the pdf?
for those that don't know, i recently did a podcast series called this jw life outlining my life before, during, and after the cult.
i made it with outsiders in mind so that anyone could understand what life as one of jehovah's witnesses is like and what it does to people.
i posted about it as each episode came out, but i know that new people will see this and hope that it might help more people as time goes by, so i will post about it every so often to reach out to those that can find help processing their lives or that want to help outsiders to understand what it was like in one cohesive story.. tomorrow i will release episode 2 of my new podcast called “shunned”.
I hope that you’ll learn a lot about the human spirit and how it can flourish again after being crushed for so long.
This is beautiful, Dubstepped. Are they on facebook, the podcasts?
when i first became a witness, i always found the teaching about jesus being the arch angel michael hard to swallow.
i did however believe that jesus pre existed as a master worker alongside god (the first of his creation).. but now everything is brought into question having watched anthony buzzard explain why jesus could not have pre existed as it is impossible to pre exist yourself.
also the fact that it all sounds contradictory to suggest, he was already alive millions of years before he was transferred to mary's womb to be born as a human - the son of man?.
Unshackle the chains can I ask, please.
Is Antony Buzzard saying, in effect, that " the word" was God's plan? That Jesus *did not* exist before he was begotten in Mary's womb. That he was part of GOD.
I always thought, if you existed for eons, had that wisdom, then became human and withstood enormous cruelty yet maintained your integrity, as commendable as that is, it would be much easier to accomplish than had you *just* been created, as a human. Death for 3 days wouldn't seem so fearful, either.
So he is saying not only that Jesus is not the Archangel Micheal ( pretty much proven) but did not pre-exist at all. Except in God's plan ???
JHine The adding of "else" in John is utterly false, isn't it?!!
