my invisible (cat) .
when i was a little boy all the way up to when i was a not-so-little boy, i had sort of ...well--an invisible cat as a friend.. .
i'll let you adjust to that thought before i continue.... .
I totally relate to being the kid who HAS to look every single word up - the more obscure and bizzaro the better!
And you know what? It really works! I was tested and had a reading age of 17 when I was 10.
The shaggy cat tail was.....stupendous!! Incredibly emotional. I don't know how old you were when you lost your mother. Her loss may go some way to explain why you became a jw.
is jehovah the creator ?.
apparently jehovah created the "word" or "logos" ( jesus).
and he never created anything else according to bible scripture.. however the first born of creation the logos /jesus was used to create everything else in the material world.. so then isn`t jesus also a creator ?.
a Watcher : look at the context. Most translations say BY him
"For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.”
one of the things that helped me in my awakening and fading process from jwland was something that i call "random failures".
let me explain it.
it happened like 4 years ago.
This is a really good observation, and wow I'd never remarked on the hard hats but now I picture it, it's absurd!
I was taught that perfect people won't , foe example, slip and fall from a roof. But of course that's only considering human error....There are many factors that can go into an accident as you say. What about chemical reactions? Will god change physics itself so rust isn't a thing? Metallurgy?!! I know it's answering a question with a question, but it's by way of agreeing with the absurdity of the paradise proposition!
a friend of mine called last night we will call him tom.
he is df now for 2 yrs for associating with a a df person non relative.
anyway he arrived at the meeting this week and was informed by 3 elders that he was no longer welcomed at the hall.apparently he was caught greeting someone in the parking lot after meeting.
Yeah, there's something not right about this story.
How you guys can't imagine a scenario where those swines wouldnt attempt to ban someone DF who consistently " shared a greeting" to JWs is beyond me.
I'm sure the guy probably got worked up and tried to argue the toss with them, yes, but without doubt refusing to "respect the disfellowshipping arrangement " would result in permanently getting the boot.
there are a number of things i find that defy logic when it come to watchtower religion.
here is a list...please feel free to add/subtract from it.
a. blood prohibitions: .
paradisewas it really paradise to be in paradise?adam and eve never were held by a mother, never cuddled and sung to with a lullaby nor nursed or coddled with tenderness or any human familial embrace.
the first humans (adam and eve) never learned to toddle surrounded by brothers, sisters, aunts and uncles and grandparents cheering them on.
the entire experience of childhood was excised surgically like a trauma patient awakening from an accident with amnesia.adam and eve were never in a neighborhood with other kids forming friendship bonds for life and exchanging dreams and hopes for a future they were building in their community.
Isn't it funny how we us humans can be such harsh critics of the generation before.
But imagine....what on earth would we be without them.
Terry your imagination just blows me away!
ok, so hot on the heels of the announcement at the agm, we have been told that there are probably only 12 magazines left!.
yes, there will be only 3 wt each year, and 3 awakes.... and that they will do this for two years, then reprint those issues.... so yes, the "abundance of spiritual food" is limited to 12 more magazines..... surely, this is proof of the end coming so soon!?!
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Ruby456 lolololol!!!! Local in their heads ok!!!
Isn't the study edition of the Watchtower going ahead as per usual though? Not sure what folks in poorer countries will do without WiFi and tablets to access it.
from reddit:.
this was an oral argument to dismiss the $4000/day fine.
both sides presented their arguments and now the judges will write an opinion (30 to 90 days).
Many thanks for taking it for the team😊Very interesting....."flip flopping" eh? Can't help themselves.
the judge said "Seems like you just want to come back again and again until the end of time."
He has no idea how much they're hoping this happens!!
daniel 8 for dummies - part 2: "the watchtower strikes back" .
i've posted this one before, but it's been updated and is especially geared for you true believing dubbies out there.
what i'm going to discus is important even though you may not have the attention span to digest it, because this is your religion and what it still teaches.
Bump this hilarious post, since someone mentioned Farkel!
he seems like he'd be very stern and a drag to have to be around.
obsessed with tight pants and homosexuals and all.
so what's he really like?.
I'm gonna go all controversial now.
From what I've read about the old GB, they don't sound very nice *at all*, with one or two exceptions. Nor especially intelligent, when put on the spot. Even Ray Franz I've heard was rarther gruff and could seem a bit rude on occaision.
Now, I can't imagine today's GB getting offered a position without being at least a bit likeable in person. Its just such a big corp now, and as you say so media orientated - with meet-and-greet's - you'd at least have to be a bit personable.
