Designer Stubble

Joined

• started 32 topics
• posted 555 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by Designer Stubble

• 
  12

  "Getting Baptized Is A Protection...."

  by dubstepped in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i'm sure that most of us heard that line when we were young.

  i never could convince myself of that, other than that it hung a blade over my head that would then be on the chopping block should i err in some way and thus they would be protected from me, but i also knew that i needed to do so anyway.

  otherwise i'd be a pariah if i got older and didn't take the step, and i wanted to be good in their eyes.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Designer Stubble

  It is a similar threat that the Catholic Church gives to parents if their baby isn't baptized...then it cannot go to heaven if it dies.

  The JWs are in many ways not too different from the churches they despise.
• 
  210

  TV.JW.ORG (September 2015) - Generation explained again

  by Designer Stubble in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  guess the overlapping generation concept is difficult for most to comprehend.

  david spane does his best to explain it again.

  the cutoff date for this generation has now moved to 1992 (was once 1935), the year that fred franz died.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Designer Stubble

  runforever - You are 100% correct on this comment:

  So one generation is from 1893 to 2015 and counting? 122 years so far?
  
• 
  34

  TV.JW.ORG (September 2015): Serving Single - Do not use JW dating sites!

  by Designer Stubble in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  around the 39:00 minute mark the focus shifts to a single sister who cannot find a mate.

  at the 42:30 minute mark she states "i cannot believe it crossed my mind...to look on jw dating sites".

  guess a new unwritten rule is added to the many oral traditions of these pharisees.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Designer Stubble

  Around the 39:00 minute mark the focus shifts to a single sister who cannot find a mate. At the 42:30 minute mark she states "I cannot believe it crossed my mind...to look on JW dating sites". Guess a new unwritten rule is added to the many oral traditions of these Pharisees. And more persons forced to remain single.

  Oh, but there is great comfort. At the 44:00 minute mark: "Focusing on the ministry work can be of great comfort"
  
• 
  210

  TV.JW.ORG (September 2015) - Generation explained again

  by Designer Stubble in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  guess the overlapping generation concept is difficult for most to comprehend.

  david spane does his best to explain it again.

  the cutoff date for this generation has now moved to 1992 (was once 1935), the year that fred franz died.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Designer Stubble

  Guess the overlapping generation concept is difficult for most to comprehend. David Spane does his best to explain it again. The cutoff date for this generation has now moved to 1992 (was once 1935), the year that Fred Franz died. Therefore now is not the time to become weary - the end is right around the corner.
• 
  59

  What does your baptism mean to you now?

  by GiftsinMen in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was baptised on 1st sept 1990, 25years ago today.

  it is still a date with deep meaning for me.

  i never dedicated my life to serving any man or any organisation, this was my choice - as a grown adult - to serve my god through jesus christ.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Designer Stubble

  Nothing really. It was the pressured decision of a young immature teenager trying to please his single mother...At the time based on the limited knowledge I had (information control) it seemed the right decision.

  when much later I found that I had been deceived, I found this more than valid information to treat this "contract" as void.
• 
  28

  What Convinced you to Leave?

  by LaurenM in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've been posting here a lot, but these last few weeks have been very difficult for me.

  anyways, lately, i've been thinking about confessing everything i've done to the elders and going back, but deep down, i don't really think it's the truth...so my question is, what convinced you it wasn't the truth and that leaving wasn't a horrible decision that everyone in the truth makes it out to be?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Designer Stubble

  
  Decades of doubts pushed aside...then leading to my tipping point was the KM of September 2007 in which the Question Box showed that independent Bible study was not allowed and then the May 1, 2008 WT (page 18-22) discouraged use of translations other than the NWT.
  
  So nearing my tipping point at the 2008 District Convention I browse the new publication "God's Love" (ironic title) that tells the readers they must shun DFed minor Children as they should Adults. I then knew I no longer wanted to be part of this organization and started a period of prayerful reading and research, which lead to my departure - fortunately my wife and kids following in my slipstream.
  
• 
  16

  CO layoff buzz. Anyone heard anything?

  by freemindfade in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  heard of some co's being "let go".

  anyone else heard anything like this in the last few days?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Designer Stubble

  Let's evaluate what we know:
  
  District overseers were being done away with
  Circuit Overseer maximum age has now been set to 70
  During the CO visit, there would only be one weekday meeting
  The new service year starts Tuesday September 1st

  One task of the CO is to control all records

  Circuit Assemblies have been reduced to one day

  
  My assumptions on the above are:
  Most DO's (under 70) will accept a CO role and are likely to have first pick
  All records are submitted online via JW.ORG nowadays, so less work for the CO
  Having only one weekday meeting, I can imagine that a CO could visit two neighboring congregations at the same time.
  This would allow Bethel to eliminate half of the Circuit Overseers.
  
  We have been speculating on this for years, looks like it may finally be happening. From a business perspective, this downsizing makes total sense. The only shocking thing is how this is handled. I hope most CO's invested their green handshakes wisely.
• 
  39

  2016 SPECIAL TALK---ARE YOU ON THE ROAD TO EVERLASTING LIFE?

  by suavojr in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  are you on the road to everlasting life?.

  note to the speaker: help bible students and interested ones to understand why and how to make further spiritual progress..

  emphasize the many sources of help available, and warmly encourage them to act without delay.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Designer Stubble

  So it's a road now...I thought it was a narrow path...must be noo-lite
• 
  84

  The Kingdom Halls are empty

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my jw spies tell me that the kingdom halls are empty compared to how they used to be, since i left 5 years ago.

  not saying they're empty because of me though.. is that what you are hearing?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Designer Stubble

  During the Royal Commission hearings, Angus Stewart made the following observation: “There are currently 817 congregations in Australia with over 68000 active members. Over the past 25 years, the active membership of the church in Australia has grown 29% from approximately 53000 members in 1990. In the same period, Australia’s population growth has been 38%."

  
  

  So growth of the organization is not keeping up with the population growth.
• 
  15

  Are beards allowed yet for MS and Elders??

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i remember a little over 15 years ago, one of my first jobs at a grocery store, the manager was happy that they passed a new policy allowing them to grow a beard.

  previously they were not allowed.

  among the usa, i guess beards were considered not very professional still.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Designer Stubble

  Sir82 you are 100% correct - no beards on the circuit or district platform.