i heard something about the memorial to cease soon.
not anything to do with jesus returning but rather that the number of folks partaking is increasing and the gb can't explain it since it should be decreasing or staying the same.. has anyone heard of this?
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I do not see this ceasing and think it is a misunderstanding based on the hype of it maybe being the last with Armageddon so near.
Mind you, for years the Bookstudy was referred to as the most important meeting and now it is long gone. Young baptismal cadidates will not even remember it.
Time will tell.
someone suggested i post an introductory thread.
i am a married, rather young grandma of four precious rugrats, ages 2-9. i guess our only child son and his only child wife didn't want their own kids to be "onlies".
my other half and i married rather young (18 &22) and will be celebrating 31 years together this summer.. i am sort of add, keep thinking i am still 28, love my husband now more than ever, and am so glad i woke up and left the crazy cult.. my husband and i began studying months after marrying and then decided to take the dunk.
Thanks for sharing your beautiful success story...and what a magnificent quote indeed. Congrats on living your lives.
my mom just hung up on me, convinced that the borg has never said that jesus was not the mediator between the sheep and him!.
i know they have presumptuously took the place of jesus as mediators can someone pleeeeeeze give me the wt references of this?.
she does not believe me..
Watchtower April 1, 1979 Page 31:
Likewise, the Greater Moses, Jesus Christ, is not the Mediator between Jehovah God and all mankind. He is the Mediator between his heavenly Father, Jehovah God, and the nation of spiritual Israel, which is limited to only 144,000 members." Worldwide Security Under the "Prince of Peace" pp.10-11
"Is Jesus the "mediator" only for anointed Christians? ... So in this strict Biblical sense Jesus is the "mediator" only for anointed Christians." Watchtower 1979 Apr 1 p.31
krauss is an atheist activist and self-described antitheist.
hence his science is biased.
being an antitheist means he's anti god.. anyone disagree?.
Krauss is a great scientist and uses factual matters. Of course he knows that the concept of God is complete hogwash, but doubt it has any impact on his research.
hi to all my fellows "apostates" in all world... especially in e.u.a.
and uk.. as some of you already know, ex-jw in portugal created a leaflet especialy to send to jw in all the country (individualy or to congregations).
we must say that it was a sucess from the point of view of the impact originated.
Thank you for posting this. very valuable. I took the liberty to post this over on JWR:
http://www.jehovahswitnessrecovery.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=20350
i believe that the older you are the harder it is to leave the watchtower.. .
i am attempting to get a list of ages people learnt the "truth" and what age they left.. .
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My mother started studying when I was 8 and I completed my fade after discovering TTATT at age 48...so 40 years wasted in this cult.
I was baptized at age 15, mainly to please my mom. I nearly left around my 30th - became inactive, but still believed it was "the truth". I checked out a few BBS sites (early internet) but soon stumbled upon much bitterness and decided not to pursue. One elders visit was enough to draw me back.
This is why I strongly urge others to devote some time to (prayerful) reading and research so as to convince themselves it is NOT the truth and to be able to leave without guilt or fear. Also, though bitterness is a normal PCTS process, it is best not to get stuck here - as this works counterproductive in helping others.
from the wt summarry- .
remember this day 6/8/2014.
kcmo rc of jws.
Millions then living are now dead.
my dad came into the jw's because someone studied the "creation" book with him.
it pains me deeply that he sent me an e-mail recently saying that to keep the peace with my mom, he will stop communicating with me as much as possible.
i should communicate with him only if i have an emergency.. it upsets me to no end, but i cannot do anything or much about it.
Here a great document containing all (mis)quotes from the current "Origin of Life" brochure:
http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/62345273/TheOriginofLife-5QuestionsWorthAsking.pdf
i'm not talking about a individual, but a congregation as a whole.. i'm talking about a brother or sister that really hit hard times.. have there ever been an occasion where the brothers (elders).
decided to dip into the kh funds and help one in need????.
example, brother loose his job, get evicted, family of four or.
In the 40 years I was in, I have seen a lot of good things happen mainly on an individual basis. There were also the few who organized things somewhat larger - perhaps having a group the size of a bookstudy help someone out with something...but never at congregation level and certainly not out of congregation funds.
I have had discussions with pioneers "complaining" they did not have time to care enough for the sick and elderly, as they would otherwise fall short on their hours. I suggested they stop pioneering and focus on what really matters - didn't go down to well.
A lot is be warm and well fed, but there are some very sincere caring individuals.
conversation with an elder...i said " did you watch due south yesterday" and he said " ive got far more important things to do".
i mean that comment of his got me to thinking and wondering, and made me see he was missing out on living..and i think that comment was the straw that broke this boys faith, and started my i dont want to be a witness anymore.
kind of wierd how a simple question opened my eyes.. and now as i write this i am watching " the rebel" a 1950s western series, and its great and its even better my 9 year old is watching with me..and there is nothing more important than being happy.. .
Braces - I didn't get them as a kid - Armageddon was so near (1975), so got them myself when I started working as a young adult (23) - now 30 years ago!!!
