John....I didn't suggest anyone did. You inferred tho.
Thanks OTWO.....I'm old enough and wise enough now to recognise which is genuine and which is not. That old apostate 'love bombing'......please.
probably not a popular opinion on here....and haven't been actively attending meetings since 1988....(i know i know a submarine attender) however thoroughly enjoyed attending this evening...was good to see lots of people i remember whilst growing up in this faith, they were genuine and the whole atmosphere was one of love.
sure if i suddenly wanted to become active again and didn't change my lifestyle they would drop me like a bomb.....however i haven't and won't and they didn't and don't.
this works for me.. i cannot demonize the witnesses on what i have seen tonight.
John....I didn't suggest anyone did. You inferred tho.
Thanks OTWO.....I'm old enough and wise enough now to recognise which is genuine and which is not. That old apostate 'love bombing'......please.
probably not a popular opinion on here....and haven't been actively attending meetings since 1988....(i know i know a submarine attender) however thoroughly enjoyed attending this evening...was good to see lots of people i remember whilst growing up in this faith, they were genuine and the whole atmosphere was one of love.
sure if i suddenly wanted to become active again and didn't change my lifestyle they would drop me like a bomb.....however i haven't and won't and they didn't and don't.
this works for me.. i cannot demonize the witnesses on what i have seen tonight.
Probably not a popular opinion on here....and haven't been actively attending meetings since 1988....(I know I know a submarine attender) however thoroughly enjoyed attending this evening...was good to see lots of people I remember whilst growing up in this faith, they were genuine and the whole atmosphere was one of love. Sure if I suddenly wanted to become active again and didn't change my lifestyle they would drop me like a bomb.....however I haven't and won't and they didn't and don't. This works for me.
I cannot demonize the Witnesses on what I have seen tonight. They have chosen their path. I have chosen mine. And Iwish them well.
here is a you tube video made by a ex-lds member.. the comment made at the 5:48 min mark i found very interesting.. https://youtu.be/hjw4nazuzzy.
I thought not.
here is a you tube video made by a ex-lds member.. the comment made at the 5:48 min mark i found very interesting.. https://youtu.be/hjw4nazuzzy.
you can if you present an intelligent post. But bashing and degenerating for little reason with 'I hate JWs' will not do.
here is a you tube video made by a ex-lds member.. the comment made at the 5:48 min mark i found very interesting.. https://youtu.be/hjw4nazuzzy.
now note JW entry just above.
here is a you tube video made by a ex-lds member.. the comment made at the 5:48 min mark i found very interesting.. https://youtu.be/hjw4nazuzzy.
I don't claim wikipaedia is infallible, however note Brazil, under Religion:
The 2010 national census reported 226,509 people identifying as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints;[17] This is very different from the church's reported membership, in 2012, of 1,173,533[18] causing some to question the membership numbers reported by the LDS church.[19]
here is a you tube video made by a ex-lds member.. the comment made at the 5:48 min mark i found very interesting.. https://youtu.be/hjw4nazuzzy.
As much as it might pain you.....this is a fact. No smoking. No beer.
here is a you tube video made by a ex-lds member.. the comment made at the 5:48 min mark i found very interesting.. https://youtu.be/hjw4nazuzzy.
sigh.
i know a few family's who have left the cult but send their kids to a religious school because of the public schools teaching many times that homosexuality is ok. the bible is clear that its a sin.
there is no just love each other and its all ok. i don't believe in the bible or any religion.
i have a niece who came out as gay and i told her i don't care.
Perfect Simon!!!
here is a you tube video made by a ex-lds member.. the comment made at the 5:48 min mark i found very interesting.. https://youtu.be/hjw4nazuzzy.
You cannot compare JW numbers with those of the LDS. On paper the LDS church has a much lower threshold for those actually counted. They also grossly over inflate their numbers. Wikipedia statistics back this up. Despite what is sometimes posted here the Witnesses are conservative in figures they post....and a lot more truthful. Even the memorial partakers gives evidence. As a movement I would say active JW attendees are 2 or 3 times that at least of the LDS Mormons.