have you ever heard the phrase:.
well, since i can't sleep tonight - you're gonna hear my version of what it means.. .
so, just suck it up and deal.. .
I’m with blondie on this one. Humans tend to block out the bad times. Two generations before me had:
No running water
An outhouse
Poor medical care
A grade 8 education
No central heating in small drafty house
But they had a radio and that made it all better
i live in the usa.
is it perfect!
nope.
I’ve never lived anywhere but canukistan. Born and raised here. I haven’t made any effort to move anywhere else and illegal immigrants want to enter so It mustn’t be that bad of a country.
ordinarily i figure people are going to find their own way and that their life course is a matter of personal responsibility but occasionally i run into something that smacks me upside the head a little bit.
yesterday i heard something about a young man that i knew decades ago.he was from a prominent family in the organization, the father was a successful businessman and you would see them frequently on the platform at circuit assemblies, etc.
to be honest, i didn't particularly like the young man, i preferred the father, but the guy was bright and capable, we had mutual friends.
This kind of thing also happens in “the world” more than we realize. Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations
blondie’s first thoughts review 7-21-2019 wt study (may 2019, pages 14-19 (comfort abuse victims!?).
https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/watchtower-study-may-2019/comfort-victims-of-abuse/.
excellent general website: www.jwfacts.com .
Encourage victims of abuse to come forward so that a Judicial Committee can be formed is my first thoughts when I read the article.
what are the craziest books or magazines the tower ever printed?
i know of the millions now living is crazy the finished mystery.
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The last time we studied the “Revelation Book” it was already old light but they sent an insert in the Kingdom ministry and we cut out the corrections and scotch taped them in the book to cover over the old light.
I think it was 2006 ish. Maybe a bit earlier but it was one of the things that started me to wake up.
just curious if anyone has ever been to an assembly with zero baptisms.
if not, i see that happening soon and cant wait for that awkward day!.
I was at one a few years ago. The assigned speaker still had to give the talk. I thought they could have cut everyone some slack and broke for lunch early.
my dad was talking to an elder who was trying to convince him the wt is the only organization god is using to save mankind..
so my dad asked him; “would you still believe if there was a nuclear war and it destroyed 50-75 percent of the earth’s inhabitants including all the watchtower’s main offices?
elder said; “that will never happen, that can never happen, because the bible tells us the steps of armageddon.
If an inebriated Tony Morris went on a drunken rant in his underwear at a regional convention not one jw would bat an eye.
the international assemblies are on... and the missionaries are coming home... and leaving richer.. i have, in all seriousness, been told by a co that the missionaries going home have large sums of money hidden in their luggage as they go back to their assignments.
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he related how one couple was almost caught with the undeclared cash as they passed through customs.. this has been going on for quite some time, the watchtower using missionaries are mules.. i bet with all the kingdumb hall sales the pace has picked up..
The pedophile lawsuits can’t touch that money once it’s out of the country
there is so much wrong with the newly released october, 2019 but that's not unusual.
what stands out is there statement claiming that survival through armageddon depends on loyalty to those 'taking the lead'.
since they claim there will be a point during the gt that they (the gb) won't be physically around, jws must still be loyal to jw leaders.. whats interesting in this article is that they make it clear that they, the governing body are going to take part, from heaven, in the war of armageddon.
So much for dissing the Catholic Church for teaching Apostolic succession
over the past few days i have twice visited screwfix - a uk nationwide company which sells tools & fixings.. on my first visit, i informed the store assistant of the item i required.
she immediately said, "post-code?".
i informed her that it was a cash sale and there was no need to give information.
They want that info so they can try to sell you more shit
