i just picked up a few from mark jones as follows:.
i see is that the vast majority of jws don't seem to understand what their religion actually teaches.. the more controversial or embarrassing doctrine - although still official doctrine that has never been rescinded - is just not talked about anymore in the magazines.
there are dinosaurs living on venus.https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/2fowhx/dinosaurs_on_venus/.
After Armageddon there will be no children born after the first 100 years. Thus all the women may be changed to men and we will all live as brothers.
After Armageddon all the black people will be changed to white.
The 7,000 year Creative Days have been changed to periods of "several thousand" years. Thus it was taught that animals had only been on the earth for less than 13,000 years.
George
do you have any information on tony's family history and mormon background?.
You could always read his life story:-
Remembering My First Love Has Helped Me to Endure — Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY (jw.org)
George
hi mike:.
the file you have requested, is a file i will not provide a link for out here on simon's board.
i will be happy to give you a link for that "forbidden" file in private.
Some years ago I read an account on this site about a sister who arranged to meet N H Knorr at a convention some time after Rutherford died in 1942. She told him of Rutherford's "going's on" but Knorr said they had known about it for many years and should have done something then but didn't. It was too late after his death so they should "leave it to Jehovah".
My parents became JW's just after Rutherford's death and his influence carried on for many years. Children such as myself were never allowed to have vaccinations against Polio, Diphtheria and Whooping Cough, and aluminium cooking pans were taboo. As BB said, the old ones, my parents included, would never believe any of this, just put it down to them apostate lies!
George
on may 20, 2020, boris johnson's private secretary sent out an e-mail to 100 staff asking them to enjoy the sunshine in the downing street garden, adding they could bring their own bottle.. at the time the uk was under a harsh covid lockdown - people could meet up with up to six members of their own household, and only with one person from another household, socially-distanced of course.
the prime minister attended this party for 25 minutes but his excuse yesterday at pmqs was that he thought it was a work event.
as excuses go, this one is right up there with 'the dog ate my homework', lol.. boris johnson must resign - if you force harsh rules on people but break those same rules yourself, it's surely game over.. his private secretary should go, too..
problem is--who would be next ?
Stan just summed it up. JRM maybe? It's difficult to find anyone suitable. The reason we have a Conservative government at all is because the alternative is totally unthinkable.
George
Of course there's always Nigel Farrage but I think he's lost interest in politics!
a new space telescope launched a few days age that will supposedly be able to see to within 100 million years of the big bang.
wow... only 100 million years from the big bang.
that is pretty early given the 12 billion year age of the universe assigned by scholars who adhere to naturalism.
Don't forget Rutherford said that rockets would never be able to leave the earth's atmosphere as they would have nothing to push against.
Nothing the WTB&TS and the goons on the GB have to say on the subject of science is worth considering.
George
i have another post here about how the wts is reeling from covid, as reflected in their abysmally catastrophic service report:.
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6315842470936576/annual-service-report-yet-another-analysis-big-trouble-wts.
here's another rupture showing.. in the latest "announcements and reminders" to elders, there is a paragraph with these sentences:.
Two elders i know personally are under 30. The younger one is 25 and was appointed about 2 years ago, the other is just about 30 and has been an elder for 3 or 4 years. They have to appoint these youngsters as the majority of our elders are well over 70 and no longer have the health and energy they used to have.
George
i have another post here about how the wts is reeling from covid, as reflected in their abysmally catastrophic service report:.
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6315842470936576/annual-service-report-yet-another-analysis-big-trouble-wts.
here's another rupture showing.. in the latest "announcements and reminders" to elders, there is a paragraph with these sentences:.
In the latest "announcements and reminders" to elders, there is a paragraph with these sentences:
Do we have a link for this? Atlantis usually posts them each Month.
George
edit .. i messed up the title, on this touchscreen tablet and now i can’t edit it !
the title should be “ the watchtower’s (sort of) apology for 1975 ….. sorry.
january 1st 1976, i remember that day when i heard a radio disc jockey gleefully announce that the world had not ended as jehovah’s witnesses had said it would .
Our Kingdom Ministry - May 1974 - "How are you using your life?"
Reports are heard of brothers selling their homes and property and planning to finish out the rest of their days in this old system in the pioneer service. Certainly this is a fine way to spend the short time remaining before the wicked world’s end.—1 John 2:17.
George
one thing i always disliked about the watchtower society is how they use young children tp peddle their literature.
my mom insisted that my brother (12 years old) and i (9 years old) go out in field service every saturday morning.
didn't matter if it was 90 degrees or 20 degrees, we were out peddling watchtower magazines.
Each child, when he grows older, can then make an informed decision about whether to adopt his parents’ faith.
That may be true but if he/she chooses not to be a JW then as soon as they are legally adult (18 in UK) the parents will be expected to boot them out. That was made very clear in a convention video a couple of years ago. Phone home if you're in trouble, don't expect your call to be answered. Having been raised in a family where you are strongly discouraged from forming non-JW friendships you are going to be very lonely. Chances are you have been similarly discouraged from a University education so that will affect your future finances. So, yes you can leave but we will make life as hellish as possible!
George
i found this interesting topic on the current views among jws regarding the overlapping generation.. the posts are hilarious.
how do most jehovah's witnesses explain the overlapping generation?.
i've asked a couple of jws to explain the overlapping generation and they directed me to the website jw------org.. either they don't know, or they do know but don't want to discuss it because they know it's bogus and embarrassing.. either way, surely they must know that this just extended the last days another 80 years from the time fred franz died.
Many JW's could probably RECITE it which is very different from EXPLAINING it.
The same is true of most doctrines.
George
